A Low Cost Metal-Free Vascular Access Mini-Port for Artifact Free Imaging and Repeated Injections in Mice.

A Low Cost Metal-Free Vascular Access Mini-Port for Artifact Free Imaging and Repeated Injections in Mice.

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Small injection ports for mice are increasingly used for drug testing or when administering contrast agents.Commercially available mini-ports are expensive single-use items that cause imaging-artifacts.We developed and tested an artifact-free, low-cost, vascular access mini-port (VAMP) for mice.

Leakage testing of the VAMP was conducted with high speed bolus injections of different contrast agents.VAMP-induced artifacts were assessed sled shelf using a micro-CT and a small animal MRI (9.4T) scanner ex vivo.

Repeated contrast administration was performed in vivo.With the VAMP there was rhonda allison amino peptide hydration no evidence of leakage with repeated punctures, high speed bolus contrast injections, and drawing of blood samples.In contrast to the tested commercially available ports, the VAMP did not cause artifacts with MRI or CT imaging.

The VAMP is an alternative to commercially available mini-ports and has useful applications in animal research involving imaging procedures and contrast agent testing.