The Small Animal Echocardiography Core provides an imaging resource to support cardiovascular phenotyping efforts. The Core staff offers expertise, materials, training, consultation, access to equipment and performs scanning and analysis on a fee for service basis. Ordering information and detailed description of services are available through this website. Read more…
The Animal Echo Core consists of GE Vivid 7 with EchoPAC software for 2D, M-mode, strain, and volume of blood flow. We are able to perform small animal echocardiograms in our echo laboratory, the animal facility or the Study Investigator’s laboratory. The Core is under the direction of Timothy Woods, MD and Jennifer Strande, MD, PhD. The Core Technical Director and Sonographer is Leanne Harmann BA, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, who has over 25 years of clinical ultrasound experience with over 6 years devoted to research scanning of mice, rats, rabbits, pigs and primates. Read more…
Scanning Services Request
Vivid 7 EchoPac Reservation Request
Staff
Clinical Research Echo Core
Scanning services request order form with costs for services is available on-line
Vivid 7 and EchoPac reservation form is available on-line
Use of the Vivid 7 Ultrasound system: $20.00 per use
Use of the EchoPac Data Analysis system: $10.00 per use
View the Echo Core Lunch and Learn Power Point Presentation (pdf)
Please contact Leanne Harmann if you have questions.
lharmann@mcw.edu
414-955-6817
at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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