Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery, life sciences research and molecular diagnostics, today introduced software and accessory items to enable the direct co-registration of images from multiple preclinical imaging modalities. This toolkit, comprising the new Living Image® Multi-Modality Software Module and the Mouse Imaging Shuttle, provides for integration of data from Caliper's IVIS® optical imaging systems with data from Caliper's Quantum FX microCT as well as data from third-party microCT, MRI, PET and SPECT instruments. Caliper provides a unique level of support by offering biologists a complete suite of co-registration tools without the need for complex third-party software.
Co-registration allows researchers to overlay images from multiple imaging modalities, providing more comprehensive insight into the molecular and anatomical features of an animal and its biology. For example, optical imaging data, which may be used to identify and quantify tumor burden at the molecular level, can be integrated with microCT (x-ray micro computed tomography) data which provides complementary anatomical detail and morphological quantification.