INTRODUCTION TO SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING, THERAPY, AND APPLICATIONSDefining Small Animal Imaging, Therapy, and ApplicationsNancy L. Ford, George K. Loudos, Dimitrios N. Karnabatidis, and George C. KagadisEthics and Regulations for Research with AnimalsWilliam R. HendeeSmall Animal Handling, Care, and AnesthesiaTamara GodbeyPreclinical ModelsIrene Cuadrado, Jesús Egido, Jose Luis Zamorano, and Carlos Zaragoza SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING: IONIZING RADIATIONMicrocomputed TomographyNancy L. FordDigital Subtracted Angiography of Small AnimalsStavros Spiliopoulos, George C. Kagadis, Dimitrios N. Karnabatidis, G. Allan Johnson, and Cristian BadeaSingle-Photon Emission Computed TomographyMatthew A. LewisPositron Emission TomographyVesna Sossi and Matthew Walker SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING: NONIONIZING RADIATIONMR ImagingDmitri ArtemovOptical ImagingMatthew A. Lewis HYBRID IMAGINGOptical-CT ImagingXueli Chen, Dongmei Chen, FengLin Liu, Wenxiang Cong, Ge Wang, and Jimin LiangPET/CTMohammad Reza Ay and Nafiseh GhazanfariIntroduction to Combining MRI with PETVolkmar Schulz, Jakob Wehner, and Yannick BerkerExotic Imaging ApproachesMaria Koutsoupidou and Irene S. Karanasiou IMAGING AGENTSX-Ray, MRI, and Ultrasound Agents: Basic PrinciplesMichael F. Tweedle, Krishan Kumar, and Michael V. KnoppRadiochemistry for Preclinical Imaging StudiesSven Macholl and Matthias GlaserMolecular Targets and Optical ProbesEleni K. Efthimiadou and George Kordas THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH PLATFORMSDeveloping Technologies for Small Animal RadiotherapyFrank Verhaegen, James Stewart, and David JaffrayDosimetry of Ionizing Radiation in Small Animal ImagingMichael G. StabinTreatment Planning for Small AnimalsFrank VerhaegenRadiolabeled Agents for Molecular Imaging and/or TherapyDimitrios Psimadas and Eirini A. Fragogeorgi IMAGE QUANTIFICATIONQuantification in Nuclear Preclinical ImagingIstvan SzandaPerformance Assessment of Small Animal Imaging Systems and Common StandardsNancy L. FordMonte Carlo Simulations in Imaging and TherapyPanagiotis Papadimitroulas, George C. Kagadis, and George K. Loudos APPLICATIONS: INCLUDES BOTH IMAGING AND THERAPYSmall Animal Imaging and Therapy: How They Affect Patient CareLawrence W. DobruckiApplications for Drug DevelopmentJeßica Kalra, Donald T. Yapp, Murray Webb, and Marcel B. BallyImaging of Intracellular TargetsVeerle KersemansImaging of Cell Trafficking and Cell Tissue HomingVeerle KersemansImaging of Cardiovascular DiseaseAleksandra Kalinowska and Lawrence W. DobruckiImaging AngiogenesisLawrence W. DobruckiImaging of Hypoxia, Apoptosis, and InflammationStavros Spiliopoulos and Athanasios DiamantopoulosVessel Wall ImagingStavros Spiliopoulos