Budgie BriteVu anatomy

Budgie BriteVu anatomy

The budgie (budgerigar, or common parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus) is a beloved companion bird originating from Australia.  While several regional anatomy studies have been performed on the budgie, no comprehensive vascular studies have been completed to date.  This green wild type budgie represents the first full body contrast vascular study scanned at great detail.  This information helps scientists, anatomists and veterinarians better understand this bird.  Ultimately, we hope this information will result in better care for companion birds.  BriteVu in a…

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Chilean flamingo with Preservation and BriteVu

Chilean flamingo with Preservation and BriteVu

Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) are uniquely adapted to salt lagoons and soda lakes of South America.  They are listed as near threatened by IUCN due to water pollution and habitat loss.  They use their comb like structures to filter feed mainly plankton and algae.  This individual was tragically involved in an automobile accident however her head was spared from the trauma and used for a preservation and contrast study. BriteVu in a Bottle was used for contrast and the head…

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Golden Eagle BriteVu Perfusion

Golden Eagle BriteVu Perfusion

Golden eagle BriteVu arteriovenogram!  Perfusion with BriteVu contrast agent. Imaging done using the Anatomage Invivo5 software. For more information, visit www.Anatomage.com or email [email protected].  This is the first whole body arteriovenous contrast perfusion of an entire golden eagle. Go to https://youtu.be/Wd3X7FbPIPc to view the video.

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Pigeon Brain and Eyes BriteVu Contrast Perfusion

Pigeon Brain and Eyes BriteVu Contrast Perfusion

Pigeon brain and eyes perfused with BriteVu.  The pigeon was part of an anatomy study evaluating the wing and leg vasculature.  The brain and eyes were saved and scanned.  This is a dorsal-ventral (or top to bottom) view of the brain (right) and eyes (left).  Scanned on Siemens Inveon Micro CT at 35 µm.

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