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3. Guidelines for use of human imaging facilities for animals.
● When the human scanner at the Pickle Campus facility is used, a separate patient bed will be specifically designated for use by animals. In the NHB facility, when animals are scanned in the human scanner, the bed will be fully draped with an absorbent pad. Whenever possible, custom cradles shall be used to support the animals and minimize contamination of the scanner surfaces. The cradle shall be specifically designed to keep any animal detritus from soiling the patient bed, magnet bore, or any part of the IRC. Preferably catheters and diapers/underpads should be used to avoid contamination of the magnet table and bore. It is important to realize that any leakage of fluids (e.g. urine, blood) can damage the electrical components within the bore of the scanner. The animal holder, lines and catheters shall be designed without ferromagnetic parts. No animals will be present in the IRC during any procedure involving a human subject. Exceptions may be granted by the Director or Medical Director. Even in the case of such an exception, animals will not be present in the scanning area but will be kept in the staging area until the human subject study is over and the area has been cleaned and disinfected.
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