The University of Missouri is part of a comprehensive research effort creating new inventions for seeing and treating cancer. The veterinarians at our center and the animals they work with are helping to better understand and treat disease. Our facility is unique in its dedication to both animals and humans and its full integration into the hospital.
Why Companion Animal Imaging
Companion animal cancers are an important model for human cancers, as they are similar conditions that occur through similar means. The same challenges in treating human cancers must be overcome to treat the disease in animal patients. These obstacles can include inflammation or other diseases that make testing a more significant challenge. By developing new methods for companion animals, we can develop better testing and treatment in humans.
Our Work
The PET Imaging Center is a dedicated center for companion animals to receive PET scans and other imaging tests, including FDG glucose imaging and CT scans which provide anatomical and functional imaging. Essentially, we can see where cancer is and find what cancer is doing by developing tracers specific to any process you may be wanting to image
This center is available to the public, with a referral from a veterinarian, for imaging and animal cancer treatment. We also have clinical services that see cancer patients Monday through Friday,
About Our Director
Dr. Jeffrey Bryan, veterinary oncologist, conducts clinical research focused on translating discoveries in companion animals for animal and human cancer patients. Through this, he, and the rest of the team conducting Companion Animal Research, are working to develop new radioactive imaging agents and therapies for animals and humans alike.