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Imaging Platforms and Drug Development:  An Introduction.- Imaging in Drug Development: Animal Models, Handling and Physiological Constraints.- Considerations for Pre-Clinical Laboratory Animal Imaging Center Design, Setup, and Management suitable for Biomedical Investigation for Drug Discovery.- Pharmaco-Imaging in Translational Science and Research.- The Role of Pharmacokinetics and Allometrics in Imaging: Practical Issues and Considerations.- Quantitative Imaging Using Autoradiographic Techniques.- Pre-Clinical Imaging in Oncology: Considerations and Recommendations for the Imaging Scientist.- Use of Radiolabelled Leukocytes for Drug Evaluation in Man.- Application of Bioluminescence Imaging (BLI) to the Study of the Animal Models of Human Infectious Diseases.- Pre-Clinical Imaging in BSL-3 and BSL-4 Environments:  Imaging Pathophysiology of Highly Pathogenic Infectious Diseases.- Magnetic Resonance as a Tool for Pharmaco-Imaging.- Technologies and Principles of Mass Spectral Imaging.- Regulatory Considerations Involved In Imaging.