Compact Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems-Novel Cost-Effective Tools for Preclinical Drug Safety and Efficacy Evaluation.

Practical magnetic resonance imaging for use in investigative and preclinical toxicology studies is now feasible. Newly developed, self-containing imaging systems provide an efficient and cost-effective means to rapidly obtain in vivo and ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging images to improve how we perform toxicology and toxicologic pathology.