MRI Capabilities
Available MRI techniques:
- High resolution imaging
- Relaxivity measurements (T1, T2, PD, T2*)
- Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
- Perfusion MRI
- Cardiac MRI
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
- Chemical shift imaging (CSI)
- Localized and non-localized spectroscopy
- Pharmacological MRI
Bruker (Germany) BioSpec 9.4/20 USR
- 9.4 Tesla magnetic filed
- 20 cm warm bore diameter
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Two interchangeable shielded X,Y,Z gradients sets:
- Maximum gradient strength = 400 mT/m
- Maximum gradient strength = 2080 mT/m - 1000 Watt 1H RF power amplifier, bandwidth 15 to 400 MHZ
- 1000 Watt broadband 1H RF power amplifier, bandwidth 15 to 400 MHZ
- Four receiver channels and parallel imaging capabilities
- Multi-nuclear NMR capability: 1H, 31P, 19F, 13C
- Several 1H, 13C imaging probes (linear and quadrature resonators)
- Several 1H surface coils with various diameter (id=10, 20 cm)
- Several multi-nuclear surface coils (1H/31P, 2H/15N, 1H/19F, 31P/13C)
- An active decoupling unit
- Animal thermal beds for rat and mouse that have stereotactic fixation, anesthesia mask
- Body temperature control (circulating heated water)
- Monitoring of vital signs (respiration, ECG, rectal temperature)
- Bruker ParaVison® 4.0 acquisition and processing imaging software