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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at the Biological Imaging Centre

MRI Scanners

There are two Varian systems at the BIC, a 9.4T and a 4.7T.

9.4T Oxford Instruments magnetic resonance scanner

9.4T — Oxford Instruments

9.4T Oxford Instruments magnetic resonance scanner

•	Iron-shielded magnet
•	Total weight is 13,500 kg
•	Maximum gradient strength is 210 mT/m at 100 amps, with a rise time of 160 ms
•	Bore diameter is 13 cm

4.7T Magnex Scientific magnetic resonance scanner

4.7T — Magnex Scientific

4.7T Magnex Scientific magnetic resonance scanner

•	Actively-shielded magnet
•	Total weight is kg
•	Maximum gradient strength is 90 mT/m at 150 M, with a rise time of 200 ms
•	Bore diameter is 20 cm

MRI Projects

We are currently in the final stages of setting up the scanning suite. We plan to do spectroscopy (¹H, ¹³C and others), EPI (diffusion-weighted imaging and fMRI) as well as standard high resolution imaging.

MRI Image Gallery

• MRI phenotyping

Whole body Play \| Download	Whole body [+] Rodent whole body	Brain [+] Rodent brain MRI	Lung [+] Rodent lung ¹H (left) and ¹⁹F (right) MRI	Heart [+] Rodent lung MRI	Liver [+] Rodent liver MRI	Skeletal muscle [+] Rodent skeletal muscle MRI	Kidney [+] Whole body MRI and FDG-PET co-registration

• MRI and FDG-PET co-registration

Whole body [+] Whole body MRI and FDG-PET co-registration		Brain [+] Brain MRI and FDG-PET co-registration

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