Magnetic Resonance Research Facility

  • Shared Siemens Trio 3T Scanner

  • Availability:

    • Tuesdays: 8:00am - 4:30pm
    • Thursdays: 12:00pm - 4:30pm
    • Current Scanner Rate: $600/hour, scheduled in half-hour increments

    Specialized Sequences:

    • Total Imaging Matrix (TIM) Receiver Technology
    • Gradient Coils Strength of 45 mT/ m and a Maximum Slew Rate of 200 T/m/s
    • Advanced 3D (3D DESS, 3D CISS)
    • Advanced Turbo (True FISP, HASTE, Hyperecho HASTE)
    • Advanced Angio (Contrast Enhanced Protocols, Phase Contrast, 3D VIBE)
    • CARE Bolus
    • Echo Planar Imaging
    • Neuro Perfusion
    • BOLD Imaging and Advanced Functional (3D PACE)
    • Diffusion Tensor/HARDI Imaging
    • Single Voxel Spectroscopy
    • Chemical Shift Imaging (Spin-echo, STEAM)
    • Advanced Cardiac Imaging Package

    Coils:

    • CP-Head
    • 8-Channel Head Array
    • 12-Channel Spine Array
    • 8-Channel Body Array
    • Extremity Coil
    • Wrist Coil

    Functional (fMRI) Equipment:

    • Avotec Silent Scan System
    • LCD Projector - InFocus LP840
    • Rear-Projection Screen
    • Stimulus Computer with Eprime and Presentation
    • Mind Input Device
    • Invivo Physiologic Monitoring
    • MEDRAD Power Injector
    • Optical to TTL Converter