Banner images courtesy of Bruker Biospin, Gamma Medica, GE Healthcare and Columbus Instruments.  
  
  MRI

Bruker BioSpin MRI PharmaScan 70/16 - 7.0 T

  • Easy-to-use, low-cost MRI instrument for routine investigations on small laboratory animals and other small objects.
  • Actively shielded gradient coils with very high gradient strength, enabling high-quality imaging and in-vivo spectroscopy.
  • Easy-to-handle probeheads with integrated preamplifier for reduced cable losses and enhanced image quality.
  • AVANCE™II digital spectrometer and electronics.
  • Powerful workstation.
  • Integrated animal handling system including flanged animal support with provisions for positioner, life-support, anesthesia and monitoring systems.

 

Sample images acquired using Pharmascan

by Lingyun Hu of Phenotyping Core

  

FLASH movies of C57B16 WT mouse

 

  

Spin echo images of C57B16 WT mouse ( end-diastolic and end-systolic )

 

  

FLASH images of C57B16 WT mouse ( end-diastolic and end-systolic )

 

RARE movie of Hexb +/- mouse

 

2D brain angiography of Hexb +/- mouse ( no contrast agent )

 

3D brain angiography of Hexb +/- mouse ( no contrast agent )

 

RARE-VTR T1 saturation sequence

T1 measurement based on RARE-VTR

MSME Multi-Echo sequence

T2 Measurement based on MSME Multi-Echo

 

mouse brain in vivo MDEFT images with different contrast based on different inversion time (0.098mm/pixel resolution)

 

  
 

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Last Modified: 8/12/2009