Scanner Specifications
Under Construction
| Field Strength | 3.0 (actively shielded) |
| Field Homogeneity | |
| Field Stability | |
| Maximum Gradient Amplitude | 40 mT/m |
| Slew Rate | 150 mT/m/s |
| RF coils |
16-rod bird cage 4-channel surface coil array (Nova Medical) figure-8 ASL neck labeling coil |
| Software Release | GE Signa 9.0, VH3 |
| Receiver Bandwidth |
125 KHz x 4 ch. 800 KHz (fast rec. mode) |
| Spectroscopy / Multinuclear Capabilities | The system also has MR spectroscopy (MRS) pulse sequences and a broadband RF subsystem and appropriate preamplifiers/switches for performing 1H, 31P, and 129Xe MRS. |
| Fast Imaging Sequences |
EPI spiral SENSE SMASH |
| Patient Monitoring |
intercom pulse oxymeter chest plethysmograph |
| Space |
4 faculty offices administraative office student office area (6 desks) magnet room magnet equipment room large control rooom electronics shop computer lab / conference subject waiting room subject dressing room subject training room two parking spaces for subjects |
| Computer |
The Functional MRI Laboratory computing environment consists of two multiprocessor Linux servers, each with approximately 500 GB of disk storage. The Lab will also possess a network of approximately 15 Linux workstations, including two that have been designated for use by general users of the Lab. A wide variety of commercial and custom software is available on these systems for processing functional MRI data. The lab also has a half-time computer system administrator. |