470 MHz Animal Bore MRI System

Specs

• Designation: Amimal MRI
• Location: Gainesville, LG123C
• Manufacturer: Magnex Scientific
• Field: 11.0 tesla
• Bore size: 40 cm
• 211 G/cm actively-shielded gradients (25 cm ID)
• 22 G/cm actively-shielded gradients (12 cm ID)
• 400 kHz ADC with digital signal processing
• Multinuclear capabilities: ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹⁹F, ²³Na
• Two broadband 1 kW transmit channels
• Phased-Array capability

Surface coils

• ¹H (470 MHz), 3 cm diameter
• ³¹1P (201 MHz), 3 cm diameter
• ¹³C (125 MHz), 3 cm diameter

Quadrature Birdcages

• 470 MHz, ID = 3.2 cm, OD = 7.6 cm
• 470 MHz, ID = 5.1 cm, OD = 9.5 cm
• 470 MHz, ID = 9.5 cm, OD = 14.0 cm
• 470 MHz, ID = 15.2 cm, OD = 20.3 cm

ReCav (Reentrant Cavity) Coils

• 470 MHz, ID = 9.5 cm, OD = 19.5 cm
• 470 MHz, ID = 15.2 cm, OD = 20.3 cm

Linear Birdcages

• ID = 7.2 cm, OD = 15.0 cm (Bruker)

This magnet is located at the MagLab’s AMRIS facility in Gainesville, Florida.

For more information please contact AMRIS Director Joanna Long.