MRI: Development of a Next Gen 9.4T Magnetic Resonance system for Translational Neuroscience

该奖项支持9.4特斯拉磁共振成像系统的开发和实施，该系统将成为世界上神经科学家研究人脑的最强大的成像系统之一。 这种神经成像仪将用于以可实现的最高空间、光谱和时间分辨率安全、无创地观察人脑解剖、代谢和功能。 该仪器将汇集整个大纽约市，三州地区的神经科学研究人员。这台9.4T神经成像仪位于世界顶级神经科学社区之一的中心，将在理解人类大脑和行为方面促进重大的新发现。教育和培训方案也得到支持。 新一代训练有素的工程师和科学家以及新的科学和发现水平将随之而来。该赠款本身支持开发一种新颖的第二代控制台，以优化从这种超高场强磁体获得的数据质量。 这一革命性的工程项目是由哥伦比亚、纽约大学和康奈尔大学工程学院以及包括通用电气全球研究和通信电力公司在内的纽约州工业部门合作进行的。该控制台将与现有的9.4T头部专用磁铁连接，以完成神经成像系统。 它将被安置在一个新的超高场成像实验室，该实验室是为该项目单独建造的。 该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports the development and implementation of a 9.4 tesla magnetic resonance imaging system which will be one of the most powerful imaging systems in the world for neuroscientists to study the human brain. This neuroimager will be used to safely and noninvasively observe human brain anatomy, metabolism and function at the highest spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions achievable. This instrument will bring together neuroscience researchers from throughout the Greater New York City, Tri-State area. Centrally located in one of world’s top neuroscience communities, this 9.4T neuroimager will foster significant new discovery in understanding the human brain and behavior. Educational and training programs are also supported. A new generation of trained engineers and scientists and a new level of science and discovery will follow.The grant itself supports the development of a novel second-generation console to optimize the quality of data obtained from this ultra-high field strength magnet. This revolutionary engineering project is conducted as a collaboration between Columbia, NYU and Cornell engineering schools and New York State industries including GE Global Research and Communications Power Corp. This console will be interfaced to an existing 9.4T head-only magnet to complete the neuro-imaging system. It will be housed in a new ultra-high-field imaging laboratory being built separately for this project. Participating in this project are both academic faculty and industry engineers, students and technicians.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.