Equipment upgrade for 7T Small Animal MRI system

项目摘要 该共享仪器提案要求资金支持7T磁共振的升级 UCSD Center for Functional MRI（CFMRI）的功能磁共振成像（MRI）系统。目前的系统使用布鲁克 2007年安装的AVANCE II控制台。布鲁克不再保证对AVANCE II的支持 平台和控制台的可用备件库存正在迅速减少。结果导致 系统长时间停机的可能性不断增加，并威胁到 在UCSD开展广泛的NIH资助项目，包括癌症，骨关节炎， 心力衰竭和记忆力升级到布鲁克完全支持的控制台（AVANCE NEO）至关重要 以最大限度地减少停机时间并确保这些重要项目的成功。正如AVANCE NEO控制台是 设计与CFMRI现有的布鲁克7T USR磁体无缝配合，拟议的升级将 确保顺利过渡到一个解决方案，可以随时支持正在进行的NIH资助的研究的进展。

Project Summary This shared instrumentation proposal request funds to support the upgrade of the 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system at the UCSD Center for Functional MRI (CFMRI). The current system utilizes a Bruker AVANCE II console that was installed in 2007. Bruker is no longer guaranteeing support for the AVANCE II platform and the inventory of available spare parts for the console is rapidly dwindling. As a result, the likelihood of prolonged periods of downtime on the system is continually increasing and threatens the ability to carry out a wide range of ongoing NIH-funded projects at UCSD, including studies of cancer, osteoarthritis, heart failure, and memory. An upgrade to a console (AVANCE NEO) that is fully supported by Bruker is critical to minimize downtime and ensure the success of these important projects. As the AVANCE NEO console is designed to work seamlessly with the existing Bruker 7T USR magnet at the CFMRI, the proposed upgrade will ensure a smooth transition to a solution that can readily support the progress of ongoing NIH-funded studies.