CLINICAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH

该项目的目标是开发基本技术， 磁共振成像（MRI）的临床应用，使用状态- 最先进的临床MRI系统，将致力于研究。通过 提供专用的MRI研究设施，该项目将 大大有助于一组NIH资助的研究人员的工作， 这个机构，其研究目前受到有限的限制， 目前，主要是临床MRI系统的可用访问。 主要研究者和其他五个核心用户都是主要的 NIH赞助的MRI研究项目的研究人员， 从基础成像物理学到临床的研究领域 问题研究 虽然MRI研究的具体领域多种多样，但所有 这些项目中的一部分将从更自由的访问中受益匪浅 最先进的临床核磁共振成像系统 这些核心项目将 占用大约75%的仪器可用时间， 提议的系统。 协助分配剩余时间， 以及其他行政和政策事项， 由其他研究人员组成的咨询委员会。 日常监督 将由经验丰富的MR为用户提供技术支持 研究员 这种专用研究MRI系统的可用性将提供 这意味着一个已经富有成效的MRI研究小组， 大大加快了他们在改善临床效用方面的进展， 的MRI。

The objectives of this project are to develop fundamental techniques and clinical applications of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using state- of-the-art art clinical MRI system that will be devoted to research. By providing a dedicated MRI research facility, this project will significantly aid the work of a group of NIH-funded investigators at this institution, whose research is currently restricted by the limited access available to the present, predominantly clinical, MRI systems. The principal investigator and five other core users are each principal investigators on NIH-sponsored research projects in MRI, covering a spectrum of research areas from basic imaging physics to clinical studies. While the specific areas of MRI investigation are diverse, all of these projects would benefit significantly from having freer access to a state-of-the-art clinical MRI system. These core projects would take up approximately 75% of the available instrument time on the proposed system. Assistance with the allocation of the remaining time, as well as with other administrative and policy matters will be provided by an advisory committee of other researchers. Day-to-day supervision and technical assistance for users will be provided by an experienced MR researcher. The availability of this dedicated research MRI system will provide the means for an already productive group of MRI researchers to significantly speed their progress toward improving the clinical utility of MRI.