Three Tesla Whole Body MRI

描述（由申请人提供）： 爱荷华州大学正在申请资金，以支持购买西门子公司的三特斯拉全身磁共振成像系统，以支持来自三所学院（医学，工程和文科和理科）的超过25名研究人员的研究工作。这组研究人员对功能性脑映射感兴趣;脑，内耳，软腭，踝关节软骨和动脉壁的高分辨率解剖成像，脑光谱，心血管成像和MR造影剂开发。该系统将是校园内或160英里范围内唯一的高场（>1.5T）和研究专用MRI扫描仪，能够研究大于6厘米的物体。目前，研究人员必须在四个1.5T临床系统上争取时间，前往其他地点进行他们资助的研究，或者放弃在研究中使用MRI的努力。3 T系统将成为该大学新研究MR设施的焦点。三名专门从事MR技术开发的研究者，三名专门从事结构和功能神经成像的研究者，以及两名专门从事身体成像应用的研究者将在技术和科学上支持3 T系统。将有一名经委员会认证的MR技术专家负责所有临床研究，并已确定一名在MR仪器方面受过专门教育并具有构建MR兼容辅助仪器专业知识的系统工程师。该医院已承诺885平方米。英尺MRI中心3 T系统的空间。 医学院将资助前五年的维修合同费用。四个医院部门将在头五年共同资助三个技术人员职位。支持其他设施支出的收入将来自使用费。一名主任、两名助理主任和一个内部咨询委员会将管理3 T设施，该委员会由该系统的四名用户、三名非用户和高分辨率核磁共振设施主任组成。一个外部咨询委员会将每半年审查一次该设施。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Iowa is requesting funds to support the purchase of a Siemens MAGNETOM Trio three Tesla whole body MRI system to support the research efforts of over 25 investigators from three colleges (Medicine, Engineering, and Liberal Arts and Sciences). This group of researchers has interest in functional brain mapping; high-resolution anatomical imaging of the brain, inner ear, soft palate, ankle cartilage and arterial wall, spectroscopy of the brain, cardiovascular imaging, and MR contrast agent development. This system would be the only high field (>1.5T) and research-dedicated MRI scanner on campus or within 160 miles capable of studying objects bigger than 6 cm. Currently, investigators must fight for time on the four 1.5T clinical systems, travel to other sites to perform their funded research, or abandon efforts to use MRI in their research. The 3T system would become the focal point of a new Research MR Facility at the University. Three investigators who specialize in MR technology development, three who specialize in structural and functional neuroimaging, and two who specialize in body imaging applications will support the 3T system technically and scientifically. A board-certified MR technologist will be available to run all clinical studies and a systems engineer with specific schooling in MR instrumentation and expertise in building MR-compatible ancillary instrumentation has been identified. The Hospital has committed 885 sq. ft. of space for the 3T system in the MRI Center. The College of Medicine will fund the cost of a maintenance contract for the first five years. Four hospital departments will jointly fund three technical staff positions for the first five years. Revenues to support other facility expenses will come from user fees. A Director, two Assistant Directors, and an Internal Advisory Committee that consists of four users of the system, three non-users and the Director of the High-resolution NMR Facility will administer the 3T Facility. An External Advisory Board will review the facility semiannually.