Magnet for a 7T Small Animal MRI System

描述（由申请人提供）：该共享仪器提案请求资金支持UCSD功能MRI中心（CFMRI）的7T磁共振成像（MRI）磁体的升级。具体来说，因为当前磁体的性能问题严重影响了目前资助的20多项NIH研究的进展；我们建议购买一个现代可靠的磁铁与我们现有的Bruker Avance II MRI控制台一起使用。这7块特斯拉磁铁的购买对加州大学圣地亚哥分校及其邻近机构开展的一系列由美国国立卫生研究院资助的项目至关重要，这些项目涵盖了一系列不同的研究领域，包括酗酒、肺病和癌症的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This shared instrumentation proposal request funds to support the upgrade of the 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet at the UCSD Center for Functional MRI (CFMRI). In specific, because performance issues with the current magnet have severely impacted the progress of over 20 currently funded NIH studies; we propose to acquire a modern and reliable magnet for use with our existing Bruker Avance II MRI console. The purchase of the 7 Tesla magnets is critical to a wide range of NIH-funded projects being performed at UCSD and its neighboring institutions, covering a diverse set of research areas, including studies of alcoholism, pulmonary disease, and cancer. Public Health Relevance: The proposed acquisition of the magnet is necessary to support ongoing NIH-funded studies that are focused on (1) developing new imaging methods for the diagnosis of disease and (2) achieving an understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying health and disease. These studies are likely to result in the improved diagnosis and treatment of a number of health conditions, such as alcoholism, cancer, and heart disease.