Magnet for a 7T Small Animal MRI System

描述（由申请人提供）：该共享仪器提案要求提供资金，以支持UCSD功能性MRI中心（CFMRI）的7 T磁共振成像（MRI）磁体的升级。具体而言，由于当前磁体的性能问题严重影响了20多项目前资助的NIH研究的进展;我们建议购买一种现代可靠的磁体，用于我们现有的Bruker Avance II MRI控制台。购买7个特斯拉磁铁对于UCSD及其邻近机构正在进行的各种NIH资助项目至关重要，这些项目涵盖了各种研究领域，包括酗酒，肺部疾病和癌症的研究。 公共卫生相关性：拟议的磁铁收购是必要的，以支持正在进行的NIH资助的研究，重点是（1）开发新的成像方法来诊断疾病和（2）实现对健康和疾病的基本机制的理解。这些研究可能会导致一些健康状况的诊断和治疗，如酗酒，癌症和心脏病。

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.