Magnet for a 7T Small Animal MRI System

描述(由申请人提供)：该共享仪器提案申请资金，以支持加州大学圣迭戈分校功能磁共振成像中心(CFMRI)的7T磁共振成像(MRI)磁体的升级。具体地说，由于当前磁铁的性能问题严重影响了目前资助的20多项NIH研究的进展；我们建议购买一种现代且可靠的磁铁，用于我们现有的Bruker Avance II磁共振控制台。购买7块特斯拉磁铁对于加州大学圣迭戈分校及其邻近机构正在进行的一系列由NIH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，包括酒精中毒、肺部疾病和癌症的研究。 与公共健康相关：提议购买磁铁是必要的，以支持正在进行的由美国国立卫生研究院资助的研究，这些研究的重点是(1)为疾病诊断开发新的成像方法，以及(2)了解健康和疾病的基本机制。这些研究可能会改善对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.