Upgrading a 3T MRI Scanner for Shared Research at Emory University

埃默里大学升级 3T MRI 扫描仪以进行共享研究

• 批准号: 8447828
• 负责人: XIAOPING P HU
• 金额: $ 49.5万
• 依托单位: EMORY UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-07-11 至 2015-07-10
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8447828
• 关键词: 10 year old; Data Quality; Funding; Image; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Minor; RF coil; Research; Research Project Grants; Software Tools; Spectrum Analysis; Speed; Universities; Vendor; data acquisition; in vivo

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks funding to upgrade our 3 Tesla whole body research MRI scanner which is currently fully utilized by projects relying on in vivo magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy at Emory University. The 3 Tesla scanner targeted for the requested upgrade is a 10-year-old Siemens Trio and is no longer state-of-the-art, particularly in terms of its multichannel receiving capability and associated RF coil. The upgrade is critically needed for us to provide the state-of-the-art in vivo imaging and spectroscopy capabilities, particularly for achieving the best data acquisition speed and data quality. In addition, the upgrade will provide us with latest sequences and software tools available from the vendor to maximize the usage of the scanner. Overall, the upgrade will significantly enhance Emory's federally funded research projects currently conducted on the scanner by 7 major users and a dozen minor users.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求资金升级我们的 3 Tesla 全身研究 MRI 扫描仪，该扫描仪目前已被埃默里大学依赖体内磁共振成像和光谱学的项目充分利用。要求升级的 3 Tesla 扫描仪是一台已有 10 年历史的西门子 Trio，不再是最先进的，特别是在其多通道接收能力和相关射频线圈方面。我们迫切需要升级来提供最先进的体内成像和光谱功能，特别是为了实现最佳的数据采集速度和数据质量。此外，升级将为我们提供供应商提供的最新序列和软件工具，以最大限度地利用扫描仪。总体而言，此次升级将显着增强埃默里大学目前由 7 个主要用户和 12 个次要用户在扫描仪上进行的联邦政府资助的研究项目。