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

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请寻求资金用于升级我们的3台特斯拉全身研究MRI扫描仪，该扫描仪目前被埃默里大学依靠体内磁共振成像和光谱学的项目充分利用。被要求升级的3台特斯拉扫描仪是已有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，以提供最先进的体内成像和光谱功能，特别是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。总的来说，这次升级将大大提高埃默里大学联邦资助的研究项目，目前该项目由7个主要用户和12个次要用户进行。

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.