Affordable Cryogen-Free Point-of-Care 1.5 T Extremity MRI

摘要 该Fast Track项目的总体目标是将创新与 超导磁体的设计和固态核磁共振的新发展创造了高度 用于扫描外周骨骼的紧凑、坚固、移动、轻便且经济实惠的MRI， 包括膝盖，大多数公众的。这台扫描仪将使用一种独特的、不含冷冻剂的 3孔主动屏蔽超导磁体，使扫描仪成为现实的“点” 可以安装在较小的诊所，甚至是医生办公室的“护理”设备。 扫描仪使用创新的磁铁设计，使患者的双腿舒适 伸展成两个单独的温暖的磁铁孔。成熟技术的组合 在设计和制造高场(1.5T及更高)无制冷剂磁共振磁体和 创新的三孔扫描仪将在提供多功能、 现实的护理点1.5T膝关节可接近的四肢核磁共振对老年公众。

Abstract The overall goal of this Fast Track project is to combine innovations in superconducting magnet design and new developments in solid state MRI to create a highly compact, robust, mobile, lightweight, and affordable MRI for scanning the peripheral skeleton, including the knee, of the majority of the public. This scanner will use a unique, cryogen-free 3-bore actively shielded superconducting magnet that makes the scanner a realistic "point-of- care" device that can be installed in smaller clinics, or even a doctor's office. The proposed scanner uses an innovative magnet design that allows the patient to have both legs comfortably stretched out into two separate warm bores of magnet. The combination of proven technologies in design and manufacturing of high-field (1.5T and higher) cryogen-free MRI magnets and the innovative 3-bore scanner will provide a significant breakthrough in providing a versatile, realistic point-of-care 1.5 T knee-accessible extremity MRI to the aging public.