Animal Imaging Service—Bruker 9.4T MRI Animal Scanner

CD BioSciences' animal imaging technology platform has multiple state-of-the-art instruments to study cardiovascular function, skeletal morphology, metabolism, and more by performing ultrasound and computed tomography imaging on live animals. Our Bruker 9.4T MRI Animal Scanner-based animal imaging service is the right choice for you.

Name of the Instrument/Platform

Bruker 9.4T MRI Animal Scanner

MANUFACTURER:

Bruker

Introduction

9.4T MRI technical specifications
1. Dual gradient coils
2. Mouse and rat head array and surface coils for brain imaging
3. Mouse and rat cardiac array coils for heart imaging
4. Array coil for marmoset brain imaging
5. 40 mm ¹⁹F/¹H dual channel fluorine imaging coil for mouse or samples
6. 35 mm volume coil for high-resolution mouse head/body or sample imaging
7. 72 mm volume coil for rat body or sample imaging
8. 90 mm and 86 mm radio frequency transmit and receive coils
9. Suitable isoflurane anaesthesia and animal monitoring system and heater to maintain animal temperature during the scan
10. Full range of beds to cater for most species and samples

Feature Highlights

1. Intuitive user interface and a flexible programming environment with the ability to carry out a wide range of preclinical imaging functions
2. The ultra high magnetic field provides structural and functional images with higher resolution in comparison with clinical MRI

Applications

1. Anatomical and functional MRI in neuroscience
2. Angiography in circulation
3. Relaxivity for molecular imaging
4. Cardiovascular (CV) profiling
5. Brain molecular imaging
6. Abdominal molecular imaging
7. Cardiovascular molecular imaging
8. Muscular molecular imaging
9. Articular molecular imaging
10. Dynamic molecular imaging
11. Magnetic particle imaging (ex-vivo and in-vivo)
12. Soft tissue differentiation.
13. Perfusion and metabolism functional MR imaging
14. Contrast enhanced imaging

Technical Capabilities

1. Respiratory and cardiac gated MRI
2. MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS)
3. Resolution as high as 35 microns

Summary

The Bruker 9.4T animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is a flexible and adaptable MRI scanner for preclinical imaging and research. It is located at our Clayton site and is suitable for small animal studies, with the ability to image objects as large as 7 cm in diameter and as small as 100 microns.

If you need to perform imaging studies on animals such as mice, please contact us directly for details.

For research use only, not intended for any clinical use.

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