Chuang's Lab

18days since
ISMRM 2010 abstract deadline

185days until
Human Brain Mapping 2010

Facility

Varian 9.4T MRI
  • Magnet: Magnex ASR 31cm bore
  • Gradient: Varian 205/120HD with 40G/cm strength and 135us rise time
  • RF system: 4-channel 1H & a broadband for other nuclei.
  • RF Coils
    • Varian 140mm Tx/Rx quad volume coil
    • Rapid 72mm Tx quad volume coil
    • Varian 38mm Tx/Rx quad volume coil
    • Rapid 26mm Tx/Rx quad volume coil
    • Rapid Rat Brain 4-ch Rx array
    • 1H preamp surface coil (custom made)
    • 13C/1H double tune surface Tx/Rx coil
    • 31P/1H double tune surface Tx/Rx coil
    • 2cm single coil (38-82 MHz)
    • 2cm single coil (75-170 MHz)
    • 2.5cm single coil (370-420 MHz)
  • Software: vnmrJ 2.3A
    • MPRAGE
    • 2D Look-Locker T1 mapping
    • Single-shot GRASE
    • SENSE
  • Accessory
    • ECG, respiration, temperature and invasive blood pressure monitor with gating (SA Instruments)
    • Feedback heated air temperature control (SAI)
    • Rodent ventilator (SAR 830/P)
    • EtCO2 monitor
    • SpO2 monitor
    • Infusion pumps

Bruker 7T ClinScan S-line MRI
  • Magnet: Bruker USR 20cm bore
  • Gradient: Bruker 114mm with 63G/cm and 100us rise time
  • RF system: Siemens 8-channel 1H
  • RF Coils
    • Body Tx-only
    • Rat body Tx/Rx quad volume coil
    • Rat brain 4-ch Rx array
    • Rat heart Rx array
    • 38mm Mouse body Tx/Rx quad volume coil
    • Mouse brain 4-ch Rx array
  • AutoPac
  • Software: Siemens SyngoMR VB15A
    • Spectroscopy package
    • Cardiac package
    • DWI
    • IDEA
  • Accessory
    • ECG, respiration and temperature monitor with gating (SA Instruments)
    • Rodent ventilator (SAR 830/P)
    • EtCO2 monitor
    • SpO2 monitor
    • Infusion pumps
Siemens TIM Trio 3T MRI (at CIRC)
  • Magnet: Siemens whole-body
  • Gradient: Siemens TQ-engine
  • RF system: Siemens 32-channel 1H & multi-nuclei
  • RF Coils
    • Brain 32-ch Rx-only
    • 12-ch Head coil
    • All clinical coils available from Seimens
    • P31 array coil
  • Software: Siemens SyngoMR VB15A
  • Accessory
    • EtCO2, respiration, SpO2
    • power injector
    • Audio/visual system
    • E-Prime

Bruker 400MHz NMR
  • Magnet: Bruker UltraShield 54mm bore
  • Bruker Avance console
  • Auto-sampler
  • Software: TopSpin (Windows)

Animal surgical room
  • Digital stereotaxic frame for rat and mouse brain
  • Binocular surgical microscope
  • Microinjector
  • Ventilator
  • Gas anesthesia system
  • Surgical tools

Chemistry room
  • Fume hood
  • HPLC
Computation