Newcastle Preclinical In Vivo Imaging Facility

Varian 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging

7-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (7T-MRI)

The pre-clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility is based on the Health Innovation Neighbourhood. We have a Varian 7 Tesla (T), 31cm horizontal bore system, with a Varian Direct Drive console and 4 receiver channels.

The Varian 7-TMRI is located at the Health Innovation Neighbourhood. It has a 19cm horizontal bore system, with a Varian Direct Drive console and four receiver channels.One of the main advantages of MRI is its capability of producing highly detailed images of soft tissues. MRI is an extremely versatile imaging modality that can be utilised to collect dynamic, functional and metabolic information in vivo.

MRI techniques

  • Dynamic Contrast Enhanced
  • Cardiac Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Diffusion and Perfusion
  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Angiography
  • Anatomic Imaging (T1/T2/Proton-Density Weighted Imaging)
  • Blood Flow And Blood Oxygen Measurements

Applications

  • Oncology
  • Infectious and inflammatory diseases
  • Cardiology
  • Immunology
  • Lung imaging
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Metabolic studies
  • Cell tracking
  • Neuroscience and neurodegenerative disorders
  • Drug discovery
  • Pharmacokinetics

Animal monitoring

The MRI, equipped with a Small Animal Instrument (SAI) for image gating, facilitating for temperature-controlled stage, recording the ECG, respiration, and blood pressure and temperature.

VARIAN 7 Tesla MRI