3T MRI at NMR Lab

We provide you with full support along all aspects of your study, from experiment and protocol design, to animal care and housing, to image analysis and data management.  Beginning the process is easy; you can start by contacting us with questions and preliminary ideas for your experiment, and then take a look at our online  study application.

The Bruker 3T scanner is specially designed for pre-clinical MRI studies of rats and mice. A special dual tuned 13C-1H RF coil is available for hyperpolarized DNP studies using 13C labelled biomarkers. The scanner is equipped with a cryogen free magnet and high performance (90G/cm) gradients.

• Anatomic Imaging (T1/T2/ Proton-Density weighted imaging)
• Different T1, T1rho, T2 and T2* mapping methods
• Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging (DKI)
• Blood Flow and Blood Oxygen Measurements (BOLD EPI methods)
• Angiography using Contrast Agents or Time Of Flight (TOF)
• Fat/Water imaging based on spin- or gradient-echo imaging (Dixon techniques)
• 2D and 3D Chemical Shift Imaging (CSI)
• Metabolite Editing Methods (Lactate detection)
• Single Voxel Spectroscopy (LASER /PRESS)
• SWIFT Imaging
• Magnetization Transfer and CEST imaging techniques
• Dynamic Contrast Enhancement with Gadolinium
• Manganese Enhanced Imaging
• B0/B1 Mapping techniques
• Multi-Modal Imaging (CT, Optical, and PET/CT)
• Sequence/Protocol Design Services Available

The 7T Small Animal MRI is integrated with the Quantitative Image Processing Center (QUIPC), to provide start-to-finish image analysis and data management.  

• Pre- and Post-Processing
• Segmentation
• Co-Registration
• Quantitative Parametric Maps (T1, T2, DCE, BMD, etc.)
• Diffusion Tensor Analysis
• Custom Analysis Software Development

Diffusion and T2 mapping of brain tumor models (mouse)
Left-hand image: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient; Right-hand image: T2