Siemens Magnetom Vida
A wide bore 3T whole-body human MRI magnet
Description
The Siemens Magnetom Vida is a wide bore (70cm) 3T zero boil-off whole-body human MRI magnet with 60mT/m gradients and a maximum slew rate of 200 T/m/s. The system is equipped with multiple RF transmitters for field shaping and 64 RF receivers.
This model features the BioMatrix Technology, which enables physiological monitoring without bellows, ECG or pulse monitoring cables.
Due to its 70cm bore and BioMatrix Technology, the Vida is particularly suited for cardiac and/or respiratory triggered cardiovascular, abdominal and whole body applications. It’s also a more friendly system for children, anxious and/or larger bodied participants.
Our system has multiple software licenses for a wide array of acquisition and postprocessing applications. It is equipped with an MR Elastography actuator with several drivers. The Vida has a laser bridge for co-registration of radiation treatment. A contrast injector is integrated into the system and a clinical life sign monitor for anaesthesia use is available. It is also equipped with an MR-conditional Pulse oximeter and pulse rate monitor.
Via DICOM the system is connected to the Prince of Wales Medical Imaging Department PACS system for Duty of Care reporting and uploading of SESLHD and SCH patient data, and to the RINSW Flywheel instance for uploading of anonymised study data.
The scanner room is equipped with medical gases and has a separate viewing station with advanced postprocessing licenses for image analysis.
Specifications
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- Cryo-cooled, actively shielded, zero-boil-off magnet
- Field strength: 3T
- Bore diameter: 70 cm
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- Max. Gradient strength: 60 mT/m (per axis)
- Max linear slew rate: 200 T/m/s (per axis)
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The system has multiple RF coils, e.g., a 64 channel head/neck coil, 32 channel spine and 18 channel body coils, as well as specialty coils for a broad range of applications.
- 2 transmitters
- 64 receivers
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- BOLD-screen setup for visual stimulation with Cedrus Lumina response boxes (can also be used for entertainment of participants) with several presentation packages (Presentation, PsychToolBox, PsychoPy).
- MR compatible goggles with a range of exchangeable prescription glasses for optimal visual stimulation of near- or far-sighted subjects.
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We have a range of phantoms available for protocol optimisation.
Techniques
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- MRI
- MRS
- Human Imaging
- MR Spectroscopy
- MR Elastography
- Quantitative Imaging
- QSM
- Functional MRI (fMRI)
- Diffusion weighted Imaging (DWI)
- Perfusion Imaging
- Vascular Imaging
- Neuro Imaging
- BOLD Imaging
- Cardiac Imaging
- Skeletomuscular Imaging
- Abdominal Imaging
- Whole Body Imaging
- Eye-tracking
- Medical Gases
- Anaesthesia
- Radiation planning
- Stereotaxic laser bridge packages (Presentation, PsychToolBox, PsychoPy).
Applications
- Neuroimaging
- Whole body imaging (screening)
- Lifetime cohorts
- Paediatric imaging trials
Instrument location
Research Imaging NSW
Level 1, Building 3
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick, NSW 2031
Email: researchimaging@unsw.edu.au
Dr Ralf Loeffler
MR Physicist, Senior Research Scientist
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Email
ralf.loeffler@unsw.edu.au
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Phone
02 9065 6558
Dr Jiyang Jiang
Senior Research Fellow
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Email
jiyang.jiang@unsw.edu.au
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Phone
02 9065 7303
