Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI):

A General Electric superconducting 1.5 Tesla Signa Horizon HiSpeed magnetic resonance imaging system with and EchoPlus applications package was installed in 2003. This is a standard actively shielded clinical magnet with high performance shielded gradients with amplitude/strength of 23 mT/m and rise time/speed of slew rate of 77 T/m/s. The system has a 60 cm aperture and field-of-view options ranging from 2-48 cm and slice thickness capability of 0.1 mm using 3D acquisition sequences. RF coils include, body, quadrature head, knee, phased array CTL spine coil, dual 3 inch and 5 inch TMJ coils and a flexible array coil. Capabilities include conventional anatomical imaging, diffusion/perfusion, H spectroscopy (single and multiple voxel) and functional imaging. The system is fully DICOM compliant, has a large capacity internal drive data storage and interfaces with a custom designed PACS system for imaging data storage and retrieval and viewing. Imaging data is stored long term on a large capacity mirrored server system. Additional equipment includes a Aestiva 5 (Datex Ohmeda) magnetic resonance compatible anesthesia machine and Millennia 3155MVS (In Vivo) telemetry systems for monitoring temperature, heart rate, direct and indirect blood pressure, sp O2, capnography and anesthetic agent concentration.