This is a pilot study to demonstrate human brain imaging with a new portable 0.7 Tesla (T) MRI brain scanner recently developed at the CMRR.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Our scanner is based on a unique high-temperature superconducting magnet that is highly compact, weighs only 400 kg, and requires no cryogens. Its innovative design allows the subject to sit normally with sightlines to the room and produces low acoustic noise during scanning.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGImage Quality
The study will quantitatively compare images obtained at 0.7 Tesla (obtained with new methods and instrumentation) with images obtained with conventional MRI. The metrics to be assessed include: spatial resolution, signal-to-noise ratio, signal-to-artifact ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio, and geometric distortion.
Time frame: Day 1
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