Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Facility

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The MR research facility at the University of Louisville is equipped with a Siemens 3T Skyra system dedicated for research. The facility, which is located at the basement of the Instructional B Building (Room LL17) on the Health Sciences campus, includes a waiting room and a subject preparation room in addition to a data analysis room. 

The Skyra 3T scanner is using the software version of E11_C and Tim 4G’s integrated coil technology. For more information about the technical details of scanner please click (“https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-us/magnetic-resonance-imaging/3…”).

  • Neuro imaging
  • Cardiac imaging
  • Functional MRI (fMRI) and cognitive psychology
  • Large animal imaging (like Porcine Spinal Cord Injury)
  • Spinal Cord injury research on patient with chronic SCI
  • SCI research on large animal models.
  • fMRI study on subjects with autism.

 

NameManufacturerDescription
Head and neckSiemens20 Channel
SpineSiemens32 Channel
KneeSiemens15 Channel
Body arraySiemens18 Channel
Large flexibleSiemens4 Channel
Small flexibleSiemens4 Channel
GradientSiemens

Amplitude=45 mT/m 

Slew rate=200T/m/s

Physiology monitorIradimed 3880EKG, SPO2, BP

 

Chin Ng, PhD, Vice-Chair for Translational Research; Chin.ng@louisville.edu

MJ Negahdar, PhD, MBA, Manager and MR Scientist; mj.negahdar@louisville.edu

Sean Kuntz, Research Coordinator, sean.kuntz@louisville.edu

Lisa Pritchard, MRI Tech; lisa.pritchard@uoflhealth.org