10.5T: Siemens MAGNETOM 10.5T Plus

Description

The 10.5T magnet took 10 years from initial conception to the first human studies in December of 2017. Since then, RF coil technology developments have enabled the increased SNR to be used to push the boundaries of spatial resolution for MRI studies throughout the body; this is especially critical for taking the next steps in neuroscience research. This scanner is the highest whole body MRI system in the USA and worldwide is only second to an 11.7T system in Neurospin, France.

10.5T MRI

Magnet Information

  • Magnet Manufacturer: Agilent
  • Field Strength: 10.5 Tesla
  • Shielding: Passive
  • Bore Diameter: 880 mm
  • Installation Year: 2013
  • Field Homogeneity: 0.07 (250) ppm (mm)
  • Total Mass: 100 tons
  • Windings Length: 433 km
  • Windings Material: NbTi
  • Helium Bath Volume: 4700 liters
  • Stored Energy: 279.0 MJ

Console

  • Console: Siemens MAGNETOM 10.5T Plus
  • Software Platform: VE12

RF Transmit and Receive Information

  • Number of Receive Channels: 128
  • Number of Transmit Channels: 16
  • Transmit Power (per channel): 2 kW
  • Combined Mode Transmit Power: 8 kW
  • X-Nuclei Transmit Power: 8 kW

Primary Gradient

  • Gradient Model: SC72
  • Maximum Strength: 70 mT/m
  • Slew Rate: 200 T/m/s
  • Rise Time: None µs
  • 2nd Order Shims: True (20.0 A/ch)
  • 3rd Order Shims: True

Clinical & Human Subjects

  • Patient Accessible Bore Size: 600 mm
  • Bore Length: 4100 mm
  • Clinical Scans: No
  • Human Subjects: Yes, with limitations (Human Research procedure)

Intercoms

  • Avotec Silent Scan Intercom
  • Siemens Intercom

Acquisition Peripherals

  • KinetiCor Motion Tracking System (Metria Camera)
  • Skope Field Camera

Stimulus computers

  • Mac Stimulus Computer
  • Matlab PsychToolbox
  • PST E-Prime 3
  • PsychoPy 1.83
  • PsychoPy 2023
  • Windows Matrix Control Computer
  • Windows Stimulus Computer

Displays

  • NEC Projector
  • Vpixx Polarizer for dichoptic stimulus
  • Vpixx Projector

Matrix Switch

  • Extron 8x8 DVI Matrix Switch

Auditory

Response pads

Eyetrackers and cameras

  • SR Research Eyelink 1000 Eyetracker