Imaging Facilities
Ekam operates with best-in-class instrumentation and support infrastructure:
Bruker BioSpec 70/20:
The Bruker BioSpec 70/20 MRI is multipurpose research system for high resolution Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging. The system is equipped with 7 Tesla superconducting magnet designed with "Ultra Shielded Refrigerated" (USR) magnet technology. The USR technology significantly reduces the stray field to close to the magnet.
The scanner has actively sielded, high performace BGA-S series gradient system with integrated shim coil. Superior performance on the following major characteristics can thus be achieved:
- Ultra high gradient strength
- Very short gradient slew rates
- Excellent gradient duty cycle (independent of shims and gradients)
- Optimal gradient linearity
- Very high gradient shielding quality
- Maximal shim strength
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70/20 | Gradient | BGA20-S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic Field (T) | 7.0 | Inner diameter (mm) | 200 | |
| Bore diameter (mm) | 210 | Strength* (mT/m) at Imax | 300 | |
| Free access for imaging (mm) | 72 | Slew rate* (T/m/s) at Uma | 1100 | |
| Flange to field center (mm) | 636 | Gradient linearity/DSV (+/- %/mm | 3/130 | |
| Max. drift rate (ppm/h) | 0.05 | Number of RT Shims | 9 | |
| 5 Gauss radial/axial (m) | 1.5/2.5 | Umax (V)/Imax (A) | 500/300 | |
| Homogeneous volume Peak-to-Peak (ppm)/dsv (mm) | +/- 5/20 |
Bioscan NanoSPECT/CT:
NanoSPECT/CT is a small-animal Imager that achieves unparalleled performance in the field of Nuclear Molecular Imaging. This dual-modality preclinical imager has dramatically altered the way researchers utilize animal models to study mechanisms of Disease…its progression…and its response to a therapeutic intervention.
We image animals with the same visual acuity as humans, enabling the direct translation of tracers, imaging protocols and research results from small animal models into the clinic. NanoSPECT/CT acts as a window into living Biology…tracking a range of biological processes from metabolism to receptors, from gene-expression to cell-trafficking, and from drug activity to many others…all with unprecedented detail at the nanoliter precision level.
