[BIC-announce] Anticipated 7T usage for summer 2019

[Richard Hoge, Dr.]

Dear all,

Final renovations and internal commissioning for the new Siemens Terra 7T MRI are going well, and we are on track to start offering MR Unit services to research users on June 1.

Thanks to Mike Ferreira, most human peripherals (visual display, button box, etc.) have been purchased and installed.  Equipment for NHP scanning (anesthesia) should be purchased within the first six weeks of this new fiscal year.  As noted earlier, we presently have a pair of 32Rx channel coils (1Tx and 8Tx) suitable for human head, and a 1Tx/29Rx knee coil suitable for NHP scanning.  Ilana Leppert has also been working very hard to set up initial protocols and collect reference data for demonstration and training.

We realize that many users are waiting for further guidance on the capabilities of the new scanner, and this will be provided over the summer based on reference data we are currently acquiring.  Nevertheless, it appears that there are a number of early adopters who will be ready to initiate studies shortly after we go live in June.

In order to finalize staffing plans, it would be extremely helpful if you can advise the MRU of your expected 7T usage for this summer.

If you plan to use the 7T Terra, please indicate the number of hours you expect to scan each month for June, July, and August.  We will also need to know whether you plan to scan humans or NHP, and any peripheral/stimulus equipment and sequences that will be required.

Please cc Mike Ferreira and Ilana Leppert in your responses.

Thank you and kind regards,

Rick
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Rick Hoge, Ph.D.
Director, MRI Unit
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
Associate Professor and Killam Scholar, Dept. of Neurology & Neurosurgery
Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
McGill University
rick.hoge at mcgill.ca<mailto:rick.hoge at mcgill.ca>
514-398-1929


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