Researcher(s):  Dr Marzena Arridge, Andrea Protti and Willy Gsell, Biological Imaging Centre, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London

m2m Product: 25mm ID (112mm OD) SAW type volume quadrature MRI coil with integrated animal handling

MRI System: Varian Direct Drive 9.4 T scanner (Varian Inc)

Comments:  

In Vivo gated mouse cardiac imaging at 9.4T using m2m quadrature coil at the Biological Imaging Center (MRC Clinical Sciences Centre), Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.

Image details: 

Mouse   130ms R-R interval

Axial images

FOV = 25 x 25 mm
1mm thickness slice
4 averages
Matrix = 192x192
10 frames
Acquisition time = 4 minutes

Sagittal images

FOV = 30 x 30 mm
1mm thickness slice
4 averages
Matrix = 192x192
10 frames
Acquisition time = 4 minutes

Axial tagging images

FOV = 30 x 30 mm
1mm thickness slice
4 averages
Matrix = 192x192
10 frames
Acquisition time = 4 minutes 30 sec

More information about the facility the images where acquired at can be obtained here: http://www.csc.mrc.ac.uk/bic/