Technical Data

 

 

 

 

 

General MRI Volume Coil Specifications

Mechanical dimension

 

Dout = max. 80 mm, not centric

Width to be used for the animal = max 530 mm

L = 480 mm

Dimension of RF structure

4 elements with 20 mm, each, curved and overlapping in x-direction, 47 mm in z-direction

Distance to center

n.a., coil center is marked

Weight of MRI coil

approx. 2.5 kg

Typical load

Rat heart, recommended up to 450 g rat body weight, maximum 600 g.

ATS Interface

The RF Coil is integrated in the animal cradle with an interface to the Animal Transport System (ATS). The cradle supports connecting:

  • ECG (SA Instruments)
  • Temperature Sensor (SA Instruments)
  • Respiratory Pad (SA Instruments)
  • Anesthesia Supply
  • WAG (Waste Anesthetic Gas) suction from nose cone
  • Water flow based animal warming using the rat warming blanket (option).
Proton MRI Coil

MRI Nucleus

proton (1H)

Frequency

300.3 MHz

Polarization

4 x 1 coil element array

Operation mode(s)

receive-only

Active detuning

yes, Active Low

Tune / match

pre-tuned, pre-matched

Max. RF power limits for transmission coil

peak power: 2000 W

pulse length: 5 ms @ max peak power

cw power: 22 W