Equipment

Scanner configuration

• 7T Philips Achieva, actively shielded
• Gradient system (max G [mT/m] / slew rate [mT/m/s]), 40/200 or 60/100)
• RF system:
  • 32 receive channels (in applicable cases transmit-receive can be added to receive array)
  • 2 or 8 transmit channels ("classic" and "multix8")
  • localized or global B1 shimming at multix8 system
• B0 Shimming
  • 1st, 2nd or 3rd order shimming
  • vendor algorithms or image based shimming 

Software releases

• After August 2024: 7T R2.4, corresponding to R5.9  (before August 2024: 7T R5C)
• Patches:
  • Patches mus be recompiled for each software release, which requires a new version of the pulse programming environment. 
  • To program your own patches, you first need a research agreement and have taken a Philips pulse programming course. The needed software is distributed by Philips, contact the facility for more information! 

Coils

Classic (2 channel transmit)

• 32 ch Nova head coil
• 28 ch QED knee coil
• 16 ch RAPID wrist coil
• 23Na / 1H RAPID head coil
• 13C / 1H RAPID head coil
• 31P / 1H RAPID head coil
• 23Na / 1H RAPID flex surface coil
• 13C / 1H RAPID rigid surface coil
• 31P / 1H RAPID rigid surface coil
• 16 ch RAPID breast coil 

Multix 8 (8 channels transmit)

• 32 ch Nova head coil
• 32 ch body array 

fMRI equipment

• LCD screen for visual presentation (specs)
• Projector and screen for visual presentation (specs)
• Response boxes (four buttons for each hand) 
• Auditory stimuli earplugs (Sensimetrics S15 and Aavotec)
• Eyetracker Eyelink
• Paradigm softwares: ePrime, psychoPy, Presentation
• Contact Peter Mannfolk for detailed information

Other

• Dielectric pads for B1 homogenization 
• Power injector
• Patient monitoring
• Ventilator (Maquet)
• ECG triggering
• Peripheral pulse unit triggering
• Respiratory triggering (belt or navigator)