MRI Specifications and Equipment

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to generate detailed images of organs and tissues inside the body. The CHBH houses a SIEMENS MAGNETOM PRISMA 3T installed in January 2019.

The scanner can be used to assess brain activity and function through several techniques:

• Structural MRI is used to produce high-resolution anatomical images

• Functional MRI (fMRI) measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood oxygen levels

• Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) maps brain connectivity through white matter tracts

• Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) measures levels of molecules including metabolites and neurotransmitters

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The CHBH houses 20-channel, 32-channel and 64-channel head coils.

The CHBH also has equipment for combining MR with simultaneous behavioural and physiological assessment.

• Eyetracking - SR Eyelink 1000 tracker

• Respiratory belt, electromyography and pulse monitoring - SIEMENS Healthineers

• Grip force transducer - BIOPAC MP160 with AcqKnowledge software

• Button box - fMRI Button Pad (2-Hand) System (NATA Technologies)