The Bruker BIOSPEC
The BIOSPEC is a 4.7 Tesla horizontal-bore, multinuclear MRI / MRS system ideal for small animal imaging and localized spectroscopy.
Capabilities
- High-resolution anatomic imaging of small animals (7cm open bore)
- Rapid imaging of physiologic functions
- Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWMRI)
- Perfusion MRI (pMRI)
- Functional MRI (fMRI)
- MR angiography (MRA)
- Localized spectroscopy and chemical shift imaging (CSI)
- Physiologic monitoring and gating
- On-site expertise and assistance with experimental setup
Current Applications
- Tumor growth and angiogenesis (MRA and pMRI in mice)
- Tumor response to chemotherapy (DWMRI and CSI in mice)
- Alzheimer's disease (MRI and MRS in mice)
- cerebral ischemia (DWMRI in rats and cell cultures)
- Sleep apnea (MRI in rats)
- Blood vessel compliance in arteriosclerosis
- Materials characterization
