Magdeburg

Europe's first 7 Tesla MRI scanner for human studies was installed in 2004 by the Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology in a building constructed just for the 7T MRI and operated by the Leibniz Institute until 2021. In 2022, the 7T MRI was transferred to the OVGU. The system was installed in 2004 next to the University Hospital. Research focus: neuroscience

Research areas

• Functional magnetic resonance imaging: visual, auditory, restingstate, task-based, real-time
• Imaging of deeper brain regions
• Method development: sequences, RF shimming, dynamic shimming
• Motion Correction
• Distortion Correction
• Flow Sensitive 4D MRI (aneurysm) DTI fiber tracking
• Patient measurement: Multiple sclerosis, ALS controls, depression

Facilities

8-Channel Parallel Transmit System
70 mT / m, 200mT/m/ms gradient coil
RF Coils: 32-channel head coil, 24-channel head coil, 8-channel head coil, 8 channel head coil pTX, 28 channel knee coil, various in-house-built head coils
FMRI: video projector, 4 key response system (LUMItouch), synchronized trigger,
Physiological monitoring: ECG, oxygen saturation, respiratory
dynamic shimming

Contact

Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg
Institute of Experimental Physics
Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance
Leipziger Str. 44
39120 Magdeburg

Prof. Oliver Speck
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Phone: +49 391 6117 113
Fax: +49 391 6117 115
http://www.bmmr.ovgu.de