How To

7T Scanner Operation

• Checklist for training new MRI users
• How to prepare for scanning
• How to turn on the system
• After you have finished scanning
  

• 7T survival guide - a brief overview of scanning and transferring of data
• How to collect your first MR images.
• A detailed description of the operation of MR scanner, including safety, MR system components, MR protocols, resources, etc..., a bit outdated
• How to use the available RF coils and animal cradles
• A table with different coil configurations
  

• How to report a technical problem.
• How to provide feedback.
• Manuals and other sources of help.
  

Pulse Sequences and Protocols

• Description of the following MR protocols: (this is work in progress)
  • Macros
  • Shimming strategies
  • Diffusion
  • Dynamic contrast enhancement DCE
  • Arterial spin labeling
  • Single-voxel spectroscopy
  • Chemical shift-imaging
  • Intragate
  • Ultra-short TE (UTE)
    

Data Transfer and Post Processing

• Here is a good explanation of Bruker data format.
• How to transfer MRI data from the scanner.
• How to upload data to Bruker server.
• How to start with OsiriX.
  

Various

• Bruker hotlines
• Unix Survival Guide from Cognition and Brain Science unit at Cambridge University.
  

Training

See Safety and Operator Training

Safety

• How to fill liquid Nitrogen on the MRI system.
• How to fill liquid Helium on the MRI system.

Animal Physiology, Anesthesia and Handling

• General questions and answers on animal handling, anesthesia and Vivarium procedures.
• Procedure on how to use anesthesia on small animals in Vivarium.
• Procedure on how to prepare the animal for intravenous injection of contrast agent.
• Procedure on how to use the injection pump for injecting contrast agent intravenously.
• An article on Mouse MRI and general outline for planning a mouse MRI experiment.
• How to clean animal beds and other equipment.