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Boguslaw Tomanek
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Low Field MRI
Researchers in the MR Technology Group have developed a low cost 0.2 tesla MRI suitable for small animal veterinary diagnosis.
This project has included work in many areas including B0 field stabilization to counteract thermal drift; RF coil design, including distributed capacitance solenoids and surface coils; patient table design; a new design for a PC-based MR console; and imaging methods for dog and cat brain and spine.
Following development and testing phase, the system was permanently installed in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon in early spring 2002.
The low field technology developed also has applications in areas such as hyperpolarized gas imaging, interventional MRI, and multi-modal studies.
Figure 1
Magnet model
Figure 2
0.2T magnet
