Aspect’s breakthrough technology - - compact high-performance permanent magnets - - addresses the primary obstacles that exist in the current MRI market including the high cost of purchasing, operating and maintaining high-field MRI systems, the complexity of operating such systems, and the physical limitations placed on traditional MRI systems due to their active magnetic fields.
Rather, the M2™ platform provides an affordable, easy-to-use, technically-robust and high-throughput MRI solution to complex biological questions for researchers across a wide variety of applications.
Technical Features:
- 1 Tesla Horizontal Bore MRI magnet (220 mm X 100 mm) with no fringe field
- High Spatial Resolution – Down to 100 µm
- Field of view (FOV): 90 mm Diameter x 60 mm Height
- Gradients: 500 mT/M = 50G/cm; Fast 2500 T/m/s;
- Silent gradients with no eddy currents
- Up to 4 Channel Receiver
- Multiple Solenoid Coils available for for multiple applications and varying animal models:
35 mm, 60 mm, 60 mm x 90 mm(Ellipse) inner diameter coils as well as
assortment of local coils
- Support all common MRI sequences – Gradient Echo, Spin Echo, Fast Spin Echo (T1 or T2 Weighted), and Echo Planar Imaging.
- 3D Scout 250µm X 250µm X 250µm in ~ 100 Seconds
- Extremely Compact System Dimensions ( L x W x H):
Imaging unit: 75 x 75 x 115 cm;
Electronics: 60 x 60 x 170cm
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| The M2 system has simplified animal handling and workflow so that generating results is very fast and easy. |
The M2 includes a complete suite of powerful analysis tools for the life scientist or for the sophisticated imager. |