4.7T Magnet System Upgrade

4.7T磁体系统升级

• 批准号: 8640483
• 负责人: JEAN A KING
• 金额: $ 59.8万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-15 至 2016-04-14
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8640483
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this shared S10 instrumentation grant application is to upgrade the Bruker 4.7T high-field magnetic resonance (MR) spectrometer to be shared by a group of NIH funded investigators and others at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). The Center for Comparative NeuroImaging (CCNI) at UMMS was established in 2001 as a Center of Excellence in comparative neuroimaging to promote translational research focused on the understanding and treatment of disease processes with particular emphasis on brain disorders. The CCNI has been the site of many novel discoveries in the last 10 years, including technologies for performing awake animal imaging. However, the severely out dated configuration and instability of the current analogue components tremendously hinders the advancement of multiple NIH- supported research studies due to the severe limitations and challenges encountered when attempting to conduct MR spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), parallel imaging and mouse imaging studies at the CCNI. The upgrade of the 4.7T system will fill a critical need to perform MRI experiments by utilizing a stable and reliable resource. The upgrade will also enhance the current capabilities of the over a decade-old spectrometer and significantly increase multi-modal imaging studies. Specifically: (1) The upgrade will significantly enhance the data quality of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), functional connectivity, mice imaging and MRS. (2) The upgrade will make it possible to conduct studies using DTI and parallel imaging. (3) The upgrade will immediately double the number of users from five to ten. The aims of this proposal are 1) to provide current NIH-funded investigators with access to a state-of-the-art high-field (MR) instrument to significantly enhance anatomical, functional and spectral resolution for MRI and MRS applications; 2) to continue to educate and train NIH-funded investigators in the use of imaging techniques pertaining to their specific research areas; 3) to promote the use of novel imaging techniques in under-explored research areas; 4) to provide access to a new state of the art 4.7T system for potential NIH funded researchers and new hires to collect pilot data for grant submission; 5) to increase opportunities for multi-modal cutting edge research, and 6) to build an academic community focused on the utilization of high- field imaging in biomedical sciences. The major User Groups (identified in this proposal) are supported by grants from several NIH institutes (including NIMH, NIDA, NIAAA, NINDS, and NIGMS). The users include members of the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Microbiology and Physiological Systems and Molecular Medicine. The leadership at UMMS is committed to providing important additional resources to enhance the success of the upgrade, including support for a dedicated MR technician. The overreaching goal for research on the upgraded 4.7T system is to ultimately translate the cellular and molecular insights gained from these pre-clinical studies into interventions that will both cure and prevent human disorders.

描述（由申请人提供）：此共享S10仪器授予申请的目的是升级Bruker 4.7T高场磁共振（MR）光谱仪将由马萨诸塞大学医学院（UMMS）的NIH资助的研究人员和其他人共享。 UMMS上的比较神经影像学（CCNI）中心成立于2001年，是比较神经影像学的卓越中心，以促进转化研究，重点是理解和治疗疾病过程，特别强调脑部疾病。在过去的10年中，CCNI一直是许多新发现的地点，包括进行清醒动物成像的技术。然而，由于试图在CCCNI上试图进行MR Spectroscopicy（MRS），扩散张量成像（DTI），平行成像和小鼠成像研究时遇到的严重局限性和挑战，当前模拟组件的严重过时的配置和不稳定性极大地阻碍了多项NIH支持的研究的进步。 4.7T系统的升级将通过利用稳定可靠的资源来填补执行MRI实验的关键需求。升级还将增强十多年的光谱仪的当前功能，并显着增加多模式成像研究。具体：（1）升级将显着提高功能磁共振成像（fMRI），功能连通性，小鼠成像和MRS的数据质量。 （2）升级将使使用DTI和平行成像进行研究成为可能。 （3）升级将立即将用户数量从五个增加到10。该提案的目的是1）为当前的NIH资助研究者提供最先进的高场（MR）仪器，以显着增强MRI和MRS应用程序的解剖，功能和光谱分辨率； 2）继续教育和培训由NIH资助的研究人员使用与其特定研究领域有关的成像技术； 3）促进在未经探索的研究领域中使用新颖的成像技术； 4）为潜在的NIH资助的研究人员和新员工提供新的4.7T系统，以收集提交试点数据； 5）为了增加多模式尖端研究的机会，以及6）建立一个专注于生物医学科学中高现场成像的学术界。主要的用户组（在本提案中确定）得到了来自NIH学院的赠款（包括NIMH，NIDA，NIAAA，NINDS和NIGMS）的支持。用户包括精神病学部门，神经病学，微生物学和生理系统和分子医学的成员。 UMMS领导人致力于提供重要的额外资源，以增强升级的成功，包括对专门的MR技术人员的支持。对升级的4.7T系统进行研究的高度研究是最终将这些临床前研究从这些细胞和分子见解中转化为可以治愈和预防人类疾病的干预措施。

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• 发表时间: 2018-03-15
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• 通讯作者: King JA

Robustness of sex-differences in functional connectivity over time in middle-aged marmosets.

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• 发表时间: 2020-10-06
• 期刊: Scientific reports
• 影响因子: 4.6
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• DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx088
• 发表时间: 2017
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• 作者: Poirier,GuillaumeL;Huang,Wei;Tam,Kelly;DiFranza,JosephR;King,JeanA
• 通讯作者: King,JeanA