MgB2 Croygen-Free Magnet Technologies -- Enabling Affordable MRI for Developing R

MgB2 无铬磁铁技术——为 R 开发提供经济实惠的 MRI

• 批准号: 7921391
• 负责人: Minfeng Xu
• 金额: $ 85.26万
• 依托单位: GENERAL ELECTRIC GLOBAL RESEARCH CTR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7921391
• 关键词: Accounting; Ally; Area; Caliber; Cardiac; Collaborations; Development; Diagnosis; Evaluation; Future; Government; Heating; Image; Improve Access; Joints; Liquid substance; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mainstreaming; Medical; Neurologic; Patient Care; Performance; Persons; Procedures; Process; Ramp; Scanning; Site; System; Techniques; Technology; Temperature; Testing; Weight; base; cost; cryogenics; cryostat; improved; magnetic field; meetings; novel; operation; programs; public health relevance; rural area; whole body imaging

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The cost of installing and maintaining current superconducting MRI systems has limited their widespread distribution in the developing world and rural areas of the US. The availability of low-cost high image quality MRI systems would improve access to clinically advanced MR applications, and would improve diagnosis and care of patients. High image quality greatly improves the capability of MRI systems in advanced medical applications such as cardiac and neurological scanning. The objective of this program is to develop technologies that enable easily sitable, low-cost whole-body MRI systems with high image quality, which will greatly expand the MRI in- stall base to include underserved areas and underdeveloped regions. With the successful development of the proposed magnet technologies, MRI systems can be realized with cost and suitability requirements comparable to today's low-cost permanent magnet systems (magnetic field of 0.2 - 0.35 T), but with a high magnetic field (1.5 - 3.0T) and excellent image quality comparable to existing mainstream and premium superconducting systems. This program will: 1. Develop new cryogen-free low-cost magnet technologies. 2. Demonstrate technologies, such as a cryogen-free cooling system and a MgB2 magnet, that can enable easily sitable low-cost MRI systems. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The long-term objective of this program is to develop easily siteable MgB2, low-cost whole-body MRI systems with high image quality, which will greatly expand the MRI installed base to include underserved areas and underdeveloped regions. With the successful development of the proposed magnet technologies, MRI systems can be realized with cost and sitability requirements comparable to today's low-cost permanent magnet systems (magnetic field of 0.2 - 0.35T), but with a high magnetic field (1.5 - 3.0T) and excellent image quality comparable to existing mainstream and premium superconducting systems.

描述（由申请人提供）：安装和维护当前超导 MRI 系统的成本限制了其在发展中国家和美国农村地区的广泛分布。低成本高图像质量 MRI 系统的可用性将改善临床先进 MR 应用的使用，并改善患者的诊断和护理。高图像质量极大地提高了 MRI 系统在心脏和神经扫描等先进医疗应用中的能力。该项目的目标是开发能够轻松安装、低成本且具有高图像质量的全身 MRI 系统的技术，这将极大地扩大 MRI 的安装基础，将服务不足的地区和欠发达地区包括在内。随着所提出的磁体技术的成功开发，MRI系统的成本和适用性要求可与当今的低成本永磁体系统（磁场为0.2 - 0.35 T）相媲美，但具有高磁场（1.5 - 3.0 T） ）以及与现有主流和优质超导系统相媲美的卓越图像质量。该计划将： 1. 开发新的无冷冻剂低成本磁体技术。 2. 展示无冷冻剂冷却系统和 MgB2 磁体等技术，这些技术可以实现易于安装的低成本 MRI 系统。公共健康相关性：该计划的长期目标是开发易于定位、低成本、高图像质量的 MgB2 全身 MRI 系统，这将极大地扩大 MRI 的安装基础，包括服务不足的地区和欠发达地区。随着所提出的磁体技术的成功开发，MRI系统的成本和适应性要求可与当今的低成本永磁体系统（磁场为0.2 - 0.35T）相媲美，但具有高磁场（1.5 - 3.0T） ）以及与现有主流和优质超导系统相媲美的卓越图像质量。