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Accessories
7 Accessories
The following chapter gives an overview of the typical accessories optionally available for
your MRI system. In addition to these typical accessories, Bruker BioSpin MRI provides
for many applications special accessories. Please contact your local Bruker representative
for details.
The option or part numbers of spare parts for the accessories are given in the corresponding
accessories operating instructions.
7.1 RF Coils and Animal Beds
RF Coils are dedicated to a given application and are therefore always sold as a set
together with the appropriate animal bed. The head RF Coils are even integral part of the
animal bed and may not be taken off.
The size and shape of the RF Coils was optimized for in vivo applications. They are pre-
matched to a typical loading of a mouse or rat, respectively.
All animal beds have a tooth bar for animal fixation, anesthesia mask, anesthetic
scavenging connection, and warm water bed.
MRI RF volume coil, designed for mouse body investigations
of animals up to 40g body weight. Solenoid coil design,
transmit/receive capabilities, Iiner diameter: 30 mm,
length: 50 mm, including animal bed.
Mouse
whole body
(option)
MRI RF volume coil, designed for mouse whole body
investigations of animals up to 40 g body weight. Solenoid coil
design, transmit/receive capabilities, inner diameter: 30 mm,
length: 80 mm, including animal bed.