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The Siemens Magnetom Trio - Total Imaging Matrix System

 

Trio TIM - Information and Specifications (Adapted from MRI-Tip)

CLINICAL APPLICATION Whole body
CONFIGURATION Short bore
SURFACE COILS CP head, CP integrated body coil, neck matrix, breast array, 8-channel knee array, CP wrist, shoulder array, CP extremity
SPECTROSCOPY Yes/Mutli-nuclear MRS
PULSE SEQUENCES SE, IR, 2D/3D TurboSE, Turbo IR, Dark-Fluid IR, True IR, 2D/3D MEDIC, 2D/3D GRE FLASH, 2D/3D GRE FISP, 2D/3D PSIF, 2D TurboFLASH, 3D MP-RAGE, 3D TurboFLASH, 2D/3D TOF angiography, MTC, TONE with 3D TOF MRA, GMR, LOTA
IMAGING MODES Single, multislice, volume study, multi angle, multi oblique
SINGLE/MULTI SLICE 178 images/sec at 256 x 256 at 100% FOV
FOV 40 cm
SLICE THICKNESS Min 2D/3D: 0.1/0.05 mm
DISPLAY MATRIX 1024 x 1024 full screen display
MEASURING MATRIX 64 x 64 to 1024 x 1024
SPATIAL RESOLUTION 10 micrometer
MAGNET TYPE Superconducting
BORE DIAMETER 60 cm
MAGNET WEIGHT 12000 kg
H*W*D 221 x 244 x 213 cm
POWER REQUIREMENTS 380/400/420/440/480 V
COOLING SYSTEM TYPE Single cryogen, 2 stage refrig.
CRYOGEN USE 0.12 L/hr helium
FIELD STRENGTH 3.0 T
STRENGTH 40 - 45 mT/m
SLEW RATE 200 mT/m/ms
5-GAUSS FRINGE FIELD 3.4 m / 5.9 m
SHIMMING Passive, act.; 1st order std./2nd opt.

 

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