MRI CryoProbe

New Signal-to-Noise Horizons in Small Animal MRI

MRI CryoProbe technology

Delivering an increase in sensitivity of a factor of 2.5 over standard room temperature RF-coils in routine MRI applications.
 

Bruker offers the MRI CryoProbe™ for the BioSpec®PharmaScan® and ClinScan® product lines. It features very low temperature, closed cycle cooled RF-coils and preamplifiers delivering an increase in sensitivity of a factor of 2.5 over standard room temperature RF-coils in routine MRI applications.
 

Mouse brain  (cerebellum) in vivo (T2* weigted images) at 25 µm in plane resolution
Mouse in vivo (T2* weighted images) at 25 µm in plane resolution

Main Features

  • Increase in sensitivity by a factor of 2.5
  • Higher spatial resolution and shorter scan times
  • Flexible design for easy siting
  • Cold surface contact with the animal eliminated by monitoring and warming provisions
  • Cooling down outside the magnet 
  • All safety requirements with respect to the user and the animal are fulfilled