Magnetic Resonance Core
Housed under the Yale Bioimaging Institute the MR core is a revenue-neutral (fee-for-service) inter-institutional service provider.
The Yale MR Core provides cutting-edge MR imaging for various applications, from acquisition strategies and methodology development to data analysis and archiving. With expert physicists and engineers on staff, the core supports novel hardware development and pulse sequence strategies. It is equipped with five whole-body MRI scanners, including three Siemens 3T Prisma scanners, a 3T Siemens Vida system, and a Bruker 4T, along with two preclinical magnets (9.4T and 11.7T Bruker). The MR Core also features custom-built electromagnets, advanced RF and NMR systems, human behavioral testing rooms, and data storage and analysis facilities, all dedicated to research imaging.
For more information about the Yale MR Core, please contact:
- Todd Constable, MR Core Co-Director
- Doug Rothman, MR Core Co-Director
- Christina Agro, MR Core Administrative Manager
- Meko Owens-Ward, Senior Administrative Assistant
Services
Services that the Yale MR Core can provide include:
- Siemens 3T magnet
- fMRI Vida
- Bruker 4T magnet
- Bruker (9.4T or 11.74T) for small animal
- Agilent 500 MHz Spectrometer
- Technology services (restore data, back-up scan)
- RA Assistance
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Initiating a Study in the MR Core
Have a new research idea? Want to submit a protocol at the MRRC for a new study? Here you will find a wealth of information about getting started - submitting new protocols, scheduling scanner time, usage charges, and renewing protocols at the MRRC. Please review all relevant documents carefully.
All new investigators with studies that involve the use of the MRRC are required complete the following:
- Read the MRRC Safety Policy.
- Have a valid IRB#
- Complete IRB Training.
- Complete MR Safety Training. Further instructions on fulfilling the MR Safety Training are detailed in the MRRC Imaging Policy document.
- All research personnel who work in the MRRC must undergo MR training. Training consists of four requirements: (1) Online training with quiz, (2) Read and attesting to MR Imaging Policy, and (3) Safety Training Video which are all one-time requirements and (4) the MR Safety Questionnaire which is required every two years.
- Fill out the Proposal for use of MRRC document
Questions?
Training Links
- Access MR Safety Training for the learning content which includes the Imaging Policy, Online training with quiz, and the safety training video. All one-time requirements:
- Access the learning content for the MR Safety Questionnaire which is required every two years.
User Fees
Note: Users should plan on a 3-4% annual increase in scan fees every July 1st.
| Service | Minimum slot time | Internal funding (fund 02, 028) | Internal clinical trials (fund 029) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma & Vida 3T MR Imaging * | 1 hour | $705 | $1,410 |
| Bruker 4T (Human) | 1 hour | $580 | $1,160 |
| Bruker 9.4T & 11.74T † | 3 hours | $300 | $600 |
| Bruker 9.4/11.74T Overnight/Weekends(fixed tissue samples) | 6 hours | $150 | $300 |
| Agilent 500 MHz Spectrometer | 1 hour | $60 | $120 |
| Metabolite Analysis | 1 hour | $315 | $630 |
| Preclinical Image Analysis | 1 hour | $135 | $270 |
| Data Restore - Prisma & Vida 3T | N/A | $50 | $100 |
| Scan Back-up | N/A | $145 | $290 |
| Scan CD Archive | N/A | $139.00 | $290 |
| RA Assistance | N/A | $140 | $290 |
*All 3T and 4T MRI time is scheduled and charged at a minimum of 1 hour (with an additional 30-minute increment option). An fMRI slot is typically 1.5 hours.
† Prior approval is required for scans less than 3 hours on the Bruker 9.4T/11.74T. Please contact Basav Ganganna with any requests for prior approval.
Rates for External For-Profit Users
For further information on rates for external for-profit users please contact Christina Agro .
Scheduling & Cancellation Policies
MRI - Siemens 3T Prisma A, B and C & 3T Vida scanner
- Scans cancelled within 2 weeks of the originally scheduled scan will incur a cancellation charge equal to the cost of the scheduled scan.
- Slots can be listed as “for sale” on the listserv fmri_slots@mailman.yale.edu. If someone claims the slot and it is successfully scheduled, the new Investigator will be responsible for payment and there will be no cancellation charge. If no one claims the slot and it goes un-used, the original Investigator will incur a cancellation charge.
- Excessive cancellations or selling of a permanently allocated slot (defined as selling or not using a slot >50% of the time) will result in the slot being assigned to another Investigator.
- Scan time includes the time it takes to get the subject into the magnet at the start and out of the magnet at the end. If an Investigator consistently exceeds the slot time, they will be advised to shorten the protocol or extend the slot time. Slots are allocated with one-hour minimum time and additional 30-minute increments.
- If an MR technologist is requested for a special study that are outside of their standard hours, an incremental fee will be incurred to cover overtime and/or differential pay.
For scheduling MRI systems (3T) please email mrrc-mri-scheduling@yale.edu.
High Field Small Bore Systems for MRI/MRS
- Scans cancelled will incur a cancellation charge equal to the cost of the scheduled scan.
- Scan time includes the time it takes to get the animal into the magnet at the start and out of the magnet at the end. If an Investigator consistently exceeds the slot time, they will be advised to shorten the protocol or extend the slot time.
- Contact Basav Ganganna for cancellations. If no one claims the slot and it goes un-used, the original Investigator will incur a cancellation charge.
For scheduling on the small bore systems, contact Basav Ganganna
Bruker 4T MRI/MRS
- Scans cancelled within 2 weeks of the originally scheduled scan will incur a cancellation charge equal to the cost of the scheduled scan.
- There is a minimum 2-week notification to relinquish a slot without paying for it, unless another user pays for the slot. Contact Graeme Mason for cancellations
For scheduling on the 4T, contact Graeme Mason