MRI
for Research
Innovating MRI & MRS for Cutting Edge Research
We drive innovation in MRI and MRS through our dedicated development efforts centered on the following key components:
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High-temperature superconductor (HTS) magnets.
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An advanced digital console equipped with patient safety monitoring capabilities.
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Cutting-edge MR# and LUMINA software solutions.
System integration is among our core competencies, and we specialize in tailoring MRI/MRS systems or subsystems to suit the specific needs of research or clinical settings.
HTS Magnets
The design of our compact HTS magnets allows use in a wide range of applications, from low field to ultra high field. The configurable diameter of the magnetic aperture enables MR examinations of tissue samples, animals, and adults.
Digital Console
There is no oscillator in our digital console resonating at the Larmor frequency. Instead, the Larmor frequency is a SW variable, as we are generating the RF pulses in SW. Our transmit and receive system is naturally broadband and highly adaptable to exotic applications, while maintaining MR signal phase coherence requiring sub-nano-second timing precision.
MRI Software & Lumina SW
MR# | the language of MRI: a language consisting only of 5 tokens to describe any MR pulse sequence and its interface to reconstruction. These tokens shall be natural descriptors to any MR application developer. MR# allows for sequence definition rather than sequence programming. MR# sequences are independent of the MR system used for their execution, but they have full access to all system properties by a well-defined system abstraction. In the same way, also the patient or more generally the MR probe in the system are abstracted by a well-defined interface. We support the notion that all details of MR sequences shall be publicly available.
LUMINA SW | Lumina means “Low-effort Usage of MR Imaging and Applications”. The lightweight and but yet comprehensive solution is not only tailored for easy use by the MR system user, but also for easy interfacing by application developers, for expanding the use of the MR system.
14 T Whole Body HTS MRI Magnet
Medical technology company Neoscan Solutions has begun production of a 14-Tesla magnet, the world’s most powerful MRI magnet designed for human applications and a new world record in magnetic resonance imaging.
The magnet is being developed as part of an international research project led by the Dutch DYNAMIC Consortium and is scheduled to be installed at Radboud University in Nijmegen in 2027. The system will be used for advanced medical research.
For more information, read the official publication.
