7T Core Structure

The team’s core responsibilities include maintaining the scanner, conducting regular quality control checks, organizing technical maintenance work, and communicating with manufacturers of stimulation, peripheral, and MRI devices in the event of malfunctions. In addition, the team maintains the scanner log and provides safety briefings and training for users.

This includes, in particular, the setup, adaptation, and optimization of MR protocols and available sequences in accordance with scientific requirements and the individual needs of users. In addition, the 7T team supports multicenter studies and is committed to making current methodological developments and innovative approaches from other ultra-high-field sites accessible to local users.
In addition to these service- and application-oriented tasks, the MR Core Facility also conducts its own research activities in the fields of MR imaging and MR spectroscopy.

The focus is on the development of new imaging techniques and analytical tools. Current research priorities include, among other things, novel approaches to visualizing brain anatomy, cerebral vasculature, and perfusion.