Gachon university has recently acquired an 11.74 T MRI system from an Italian company, ASG Superconductors, which made a big local news (https://www.bosa.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=2139691) a few months ago. The picture above was taken on the 28th of May at the site where it is being installed, the Neuroscience Research Institute (Song-do branch) in Incheon. The magnet is being vacuum-checked, and is not cooled down yet. The magnet is not actively shielded, and although configured to image a human subject (with about 56 cm accessible bore), will primarily be used for animal imaging for the near future, for regulatory reasons. While the field strength is already quite unique, what is even more interesting is that the system is being configured for a sequential PET scan through a rail system connecting the two scanners. Prof. Kyoung-Nam Kim (left in picture), kindly provided a tour of the building with several photo opportunities.
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