Imaging | Charles River Discovery Services

MR System Software 

Our proprietary 7 Tesla MR system, optimized RF-coils and imaging protocols under full physiological monitoring of animals provide a high-throughput platform for the detection of structural, morphological and volumetric changes in a variety of CNS-related indications and transgenic models.

Proprietary 7 Tesla Agilent (Varian) Small Animal Scanner

  • Horizontal, actively shielded
  • 160 mm bore size
  • Gradient strength 400 mT/m
  • Optimized RF-coils
  • 63 mm volume transmit (Rapid)
  • Surface phased-arrays for receiving for rats and mice (Rapid)
  • Quadrature surface transmit / receive for mice (Rapid)
  • 63 mm quadrature transmit / receive volume coil (Varian)
  • Double-tuned 1H/31P mouse surface coil for mice (Rapid)


Our MRI scientists have in-house capability in VnmrJ pulse sequence programming and development of data analysis software. MR image analyses are performed in MATLAB® environment and MR spectroscopic data with LCModel. Upon request, we are able to provide the MRI data in any format, including DICOM and NIFTI-1, for easy access and viewing.

  • MouseOx® pulse oximeter for rats and mice (STARR lifesci.corp)
  • Arterial oxygen saturation
  • Pulse rate and pulse distention
  • Breath rate and effort to breath
  • Output analog data
  • Ensure proper depth of anesthesia
  • ECG/Respiration control and triggering (RAPID Biomed. GmbH)
  • TC-1000 temperature control system (CWE Inc.)


All experiments may be conducted under full physiological monitoring setup. In addition to above non-invasive probes, we are able to invasively measure blood gases and take plasma samples during the MR scanning.For more information about our magnetic resonance system and software, please contact us at 1.877.CRIVER.1 or askcharlesriver@crl.com.

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1.877.CRIVER.1 (1.877.274.8371)
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