Equipment

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Ultra-High Field 7T Siemens Terra MR scanner with single-transmit (sTx, 1-Tx/32-Rx) and parallel (pTx, 8-Tx/32-Rx) 32-channel receive RF coils.
• SKOPE system integrated with the 7T Siemens MAGNETOM Terra, enhancing MRI examinations by measuring real-time magnetic field variations and correcting spatial encoding imperfections.
• BrainAmp MR (plus) system with BrainCapMR7flex caps and software package for handling scanner-related artefacts in the Brain Analyser environment, enabling high-quality simultaneous EEG-MRI recordings.
• 3T Siemens Prisma MR scanner with 64- or 20-channel receive RF head-neck coils.
• Both scanners are equipped with MRI-compatible auditory and visual systems, Eye-tracking, and physiological monitoring devices.
• Possibility to expand imaging capabilities to other applications (e.g. knee and spinal cord imaging).
• Heteronuclear applications at 7T,  exploring nuclei such as 19F, 13C, 23Na, and 31P, made possible due to the higher signal-to-noise ratio.
• MRI-compatible response pads (2 buttons, 4 buttons, roll-scroll) (Current Designs)

PET Imaging

• PET imaging studies for Human is conducted in collaboration with the Nuclear Medicine Department of CHU Liège on their Siemens Biograph Vision 600, a highly advanced imaging device that provides detailed and accurate images for both clinical and research purposes.
• Siemens ECAT HR+ PET Scanner dedicated solely to large animal research. The scanner offers high-resolution whole-body and brain imaging with 2D/3D dynamic acquisition modes and advanced image reconstruction capabilities.
• For small animal imaging, services are available at the animal facility platform, equipped with Molecubes X-cube and ß-cube scanners.
• Siemens Concorde FOCUS 120 PET scanner, featuring list-mode data acquisition, is utilized by the GIGA-Cyclotron platform for preliminary in-vivo radiotracer development and proof-of-concept studies.

Human electrophysiology

hdEEG

• High-density EEG System with 256 channels (Electrical Geodesics, Inc., Eugene, OR).
• A 128-channel EEG system with active electrodes for longer recording (actiCHamp Plus/ActiCap: Brain Products GmbH).
• Several EEG cap sizes are available.
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Synchronized video recording for one system
• 3D cap position tracked with Zebris system on request

TMS-EEG

• TMS
  • High-precision Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) System (NBS 5, Nexstim, Finland)
  • Single pulse TMS, coupled pulse TMS and repetitive TMS (rTMS).
  • MRI based neuronavigation.
  • Standard 8-shape coil.
  • Air-cooled 8 shape coil - ideal for rTMS usage.
  • Electromyography (EMG) with automatic motor threshold dection.
  • Location locked stimulation

• EEG
  • TMS-compatible high-density EEG system (BrainAmp,Brain Products GmbH, Germany, DC 64 channel).
  • 3 cap sizes available: S, M, L
  • Sampling rate: 1450 Hz
  • 2 electro-oculogram (EOG), designed to reduce TMS pulse artifacts.

Electrophysiological assessments

• Polysomnography Systems
  • Five 32-channel polysomnography system (N7000, Embla, Natus, Middleton, WI)
  • Expandable channels and respiratory detectors available.
  • The systems are housed in sound-proofed sleep rooms, each equipped with synchronized infrared video cameras and controled temperature and lighting.
  • Equipment for physiological parameters recording is also available.
• EEG Systems
  • Three 16-channel EEG systems (Vamp, Brain Product, Germany)
  • Electrode positions can be 3D-tracked with Zebris system.
• Physiological recordings
  • BIOPAC MP160 system for recording ECG, EMG, EDA, and respiration electrodermal activity (EDA), and respiration
• Other
  • Dedicated rooms for cognitive testing and medical examinations.
  • Can be equipped with laptops and basic medical furniture.