BioSpec Maxwell

BioSpec Maxwell MRIs recreate preclinical MRI, taking operational ease of use to a new level. Cutting-edge autonomous instrument control continually self-regulates instrument parameters to their optimal state, providing a completely new ownership and imaging experience.

The BioSpec Maxwell MRI’s innovative Maxwell magnet technology eliminates the need for liquid helium filling, providing long-term cost savings and making use inherently safe.

With their small footprint and minimal site requirements, the BioSpec Maxwell MRIs perfectly fit into existing lab structures, expanding biomedical research capabilities with easy-to-use MRI.

The intuitive workflows ensure highest productivity for a wide range of preclinical MRI studies on small rodents.

While this simplicity guarantees best results, the flexibility of classic BioSpec features such as the method development platform and the possibility to add an MRI CryoProbe or PET module provide users with the unparalleled versatility and full range of freedom that is needed to push research boundaries.

Ease of Use and Maximal Productivity

• Accurate animal positioning with the motorized Animal Transport System, including touchscreen operation even with gloves for a simplified, precise workflow
• Intuitive ParaVision software with over 100 validated and ready to use in vivo protocols and scan programs for mice and rats
• Streamlined workflows including automatic quantification
• Safe operation with inherent shielding

Maximum Cost Savings

• No liquid helium or nitrogen fillings provides freedom from fluctuating helium prices
• No Faraday cage required for easiest siting
• No quench pipe required for easiest siting
• Lightweight and compact footprint fits in any laboratory

Maximal Experimental Freedom

• ParaVision software with more than 1,000 sequence variations including IntraGate based methods, UTE, and ZTE
• Method development platform
• Most advanced pulse-tube cold head for minimal vibrations for sensitive studies such as fMRI
• Upgradable with MRI CryoProbe delivering an exceptional sensitivity increase

Maximal Reliability and Up-time

• Hold-time minimum of 6 hours during cooling disruption¹
  
• Extensive sensors monitoring of instrument parameters
• One-click charging and discharging
  
• One-click cooling and warming

_{¹ 3T: 4 hours, 9.4 T: 4 hours during power outage}

3 T, 7 T, and 9.4 T with 17 cm magnet bores

• Complete RF coil portfolio for mice and rats available including support for very large rats with free RF-coil access of 82 mm
• Gradient strength up to 900 mT/m, Slew rate: 4200 T/m/s
• Upgradable with state-of-the-art PET insert or PET inline module

7 T with 22 cm magnet bore

• Large 144 mm gradient inner diameter for imaging larger subjects and accommodating specialized experimental setups
• Complete RF coil portfolio for mice and rats available including support for very large rats with a 105 mm inner diameter RF coil
• Highest duty cycle gradient design

BioSpec Maxwell 70/22 extends the Maxwell platform with a 22 cm wide bore at 7 Tesla, improving experimental flexibility and enhancing accommodation of larger models. It maintains the compact footprint as well as the productivity and reliability of the BioSpec Maxwells.

• Larger models - Additional space for larger or obese rodent models
• Extended anatomical coverage - Elongated imaging regions and whole-body studies
• Complex experimental configurations - More available space for animal support, physiological monitoring, and additional experimental equipment