Core Facility
Human 3T MRI
Welcome to our MRI Core Facility. On this page, we introduce our services, equipment, and team, and explain how we can support your research and clinical projects. We hope you find the information helpful and look forward to collaborating with you.
Introduction
Introduction
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a crucial tool in contemporary medical research, offering a non-invasive approach to visualizing the body's internal structures. One of its key strengths lies in its ability to produce images with varying contrasts, effectively distinguishing between different tissue densities. This capability is particularly valuable for examining soft tissues, allowing for detailed visualization of diverse bodily structures, ranging from cerebrospinal fluid to white and grey matter in the brain, as well as tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.
The versatility of MRI extends beyond structural imaging. Through the Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) effect, researchers can observe neuronal activity in the brain, a technique known as functional MRI (fMRI). Additionally, MRI technology has paved the way for other specialized applications, such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for mapping neural tracts, and angiography for visualizing blood vessels.
By providing access to this sophisticated technology and expert support, the Core Facility for Human 3T MRI plays a crucial role in advancing scientific research across neuroscience, psychology, and medical fields
Services Offered
The core facility supports researchers by offering:
- Access to the 3T MRI scanner and associated equipment
- Assistance in experimental design and protocol optimization
- Training for independent operation of the scanner
- Support in data acquisition, processing, and analysis
Applications
Our advanced MRI system supports diverse research applications, including:
- Structural brain imaging
- Multi-Parameter Mapping
- Functional brain imaging
- Diffusion tensor imaging
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Instruments
Our Core Facility provides cutting-edge research infrastructure for scientists across various disciplines. At the heart of this facility is a state-of-the-art 3 Tesla MRI scanner, offering high-resolution imaging capabilities for non-invasive human studies.
The facility is equipped with additional hardware for visual and auditory stimulation, as well as systems for recording physiological responses during scans.
Do you have any questions?
FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions about the PPMS booking system, the billing of core facility services and much more can be found in our FAQ section on Confluence.
Consulting
Are you interested in our services? Please get in touch with the relevant contact person or send us an e-mail:
cf-mrt@ukbonn.de
Acknowledgement
You would like to publish your results but do not know how to take the support of the Core Facility into account? Here you will find detailed instructions.
Useful Links
- Keidel, Kristof; Schröder, Rebekka; Trautner, Peter; Radbruch, Alexander; Murawski, Carsten; Ettinger, Ulrich
The date/delay effect in intertemporal choice: A combined fMRI and eye-tracking study.
Human brain mapping 45 (3), e26585.
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26585.
- Schmidt, Markus; Bauer, Tobias; Kehl, Marcel; Minarik, Anna; Walger, Lennart; Schultz, Johannes; Otte, Martin S.; Trautner, Peter; Hoppe, Christian; Baumgartner, Tobias; Specht-Riemenschneider, Louisa; Mormann, Florian; Radbruch, Alexander; Surges, Rainer; Rüber, Theodor
Olfactory Dysfunction and Limbic Hypoactivation in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
Human brain mapping 45 (16), e70061.
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.70061 - Vetterlein, Annabel; Plieger, Thomas; Monzel, Merlin; Hogeterp, Svea A.; Wagner, Lilli; Grünhage, Thomas; Felten, Andrea; Trautner, Peter; Karneboge, Jana; Reuter, Martin
Neuronal activation patterns during self-referential pain imagination.
Neurobiology of pain (Cambridge, Mass.) 16, S. 100158.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2024.100158
- Schröder, Rebekka; Keidel, Kristof; Trautner, Peter; Radbruch, Alexander; Ettinger, Ulrich
Neural mechanisms of background and velocity effects in smooth pursuit eye movements.
Human brain mapping 44 (3), S. 1002–1018.
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26127
- Coenjaerts, Marie; Trimborn, Isabelle; Adrovic, Berina; Stoffel-Wagner, Birgit; Cahill, Larry; Philipsen, Alexandra; Hurlemann, René; Scheele, Dirk
Exogenous estradiol and oxytocin modulate sex differences in hippocampal reactivity during the encoding of episodic memories.
NeuroImage 264, S. 119689.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119689 - Lehmann, Mirko; Neumann, Claudia; Wasserthal, Sven; Delis, Achilles; Schultz, Johannes; Hurlemann, René; Ettinger, Ulrich
Ketamine increases fronto-posterior functional connectivity during meta-perceptual confidence ratings.
Behavioural brain research 430, S. 113925.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.113925 - Morr, Mitjan; Noell, Jeanine; Sassin, Daphne; Daniels, Jule; Philipsen, Alexandra; Becker, Benjamin; Stoffel-Wagner, Birgit; Hurlemann, René; Scheele, Dirk
Lonely in the Dark: Trauma Memory and Sex-Specific Dysregulation of Amygdala Reactivity to Fear Signals.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 9 (15), e2105336.
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105336
Bettina Mahlow
+49 228 287 62261
Building 76, EG.416
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
Address
Venusberg-Campus 1
How to find to us
Arriving by public transport
From Bonn main station, you can take the bus line 600 (direction Ippendorf Altenheim) and 601 (direction Venusberg) to the bus stop "Uniklinikum Nord", "Uniklinikum Hauptpforte" or "Uniklinikum Süd". Line 630 runs in the Bonn city area without stopping at the main station.
Acknowledgements
Administration Medical Faculty
Documents
The Core Facilities thank the German Research Foundation for continuous support.
