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Upgrading Siemens MAGNETOM Terra 7T

Buyer: NTNU

Published
18 June 2025
Procedure
Negotiated procedure
Lots
1
Notice number
00392757-2025
Reference
54fc98a9-0927-42ed-8933-932078f0bf88
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Official source

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Description

NTNU currently owns a MAGNETOM 7T Terra MR system that was installed in 2019 (final take-over 29.sept 2020). The MR system has a so-called "dual-mode", which means that the system can be run in two different modes: one-channel transmit (1TX) or 8-channel parallel transmit (pTX). The 1TX mode is CE marked as medical-technical equipment and the MR pictures taken under this mode are certified for diagnostic use. pTX modus is currently only approved for research use. 1TX mode has some challenges around what is called B1+ inhomogencies, which means that the image quality varies in different places in the image, for example there are often "shadows" in the cerebellum. These technical challenges can be avoided when using pTX mode and are decisive for the 7T MR to have a broader use in diagnostics. The main objective of this procurement is to upgrade NTNU ́s MAGNETOM 7T Terra from the current "dual-mode" system to a fully CE-marked 7T MR system, in which both 1TX and pTX functionality are certified for diagnostic use. In more detail the procurement must include the following: • Alteration of the RF transmit chain from dual-mode to a fully CE marked 8-channel RF system. • Fully CE mar…

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Siemens Healthcare AS

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