Category: Hardware

UHP Upgrade Update (Continued)

by on November 8, 2020 9:07 pm
1. Introduction Good news — after a lot of hard work over the weekend by the CNI staff, we are most of the way back to normal operation with our upgrade to GE’s RX28 release.  The significant accomplishments over the weekend include solving the issues with the research SMS sequences as well as the spiral… Read more UHP Upgrade Update (Continued)

CNI Technology Update

by on October 22, 2020 1:03 pm
The software controlling the new UHP system will be significantly upgraded in early November.  This post describes the system upgrade. We also describe the valuable features of a new display we recently installed in the control room. 1. MR Software Upgrade Our 3T Ultra-High Performance system is scheduled for a host computer and operating system upgrade over… Read more CNI Technology Update

CNI upgrade planning

by on July 2, 2019 4:04 pm
Planning for an MRI scanner upgrade at the CNI The MRI scanner we have (GE DVMR 750) is about 8 years old. There have been advances over the years that we incorporated through compute infrastructure and software. It is now time for us to consider the opportunity for a hardware upgrade. In anticipation of the hardware… Read more CNI upgrade planning

2017 Recap and Upcoming at CNI

by on January 12, 2018 3:03 pm
As we embark on a new year (Happy New Year!), the CNI team would like to take a moment to highlight some of the things that happened last year and to preview some of the things we’re working on for 2018. Looking back at 2017 Personnel Changes In May we said farewell to Bob Dougherty,… Read more 2017 Recap and Upcoming at CNI

CNI scanner upgrade to DV26

by on November 9, 2017 11:50 am
After weeks of testing, the CNI will upgrade the scanner’s software to DV26 on Monday, Nov 12, 2017. All existing protocols will be migrated to the new platform, and we fully expect they will perform as they do on the current platform. Data will continue to be stored in NIMS as they are now as… Read more CNI scanner upgrade to DV26

Planning for hardware upgrades

by on May 23, 2016 8:57 pm
The CNI is planning for a significant equipment upgrade, which we expect to be available in about a year. This message describes our plans, which are rather uncertain. Despite this uncertainty, we thought it best to write this note to give you plenty of time to plan. About a year ago, Siemens released a new scanner… Read more Planning for hardware upgrades