Table 1. Synopsis of the characteristics of the 7.0 T whole body MR system used.

systems characteristics
magnet bore	whole-body magnet
magnet length without cover	337 cm
scanner length including cover	400 cm
inner diameter	60 cm
diameter of flared opening	120 cm
length of flared opening	35 cm
patient table
max. patient weight	200 kg
max. range	325 cm
patient table speed	(25–60) mm/s
patient comfort
effective inner A-P diameter with patient table in the iso-center position	40 cm
in bore ventilation	can be set to 3 different levels
in bore intercom	including loudspeaker, microphone and earphones