Table 1.
Equipment used. All equipment was manufactured by Bruker (Rheinstetten, Germany) using Avance (Av) spectrometers and ParaVision (PV) acquisition and analysis software except: (a) Magnet from the companies which formerly traded as Varian, Magnex or Agilent; (b) Transmitter-Receiver from Rapid MR International, Columbus OH USA or Rimpar, Germany.
| Centre | B0/T | Spectrometer | Gradient strength/mT∙m−1 (model) | Radiofrequency transmitter/receiver volume coil (i.d./mm) | Software |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 7a | Pharmascan 70/16 US Av III | 375 (B-GA9S) | Quadrature 300 MHz (38)b | PV 6.0 |
| B | 3 | Biospec 3 T Av IIIHD | 900 (B-GA105S HP) | Quadrature 128 MHz (60) | PV 6.0.1 |
| C | 7 | Biospec 70/20 USR Av IIIHD | 660 (B-GA12S HP) | Quadrature 300 MHz (86) | PV 6.0.1 |
| D | 4.7 | Biospec 47/20 USR Av IIIHD | 660 (B-GA12S HP) | Quadrature 200 MHz (72) | PV 6.0.1 |
| E | 7 | Biospec 70/30 USR Av II | 440 (B-GA12S) | Single channel 300 MHz (72) | PV 6.0.1 |
| F | 7a | Biospec 70/20 Av I | 400 (B-GA12) | Single channel 300 MHz (72) | PV 5.1 |
| G1 | 7 | Biospec 70/30 USR Av III | 300 (B-GA12) | Quadrature 300 MHz (90)b | PV 6.0.1 |
| G2 | 4.7 | Biospec 47/40 Av III | 200 (B-GA12S) | Quadrature 200 MHz (90)b | PV 6.0.1 |
| H | 4.7 | Pharmascan 47/16 Av III | 300 (B-G9S) | Single channel 200 MHz (60) | PV 5.1 |
| J | 4.7 | Biospec 47/40 USR Av II | 660 (B-GA12S HP) | Quadrature 200 MHz (72) | PV 6.0.1 |
| K | 9.4a | Biospec 94/30 Av III | 670 (B-GA 12S HP) | Quadrature 400 MHz (87) | PV 6.0.1 |
| L | 11.7 | Biospec 117/16 USR Av III | 750 (B-GA 9S) | Quadrature 500 MHz (72) | PV 6.0.1 |