# ShEEP Request for Bruker BioSpec 3T MRI System Upgrade

> **NIH VA IS1** · VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · 2023 · —

## Abstract

The capability of performing longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on small animals in vivo significantly
and positively impacts a large number of VA-supported projects in basic, translational and preclinical
biomedical/behavioral research relevant to Veteran's healthcare currently conducted at the Jennifer Moreno
VA Medical Center (JMVAMC) (formerly known as the VA San Diego Healthcare System). We have a Bruker
BioSpec 3T small animal MRI system which is integrated into the centralized JMVAMC/Veterans Medical
Research Foundation Microimaging Core facility, but the current configuration is limited in its ability to perform
rapid scans, including the inability to perform high-quality mouse cardiac and mouse functional brain MRI
experiments. We are a group of 18 investigators with active VA funding who will directly benefit from upgrading
the existing Bruker BioSpec 3T MRI system. Our projects which will benefit from the upgrades encompass a
wide range of fields and research, including radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics, bioengineering, neurology,
psychiatry, pulmonology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, oncology, and surgery. Upgrading our small animal
MRI imaging system to the latest state-of-the-art system will not only impact basic pre-clinical research at
JMVAMC, but is also expected to have a strong and positive effect through improvement of patient clinical care.
The imaging techniques employed on our 3T system are readily incorporated to the clinic, ultimately supporting
the VA healthcare mission.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10740786
- **Project number:** 1IS1BX006332-01
- **Recipient organization:** VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- **Principal Investigator:** Eric Y Chang
- **Activity code:** IS1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** VA
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** —
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2023-03-01 → 2023-09-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10740786

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10740786, ShEEP Request for Bruker BioSpec 3T MRI System Upgrade (1IS1BX006332-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10740786. Licensed CC0.

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