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This site provides technical and procedural information for users of the Spinoza Centre. All users are invited to contribute their knowledge by editing content here. It is important that you verify the accuracy of any information that you post.
 
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=General information=
 
=General information=
  
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The Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging supports fundamental and clinical research programs in the fields of neuroscience and cognition but also facilitates academic and industrial research programs in areas other than the brain. The Centre houses a variety of techniques designed to visualize and study the brain. Central to the infrastructure are the 3 Tesla and 7 Tesla human Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanners (MRI). Ultra-high field MR (≥ 7 Tesla) allows human brain function, structure and metabolism to be visualized at unprecedented detail. The peripheral equipment installed at the scanners includes material for visual, auditory and sensory stimulation, eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) recordings, all of which can be performed simultaneously with the MRI acquisitions. Several testing rooms are available in the suite to help people who are collecting surveys, patient briefing or for obtaining behavioural and EEG measures. This allows for a wide range of possible experimental manipulation and physiological measurements to complement the MRI data. In addition to the MRI equipment the Spinoza Centre houses a 'mock' MRI scanner for training humans, and several groups share their setups for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with the facility.
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==About the Spinoza wiki==
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This site provides technical and procedural information for the Spinoza Centre community.  
 +
 
 +
All users are invited to contribute their knowledge by editing content here. Obviously, it is important that you verify the accuracy of any information that you post.
 +
 
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Some parts of the wiki are only accessible by logging in (indicated with a "'''*'''"). You can login using your Spinoza account, if you don't have one please request the login information by sending an email to [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]].
  
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==The building==
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==About the Spinoza Centre==
  
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The Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging supports fundamental and clinical research programs in the fields of neuroscience and cognition but also facilitates academic and industrial research programs in areas other than the brain. The Centre houses a variety of techniques designed to visualize and study the brain. Central to the infrastructure are the 3 Tesla and 7 Tesla human Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanners (MRI). Ultra-high field MRI (≥ 7 Tesla) allows human brain function, structure and metabolism to be visualized at unprecedented detail.
  
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'''[[Route description|Route description]]''' on how to get to Spinoza via public transportation or car.
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The peripheral equipment installed at the scanners includes material for visual, auditory and sensory stimulation, eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) recordings, all of which can be performed simultaneously with the MRI acquisitions. Several testing rooms are available in the suite to help people who are collecting surveys, patient briefing or for obtaining behavioural and EEG measures. This allows for a wide range of possible experimental manipulation and physiological measurements to complement the MRI data.  
  
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'''[[Opening hours]]''' of Spinoza and when support staff are present.
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In addition to the MRI equipment the Spinoza Centre houses a 'mock' MRI scanner for training humans, and several groups share their setups for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with the facility.
  
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'''[[House rules|Guidelines for user etiquette]]''' to help us to continue to maintain a safe and productive environment for everyone.
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<div class="row">
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  <div class="large-6 columns">
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  <h2>The facilities</h2>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Route description|Route description]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to get to Spinoza via public transportation or car.</p>
  
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'''[[Access to the building|How to get access]]''' to the building and facilities.
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Opening hours]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Of Spinoza and when support staff are present.</p>
  
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==Communication==
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Access to the building|How to get access]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to get into the building and reach the facilities.</p>
  
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'''[[Contact|Contact Spinoza staff]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Available facilities|Available facilities]]</p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>These include research equipment but also desks, internet and meeting room. </p>
  
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'''[[Mailing lists|Spinoza e-mailing lists]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[House rules|House rules & user etiquette]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Please help us maintain a safe and productive environment for everyone.</p>
  
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'''[[Logos| Spinoza Centre logos]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Buttons and displays|Buttons and displays at SC]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>What is that button for?</p>
  
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==Talks and meetings==
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  </div>
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  <div class="large-6 columns">
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  <h2>Contact information</h2>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Contact|Support & Contact]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Contact and support options</p>
  
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'''[[SUM|Spinoza User Meeting (presentations)]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Mailing lists|General communication]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to join general communication lists of Spinoza.</p>
  
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'''[[SUM Agenda and minutes|Spinoza Centre User Meeting (forum agenda and minutes)]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[SUM|Spinoza User Meetings]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Weekly presentations of staff, partners and other scientists about their research. Every Tuesday from 16:00-17:00, everyone is welcome!</p>
  
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==Available facilities==
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Logos| Logos]]*</b></p>
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Below please find an overview of the available:
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Spinoza Centre Logos. Strictly speaking this has nothing to do with ''contact information'' but may be useful for some.</p>
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* '''[[Available facilities|research facilities]]''', including MRI scanners and peripheral equipment.
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  </div>
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* '''[[Using a desk|office space facilities]]''', including desks, internet, printer and meeting room.
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</div>
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=Starting a new project=
 
=Starting a new project=
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Below please find the information you need, if you would like to start a new MRI project at Spinoza. This information is primarily intended for researchers who are new to Spinoza. You typically only have to go through these procedures once.
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<div class="row">
 +
  <div class="large-6 columns">
 +
  <h2>Starting to use the facilities</h2>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Starting a project|Compulsory actions]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Checklist on how to start a project at Spinoza. These include compulsory actions that are required '''far in advance''' and '''just prior to''' scanning.
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  </p> 
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Piloting|Piloting MRI projects]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>About developing new protocols and trying out new things (and not necessarily getting billed ( <font size="+1">☺</font> ).</p>
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</div>
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  <div class="large-6 columns">
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  <h2>Training and safety</h2>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Certification for MR safety and MR operator|MR training and certification]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Prior to using the MR facilities please follow the '''MR safety''' training. If you want perform the scanning yourself, you need to be trained as an '''MR operator'''. </p>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Training schedules|Safety training schedule]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Instructions on safety and evacuation training.</p>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Certified users|List of certified users]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>If you want to start already you may enlist help of those who are already trained.</p>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[FerrAlert|Metal detectors]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to use the metal detectors at Spinoza.</p>
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  </div>
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</div>
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= Basic procedures =
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Below please find the basic procedures most MRI scientists will encounter sooner or later during their project.
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<div class="row">
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  <div class="large-6 columns">
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  <h2>Participant procedures</h2>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Sona|Participant recruitment (Sona)]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to use of the Spinoza Sona participant registration system to recruit participants for your study.</p>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Incidental findings| Incidental finding protocol]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to use our incidental finding protocol (if this was also so specified in your ethical approval).</p>
  
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==Checklist prior to using the facilities==
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Public data sharing]]*</b></p>
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'''[[Starting a project|Checklist for starting a project]]''' Prior to using the facilities please follow the checklist.
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Some notes on public data sharing which is part of the open science movement.</p>
  
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==MRI safety training and procedures==
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Sharing data with participants]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Some notes on how to deal with participants asking for their data.</p>
  
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'''[[Certification for MR safety and MR operator|MR training and certification]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Parking spot]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to book and use the Spinoza parking spot.</p>
  
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'''[[Training schedule|Safety instruction and evacuation training schedule]]'''
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  </div>
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  <div class="large-6 columns">
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  <h2>Basic MRI procedures</h2> 
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[MRI costs|MRI costs ]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Hourly billing rate and contacts for applying for (free) partner hours.</p>
  
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'''[[Certified users|List of certified users]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Booking|Booking the scanner and cancellation policy]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Well... just that. How to book and how to cancel scanner time.</p>
  
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'''[[FerrAlert|Metal detectors and use]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Best practices|Best practices]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Set of guidelines for MRI data-analyses, strongly recommended by Spinoza staff.</p>
  
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= Ongoing projects =  
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[DataExport| Exporting PAR/REC data from the scanner]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to export your data from the scanner and send it to the server. </p>
  
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==Participant procedures==
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Naming_acquisitions | Conventions for consistent naming of your acquisitions]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to name your acquisitions to facilitate automatic conversion and BIDS-ification.</p>
  
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'''[[Sona|Participant recruitment (Sona)]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Data deletion policy| Data deletion policy]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>When data is deleted from the scanners.</p>
  
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'''[[Incidental findings| Incidental finding protocol]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Standard sequences @ 3T]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Tried and tested sequences easily adaptable to your needs.</p>
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  </div>
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</div>
  
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'''[[Forms|MRI screening forms and (example) participant information / informed consent]]*'''
 
  
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==Basic MRI procedures==
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'''[[MRI costs and contacts for applying for partner hours]]*'''
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= Advanced procedures and troubleshooting=
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Here we gather information for the adventurous MRI scientist using peripheral equipment and the most advanced procedures. This section also contains usage and troubleshooting information for the MRI scientists and MR operators.
  
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'''[[Booking|Booking the scanner and cancellation policy]]'''
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<div class="row">
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  <div class="large-6 columns">
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  <h2>Peripheral MRI equipment</h2>
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Stimulus computer]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to control your stimulus from outside the scanner.</p>
  
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'''[[Piloting|Piloting MRI projects]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[BOLDscreen| MRI compatible LCD screen (BOLDscreen)]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to use the screen in the scanner.</p>
  
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'''[[Data export| Data export and deletion policy]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[FORP| MRI compatible button boxes (fORP)]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to use the response buttons in the the scanner.</p>
  
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'''[[Standard sequences @ 3T]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Audio system|MRI compatible audio system (MRConfon)]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to use the audio setup in the scanner.</p>
  
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==Peripheral MRI equipment, instructions and troubleshooting==
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Eye tracker|MRI compatible eye trackers]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to track the participants eye-movements in the scanner.</p>
  
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'''[[Stimulus computer]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[BrainAmp| Auxilliary EMG, ECG and GSR recordings (BrainAmp)]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to record EMG, ECG and GSR in the scanner. (under development)</p>
  
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'''[[BOLDscreen| MRI compatible LCD screen (BOLDscreen)]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[EEG-fMRI| EEG-fMRI recordings (EGI)]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to record EEG in the scanner.</p>
  
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'''[[FORP| MRI compatible button boxes (fORP)]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Electrical stimulator]]</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to use the electrical stimulator in the scanner.</p>
  
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'''[[Audio system|MRI compatible audio system (MRConfon)]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Physiology]]</b></p>
 +
  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to measure various physiological measures in the scanner, such as heart rate and respiration.</p>
 +
  </div>
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  <div class="large-6 columns">
 +
  <h2>Advanced MRI procedures</h2>
  
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'''[[Eye tracker|MRI compatible eye trackers]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Common warnings and error messages]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>List of most common warnings and error messages both on 3T and 7T.</p>
  
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'''[[BrainAmp| Auxilliary EMG, ECG and GSR recordings (BrainAmp)]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Patching 3T| Patching the 3T MRI scanners]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Well... just that. How to patch the 3T.</p>
  
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'''[[EEG-fMRI| EEG-fMRI recordings (EGI)]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[7T_general_info_%26_troubleshooting|7T MRI procedures]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>Documentation on 7T MRI procedures.</p>
  
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'''[[Electrical stimulator]]'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[BOLD_hoist|Hoist the 7T BOLD screen]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to move the BOLD screen in the 7T setup.</p>
  
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==Advanced MRI procedures and troubleshooting==
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[7T_hardware|7T MRI Hardware]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>List of available coils on the 7T.</p>
  
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'''[[Patching 3T| Patching the MRI scanners]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[7T_phantoms|7T MRI Phantoms]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>List of available phantoms for the 7T.</p>
  
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'''[[7Tdocs|7T MRI procedures and documentation]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[7TQA|7T MRI Quality assurance]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to run and evaluate the QA on the 7T.</p>
  
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'''[[7TQA|7T MRI Quality assurance]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[FAQS|FAQs on (f)MRI preprocessing]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>BIDS, distortion correction, MP2RAGE(ME) etc.</p>
  
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'''[[Common warnings and error messages]]*'''
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  <p style="margin-left:5%><b>[[Dicom send | Dicom transfer]]*</b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:10%>How to send dicoms to the AMC from the Spinoza Linux cluster command line.</p>
  
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'''[[Spinoza log book|Spinoza log book for reporting and monitoring technical problems]]*'''
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  </div>
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</div>
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 6 May 2024


General information

About the Spinoza wiki

This site provides technical and procedural information for the Spinoza Centre community.

All users are invited to contribute their knowledge by editing content here. Obviously, it is important that you verify the accuracy of any information that you post.

Some parts of the wiki are only accessible by logging in (indicated with a "*"). You can login using your Spinoza account, if you don't have one please request the login information by sending an email to [email protected].

About the Spinoza Centre

The Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging supports fundamental and clinical research programs in the fields of neuroscience and cognition but also facilitates academic and industrial research programs in areas other than the brain. The Centre houses a variety of techniques designed to visualize and study the brain. Central to the infrastructure are the 3 Tesla and 7 Tesla human Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanners (MRI). Ultra-high field MRI (≥ 7 Tesla) allows human brain function, structure and metabolism to be visualized at unprecedented detail.

The peripheral equipment installed at the scanners includes material for visual, auditory and sensory stimulation, eye tracking and electroencephalography (EEG) recordings, all of which can be performed simultaneously with the MRI acquisitions. Several testing rooms are available in the suite to help people who are collecting surveys, patient briefing or for obtaining behavioural and EEG measures. This allows for a wide range of possible experimental manipulation and physiological measurements to complement the MRI data.

In addition to the MRI equipment the Spinoza Centre houses a 'mock' MRI scanner for training humans, and several groups share their setups for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with the facility.

The facilities

Route description

How to get to Spinoza via public transportation or car.

Opening hours*

Of Spinoza and when support staff are present.

How to get access

How to get into the building and reach the facilities.

Available facilities

These include research equipment but also desks, internet and meeting room.

House rules & user etiquette

Please help us maintain a safe and productive environment for everyone.

Buttons and displays at SC*

What is that button for?

Contact information

Support & Contact

Contact and support options

General communication

How to join general communication lists of Spinoza.

Spinoza User Meetings

Weekly presentations of staff, partners and other scientists about their research. Every Tuesday from 16:00-17:00, everyone is welcome!

Logos*

Spinoza Centre Logos. Strictly speaking this has nothing to do with contact information but may be useful for some.

Starting a new project

Below please find the information you need, if you would like to start a new MRI project at Spinoza. This information is primarily intended for researchers who are new to Spinoza. You typically only have to go through these procedures once.

Starting to use the facilities

Compulsory actions

Checklist on how to start a project at Spinoza. These include compulsory actions that are required far in advance and just prior to scanning.

Piloting MRI projects

About developing new protocols and trying out new things (and not necessarily getting billed ( ☺ ).

Training and safety

MR training and certification

Prior to using the MR facilities please follow the MR safety training. If you want perform the scanning yourself, you need to be trained as an MR operator.

Safety training schedule*

Instructions on safety and evacuation training.

List of certified users*

If you want to start already you may enlist help of those who are already trained.

Metal detectors*

How to use the metal detectors at Spinoza.

Basic procedures

Below please find the basic procedures most MRI scientists will encounter sooner or later during their project.

Participant procedures

Participant recruitment (Sona)

How to use of the Spinoza Sona participant registration system to recruit participants for your study.

Incidental finding protocol*

How to use our incidental finding protocol (if this was also so specified in your ethical approval).

Public data sharing*

Some notes on public data sharing which is part of the open science movement.

Sharing data with participants*

Some notes on how to deal with participants asking for their data.

Parking spot*

How to book and use the Spinoza parking spot.

Basic MRI procedures

MRI costs *

Hourly billing rate and contacts for applying for (free) partner hours.

Booking the scanner and cancellation policy

Well... just that. How to book and how to cancel scanner time.

Best practices*

Set of guidelines for MRI data-analyses, strongly recommended by Spinoza staff.

Exporting PAR/REC data from the scanner*

How to export your data from the scanner and send it to the server.

Conventions for consistent naming of your acquisitions*

How to name your acquisitions to facilitate automatic conversion and BIDS-ification.

Data deletion policy*

When data is deleted from the scanners.

Standard sequences @ 3T*

Tried and tested sequences easily adaptable to your needs.


Advanced procedures and troubleshooting

Here we gather information for the adventurous MRI scientist using peripheral equipment and the most advanced procedures. This section also contains usage and troubleshooting information for the MRI scientists and MR operators.

Peripheral MRI equipment

Stimulus computer

How to control your stimulus from outside the scanner.

MRI compatible LCD screen (BOLDscreen)

How to use the screen in the scanner.

MRI compatible button boxes (fORP)

How to use the response buttons in the the scanner.

MRI compatible audio system (MRConfon)

How to use the audio setup in the scanner.

MRI compatible eye trackers

How to track the participants eye-movements in the scanner.

Auxilliary EMG, ECG and GSR recordings (BrainAmp)

How to record EMG, ECG and GSR in the scanner. (under development)

EEG-fMRI recordings (EGI)

How to record EEG in the scanner.

Electrical stimulator

How to use the electrical stimulator in the scanner.

Physiology

How to measure various physiological measures in the scanner, such as heart rate and respiration.

Advanced MRI procedures

Common warnings and error messages*

List of most common warnings and error messages both on 3T and 7T.

Patching the 3T MRI scanners*

Well... just that. How to patch the 3T.

7T MRI procedures*

Documentation on 7T MRI procedures.

Hoist the 7T BOLD screen*

How to move the BOLD screen in the 7T setup.

7T MRI Hardware*

List of available coils on the 7T.

7T MRI Phantoms*

List of available phantoms for the 7T.

7T MRI Quality assurance*

How to run and evaluate the QA on the 7T.

FAQs on (f)MRI preprocessing*

BIDS, distortion correction, MP2RAGE(ME) etc.

Dicom transfer*

How to send dicoms to the AMC from the Spinoza Linux cluster command line.

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