Equipment

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CAMRIS Equipment 

CAMRIS oversees eight state-of-the-art whole-body research MRI Siemens scanners operating at 1.5, 3, and 7 Tesla. Our scanners are located in both the University and Hospital environments.  

CAMRIS works diligently to ensure equipment is up-to-date and functional. We collaborate with the manufacturers’ service teams to ensure timely response to technical issues that arise. Please promptly report issues to a CAMRIS staff member or by posting on the CAMRIS #technical_issues Slack channel.   

Scanner Information 

Please refer to the below table for scanner locations and specifications. 

Nickname Location

Penn Chart Resource Name

Functional Location Number Model & Software Phone
HUP5 HUP Founders Basement HUP FNDBA MR1 400-460191

1.5 Avanto Dot VD13A-SP06

(no planned upgrades before Jan, 2026)

215-349-5298
HUP6 HUP Rhoades Basement HUP FNDBA MR2 400-543173

3T Prisma FIT VE11C-SP01

(planned upgrade to NXVA60 (aka "XA60") May 19-23, 2025)

215-662-3057
MRD1 HUP Devon West HUP DEVGR MR1 400-786693 3T Prisma FIT VA30A-SP02 "XA30" 215-349-5596
MRD2 HUP Devon West HUP DEVGR MR2 400-574009 1.5T Avanto FIT VE11E-SP03 215-349-5598
MRD3 HUP Devon West HUP DEVGR MR3 400-832602 1.5T Sola VA51A-SP01 (aka "XA51") 215-349-5596
PAV10 HUP East Room 10306 HUP PAV10 MR4 3T 400-714717

3T Prisma NXVA60 (aka "XA60")

267-862-2216
SC3T Stellar Chance n/a 400-437211

3T Prisma VE11C-SP01

(planned upgrade to NXVA60 (aka "XA60") approx Oct, 2025)

215-746-4396
SC7T Stellar Chance n/a 400-551462

7T Terra VE12U-SP01

(no planned upgrades before Jan, 2026)

215-746-3465