Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00538, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Graham, Simon (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Per Vices Corporation is a Toronto-based company that makes high quality software defined radio (SDR)_x000D_
devices. Historically, radios consisted of multiple electronic components with different signal processing_x000D_
functions; SDR now enables much of this hardware to be streamlined and performed using a personal_x000D_
computer, in communication with a real-time computer embedded in one electronic device. Extensive software_x000D_
is now widely available to operate SDRs for many commercial applications, for example in_x000D_
telecommunications and in security._x000D_
Per Vices is interested in expanding the market for its devices into the healthcare sector. In particular,_x000D_
radiofrequency transmission is a critical element of clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. Per_x000D_
Vices hopes to combine their expertise in SDR with that of Dr. Simon Graham, an MRI physicist and engineer,_x000D_
to enable use of Per Vices technology in this context. Per Vices and Dr. Graham will undertake initial research_x000D_
and development to verify and validate that the company's "Crimson SDR" device facilitates an emerging_x000D_
technique called parallel radiofrequency transmission (PTX) on a clinical-grade MRI system. PTX has_x000D_
substantial potential to improve clinical MRI capabilities, but the enabling infrastructure is not widely_x000D_
available. If successful, the Crimson SDR could become the central component of a new PTX hardware_x000D_
product that could be sold to the research MRI community, and ultimately to multi-national MRI system_x000D_
vendors., program purpose french : Per Vices Corporation is a Toronto-based company that makes high quality software defined radio (SDR)_x000D_
devices. Historically, radios consisted of multiple electronic components with different signal processing_x000D_
functions; SDR now enables much of this hardware to be streamlined and performed using a personal_x000D_
computer, in communication with a real-time computer embedded in one electronic device. Extensive software_x000D_
is now widely available to operate SDRs for many commercial applications, for example in_x000D_
telecommunications and in security._x000D_
Per Vices is interested in expanding the market for its devices into the healthcare sector. In particular,_x000D_
radiofrequency transmission is a critical element of clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. Per_x000D_
Vices hopes to combine their expertise in SDR with that of Dr. Simon Graham, an MRI physicist and engineer,_x000D_
to enable use of Per Vices technology in this context. Per Vices and Dr. Graham will undertake initial research_x000D_
and development to verify and validate that the company's "Crimson SDR" device facilitates an emerging_x000D_
technique called parallel radiofrequency transmission (PTX) on a clinical-grade MRI system. PTX has_x000D_
substantial potential to improve clinical MRI capabilities, but the enabling infrastructure is not widely_x000D_
available. If successful, the Crimson SDR could become the central component of a new PTX hardware_x000D_
product that could be sold to the research MRI community, and ultimately to multi-national MRI system_x000D_
vendors., agreement title english : Development of a Parallel Radiofrequency Transmission Subsystem for MRI at 3 Tesla, agreement title french : Development of a Parallel Radiofrequency Transmission Subsystem for MRI at 3 Tesla, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24986.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada