MR Ergometer Pedal
Medication free, load adjusted patient activation during MR scans
The MR ergometer is specially developed to use in combination with an MR scanner. The MR ergometer is MR conditional and can therefore be used in the MR room. This pedal version is suitable for cardiology and has an adjustable workload up to 300 watt. Thanks to the low moment of inertia, the patient can start pedalling easily despite the supine position. The MR ergometers workload is controlled with an electronic braking principle especially designed for use in an MR environment. The MR ergometer is standard supplied with the Lode Ergometry Manager (LEM) software, the Optical Interface Cable, and a power unit. With the software the MR Ergometer can be controlled from the operator room. Protocols and patient data can be saved. The power unit is completed with a safety cable for wall fixation. The MR ergometer can be used for MR scanners up to 3 Tesla.
The MR ergometer is supplied with a carrier for easy transportation, fixation on the MR bed and storage.
Highlights
Unique ergometer for MRI
With this unique ergometer it is possible to perform an exercise test in an MRI. An ergometer on the tabletop of an MRI ensures minimal time stress induction and imaging without coursing artifacts on the imaging.
High standards
Lode is a socially and environmentally responsible company. All Lode products are RoHS/WEE compliant and Lode is ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 13485:2016 certified. All medical products comply to MDD 93/42/EEC, incl. IEC 60601-1.
Designed for use with MRIs at 1.5 and 3 Tesla
The ergometer can be used with various types of MRI scanners from renowned brands, like
- Philips
- Siemens
- GE
- Philips
- Siemens
- GE
Tesla independent
The choice of materials and the special design makes that the Lode MRI ergometer is useable for various Tesla MRIs without giving artifacts on the imaging.
Exercise instead of medicine
When a test subject is able to do exercise, it is always recommended above pharmacologic stress. It allows objective measurement in either level of cardiac conditioning and/or level of cardiac work. It is safe and perfectly reproducible.
Features
Extreme low start up load
The extreme low start-up load of 7 watts and the adjustability in small steps of 1 watt make this ergometer perfectly suitable for many different applications. The standard control unit shows multiple ergometry parameters and you can determine your specific default setting and start-up menu.
Suitable for GE MRI scanners
The Lode MR Ergometer can be used with GE Signa and Discovery scanners.
Suitable for Siemens MRI scanners
The MRI Ergometer can be used in combination with many Siemens Magnetom MRI scanners, like Skyra, Aera, Verio, Essenza, Prisma, Avanto Fit, Vida, Sola, Altea, Lumina and Spectra.
Suitable for Philips MRI scanners
The ergometer can be used with with various Philips MRI devices
like Philips Achieva and Ingenia.
like Philips Achieva and Ingenia.
Low noise
Due to accurate manufacturing and the careful choice of materials the product has an extremely low noise level.
Accurate over a long period of time
The Lode ergometers are supplied with an electro-magnetic braking mechanism of Lanooy (eddy current). The biggest advantage of this braking system compared to a friction braking system is the absolute accuracy and the accuracy over time. Moreover, friction braking systems have more wearing parts.
Small adjustment steps
The workload of the Lode ergometers is adjustable in steps of only 1 watt. Depending on your wishes, the test operator or the test subject can adjust the workload. The steps of 1 watt are possible in the manual mode as well as within protocols.
Service friendly
Service friendly ergometer
Lode ergometers are very service friendly. In general, total costs for spare parts are so low that they are negligible. Furthermore, most options are so easy to install and firmware is so easy to update that labor costs are minimal. Moreover, the ergometer can be cleaned easily.
3 Tesla
Up till 3 Tesla
Lode MR ergometers are MR conditional. This means that under certain conditions, the ergometer can be used safely with MR ergometers up till 3 Tesla without artifacts being visible on the image.
Specifications
| Minimum load | 10 W | the minimum load the ergometer can provide | |
| Maximum peak load | 300 W | the maximum load the ergometer can provide for a short period of time | |
| Minimum load increments | 1 W | the smallest steps with which the load can be added | |
| Hyperbolic workload control | control of workload in hyperbolic way | ||
| Linear workload control | control ergometer in a linear way | ||
| Fixed torque workload control | control ergometer in a fixed torque way | ||
| Maximum rpm independent constant load | 80 rpm | rpm as to which constant load can be applied | |
| Minimum rpm independent constant load | 25 rpm | rpm as from which constant load can be applied | |
| Electromagnetic "eddy current" braking system | system that very accurately applies a brake to the ergometer | ||
| Dynamic calibration | continuous calibration during application of workload |
| Workload accuracy below 100 W | 3 W | accuracy of the ergometer below 100 Watt load | |
| Workload accuracy from 100 to 300 W | 3 % | accuracy of the ergometer between 100 and 300 Watt |
| English user interface | User interface available in English language | ||
| Chinese user interface | User interface available in Chinese language | ||
| Croatian user interface | User interface available in croatian language | ||
| Czech user interface | User interface available in Czech language | ||
| Danish user interface | User interface available in Danishlanguage | ||
| Dutch user interface | User interface available in Dutch language | ||
| Finnish user interface | User interface available in Finnish language | ||
| French user interface | User interface available in French language | ||
| German user interface | User interface available in German language | ||
| Greek user interface | User interface available in Greek language | ||
| Hungarian user interface | User interface available in Hungarian language | ||
| Italian user interface | User interface available in Italian language | ||
| Japanese user interface | User interface available in language | ||
| Korean user interface | User interface available in Korean language | ||
| Latvian user interface | User interface available in Latvian language | ||
| Lithuanian user interface | User interface available in Lithuanian language | ||
| Norwegian user interface | User interface available in Norwegian language | ||
| Polish user interface | User interface available in Polish language | ||
| Portugese user interface | User interface available in Portugese language | ||
| Romanian user interface | User interface available in romanian language | ||
| Russian user interface | User interface available in Russian language | ||
| Spanish user interface | User interface available in Spanish language | ||
| Swedish user interface | User interface available in Swedish language | ||
| Turkish user interface | User interface available in Turkish language | ||
| Ukrainian user interface | User interface available in Ukrainian language |
| Lode Ergometry Manager | Can be controlled using the Lode Ergometry Manager Software |
| Product length (cm) | 135 cm | 53.1 inch | length of product in cm |
| Product width (cm) | 50 cm | 19.7 inch | width of the product in cm |
| Product height | 50 cm | 19.7 inch | height of product |
| Product weight | 47 kg | 103.6 lbs | the weight of the product |
| V AC | 100 - 240 V | voltage in Volt | |
| Phases | 1 | phases | |
| Frequency | 50/60 Hz | frequency in Herz | |
| Power consumption | 160 W | power consumption in Watt |
| IEC 60601-1:2005 | the product is IEC 60601-1 3rd edition compliant | ||
| ISO 13485:2016 compliant | Lode fulfils ISO 13485:2016 requirements | ||
| ISO 9001:2015 compliant | Lode fulfills ISO 9001: 2015 requirements |
| CE class Im according to MDD93/42/EEC | CE certified | ||
| CB according to IECEE CB | CB certified |
| Minimum operational temperature | 14 °C | minimum temperature at which the device will work within specification | |
| Maximum operational temperature | 40 °C | maximum temperature at which the device will work within specification | |
| Minimum operational air pressure | 70 kPa | minimum airpressure as from which the product will be operating within specification | |
| Maximum operational air pressure | 106 kPa | maximum air pressure as from which the product will be operating within specification | |
| Minimum operational non-condensing humidity | 10 % | minimum non-condensing humidity at which the product will operate within specification | |
| Maximum operational non-condensing humidity | 90 % | maximum non-condensing humidity at which the product will operate within specification | |
| Minimum storage & transport temperature | -25 °C | minimum temperature the product may be stored and transported at | |
| Maximum storage & transport temperature | 70 °C | maximum temperature the product may be stored or transported at | |
| Minimum air pressure storage & transport | 50 kPa | minimum air pressure the product may be stored or transported at | |
| Maximum storage & transport air pressure | 106 kPa | maximum air pressure the product may be stored and transported at | |
| Min. humidity storage & transport | 10 % | minimum non-condensing humidity that the product can be stored or transport at | |
| Max. humidity storage & transport | 95 % | max. non-condensing humidity that the product can be stored or transported at |
Science
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Accelerated cardiac MR stress perfusion with radial sampling after physical exercise with an MR-compatible supine bicycle ergometer.
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Arm exercise as an alternative to pharmacologic stress testing: arm exercise stress testing and outcome
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Assessing exercise cardiac reserve using real-time cardiovascular magnetic resonance
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Assessing vascular response to exercise using a combination of real-time spiral phase contrast MR and noninvasive blood pressure measurements
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Atrial volume and function during exercise in health and disease
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Automatic segmentation propagation of the aorta in real-time phase contrast MRI using nonrigid registration.
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Biventricular response to supine physical exercise in young adults assessed with ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging
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Calf Muscle Perfusion at Peak Exercise in Peripheral Arterial Disease: Measurement by First-Pass Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cardiac MRI: a new gold standard for ventricular volume quantification during high-intensity exercise
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Characterizing blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) response following in-magnet quadriceps exercise
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Design and testing of an MRI-compatible cycle ergometer for non-invasive cardiac assessments during exercise
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Determinants of pulmonary perfusion measured by electrical impedance tomography
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Dynamic bicycle exercise to assess cardiac output at multiple exercise levels during magnetic resonance imaging
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Effect of Fontan geometry on exercise haemodynamics and its potential implications
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Effect of respiration on cardiac filling at rest and during exercise in Fontan patients: A clinical and computational modeling study
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Effects of Exercise and Respiration on Blood Flow in Total Cavopulmonary Connection
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Exercise capacity in single-ventricle patients after Fontan correlates with haemodynamic energy loss in TCPC
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Exercise cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging allows differentiation of low-risk pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Exercise cardiovascular magnetic resonance: development, current utility and future applications
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Exercise stress CMR reveals reduced aortic distensibility and impaired right-ventricular adaptation to exercise in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot
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Exercise stroke volume and heart rate response differ in right and left heart failure.
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Exercise testing to estimate survival in pulmonary hypertension
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Feasibility and Reproducibility of Biventricular Volumetric Assessment of Cardiac Function During Exercise Using Real-Time Radial k-t SENSE Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Flow during exercise in the total cavopulmonary connection measured by magnetic resonance velocity mapping.
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Heart Journal
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Heart Rate Reserve in Fontan Patients: Chronotropic Incompetence or Hemodynamic Limitation?
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High-resolution phase-contrast MRI of aortic and pulmonary blood flow during rest and physical exercise using a MRI compatible bicycle ergometer.
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Improving the physiological realism of experimental models.
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Interaction between respiration and right versus left ventricular volumes at rest and during exercise: a real-time cardiac magnetic resonance study
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Leg lean mass correlates with exercise systemic output in young Fontan patients.
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Magnetic Resonance Augmented Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Comprehensively Assessing Exercise Intolerance in Children with Cardiovascular Disease
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Measurement of aortic and pulmonary flow with MRI at rest and during physical exercise.
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MR augmented cardiopulmonary exercise testing-a novel approach to assessing cardiovascular function.
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MRI evaluation of left ventricular volume in children and adults during in-scanner exercise.
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Paradoxical Increase in Ventricular Torsion and Systolic Torsion Rate in Type I Diabetic Patients Under Tight Glycemic Control FREE
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Peripheral arterial disease assessment: wall, perfusion, and spectroscopy
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Quantitative abdominal aortic flow measurements at controlled levels of ergometer exercise
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Respiratory Effects on Fontan Circulation during Rest and Exercise Utilizing Real Time Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Stroke volume response during exercise measured by acetylene uptake and MRI
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The application of exercise stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with suspected dilated cardiomyopathy
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The effect of supine exercise on the distribution of regional pulmonary blood flow measured using proton MRI
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The response of the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle to exercise: exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction and structural remodeling in endurance athletes
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UNDERSTANDING THE CARDIOPULMONARY CIRCULATION IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE: USING AN MR AUGMENTED CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING TECHNIQUE
FAQ
The MRI ergometer is designed to be used with Siemens, GE and Philips MRI scanners. The type of movement (up-down, push-pull or circular) is depending on the diameter of the scanner and the kind of research (cardiac, spectroscopy etc)
Yes, since January 2010 all Lode MRI ergometers are designed to be used MRI scanners up to 3 Tesla
Yes, Due to the fact that the scientific research on the spread of Covid-19 is not yet conclusive Lode recommends to disinfect and clean all Lode products and their accessories (cuffs, heart rate belts, SpO2 sensors, handgrips/rails, touchscreens etc) that are in contact with the patient and or the medical personnel with a standard disinfectant as used in the hospital before and after every patient, with attention and care!
Since these agents are sometimes aggressive it might be advisable to check the effect on sensitive surfaces, like cushioning on non-visible areas. Lode will not take responsibility for discoloration due to these agents.
Since these agents are sometimes aggressive it might be advisable to check the effect on sensitive surfaces, like cushioning on non-visible areas. Lode will not take responsibility for discoloration due to these agents.
Lode MR ergometers are MR conditional. This means that the ergometer can be used safely in the MR room under certain conditions without artifacts being visible on the image. The minimum distance to the bore is the determining factor here.
Part number
- 937901
Certificates
ISO 13485: 2016 Certificate
CE Certificate Stress Test and Force Measurement Devices
ISO 9001:2015 Certificate
IEC 60601-1:2005 – ed. 3 + C1 + C2 (cycle ergometers) certificate
FDA Registration certificate
UL CSA MRI series certificate
Manuals
M937901 - Manual MR ergometer Pedal Danish
M937901 - Manual MR ergometer Pedal German
M937901 - Manual MR ergometer Pedal English
M937901 - Manual MR ergometer Pedal Dutch
Request Form
MRI Request form
Brochures
Posters
Poster MR Ergometer Pedal English
Poster Imaging English
Poster MR Ergometer Pedal German
Poster Imaging German
Poster MR Ergometer Pedal Spanish
Poster Imaging Spanish
Service
Part number
- 937901
Instruction videos
Installing the Lode MR ergometer on a patien bed using the carrier
Interfacing protocols
AEI Technologies
AMEDTEC Medizintechnik Aue GmbH
BTL
CareFusion
Cognimed
Cortex
Custo Med
Delmar Reynolds
Edan Instruments Inc.
Enverdis GmbH
ET Medical
GE Healthcare
Korr Medical Technologies Inc
Labtech
Lode
Med-tronik
Medical Graphics
Mesa Medizintechnik
Mortara
Nihon Kohden
Norav
nSpire Health
Parvomedics
Philips Medical
Progetti
Pulse Biomedical, Inc.
Quinton
Schiller
Seiva
Welch Allyn
Lode MR Ergometer: making daily life exercising possible in an MR scanner 
