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History & facility info

Here we list further information on, & the history of the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI.

Prof Edwin van Beek explaining to Princess Anne, the research potential of the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI.
Prof Edwin van Beek explaining to Princess Anne, the research potential of the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI.
History
  • 2009 - We started scanning trial participants & patients under the aegis, "Clinical Research Imaging Centre" (CRIC)
  • 2010 - The Duke of Edinburgh, then Chancellor of the University, officially opened the facility on 29th October 
  • 2014 - Integration of the CRIC & BRIC facilities created Edinburgh Imaging
  • 2016 - The facility was renamed the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI
  • 2017 - Princess Anne, then Chancellor of the University, officially opened the facility under its new name on 14th February

 

Facility Directors

 

Equipment

The Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI houses Scotland's first PET-MR scanner, the Siemens Biograph mMR, which combines state-of-the-art 3T MR with proven molecular imaging, fully integrated in one system.

 

Modality Specification Manufacturer Model EI facility location
PET-MR 3.0T Siemens Healthcare Biograph mMR QMRI
MR 3.0T Siemens Healthcare Magnetom Skyrafit QMRI
PET-CT 64 slice CT LYSO detectors Extended table range TOF-capable GE Healthcare Discovery 710 QMRI
PET-CT 128 slice CT LSO detectorsTOF-capable Siemens Healthcare Biograph mCT QMRI
Hand-held fundus camera   Epipole EpiCam QMRI
Fundus camera   Canon CR-DGi QMRI
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)   Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS QMRI
Amyloid Plaque detection via SLO   Neurovision   QMRI
OCT Angiography   Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS QMRI
Ophthalmoscope Ultra-widefield SLO 200° FoV Optos Daytona QMRI
Optical Biometry (Axial Length)   Ziess IOL Master QMRI
Cyclotron   GE Healthcare PETtrace8 QMRI
GMP Radiochemistry Suite       QMRI

 

Acknowledgments 

Our facility is backed by financial support from private donations & grants from a range of sources:

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