Edinburgh Imaging Facility RIE

This facility is located within the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh building, adjacent to A&E & close to the Division of Clinical Neurosciences (DCN) at Little France.

Overview

The Edinburgh Imaging Facility RIE delivers clinical & academic research imaging in humans.

Clinically, we collaborate closely with NHS Lothian because we are co-located on the Little France campus with the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Physically we are attached to the RIE hospital & adjacent to the Division of Clinical Neurosciences building, which positions us ideally for acute / emergency & subacute imaging studies.

A team of multidisciplinary imaging scientists advises on all aspects of the implementation & design of imaging protocols for patients & study participants.

Research

Our history means the main focus of our research is of the brain & nervous system, including:

A major goal is to reduce the burden of common neurological disorders.

We provide very high quality MR scans, ranging from single simple scans, through to coordinated, multi-centre, global clinical trials.

Our location adjacent to the RIE A&E department means we are developing research into other body systems & pathologies.

FAQ: How do I start an imaging project at your facility?

For academic / research imaging, your first step should be to complete & submit an application form.
For clinical imaging, please contact our facility manager directly.

FAQ: I am a patient / study participant - can you provide me with information about my appointment?

Prof Joanna Wardlaw explains to Princess Anne the features of our 3.0T MR unit at the Edinburgh Imaging Facility RIE official opening on 14th February 2017.

History

1998 - in January, the Brain Research Imaging Centre (BRIC) was founded & located in Edinburgh's Western General Hospital
2006 - the Neuroimaging Sciences project administration mechanisms merged with the Clinical Research Facility
2016 - BRIC became part of Edinburgh Imaging & is now referred to as the Edinburgh Imaging Facility WGH
2017 - in February, a second Brain Research Imaging Facility was officially opened developed at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Little France site (Edinburgh Imaging Facility RIE)
2019 – the original BRIC facility at the WGH ceased to operate

Facility Director

Professor Joanna Wardlaw

Senior Staff

Technical Staff

Meet our radiographers

Equipment

Modality	Specification	Manufacturer	Model	EI facility location
MR	3.0T	Siemens Healthcare	Magnetom Prisma	RIE
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)		Heidelberg Engineering	SPECTRALIS OCT2	RIE
OCT Angiography		Optovue	Avanti	RIE

Acknowledgements

We are dependent on donations to help push forward the frontiers of science.

We are extremely grateful to the following organisations for major funding support:

AgeUK
Alzheimer's Society
British Heart Foundation
Chief Scientits Office
Cohen Charitable Trust
Dunhill Medical Trust
GE Medical Systems
Medical Research Council
MS Society
National Institute for Health Research Emerging Medicines Evaluation (EME) Board
National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme
NHS Lothian Research & Development
Row Fogo Charitable Trust
Scottish Academic Health Sciences Collaboration
Scottish Funding Council
Stroke Association
Translational Medicine Research Initiative
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility Edinburgh
Wyeth / TMRI Ltd
USA NIH
Private Donations

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Contact

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