What the facility does
Pediatric research using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Areas of expertise
Our state-of-the-art, child-friendly research facility features a GE Discovery MR750 3.0 Tesla MRI scanner, multinuclear spectroscopy, a neonatal transport system, an MRI simulator, an integrated EEG system and a neuroinformatics lab. This is an excellent platform for performing multi-modality brain, behaviour and developmental research studies on neonates and children.
Research services
- High resolution MRI morphometry
- Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI/DWI)
- MR angiography and venography
- MR spectroscopy (proton/sodium and phosphorous)
- Functional MRI (BOLD/ASL)
- Image analysis (neonatal and pediatric applications)
- Neuroinformatics
- Algorithms for processing and analysis of imaging data
- De-noising
- Enhancement
- Restoration
- Clustering
- Segmentation
- Tracking
- Matching
- Fusion
- Kinetic modeling
Sectors of application
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
Specialized labs and equipment
| Specialized lab | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Imaging Facility | MRI 3T system |
| MRI neonatal transport incubator | |
| Neonatal transport MRI ventilator | |
| MRI monitor | |
| MRI coils: 32 channel head coil, head neck spine 16 channel coil, knee coil array 8 channel, flex coil 16 channel, cardiac coil, quadrature head coil, neonatal head coil, torso array 32 channel | |
| Nordic NeuroLab Visual System | |
| Eye-tracking camera | |
| 256 channel EEG system | |
| MRI simulator | |
| Neuroinformatics Lab | High performance workstations including GPU - with 155 TB online server/storage, and image PAC system accessible on 10GB network |
Private and public sector research partners
- GE (General Electric) Healthcare Canada
- Sree Medical Systems
- Thornhill Research Inc. (Respiract)
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| Opening of state-of-the-art imaging facility 3-Tesla scanner. | https://theprospectornews.com/mining-for-miracles-research-facility-opens-at-childrens-hospital/ |
| BC Children’s Hospital MRI Research Facility. | http://www.bcchr/3tmri |
New facility brings brain development into sharper focus. | https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/new-facility-brings-brain-development-into-sharper-focus/ |