Pediatric research using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Our state-of-the-art, child-friendly research facility features a GE Discovery MR750 3.0Tesla MRI scanner, multinuclear spectroscopy, neonatal transport system, MRI simulator, integrated EEG system and neuroinformatics lab. This is an excellent platform for performing multi-modality brain, behaviour and developmental research studies on neonates and children.
- High resolution MRI morphometry,
- diffusion tensor imaging (DTI/DWI),
- MR angiography & 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
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
Specialized labs and equipment
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Imaging Facility |
MRI 3T system |
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MRI neonatal transport incubator |
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Neonatal transport MRI ventilator |
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MRI monitor |
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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 |
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Nordic NeuroLab Visual System |
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Eye-tracking camera |
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256 channel EEG system |
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MRI simulator |
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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
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Opening of State-of-the-Art Imaging Facility 3-Tesla Scanner |
http://www.miningformiracles.org/stories/opening-state-art-imagining-facility-3-tesla-mri-scanner |
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New $12M Child & Family Research Imaging Facility opens in Vancouver dedicated to child health research |
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Child & Family Research Imaging Facility opens |
http://www.bcmj.org/pulsimeter/child-family-research-imaging-facility-opens |
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CFRI and UBC receive $4.9 million from Canada Foundation for Innovation for new Child & Family Research Imaging Facility |