Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility

MRI facility
MRI facility

Senior Scientist: Professor Gary Egan
NIF Facility Fellow:  Dr Maria Gavrilescu
Facility members:  Dr Hong Wang, David Wright
Email:  a.magnet@florey.edu.au

The 4.7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner was installed in September 1999 and is available for small animal imaging using a horizontal bore with an access of 150mm (diameter). The Howard Florey Institute (HFI) welcomes enquiries from scientists who wish to access the Facility on a service basis, as well as researchers wishing to collaborate with its specialists.

The Facility is proud to be a member of the National Imaging Facility (NIF). 

For examples of research projects that have accessed the scanner, please see publications. 
After reading the user policy please send an email to the Facility Fellow indicating your requirements a.magnet@florey.edu.au  The Facility Fellow will contact you to make a time to further discuss your project. 

Funding is currently being sought to purchase and install an ultra high field MRI small bore system (9.4T) to expand the range of MR neuroimaging protocols and applications currently available. The existing facility will be refurbished and extended to PC2 standards to accommodate the new equipment. 

External researchers can access the scanner through collaboration or service agreements.

Collaboration Agreements:
Scientific collaborations involve joint input from the Howard Florey Institute researchers. This option is for investigators with limited animal handling, MRI or data analysis experience. The Facility team has substantial expertise in project design, animal handling, image acquisition, and data analysis and interpretation using BOLD, ASL, DTI in MRI and fMRI projects. It is expected that publications from such projects will be jointly authored by Howard Florey Institute investigators.  
Collaborations receive subsidies for the cost of scanning, and post-image analysis.

Service Agreements:
The scanner is also available as a service-only facility at hourly rates (inclusive of set-up, animal handling, scanning and data management time) for projects that do not require scientific contribution from the Howard Florey Institute.   Post-image analysis is an additional cost. 

 

For MRI scanner access through a collaboration or service agreement, a quotation will be issued based on length of scan time agreed on after initial meeting between researchers and HFI personnel and the fee schedule at the time of booking.
To enquire about a collaboration or service agreement refer to the Facility Use Procedures.
 

Research