Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre
Research Facilities
MR (Magnetic Resonance)
There are three clinical MRI scanners, two of which are dedicated for research (3T Philips Achieva and Fonar positional MRI) housed in the Lilian Sutton Building and at Woodend Hospital. There is also access for research to the NHS operated 1.5T MRI scanner (GE CVi/NVi). There is a 4.7T Small-Bore MRI for pre-clinical imaging.
Positron Emision Tomography (PET)
The clinical PET scanner (a GE Discovery STe PET/CT) is located in a purpose built facility, adjacent to the tracer development facility, nuclear medicine and MRI units. This is an NHS facility with dedicated research sessions. There is also a pre-clinical PET/CT scanner (GE eXplore Vista PET/CT) is located in the Medical Research Facility, used for a range of pre-clinical and translational studies. The cyclotron facility currently contains a CTI RDS 111 cyclotron; a production area, with five shielded enclosures / hot cells, a quality control laboratory, and an aseptic dispensing area. This is co-located with the clinical PET/CT machine in the John Mallard Scottish PET Centre and supports tracer production for both clinical and pre-clinical PET scanners.
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
The NHS Grampian Nuclear Medicine Department has three dual headed gamma cameras two of which are used for brain SPECT (Siemens Symbia and e.cam)
Novel MR Hardware
The group have developed novel equipment to carry out research on PEDRI free radical imaging, field-cycled MRI (FC-MRI) and continuous-wave MRI (CW-MRI) of solid materials. Many of these MR systems are unique in the world, and offer unprecedented facilities for research in these areas, and for their use in applications.
SLO (Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope)
The group has developed novel optical instrumentation for imaging the eye. The SLO was designed and constructed in-house and is used for imaging various pathological conditions.
Tracer Development
This facility currently contains a CTI RDS 111 cyclotron; a production area, with five shielded enclosures / hot cells, a quality control laboratory, and an aseptic dispensing area.