Here we list further information on, & the history of the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI. Image Prof Edwin van Beek explaining to Princess Anne, the research potential of the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI. History 2009 - We started scanning trial participants & patients under the aegis, "Clinical Research Imaging Centre" (CRIC) 2010 - The Duke of Edinburgh, then Chancellor of the University, officially opened the facility on 29th October 2014 - Integration of the CRIC & BRIC facilities created Edinburgh Imaging 2016 - The facility was renamed the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI 2017 - Princess Anne, then Chancellor of the University, officially opened the facility under its new name on 14th February Facility Directors Professor Edwin van Beek Professor David Newby Equipment The Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI houses Scotland's first PET-MR scanner, the Siemens Biograph mMR, which combines state-of-the-art 3T MR with proven molecular imaging, fully integrated in one system. Modality Specification Manufacturer Model EI facility location PET-MR 3.0T Siemens Healthcare Biograph mMR QMRI MR 3.0T Siemens Healthcare Magnetom Skyrafit QMRI PET-CT 64 slice CT LYSO detectors Extended table range TOF-capable GE Healthcare Discovery 710 QMRI PET-CT 128 slice CT LSO detectorsTOF-capable Siemens Healthcare Biograph mCT QMRI Hand-held fundus camera Epipole EpiCam QMRI Fundus camera Canon CR-DGi QMRI Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS QMRI Amyloid Plaque detection via SLO Neurovision QMRI OCT Angiography Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS QMRI Ophthalmoscope Ultra-widefield SLO 200° FoV Optos Daytona QMRI Optical Biometry (Axial Length) Ziess IOL Master QMRI Cyclotron GE Healthcare PETtrace8 QMRI GMP Radiochemistry Suite QMRI Acknowledgments Our facility is backed by financial support from private donations & grants from a range of sources: Elizabeth Batey British Heart Foundation The late Mr George Birtwhistle & Mr Ronald Storey Chief Scientist Office College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Winifred Gear Bequest Gannochy Trust NHS Lothian Professor Walter Nimmo Royal Bank of Scotland Norman Salvesen Emphysema Research Trust Wellcome Trust many others, some of which are listed on the main Queen’s Medical Research Institute (QMRI) donor board. This article was published on 2024-08-22
