National Imaging Facility (NIF) is Australia's advanced imaging network. We provide open access to flagship imaging equipment, expertise, tools, data and analysis.

News

New 3T MRI University of Sydney scanner joins NIF’s network

Last week, a new Cima.X 3T MRI instrument was unveiled at NIF’s University of Sydney Node (Clinical Research Facility). Its…

17 September 2025

“Supercharging” cancer, heart and neurological care and research for a burgeoning WA population

Last week, WA NIF hosted Hon. John Carey MLA and Hon. Meredith Hammat MLA as they toured the installation of…

15 September 2025

7T MRI used to map brain’s control of pain signals

Researchers have used one of the two 7T MRI instruments in Australia at the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Brain Centre…

12 September 2025

Looking back, looking forward: 7T MRI tech and NIF people enabled first Synchron devices

When we read about this incredible Synchron technology, we think back to NIF’s support in its early days: NIF experts…

02 September 2025

From discovery to impact: innovation on display at NIF 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting

Bringing together the imaging community, the NIF 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting was a showcase of innovative imaging research both nationally…

20 August 2025

MR imaging enables new cancer nanotracer clinical trial

NIF has helped move a new nanoparticle technology from development to testing to commercialisation. Australian biotech company Ferronova has developed…

06 August 2025

Expressions of Interest: Chair of the Australian National Imaging Facility

Expressions of Interest are now invited from potential candidates who are qualified to serve as Chair of the National Imaging…

24 July 2025

NIF infrastructure underpins new Centre of Precision Medicine

A new centre focusing on precision cancer treatments has been officially launched at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI).…

24 July 2025

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Upcoming Events

Imaging in 2035 – Sustaining Infrastructure Ecosystems & Advanced Technologies

Be part of the Exchange of Experience conference 2025, hosted by BioImaging North America and Canada BioImaging! This year’s event…

WHEN: 6 October, 2025

RAINS Annual CPD Conference 2025

From PET/MRI to theranostics, oncology to cardiology — join global leaders in Sydney this October to shape the next era…

WHEN: 11 October, 2025

10th Annual Symposium of the Australian Society of Molecular Imaging (ASMI2025)

This year’s ASMI symposium event brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines interested in the application of molecular…

WHEN: 16 October, 2025

FoundingGIDE Community Event 2025

The foundingGIDE Community Event 2025 is taking place in Brisbane, Australia. It will focus on ideas exchange between bioimage data…

WHEN: 17 October, 2025

Our Programs

Advanced 
Human Imaging

We provide cutting-edge imaging capabilities essential for studying brain function, disease states, aging, and drug development; and help address health challenges like dementia, epilepsy, stroke and mental health.

Preclinical and 
Frontier Imaging

We provide specialised infrastructure for advanced imaging of preclinical models, plants, specimens, materials and minerals – advancing Australia’s industries and digitising its national-priority collections.

Radiopharmaceuticals

We support the development of radiopharmaceuticals and enable access to cyclotrons for producing radioisotopes, vital for diagnosis and therapy.

Imaging Data Collections and Partnerships

We play a pivotal role in creating imaging data collections of national priority, and working to deploy digital infrastructure and expertise to support critical medical research and facilitate applying AI solutions in healthcare.

Publications

Enhancing Ultra-Low-Field MRI with Paired High-Field MRI Comparisons for Brain Imaging (ULF-EnC)

Kh Tohidul Islam, Shenjun Zhong, Himashi Peiris, Parisa Zakavi, Sanuwani Dayarathna, Zhaolin Chen.

Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention 2025 (MICCAI)

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National Imaging Facility Museums Special Interest Group - Submission to the AAS Accessing Australia's Research Collections stakeholder consultation

Vera Weisbecker, Nicole Fisher, Wojtek Goscinski, Peter Kench, Scott Keogh, Jane Melville, Diana Patalwala, Thomas Peachey, Michael Rampe, Nik Tatarnic.

Submission to the AAS Accessing Australia's Research Collections stakeholder consultation

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Considerations and recommendations from the ISMRM Diffusion Study Group for preclinical diffusion MRI: Part 3—Ex vivo imaging: Data processing, comparisons with microscopy, and tractography

Kurt G. Schilling, Amy F. D. Howard, Francesco Grussu, Andrada Ianus, Brian Hansen, Rachel L. C. Barrett, Manisha Aggarwal, Stijn Michielse, Fatima Nasrallah, Warda Syeda, Nian Wang, Jelle Veraart, Alard Roebroeck, Andrew F. Bagdasarian, Cornelius Eichner, Farshid Sepehrband, Jan Zimmermann, Lucas Soustelle, Christien Bowman, Benjamin C. Tendler, Andreea Hertanu, Ben Jeurissen, Marleen Verhoye, Lucio Frydman, Yohan van de Looij, David Hike, Jeff F. Dunn, Karla Miller, Bennett A. Landman, Noam Shemesh, Adam Anderson, Emilie McKinnon, Shawna Farquharson, Flavio Dell'Acqua, Carlo Pierpaoli, Ivana Drobnjak, Alexander Leemans, Kevin D. Harkins, Maxime Descoteaux, Duan Xu, Hao Huang, Mathieu D. Santin, Samuel C. Grant, Andre Obenaus, Gene S. Kim, Dan Wu, Denis Le Bihan, Stephen J. Blackband, Luisa Ciobanu, Els Fieremans, Ruiliang Bai, Trygve B. Leergaard, Jiangyang Zhang, Tim B. Dyrby, G. Allan Johnson, Julien Cohen-Adad, Matthew D. Budde, Ileana O. Jelescu.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

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Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Detects Persistent Arterial Inflammation After Symptomatic COVID-19

Heidi Espedal, Shipra Verma, Ambuj Roy, Nick S.R. Lan, Sheeraz Mohd, Benjamin Bartlett, Kamar Ali, Natalie C. Ward, Martin A. Ebert, Dick C. Chan, Gerald F. Watts, Girish Dwivedi, Roslyn J. Francis.

Heart, Lung and Circulation

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