Themes • National Imaging Facility

Applications

NIF is a state-of-the-art imaging capability for humans, animals, plants, and materials. Through the facilities and knowledge supported by NIF, researchers are exploring inner space for human health, agriculture, food security, crops, livestock, materials, specimens, composites, ecology and biosciences applications.

Cardiac Imaging

Across the NIF portfolio, there is a wide range of active projects using imaging to characterise heart anatomy and function.

Lung Imaging

Across the NIF portfolio, there is a range of active projects using imaging to characterise lungs and lung function.

Brain Imaging

Plant Imaging

Thematic Groups

Calamansie grape - MRI

Echidna brain - MRI

Soil sample - CT

Animals, Plants, and Materials Imaging

From crops to museum specimens, the Animals, Plants & Materials Imaging (APM) Theme specialises in non-human and pre-clinical imaging, providing technology and expertise for imaging of animals, plants, and materials for research and industry. The group's expertise covers a wide range of imaging technologies including CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET, MPI and optical imaging methods.

The APM Theme is developing a national framework for consistent acquisition, storage and management of images from museum and fauna specimens. This initiative targets the museum/collection sector's need for a consistent approach to specimen imaging data and aims to generate an accessible resource for education, research and the general public

Theme Chairs: Dr Tim Rosenow (UWA) and Dr Tim Stait-Gardner (WSU) Terms of Reference available upon request

Human brain anatomy - MRI

Human brain tractography - MRI

Heart - MRI

Human Imaging

The Human Imaging Theme is experienced in all aspects of imaging the human body, from fundamental research through to clinical trials. Techniques include MRI, PET, CT, and MEG.

A national initiative of the Human Imaging Theme is to create the Australian Biomedical Imaging Research Database (ABIRD), to facilitate data sharing and re-use. Theme members aim to provide an accessible resource with diverse population sets for biomedical research, beginning with healthy brain imaging data.

Theme Chair: Dr Michael Green, UNSW Facility Fellow Terms of Reference available upon request

Rat - PET/CT

mouse - MR/PET

mouse - mr/pet

mouse by MR-PET showing contrast for organs etc

Molecular Imaging and Radiochemistry

As an enabling capability, the Molecular Imaging and Radiochemistry (MIR) Theme enables researcher access to state-of-the-art radiochemistry and molecular imaging facilities for basic and translational science projects, and clinical trials.

The MIR theme has two ongoing national initiatives:
- Establish an information platform to facilitate access to radiotracers and molecular imaging infrastructure.
- Implementation of a QA program for preclinical PET scanners, for harmonisation across the national network.

Theme Chair: Prof Andrew Scott, ONJCRI Terms of Reference available upon request

Instruments by Theme

3T Siemens Magnetom Prisma MRI UNSW

Human Imaging · NSW · UNSW

3T Siemens Magnetom Vida MRI UNSW

Human Imaging · NSW · UNSW

Siemens Biograph mCT FLOW (PET/CT) HIRF

Human Imaging · QLD

3T Siemens Magnetom Prisma HIRF

Human Imaging · QLD

Biograph mMR (PET/MR 3T) HIRF

Human Imaging · Molecular Imaging and Radiochemistry · QLD

Vevo 3100 Ultrasound Microimaging UNSW

Animals Plants and Materials Imaging · NSW · UNSW

Ultrasound imaging UQ

Animals Plants and Materials Imaging · QLD

Ultrasound LARIF

Animals Plants and Materials Imaging · LARIF · SA

Rodent PET/SPECT LARIF

Animals Plants and Materials Imaging · LARIF · SA

Applications

Cardiac Imaging

Lung Imaging

Brain Imaging

Plant Imaging

Thematic Groups

Instruments by Theme

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