Dr Thomas Close specialises in neuroinformatics and computational neuroscience. He obtained a PhD investigating advanced techniques in diffusion MRI tractography of cerebral white matter and has completed a post-doctoral position in the Computational Neuroscience Unit of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University in Japan. Tom provides support for the imaging operations at Sydney Imaging. Tom is actively collaborating with other NIF Informatics Fellows on the national Trusted Data Repositories Project and has developed a deployed exemplar utilizing the XNAT platform.
A new international agreement will help ensure that advanced imaging data collected from PET/CT and PET/MR in clinical trials can be reliably compared – making it easier for researchers to collabora
30 March 2026
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10 March 2026
The theory that echidnas and platypuses descended from an aquatic ancestor has long been hotly debated, but now scanning technologies have delivered compelling new fossil evidence to support it.
07 February 2026
NIF is pleased to announce that planning is underway for this year’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Australia’s flagship event for advanced imaging research and innovation. Dates: 30 July 2026, with c
05 February 2026
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