Last week, a new Cima.X 3T MRI instrument was unveiled at NIF’s University of Sydney Node (Clinical Research Facility). Its powerful gradient technology allows for more detailed imaging that is faster and sharper.
NIF’s COO Sarah Flaim commented about the benefits for patients and researchers alike: “It matters to make the experience faster, more comfortable and more informative. It isn’t just about better images – it’s about better treatments and outcomes.”
The world-leading MRI technology unlocks novel medical imaging capabilities for researchers, clinicians and industry – and boosts NSW’s imaging capabilities, strengthening its capacity for advanced medical research and clinical translation.
USyd Chancellor David Thodey AO said that access to the MRI scanner and its potential for discoveries also “strengthens our health system, and builds Australia’s position in global research.”
The new scanner sits in a surgical operating theatre dedicated to research, called an ‘integrated imaging suite’ that is equipped with advanced imaging technologies at the Charles Perkins Centre. It allows for simultaneous surgery and MRI.
As the instrument joins the NIF network, we acknowledge the University of Sydney’s $9 million partnership with Siemens Healthineers. We also congratulate the efforts of USyd colleagues Fernando Calamante, Steven Meikle, Katie Ockenden, Sophie Curran, Shawna Farquharson, David Thodey, Julie Cairney, Simon Ringer and John Prins – and Siemens Healthineers colleagues including Alison Curren, Kieran O’Brien, Wellesley Were, Mark Le Feuvre and Nick Owen.
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