Former Director Dr. Alex MacKay with the newly installed Elition scanner (March 2019)
Scanner system updated to MR7700 (February 2024)
UPDATE (2025-01-10):
Provincial Mask Mandate in Effect
Starting January 8, masks are mandated in patient care areas, including waiting rooms, the MRI suites, and research areas in FINS during patient care activities. Procedure masks are available in the department for those who do not have their own.
UPDATE (2024-05-15):
The UBC MRI Research facility recently underwent an equipment upgrade and now hosts Canada’s first Philips 3.0T MR7700 MRI scanner! The system’s new capabilities include:
- Diffusion imaging with significantly improved data quality, enabling visualization of the brain’s neural pathways with amazing clarity, thanks to diffusion gradients reaching up to 65 mT/m and 220 T/m/s
- The new multi-nuclear spectrometer is a game-changer, enabling researchers to explore beyond the proton (1H)
- Sodium (23Na) MRI is used to assess brain cell and cartilage health
- Phosphorus (31P) MR spectroscopy is applied to understand cellular energy dynamics in a variety of anatomies
Please contact us at mri.research@ubc.ca to learn more!