Highlights from the arrival of the new siemens mri
Click through the gallery below to see the scanner swing into place.
Facts:
- The scanner is a 3T Siemens MRI Scanner
- The magnet was made in Eynsham, and then sent to Germany to be fitted into the scanner
- It will do an average of 1,800 scans every year
- It will be located in the new Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity
- It will help our understanding of mental health across the lifespan, including dementia, bipolar disorder and developmental disorders
- It will complement the existing MEG scanner and mirrors the MRI scanner that's recently been installed in FMRIB
- It creates new opportunities for mental health research, accessing the world-leading neuroimaging community in Oxford