New scanners: hardware, acquisition and data reconstruction
We use our expertise in physics and engineering to develop novel equipment and techniques to provide new and better information on the structure and physiological and biochemical function of the human body, both to improve diagnostic imaging and personalised medicine, and to support research in experimental medicine. We primarily focus on Magnetic Resonance (MRI and MRS) and electrophysiology, particularly MEG and EEG.
Novel hardware developments at SPMIC
Hardware developments include new MRI scanners and ancillary kit such as the radiofrequency and gradient coils, and new quantum-enabled MEG technology including supporting equipment such as active magnetic field cancellation systems. We also use our physics knowledge to develop novel experiments to provide new information from MRI, and our quantitative skills to reconstruct and analyse MRI, MEG and EEG data.