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Imaging facilities offer a means for in vivo exploration of disease pathology in humans and animals. A number of advanced imaging facilities and imaging networks have been developed that offer state-of-the-art equipment for high resolution visualisation. New submissions or updates on listed resources are welcomed via the link above.
| Name | Location | Resource availability and details | Accessibility and cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian National Imaging Facility (NIF) | National | The NIF has established a national network of institutions that provides state of the art imaging of humans, animals, plants and materials for the Australian research community. The NIF has node institutions providing a range of services in NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost, via each NIF node. |
| University of Sydney - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation - Brain and Mind Centre | New South Wales | Facilities across the node include biomodelling laboratory, 3T whole body MRI, pharmacology biodistribution laboratory, radiochemistry hotcells, radiolabelling facility, medicinal chemistry laboratory, beta microprobe, Inveon PET/CT/SPECT, microSPECT, microPET, cyclotron. NSW node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| University of NSW - Neuroscience Research Australia | New South Wales | Facilities include IVIS spectrum CT, human 3T MRI, inveon micro PET/CT, vevo2100 ultrasound, IVIS lumina, preclinical 9.4T MRI. NSW node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| University of Western Sydney, Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Facility | New South Wales | Facilities include 11.7T MRI. NSW node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Centre for Advanced Imaging - University of QLD | Queensland | Facilities include 1.5T MRI, 3T MRI, 7T MRI, ultrasound, NMR spectroscopy, MR microimaging, solid state NMR, PET/SPECT/CT, preclinical 9.4T and 16.4T MRI, cyclotron and radiochemistry, EPR spectroscopy. QLD node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Large Animal Research & Imaging Facility - South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute | South Australia | Facilities include C-Arm imaging intensifier, DEXA scanner, large animal CT, large animal 1.5T MRI. SA node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, Imaging Facility | Victoria | Facilities include human 3T MRI and preclinical 4.7T MRI. VIC node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Monash University - Biomedical Imaging Facility | Victoria | Facilities include preclinical FLECT/CT, PET/CT/SPECT, 9.4T MRI, human 3T MRI. VIC node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Swinburne University of Technology - Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre | Victoria | Facilities include human 3T MRI and human MEG, EEG, TMS, eye movement tracking. VIC node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| University of Melbourne - Melbourne Brain Centre Imaging Unit | Victoria | Facilities include human PET/CT and 7T MRI. VIC node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| University of Western Australia - Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation & Analysis | Western Australia | Facilities include Maestro Cri fluorescence, microCT, preclinical 9.4T MRI. WA node of the NIF. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Herston Imaging Research Facility | Queensland | Facility due to open in 2015. Equipment includes human 3T MRI, MRI/PET, PET/CT. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Garvan Institute Animal Imaging Facility | New South Wales | Facilities include small animal CT, fluorescent and bioluminescent imaging as well as two intravital microscopes. | Services available to Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Sydney Imaging Core Research Facility, University of Sydney | New South Wales | Facilities include C-Arm (Artis Pheno) imaging intensifier, ultrasound, large animal CT, preclinical 3T and 7TMRI, MR/PET, microCT, PET/CT, optical imaging, EchoMRI, Vevo2100. Clinical facilities to open late 2018 | Services available to all Australian researchers at a cost. |
| Hunter Medical Research Institute Imaging Centre | New South Wales | The HMRI Imaging Centre houses a Siemens MAGNETOM Prisma 3T scanner, as well as spectroscopy, EEG, and Agilent 400MHz NMR pathology magnet. | Services available to all Australian researchers at a cost. |
