Imaging Facilities: PET and MRI
The University of Manchester's Imaging Facilities uses multi-modality imaging to advance the understanding of a wide range of human diseases and disorders, supported by an internationally renowned team of academics, clinicians and staff.
Research environment
The University’s Imaging Facilities provide support for interdisciplinary research activities across the University, integrating the physical, biological and medical sciences.
The Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre houses:
- the University’s Positron Emission Tomography (PET) facility along with a radiotracer development programme
- clinical and laboratory facilities
- data analysis support
- one of the University’s 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners
The University also owns a:
- 1.5T MRI scanner housed at the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility
- 3T scanner housed at the Translation Imaging Unit, at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Other facilities within the Imaging Facilities are housed at the Stopford Building on the University main campus.
Further details
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