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Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy for clinical and fundamental studies, in Human and Non-Human Primate
The Centre IRM-INT is a platform :
– specialized in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord): structural and quantitative imaging, diffusion imaging (structure of the white matter), functional imaging (measurement of brain activity during periods of rest or the completion of behavioral tasks), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS: quantification of metabolites)
– dedicated to fundamental, clinical (healthy subjects and patients) and preclinical research (non-human primates: macaque, baboon, marmoset)
– equipped with a latest-generation 3 Tesla MRI system (Siemens-Prisma: ultra-high-performance gradients and radiofrequency chains), a mock-scanner for training subjects and an MRI-compatible, state-of-the-art, versatile and adaptive bench for stimulating and recording the subject’s behavioral and physiological data in real time
– offering a complete range of services, from protocol design to acquisition and data analysis support: physical aspects of MRI, instrumentation, methodologies, data analysis and statistics
– also able to support research projects in other disciplines (e.g. abdominal, muscular and pneumological imaging)
– actively involved in training at Masters (Neurosciences, Cognitive Sciences) and doctoral level, as well as in engineering schools (Centrale, Mines)
This platfom has been awared the AixMarseilleUniversity Label
Technics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)
- Behavioral Tests
- Physiological parameter monitoring and analysis
- Image analysis
Equipments
- Cluster computing
- Whole body 3T MRI clinical system (human) & RF coils
- Non-Human Primate anesthesia and monitoring system
- Complete system for stimulating and recording behavioral and physiological data
Training
You are looking for a platform to train one or more staff on a particular technique or equipment?
The Centre IRM-INT is particularly open to students training (Master’s, doctoral and engineering level) as well as to researchers and industrial companies involved in research projects.
Services submitted to charges
Do you have a project that requires expertise, a technique or equipment that you don’t have? You’re not looking for scientific collaboration, but for the expert who can meet your needs? Then you’ve come to the right place.
The Centre IRM-INT is a platform dedicated to fundamental, clinical and preclinical research, and works with researchers from both the academic and industrial worlds. To propose a research project, simply contact the Centre IRM-INT team (int-irmf@univ-amu.fr): we will then arrange a meeting to define together the objectives of the project, its feasibility, its cost, its timeframe, the technical and human resources to be deployed, etc.
Numbers
3 complementary, highly-skilled research engineers
3 Tesla, 80 mT/m, 200 T/m/s, 80 RF channels : state-of-the-art MRI system
30 MRI-compatible, real-time stimulation and behavioral response recording devices
200 successfully completed fundamental research projects
200 top-level scientific publications
100 PhD students trained
30 industrial research projects, including pharmacological trials