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Medical and Molecular Imaging

A number of world-class specialist facilities exist in the NW region:

Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre (WMIC) adjacent to the Christie Hospital and the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research. This centre, the first of its kind in the world, provides imaging for cancer research using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and also houses a cyclotron source with a GMP manufacturing laboratory for testing short-lived radiolabelled drugs.

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology - Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology is the single provider of non-surgical oncology in the Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network, one of the largest cancer networks in the UK. The Centre offers a full range of services in radiotherapy and systemic therapy for all patient groups (expect for systemic therapy of haematological malignancy) and currently has the only operating proton therapy facility in Britain.

Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire. Daresbury is 'the birthplace' of the synchrotron. This facility provides radiation detectors, synchrotron radiation, image analysis and high performance computing.

Royal Lancaster NHS University. The hospital has a state-of-the-art Department of Radiology which consists of 9 rooms equipped to undertake a wide variety of diagnostic investigations including MRI Scan, Spiral CT, Trans-oesophageal and trans-thoracic Echocardiography, Ultrasound and Gamma Camera Imaging.

Liverpool University (Directorate of Medical Imaging & Radiotherapy). The university has a dedicated Medical Imaging Unit that provides teaching, research activities and access to silicon detectors, magnetic resonance and image analysis.

Magnetic Resonance and Image Analysis Research Centre (MARIARC). MARIARC has expertise in MRI, MEG and FTCD scanning. The centre has particular expertise in functional MRI (fMRI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), perfusion imaging, Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS). Strong links with the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Pain Research Institute in cognitive and clinical neuroscience.

Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen Hospital. The hospital has expertise in medical physics, nuclear medicine, image production and processing.

South Manchester Hospitals Mammography. The hospital can provide nuclear medicine and sentinel node analysis. ManPET in Manchester.

University of Manchester Biomedical Imaging Institute - The Biomedical Imaging Institute is a hub for Interdisciplinary activity across the University of Manchester. It has been established to encourage use of multi-modal imaging techniques, the development of new imaging methods and the integration of pre-clinical and clinical imaging. Members of the Institute have particularly strong expertise in neuroimaging and cancer imaging, as well as PET and MRI methodology and image analysis. Members include:- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and Paterson Institute.