Medical & 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 Hospital near Liverpool. The hospital can offer proton therapy, novel therapeutics clinical research, medical oncology and image production.
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-oesphageal and trans-thoracic Echocardiography, Ultrasound
and Gamma Camera Imaging
Liverpool University. The university has a dedicated Medical Imaging Unit that provides teaching, research activities and access to silicon detectors, magnetic resonance and image analysis.
Royal Liverpool 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 sentinal node analysis.
ManPET in Manchester. ManPET is a collaborative
research venture between The University of Manchester, the Paterson
Institute for Cancer Research and the Christie Hospital NHS Trust,
providing access to facilities within each organisation.
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 Labeling (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.
University of Manchester Division of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering.
The Christie Hospital in Manchester is The second larges cancer treatment centre in the world. The hospital has facilities for novel therapeutics clinical research, image production, image processing and image guided radiotherapy.
Medicines Evaluation Unit near Manchester. The unit specialises in heart and lung evaluation.
