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The University of Manchester Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre (WMIC) is a purpose-built
molecular imaging Molecular imaging is a field of medical imaging that focuses on imaging molecules of medical interest within living patients. This is in contrast to conventional methods for obtaining molecular information from preserved tissue samples, such as h ...
research facility. Based on the site of the Christie Hospital in Manchester, the Centre aims to develop clinical research and development in medical imaging in areas of oncology, neuroscience and psychiatry research.


Facilities and equipment

The centre is equipped with
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and radiochemistry facilities including: a
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laboratory, 2 advanced high-resolution PET scanners, supporting chemical analysis laboratories and data analysis facilities. There is also a 1.5T MRI scanner in the centre. The Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre is part of the Imaging Facilities of the
University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univ ...
. The Imaging Facilities also own a 3T MRI scanner at the Manchester Clinical Research Facility and in 2015 a GE SIGNA
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scanner was installed at St Mary's Hospital, funded by the Medical Research Council as part of the Dementias Platform UK initiative (DPUK).


History

Detailed planning for the centre began late in 2000, following funding from the
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,
Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...
, the Christie Hospital Trust Charitable Fund and the University of Manchester. The centre began its programme of clinical research work in June 2006 when it performed its first clinical PET body scan on a volunteer. In February 2020 it was announced that the radiochemistry facility at the centre would close at the end of 2020. In 2021 part of the radiochemistry facility began to be used by the Medicines Discovery Catapult.


External links


University of Manchester Imaging Facilities


References

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