The Biomedical Imaging Center (BIC) is an interdisciplinary, multimodal imaging facility that supports human and preclinical imaging research at the University of Texas and the wider community. The BIC spans 3 locations in the Norman Hackerman (NHB) and the Health Discovery (HDB) Buildings on the UT campus and hosts a range of systems for MRI, PET, CT and optical imaging. The Center accommodates both independent and assisted use (for human MRI and PET/CT) is on its instruments and provides in-house training in scanner safety and operation for independent users. The facility also supports a range of task / response paradigms for functional MRI (fMRI) studies and provides back-end support for data archiving, management and common analyses.
Services Offered
- Basic, translational and clinical-research involving human or preclinical imaging
- Initial consultation on establishing an imaging research project or program at BIC
- Development / implementation of MRI / fMRI protocols on our 3T and 7T systems
- Ongoing project advice and technical support for the imaging systems and ancillary equipment
- Educational courses on imaging physics and technology
- Training in scanner safety including MRI Level 1 certification
- Training in scanner-operation for our systems including MRI Level 2 certification
- Assisted scanning on the Siemens Prisma, Siemens Vida and GE Discovery systems
- Post-study support for data archiving, management and common analyses