MRI access for research purposes

Availability

  • Weekday evenings (after 6pm)
  • Weekend evenings (after 6pm)
  • 7-days notice required for scheduling or notice of rescheduling
  • Table time booked in 1-hour increments

Table Time Fee

  • 1.5T MRI - $350/hour
  • Fee includes:
    • An MRI technologist to operate the scanner and ensure safety and comfort of study participants.
    • Access to the available imaging sequences, peripheral devices and post-processing tools.  
    • Images are stored on secure server for Researcher to download securely (within a reasonable time frame)

Set-up/Tear Down/Image Prep:

  • $55.00 Per Day
  • An additional 1-hour per scan day  will be charged for study set-up/tear down/image preparation (30 minutes pre- and post- scan block)

Administration Fee:

  • $220.00 One-time Fee Per study
  • In preparation for each study, an MRI technologist will be assigned to work with the study team to:
    • Review/develop the MRI study scanning protocol, consultation regarding sequence selection
    • Build study protocol into scanner
    • Process and send scans to researcher

Additional Information:

  • MRI Philips Ambition, 1.5T, 70 cm large bore.
  • Coils available: head, head/neck, body, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, knee, ankle/foot, breast.
  • Able to perform all MRI sequences including spectroscopy, perfusion, diffusion, angiography & whole body.
  • Able to monitor blood pressure, heart rate & O2 saturation during scans.
  • Images will be labelled by study subject ID provided by the researcher.
  • Rates do not include Radiologist Interpretation of images

Accredited Safety Officer

GRH will appoint an individual to complete the required process to be an Accredited Safety Officer


Should anyone be interested, they can contact Sarah Laferriere at GRH at research@grhosp.on.ca or (519) 749-4300, ext. 2876.