Center for Biomedical Imaging
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The Center for Biomedical Imaging, also known as the CBI, is located at the Boston University Medical Center. It is a newly established core facility for conducting basic and clinical research in biomedical imaging. The CBI is located at the Evans Biomedical Research Center in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, and was founded in 2003.
The CBI houses a 3 tesla
Philips
MRI scanner
for functional, structural, and spectroscopic studies of humans and animals. The CBI provides researchers with access to the MRI as well as expertise in all modalities of MRI, not only for the Boston University Community, but also for researchers at other institutions. Currently, researchers at the CBI are working on projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health
, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
, National Institute on Drug Abuse
, Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) and Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation.
The CBI houses a 3 tesla
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Philips
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MRI scanner
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for functional, structural, and spectroscopic studies of humans and animals. The CBI provides researchers with access to the MRI as well as expertise in all modalities of MRI, not only for the Boston University Community, but also for researchers at other institutions. Currently, researchers at the CBI are working on projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health...
, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health . It conducts and funds research on brain and nervous system disorders and has a budget of just over US$1.5 billion...
, National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a United States federal-government research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction."-History:...
, Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) and Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation.