A research subject poses while doing standing side-splits inside the MRI machine that sits upright, adjacent her on either side.

UBC's Upright Open MR Imaging Platform offers North America’s only scanner of its type dedicated for research use.

We welcome research studies from all disciplines. Our team of experts is here to support researchers new to or experienced with MRI. 

  • Our Upright Open MRI scanner (MROpen), is different from conventional MRI scanners as it allows the body to be imaged upright, in weight-bearing, and in a wide range of postures. Imaging upright postures is required to understand normal and disrupted function in tissues and organs that function primarily in upright postures.
  • We provide a full range of services, including study set-up, MRI protocol development, custom pulse sequences, quantitative image analysis, and support for Tri-Council funding applications. 

The Upright Open MRI is a UBC shared research platform funded as a partnership between the Faculty of Medicine, the Centre for Aging SMART, and the Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation.

OUR TEAM

The Upright Open MRI Research Steering Committee is in charge of ensuring the sustainability of the platform. It is led by Dr. David Wilson, Professor (Orthopaedics), who is the Scientific Advisor of the platform. Other members of the Steering Committee include faculty members, representatives of VPRI and expert staff.

The staff team, led by Amy Phillips, includes three research engineers who offer research services and training and are happy to discuss new projects!

 

Upright Open MRI

Shared Research Platforms are facilities funded jointly by the Office of the VP, Research and Innovation and Faculties and departments for the purpose of offering specialized research services to UBC and external research communities.

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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