Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Healthy Volunteers 2023-2027

• Research type

  Research Database

• IRAS ID

  324660

• Research summary

  Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Healthy Volunteers 2023-2027

• REC name

  North West - Haydock Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  23/NW/0099

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Jun 2023

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  The purpose of this project is to enable Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to be used for scanning healthy volunteers at NHS Tayside and University of Dundee. For each participant, a set of MR images will be acquired for the anatomical area under investigation. Occasionally, a set of ultrasound (US) images will also be acquired to enable comparison of imaging techniques. All images will be stored securely and indefinitely on the NHS national Patient Archive Communication System (PACS). Further 'post-processing' data collection may also be undertaken - typically in the form of electronic regions-of-interest applied to the images to extract information such as tissue volumes or signal intensity levels. These data will be stored securely and anonymously for a period of at least 5 years.

• Research programme

  Having this programme in place will enable NHS and University colleagues to optimise MRI techniques for use in NHS clinical services (patient diagnoses). It will also enable the optimisation of MRI protocols for research projects, and also help with staff teaching and training activity.

• Research database title

  Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Healthy Volunteers 2023-2027

• Establishment organisation

  NHS Tayside

• Establishment organisation address

  Medical Physics Department

  Ninewells Hospital

  Dundee

  DD1 9SY