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The Large Animal Research & Imaging Facility (LARIF)

Node Director:

• Dr Tim Kuchel 

Operational participants:

• Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science
• University of Adelaide
• University of South Australia

Scope and function:

• The Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility (LARIF) will be established at the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS) /Hanson Institute at the Gilles Plains field station. It will provide a facility for applying the latest developments in magnetic resonance (MR) and other imaging modalities for research into animal and animal models of human disease research.

• The LARIF will incorporate a 1.5 T MR scanner and Platform Technology Development Officer funded by NCRIS. 

• The scanner will constitute the first stage in the development of a suite of equipment including angiography suite, CT Suite, echo cardiography, ultrasound and MR compatible physiological monitoring.

• The IMVS/Hanson Institute will contribute 100% of time on their Hologic Dual X-ray Absorptiometer and Angiography suite/ Image intensifier to the NIF. The IMVS will endeavour to fund the installation of a CT scanner within 2 years. Access to animal surgical suites and support operations, animal accommodation and office accommodation for external researchers as required will also be provided. In addition, off-site researchers will have access to a large range of animal models of human disease.

• LARIF will endeavour to harness future technological MRI developments from the University of Queensland node and, PET technologies from the University of Sydney node, through the development of applications to animal imaging conducted by other nodes within the imaging network, and make them available to the wider Australian research community.

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Large Animal Research
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