[BIC-announce] Last day of 3T Trio MRI operations: January 19, 2017

[Rick Hoge]

Dear MR users,

We have confirmation from Siemens that our 3T MRI will be ramped down on Friday January 20, in preparation for the upgrade to Prisma.

The last day of scan services will thus be Thursday, January 19 to the end of normally scheduled hours.  This is a slight extension beyond January 16, which has been the last bookable day on the calendar until now.

My understanding is that most researchers have been able to complete all scanning required on the Trio.  However, I realize that some groups may still benefit from this small extended access.  The calendar should be updated shortly to reflect this.

The projected duration of the upgrade is approximately 6 weeks, and we will update when we get a more precise data for resumption of operations.

I would like to thank the MRI techs (Ron, Louise, David, Krikor), RAs (Mike & Ilana), and admin staff (Helene, Stacey, Judy) who have done their utmost to make this transition as smooth as possible for the user community (who are also to be thanked for their collaboration in this).  The BIC and MNI administration (Sylvain, Zahoor, Fred Pennel) have also been very supportive in dealing with many building-related surprises that have arisen.

Best regards,

Rick


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Rick Hoge, Ph.D.
Program Director for MRI
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurology & Neurosurgery
Associate Member, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
McGill University
rick.hoge at mcgill.ca
514-398-1929



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