The new hybrid scanner arrives on Tuesday, Feb. 7
LONDON, Ontario – Media are invited to view the crane lift and installation of Canada’s first whole-body PET/MRI on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at St.
Joseph’s Hospital, part of St. Joseph’s Health Care London.
The new hybrid imaging scanner, which combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), is an exciting acquisition of the Imaging Program of Lawson Health Research Institute. The 10-tonne state-of-the-art piece of equipment, which will be used by researchers to improve diagnosis and treatment of major health challenges such as cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, mental illness, and cancer, is being lifted by crane and lowered into its new home on Tuesday afternoon.
WHAT: Installation of Canada’s first whole body PET/MRI
WHEN: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
WHERE: St. Joseph’s Hospital, 268 Grosvenor St., London, Ont.
Media must RSVP to be allowed on site. Details and directions for the lift will be provided upon registering to attend.
For media who are unavailable to attend, there will be video footage of the installation available for download by 4:30 p.m. at:
ftp server: ftp://lease02:J2k0oxNF@ftp.lhsc.on.ca/
Username: lease02
Password: J2k0oxNF (JAY-two-kay-zero-oh-ecks-EN-EFF)
For more information and to RSVP, contact:
Julia Capaldi, Lawson Health Research Institute
519-685-8500 ext. 75616 or 519-200-1115
About Lawson Health Research Institute
As the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care, London, and working in partnership with The University of Western Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute is committed to furthering scientific knowledge to advance health care around the world.
The research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London.
