Herston Imaging Research Facility (HIRF)

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Queensland Health, Queensland Government

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Multicoloured image of brain showing functional connectivity

HIRF has been built to cater for the growing role of imaging in clinical research. It gives researchers unprecedented access to high-quality imaging equipment and allows the rapid translation of research into clinical practice.

With its cutting-edge scanning technology, HIRF has the potential to revolutionise patient care in the areas of dementia and ageing, mental illness, brain development and cancer.

HIRF is an alliance between four three of Queensland's most influential research and clinical institutions: University of Queensland; Queensland University of Technology; Metro North Hospital and Health Service through the RBWH. The leading healthcare company, Siemens Australia is the facility's industry partner.

Website
https://www.hirf.com.au
Organisation type
  • University Research Centre
  • Research Hospital
  • Queensland Government – Partner
Number of research staff
20-100 research staff
Address
Level 3, Building 71/918, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Herston QLD 4029

Strengths and capabilities

  • Imaging research facility devoted entirely to clinical research
  • located at the heart of one of Australia's largest research and clinical precincts
  • access to large cohorts for clinical trials
  • facility is an alliance of three major research and clinical institutions
  • ageing and dementia
  • depression, schizophrenia and other mental illnesses
  • early brain development
  • develop and test new PET tracers for oncology and dementia
  • integrated with national networks in imaging (NIF) and radiopharmaceutical clinical trials (ARTnet)

Facilities and major equipment

  • The 3-Tesla CIMA.X Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (3T/MRI)
  • Total Body Photography WB60 Vecta
  • Positron Emission Tomography/ Computed Tomography Scanner (PET/CT)

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