Do you have questions about how to set up, run, and/or improve your neuroimaging study?
Contact the MNC for input and feedback:
For technical questions, contact Wang Zhan, PhD. Relevant questions include, but are not limited to:
- Capabilities and features of the MRI system and the peripheral equipment at the MNC.
- Creating, testing, and optimizing the scan protocols to answer your research questions, and budgeting your scanning time effectively.
- Novel data acquisition techniques and pulse sequences (e.g. Structural, fMRI, DTI, ASL, multiband, Spectroscopy, etc…).
- Safety related issues in the MR environment. This includes working with special populations (e.g. children or stroke patients) or special equipment (e.g. unconventional response tools).
- Level-2 personnel and Operator training for your staff working at the MNC.
- Image data storage and access management.
For scientific questions, contact MNC Research Scientist Jeremy Purcell, PhD. Questions from novices or potential users – completely new to neuroimaging – are welcome. Relevant questions include but are not limited to:
- How to think about how to use neuroimaging to answer the research questions you are most interested in (this is particularly relevant for neuroimaging novices).
- Setting up novel fMRI experimental designs, and/or reworking a previously developed behavioral experiments so they can be implemented in the scanning environment.
- Implementing traditional and/or developing novel neuroimaging statistical analyses.
- Guidance on best practices for data management and analysis after it has left the MNC.