AMI Centre was inaugurated in February 2002. Our main research tool is a 3 T whole-body MRI scanner (Magnetom Skyra, Siemens), owned by the Aalto University School of Science.
AMI Centre is an administrative subdivision of O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory at Aalto University, but it has independent budgetary authority. AMI Centre is part of NEUROIMAGING consortium, whose steering board comprises two members from Aalto University, two from the University of Helsinki, and two from Hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa. AMI Centre provides an innovative environment for development and promotion of new magnetic resonance imaging methods. If you would like know more about AMI Centre and research, please see the annual reports.
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AMI Centre has great variety of users either working or using AMI facilities. The core people working at AMI are introduced below. For the rest of personnel, see the personnel section.
| Simo Vanni Scientific director |
Toni Auranen Technical director |
Marita Kattelus Radiographer |
| research permissions | stimulus systems | reservations |
| scientific activity | technical activity | measurement assistance |
| remit supervisor | safety precautions and functioning of the magnet |