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About

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.

Administration

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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People

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.

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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