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SFU partners with Fraser Health to open world-class medical imaging facility

Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   SFU and the Fraser Health Authority have partnered to open a brand-new medical imaging facility at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. The facility, named ImageTech, went public on September 18, and is hailed by a SFU media release to be the “first-of-its-kind in Western Canada.” ImageTech combines many advanced imaging technologies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and various computing platforms. This combination of equipment lets researchers use medical imaging to “watch the brain in action” in real time, looking at brain function and structure. These images grant insight that allows researchers to evaluate,…

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