IIT Delhi Launches New MRI Lab for Medical Imaging Research

The facility supports open innovation in medical imaging, advancing research in contrast agents, imaging protocols, AI integration, MR-compatible devices, and acquisition techniques.

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has launched a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) research facility to boost innovations in medical imaging.

Established under the Institute of Eminence (IoE) initiative, the facility is equipped with a 1.5 Tesla clinical-grade MRI scanner.

The facility, inaugurated by Rangan Banerjee, director of IIT Delhi, is the first among leading engineering and technology institutions in India, dedicated exclusively to research and teaching.

“This new research MRI facility will enable research and innovation in imaging and support IIT Delhi’s efforts to create new knowledge at the interface of science, engineering, and medicine to make an impact in healthcare,” Banerjee noted.

Unlike traditional hospital MRI setups, this facility supports open innovation in medical imaging, advancing research in contrast agents, imaging protocols, AI integration, MR-compatible devices, and acquisition techniques.

Established within the Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME) at IIT Delhi, the facility will initially support research using phantoms and, with appropriate regulatory approvals, will extend to clinical studies involving volunteers.

According to CBME's Anup Singh and Amit Mehndiratta, who led this visionary initiative, the dream to establish such a facility “was visualised five years ago”.

The facility was initiated on July 9 and the first MRI safety session was conducted by the B-MEC Imaging Pvt. Ltd., who installed the MRI scanner.

Vivek Buwa, Dean of Planning, IIT Delhi said, “This advanced imaging facility will help several researchers from different disciplines at IIT Delhi. This will also open up several opportunities for research collaborations with medical institutes in NCR and across India.”

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