What is the fee structure for using the MRI Facility?
Use of the scanner for studies involving human participants is billed at a rate of $500/hr. Scanner time must be booked in one-hour blocks according to availability as listed on the booking calendar. Studies that involve non-living samples or materials and require no special set up or break down are charged at the standard $500/hr rate. Special rate consideration may hold for long imaging runs that use ex vivo material. Studies that involve imaging live animals or that otherwise require the participation of Animal Care Facility personnel are charged at a rate of $250/hr but will include a charge for two additional hours to accommodate set up and clean up. The minimum block of time that must be booked for such studies is four hours. We encourage groups running such studies to book for an entire eight-hour day whenever possible. Animal studies that involve the use of the AC88 gradient insert will be charged at a rate of $250/hr and will include an additional two hours for set up and clea
