Technical Development

An important aspect of research activities at the DCMRC is the development of new MRI pulse sequences and imaging protocols. The DCMRC has dedicated workstations for modifying MRI scanner software at its lowest level, as well as individuals from academia and industry whose primary responsbility is sequence and protocol development. Candidate pulse sequences and protocols are first evaluated at the Duke South facility, and those whose clinical and/or research potential can be demonstrated are added to the library of active scan protocols.