How do I apply for a new MRI or PET/MR imaging study on the GE SIGNA PET/MRI scanner?
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Fill the new study planning form and/or contact PET/MRI program manager to discuss the feasibility of conducting your study, study protocols and tracers available to you.
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Download and fill the PET/MRI New Study Planning document. Submit the completed document to PET/MRI technologists and PET/MRI program manager.
- If assistance is required in filling this form or with your ethics application, please contact UBC PET/MRI manager.
- The Health Canada guidance document and application form for Authorization of Positron-emitting Radiopharmaceuticals for Use in Basic Clinical Research Studies can be found here
- Please note that for studies with more than 30 subjects additional justification is required during the submission process. Health Canada may request a full CTA application for studies with more than 30 subjects if the justification is deemed insufficient/inappropriate.
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Apply for UBC Ethics and health Canada approval. It is recommended that you include the text for the contradictions to MRI into your ethics application and consent forms.
What happens Next?
- Once your study has been reviewed and approved by the PET/MRI Committee, the following documents must be submitted before the first scan can be scheduled.
- All the supporting documents mentioned in the PET/MRI New Study Planning
- Signed Rate Agreement
- Proof of completion of the UBC MRI Safety and General Radiation Safety Course for all study staff who will be present during scanning
- Confirmation that the Principal Investigator of the proposed study is responsible for understanding and enforcing the Responsibilities of Principal Investigators
- Once we have received these documents and the study is approved, the study may begin.