POWMRI have made a 3T MRI scanner available for research since 2003. The current scanner, a Philips Achieva 3T MRI was installed in April 2007. It will be upgraded in 2010 to 3T TX.
The facility currently operates for research 100% of the time and is open for research to scientists on a merit-based, user pays basis. It supports an active MRI research community of researchers from UNSW, The University of Sydney, Macquarie University and The University of Western Sydney as well as researchers from interstate and international sites as required.
