Today we leap forward in our NextGen Precision Health project as the Siemens Healthineers MAGNETOM Terra 7T MRI scanner arrived for installation. Say hello to the future!

The only machine of its kind in Missouri, this state-of-the-art scanner is one of the most advanced imaging machines available. It provides resolution that is two times greater than the conventional scanner. Our researchers will be able to see complex brain and knee structures with remarkable detail, aiding the early detection and more refined treatment of neurological and knee injuries, as well as diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

As the centerpiece of our new NextGen Precision Health building, the 7T MRI scanner is part of a world-class imaging suite we are developing in partnership with Siemens Healthineers through the Alliance for Precision Health. Other technologies in this suite include a PET-CT and a conventional 3T MRI scanner. Together, these tools will enable our systemwide researchers to address some of the most challenging diseases for animals and humans — in both a research and clinical capacity.

Our mission to transform health care for communities across Missouri and around the world remains one of the University of Missouri’s top priorities. To do so, we have to think big and go bold. With revolutionary technologies such as the 7T and our cutting-edge imaging suite — housed in the university’s first research facility built in over a decade — we do just that.

What we’re building here may look like science fiction. But its impact is very, very real.

— Mun