Excerpt from the Dayton Business Jouranl
The area’s only magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner dedicated exclusively to research is operational and may prompt growth at a Greene county college.
Wright State University plans to use the 3 Tesla MRI scanner for human research studies in neuroscience. The university has high hopes for its potential.
“I just think this is something that is really needed in Dayton to help boost regional research and development infrastructure,” said Matthew Sherwood, director of Wright State’s Center of Neuroimaging and Neuro-Evalutaion of Cognitive Technologies.
Sherwood said the MRI will help him in his research on hypoxia, a condition in which the brain is deprived of adequate oxygen. It often occurs in high altitudes or in underwater diving and can result in vertigo and tunnel vision and even subpar performance for the following 24 hours.
Sherwood, who has led nearly $3.5 million in projects funded by the Department of Defense while at Wright State, also sees an opportunity to expand the collaboration with the Air Force and researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in using the scanner.
“We’re hoping they’re able to bring some of their research here,” he said. “We are committed to partnering with them.”
