Hello all,
Following recent guidance, we are no longer recommending that participants
wear a mask whilst they are being scanned.
The steps regarding masks are now as follows:
Please ask them to replace their mask with an MRI safe mask of ours at the
door as usual.
When they are settled into the head coil (but without padding or the front
part in place) sanitize your hands and ask them to remove their mask.
Place their mask in the yellow square on the workbench.
Sanitize your hands again.
When removing the participant, sanitize your hands and give them back the
mask.
Sanitize your hands again.
Ensure you thoroughly clean the yellow square area the mask was in.
Thank you all for being flexible and understanding as guidelines and advice
are ever changing.
The YNiC team
--
Rebecca Lowndes
Research Technician
York Neuroimaging Centre
Hi everyone
Just a couple of things we wanted to let you know about this week.
*Scanner Update*
Firstly, the team has been working hard with YNiC users to get the Siemens
scanner back in use, and we are happy to report that the allocated scanning
slots are being booked up, and we are working at capacity operating the
scanner and re-certifying YNiC users as operators. We are now looking at
how we can provide access to the GE scanner for those that wish to use it,
as well as working towards future use of MEG.
*Closure*
You may be aware that the University has extended the Christmas break, so
the University will be closed from *Friday 18th December until Monday 4th
January*. YNiC will therefore also be closed during this period. Remote
Access will remain online but there will be no user support over this
period.
We anticipate a need for two days of downtime on the YNiC Remote Access
system for maintenance, around the same time as the University closure. We
will keep you informed when we know which days this will happen.
I hope you are all doing well, and hope you are able to enjoy a relaxing
festive season (however that may look this year!).
All the best,
Lauren
--
Lauren Welbourne, PhD
Senior Research Technician
lauren.welbourne(a)york.ac.uk
York Neuroimaging Centre
University of York
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
