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Around 100,000 Britons are to be invited to undergo detailed imaging of their brain, heart and other vital organs as part of the world's biggest scanning project.
All the volunteers will already be part of UK Biobank, and have supplied DNA and given detailed health information.
The scans will be compared and cross-referenced with other data.
The aim is to try to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a huge range of diseases.
Currently 500,000 adults aged 40-69 are enrolled in UK Biobank which is supported by the Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation and governments across the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27241433
All the volunteers will already be part of UK Biobank, and have supplied DNA and given detailed health information.
The scans will be compared and cross-referenced with other data.
The aim is to try to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a huge range of diseases.
Currently 500,000 adults aged 40-69 are enrolled in UK Biobank which is supported by the Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation and governments across the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27241433