Biomedical Imaging Research Groups and Facilities
Our faculty have been at the forefront of many advances in biomedical imaging research and clinical applications, including positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), artificial intelligence and machine learning, and ultrasound localization microscopy. Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center also manage one of the world's most comprehensive inventories of imaging hardware and software, through the Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center and Microscopy and Image Analysis Research Core facilities (WCM) and the Animal Imaging Core (MSKCC), providing training and research experience with MRI, PET, SPECT, CT, ultrasound and optical imaging, and image analysis services.
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CBIC is a state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot research facility housing the Biomedical Imaging Core Facility of the college.
Offers optical microscopy, high-content automatic imaging, transmission electron microscopy, histology, and image analysis.
Offers a comprehensive suite of animal imaging modalities, including MRI, PET, CT, SPECT, and ultrasound, all commonly used in clinical settings, enhancing the likelihood that findings in animal models will be translatable to human patients. Key instruments include 7.0T and 9.4T MRI systems, PET/MR, PET/CT, SPECT/CT, and advanced ultrasound systems, alongside specialized equipment including a small animal radiation therapy unit and a variety of ancillary tools for advanced imaging analysis.
The Deasy Lab’s research focuses on the use of information to classify and predict response to cancer treatments, with a focus on the optimization of radiation therapy planning and delivery.
The Gene Kim Lab is focused on understanding the tumor microenvironment through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and developing efficient non-invasive imaging tools for reliable prediction and assessment of treatment response in cancer.
The Jeff Ketterling Lab is focused on the development and translation of ultrasound technology to basic science, small-animal, and clinical applications.
The Sadek Nehmeh Lab has extensive experience in PET physics, clinical PET imaging, and Monte Carlo simulations. The lab's PET physics research focuses on Monte Carlo simulations for novel long axial field-of-view PET systems, application-specific PET systems for noninvasive arterial input function imaging, and Compton scatter PET.
The Radiology Health Equity Laboratory aims to improve access to radiology and bring awareness to health equity disparities through research and practical implementation in underserved communities, with a focus on next generation molecular imaging probes and finding means of cost-effective and practical integration.
The Ricardo Otazo lab develops novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for cancer applications including fast imaging, motion resistant imaging, quantitative imaging of physical tissue parameters, and real-time MRI-guided radiotherapy using advances in MRI acquisition and computational models.
The Intelligent Medical Systems Lab conducts machine learning research to advance the field of AI for preventive care, with expertise in building machine learning methods and tools that advance diagnostics, treatment, and scientific discover across diseases, organs, and modalities.