RESEARCH

Researchers call on the facility for non-invasive, high resolution imaging of animal models of disease and materials, and clinical research studies involving new applications of MRI. The research includes:

• Studies of tumor oxygenation and blood flow

• Studies of pancreatic function and efficacy of islet transplants.

• Studies of cardiac function and response to therapy

• Development of high spectral and spatial resolution MR for improved anatomic and functional imaging

• Differentiation of metastatic and non-metastatic rodent tumors

• Analysis of the dynamics of granular materials

• Effects of electrical injury

• Structure of arterial plaque

• Improved detection of breast and prostate cancer

• Evaluation of response in cancer patients undergoing experimental therapies

• New approaches to brain anatomic and functional imaging

• Imaging surgical specimens