Institute of Imaging Science 

The Institute of Imaging Science explores and develops virtually every aspect of imaging science, from the underlying physics of imaging to applications of imaging techniques to detect, diagnose and treat disease.

One of the most highly regarded research groups in the world in the area of biomedical imaging, this transinstitutional initiative is founded on a partnership between the School of Engineering, College of Arts and Science and the School of Medicine. The institute comprises three main centers, which are all housed in a new 42,000-square-foot building dedicated to imaging science: the Center for Human Studies, the Center for Small Animal and Molecular Imaging, and the Center for Image Analysis. These centers provide the resources to conduct a wide range of research projects aimed at understanding, improving, and developing new techniques for obtaining information on biological processes in vivo, including the development of specific agents for molecular imaging. The research programs of the institute build on advances in fundamental sciences such as physics, chemistry, biology and computer science.

The Institute of Imaging Science conducts research using every major biomedical imaging modality (MRI, nuclear, X-ray, ultrasound and optical imaging), and it has special expertise in the applications of imaging in the neurosciences, in cancer research, and in metabolic imaging. For example, functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging techniques at high field strengths are used extensively to study the organization and architecture of the brain. Additional research areas include molecular and cellular imaging, cardiovascular imaging, image processing and analysis, and basic studies in the physics of imaging and spectroscopy.

Director: John C. Gore,
University Professor of Radiology and
Radiological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering  

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