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Overview

At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, we offer a complete array of radiologic tests. The Department of Radiology is committed to implementing cutting edge technologies for better patient care. The Radiology Department performs over 400,000 radiologic examinations each year. The department provides radiography, CT, ultrasound, MRI, nuclear medicine, angiography, and interventional radiology services to both the medical center as well as our affiliated health care facilities. A radiology research and animal laboratory is housed adjacent to the Radiology Department. There are over 65 full-time clinical diagnostic radiologists, 20 additional research faculty members, plus 30 clinical and post-doctoral research fellows. All residents, fellows, and faculty have appointments at Harvard Medical School.

Imaging Facilities

• MRI Facilities
• CT Facilities

Additional Research Centers and Laboratories

• Center for Imaging Technology and Molecular Diagnostics (CITMD)

A key area of interdisciplinary research, the CITMD which is an interdepartmental center at the BIDMC. The co-founders of the CITMD are Robert E. Lenkinski, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, and John V. Frangioni, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Radiology, both at Harvard Medical School. These laboratories (Lenkinski lab Frangioni lab )have been active in the field of molecular imaging since 1999, and are the recipients of multiple NIH, industry, and foundation peer-reviewed grants. Three years ago, the CITMD began building a small animal imaging facility (http://www.longwoodsaif.org/), which has now blossomed into a state-of-the-art center. The CITMD is establishing a first-in-human clinical trials infrastructure to translate new cancer detection technologies into the clinic for testing on patients. This structure will ensure that promising contrast agents and imaging technology are tested on patients in a safe, efficient manner.

• Frangioni Laboratory for Molecular Imaging

Our mission is to solve important clinical problems by applying first principles from chemistry and engineering. The major focus of the laboratory is on the development of imaging technology and contrast agents to see cancer at its smallest possible manifestation. Contact:

• Laboratory for Functional Imaging of Cartilage

Nondestructive techniques for accurately assessing the structural and functional integrity of cartilage are essential for defining the natural history of arthritis and for evaluating the effects of prevention and therapeutic interventions. Our long-term goal is to establish magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for evaluating the compositional and functional integrity of articular cartilage. Contact: e-mail Dr Deborah Burstein

• In Vivo Optical Imaging Laboratory

The In Vivo Optical Imaging Laboratory has made several significant advances both at the micro- and macroscopic levels.
- the whole-animal optical imaging system is now fully functional and has the ability to image live animals throughout the entire spectrum from visible to the near-infrared light.
- the optical microscopy laboratory has continued to explore individual molecular events during formation of liver metastases from human colon cancer, and has documented the sequence of events leading to onset of angiogenesis in these liver tumors. A new and very exciting focus has been the use of conventional ultrasound to enhance delivery of drugs into liver metastases.
Contact: e-mail Dr Matt Palmer

• Small Animal Imaging Core

The goal of the Small Animal Imaging Core (Longwood Small Animal Imaging Facility) is to provide state-of-the-art small animal imaging services to researchers in the Longwood Medical Area of Harvard Medical School. These services include multi-modality imaging, advanced data analysis, image fusion resources, and a satellite animal facility for longitudinal studies. A detailed description of our instruments and services are provided at LongwoodSAIF.org, and we welcome questions and comments.