Research
The cardiovascular imaging program at Northwestern University has a well-established research operation, which is composed of physicians and scientists from the departments of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery. Our focus is the development and clinical implementation of new techniques for cardiovascular MRI, resulting in the publication of numerous seminal papers over the last six years. The program is supported by Siemens Medical Systems, which has five dedicated scientists based on-site at Northwestern.
Clinical and research cardiovascular CT studies are performed in the Department of Radiology of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Feinberg 4 th-floor). Examinations are conducted on two scanners, a 64-slice scanner (SOMATOM Sensation 64) and a dual-source scanner (SOMATOM Definition).
Clinical cardiovascular MR studies are performed in the Department of Radiology of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Feinberg 4 th-floor). Examinations are conducted on three state-of-the-art 1.5-Tesla scanners, MAGNETOM Avanto, MAGNETOM Sonata, and MAGNETOM Espree, an open bore scanner which permits evaluation larger patients.
Research studies are conducted in the Department of Radiology of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Feinberg 4 th-floor) and at the Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CAMRI) which is located in the basement of Olson Pavilion. The research facility in CAMRI houses a state-of-the-art 3-Tesla (MAGNETOM Trio) and a recently installed 1.5-Tesla (MAGNETOM Espree) scanner.