Here at UVA Medical Imaging Research, an unwavering commitment to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient care is at the heart of everything we do. To that end, we offer a full range of the latest MRI and related services to the UVA research community as well as researchers outside the university system.

Our program features a 3-Tesla (Siemens Prisma) scanner, two 1.5-Tesla (Siemens Avanto) scanners, a patient examination room, and an advanced computer lab for data post-processing. A dedicated group of accomplished scientists are on hand and eager to lend their extensive expertise to help other researchers further scientific knowledge in basic and clinical imaging research.

Current in-house research initiatives include: hyperpolarized helium imaging, cerebral, cardiac and renal perfusion imaging, diffusion imaging, high resolution 3D imaging, functional (fMRI), CSF flow quantification, body-fat composition and the efficacy of various contrast agents. Our program was the first in the world to acquire images of the human lungs with hyperpolarized Xenon.