Research

Research in the IRC focuses on several areas of interest. One of the primary fields of interest is in developing new, non-invasive methods for imaging and diagnosing disorders of the brain and body using Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging. The primary research projects currently underway in the IRC focus on functional MR imaging of the brain using dynamic perfusion imaging, diffusion imaging, and BOLD activation imaging; microscopic MR Imaging of transgenic mice; structural and metabolic imaging of bones and joints; and in vivo 31P and 1H NMR spectroscopy of brain metabolism using localized single voxel techniques and chemical shift imaging. The IRC conducts independently funded research and makes modern imaging technology available to collaborators in other departments at CCHMC and at the University.