The Department of Radiology at New York University's School of Medicine is a leader in the development and application of new technologies for improved patient diagnosis and therapeutic assessment across the entire spectrum of diseases. The desire for improved patient care motivates the collaboration between our over 80 clinical radiology faculty and 20 basic science research faculty. Recent significant advances include the application of new MR techniques to study a range of brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, brain tumors, and brain trauma; functional lung imaging of the firefighters affected by 9/11; functional cardiac imaging with new quantitative methods to measure wall motion and perfusion in patients with coronary artery disease; new methods to study a range of cancers from breast to lung to prostate; noninvasive tests of kidney function; and whole body bone marrow imaging using the latest whole body MRI technology. The crown jewel in our research facility is the Center for Biomedical Imaging, which houses two 3T whole body MRI systems, one of the first whole body 7T MRI systems, and a cutting edge 64 detector CT scanner, all dedicated to research. Supported by a strong infrastructure in research administration, the Department of Radiology has seen a tremendous growth in federal funding recently and seeks to serve as a central resource for research collaborations across the Medical Center, the University, and the community as a whole.

A few specific research programs in the department are highlighted in this section. For additional information, please contact Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Radiology and Vice-Chair of Research at Vivian.lee@med.nyu.edu.