Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ferenc A Jolesz, MD -Director
Clare M Tempany, MD -Clinical Director
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging Division at Brigham and Women's Hospital is one of the world's preeminent academic research sites pursuing both basic and clinical research projects in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The projects include the development of advanced imaging methods, novel imaging strategies, and innovative clinical applications. The primary research sections are MRI Physics, the Image Guided Therapy Program, and the Center for Neurological Imaging.
The MRI Division is closely involved with the research activities of the Harvard Neuroimaging Center.
Investigative Groups
Surgical Planning Laboratory
Director: Ron Kikinis, MD
• Surgical Planning Laboratory (SPL)
• 3D Slicer
• Neuroimage Analysis Center (NAC)
• National Alliance for Medical Image Computint (NA-MIC)
• Laboratory of Mathematics in Imaging (LMI)
Director: Carl-Fredrik Westin, PhD
• Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory (PNI)
Director: Martha Shenton, PhD
MRI Physics
Director: Lawrence P Panych, PhD
• Adaptive Imaging
• Cardiac MR
• Noble Gas MR
• Diffusion MR
Image Guided Therapy Program
• National Center for Image Guided Therapy Program (NCIGT)
Director: Ferenc Jolesz, MD
• Focused Ultrasound Surgery (FUS)
Director: Nathan McDannold, PhD
• SNR
Director: Noby Hata
Center for Neurological Imaging
• Center for Neurological Imaging (CNI)
Director: Charles RG Guttmann, MD
Related Information:
MRI Division website
For further information contact:
Ferenc Jolesz at jolesz@bwh.harvard.edu
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