Welcome to Penn State Hershey Radiology
The Penn State Department of Radiology has a long history of commitment to imaging research. Historically the primary focus has been NMR/MRI research with installation of one of the first in vivo multi-nuclear NMR spectroscopy systems in 1983, and development of the Penn State Center for NMR Research in 1991. The focal point of this facility is the Center's 3.0 T Bruker S-300 Scanner installed in 1991, which is also capable of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. This system was one of the first 3.0 T systems to be installed in the world. Since 1991, the Center has become one of the premier sites for ultra-high field MRI research recently having refunding of a $6.9 million NIH Bioengineering Partnership Grant to evaluate ultra-high MRI in 2007. Recent additions to the Center include a 7.0 T Bruker horizontal bore system for small animal imaging/multi-nuclear spectroscopy, and major upgrades to the Bruker 3.0 T system. In addition the Department installed one of the first Philips 3.0 T MRI clinical scanners in 2004.
In September 2008 the Department will open the Penn State MRI Core facility to provide facilities for human research. This facility includes a new Siemens 3.0 T Trio MRI scanner, full fMRI capability, advanced cardiovascular, breast and orthopedic imaging capability. More...
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- Penn State College of Medicine awarded $1 million AMA grant Penn State College of Medicine has been awarded a prestigious $1 million grant by the American Medical Association as part of a program aimed at transforming the way the physicians of tomorrow are trained.More...
- Penn State Hershey entrepreneurs win first 'startup boot camp' awards Dr. Joseph Sassani, ophthalmologist at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and professor of ophthalmology and pathology at Penn State College of Medicine, is the winner of The TechCelerator@Hershey’s inaugural Eight Week Boot Camp program for promising entrepreneurs.More...
- Collaborative Hershey and University Park medical service trip This spring brought the first collaborative spring break service trip for University Park undergraduates and Hershey medical students and physicians.More...