Departments
Research in Radiology
Research
In This Section
The research mission for the Department of Radiology is to develop and apply new imaging biomarkers for various disease processes, facilitate and promote radiology and non-radiology departmental research, train future generations of social scientists, and be innovative in translational research and artificial intelligence (AI) imaging endeavors.
The Center for NMR Research is our core facility supporting clinicians and PhD scientists, and includes our research imaging equipment.
The Division of Radiology Innovation and Value Enhancement (DRIVE) provides data for research and operational projects. DRIVE also provides statistical design and support for the department.
The Core Lab provides analysis of oncology images and anonymization of images for research trials.
The Radiology Imaging Core Lab serves as an interface between investigators and the Department of Radiology. The Core Lab provides consultation services, feasibility assessments, time response assessments, body fat/sarcopenia analysis, and image anonymization and transfer.
Newly created is the Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Imaging Innovation. Our mission is to pioneer machine learning techniques utilizing imaging data to aid clinical decision-making, prevent medical errors, improve operational efficiency, and ultimately enhance patient health outcomes. This center is co-directed by Scott Hwang, MD, and Jonathan Maffie, MD.
Research Leadership
Clinical Studies
Clinical research in the Department of Radiology is directed by Dr. Dan Nguyen of the neuroradiology division.
Current Studies
View active radiology clinical trials in StudyFinder, the searchable database of clinical research taking place at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.
Research Projects
About the Center
Penn State Center for NMR Research is a state-of-the-art research facility focusing on two fronts: first, methodology development in magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy, functional MRI and their clinical applications in human models (including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and concussion) and animal models; and second, radiofrequency magnetic field engineering.
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About the Program
Applied health services, health economics and health policy work is the mission of the Division of Radiology Innovation and Value Enhancement (DRIVE) since 2016.
DRIVE works with clinical, technology and administration partners throughout the enterprise and identifies innovative transformations in care management and payment arrangements through which the value of imaging to patient outcomes, clinician care pathways and payors can be clearly identified, quantified and explicated.
DRIVE comprises three database analysts, a pre-award staffer and an IRB team and uses internal and external data and state-of-the-science research methods to plan, simulate and develop the interventions in patient care pathways and payment arrangements that are necessary for the enterprise to create, deliver and capture the value that accrues to patients and their caregivers from the use of imaging in the enterprise.
Finally, DRIVE works with clinicians, external payors and partners in the broader enterprise to roll out these changes, demonstrate, publish and communicate the resulting improvements in value to clinicians, patients, regulators and payors and contribute to strengthening the enterprise as a learning organization.
Program Leadership
Directors of DRIVE are Michael Moore, MD, and Nabeel Sarwani, MD.
Contact Us
To speak to someone about current studies, call 717-531-8044.