Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center

Overview of Services

 

The Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center (CBIC) at Weill Cornell Medical College, completed in 2003, is a state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot research facility housing the Biomedical Imaging Core Facility of the College. Major equipment includes (2) 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) system; a 7.0 Tesla/30cm bore Pre-Clinical MRI/MRS system; a combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) system; a Pre-clinical MicroPET/SPECT/CT system; a multispectral optical imaging system, a medical cyclotron facility for production of radiotracers; and radiochemistry laboratories for ligand synthesis. The building has been carefully designed to facilitate complementary use of MRI, PET, and CT studies.


Leadership

 

Center Director, Douglas Ballon, Ph.D. (212) 746-5679

 

 Links and Resources

  1. Core Website: http://www.weill.cornell.edu/cbic/index.html

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Douglas Ballon, Ph.D.
Center Director
 
(212) 746-5679
 
djb2001@med.cornell.edu
 
S-282
 
Muc Du
Administrative manager
 
(212) 746-5883
 
mdu@med.cornell.edu
 
S-260
 
Ed Fung, PhD
Faculty Supervisor
 
(212) 746-4586
 
ekf4001@med.cornell.edu
 
S-160
 

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