{"id":1385,"date":"2015-05-19T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T17:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=1385"},"modified":"2025-11-26T07:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:58:18","slug":"biomedical-imaging-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research-impact\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Translational Neuroimaging (CTNI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Center for Translational Neuroimaging (CTNI)<\/strong> on the Boston University Medical Campus provides advanced biomedical imaging capabilities for Boston University investigators and beyond. The CTNI houses two magnetic resonance imaging systems and one ultrasound imaging system dedicated for research use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/3-tesla-philips-mri-scanner\"><strong>3.0 Tesla Philips MR 7700 MRI<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0features a 70 cm bore and full digital acquisition platform that provides unrivaled imaging quality. Featuring the most up-to-date software packages, we are able to acquire data at an incredibly high rate of speed and maintain a very high quality level.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/9-4t-bruker-biospec-mri\/\"><strong>9.4 Tesla Bruker BioSpec MRI<\/strong><\/a> features a 20 cm bore, advanced cryoprobes as well as the ParaVision 360 MRI Comprehensive Workplace.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/verasonics-vantage-256-ultrasound-system\/\">Verasonics Vantage 256&#x2122; Ultrasound System<\/a><\/strong> features a highly flexible research platform with programming capability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This allows us to combine unique expertise ranging from biomedical imaging and neurosciences to magnetic resonance physics and software engineering. These scanners are available to meet the needs of researchers throughout the greater Boston area. Chad William Farris, MD, PhD, and Lee E. Goldstein MD, PhD, co-directors of the center, provide administrative oversight, and are responsible for all three of these devices.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span><a href=\"#rates\">Instruments &amp; Rates<\/a> <\/span>\u2502<span><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.ilab.agilent.com\/account\/login\">iLab Scheduler<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><span><\/span>\u2502<span><a href=\"#cbicontact\">Contact<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"tableScroll\"><div><a name=\"rates\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #575759;\">\n<td style=\"color: #ffffff;\" top=\"\"><b>Instruments\/Services<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #ffffff;\" top=\"\"><b>Rates<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f6f6f6;\" valign=\"middle\" align=\"left\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/our-impact\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/3-tesla-philips-mri-scanner\/\">3.0T Philips MR 7700 MRI<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$600\/hour internal academic<br \/>\n$700\/hour external academic (Including BMC)<br \/>\n$1,188\/hour external industry<br \/>\nFree operator assistance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\" align=\"left\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/9-4t-bruker-biospec-mri\/\">9.4T Bruker MRI<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$350\/hour internal academic<br \/>\n$408\/hour external academic (Including BMC)<br \/>\n$693\/hour external industry<br \/>\n$50\/hour add-on operator assistance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f6f6f6;\" valign=\"middle\" align=\"left\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/verasonics-vantage-256-ultrasound-system\/\">Verasonics Ultrasound<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$88\/hour BU internal academic<br \/>\n$50\/hour add on operator assistance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"middle\" align=\"left\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/mri-mock-scanner\/\">Mock Scanner<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Free access.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f6f6f6;\" valign=\"middle\" align=\"left\">\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/biomedical-imaging-center\/mri-mock-scanner\/\">Auxiliary Services (per customer request)<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<a name=\"cbicontact\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Please login to<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.ilab.agilent.com\/account\/login\">iLab<span> <\/span><\/a>system to schedule equipment time or services. For new users please follow the steps outlined in<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/accessing-cores\/information-for-new-users\/\">Information for New Users<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chad William Farris, MD, PhD <\/strong><br \/>\nCTNI Co-Director<br \/>\n(617) 638-6610 | <a href=\"mailto:cfarris@bu.edu\">cfarris@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee Goldstein, MD, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nCTNI Co-Director<br \/>\n(617) 353-5897 (direct) | <a href=\"mailto:lgold@bu.edu\"> lgold@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ning Hua, PhD<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector of Translational Imaging<br \/>\n(617) 358-9605 (direct) | <a href=\"mailto:huaning@bu.edu\">huaning@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Ellison, MA<\/strong><br \/>\nMRI Technologist<br \/>\n(617) 358-9603 (direct) | <a href=\"mailto:aellison@bu.edu\"> aellison@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information and consulting contact us by email and\/or phone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assisted MRI Scans Hours: <\/strong>Monday \u2013 Friday | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Center for Translational Neuroimaging (CTNI)<\/strong><br \/>\nBoston University Medical Campus<br \/>\nEvans Biomedical Research Center, X-Building<br \/>\n650 Albany St., Boston, MA 02118<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/about\/map-directions\/\">View BU Medical Campus<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/about\/map-directions\/\">MAPS<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/\">\u25c4 Back to <\/a><strong>Cores, Facilities and Services <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research\/cores\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Translational Neuroimaging (CTNI) on the Boston University Medical Campus provides advanced biomedical imaging capabilities for Boston University investigators and beyond. 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