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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Medical Imaging Research Institute
radiology and imaging sciences

Medical Imaging Research Institute

Redefining the frontiers of image-guided diagnostics and interventions.

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Save the date: Inaugural MIRI Biennial

Join us on Nov. 6 from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Joseph E. Walther Hall for the inaugural MIRI Biennial. The conference will showcase the latest advances in interventional MRI research and technology. The biennial is designed for radiologists, interventional physicians, biomedical engineers, imaging scientists, technology developers, trainees and industry partners interested in the future of MR-guided therapies. Registration closes Oct. 21.

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Who we are

The Medical Imaging Research Institute (MIRI) aims to advance disease-focused research that will redefine patient care in medicine. Established in May 2025, MIRI has expanded on long-standing strengths in imaging research powered by two strategic imaging research centers: the Center for Neuroimaging and the Cardiovascular Research Imaging Center. MIRI is on course to launch a third disease-focused imaging research center in the form of the Cancer Imaging and Theranostics Research Center. 

MIRI contributes to multidisciplinary research and development, and collaborates on high-impact initiatives driven by Indiana University. Each of our research centers possess their own discipline-specific instrumentation and computational power that is complemented by the Research Imaging Core, a powerful imaging resource for investigators within the institute and throughout the university.

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Center for Neuroimaging

The Center for Neuroimaging was founded with the goal of expanding our understanding of the human brain in health and illness through clinical and translational brain imaging research.

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Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center

The Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center propels cardiovascular research and discovery forward through the design, development and deployment of advanced imaging tools and translational research.

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Research Imaging Core

The Research Imaging Core houses cutting-edge instrumentation spanning magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound imaging (UI), interventional suites that operate under X-ray and MRI guidance, and a radiochemistry program advanced by an on-site cyclotron that enables medical isotope production, theranostics, and nuclear and particle physics research.

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Accelerating imaging research

We aspire to drive technological advances in imaging by bringing together scientists, clinicians and industry partners to leverage state-of-the-art approaches in science, engineering and medicine. While understanding disease processes is a key tenet of MIRI, the overarching goal is to use this knowledge for the development of novel diagnostics, interventions and therapeutics under imaging guidance to address critical unmet needs in patient care.

The institute will drive discovery of new biomarkers that are reliably detected with noninvasive technologies to advance personalized therapies. Thus, MIRI is a testing ground for novel therapeutics and a catalyst in developing the next generation of imaging tools.

MIRI is on a quest to shape discovery by turning inquiry from the patient bedside back to the research space. While we will strive to answer open clinical questions, we also aspire to be a fertile ground for imagination driving innovations in imaging at the boundaries of science, engineering and medicine.

Rohan Dharmakumar, PhD

Executive Director, Medical Imaging Research Institute
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences

Scientist spotlight

61077-Youssef, Khalid

Khalid Youssef, PhD

Research Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences

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