Vascular & Cardiac Imaging Research Group
Mission
The Vascular and Cardiac Imaging Research Group consists of more than 15 faculty researchers and nearly 10 radiologists. We use MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, and catheter angiography to explore the heart and the blood systems that support the human body to better understand their critical role in health and inform how best to prevent and heal cardiovascular damage.
We specialize in cardiac imaging, vascular imaging, and vascular interventional programs to identify treatment for patients suffering from cardiac disorders, cardiac function, atherosclerosis, Aneurysmal disease, and vascular malformations. Our mission is to establish putative biomarkers of disease progression that can be non-invasively monitored and linked to deleterious outcomes with the goal of improved decision-making and patient care.
Vascular & Cardiac Imaging Research Directions
- Quantitative imaging – Tissue mapping – myocardium and vascular atherosclerosis
- Image-based biomechanics modeling – CT surgery; vascular and neuro surgery
- Translation to clinical – standardization efforts; the entire evaluation pipeline
- Staging and monitoring surgical intervention
Vascular & Cardiac Imaging Research Labs
| Vascular & Cardiac Imaging Research Labs | Directors |
|---|---|
| Vascular Imaging Research Center (at VAMC) | David Saloner, PhD |
| Cardiothoracic Imaging Clinical Division Research | Brett Elicker, MD |
| Nuclear Medicine Clinical Section Research | |
| UCSF Physics Research Laboratory | Youngho Seo, PhD |