Research areas and methodologies

The Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology Area experiments and implements new approaches and new methodologies, both diagnostic and therapeutic. The main research areas are the following:

  • imageing multiparametric and biomarkers in oncological diseases
  • imageing multiparametric and biomarkers in degenerative diseases
  • Interventional radiology in oncology
  • Navigation and robotic systems for Interventional Radiology
  • Personalized Radiology and Radiomics
  • Use of Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Imaging
  • Clinical trials in Oncology and Hematology
  • Safety and clinical use of MRI
  • Safety and diagnostic use of contrast media
  • Drug-induced changes in chronic noncommunicable diseases
  • Related to Imaging of Neuroplasticity in eating disorders

Collaborations with other research centres

  • Italian Air Force, Human Space Flight Sector
  • Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany)
  • Henry Ford Health System, Detroit (USA)
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (USA)
  • Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, (USA)
  • Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona (Spain)
  • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg (Germany)
  • Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)
  • University of Liege (Belgium)

Afternoon classes

The healthcare staff of the Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology Area is engaged in the following teaching activities:

  • Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery
  • School of Specialization in Radiodiagnostics
  • Teachings in Specialization Schools ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
  • Degree Course in Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques - Entirely taught in Italian
  • Degree Course in Physiotherapy
  • Master of Magnetic Resonance Techniques in clinical and research fields