The Center for Imaging Excellence (CIE) is a research division of the department of radiology focused on developing, expanding, and advancing the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET). The CIE consists of seven faculty and their staff plus collaborating scientists, physicians, engineers, clinicians, and learners from across the university, medical centers, and in private industry, all working to accelerate translational research, innovation, and learning in biomedical engineering. The center also provides education and training for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the field of imaging research.
Our mission
Develop new methodologies and processes for imaging that can be rapidly translated to practice at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and in health systems across the world.
Our leadership
Orlando Simonetti
Director, Center for Imaging Excellence
More about the Center for Imaging Excellence
Facility Fee: 8-5PM - $150.00
Facility Fee: After Hours - $250.00
CIE Tiered Start-Up Services: Non-Routine - MRI - $1200.00
CIE Tiered Start-Up Services: Non-Routine - CT - $900.00
Technical Services: MRI - $550.00
Technical Services: CT - $350.00
Technical Services: Contrast Medium - $50.00
Professional Services: Radiologist Read/Report - MRI - $250.00
Professional Services: Radiologist Read/Report - CT - $150.00
Adjunctive Services: Technologist Post-Processing & Data Transfer - $100.00
Adjunctive Services: Diagnostic Radiologist - $265.00
Adjunctive Services: Medical Physicist - $226.00
CIE: Concourse Building
Martha Morehouse Medical Plaza
2050 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43221
The CIE is housed in the Martha Morehouse Outpatient care center, located in the Concourse at the rear of the building.
- One 3T clinical MRI (Achieva, Philips, Cleveland, Ohio)
- One digital photon counting clinical PET/CT (Philips Vereos, Cleveland, Ohio)
Center for Imaging Excellence Research Team
Harrison Kim, MBA, PhD
Professor, Radiology
Arunark Kolipaka, PhD
Program Director; Technical Director, MRI
Professor, Radiology
Catherine Moran, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radiology
Samuel Ting, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radiology
Juliet Varghese, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Dufan Wu, PhD
Associate Professor, Radiology
Katherine Binzel, PhD
Research Scientist
Harmony Ngyuen, PhD
Research Scientist
Lyric Brehm, MHA, RT(N)(ARRT), CNMT
Manager, Imaging Services
Alli Castle
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Cheryl Nicolaou
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Thuan Nguyen
MRI Technologist
Matthew Browning
MRI Technologist
