The primary objective of the BWH Research Imaging Core (BRIC) is to provide a comprehensive imaging research service to meet the needs of investigators and research subjects at BWH. The BRIC provides the administrative infrastructure, customer service architecture and institutional support to promote and investigative applications of imaging technologies.
| Personnel/Contact
Information: |
Scientific Director: Clare Tempany, M.D.
Phone: (617) 732-8772
Fax: (617) 582-6033
Email: ctempany@bwh.harvard.edu
Other Staff:
Core Manager: Patti Goldberger
Phone: (617) 525-8758
Fax: (617) 582-4700
Email: pgoldberger@partners.org
| Facilities
and Equipment: |
Location of Core: BWH MRI Facilities
Major Equipment:
- GE LXHorizon 1.5T Location: 221 Longwood Ave. Ground Floor
- GE 3T-Short Bore Location: 221 Longwood Ave. Ground Floor
- Siemens 3T Verio (Bay 2) Location: ASB2 L1
- GE 3T Short Bore (Bay 3) Location: ASB2 L1
- Siemens 3T Trio (Lee Bell) Location: CWN 2 nd Floor
- Siemens 3T Trio Location: Shapiro Building L2
- Imaging Study Initiation/Scheduling - A significant component of the BRIC’s infrastructure is information technology in the form of a Research PACS that mirrors the Clinical PACS in all functionalities and more and that separates the research subject’s data and information from scheduling to image acquisition and data management. Study subject screening and scheduling as well as image protocol and resultant data interpretation are provided in compliance with IRB protocols.
- BWH Radiologist Interpretation- All subjects have a basic minimum set of images acquired in every imaging study. In all cases, a board certified/board eligible radiologist interprets this basic set of images. The radiology interpretation is limited to the basic set, not the research sequences that are acquired, and do not reveal subject identity and/or link to insurance information. The cost of the radiologist interpretation is included in BRIC scanning costs.
- Image Storage - Image storage is provided through the research PACS system, including storage of research images from non-BWH institutions. There is a fee for importing and storing images from outside BWH.
- Image Acquisition Experts – MRI technologists are available during clinical scanning hours (and off-hours on L1 Bays 2 and 3) and their services are included in the scanning cost. fMRI scientists are available for an extra fee to conduct fMRI stimulation.
| FY11 User Fees (Effective 10/1/10-9/30/11): |
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Partners Users |
Non-Partners Users |
| Service |
Researcher NIH-Sponsored Project |
Researcher Industry-Sponsored Project |
Academic/Non-Profit Researcher |
Industry Researcher |
| Human MRI Exam Cost per Hour (includes MD structural review, storage, viewing and archiving of data) |
$510 |
$714 |
$734 |
$1,135 |
| fMRI Stimulation (personnel cost per hour) |
$110 |
$154 |
$158 |
$245 |
| Protocol Set-up Fee per Hour (when required) |
$70 |
$98 |
$101 |
$156 |
| Dummy/Phantom MRI Scan Cost per Hour (when required) |
$100 |
$140 |
$144 |
$223 |
| Technologist Time per Hour (when required) |
$60-$100 |
$84-$140 |
$86-$144 |
$134-$223 |
| Contrast – IV Gad |
$30 |
$42 |
$43 |
$67 |
| Storage of Non-BWH Images in Research PACS |
$12.50/exam |
$17.50/exam |
$18/exam |
$28/exam |
| Animal MRI Scan Cost per Hour |
$175 |
$245 |
$252 |
$390 |
To access the core, please contact Patti Goldberger at (617) 582-4736 or by email at pgoldberger@partners.org.
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/Departments_and_Services/radiology/Research/BRIC/default.aspx?sub=4
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