Brown Imaging Core
About Brown Imaging Core
Brown Imaging Core (BIC) was developed to enhance clinical services, provide research support, and educate and train the next generation of healthcare professionals. Our 1,800 square foot space, located in the heart of the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Rhode Island Hospital, embraces opportunities to work with other clinical and research departments.
The BIC is equipped with high-end Mac, Linux, and Windows workstations with a variety of software tools, a teleconferencing/telemedicine system, and non-clinical research data servers. These data servers can facilitate research by providing automated medical imaging de-identification as well as imaging storage and archival capabilities. High performance computing, 3D printing, motion capture, and other 3D-related services are available through partnerships with other local facilities and departments. A full software suite is available for data analysis and post-processing, including imaging de-identification.
Our list of clinical applications continues to grow with programs in cardiovascular, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and oncologic imaging, interventional radiology and surgical planning.
The areas we serve include:
- Clinical
- External research (federal grants, cooperative group, industry-sponsored, foundation-sponsored, and more)
- Internal research (Brown University and Brown University Health)
- Quality improvement
- Institutional support
Services Provided by Brown Imaging Core
Our services include, but are not limited to:
Advanced Imaging Services
Advanced imaging services include:
- Medical illustrations of all types (The Studio at Rhode Island Hospital)
- Imaging curation (internal and external)
- Imaging transfer (internal and external)
- Imaging storage (internal and external)
- 3D rendering and printing
- Imaging and video rendering, pre- and post-processing
- Whole-body lesion/tissue segmentation and quantification using multi-modality 2D/3D radiomics
- Imaging de-identification
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Radiomics Imaging Services
AI and radiomics imaging services include:
- GPU time
- Deployment and evaluation of AI products on real-world multimodal images and clinical notes
- External validation of imaging and AI tools for multi-site collaboration
- Optimization and local adaptation of AI models
Imaging Expert Evaluation
Imaging expert evaluation services include:
- Multi-reader multi-case (MRMC) reader studies
- Planning and conducting reader studies with radiologists and technologists
- Human-AI collaborative analysis for multi-modality imaging tools
For More Information
To learn more about our services, please contact any of the following staff.
