Welcome to the HIRO!

Our goal is to assist University of Chicago investigators and research staff with medical imaging exams performed on human subjects for research purposes. This includes the acquisition, analysis, collection, de-identification and distribution of image data for both basic science research and clinical trials. Our services ensure research-related imaging fulfills protocol requirements and allow investigators to obtain HIPAA- and IRB-compliant clinical research data.

We provide our services for almost all types of medical imaging, including: X-ray (radiographs, fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiac cath), DXA, CT, MRI, ultrasound (general, echocardiography, vascular/duplex, ob/gyn), nuclear medicine (planar and SPECT), PET, ophthalmology imaging, endoscopy and bronchoscopy, and many types of specialty imaging. Our website is meant to serve as a complete portal for biomedical researchers to learn about the University's research policies and to provide access to the various resources that researchers can use to obtain compliant clinical data.


Current HIRO Workload: Heavy (31 items in queue)

HIRO participates in AAPM symposium discussing imaging in clinical trials!

Members of the HIRO's team recently participated in a symposium at the 2024 annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) regarding the role of medical physics in clinical trials imaging. The symposium, titled "The Role of Medical Physics in Imaging to Meet the Needs of Clinical Trials and Data Science," included presentations and discussions from multiple institutions regarding their experiences with and recommendations for managing clinical trial imaging. The HIRO was thrilled to participate in this lively discussion. If you missed the conference, a recording of the symposium is currently available to AAPM members!

HIRO participates in clinical research data panel discussion!

Members of the HIRO's team recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by Osage University Partners and the UChicago Tech Office regarding the use of clinical data for research purposes by third parties. The webinar, titled "What is the Data?", is part of a series on the licensing of patient data for research purposes. The HIRO was thrilled to participate in this lively discussion. If you missed the live broadcast, a recording of the webinar is currently available on YouTube!

HIRO lends a hand and helps scan SUE the T. Rex's arm!

Researchers at the Field Museum of Natural History are hoping to finally determine how Tyrannosaurus Rex used its arms, and the HIRO was able to help! Staff from the HIRO worked with UCM Radiology to perform CT scans on the right arm of SUE the T. Rex, one of the world's largest and most complete T. Rex specimens.