{"id":73,"date":"2024-05-22T17:42:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T17:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wordpress\/?page_id=73"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:42:52","slug":"imaging-research-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/","title":{"rendered":"Imaging Research Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charter Statement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 1989, the Imaging Research Laboratory is a multidisciplinary team committed to advancing tomographic medical imaging which uses ionizing radiation. In collaboration with clinical, academic, and industrial partners, the IRL addresses all levels of this challenge through the following aims: to develop innovative instrumentation and methods, to construct analysis and evaluation tools, to serve as a training facility for new imaging scientists, and to translate developments to preclinical and clinical applications for improved healthcare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Research Focus Areas<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enabling Ultra-Low Dose PET\/CT Imaging <\/li>\n<li>Imaging of Myocardial Blood Flow PET and SPECT Scanner<\/li>\n<li>Simulation Packages<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative PET\/CT and SPECT\/CT Imaging<\/li>\n<li>Detector and Timing Electronics and Data Acquisition Systems<\/li>\n<li>Imaging Integration with Radiation Treatment Planning<\/li>\n<li>Novel PET system designs for preclinical and application-specific imaging<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated Breast PET coupled to X-RAY Mammography (Breast PET\/X)<\/li>\n<li>Cancer Imaging Research Protocols and Clinical Trials Using PET\/CT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-clinical Imaging Research Program<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IRL is part of the Co-Clinical Imaging Research Resources Program (CIRP).  This National Cancer Institute (NCI) initiative is intended to increase accessibility to scientific data and tools, and to develop standard practices in pre-clinical and human cancer research.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For more information see <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uw.edu\/cocirp\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.uw.edu\/cocirp\/\">the UW-FHCC CIRP website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/?page_id=75\">Current Members<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thumbnail_IRL-2024-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thumbnail_IRL-2024-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thumbnail_IRL-2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thumbnail_IRL-2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thumbnail_IRL-2024-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thumbnail_IRL-2024-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thumbnail_IRL-2024.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Kinahan_Paul_2018-232x300-1-150x250-1-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Kinahan, PhD, FIEEE<br \/>Professor &amp; Director<br \/><em>kinahan@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1498\" height=\"1997\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Miyaoka_Radiology-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" style=\"width:153px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Miyaoka_Radiology-edited-1.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Miyaoka_Radiology-edited-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Miyaoka_Radiology-edited-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Miyaoka_Radiology-edited-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Miyaoka_Radiology-edited-1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Miyaoka_Radiology-edited-1-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Miyaoka, PhD<br \/>Professor<br \/><em>rmiyaoka@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1647885543981-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" style=\"width:153px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Neal Paragas, PhD<br \/>Professor<br \/><em>paragas@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Wei Wu (Vivi), MD<br \/>Research Fellow<br \/><em>vivi2011@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">William Hunter, PhD<br \/>Lab Chief\/Research Scientist<br \/><em>wcjh@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Muzi, MS<br \/>Director of Image Analysis<br \/><em>muzi@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">J Peter Muzi, BS<br \/>Research Scientist<br \/><em>jpmuzi@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Darshini Vijayakumar, BS<br \/>Research Scientist<br \/><em>dvijay26@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Darrin Byrd, MS<br \/>Research Scientist<br \/><em>dbyrd2@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest Members<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Ali Nabipoor, MD<br \/>Research Fellow<br \/><em>sanpa@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Negar Firoozeh, MD<br \/>Postdoc<br \/><em>nfirooze@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Arash Mahdavi, MD<br \/>Postdoc<br \/><em>amahdavi@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Lambert Leong, PhD<br \/>Postdoc Fellow<br \/><em>laleong@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Zihan Li<br \/>Graduate Student<br \/><em>zhanli@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yun-Huan Lyu<br \/>Graduate Student<br \/><em>yhlyu@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson Hayward <br \/>Intern<br \/><em>jch1013@uw.edu<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/imreslab\/?page_id=75\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"75\">See Previous and Associated Members<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Papers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/38aa61c5480583ec6547b3ec0d3a83f6037bc25c\">[C-11]ARMI: A Novel Radioligand for Imaging Alpha-1A Adrenoceptors With Positron Emission Tomography, and its Evaluation in Rodents<\/a><br \/>Published 2026 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Biological Psychiatry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/d5efed1a1304c3f56f016a58295a291d690c4f9e\">Timing, Energy, and 3-D Spatial Resolution of the BING PET Detector Module<\/a><br \/>Published 2022 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">IEEE transactions on radiation and plasma medical sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/d7f6fe2b06404a8d629c4297b3a59635a6bdb135\">A sparse-readout quantitative PET scanner for breast cancer therapy optimization<\/a><br \/>Published 2022 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/16bd5825f124fc97b8707660112eee912ad4034d\">Abstract P2-03-25: Pilot study to evaluate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to PET\/CT imaging using 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and 18F-Fluoroestradiol (FES) PET\/CT imaging as biomarkers in patients with metastatic breast cancer<\/a><br \/>Published 2023 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Cancer Research<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/5a487f0a03e4b86d09d9da136e2a70f4c1516fe7\">Semi-automated extraction of research topics and trends from NCI funding in radiological sciences from 2000-2020<\/a><br \/>Published 2023 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/5eba2d8f97bb52fbe0e266a292335e01c0f5831b\">Evaluation of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Repeatability and Reproducibility for Preclinical MRIs Using Standardized Procedures and a Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Phantom<\/a><br \/>Published 2023 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Tomography<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/cf31d9a5182fccc7826be821839a4d0c2a891156\">A Switch in Iron Delivery Is Critical for Postnatal Kidney Development<\/a><br \/>Published 2026 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Kidney360<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/29fc8a7fd6e0cc9e4a36ba11fa25d04853fde5f1\">A Mouse Model of SARS-CoV-2-Driven Acute Maladaptive Responses and Chronic Systemic Diseases<\/a><br \/>Published 2025 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">bioRxiv<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/5e59d783a033a154b8275bb505230174df9bd0e0\">Humanized mice reveal a macrophage-enriched gene signature defining human lung tissue protection during SARS-CoV-2 infection<\/a><br \/>Published 2022 &#8211; <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Cell Reports<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charter Statement Established in 1989, the Imaging Research Laboratory is a multidisciplinary team committed to advancing tomographic medical imaging which uses ionizing radiation. 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