The UCSD Department of Radiology established a new imaging
facility, the UCSD Imaging Center of La Jolla, on Feb. 3. Specializing in
magnetic resonance imaging, the center offers the public an opportunity to
access the services of UCSD’s world-renowned radiology faculty.

“Patients will be able to access state-of-the-art imaging
techniques developed by UC San Diego which are not widely available to the
public,” medical director of the new imaging center Stephen M. Dorros said in a
press release.

MRI readings conducted at the new center will be supervised
and interpreted by UCSD School of Medicine radiologists using the latest
developments in image acquisition technology and techniques.

“These techniques are important to the timely and accurate
diagnosis of orthopedic and sports injuries as well as diagnosing the
progression of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, liver
dysfunction and neurological disorders,” Dorros said.