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Research Core Services

ACTRI building

For Researchers

UC San Diego state-of-the-art imaging resources are available to researchers for pre-clinical and clinical trials at 10 locations in San Diego.

CFMRI

Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CFMRI)

9500 Gilman Dr. Mail Code 0677
La Jolla, CA 92093-0677
858-822-0513

Webscheduler

Equipment & Rates

  • 3.0T Scanners (2) – GE MR 750
  • 7.0T Scanner – Bruker - Avance II Console
Services UC Users Non UC Users
3T MRI scanner $597 $866
7T MRI scanner $250 $363
3T MRI scanner, with tech $679 $985
7T MRI scanner, with tech $332 $482
Prototype design, construction, and testing $115 $167
Image & development consult $225 $326
Data development & analysis $105 $152
Mock 3.0T scanner $50 $73

CTIPM

Center for Translational Imaging & Precision Medicine (CTIPM)

408 Dickinson Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619-471-0676

CTIPM Sites:

  1. CTIPM @ ROPCC
    9427 Health Sciences Drive
    San Diego, CA
    858-822-1333
  2. CTIPM @ Keck
    W. M. Keck Building, Room 1012, Osler Lane
    9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093
  3. CTIPM @ ACTRI
    Altman Clinical & Translational Research Institute (ACTRI)
    9452 Medical Center Dr. Suite L3 E601
    La Jolla, CA 92037
    *Our building is directly across from the Jacobs Medical Center EMERGENCY entrance. Enter the front doors of the Altman building and take the elevators to your right down to L3.

CTIPM Web Scheduler

Equipment & Rates

  • MRI Services at ACTRI and CTIPM
Services UC Users Non UC Users
3T MRI scanner Scan Time (Per Hour) $742 $1075
Certified MRI technologist (Per Hour) $125 $182
Contrast (Per Procedure) $125  $182 
Analysis* $278 $403
Consultation (Per Hour) $125 $181

NOTE: * Analysis rates vary depending on the type and duration of the work. For more details, contact CTIPM.

** Prices are subject to change – Possible annual increase: 3.5%

  • MRI Services at Keck
Services UC Users Non UC Users
3T MRI scanner Scan Time (Per Hour) $740 $1073
Center Technical Specialist (Per Hour) $120 $173

 

HCOP

Hillcrest Outpatient 3T MRI (HCOP)

(Formerly known as Bydder Lab)

408 Dickinson Street
San Diego, CA 92103
619-471-0676

Equipment & Rates

  • GE 3T HDxt
Hillcrest Outpatient Pavillion (HCOP) Hourly Rates UC Users Non UC Users*
Scan time w/o tech $ 525.00 $ 762.00
Scan time with tech $ 600.00 $ 870.00
Consultant fee $ 75.00 $ 109.00
Coordinator fee $ 50.00 $ 73.00

ICMIC

In Vivo Cancer and Molecular Imaging Center (ICMIC)

Moores Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla,CA 92093
858-822-2862

Moores Cancer Center Shared Resources

 

In Vivo Imaging Lab Recharge Rates

(Rates approved by committee in December 2016)

Services UC Users Non UC Users
Consultation /hr $ 171 $ 256
Tech time /hr $ 53 $ 80
Ultrasound rent /hr $ 58 $ 88
Photoacoustic rent /hr $ 107 $ 160
MRI rent /hr $ 188 $ 282
PET scan rent /hr $ 34 $ 52
CT scan rent /hr $ 63 $ 95
Optical imager rent /hr $ 34 $ 52
Gamma imager rent /hr $ 34 $ 52
Pass-through - PET FDG dose $ 250 $ 375
Pass-through - CT Ultravist vial $ 250 $ 375
Pass-through - Optical ICG dose $ 20 $ 30

 

LIG

Liver Imaging Group (LIG)

ACTRI Building
9452 Medical Center Drive, Suite L3 E601
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 246-2199

Equipment & Rates

  • GE DISCOVERY MR750 3.0T

Hourly Rates

Services UC Users Non UC Users
MRI-MRE analysis $131 $190
Data coordination $129 $188
MR Spectroscopy analysis $159 $231
Ultrasound analysis $133 $192
MR Operator $132 $192
Scan Review $401 $582

MEG

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

3510 Dunhill Street
San Diego, CA 92121

Director:

Additional faculty:

Hourly Rates

Rates approved in 3/20/2020 effective 7/01/2020 – 6/20/2023

Services UC Users Non-UC Users
MEG scanner (business hours use) $510 $740
EEG (with MEG) $132 $192
MEG Pilot I (after hours, inexperienced users) $250 $363
MEG Pilot II (after hours, experienced users) $49 $71
MEG analysis $310 $450
MEG Data Analysis Level 1 $43 $63
MEG Data Analysis Level 2 $60 $88
Neurobehavioral analysis $100 $175

Last updated: 04/26/2018

PET

Center for Molecular Imaging PET Center

11388 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 246-1161

PET Rates per Case

Services UC Users Non UC Users
Pet Scan $1,159.00 $1,680.55
FDG Radiopharmaceutical $ 150.00 $ 217.50
N-13 Ammonia Radiopharmaceutical $ 250.00 $ 362.50
F-18 FLT Radiopharmaceutical $2,450.00 $3,552.50
C-11 Radiopharmaceutical $1,400.00 $2,030.00
F-18 Fallypride Radiopharmaceutical $1,400.00 $2,030.00
F-18-ML-10 Radiopharmaceutical $2,500.00 $3,625.00
Additional image or data processing $ 300.00 $ 435.0
Additional blood sample processing $ 300.00 $ 435.00
Pro fee PET $ 98.16 $ 142.33
Pro fee PET/CT skull-midthigh $ 124.20 $ 180.09
Pro fee PET/CT full whole body $ 126.28 $ 183.11

RECIST

Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)

Contact:
Elizabeth Weihe, MD
eweihe@ucsd.edu

Equipment & Rates per Study

(Rates approved by committee in December 2016)

Services UC Users Non UC Users
RECIST reads $ 135 $ 181

RIL

Radiology Imaging Laboratory (RIL)

3510 Dunhill Street
San Diego, CA 92121
858-822-4404

Equipment Hourly Rates

Services UC Users Non UC Users
Scan time (no tech) $483.00 $700.00
Tech time $81.00 $118.00

Minimum billable unit is 1/2 hour for all services.

URLJ

UCSD Radiology at La Jolla (URLJ) MRI Services

8929 University Center Lane, Suite 101
San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 657-1200

Equipment Hourly Rates

Services UC Users Non-UC Users
Non-profit		 Non-UC Users
For-profit
MRI w/out tech $ 625.00 $ 938.00 $1,250.00
MRI w/ tech $ 685.00 $1,028.00 $1,370.00
Consult fee $ 105.00 $ 157.50 $ 210.00