iLab Organizer :: Clinical Imaging Core

Overview of Services

The Clinical Imaging Core Service Center was developed in 2010 jointly between the Department of Radiology and the Abramson Cancer Center to support cancer clinical trials. Since then, it has evolved to provide services throughout the Perelman School of Medicine. The core is divided into four categories:

RADCORE—Radiology Research Coordinator & Support Services
TRAC—Tumor Response Assessment Core
Image Guided Biopsy Service
RADAR—Radiology Data Analytics Resource

RADCORE is staffed by dedicated clinical research professionals with a wide range of expertise in imaging based clinical research protocols. These professionals include project managers, clinical research coordinators, regulatory specialists and imaging management specialists. The services we provide range from consultation through full management of research protocols. The team also includes our dedicated Radiology IND/IDE support office.

RADCORE Services

Consultation
Project management
Budget development, negotiation and submission through Penn systems
Patient management: recruitment, enrollment, coordinating research visits
Imaging management: anonymization and upload to sponsors
Training and oversight
Our goal is to provide investigators using radiology services the proper support to successfully run their research project.

Tumor Response Assessment Core (TRAC)

TRAC is staffed by a core team of radiologists skilled in evaluating tumor response imaging assessments for patients enrolled in cancer clinical trials being conducted at Penn Medicine.

Image Guided Biopsy Service

The Image guided biopsy service is one out of four services included in the Abramson Cancer Center Biorepository shared core established in 2020. The service at Penn Radiology is staffed by an interventional radiologist, clinical research coordinator and technical lead who provide both consultative as well as image guided biopsy service to obtain both clinical and research samples for investigators who are developing their own clinical trials, as well as working on sponsored clinical trials.

These services will include interventional radiology consultation and development of biopsy protocols and plans together with ABR staff, and coordination of tissue collection. To broaden the scope, we have opened up this service to non-cancer related projects across the University of Pennsylvania.

Radiology Data Analytics Resource (RADAR)

RADAR provides assistance in obtaining imaging studies for your research project. As members of Penn Radiology and Corporate IS, RADAR staff are qualified to review requests for medical imaging data to be used for research. We facilitate and automate the transfer of imaging studies. An important step in this process is deidentification (anonymization) of images and metadata. RADAR will work with you to determine what data is needed and preserve it during transfer.

Leadership

Michael Soulen, MD	RADCORE: Faculty Lead	michael.soulen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
William Stavropoulos, MD	Interim Chair, Department of Radiology/CIC Biopsy Director	s.stavropoulos@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sharyn Katz, MD	Director: Tumor Response Assessment Core	sharyn.katz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Joy Brown	RADCORE: Clinical Research Program Manager	joy.brown@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Patty Atkinson	Director, IND/IDE Support Office	patricia.atkinson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Walter Witschey	RADAR: Faculty Lead	walter.witschey@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
William D'Arcy	Director: Radiology Fiscal Operations	darcyw@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Michael McCandless	Manager of Radiology Finance & Administration	michael.mccandless@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Links and Resources

Contacts

Name	Role	Email
Shannon Long	CIC Biopsy Services Manager / Billing / IND Support Office Research Specialist	shannon.long@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sarah Englander, PhD	TRAC Specialist/Administrator	sarah.englander@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Shawn Bosley	RADAR Specialist/Administrator	Shawn.bosley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu