Under the agreement, GE will provide up to $32.9 million to construct the research facility and support radiology and imaging research at the university. The facility will be located in the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, which is connected to UW Hospital and Clinics.
As part of the collaboration, researchers within the UW/GE Healthcare program plan to explore ultra-low computed tomography radiation dosing, linking hybrid imaging modalities like MRI and PET to measure disease progression and new cardiovascular imaging techniques, among other areas, according to the two organizations.
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