Clinical Research

ACR Center for Research and Innovation™ (CRI)

Convening. Solving. Progressing.

Research That Moves Science Forward

Spark innovation and increase momentum to achieve your scientific research goals.

ACR members, academic partners and industry come together through CRI, propelling exciting progress on:

  • AI validation.
  • Real world evidence.
  • Precision diagnostics.
  • Imaging-based therapy

Together, we answer questions and solve important problems through shared insights and data, leading to advances in assessing and treating disease and improving patient outcomes. 

Become an Integral Part of the Future of Radiology

Contribute to and learn from the latest clinical research through every step of your career.

Empower Your Clinical Research with CRI

Through CRI, you gain opportunities to advance your clinical research endeavors across AI, imaging analytics, radiation oncology, neurological diseases, theranostics and more. 

Master the AI Lifecycle

CRI serves as the validation center within the ACR AI lifecycle. Work with leading experts from the ACR Data Science Institute, IT and industry to create, test, validate and analyze your datasets and algorithms.

Imaging Analytics for Improved Insights

Are you an industry or academic partner seeking quantitative imaging services? 

Partner with our Imaging Analytics team to enhance your interpretation of medical images. Leverage advanced techniques and tools to support your research applications for greater insights.

Gain Support Through the CRI Consortia

Experience unparalleled support for your multicenter clinical, intervention and research trials. The CRI Consortia provides elite leadership trusted by federal agencies, top pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology experts, and the world’s largest medical and disease societies. Let us bring our world-class expertise to your research initiatives. Get in touch today and put more than 50 years of experience across more than 500 trials to work.

The ACR National Clinical Imaging Research Registry™ (ANCIRR)

Are you working to address complex scientific questions and produce results applicable across various care settings, geographic locations and populations? We have the ANCIRR. ANCIRR can collect images and clinical data from multiple practice settings to propel your research. Faster.

Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED)

Medical imaging plays a vital role in validating MCED tests and blood assays. We leverage our existing clinical research infrastructure, which produces regulatory grade data and findings and incorporates imaging, as a reference standard to MCED results.

Radiotracers and Theranostics

Are you ready to get your radiotracers approved for specific clinical purposes? 

Through CRI, you’re connected with the most qualified resource to conduct multi-center clinical trials and provide regulatory grade data to support your company’s efforts.

We offer you the knowledge and connections you need, for the scientific progress you want. Learn what the ACR CRI can do for you. 

What We Offer


ACR CRI specialty services include:
  • Funding
    • Grants and Commercial Sponsors
  • Study Design and Development
    • Study Design and Contracting
  • Study Document Creation
    • Protocol, Charter, Imaging Manual, Data Management Plan, Blinded Read Manual
  • Site Services
    • Site Selection and Qualification
    • Subject Recruitment Management
    • Site/Reader/CRO Training
    • IT Informatics Solutions
  • Study Execution & Operational Management
    • Image Collection + QC
    • Data Collection + QC
    • QA + Regulatory
    • Reviewer Contracting and Management
  • Analysis
    • Image Central Review: Remote or Onsite
    • Validation
    • Analytic Tools + Pipelines
    • Statistical Analysis
    • Data Transfer
 
ACR CRI demonstrated excellence in various types of research projects include:
  • Screening/Detection
  • Therapeutic/Response Trials
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Novel Imaging Methods
  • Biomarker Development/Validation
  • Central Reader Studies
  • Reader Education/Truther/Testing
  • Software/Hardware Validation
  • Registries
  • AI Algorithm Development/Validation
  • Socio-Economic Research
 
ACR CRI capabilities include:
  • 500+ clinical projects conducted
  • ~100 ongoing active clinical projects being managed at any time
  • 150+ staff dedicated to clinical research
  • Network of 39,000+ imaging scientists
  • 38,000 accredited facilities
  • TRIAD® installed at 20,000+ sites
  • Remote and central interpretation and analysis capabilities
  • Powered by informatics
  • 50+ years of grant and corporate-sponsored research

Ongoing Research Projects


NIH-Funded Research Programs


Research Institutes