About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
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The Molecular Medical Imaging research group focuses its activity on deepening the molecular bases and developing new areas of research in molecular signaling pathways and the identification of new theranostic targets.
We promote the confluence of basic and clinical researchers, experts in imaging and molecular biology to provide:
In this context, the creation of a translational imaging unit constitutes a basic objective for the development of research aimed at the personalized treatment of patients.
The group is made up of medical specialists in molecular imaging, chemists and pharmacists specializing in tracer synthesis, and biomedical engineers and physicists specializing in image processing and tomography equipment. These are affiliated with different institutions, such as the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH) and the Institute of Diagnostic Imaging (IDI).
PMID: 38032021 Journal: JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Year: 2023 Reference: J Magn Reson Imaging. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1002/jmri.29144. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abrisqueta, Pau; Balaguer-Montero, Maria; Barba, Pere; Bobillo, Sabela; Bosch, Francesc; Carpio, Cecilia; Fokkinga, Ella; Grussu, Francesco; Hernandez-Tamames, Juan A; Iacoboni, Gloria et al. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29144
PMID: 35767122 Journal: Insights into Imaging Year: 2022 Reference: Insights Imaging. 2022 Jun 29;13(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s13244-022-01251-2. Impact factor: 5.231 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Escobar, Manuel; Tomasello, Alejandro; Perez Lafuente, Mercedes; Andreu, Jordi; Grinon, Jesus; Sanchez-Tirado, Cristina; Mast, Richard; Antolin, Andreu; Roson, Nuria et al. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01251-2
PMID: 35781510 Journal: European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging Year: 2022 Reference: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jul 4. pii: 6628344. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac125. Impact factor: 6.875 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Barrabes, Jose A; Aguade-Bruix, Santiago; Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio; Ribera, Aida; Pizzi, Maria Nazarena; Herrador, Lorena; Rodenas-Alesina, Eduard; Romero-Farina, Guillermo; Jordan, Pablo; Espinet-Coll, Carina et al. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac125
PMID: 35815637 Journal: CEPHALALGIA Year: 2022 Reference: Cephalalgia. 2022 Jul 9:3331024221111772. doi: 10.1177/03331024221111772. Impact factor: 6.295 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pozo-Rosich, Patricia, Gallardo, Victor Jose, Caronna, Edoardo, Vila-Ballo, Adria, Marti-Marca, Angela, Cerda-Company, Xim, Ikumi, Nara et al. DOI: 10.1177/03331024221111772
PMID: 35710193 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Year: 2022 Reference: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Jun 21;79(24):2415-2427. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.017. Impact factor: 24.093 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Rodriguez-Palomares, Jose, Ferreira, Ignacio, Bellmunt, Sergi, Rodriguez-Lecoq, Rafael, Teixido-Tura, Gisela, Ruiz, Aroa, Sao-Aviles, Augusto, Rudenick, Paula, Cuellar, Hig, Bijnens, Bart et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.017
PMID: 33610494 Journal: Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular Year: 2021 Reference: Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2021 Mar-Apr;40(2):69-71. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2021.01.004. Epub 2021 Feb 18. Impact factor: Publication type: Editorial in national publication Authors: Garcia-Burillo, A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2021.01.004
PMID: 33609087 Journal: Aging-US Year: 2021 Reference: Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Feb 19;13(4):4850-4880. doi: 10.18632/aging.202693. Epub 2021 Feb 19. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ciudin, Andreea; Domingo-Orti, Ines; Herance, Jose Raul; Hernandez, Cristina; Lamas-Domingo, Ruben; Palomino-Schatzlein, Martina; Pineda-Lucena, Antonio et al. DOI: 10.18632/aging.202693
PMID: 32909055 Journal: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Eur Radiol. 2021 Mar;31(3):1460-1470. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-07174-0. Epub 2020 Sep 9. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bernatowicz, Kinga; Calvo, Nahum; Delgado-Munoz, Eric; Dienstmann, Rodrigo; Escobar, Manuel; Garcia-Ruiz, Alonso; Jordi-Ollero, Olivia; Leiva, David; Ligero, Marta; Mast, Richard et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07174-0
PMID: 33547020 Journal: Revista Espanola de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular Year: 2021 Reference: Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2021 Mar-Apr;40(2):107-114. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2020.12.001. Epub 2021 Feb 3. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Martinez-Valle, F; Simo-Perdigo, M et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2020.12.001
PMID: 32194867 Journal: Theranostics Year: 2020 Reference: Theranostics. 2020 Feb 10;10(7):3263-3280. doi: 10.7150/thno.37305. eCollection 2020. Impact factor: 8.579 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bornachea, Olga, Benitez-Amaro, Aleyda, Vea, Angela, Nasarre, Laura, de Gonzalo-Calvo, David, Escola-Gil, Juan Carlos, Cedo, Lidia, Iborra, Antoni, Martinez-Martinez, Laura, Juarez, Candido et al. DOI: 10.7150/thno.37305
PMID: 31992599 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER Year: 2020 Reference: Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2020 Mar;30(3):311-317. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000923. Epub 2020 Jan 27. Impact factor: 2.095 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cabrera, Silvia, Bebia, Vicente, Franco-Camps, Silvia, Forcada, Cristina, Villasboas-Rosciolesi, Diego, Navales, Ignacio, Perez-Benavente, Assumpcio, Gil-Moreno, Antonio et al. DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-000923
PMID: 31954645 Journal: JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging Year: 2020 Reference: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Oct;13(10):2239-2244. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.11.019. Epub 2020 Jan 15. Impact factor: 12.74 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Cuellar-Calabria, Hug, Tornos, Pilar, Roque, Albert, Pizzi, Maria N, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Gonzalez-Alujas, Maria Teresa, Rios, Remedios, Castell-Conesa, Joan, Escobar, Manuel, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.11.019
PMID: 31539031 Journal: European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging Year: 2020 Reference: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jan 1;21(1):24-33. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jez222. Impact factor: 4.841 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Permanyer, Eduard, Cuellar-Calabria, Hug, Romero-Farina, Guillermo, Rios, Remedios, Almirante, Benito, Castell-Conesa, Joan, Escobar, Manuel, Ferreira-Gonzalez, Ignacio, Tornos, Pilar et al. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez222
PMID: 30888539 Journal: ACTA DIABETOLOGICA Year: 2019 Reference: Acta Diabetol. 2019 May;56(5):569-579. doi: 10.1007/s00592-019-01313-w. Epub 2019 Mar 19. Impact factor: 2.996 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Palomo-Buitrago, Maria Encarnacion, Sabater-Masdeu, Monica, Moreno-Navarrete, Jose Maria, Caballano-Infantes, Estefania, Arnoriaga-Rodriguez, Maria, Coll, Claudia, Ramio, Lluis, Palomino-Schatzlein, Martina, Gutierrez-Carcedo, Patricia, Perez-Brocal, Vicente et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00592-019-01313-w
PMID: 30400049 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 Jan 1;180(1):21-29. doi: 10.1530/EJE-18-0624. Impact factor: 5.107 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Fort, Jose M, Pujol-Borrell, Ricardo, Ramon Y Cajal, Santiago, Gonzalez, Oscar, Castell, Joan, Mesa, Jordi, Roca, Isabel, Caubet, Enric, Iglesias Felip, Carmela, Zafon, Carles et al. DOI: 10.1530/EJE-18-0624
PMID: 30737056 Journal: EJSO Year: 2019 Reference: Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019 Apr;45(4):578-583. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.017. Epub 2019 Feb 1. Impact factor: 3.379 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Esgueva, Antonio, Rodriguez-Revuelto, Roberto, Espinosa-Bravo, Martin, Salazar, Juan Pablo, Rubio, Isabel T et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.017
PMID: 30359092 Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Br J Radiol. 2019 Feb;92(1094):20180626. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20180626. Epub 2018 Nov 29. Impact factor: 1.939 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Salazar, Juan Pablo, Miranda, Ignacio, de Torres, Juan, Rus, Maria N, Espinosa-Bravo, Martin, Esgueva, Antonio, Salvador, Rafael, Rubio, Isabel T et al. DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180626
PMID: 31020181 Journal: European heart journal. Case reports Year: 2018 Reference: Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2018 Oct 10;2(4):yty105. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/yty105. eCollection 2018 Dec. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Miranda-Barrio, Berta, Garcia-Romero, Elena, Cuellar-Calabria, Hug, Dos-Subira, Laura et al. DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/yty105
PMID: NOPMID020 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING Year: 2018 Reference: Experience In The Treatment Of Neuroendocrine Tumors (TNEs) With Somatostatin-Like Peptides [...]. EUR J NUCL MED MO I 45(S1)757 Impact factor: 7.704 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Blanco Cano, J. S, García Burillo, Amparo, Capdevila Castillon, Jaume, Villasboas Rosciolesi, D, Dellepiane Clark, F, Casteras Román, Anna, Castell Conesa, Joan et al. DOI:
PMID: NOPMID021 Journal: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Year: 2018 Reference: 18F-FDG-PET/CTA of prosthetic cardiac valves: postsurgical inflammatory patterns and its temporal evolution [...]. EUR HEART J 39(S1) Impact factor: 23.425 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Rios Barrera, Remedios, Ferreira , Nelson, Sambola Ayala, Antonia, Almirante Gragera, Benito, García-Dorado García, David, Castell Conesa, Joan, Escobar Amores, Manuel, Tornos Mas, Pilar, Aguade Bruix, Santiago, Cuellar Calabria, Hug et al. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.5249
PMID: NOPMID022 Journal: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL Year: 2018 Reference: First assessment of the clinical impact and confirmation of the diagnostic ability of the [...]. EUR HEART J. 39(s1)450 Impact factor: 23.425 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Sambolla-Ayala, A, Pizzi , Maria Nazarena, Fernández Hidalgo, Nuria, Cuellar Calabria, Hug, González Alujas, Teresa, Ferreira González, Ignacio, Maisterra Santos, Olga, Rios Barrera, Remedios, Tornos Mas, Pilar, Aguade Bruix, Santiago et al. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.P2274
PMID: 25623219 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY Year: 2015 Reference: J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Feb;28(2):119-82. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.11.015. Impact factor: 4.056 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Zamorano, Jose Luis, Dietz, Harry, Eagle, Kim, Elefteriades, John, Jondeau, Guillaume, Rousseau, Herve, Schepens, Marc, Weinsaft, Jonathan W, Taylor, Allen J, Oh, Jae K et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2014.11.015
PMID: 25939923 Journal: European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging Year: 2015 Reference: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 May;16 Suppl 1:i11-i28. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev051. Impact factor: 4.105 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Taniguchi, Y, Takahashi, Y, Toba, T, Yamada, S, Yokoi, K, Kobayashi, S, Okajima, S, Shimane, A, Yasaka, Y, Cabrera, L O et al. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev051
PMID: 25939932 Journal: European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging Year: 2015 Reference: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 May;16 Suppl 1:i8-i10. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev048. Impact factor: 4.105 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Pinskiy, M, Sharir, T, Roque, A, Fernandez-Hidalgo, N, Cuellar-Calabria, H, Gonzalez-Alujas, M T, Oristrell, G, Rodriguez-Palomares, J, Tornos, P, Aguade-Bruix, S et al. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev048
PMID: 25939931 Journal: European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging Year: 2015 Reference: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 May;16 Suppl 1:i59-i69. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev054. Impact factor: 4.105 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Munoz-Bellido, J, Ferreira, Mjv, Robalo, M M, Saraiva, T, Cunha, M J, Goncalves, L, Albuquerque, A, Ramos, D, Costa, G, Lima, J et al. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev054
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
The device, called Winco USG, is a simulation platform for holistic and integrated training of professionals performing this type of procedure.
Using computed tomography (CT), with or without contrast, it is possible to perform an accurate and safe detection of the disease without the need for biopsies and avoiding the limitations of other non-invasive diagnostic tools.
