Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses radiofrequency waves and a strong magnetic field rather than x-rays to provide remarkably clear and detailed pictures of internal organs and tissues. The technique has proven very valuable for the diagnosis of a broad range of pathologic conditions in all parts of the body including cancer, heart and vascular disease, stroke, and joint and musculoskeletal disorders. MRI requires specialized equipment and expertise and allows evaluation of some body structures that may not be as visible with other imaging methods.
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Islet Transplant
 The Islet Transplant program is dedicated to the treatment of patients with Type 1 diabetes through cell (islet) replacement therapy. Islets are cell clusters within the pancreas that are responsible for the control of blood sugar levels. Islets are isolated from a human donor pancreas by an expert team in a state-of-the-art islet isolation facility. The islets are evaluated and only those that meet quality standards are transplanted into the patient. The patient receives the islets through injection via catheter into the portal vein of the liver. The islets are infused (or transplanted) into small vessels of the liver where they become embedded in the small vessels of the liver where they release insulin and work to control blood sugar levels.
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Renowned for a Higher Level of Care
 The University of Illinois Medical Center is the global leader in small-bowel transplantation and has performed the world’s only four combined living-donor bowel-and-liver transplantations
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Interventional Radiology
 The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago is home to a team of physicians who use imaging technology to dramatically reduce the pain, risk and recovery time for patients they treat for a growing range of conditions, including varicose veins and uterine fibroids. These specialists, called Interventional Radiologists, replace traditional surgery with minimally invasive techniques and small instruments to give their patients A Higher Level of Care.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Center
 The da Vinci™ Surgical System received FDA approval in July 2000, and the University of Illinois Medical Center was the first of three sites, in the United States, to provide federally-mandated training for robotic surgery to surgeons using the system. The Medical Center was also the first institution in the tri-state region and only the fifth in the nation to perform robotic surgery.
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