Standard operating hours are Monday through Friday (8-4pm) with extended hours and/or weekends available upon request.

Photon-counting CT Scanner: Siemens NAEOTOM Alpha

The FY2026 rates for human scanning

  • Federal/Non-profit: $520/participant, Industry: $900/participant
  • Operated by APPIL imaging technologist
  • Additional costs for supplies (CT contrast, etc.) and radiology safety read (Human studies)

The FY2026 rates for animal and phantom/test object scanning

  • Federal/Non-profit: $260/half hour, Industry: $450/half hour
  • Operated by APPIL imaging technologist
  • Additional costs for supplies (CT contrast, etc.) and procedure room

Please contact Jarron Atha at jarron-atha@uiowa.edu if you are interested in scheduling time with this equipment.

NIH asks investigators to cite instrumentation grant (S10) awards when publishing data produced using NIH-funded equipment. We appreciate you incorporating this recommended acknowledgement text:  “This work was supported in part through an NIH shared instrumentation grant, 1S10OD034285.”

Pilot Projects

Our CT recharge facility provides limited (maximum of 6 scans), committee‑reviewed pilot scan time to enable investigators to generate preliminary data for grant proposals and to refine imaging protocols in the absence of external funding. To apply for pilot time, please complete the pilot project proposal form found here. 

 

Procedure Room 

The FY2026 rates

  • $250 for first hour then $100/hour thereafter
  • Additional costs for supplies (ET tubes, suction catheters, IVs, etc.)
  • Additional $50/hour cost for APPIL procedure assistant

Please contact Kelly Stark at kelly-stark@uiowa.edu if you are interested in scheduling time with the procedure room.

 

C-arm Fluoroscope: OEC 990 Elite

The FY2026 rates

  • $500/day or procedure
  • Can be transported for use in another location
  • Additional $50/hour cost for APPIL imaging technologist to operate 

Please contact Jarron Atha at jarron-atha@uiowa.edu if you are interested in scheduling time with this equipment.

 

Xenon-129 Hyperpolarizer: Polarean Model 9820

The FY2026 rates

  • Operated by a MR certified and Polarizer certified technologist
  • Federal/Non-profit: $1,715, Industry: $2,572
  • Additional Xe Dose: Federal/Non-profit: $390, Industry: $585

Please contact Sean Fain at sean-fain@uiowa.edu and Conner Wharff at conner-wharff@uiowa.edu if you are interested in scheduling time with this equipment.

NIH asks investigators to cite instrumentation grant (S10) awards when publishing data produced using NIH-funded equipment. We appreciate you incorporating this recommended acknowledgement text:  “This work was supported in part through an NIH shared instrumentation grant, 1S10OD026960.”

 

DEXA scanner: Hologic Horizon A

The FY2026 rates

  • Operated and analyzed by APPIL imaging technologist
  • Federal/Non-profit: $175/participant, Industry: $250/participant

Please contact Jarron Atha at jarron-atha@uiowa.edu if you are interested in scheduling time with this equipment.

 

Quantitative Software

  • Project specific pricing available. Please contact Maren Rogers ay maren-rogers@uiowa.edu if you are interested in using services.