Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, helps to guide the consulting physician in the discovery, treatment, and ultimately the healing of disease. Combining innovative research and human expertise, Mallinckrodt Institute focuses its vision on the body's interior, and the medical insight gained provides information often essential in diagnosing and treating ailments as routine as a simple fracture and as life threatening as a malignant tumor. 

As one of the most scientifically and technologically advanced radiology centers in the world, Mallinckrodt Institute has earned its reputation as a radiology leader.  MIR is a large and complex radiology department, a necessity for providing top quality radiology services for the expansive Washington University Medical Center hospitals and clinics.

Established in 1930, MIR is one of the most scientifically sophisticated radiological centers in the world. Internationally recognized for its groundbreaking research--from the development of the first diagnostic test for gallbladder disease to the current development of functional maps of the brain's sensory and language information-processing areas--the Institute continues to pioneer new radiological techniques for better patient care.

• Occupies more than 400,000 square feet
• Comprises its own 13-story building
• Satellite facilities in Barnes-Jewish (including West County and St. Peters),and St. Louis Children's hospitals; the Clinical Sciences Research and East buildings; the Scott Avenue Imaging Center; the Center for Advanced Medicine; and the Knight Emergency and Trauma Center
• Services also are provided at the Washington University Orthopedics and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Outpatient Orthopedic Center in Chesterfield, Missouri.
• 102 examination rooms available for patient services
• Approximately 170,000 square feet devoted to research.
• 489 employees, including 153 academic staff (of which 89 have an MD degree; 12, an MD/PhD; 45, a PhD; and 1, a DSc)
• More than 600,000 clinical examinations and procedures performed annually