With the participation of the Electrical Engineering and Radiology departments of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging was created in 2000. Several funds from the university itself, the schools of engineering and medicine, the Chilean government (through FONDEF) and Philips Medical Systems, allowed the creation of this center. Originally, as its former name suggests, its research focus was Magnetic Resonance Imaging; however, with time, the incorporation of research in other medical imaging modalities, such as X-rays, Nuclear Medicine, Optical Microscopy, among others, appeared convenient. Additionally, throughout these years, we have also explored other areas such as image analysis and image perception and, at the same time, researchers from other fields (Computer Science, Mechanics, Mathematics, Physics, Psychiatry, Radiotherapy and Biology) have been collaborating with us. This collaboration has built up a multidisciplinary team expanding our research focus. Accordingly with this, our name has now been changed to Biomedical Imaging Center.