It was a busy year for the LIRP and QIML groups at ISMRM. In addition to all the scientific and educational talks, Jitka and Thekla were selected as ISMRM Junior Fellows and Scott Reeder began …
Congratulations Dr. Nathan Roberts!
Congratulations to Nate for successfully defending his PhD dissertation titled Improving the Accuracy and Precision of Quantitative MRI in the Liver! Nate is off to join GE where he’ll continue to work on novel MRI …
New Guideline Paper from the ISMRM quantitative MR study group
A new guidelines paper from the ISMRM Quantitative MR Study group gives an overview and recommendations for the development, validation, qualification, and dissemination of quantitative MR methods. Led by Diego Hernando (past Chair of the …
New Work on Simultaneous T1-weighted and T2-weighted 3D MRI using RF phase-modulated gradient echo imaging
This study proposes a novel method for simultaneous T1w and T2w imaging using RF phase-modulated 3D gradient-echo imaging. T1-weighted and T2-weighted (T1w and T2w) imaging are essential sequences in routine clinical practice to detect and …
LIRP and QIML at SABI 2021
LIRP and QIML were well-represented at the Society for Advanced Body Imaging 2021 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, with talks, posters, and three awards.
Congratulations to Diego Hernando for receiving R01 on Diffusion MRI of the Body
Congratulations to Diego Hernando for receiving his second R01 as PI! “Diffusion MRI of the Body” will develop and validate a new method for diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with application to the abdomen. This …
Award winning abstracts from ISMRM 2021
Greg Simchick Magna Cum Laude for “b-M1-Optimized Waveforms for Improved Stability of Quantitative Intravoxel Incoherent Motion DWI” (#0402) Magna Cum Laude for “Multi-Parametric Relationships in Subjects with Liver Iron Overload Obtained using STEAM-MRS at 1.5T …
Congratulations to Dr. Yuxin Zhang!
Congratulations to Dr. Yuxin Zhang for defending and completing all requirements for her PhD in Medical Physics! Her dissertation, Development and Assessment of Advanced Quantitative Body Diffusion Weighted MRI, is the first from QIML, and a …
LIRP in the news—Myocarditis in athletes recovering from COVID
Recent work from Dr. Starekova on the prevalence of myocarditis in elite college athletes recovering from COVID-19 has been covered in the New York Times, Medscape, and Pediatric News. Read the full JAMA Cardiology article …
Low prevalence of myocarditis in COVID-19 college athletes
In this study of 145 student athletes with COVID-19 who had mild to moderate symptoms or no symptoms during acute infection, cardiac MRI findings (at a median of 15 days after a positive test result …