Ferenc Jolesz First Monday Research Seminars
The Department of Radiology holds a monthly Ferenc Jolesz Seminar series presented by Harvard Medical School investigators, as well as speakers from other institutions, on a wide range of topics related to image-guided therapy. These seminars honor the late FERENC JOLESZ, MD who founded the multidisciplinary image-guided therapy program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is widely known as a founding father of the field of image-guided therapy.
Pietro Nardelli, PhD: From Macrovascular Changes to Microvascular Defects: Advances in Imaging-based Approaches for Pulmonary Hypertension
Pietro Nardelli, PhD Instructor in Radiology Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Abstract Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex condition frequently arising as a complication of common diseases such as COPD, heart failure, and…
Peter S. LaViolette, PhD: Radio-pathomic Mapping of Brain and Prostate Cancer
Peter S. LaViolette, PhD Robert C. Olson, MD Endowed Professor of Radiology Director, Radiology Quantitative Imaging Laboratory Professor of Radiology, Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering Medical College of Wisconsin Abstract Radio-pathomics, the integration of radiological imaging…
Seung-Schik Yoo, PhD: Non-Pharmacological Enhancement of Convective Clearance of Intracortical Solutes Using Transcranial Focused Ultrasound
SEUNG-SCHIK YOO, PHD Director, Neuromodulation and Tissue Engineering Laboratory (NTEL) Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School Abstract Brain lymphatic clearance of undesirable metabolic waste is important for normal brain function,…
CIPRIAN CATANA, MD, PHD: JOURNEY TO INTEGRATION: FROM ADVANCES IN ORGAN-SPECIFIC PET/MR IMAGING TO STUDYING INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS.
Ciprian Catana, MD, PHD Director of Integrated PET/MR Imaging Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School Abstract The integration of positron emission tomography…
Florian J. Fintelmann, MD: Interdisciplinary Research in Thoracic Imaging and Intervention: Opportunities across MGB
Florian J. Fintelmann, MD Associate Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School Abstract Short Bio Dr. Florian J. Fintelmann is a physician-scientist in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, MA, and…
JEREMY WOLFE, PHD: SEEING MORE THAN WE THINK WE SEE. MISSING MORE THAN WE WANT TO MISS.
Jeremy Wolfe, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology Harvard Medical School Abstract Your powers of vision and visual cognition are quite amazing. For example, an expert can look at a mammogram for a quarter of…
Fides Schwartz, MD: Photon-counting CT – What is it and what do we do with it?
Fides Schwartz, MD Research Associate in Radiology Harvard Medical School Lead Investigator Center of Advanced CT Translation and Innovation (CACTI) Brigham and Women’s Hospital Abstract Photon-counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) has emerged as a transformative technology…
SHARATH BHAGAVATULA, MD: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: EARLY EXPERIENCE IN TRANSLATING AN IMPLANTABLE MICRODEVICE TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONALIZED DRUG RESPONSE ASSESSMENT
Sharath Bhagavatula, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Abstract Novel image-guided interventional methods have the potential to significantly improve cancer diagnosis and treatment, but the…
Stephan Maier, MD, PhD: The Quest for Quantitative Parameters in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stephan Maier, MD, PhD Associate Professor Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School Abstract Numerous quantitative parameters, such as spatial dimensions, volume, nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation, velocity, and diffusion can be measured…
Sila Kurugol, PhD: Advancements in Abdominal MRI: Enhancing Quantitative Imaging with Innovations in Diffusion-Weighted and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI
Sila Kurugol, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiology Director of Quantitative Intelligent Imaging Lab Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical Abstract The presentation will highlight recent advancements in two key MRI sequences for…
Bingxin Zhao, PhD: Multi-organ Imaging Genomics: New Resources and Findings
Bingxin Zhao, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Statistics and Data Science University of Pennsylvania Abstract Large-scale imaging genetics data are opening new directions for a multi-organ understanding of human health. In this presentation, we will…
Peter Caravan, PhD: The Future of MR Contrast Agents: Molecular MR and Gadolinium-free Contrast
Peter Caravan, PhD Co-Director, Institute for Innovation in Imaging (i3) Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School Abstract Contrast enhanced MR utilizes small, hydrophilic gadolinium chelates that freely distribute in…