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.
Nadya Shusharina, PhD: Harnessing DW-MRI to Identify Direction of the Microscopic Tumor Spread
Nadya Shusharina, PhD Instructor in Radiation Oncology Massachusetts General Hospital Abstract I will present our ongoing work to develop a microscopic tumor spread model for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and glioma that is based on pre-treatment…
Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, MBA, PhD: Data Science to Promote Precision Medicine for All
Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, MBA, PhD Waldemar von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Deputy Dean for Biomedical Informatics, Yale School of Medicine Chair, Section of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Abstract…
Sanghoon Kim, MD, MSc: BWH 3T MRS 2HG Optimization Progress Report
Sanghoon Kim, MD, MSc Research Fellow (T32) Department of Radiology Brigham and Women’s Hospital Abstract 2HG is the specific biomarker for the IDH mutation in gliomas. To get the correct spectrum analysis, precise basis set…
Susie Y. Huang, MD, PhD: Characterizing Tissue Microstructure in the Living Human Brain Using High-Gradient Diffusion MRI
Susie Huang, MD, PhD Associate Professor, HMS Radiologist, MGH Abstract Less is known about the structure-function relationship in the human brain than in any other organ system. The challenge of studying brain structure is that…
Zhou Lan, PhD: Recent Statistical Methods for Diffusion MRI
Zhou Lan, PhD Instructor in Medicine, HMS Biostatistics Investigator, BWH Abstract Diffusion MRI is a popular imaging technique to investigate the tissue microstructure. The diffusion MRI data has been routinely used for various medical applications.…
Denis Rancourt Peng, MScA, PhD: Self-heating Can Induce Solid Tumor Necrosis
Denis Rancourt Peng, MScA, PhD Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Sherbrooke University Quebec City, Canada Abstract Solid tumors are complex biological systems that have been barely studied from a biomechanical point of view. Literature suggests that tumors produce significant heat.…
Ali Uneri, PhD: Image-Guided Robotics: Closing the Loop in Surgical Robotics Using Interventional Imaging
Ali Uneri, PhD Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering Co-Director, Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation Johns Hopkins University Abstract Intraoperative imaging provides in situ, real time information on the progress of the surgery and location of surgical devices. When paired…
Gabor Fichtinger, DrUniv: Point-of-care-ultrasound Guided Therapies and Interventions in the Global Health Context
Gabor Fichtinger, Dr.Univ. Professor and Canada Research Chair in Computer-Integrated Surgery Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada Abstract Point-of-care-ultrasound guided therapies and interventions, shortly POCUS-IGT, enables treatment at the bedside, whether in an urban hospital, rural clinic, or mobile care unit. The potential…
Anthony Samir, MD: An Introduction to AI-GUIDE
Anthony Samir, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology Service Chief, Body Ultrasound MGH, Director, MGH Center for Ultrasound Research & Translation Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Abstract In this talk, Dr. Samir will introduce the concept of combining machine learning algorithms…
Anand Kumar, PhD: Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging: Applications in Preclinical Research, Clinical Diagnosis and Surgical Guidance
Anand Kumar, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiology Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Abstract My talk will focus on our efforts towards applying fluorescence lifetime imaging in preclinical to clinical settings. I will discuss challenges facing the measurement…
Fan Zhang, PhD: Computational Diffusion MRI Analysis Using Deep Learning
Fan Zhang, PhD Instructor in Radiology Department of Radiology Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Abstract Diffusion MRI is an advanced imaging technique that measures the random molecular motion or diffusion of water molecules. It enables estimation of the underlying…
Aaron Sodickson, MD, PhD and Raphael Cohen: Jump-Starting AI Research in Emergency Radiology: Challenges and Solutions
Aaron Sodickson, MD, PhD Division Chief, Emergency Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School Raphael Cohen Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Emergency Radiology and Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Aaron Sodickson, MD, PhD, FASER is Associate Professor of Radiology…