Martinos researchers have developed a method for whole-brain segmentation of longitudinal MRI scans that generalizes to different...
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Third Somatomotor Map Distinguished in Human Cerebellum
The center’s Randy Buckner and colleagues have provided direct support for a third somatomotor map in the vermis of the cerebellum...
Hemostatic Factors Have Potential as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in MS
The Center’s Caterina Mainero and colleagues review the interplay of fibrinogen and coagulation factors with neuroinflammation...
Metabolomic Information Highly Useful for Predicting Future Prostate Cancer
A study by the Center’s Leo Cheng and colleagues suggests that metabolomic changes detected with an advanced nuclear magnetic...
How You Can Mend a Broken Heart: Emerging imaging technologies advance cardiovascular care
Recent studies from the Department of Radiology hav sought new ways to help reduce the incidence of a broken heart (and to ensure...
Commentary: Sparse Brain Activity Patterns May Underlie Human Cognition
Jyrki Ahveninen and colleagues believe sparse brain activity, where only a few neurons in a population fire at a given time, might...
Fast fMRI Detects Specific Cascade of Thalamic Activity at Transitions in Behavioral Arousal State
The study was reported in Nature Communications by the Center’s Laura Lewis and colleagues.
FlexNIRS: An Open-Source, Low-Cost, Wearable Cerebral Oximeter
The new device was developed by Optics @ Martinos researchers Kuan-Cheng (Tony) Wu, Marco Renna and Maria Angela Franceschini.
Review: The Role of Histone Deacetylases in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Nicole Zurcher Wimmer, Jacob Hooker and colleagues recently reviewed research on relationships between autism spectrum disorder...
Automated Deep Learning Accurately Assesses Muscle and Fat Tissue on Routine Chest CT
The Center’s Christopher P. Bridge and colleagues have created a fully automated deep learning system to quantify and characterize...
Machine Learning Model Identified Alzheimer’s Disease-Like Structural Brain Patterns in Younger, Asymptomatic Adults
David H. Salat and colleagues created a machine learning classifier that detected Alzheimer’s disease–like brain patterns...
Are Pandemic-Related Stressors Impacting Uninfected People’s Brain Health?
The findings could have important implications for a broad number of stress-related disorders, says Marco Loggia, senior author...
Risk, Resiliency in Aging Brain Focus of $33 Million Grant
The project is co-led by the Martinos Center’s David Salat.
Optical Imaging Method Can Determine Cannabis Intoxication, According to New Study
The portable, noninvasive procedure could have significant implications for improving highway and workplace safety.
Early-Stage Lung Cancer May Be Detected from a Drop of Blood
The Center’s Leo Cheng and colleagues reported the study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Novel Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Response in Chronic Mild TBI
A new study by the Center’s Phoebe Chan, Kenneth Kwong and colleagues shows that the approach could help improve diagnosis...
MRI and Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Early Signs of Tumor Cell Death after Novel Therapy
The Center’s Or Perlman, Christian Farrar and colleagues reported the findings in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Magnetic Particle Imaging May Allow Intraoperative Breast Tumor Margin Assessment
The Center’s Erica Mason, Larry Wald and colleagues have demonstrated the sensitivity of the technique in simulations of breast-conserving...
Noninvasive Imaging Strategy Detects Dangerous Blood Clots in the Body
The Center’s David Sosnovik and colleagues have developed and tested a targeted contrast agent that can detect blood clots...
Human Whole-Brain Diffusion MRI Dataset Available Online
Reported by Fuyixue Wang and colleagues, it is the first publicly available reference dataset acquired in vivo at submillimeter...