Martinos Center Joins QMENTA, University of Rochester in Announcing the Results of the ‘IronTract Challenge’
Global computational researchers collaborated and competed to advance the field of Diffusion MRI Tractography.
MRI Findings Support Gradient of Spinal Cord Demyelination in Multiple Sclerosis
Caterina Mainero and colleagues have become the first to identify in vivo a specific spatial pattern of lesion development in the spinal cord of MS patients in which meningeal inflammation may play a role.
Early Details of Brain Damage in COVID-19 Patients
Eva-Maria Ratai and colleagues report finding metabolic disturbances in the brain in one of the first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients.
New Portable Scanner to Bring MRI to the Patient
The new device was reported last week in in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering.
New Molecular Imaging Tool Detects Pulmonary Fibrosis
Peter Caravan and colleagues use a novel PET probe to find type I collagen and identify disease activity in pulmonary fibrosis.
Advances in MRI Technologies for Chronic Liver Diseases
Iris Y. Zhou, Onofrio A. Catalano and Peter Caravan review a host of functional and molecular MRI techniques.
Smart Chemiluminescence Probe Facilitates Optical Imaging of Amyloid-Beta
Developed by Chongzhao Ran and colleagues, the probe greatly improves the ability to detect amyloid-beta in vitro and in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
Functional MRI Marker Can Diagnose Migraine without Aura
Jian Kong and colleagues have identified and validated a distinctive pattern of abnormal brain connections on functional MRI that discriminates between patients with migraine without aura and healthy controls.
MRI Techniques Can Assess Neuroinflammation in Humans
Neuroinflammation in patients with fibromyalgia was assessable noninvasively using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and resting-state functional MRI.
AI Measures COVID-19 Lung Diseases Severity on Chest X-Rays
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an artificial intelligence tool to measure disease severity and even predict outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
Visualizing the Mind: How We See the Brain Through Functional MRI
Last year, Harvard College senior Kelsey Ichikawa interviewed the Center’s Bruce Rosen and Bruce Fischl for an article she was writing for a science journalism course.
Molecular MRI for Assessing Treatment Response, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Molecular MRI was more accurate than the current state of the art both in detecting disease earlier in an animal model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and in monitoring treatment response.
Randy Gollub Named Chair-Elect of OHBM, Floats Idea of Ska Band’s Return
The Martinos Researcher has a long history working with the society.
Martinos Researchers to Receive Distinguished Investigator Awards
The honor recognizes the substantial contributions they have made to biomedical imaging.
Martinos Responds: Nurse practitioner Amy Kendall redeploys to help with COVID-19 study
Kendall has been working with a biospecimen repository study at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard.
Martinos Responds: ‘Community Help’ Website Brings People Together During a Time of Crisis
Created by the Center’s Benjamin Bearce, the website connects direct care providers with volunteers who can help with shopping, pet care and more.
Martinos on the Front Lines: Mary O’Hara and Larry White
The senior MR technicians are performing portable X-ray scans of COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
What’s Cooking at Martinos? Marco Makes Ragu
The Center’s Marco Loggia is a highly accomplished researcher. He is also one heckuva chef.
Martinos Responds: Don Straney and the Charlestown Face Shield Project
The Center’s Don Straney isn’t slowing down during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Matt Rosen and Colleagues’ Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants
The researchers have developed low-field MRI technology to help address previously insoluble puzzles of the botanical realm.