Projects

Quantitative Methods for the Evaluation of Femoroacetabular Impingement Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

This project aims to develop advanced, translation-ready quantitative MRI and radiomics methods to improve early diagnosis and evaluation of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), enabling more reliable and reproducible assessments than standard radiologic approaches.

MSK   QUANTITATIVE MRI   RADIOMICS

Understanding CSF Clearance in Aging and Alzheimer’s Brain Through Dynamic Sodium MRI

This study uses advanced MRI techniques to investigate how sleep and aging affect cerebrospinal fluid clearance in healthy individuals and Alzheimer’s patients, aiming to understand the glymphatic system’s role in brain health and disease progression.

AGING   BRAIN   X-NUCLEI

Cellular Viscosity as a Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology: A Combined Multiparametric MR Spectroscopy and PET Study

This project investigates intracellular viscosity as a potential early marker of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease by combining PET imaging, blood-based biomarkers, and an innovative technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopic fingerprinting (MRSF), using data from a well-characterized cohort at NYU’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

AGING   BRAIN

Open-Source Software Tools for Rapid Radiofrequency Coil Modeling and Simulation in MRI

This project develops open-source, memory-efficient electromagnetic simulation tools using tensor decompositions and optimization techniques to improve RF coil modeling for ultra-high field MRI, enhancing image quality and safety while reducing computational and licensing barriers.

COILS   SIMULATIONS   SOFTWARE

Multinuclear MRI to Monitor Breast Cancer Therapy

This project develops a multinuclear MRI technique using sodium (23Na) and hydrogen (1H) MR fingerprinting at 3 T to create imaging biomarkers for assessing early breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and guiding treatment decisions.

BREAST   X-NUCLEI
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