Faculty

Contact Information

Hersh Chandarana, MD, MBA

Professor

Research Projects

FireVoxel: Interactive Software for Multi-Modality Analysis of Dynamic Medical Images

FireVoxel is a freely distributed medical imaging analysis software developed at NYU Langone that provides powerful quantitative tools—especially for dynamic abdominal and genitourinary studies—and has become widely adopted in MRI research worldwide.

QUANTITATIVE MRI   SOFTWARE

Advanced Diffusion MRI in Renal Cancer: Oncologic Control and Renal Functional Reserve

This project investigates REFMAP, an advanced diffusion MRI approach combining IVIM and DTI, to noninvasively diagnose kidney tumors, estimate glomerular filtration rate, and predict renal function outcomes following surgery.

DIFFUSION MRI   KIDNEYS

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

GRASP MRI

This project focuses on the ongoing development and clinical translation of GRASP MRI—a fast, motion-robust dynamic imaging method combining golden-angle radial sampling, compressed sensing, and parallel imaging—which has been widely adopted in clinical practice, expanded into advanced variants, and increasingly applied in both diagnostic and therapeutic settings.

BRAIN   RAPID MRI