Tuesday, 28 May 2024 – Seminar 5 – Imag(en)ing the interior body – Jenny Slatman – Following a transdisciplinary approach, Jenny Slatman (Tilburg) wondered around imaging and imagining the inner self. Following an original participative approach, she raised and addressed many questions.  What happens when medical images travel outside the…

April 30, 2024 – Seminar 4 – Human ventilatory activity – Thomas Similowski – Far from the usual common sense, it seems that we do not like tranquillity. Breathing needs to be reconsidered along a continuously challenged mechanism. We are prone to sigh from time to time to make sure…

May 9, 2024 – V|LF-Spiro3D at ISMRM 2024 in Singapore! – At the ISMRM 2024 annual conference in Singapore, Anna Reitmann and Adrien Duwat (UPSaclay) presented their research on MRI sequences and mechanical lung elongations. They engaged with fellow researchers, exchanging insights and ideas for future developments.  One of the highlights of the Congress…

April 4, 2024 – 3D MR Spirometry workshops at BioMaps – During the Paris consortium meeting, groups of five to ten people were invited to participate in four workshops at BioMaps (UPSaclay) to cover 3D MR spirometry at large. First, Adrien Duwat and Georges Willoquet presented the second prototype of the MR-compatible spirometer they are currently developing…

March 28, 2024 – First lung image acquired from FCI system – The new Field-Cycling Imager (FCI) being constructed at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has produced its first images, including heart and lungs. These were obtained during its commissionning, which is still under way. More improvements are expected after the rest…

April 4, 2024 – Immersive and pedagogical sensitive theater – In a groundbreaking display of creativity and collaboration, the first day of the V|LF-Spiro3D consortium meeting unfolded with an immersive exploration into the realm of medical imaging and breathing. At Le sas, participants were greeted with a novel approach that engaged…

February 6, 2024 –First inclusion of asthma and COPD patients – As part of the gb-spiro3d protocol, we welcomed patients with asthma and COPD. The inclusion of patients with asthma and COPD is crucial, as our aim is to study the sensitivity of 3D MR spirometry to respiratory pathologies. On July 4,…

March 15, 2024 –VLF whole-body scanner installation in Aberdeen – link: https://www.ghat-art.org.uk/mark-1-the-worlds-first-whole-body-mri-scanner/), the AMT team was happy to start re-installing their very low-field MRI whole-body scanner in a brand new Faraday cage. The magnet is powered with a fully rampable power supply that will allow the team to explore magnetic…

February 19, 2024 – SPIE Medical Imaging 2024 – Oral paper presentation on MRI data postprocessing in the framework of the V|LF-Spiro 3D project. The presentation wag given at the SPIE Medical Imaging conference, in San Diego, USA, on 19 February 2024 by Catalin Fetita (IPP) and concerned lung lobes segmentation for…

March 19, 2024 – Spirometry MR sequence implementation at Foch hospital (1.5 T) – Different MR pusle sequences and reconstruction techniques were tested on healthy volunteers. First images presented at consortium meeting of April 2024.