March 27th, 2025 – V|LF-Spiro3D at SFRMBM 2025 – Saint-Malo V|LF-Spiro3D at SFRMBM 2025: A Vibrant exchange of research and innovation From March 24th to 27th, 2025, numerous partners from the V|LF-Spiro3D project took part in the SFRMBM 2025 congress held in the beautiful coastal town of Saint-Malo, France. The event…

February 20th, 2025 – AMT and BioMaps workshop on low fields The BioMaps team spent a few days visiting the AMT team’s facilities at the University of Aberdeen. The programme included a visit to their new facilities with their various scanners and a workshop on low-field MRI (sequences, image reconstruction, RF and detection electronics). The…

February 10th, 2024 – Timothée Caussin – PhD student at UPSaclay Hello everyone, My name is Timothée Caussin, and I have recently started a PhD at the BioMaps (UPSaclay) laboratory, focusing on low-field MRI spirometry. My research aims at leveraging the advantages of low-field MRI for lung imaging and at…

January 28, 2024 – Seminar 11 – The Physiologic Basis of Spirometry On January 28, 2025, V|LF-Spiro3D had the pleasure of hosting the seminar “The Physiologic Basis of Spirometry”, presented by Prof. Pierantonio Laveneziana from Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière – Sorbonne Université. The event took place at BioMaps – UPSaclay, with attendees joining both in…

November 26, 2024 – First COPD patient at La Pitié On November 26th, 2024, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital marked a significant milestone with the first successful use of the 3D Spiro sequence in MRI for a patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The patient’s day began at 9 a.m. with an MRI…

December 18, 2024 – Newsletter #2 Over the past few months, the V|LF-Spiro3D project has achieved significant milestones across various Work Packages. From advancing data collection and launching new recruitments to submitting key scientific contributions, the project continues to make strides in understanding and visualizing breathing dynamics. WP1 The ADVANCER…

December 11, 2024 – Round Table at France Life Imaging Created in 2012 thanks to the Investments for the Future program (Programme des Investissements d’Avenir), France Life Imaging (FLI) is a harmonized imaging network for biomedical research giving access to innovative or even unique imaging equipment systems and to a methodological expertise…

November 28, 2024 – Seminar 10 – The physics of low-field MRI regimes On November 28th, V|LF-Spiro3D hosted the 10th dissemination seminar at BioMaps (UPSaclay) and online, featuring an in-depth presentation by Luc Durrasse on the evolving low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The event shed light on the opportunities and…

November 26, 2024 – Seminar 9 – Rethinking work travels V|LF-Spiro3D project hosted its 9th dissemination seminar “Rethinking work travels”  The phenomenon of climate change is a well-established scientific fact. In order to achieve a net zero emissions target, it is necessary to reduce emissions in all areas, including those…

November 25th, 2024 – Irene Groenevelt – Post doctoral researcher at Tilburg University Hi! My name is Irene Groenevelt, and I am a postdoc at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. I am trained as a cultural anthropologist, and in Tilburg I am part of a research team that explores health practices from…