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Seminar 12
“Precision Medicine, AI and Longitudinal Modeling” by Maria Vakalopoulou
V|LF-Spiro3D at SFRMBM 2025
Many project partners joined the SFRMBM 2025 congress in Saint-Malo, France
AMT and BioMaps workshop on low fields
The BioMaps team visited ATM in Aberdeen for a workshop on low fields.
Timothée Caussin - PhD student at UPSaclay
Exploring his journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Seminar 11 - Pt. 1
“The Physiologic Basis of Spirometry” by Pr. Pierantonio Laveneziana
Newsletter #2
The V|LF-Spiro3D project is almost two years. What has happened in recent months?
Round Table – France Life Imaging
The event provided a platform to discuss groundbreaking advancements in very low field MRI.
1st COPD patient inclusion at La Pitié
On November 26th, 2024, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital marked a significant milestone
Seminar 10 - The physics of low-field MRI regimes
Opportunities and challenges associated with this emerging technology
Seminar 9 - Rethinking work travels
Showing off the benefits of travelling sustainably.
Irene Groenevelt - Postdoc at Tilburg University
Exploring her journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Ithar Gharmaoui, PhD student at UPSaclay
Exploring her journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Nicholas Senn, Post doctoral researcher at AMT
Exploring his journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Gaurav Datta, PhD student at AMT
Exploring his journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Seminar 8 - Respiratory function in severe asthma: beyond spirometry
Combined with imaging, oscillometry could provide a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the effect of biotherapies on severe asthmatics.
JSPFI-IWPFI 2024 – Otsu - Japan
V|LF-Spiro3D at the International Conference on Pulmonary Functional Imaging in Japan: Advancing Lung Function Assessment
Ieva Aliukonyte, PhD student at Erasmus
Exploring her journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Seminar 7 - MR Lung Imaging on Siemens Scanners
Innovative strategies aimed at enhancing MRI’s ability to explore both the structural and physiological aspects of the lungs
Felipe Álvarez-Barrientos, PhD student at IPP
Exploring his journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Quentin Herszkowicz, PhD student at UPSaclay
Exploring his journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
Adrien Duwat, PhD student at UPSaclay
Exploring his journey in the V|LF-Spiro3D project.
2024 Banff-PITOR Joint Meeting
Philippe Grenier (Foch) joined the 2024 Banff-PITOR Joint Meeting in Paris.
First 3D lung dynamic images at Erasmus
Three-dimensional lung dynamics appear! Optimisation is under way.
Establishment of the first clinical research protocol at the Foch Hospital
First enrolment is expected in September at the latest!
ESMRMB 2024 - Barcelone
Ithar Gharmaoui (UPSaclay) joined the 2024 ESMRMB conference
Setting up clinical research protocols
Setting up clinical research protocols at Pitié-Salpêtrière and Bicêtre Hospitals
Breathing fresh air at Joliot Summer seminar
3D MR spirometry was presented by Xavier Maître at the Domaine Saint-Paul
Art-science at the core of digital health sector
Xavier Maître [UPSaclay] was invited to present the V|LF-Spiro3D project and, in particular, the integration of art and science
Dr Nathalie Barrau with flying colours
A bright and colourful defence on 3D MR Spirometry!
Seminar 6 - Synthetic and augmented MRI
Tuesday, 27 June 2024 – Seminar 6 – Synthetic and augmented MRI – Bruno Madore
Seminar 5 – Imag(en)ing the interior body
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 – Seminar 5 – Imag(en)ing the interior body – Jenny Slatman
Seminar 4 – Human ventilatory activity
April 30, 2024 – Seminar 4 – Human ventilatory activity – Thomas Similowski
V|LF-Spiro3D at ISMRM 2024 in Singapore
At the ISMRM 2024 in Singapore, Anna Reitmann and Adrien Duwat (UPSaclay) presented their research on MRI sequences and mechanical lung elongations
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
V|LF-Spiro3D in Paris Day 2
The first in-person consortium meeting took place in Paris on April 4-5. Discover what happened on the second day.
Immersive and pedagogical sensitive theater
The first day of the V|LF-Spiro3D consortium meeting unfolded with an immersive exploration into the realm of medical imaging and breathing
V|LF-Spiro3D in Paris Day 1
The first in-person consortium meeting took place in Paris on April 4-5. Discover what happened on the first day.
New recruit in Aberdeen!
Nicholas Senn joined AMT as a post-doctorial fellow. He will be a great support for the project.
Dissemination seminar 3
Lionel Broche (AMT) presented the ongoing clinical trials where magnetic field is swept to achieve optimal contrasts
FCI system: commissionning
The new Field-Cycling Imager (FCI) being constructed at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has produced its first images
IABM 2024
PhD students from Université Paris-Saclay presented their first results concerning a multiclass automatic segmentation method
BioMaps annual seminar
Ithar Gharmaoui, Anna Reitmann and Adrien Duwat (UPSaclay) presented their first results for 3D MR spirometry
Sequence implementation
Different MR pusle sequences and reconstruction techniques were tested on healthy volunteers at Foch Hospital
VLF whole-body scanner installation in Aberdeen
The AMT team was happy to start re-installing their very low-field MRI whole-body scanner in Aberdeen
Dissemination seminar 2
Martin Genet (IPP) gently but surely used the biomechanical toolbox he had opened a month before
Low-field on the move
On March 1, Najat Salameh’s vision of low-field MRI was revealed to members of the Institute of Medical Sciences
Inclusion of asthma and COPD patients
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
SPIE Medical Imaging
Presentation on MRI data postprocessing at the SPIE Medical Imaging conference, in San Diego, USA, by Catalin Fetita (IPP)
Newsletter #1
The V|LF-Spiro3D project is almost a year, a quarter of its expected duration. What has happened in recent months?
Jessica Oakes
Jessica Oakes, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, presented at BioMaps (UPSaclay) an impressive amount of research work
Ethics Approval
The Ethics Committee Ouest VI approved the substantial modifications added to the gb-Spiro3D protocol
Dissemination seminar 1
Martin Genet (IPP) brightly kicked off the series of scientific dissemination seminars at BioMaps (UPSaclay)
Dissemination Foch
A special joint staff meeting was organized by the Pulmonology and Radiology departments of Foch Hospital
First patient interview
A pilot interview about patient experiences during the 3D MRI spirometry protocol was conducted
CEA - Grenoble
On November 21-23, 2023, Xavier Maître was invited to present the preliminary oucomes and prespectives
ISMRM 2023
V|LF-Spiro3D at ISMRM!
In June 2023, during the annual ISMRM congress in Toronto
ESMRMB 2023
At European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) 2023 in Basel
Consortiun Meeting
October 16th, 2023 – V|LF-Spiro3D project held a consortium meeting and Scientific Leader Assembly (SLA).
First in-vivo images
First V|LF-Spiro3D in vivo images acquired on a 1.5 T Siemens Healthineers MR system
Peder Larson
Peder Larson, an esteemed expert in Advanced Imaging Technologies
First inclusion
The first healthy volunteer was included at UPSaclay
Kick-off meeting
The Kick-Off meeting was organized by UPSaclay (the project coordinator)
