Organizers: Kexin Wang (Jan-Oct), Leqi Yin (Nov-)

  • 02/14-Kexin Wang: In vivo imaging of glycogen in human muscle
  • 2/28-Dunja Simicic: Chemical shift and relaxation regularization improve the accuracy of 1 H MR spectroscopy analysis
  • 3/14-Julia Stabinska: CEST imaging combined with 1 H-MRS reveal the neuroprotective effects of riluzole by improving neurotransmitter imbalances in Alzheimer’s disease mice
  • 4/11-Nirbhay Narayan Yadav: Simultaneous quantification of PCr, Cr, and pH in muscle CEST-MRI
  • 4/25-Yulu Song: Detection of elevated succinate in brain during circulatory arrest in a piglet model: A 3T 1 H MR spectroscopy study
  • 5/23-Kevin Ju: Monitoring Glycolysis by Endogenous 31 P CEST Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • 6/6-Saipavitra Murali Manohar: Mapping GABA+/Glx in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy using edited-MRSI at 9.4T
  • 6/20-Zinia Mohanta: Metabolic imaging in living plants: A promising field for chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI
  • 7/11-Helge Zollner: Ultrafast J-resolved magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging for high-resolution metabolic brain imaging
  • 7/25-Qing Zeng: Chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI trackable peptide hydrogel for drug release monitoring and targeted therapy in inflammatory bowel disease
  • 8/15-Peter Barker: Optimized multi-voxel TE-averaged PRESS for glutamate detection in the human brain at 3T
  • 8/29-Aline Thomas: Evaluations of the Bloch fitting method for the analysis of acidoCEST MRI
  • 9/12-Dillip Senapati: Deuterium Metabolic Imaging of Alzheimer Disease at 3-T Magnetic Field Strength: A Pilot Case-Control Study
  • 9/23- Dr. Licheng Ju, Johns Hopkins University: Creatine and Phosphocreatine Monitoring in Skeletal Muscle by CEST MRI
  • 9/26-Licheng Ju: Metabolic PCTA-Based Shift Reagents for the Detection of Extracellular Lactate Using CEST MRI
  • 09/30/2025-Dr. Daniel Paech, Harvard Medical School: Metabolic MRI: Emerging Technologies for Clinical Translation
  • 10/17-Zongpai Zhang: CEST MRI data analysis using Kolmogorov-Arnold network (KAN) and Lorentzian-KAN (LKAN) models
  • 10/24-Georg Oeltzschner: The Goldilocks Zone for 3-T MRS Studies Using Semi-LASER: Determining the Optimal Balance Between Repetition Time and Scan Time
  • 11/7-Gizeaddis Simegn: WAND: Wavelet Analysis-­ Based Neural Decomposition of MRS Signals for Artifact Removal
  • 11/21-Jianping Xu: Free-breathing abdominal chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging using water presaturation and respiratory gating at 3.0 T
  • 12/19-Sultan Zaman Mahmud: Multinuclear Interleaving of 1H CEST, Water T2*, and 23Na MRI at 3 T.