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Optical Metasurfaces Are Becoming More Precise, More Flexible

Wafer-like materials studded with nanofabricated protrusions enable researchers to direct light and contemplate new optical devices.

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Lab Talk

Li Feng on Rapid Imaging, Professional Trajectories, and Never Giving Up

Li Feng, developer of fast MRI techniques, talks about going beyond speed, his path to academia, and the rewards of persistence.

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Honor Roll Science Life

Leon Axel Receives SCMR Gold Medal Award

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance has bestowed its highest honor on Leon Axel, radiologist, scientist, and longtime developer of MRI methods to better understand the heart.

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Honor Roll Research Brief

Diffusion MRI Study of Concussion Distinguished by AJNR

A multicompartment diffusion MRI analysis of football athletes adds to the body of evidence linking concussion and repeated head impacts to changes in the corpus callosum.

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Lab Talk

Patricia Johnson on Deep Learning, MRI Aesthetics, and Building Confidence

Patricia Johnson, who researches machine learning image reconstruction, talks about faster MRI, visual preferences, and diagnostic interchangeability.

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Can Sodium MRI Tell Which Breast Cancer Patients Need an Alternative to Chemo?

Recent research shows that sodium MRI can predict cancer response to chemotherapy. The National Cancer Institute is funding NYU Grossman School of Medicine to develop and validate the method.

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Anna Chen on Choosing Science, Pursuing a PhD, and Eyeing Industry

Anna Chen, PhD candidate in biomedical imaging, talks about what led her to research, why she’s working with MR spectroscopy, and how she’s learning about business.

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How a Small Pilot Tone Is Taking On One of MRI’s Big Challenges

Imaging scientists around the world are looking into this simple transmitter to deal with breathing motion in MRI scans. NYU Langone offers resources to kickstart their research.

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Mariana Lazar on Subcortical Iron, Scientific Family, and Not Waiting until You Feel Ready

Mariana Lazar, medical imaging researcher who investigates psychiatric disorders, talks about recent findings, mentoring students, and learning by doing.

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Krzysztof Geras and Jan Witowski on Data, Collaboration, and ‘Superhuman Performance’

Krzysztof Geras and Jan Witowski, machine learning researchers in medical imaging, talk about understanding one’s data, working across disciplines, and radiologists’ “new colleague.”