On August 29, 2024, Dr. Puneet Bagga, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Dr. Esin Ozturk Isik, Bogaziçi University and Dr. Aaryani Tipirneni-Sajja (panel leader), University of Memphis presented on advanced in vivo MRS/MRI techniques for brain and liver applications.
Dr. Bagga discussed the development of a novel approach, Quantitative Exchanged Label Turnover MRS for mapping cellular metabolism in vivo using proton MRS in combination with deuterium-labeled substrates.
Dr. Isik discussed machine learning-based identification of genetic alterations in gliomas and meningiomas at the pre-surgery stage using multimodal MRI techniques.
Dr. Sajja discussed MRS/MRI techniques for assessment of fatty liver disease.