Imaging Pulmonary Function with Hyperpolarized 129Xe Gas MRI

Thu, 02/25/2016 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

 

The Department of Medical Imaging is pleased to have Bastiaan Driehuys, PhD, presenting at our Grand Rounds on Thursday, February 25th, at 11:00 am in COM, Room 5403.

Dr. Driehuys is a professor of radiology, medical physics, and bioengineering at Duke University. His research focuses on developing hyperpolarized noble gases – a new class of signal agent for MRI. His early work in the field centered on the physics and engineering of producing these gases, but he now focuses on using the technology to address unanswered questions in biomedicine in both preclinical and clinical settings. This involves developing novel MR image acquisition, reconstruction and analysis strategies and applying them to problems in pulmonary medicine. His team is particularly interested in exploiting the unique properties of hyperpolarized129Xe gas image pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange in a single breath. This has recently led to new applications for detecting and monitoring interstitial lung disease and pulmonary vascular disease.

Dr. Driehuys holds a B.A. in Physics from Franklin & Marshall College (1990) and a Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University (1995).

Prior to returning to academia in 2004, Dr. Driehuys was a founding scientist with Magnetic Imaging Technologies, and Research Director at Amersham Health (now GE Healthcare). Dr. Driehuys has published 60 peer-reviewed articles on the physics and biomedical applications of hyperpolarized gases and holds 26 granted patents. He was recognized for co-inventing hyperpolarized gas MRI by receiving the Thomas Alva Edison Award in (2000). In 2012, he led the spin-out of hyperpolarized gas MRI technology from GE Healthcare to Polarean, Inc, where he also serves as Chief Scientific Officer.

 

 

Presenter: 
Bastiaan Driehuys, PhD
Event Location: 


College of Medicine – Tucson
Room 5403

Contact Info: 

Mimi Villafane
rmv@radiology.arizona.edu
(520) 626-2114