Ep. 38 - The Future of MRI ft. Matthew McCready

<p>Our guest this week, <strong>Matthew McCready</strong>, is a Master's student in <strong>Physics </strong>at <strong>Western University</strong>. He's developing, testing and implementing a revolutionary new dreMR coil, affectionately called "dreamer", for existing MRI machines that will usher in a new generation of neuroimaging!</p> <p><strong>Questions Answered</strong><br> What's happening inside of an MRI machine?<br> How do we produce images of the body using giant magnets?<br> What does magnetic resonance imaging have to do with hills and rainbows?<br> What's the next big development in this kind of imaging, and how will a new coil solve many of our imaging problems?</p> <p><em>and many, many more!</em></p> <p><strong>Topics &amp; Concepts</strong><br> Electrons, Current &amp; Charge<br> Electromagnetism<br> Particle Spin<br> Subatomic Relativity<br> The Three Fields in an MRI<br> Superconductors<br> Gradient Fields<br> Radiofrequency<br> dreMR: Delta Relaxation Enhanced MRI ("dreamer")<br> Molecular Imaging Methods<br> PET Scans<br> Ionizing Radiation &amp; the ALARA Principle<br> Contrast Agents<br> Field Homogeneity<br> Applications + Future Directions</p> <p><strong>Follow &amp; Subscribe</strong>: <a href="https://sptfy.com/9zNA">Spotify, </a><a href="https://facebook.com/abstractcast">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/abstractcast">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/abstract_cast">Twitter</a></p> <p><strong>For Feedback or To Reach Out: </strong>abstractcast@gmail.com, or any of the above ^^^</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abstractcast/message