Vanderbilt University Institute Of Imaging Science

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    Imaging brain’s white matter is predictive “biomarker” for Alzheimer’s disease progression

    Measuring changes in functional connectivity of the brain’s white matter, which is made up of nerve fibers and their protective myelin coating, can predict Alzheimer’s disease progression, researchers in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science have found. Previous studies have correlated variations in blood oxygenation level dependent… Read More

    Nov. 20, 2020

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    Grissom awarded $1.4 million NIH grant to develop smaller, quieter MRI system

    Vanderbilt engineers have received a $1.4 million NIH grant to work toward a compact, silent, less expensive and potentially portable MRI device. The team, led by William Grissom, associate professor of biomedical engineering, will develop new hardware, including low-field radio frequency transmission coils and amplifiers, and software that will together… Read More

    Sep. 1, 2020

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    Gore named to committee on worker health overseas

    John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine standing committee to advise the Department of State on unexplained health effects on U.S. government employees and their families at overseas embassies. John Gore The committee was… Read More

    Dec. 12, 2019

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    fMRI maps electrical activity in brain as precisely as more invasive methods, study finds

    A commonly used brain scanning technique can map electrical activity under the skull as precisely as more invasive methods that rely on probes or electrodes, according to a research team led by John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science and professor of biomedical engineering. The study… Read More

    May. 31, 2017

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    Gore named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

      John Gore (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Fellowship is granted to “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit… Read More

    Dec. 15, 2015

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    Gore joins Radiological Society’s Committee on Molecular Imaging

    John C. Gore John C. Gore, the Hertha Ramsey Cress University Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics, has accepted an invitation to join the Committee on Molecular Imaging of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The CMI is responsible for monitoring the evolving science and… Read More

    Nov. 16, 2010

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    New magnet to sharpen imaging capabilities at Vanderbilt

    The Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science has received a $3.45 million federal stimulus grant to purchase one of the world’s strongest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. The 15 Tesla scanner will be used in studies of genetically engineered mice and other small animal models to further understanding of cancer,… Read More

    Jun. 10, 2010