Project Grant R01EB032895

This $305,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) is funding the development of a miniature diamond quantum sensor for magnetoencephalography (MEG) imaging. The goal is to create a lower-cost, high-resolution brain imaging system to study neurological disorders like traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, and epilepsy....

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) provides $185,625 to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to research and develop a multiphoton parallel transmit system for 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The project aims to address the flip angle inhomogeneity...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $514,357 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a portable, liquid-helium-free 1-T/560-mm RT bore point-of-care MRI magnet prototype. The project aims to advance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, which is critical for diagnosing a...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $1,186,778 in funding to Adialante L.L.C. to develop an affordable, compact, and silent head-only MRI scanner. The project focuses on commercializing a novel MRI platform that can provide high-quality brain imaging at one-tenth the cost and footprint of traditional MRI systems. This breakthrough technology leverages a novel "B1...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant award of $275,000 to Adialante L.L.C. focuses on the development of techniques to facilitate the design and fabrication of affordable, compact, and patient-friendly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, particularly for pediatric applications. The project aims to innovate novel B1 imaging approaches, such as Frequency-Encoded and Phase-Encoded Frequency-Modulated Rabi-Encoded Echoes (FREE), that...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,669,816 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to Yale University to enhance the technical development of an open, low-field MRI system that can be integrated into an exam table in a doctor's office. The goal is to develop a compact, low-cost MRI system that can move MRI scans from hospitals to doctors' offices, improving...

HYQ Research Solutions, LLC was awarded a $998,104 Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop high dielectric constant materials for accelerating 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging. The two-year award will support the company's efforts to increase MRI signal-to-noise ratio by over 50% and cut scan times in half through incorporating high dielectric constant materials into clinical imaging coils. This novel...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $450,000 over 3 years to the University of New Mexico to develop an advanced magnetometry sensor based on frequency comb techniques. The proposed sensor will exploit direct phase detection rather than amplitude measurements, enabling enhanced resolution and sensitivity for gradient magnetic field detection. Key technical objectives include theoretical modeling, verification with a...

This $432,749 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), aims to develop a silent, whole-brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) acquisition method. The primary objectives are to: 1) Design and optimize the image acquisition for improved signal-to-noise ratio, spatial-temporal resolution, and reduced image...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $633,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) to acquire a cryogen-free magnetometer. This high-sensitivity, high-throughput magnetometer will support research into a broad range of topics, including investigating new properties in magnetic and superconducting thin films and heterostructures, proximity coupling at interfaces, and applications of...