In: Medical Imaging

Blue and white picture of MRI brain scans.

Johns Hopkins partners with Microsoft to enhance AI for radiology

Computer engineers and radiologists from the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare have teamed up with Microsoft to enhance the AI capabilities offered by Microsoft's Azure cloud computing system.

Headshot of Emad Boctor.

Emad Boctor receives Thalheimer Fund Grant

The grant will fund the prototype for a more accurate and continuous fetal monitoring device.

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Muyinatu “Bisi” Bell appointed the John C. Malone Assistant Professor

The John C. Malone Assistant Professorship was endowed through the generosity of John C. Malone ’64, ’69 to support outstanding Whiting School faculty members within the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare.

Headshot of Muyinatu Bell.

Muyinatu Bell receives SPIE’s 2021 Early Achievement Award

Bell, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recently named the recipient of the 2021 Early Career Achievement Award – Academic Focus by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).

An empty CT scanner.

Fighting COVID-19: Using ultraviolet light to decontaminate CT scanners

In an effort to streamline medical imaging workflow, researchers at Johns Hopkins are testing the use of UV light to disinfect CT scanners within a matter of minutes—an especially important goal amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A graphic representing the Johns Hopkins solution to imaging scan problems from metal implants. The scanner can be steered (ball on right encircled by green and yellow lines) to get an undistorted image of the implant. Greek letters stand for the best way to steer the scanner to achieve this.

Johns Hopkins researchers solve imaging scan problems caused by metal implants

John C. Malone Professor Jeffrey Siewerdsen and team solve problem of distorted imaging scans that plague surgeons who need to use them to assess the placement of metal implants.