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Author Archives: Cristian Badea
Hae Sol Moon Defends PhD on Alzheimer’s Modeling
Congratulations! Dr. Hae Sol Moon has successfully defended his PhD on “Integrative Modeling of Alzheimer’s Disease Risk”.
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Celebrating Dr. Alex Allphin’s PhD Defense!
Huge congratulations to Dr. Alex Allphin on a successful PhD defense! A key member of our QIAL lab, Alex’s work has pushed the boundaries of imaging science.
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Mapping Exercise-Induced Brain Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease
Voluntary & enforced exercise drive distinct brain changes in Alzheimer’s models.MRI reveals how emotion, memory, & motor circuits adapt—showing exercise’s neuroprotective power. Badea A, Mahzarnia A, Reddy D, et al. Neuroimaging biomarkers of neuroprotection: Impact of voluntary vs. enforced exercise … Continue reading
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APOE-Dependent Cardiac Response to Exercise in Mice via PCCT
This study investigates the impact of exercise on cardiac function across different APOE genotypes in mice using low-dose cardiac photon-counting micro-CT and deep learning-based segmentation. Results show significant, genotype-dependent improvements in cardiac performance, with the largest effects observed in APOE3 … Continue reading
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QIAL Contributions to SPIE Medical Imaging 2025
Advancing Preclinical and AI-Driven Imaging with our Work presented at SPIE Medical Imaging 2025: Development of a virtual photon-counting micro-CT imaging platform for preclinical cancer studiesNadkarni R, Clark D, Allphin A, Qi Y, Mowery Y, Segars W, Badea CT.Presented on … Continue reading
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Multiscale mapping of brain connections in Alzheimer’s risk
We developed a multiscale method to map how aging and APOE risk factors impact brain connections in Alzheimer’s. Frontal & occipital bundles emerge as key predictors. Early detection might start with olfactory memory. Stout, J., Anderson, R. J., Mahzarnia, A., … Continue reading
Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Photon-Counting Computed Tomography
Our review article is published:Devkota L, Bhavane R, Badea CT, Tanifum EA, Annapragada AV, Ghaghada KB. Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Photon-Counting Computed Tomography: Recent Developments and Future Opportunities. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol. 2025 Jan-Feb;17(1):e70004. doi: 10.1002/wnan.70004. PMID: 39948059. https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wnan.70004
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Alzheimer’s Risk in Brain Networks
Our study links APOE gene, age, sex, and diet to brain network changes in Alzheimer’s disease. Winter, S., Mahzarnia, A., Anderson, R. J., Han, Z. Y., Tremblay, J., Stout, J. A., Moon, H. S., Marcellino, D., Dunson, D. B., & … Continue reading
Fast Denoising of 5D Cardiac Photon-Counting CT
Using deep learning denoising we achieve a 32x speedup over iterative methods for 5D cardiac PCCT in the mouse! Rohan Nadkarni, Darin P. Clark, Alex Allphin, and Cristian T. Badea. Investigating Deep Learning Strategies for Fast Denoising of 5D Cardiac … Continue reading
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New Turn-Table Micro-CT Scanner for Perfusion Imaging
Our new turn-table micro-CT scanner offers high-resolution, low-dose dynamic perfusion imaging in mice. Allphin AJ, Nadkarni R, Clark DP, Gil CJ, Tomov M, Serpooshan V, Badea CT. Turn-table micro-CT scanner for dynamic perfusion imaging in mice: design, implementation, and evaluation. … Continue reading
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