md+phd student @HarvardMed @MITAeroAstro π₯Ό prev @NASA π medicine and human space exploration πββ¬πͺ΄ποΈ πββοΈβ·οΈ
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π¨ New paper alert!
Diagnostic imaging in space has been restricted to ultrasound for decades. But why? It's high time we changed that!
We have a new paper out now bringing medical x-ray to space for the first time! Read on to see what we found... 𧡠(1/8)
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The last headline you read before your insurance company demands your genetic info to predict how expensive youβll be and decide whether or not to cover you:
Can we quantify the impact of individual DNA mutations on healthcare costs?
In our new preprint we ran the largest GWAS of healthcare costs to date: 1,429,889 individuals, 11 cohorts, 7 countries, across inpatient, outpatient, primary care, and prescription expenditure π°π§¬
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A recent study published in Radiology has been featured by @PopSci, highlighting how portable radiography could revolutionize medical care for astronauts on long-duration missions. π
The study reports the first diagnostic X-rays acquired during orbital spaceflight. Crew members with only four hours of training used a portable X-ray system to image anatomy and equipment while in orbit, opening new doors for medical capabilities far from Earth.
π Read the feature: bit.ly/4pjw3Lv
π Read the full paper in @radiology_rsna: bit.ly/3QXaUKC
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π¨ New paper alert!
Diagnostic imaging in space has been restricted to ultrasound for decades. But why? It's high time we changed that!
We have a new paper out now bringing medical x-ray to space for the first time! Read on to see what we found... 𧡠(1/8)
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What's next?
We'll def be improving the image alignment tools. And if you look closely, you'll see the team also took images following an aBMD (areal bone mineral density) protocol - more to come on DEXA imaging in space! π Huge for astronaut bone loss monitoring π¦΄
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Ultimately, SpaceXray advances both space medical capabilities but also tech dev by using a rugged, portable, commercial xray system for a resource-limited environment like space. Super applicable for other resource-limited environments on Earth! π
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/raβ¦
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What's next?
We'll def be improving the image alignment tools. And if you look closely, you'll see the team also took images following an aBMD (areal bone mineral density) protocol - more to come on DEXA imaging in space! π Huge for astronaut bone loss monitoring π¦΄
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Ultimately, SpaceXray advances both space medical capabilities but also tech dev by using a rugged, portable, commercial xray system for a resource-limited environment like space. Super applicable for other resource-limited environments on Earth! π
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/raβ¦
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Our "SpaceXray" study is now published - Presenting, for the first time, medical x-ray performed in SPACE! ππ©»
Thank you to the pioneering @framonauts for their help accomplishing this, @SpaceX for the implementation and coordination, and many more!
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/raβ¦
For over 40 years, ultrasound has been the primary imaging modality in space.
But what if astronauts could perform diagnostic X-rays in orbit?
SpaceXray study reports the first human radiographs acquired in space. ππ©»
@SpaceX @MIT @MITAeroAstro #RadInTraining @RITEditor
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π¨ New paper alert!
Doing science in space is expensive, operationally challenging, and low throughput. But what if we can bring the spaceflight environment to our science? π
We have a new paper out now discussing how we can do this! Read on to see what we found... 𧡠(1/7)
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Finally, and perhaps most critically, we suggest usage guidelines for an RPM (optimal rotation rates, sample size, duration) to enable accurate and rigorous experimental design by spaceflight scientists.
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TLDR: An RPM can enable us to simulate the reduced-gravity environment of space right at the benchtop! Now we know how to optimize our RPM usage and experimental design to ensure this is done accurately β¨
Thanks for reading! Link to the paper again: nature.com/articles/s41598-0β¦
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