Ultra-high-field MRI

Christina Triantafyllou, Ph.D.

15.7.1970

Born in Stuttgart, Germany

1988


Apolytirio, High School Diploma
Eniaio Polycladiko Senior High School, Katerini, Pierias, Greece

1994


B.Sc., Physics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

1995


M.Sc., Medical Physics
 University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

1997 – 2001


Ph.D., Medical Physics
 Institute of Psychiatry, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, King’s College, University of London, London, UK

2001 - 2006

Harvard University, A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging,
MRI Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2006 – 2014


Harvard University, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
Assistant in Neuroscience

2006 – 2014


Harvard University, A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
Faculty, Instructor

2006 – 2012


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Cambridge, MA, USA
Head MRI Physicist

2006 – 2012


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Cambridge, MA, USA
Research Scientist

2012 – 2012


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Cambridge, MA, USA
Principal Research Scientist

2007 – 2012


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Cambridge, MA, USA
Associate Director

2012 – 2013


Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector, Business Line MRI
Erlangen, Germany

Director of Global Ultra High Field Business Management

2013 – 2018

Siemens Healthineers, Business Line MR
Erlangen, Germany

Director of Global Ultra High Field Product Relationship Management

Since 2018


Siemens Healthineers, Business Line MR
 Erlangen, Germany

Solution Owner, Product Line Research and Clinical Translation

Since 2018


Siemens Healthineers, Business Line MR Erlangen, Germany

Director of Global Ultra-High Field MR Solutions
Team leader of Solutions and Digital, Product Line Research and Clinical Translation

Further Activities

 

38 Peer reviewed publications in scientific journals

94 scientific abstracts in Conference Proceedings
Co-Author of 2 book chapters
More than 25 invited talks by international scientific societies and universities
Ad Hoc Reviewer for several scientific journals and professional societies
Grant Review Activities (Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation R&D Study Section, Grant Review Panel, Washington DC, USA, 2011)
Member of professional scientific societies (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, European Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Institute of Physics in UK)

Since 2013


Organizing Committee of the High Field Systems & Applications Study Group, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

Since 2019

Member of the group, Women of ISMRM (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine)

2005

Software Developer, Collaboration Exchange Program, Department of MREA, Advanced Neuro Applications Group, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany

2000 – 2001


Research Associate in Medical Image Processing, Robert Steiner MRI Unit, Imaging Sciences Department, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK

1996


Clinical Scientist, Nuclear Medicine Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospital, Leicester, UK

1996


Student Internship Placement, Nuclear Medicine Department, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

1993


Summer School in Research Advanced Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece

Honors (selected)

2010


Infinite Mile Award for Outstanding Achievement, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research and Associate Provost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA

2010


Poster Award (1st place), 2nd Annual Scientific Symposium, Ultra High Field Magnetic Resonance: Clinical Needs, Research Promises and Technical Solutions, B.U.F.F., Berlin, Germany

1997

Scholarship Award for Ph.D. studies, The Stroke Association, King’s College, University of London, London, UK
Travel Stipends, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 13th Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, USA, 2005, 12th Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, 2004, 11th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2003, 9th Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2001
Travel Award, Organization for Human Brain Mapping, 6th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 2000
Travel Stipends, British Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 5th Annual Meeting, London, 1999, 3rd Annual Meeting, Manchester, UK, 1997
Travel Award, European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine & Biology, 15th Annual Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998

Research Scientific Interests

 

Methodological advances in magnetic resonance imaging, including imaging with ultra-high magnetic fields
Ultra high resolution in functional magnetic resonance imaging
Clinical neuro applications with ultra-high field MRI

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Arnd Dörfler

17.12.1967

Born in Karlsruhe, Germany

1987 - 1994

Human Medicine Studies at the Universities of Heidelberg and Zurich

1994

Doctorate (Dr. med.)
University of Heidelberg, Department of Neuroradiology
‘Magnetic resonance tomography in the acute phase of cerebral ischemia - animal experiments using two ischemia models’

2002


Habilitation including venia legendi
University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
‘Radiological diagnosis and therapy of middle cerebral artery infarction’

4.2000

Board Certification in ‘Diagnostic Radiology’

7.2003

Board Certification in ‘Neuroradiology’

2006


Master’s Degree ‘Management of Health and Social Facilities’
University of Kaiserslautern and Witten/Herdecke, Germany

12.1994 - 5.1995

Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg

6.1995 - 5.1996

Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg (‘clinical year’)

6.1996 - 6.1997

Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg

7.1997- 11.2004

Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Essen University Hospital

since 12.2004

Head of Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Erlangen
Professorship (C3, Extraordinarius) of Neuroradiology at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg

since 8.2014

Professor (W3, Ordinarius) of Neuroradiology at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg

2013

Offer of an appointment as full professor (W3) of Neuroradiology at the Charité, University Medicine Berlin, declined after being offered a W3 professorship at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg in 7/2014

5/2016

Offer of an appointment as full professor of Neuroradiology at the University of Zurich, in conjunction with the directorship of the Medical Center of Neuroradiology at University Hospital Zurich (declined in 10/2016)

Further activities

 

More than 300 publications in scientific journals
Author of 17 book chapters and 24 review articles
Expert reviewer for more than 10 scientific journals and a number of national (e.g. DFG) and international funding organizations (e.g. SNF, NIH) and societies

Since 2006

Extended board member of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR)

Since 2014

Full board member of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR)

2016 - 2018

President of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR)

Since 2019

Board Member of the German Radiological Society (DRG)
Past-President of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR)

Research Interests

Honors (selected)

1998

“Certificate of Excellence“ Symposium Neuroradiologicum, Philadelphia, USA

2002

Kurt-Decker Award of the German Society for Neuroradiology

2006

Felix-Wachsmann Award of the Academy for education and training of the German Radiological Society

2010

‘Best in science’ Award, Society for Vascular and Interventional Neurology, San Francisco, USA

2013

Glaucoma Research Award, German Ophthalmological Society

Univ.-Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Mark E. Ladd

7.9.1967

Born in Wayne, Michigan, USA

1982 – 1985


High School Diploma
John Glenn High School, Westland, Michigan, USA

1985 – 1989


Bachelor of Science in Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

1989 – 1991


Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

1995 – 1998


PhD (Dr. sc. techn.)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland

2001


Habilitation (post-doctoral thesis) with venia legendi
University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

1986, 1987


General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan USA
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Staff
Engineering Intern

1989 – 1991


Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience Laboratory
Research Assistant

1992 – 1994


General Electric Medical Systems, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
Engineer

1994 – 1999


General Electric Medical Systems in cooperation with University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Advanced Systems Engineer

1999 – 2004


University Hospital Essen, Germany
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology
Senior Physicist

2000 – 2010


MR-Innovation GmbH, Essen, Germany
Vice President Research and Development and Safety Officer

2004 – 2013


University Hospital Essen, Germany
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology
Professor of Biomedical Imaging

2006 – 2013


University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Director

Since 2013


University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Principle Investigator

Since 2013


University of Heidelberg, Germany
Medical Faculty
Professor for Medical Physics in Radiodiagnostics and Biophysics

Since 2013


German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
Division of Medical Physics in Radiology
Head

Further Activities

 

More than 260 publications in scientific journals
Author of 11 book chapters and 20 review articles
Reviewer for more than 20 scientific journals and a variety of national and international funding organizations and professional societies

2010 – 2013


Board of Trustees, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

2012 – 2018


Deputy Editor of „Magnetic Resonance in Medicine”

2013


Guest Editor of „Investigative Radiology”, Special Issue on Clinical Advances with 7 Tesla

2013 – 2017


Governing Committee of the High Field Systems & Applications Study Group, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

Since 2013


Scientific Advisory Board of „Der Radiologe“

2016

Co-Chair of Workshop „UHF MRI: Technological Advances & Clinical Applications”, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

2017 – 2018


Vice President of the German Society for Medical Physics (DGMP)

Since 2019


President of the German Society for Medical Physics (DGMP)

Research Interests

 

Methodological advances in magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, including imaging with ultra-high magnetic fields, parallel transmission, MRI safety, and magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy

Honors (selected)

2000


Award winner in the Competition for the Promotion of Young Academicians as part of the Program for Research Innovation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

2006


Award winner in the Innovation Competition for the Promotion of Medical Engineering of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

2012


Recipient of an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC)

 

Multimodal imaging approaches of neurological disease
7 Tesla high-field MR neuroimaging
Interventional neuroradiology

Press

Ulrich Künzel
Communications, Media Relations
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Karlheinz-Kaske-Str. 5
91052 Erlangen
Phone: +49 (0) 162 / 24 33 492
E-Mail: ulrich.kuenzel@siemens-healthineers.com

Spokesperson

Christina Triantafyllou,Ph.D.
Siemens Healthcare GmbH
Allee am Röthelheimpark 2
91052 Erlangen
Phone: +49 (0) 9131 / 84 54 94
E-Mail: christina.triantafyllou@siemens-healthineers.com

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – also known as magnetic resonance tomography – is now the leading diagnostic imaging method and plays a crucial role in the diagnosis of a large number of diseases. With the development of Siemens Healthineers’ Magnetom Terra, the first ultra-high-field MRI system for clinical use, Christina Triantafyllou Ph.D., Prof. Mark E. Ladd and Univ.-Prof. Arnd Dörfler achieved a breakthrough in diagnostic imaging and at the same time established 7 Tesla as a new clinical field strength. The new system is the first in the world to enable the use of ultra-high-field MRI in clinical applications. The research and development team has thus broken new grounds in medical imaging and reached a significant milestone in the history of MRI.

In particular, for diseases of the central nervous system, internal organs, blood vessels and musculoskeletal system, 7-Tesla MRI offers precise visualisation of the smallest structures in the human body and thus often the best possible diagnosis. Particularly in the early stages of diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and neurodegenerative diseases, for example dementia and Parkinson's disease, pathological changes are often not sufficiently pronounced to be diagnosed using the clinically established MRI systems at lower field strengths. The image quality and spatial resolution achievable using conventional MRI systems are not always adequate for this purpose. Consequently, before the diagnosis is achieved or the treatment is started, valuable time might be lost. The Magnetom Terra from Siemens Healthineers promises a fundamental improvement here: Magnetom Terra’s ultra-high-field imaging provides a very high level of detail and is thus able to reveal the slightest changes in the anatomy and even in the function of organs. This helps to enable firstly very early diagnosis and secondly reliable differentiation from other diseases, something which was not achievable with previous clinically established field strengths.

In 2017, with Magnetom Terra, the German-Future-Prize-nominated research and development team made possible that ultra-high-field MRI with a field strength of 7 Tesla, which has only been utilized in basic research since the early 2000s, became available for clinical use worldwide, for the first time, as a new and effective diagnostic method – consequently also benefiting patients directly. Christina Triantafyllou leads the global team ‘Ultra-High-Field MRI Solutions’ at Siemens Healthineers, Mark E. Ladd is head of the Division of Medical Physics in Radiology of the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and Arnd Dörfler heads the Neuroradiological Department at the University Hospital of the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Besides making ultra-high-field MRI at 7 Tesla available for use in a clinical environment, Magnetom Terra also represents an engineering accomplishment that had not previously been achieved: not only new safety concepts have been designed for use on humans, but also a brand new designed, innovative actively-shielded magnet has been developed, which is only half as heavy as the magnets used in previous research systems. Magnetom Terra is therefore much easier to transport and, in particular, easier to integrate into existing hospital infrastructure. Time-consuming and costly construction of new buildings can thus be avoided. A further innovation is Magnetom Terra’s dual-mode functionality, which enables users to switch directly between clinical and research use. The system thus offers the ideal platform for translational research – the latest research developments can therefore be used directly for the benefit of patients.

Early diagnosis and more effective countermeasures to combat multiple sclerosis
The innovative metabolic imaging technology of Magnetom Terra can render pathological changes visible at the metabolic level, even before they manifest themselves either morphologically and anatomically. Here, the field strength of 7 Tesla, which is equivalent to approximately 140,000 times the strength of the earth’s magnetic field, produces impressive results. While it was previously only possible to detect pathological changes on clinical images only at the advanced stages of MS, for example at 7 Tesla these can often be identified in earlier stage of the disease. Furthermore, smaller lesions in the brain’s gray matter can be detected, which previously was not possible. Subsequently, such early diagnosis and prompt initial treatment are of particular importance for MS patients, many of whom are young, in delaying the onset of disability or even preventing it entirely as the disease progresses.^{[1], [2]}

Precise identification of epileptogenic foci
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions. In Germany alone, there are around half a million epilepsy patients. Even given the best drug treatment, a considerable proportion of these patients do not remain seizure-free, which greatly restricts the lives of those affected. On the other hand, this patient group may benefit from a higher success rate from epilepsy surgery. This intervention involves the surgical removal of epileptogenic foci from the patient’s brain. After complete removal, patients can live seizure-free. Magnetom Terra’s outstanding detail resolution makes it possible for epileptogenic foci to be diagnosed more precisely or even initially identified as such. This makes interventions more reliable, enabling those affected to regain their original quality of life.^{[3], [4]}

Sodium imaging for neurodegenerative diseases
With dementia disorders, a diagnosis can generally be made only in the advanced stages. Morphological damage in the brain will then already have occurred. Here, too, Magnetom Terra offers new possibilities for detecting Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease at an early stage. Using ultra-high-field MRI, the deposits typical of Alzheimer’s can be shown better than previously, and in the case of Parkinson’s, structural changes in very specific areas of the brain can reliably be detected at an early stage. Here, anatomically visible features play as much a role ^[5] as metabolic changes, which can be shown clearly for example by sodium imaging.^[6] The release of Magnetom Terra’s sodium-based metabolic MRI imaging system for clinical use in Europe and the USA in 2018 was a worlds first.

Improved treatment monitoring in oncology
In oncology, Magnetom Terra also offers new opportunities for early treatment and better monitoring. While cancers can frequently be diagnosed using previously clinically established field strengths, weeks can often pass until it is clear whether a treatment has been effective. Using biomarkers, ultra-high-field MRI has succeeded in clinical research in characterizing brain tumors in a way that enables improved prognosis of disease outcome and especially individualized treatment – in line with the goals of precision medicine.^[7] The formation of new blood vessels typical of aggressive tumors can be rendered visible at 7 Tesla and used clinically in diagnostics and treatment monitoring. Furthermore, the examination of metabolic processes by means of spectroscopic methods, as well as imaging with sodium, also open up new possibilities for characterizing tumors.^{1, [8], [9]}

The physicist Christina Triantafyllou was a driving force behind the development of Magnetom Terra, the first system in the world to establish the technical prerequisites for the clinical application of 7-Tesla imaging. Mark E. Ladd, senior physicist at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, played a prominent part in the research developments of the first 7-Tesla MRI systems installed at the University Hospital in Essen and in Heidelberg in the 2000s. He also played a significant role in Magnetom Terra’s clinical approval process. The radiologist and neuroradiologist Arnd Dörfler was involved in the development phase: in particular, he played a key role in the clinical implementation and validation of the world’s first 7 Tesla MRI system designed for clinical operation at the University Hospital of Erlangen and in the clinical approval of Magnetom Terra.

¹ Research mode is still under development and not commercially available in the U.S. and other countries. Its future availability cannot be ensured.

Siemens Healthineers enables healthcare providers worldwide to increase value by empowering them on their journey towards expanding precision medicine, transforming care delivery, improving patient experience and digitalizing healthcare. A leader in medical technology, Siemens Healthineers is constantly innovating its portfolio of products and services in its core areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging and in laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine. Siemens Healthineers is also actively developing its digital health services and enterprise services. In fiscal 2018, which ended on September 30, 2018, Siemens Healthineers generated revenue of €13.4 billion and adjusted profit of €2.3 billion and has about 50,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available at www.siemens-healthineers.com.

The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) with its more than 3,000 employees is the largest biomedical research institution in Germany. At DKFZ, more than 1,300 scientists investigate how cancer develops, identify cancer risk factors and endeavor to find new strategies to prevent people from getting cancer. They develop novel approaches to make tumor diagnosis more precise and treatment of cancer patients more successful. 

DKFZ’s Cancer Information Service (KID) provides individual answers to all questions about cancer for patients, the general public, and health care professionals. 

Jointly with partners from Heidelberg University Hospital, DKFZ runs the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) located in Heidelberg and Dresden, and, also in Heidelberg, the Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ). In the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), one of six German Centers for Health Research, DKFZ maintains translational centers at seven university partnering sites. Combining excellent university hospitals with high-profile research at a Helmholtz Center at the NCT and DKTK sites is an important contribution to the endeavor of translating promising approaches from cancer research into the clinic in order to improve the chances of cancer patients. 

DKFZ is a member of the Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers, with ninety percent of its funding coming from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the remaining ten percent from the State of Baden-Württemberg.

With its 50 departments and institutes, Universitätsklinikum (University Hospital) Erlangen covers all areas of modern medicine. The majority of buildings of the University Hospital are located centrally by the Schlossgarten and house approximately 1350 beds. Patient care, research and teaching are interconnected on a highly sophisticated level. Patients benefit from state-of-the-art treatment methods that are often not yet available at other facilities. In 2018 over 545.000 outpatients have been treated, as well as 65.000 inpatients. Comprehensive quality assurance systems ensure optimal patient care from arrival to discharge. More than 7700 employees in interdisciplinary teams are committed to this goal. They are united in what they strive to achieve: to alleviate suffering and to heal diseases.

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The project "Ultra-high-field MRI – Precision Medicine for the Good of the Patient" was submitted by 
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