All 7 Tesla imaging studies are conducted by 7TBRP personnel and performed using the Tac G2 or Tag G2+Head and Neck Coil Systems (60 transmit channels and 32 receive channels) and/or the RAPID Biomed dual-tuned 31P/1H Head Coil, if applicable.
We also perform 7T image processing and analysis on the majority of our studies.
Recent Publications
- Diniz E, Santini T, Karim H, Aizenstein HJ, Ibrahim TS. Cross-Modality Image Translation of 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging to 7 Tesla Using Generative Adversarial Networks. Hum Brain Mapp. 2025 Jun 15;46(9):e70246. doi: 10.1002/hbm.70246. PMID: 40545512; PMCID: PMC12182983.
- Sajewski AN, Santini T, DeFranco A, Berardinelli J, Jin H, Li J, Chu C, Berardo JJ, Ibrahim TS. RF shimming strategy for an open 60-channel RF transmit 7T MRI head coil for routine use on the single transmit mode. Magn Reson Med. 2025 May 20. doi: 10.1002/mrm.30563. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40391665.
- Chu C, Santini T, Liou JJ, Cohen AD, Maki PM, Marsland AL, Thurston RC, Gianaros PJ, Ibrahim TS. Brain Morphometrics Correlations With Age Among 350 Participants Imaged With Both 3T and 7T MRI: 7T Improves Statistical Power and Reduces Required Sample Size. Hum Brain Mapp. 2025 Mar;46(4):e70195. doi: 10.1002/hbm.70195. PMID: 40083197; PMCID: PMC11907059.
Active Studies
Recently Finished/Analysis Ongoing
| Award Number | PI Last Name and University of Pittsburgh Department | Project Title with Link to NIH RePORTER |
|---|---|---|
| NIH-R01AG055389 | Gildengers Psychiatry | Evaluation of Brain and Cognitive Changes in Older Adults with MCI Taking Lithium to Prevent Alzheimer Type Dementia |
| NIH-R01AG067018 | Wu Psychiatry | A Cerebrovascuar Basis for Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease Risk |
| SOM Dean’s Faculty Advancement Award | Chahine Neurology | In Vivo Staging of Prodromal and Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease Pathology |
| NIH-R21MH116475 | Yang Psychiatry | Functional and Neurochemical Substrates of Amygdala-Frontal Circuitry Across Development and Anxiety |
| NIH-R01DC015504 | Chandrasekaran Communication Sciences and Disorders | Neural Systems in Auditory and Speech Categorization |
| NIH-RF1AG053504 | Thurston Psychiatry | Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms and Brain Aging in Women |
| University of Pittsburgh Vascular Medicine Institute | Novelli (Medicine) | Novel Imaging Strategies of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease |
| NIH-RF1AG025516 | Klunk Psychiatry | Amyloid Pathology and Cognition in Normal Elderly |
| University of Pittsburgh Physicians Academic Foundation | Ibinson Anesthesiology | Investigating the link between pre-clinical Alzheimer’s disease and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction using functional neuroimaging |
| University of Pittsburgh Physicians Academic Foundation | Xia Neurology | Ultra-High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers of Multiple Sclerosis |
| NIH-RF1AG053504-01S1 | Thurston Psychiatry | Supplement: Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms and Brain Aging in Women Using 7T MRI |
| NIH-R01MH108509-04S1 | Andreescu Psychiatry | Supplement: Functional Neuroanatomy Correlates of Worry in Older Adults Using 7T MRI |
| NIH-K23GM132755 | Vogt Anesthesiology | Anesthestic modulation of human memory during acute pain |
| CTSI REAL Pilot Program | Ladouceur Psychiatry | Toward Understanding Neural Substrates of Worry in Adolescents and Adults |
| NIH-K01MH112683 | Smagula Psychiatry | Depression in Dementia Caregivers: Linking Brain Structure and Sleep-Wake Risks |
| NIH-R01MH112584 | Prasad Psychiatry | Dimensional outcomes and neural circuitry associated with psychosis risk |
| NIH-R01MH111265 | Ibrahim Bioengineering | High Performance Imaging for Assessment of Small Vessel Disease in Older Adults with Depression |
| NIH-R01MH111265-02S1 | Ibrahim Bioengineering | Diversity Supplement |
| NIH-R01MH111265-03S1 | Ibrahim Bioengineering | Supplement: enhancing ex-vivo MRI in relation to AD and SVD |
| NIH-R01HL127107 | Novelli Medicine | Neurovascular Determinants of Cognitive Function in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease |
| NIH-R01AG056043-03S1 | Manuck Psychology | Behavioral Mechanisms Linking Personality to Health in Midlife |
| NIH-R21MH122808 | Ladouceur Psychiatry | Neural Systems Underlying Severe Worry in Anxious Adolescents and Young Adults |
| NIH-R01MH076079-13S1 | Aizenstein Psychiatry | Supplement: Neural Mechanisms of Monoaminergic Engagement in Late-Life Depression Treatment Response using 7T MRI |
| NIH-R01MH076079 | Aizenstein Psychiatry | Neural Mechanisms of Monoaminergic Engagement in Late-Life Depression Treatment Response (NEMO) |
| NIH-P01HL040962-23S1 | Gianaros Psychology | Biobehavioral Studies of Cardiovascular Disease |
| NIH-R01DK110041 | Marsland Psychology | Metabolic and Inflammatory Pathways of Midlife Neurocognitive Disparities |
| NIH-R01MH115026 | Prasad Psychiatry | Synaptic Pruning and Complement Gene in Schizophrenia: Imnaging and Cellular Studies |
| Center for Innovation in Pain Care (Anesthesiology Seed) | Ibinson Anesthesiology | Neural Correlates of Auriculotherapy |