At the invitation of High Magnetic Field Laboratory, CAS, Dr. Kai Zhong from Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, visited HMFL on September 7th. Dr. Zhong presented a seminar titled “Image Phase and MRI Research at 7T high Field”.

In Dr. Zhong’s presentation, he discussed the phase contrast mechanism of water-macromolecule exchange inducing frequency shift for in vivo imaging, and its applications in biological systems. The applications include microscopic high-resolution NMR studies, animal micro-imaging, and in vivo human imaging on a macroscopic scale. Direct phase imaging at 7 T high field has shown superior contrast compared to conventional magnitude images.

Dr. Kai Zhong, received his bachelor degree at Peking University (1992), and PhD degree at New York State University at Stony Brook (2001). He used to work in Beijing MRI Center for Brain Research (BMCB) and Brookhaven National lab of United States. He is currently working as a staff scientist in the Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. His research focuses on Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Imaging.