Junlan Lu

Medical Physics. Duke University.

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Bryan Research Building

Duke University

I am a fifth year Ph.D. student in the medical physics graduate program at Duke University, advised by Prof. Bastiaan Driehuys. Here, I develop imaging processing methods for hyperpolarized Xenon MRI. My research interests are broadly in medical image processing, reconstruction, and analysis. I am also interested in deep learning and computer vision, and have experience with image generation, segmentation, and super-resolution throughout my internships at Kitware and Google. My research is currently supported by the NSF GRFP.

Previously, I earned my B.S. in engineering physics at Cornell University, advised by Prof. Gennady Shvets. My thesis topic was on metasurfaced-enhanced FTIR for tissue characterization.

I am currently looking for full-time opportunities job opportunities for next year. In my free time, I like to play basketball and collect Pokemon cards.

news

Apr 25, 2024 I successfully defended my PhD thesis today!
Apr 3, 2024 Co-authored paper “Functional gas exchange measures on 129 Xe MRI and spectroscopy are associated with age, sex, and BMI in healthy subjects” accepted for publication in Frontiers in Medicine.
Mar 6, 2024 Second-authored paper “Quantifying regional radiation-induced lung injury in patients using hyperpolarized xenon-129 gas exchange magnetic resonance imaging” accepted for publication in International Journal of Radiation Oncology.
Jan 29, 2024 Two first-authored abstract accepted as posters at ISMRM 2024. Two co-authored abstracts accepted for oral presentation at ISMRM and ATS.
Nov 21, 2023 First-authored paper “Optimized quantitative mapping of cardiopulmonary oscillations using hyperpolarized 129Xe gas exchange MRI: Digital phantoms and clinical evaluation in CTEPH” accepted for publication in MRM.

selected publications

  1. IJROBP
    Quantifying regional radiation-induced lung injury in patients using hyperpolarized xenon-129 gas exchange magnetic resonance imaging.
    L. Rankine, J. Lu, Z. Wang, and 4 more authors
    International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 2024
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  2. MRM
    Optimized quantitative mapping of cardiopulmonary oscillations using hyperpolarized 129Xe gas exchange MRI: Digital phantoms and clinical evaluation in CTEPH
    J. Lu, F. Alenezi, E. Bier, and 7 more authors
    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2023
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  3. MRI
    Combining neural networks and image synthesis to enable automatic thoracic cavity segmentation of hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI without proton scans
    S. Leewiwatwong, J. Lu, I. Dummer, and 4 more authors
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2023
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  4. MRM
    Bias field correction in hyperpolarized 129Xe ventilation MRI using templates derived by RF-depolarization mapping
    J. Lu, Z. Wang, E. Bier, and 3 more authors
    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2022
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  5. MRM
    Utilizing flip angle/TR equivalence to reduce breath hold duration in hyperpolarized 129Xe 1‐point Dixon gas exchange imaging
    P. Niedbalski, J. Lu, C. Hall, and 4 more authors
    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2022
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