{"id":3296,"date":"2025-12-22T22:26:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T03:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/xinzhang-lab\/?page_id=3296"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:50:40","slug":"3296-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/xinzhang-lab\/news\/media-highlights\/3296-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n\/* remove bottom margin from the last element inside the content container *\/\ndetails > div:last-of-type > :last-child{\n  margin-bottom: 0 !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"line-height:0; margin:-12px 0 0 0; padding:0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0 4px 0; font-style:italic; line-height:1.4;\">\n  Our research has been featured by hundreds of international media and news outlets, as well as professional societies and industry communication platforms.\n  <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<details open style=\"margin:6pt; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fafafa; overflow:hidden; display:block;\">\n<div style=\"height:4px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<summary style=\"margin:0; cursor:pointer; font-weight:bold; font-size:18px; padding:8px 12px; background:#f0f2f5; border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea; line-height:1.7;\">\n      Metamaterials that boost the signal-to-noise ratio and thus significantly improve MRI performance<br \/>\n    <\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding:8px 12px 10px; background:#ffffff; font-size:17px; line-height:1.7;\">\n<div style=\"padding:10px; margin:8px 0; background:#F8F8FF; border-left:5px solid #9c6ade; border-radius:10px; box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.14), 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 10px 26px rgba(156,106,222,0.17);\">\n        &ldquo;MRI is a complicated imaging modality and improving it requires a deep understanding of the physics involved,&rdquo; [Healthcare-in-Europe]. Prof. Xin Zhang&rsquo;s metamaterials &ldquo;boost MRI performance without increased magnetic field,&rdquo; [Electronic Design &amp; Microwaves &amp; RF]; &ldquo;allow for more possibilities and the chance to simplify the technology,&rdquo; [Science Times]; and are said to &ldquo;revolutionize MRI and medical imaging,&rdquo; [Sathel Energia &amp; MedImaging.net].\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:10px; margin:8px 0; background:#F0FBFC; border-left:5px solid #15aabf; border-radius:10px; box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.14), 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 10px 26px rgba(21,170,191,0.16);\">\n        &ldquo;Shortening MRI examinations is paramount to maximizing the capacity. Not to mention revenue, as well as the overall patient experience of this powerful imaging technology,&rdquo; [EurekAlert!]. The &ldquo;arrangement of this metamaterial is truly groundbreaking and innovative,&rdquo; [NIH]; it&rsquo;s an &ldquo;additive technology,&rdquo; [Pioneering Minds], which could &ldquo;potentially making the modality more widely available for patients at lower costs,&rdquo; [HealthImaging].\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:10px; margin:8px 0; background:#F6F8F2; border-left:5px solid #7c8f3a; border-radius:10px; box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.14), 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 10px 26px rgba(124,143,58,0.16);\">\n        With this breakthrough, &ldquo;crisper MRI now possible,&rdquo; [Medgadget], achieved using &ldquo;tiny structures that could end up making a massive impact,&rdquo; [Radiology Business], thereby &ldquo;making the entire MRI process faster, safer, and more accessible to patients around the world,&rdquo; [Phys.org].\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:10px; margin:8px 0; background:#FDF5E6; border-left:5px solid #c27c2c; border-radius:10px; box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.14), 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 10px 26px rgba(194,124,44,0.16);\">\n        &ldquo;Not bad for a few coils of wire,&rdquo; [Physics World], especially as &ldquo;cost effective MRIs might soon become a reality,&rdquo; [MDDI]. This work is considered a &ldquo;quantum leap&rdquo; [Radiology Business], representing a &ldquo;substantial improvement in image quality for the first time,&rdquo; [NIH]. Clearly, &ldquo;things will get seamless very soon,&rdquo; [Times Tech Pharm].\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:10px; margin:8px 0; background:#F3F4F6; border-left:5px solid #868e96; border-radius:10px; box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.14), 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 10px 26px rgba(134,142,150,0.14);\">\n        There&rsquo;s even potential for &ldquo;the metamaterial being used with ultra-low field MRI,&rdquo; [EurekAlert!], a method that &ldquo;uses magnetic fields that are thousands of times lower than the standard machines currently in use,&rdquo; [Phys.org]. Ultimately, &ldquo;this would open the door for MRI technology to become widely available around the world,&rdquo; [Science Daily].\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our research has been featured by hundreds of international media and news outlets, as well as professional societies and industry communication platforms. Metamaterials that boost the signal-to-noise ratio and thus significantly improve MRI performance &ldquo;MRI is a complicated imaging modality and improving it requires a deep understanding of the physics involved,&rdquo; [Healthcare-in-Europe]. 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