Imaging scientist, Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics. Tweets are my own.
Joined August 2015
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Cristian Badea retweeted
22 Nov 2025
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My daughterās AstroTech team at the Cornell Mars Rover is building the roverās spectroscopy system for the University Rover Challenge.
Theyāre fundraising for components & travelāif you can please support our future engineers!
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Cristian Badea retweeted
4 Nov 2025
Is has been an honor talking to the students of the medical physics graduate program today !
@DukeMedPhys
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15 Jul 2025
We developed a self-supervised #deeplearning method using sparse coding and #VisionTransformers to denoise pediatric cardiac #photoncountingCT. The model adapts to local noise and preserves anatomy. Clark, Cao & Badea, Med Phys (2025)
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14 Jul 2025
Our team developed a 3D #bioprinted vascular patch with built-in CT visibility. #PhotoncountingCT enables real-time tracking of structure perfusionāshowing how advanced imaging can guide #cardiacregeneration. sciencedirect.com/science/arā¦
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29 Jun 2025
Our new paper presents a #PhotonCountingCT scanner for dynamic small animal perfusion imaging. Deep learning enables fast 5D imaging.
#DeepLearning
Photon-counting micro-CT scanner for deep learning-enabled small animal perfusion imaging doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/adā¦
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Cristian Badea retweeted
10 Jun 2025
This new QIAL preprint links olfactory, imaging and transcriptomic signatures from brain and blood. Smelling the Risk: Early Olfactory Deficits, Brain Networks, and Blood Markers of Alzheimers Disease Risk in Humanized APOE Mice #NeuroDegeneration š§Ŗš§ biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/ā¦
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Cristian Badea retweeted
15 May 2025
Thrilled to share that Hae Sol Moon has successfully defended his PhD! His resilience, creativity, and growth as a scientist carried him through every challenge. Great committee guidance and mentorship along the journey!
Proud and excited for whatās next! #PhDDefense #Duke #BME
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14 May 2025
Congratulations to my mentee Dr. Alex Allphin on the successful defense of his PhD in Biomedical Engineering! A major milestone achievedāwishing you all the best ! Well done! #photoncountingCT #DukeBME #QIAL
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11 Apr 2025
Our #QIAL latest study combines #photoncountingCT and #deeplearning to uncover how exercise improves cardiac function in #APOE mouse models. Major gains seen in APOE3 & APOE4āgenotype-specific insights that could inform precision interventionsš§ š«š§¬š doi.org/10.1371/journal.poneā¦
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Cristian Badea retweeted
6 Apr 2025
APOE is known for its role in Alzheimerās diseaseābut it also shapes your bones.
Our study shows how APOE, immunity, and sex interact to alter bone structure in aged mice.
Grateful to Rohan Nadkarni & QIAL team for uncovering this brainābone connection.
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30 Mar 2025
It was a pleasure presenting on Friday at the University of Toledoās Bioengineering Department seminar, "Spectral Micro-CT Imaging: New Frontiers in Preclinical Biomedical Research." A big thank you to Prof. Juan-yu Lu for the kind invitation! #photoncountingCT #MicroCT
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Cristian Badea retweeted
20 Mar 2025
Excited to share our latest paper in Brain Structure and Function! š§ āØ
We explore how age & APOE risk factors impact long-range brain connections using multiscale bundle analysis.
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19 Feb 2025
A great presentation today by Rohan Nadkarni, our #Duke #QIAL group member on #PhotonCountingCT for bone imaging in APOE mouse modelsāshowcasing how advanced imaging provides deeper understanding of bone and its connection to genotypes, sex, and immune system.
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18 Feb 2025
Great research presented at #SPIEMedicalImaging from our #Duke #QIAL lab! Dr. Darin Clark & Rohan Nadkarni showcase their latest work on #photoncountingCT #Deeplearning #MedicalImaging
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14 Feb 2025
Explore the latest in Nanoparticle-based imaging & whatās next for Photon Counting CT!
#MedImaging #PhotonCountingCT #Nanoparticles #ContrastAgents wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.coā¦
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Cristian Badea retweeted
21 Jan 2025
Excited about the 2025 DIPY Workshop! Whether new to diffusion imaging or looking to deepen your expertise, this workshop offers something for everyone. Join us, learn with us, and help define the steps the field needs to take to advance. Thanks to DIPY team at IU and beyond!
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Cristian Badea retweeted
21 Oct 2024
Celebrating 40 years of dedication from Gary Cofer, the heart that has kept MRI pulses in required harmony, building hot diffusion application, and keeping things cool at the same time! Thank you!
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Cristian Badea retweeted
16 Oct 2024
How do risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer's disease impact brain networks? Read our latest publication to learn what diffusion imaging reveals about these key edges in the brain connectome, and how immunity interacts with APOE genotypes.
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14 Oct 2024
Honored to be ranked #3 in the field of X-ray microtomography among world highly-ranked scholars. Grateful for the recognition and continued support! #Science #MicroCT #Duke
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26 Sep 2024
Our latest work on fast denoising for 5D (3D Time Energy) preclinical cardiac #PhotonCountingCT demonstrates a 32x speedup using #DeepLearning over iterative recon methods. Read more: Nadkarni et al., 2024, Phys. Med. Biol. doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/adā¦
#QIAL #MedicalImaging #CardiacCT
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