Outreach

MRM Highlights is the outreach publication of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. I contributed to it from 2015 to 2025 and was its lead editor from 2019, interviewing authors about their papers and editing those conversations into written articles, video Q&As and an annual magazine. From 2020 the papers were chosen by me for their reproducible research practices, and I wrote the Reproducible Research Insights piece that accompanied each one.

Seven members of the MRM Highlights team standing together at an
evening reception, wearing conference badges. — The core Highlights team, circa 2019. Left to right: Erika Raven, Agah Karakuzu, Matt Bernstein, Mathieu Boudreau, Atef Badji, Tommy Boshkovski and Nikola Stikov. From ISMRM’s MR Pulse blog (opens in a new tab)

Magazine issues

Interviews

Emily Louise Baadsvik, Markus Weiger and Klaas Paul Pruessmann “Myelin bilayer mapping in the human brain in vivo (opens in a new tab)”, 2024. Volume 10 (opens in a new tab) (2025).
OSIPI Leadership: Laura Bell, Ben Dickie, Petra van Houdt, Henk Mutsaerts and Yuriko Suzuki “ISMRM Open Science Initiative for Perfusion Imaging (OSIPI): ASL pipeline inventory (opens in a new tab)”, 2023. Q&A (opens in a new tab).
Berk Silemek and Lukas Winter “Wirelessly interfacing sensor‐equipped implants and MR scanners for improved safety and imaging (opens in a new tab)”, 2023. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Hannah Scholten and Herbert Köstler “Fast measurement of the gradient system transfer function at 7 T (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. With Teresa Lemainque. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Moritz Blumenthal and Martin Uecker “Deep, deep learning with BART (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Sila Dokumaci and David Carmichael “Simultaneous Optimization of MP2RAGE T₁‐weighted (UNI) and FLuid And White matter Suppression (FLAWS) brain images at 7T using Extended Phase Graph (EPG) Simulations (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Julien Songeon and Antoine Klauser “In vivo magnetic resonance 31P‐Spectral Analysis With Neural Networks: 31P‐SPAWNN (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Layla Tabea Riemann and Ariane Fillmer “Fourier‐based decomposition for simultaneous 2‐voxel MRS acquisition with 2SPECIAL (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. With Nadia Blostein. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Agah Karakuzu and Nikola Stikov “Vendor‐neutral sequences and fully transparent workflows improve inter‐vendor reproducibility of quantitative MRI (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Yaël Balbastre and Martina F. Callaghan “Correcting inter‐scan motion artifacts in quantitative R₁ mapping at 7T (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. With Nadia Blostein. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Joseph Woods and Divya Bolar “VESPA ASL: VElocity and SPAtially Selective Arterial Spin Labeling (opens in a new tab)”, 2022. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Kyle Gilbert and Corey Baron “Integration of an RF coil and commercial field camera for ultrahigh‐field MRI (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Jakob Assländer and Daniel Sodickson “Generalized Bloch model: A theory for pulsed magnetization transfer (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Jianpan Huang and Kannie WY Chan “Deep neural network based CEST and AREX processing: Application in imaging a model of Alzheimer’s disease at 3 T (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Antonio Tristán-Vega and Santiago Aja-Fernández “Accurate free‐water estimation in white matter from fast diffusion MRI acquisitions using the spherical means technique (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Jaime Mata and Nick Tustison “Image‐ versus histogram‐based considerations in semantic segmentation of pulmonary hyperpolarized gas images (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Aaron T. Hess and Mark Chiew “Accelerated calibrationless parallel transmit mapping using joint transmit and receive low‐rank tensor completion (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Christopher Rowley and Christine Tardif “A model‐based framework for correcting inhomogeneity effects in magnetization transfer saturation and inhomogeneous magnetization transfer saturation maps (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Elizabeth Cole and Shreyas Vasanawala “Analysis of deep complex‐valued convolutional neural networks for MRI reconstruction and phase‐focused applications (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Leon Y. Cai, Kurt G. Schilling and Bennett A. Landman “PreQual: An automated pipeline for integrated preprocessing and quality assurance of diffusion weighted MRI images (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Ziwei Zhao, Yongwan Lim and Krishna S. Nayak “Improved 3D real‐time MRI of speech production (opens in a new tab)”, 2021. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Sang Hun Chung, Yueh Lee and Jennifer Goralski “Comparison of single breath hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe MRI with dynamic ¹⁹F MRI in cystic fibrosis lung disease (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
William T. Clarke and Saad Jbabdi “FSL‐MRS: An end‐to‐end spectroscopy analysis package (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Shahrokh Abbasi-Rad, Markus Barth and Steffen Bollmann “Improving FLAIR SAR efficiency at 7T by adaptive tailoring of adiabatic pulse power through deep learning estimation (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Barbara Dymerska, Korbinian Eckstein and Simon Robinson “Phase unwrapping with a rapid opensource minimum spanning tree algorithm (ROMEO) (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Martin Wilson “Adaptive baseline fitting for MR spectroscopy analysis (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Frank Ong and Miki Lustig “Extreme MRI: Large‐scale volumetric dynamic imaging from continuous non‐gated acquisitions (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Henric Rydén and Stefan Skare “RARE two‐point Dixon with dual bandwidths (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Steven Whitaker, Jon-Fredrik Nielsen and Jeff Fessler “Myelin water fraction estimation using small‐tip fast recovery MRI (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Rohan Kapre and Angelique Y. Louie “A novel gamma GLM approach to MRI relaxometry comparisons (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Santiago Estrada and Martin Reuter “FatSegNet: A fully automated deep learning pipeline for adipose tissue segmentation on abdominal dixon MRI (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Cristoffer Cordes and Matthias Günther “Portable and platform‐independent MR pulse sequence programs (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Shaihan Malik “Steady‐state imaging with inhomogeneous magnetization transfer contrast using multiband radiofrequency pulses (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Sebastiano Barbieri, Oliver Gurney-Champion and Harriet Thoeny “Deep learning how to fit an intravoxel incoherent motion model to diffusion‐weighted MRI (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Paula Ramos Delgado and Thoralf Niendorf “B₁ inhomogeneity correction of RARE MRI with transceive surface radiofrequency probes (opens in a new tab)”, 2020. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Jieun Lee and Jongho Lee “Artificial neural network for myelin water imaging (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Zaki Ahmed and Ives Levesque “Pharmacokinetic modeling of dynamic contrast‐enhanced MRI using a reference region and input function tail (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Reproducible Research Insights (opens in a new tab).
Robert Claeser, Markus Zimmermann and N. Jon Shah “Sub‐millimeter T₁ mapping of rapidly relaxing compartments with gradient delay corrected spiral TAPIR and compressed sensing at 3T (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Transcription by Jana Hutter. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Video interview (opens in a new tab).
Xiaoxiao Zhang and Xin Zhou “Free‐base porphyrins as CEST MRI contrast agents with highly upfield shifted labile protons (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Transcription by Puneet Bagga. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Video interview (opens in a new tab).
Carole Lazarus, Alexandre Vignaud and Philippe Ciuciu “SPARKLING: variable‐density k‐space filling curves for accelerated T₂^*‐weighted MRI (opens in a new tab)”, 2019. Transcription by Mark Chiew. Q&A (opens in a new tab) · Video interview (opens in a new tab).
Andreas Lesch and Rudolf Stollberger “Ultrafast 3D Bloch–Siegert B‐mapping using variational modeling (opens in a new tab)”, 2018. Q&A (opens in a new tab).
Ouri Cohen and Christian Farrar “Rapid and quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging with magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) (opens in a new tab)”, 2018. Q&A (opens in a new tab).
Yoseob Han and Jong Chul Ye “Deep learning with domain adaptation for accelerated projection‐reconstruction MR (opens in a new tab)”, 2018. Q&A (opens in a new tab).
Kerstin Hammernik and Florian Knoll “Learning a variational network for reconstruction of accelerated MRI data (opens in a new tab)”, 2017. Q&A (opens in a new tab).
Fang Liu and Richard Kijowski “Deep convolutional neural network and 3D deformable approach for tissue segmentation in musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging (opens in a new tab)”, 2017. Q&A (opens in a new tab).
Xiao-Yong Zhang and Zhongliang Zu “MR imaging of a novel NOE-mediated magnetization transfer with water in rat brain at 9.4 T (opens in a new tab)”, 2016. Volume 3 (opens in a new tab) (2018).
Kimberly Chan and Richard Edden “Echo time optimization for J‐difference editing of glutathione at 3T (opens in a new tab)”, 2016. Volume 2 (opens in a new tab) (2017).
Manuel Murbach and Niels Kuster “Virtual population‐based assessment of the impact of 3 Tesla radiofrequency shimming and thermoregulation on safety and B₁+ uniformity (opens in a new tab)”, 2015. Volume 2 (opens in a new tab) (2017).
Hye-Young Heo and Jinyuan Zhou “Quantitative assessment of amide proton transfer (APT) and nuclear overhauser enhancement (NOE) imaging with extrapolated semi‐solid magnetization transfer reference (EMR) signals: Application to a rat glioma model at 4.7 tesla (opens in a new tab)”, 2015. With Nikola Stikov. Volume 1 (opens in a new tab) (2016).

Appearances and profiles

MRM Highlights Journal Club #1 “T1 mapping ISMRM challenge paper by Boudreau & Karakuzu et al., 2024”. The only Journal Club there was, and the one recording here about my own paper rather than someone else’s. Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab).
Laura Bortolotti and Sophie Schauman “Reproducible Research Study Group podcast on the ISMRM reproducibility challenge”. Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab) · The post (opens in a new tab).
Cassandra Gould Van Praag “Reproducible Research Study Group roundtable on open science”. Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab) · The post (opens in a new tab).
Adrienne Campbell-Washburn and Michael Hansen “Reproducible Research Study Group roundtable on the MR raw data format (MRD/ISMRMRD)”. Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab) · The post (opens in a new tab).
TRaCE McGill “Mathieu Boudreau, Research Fellow”. A McGill project tracing the career paths of its PhD graduates from 2008 to 2018. Interviewed by Ashley Chin in June 2020. Read it (opens in a new tab).
Faculté des sciences, Université de Moncton “Mathieu Boudreau”. An alumni profile from where I did my undergraduate physics degree, in French. December 2020. Read it (opens in a new tab).