As humanity prepares for long-term extraterrestrial exploration and habitation, ensuring the health and safety of astronauts is paramount. This session will highlight the limitations of existing medical imaging devices for space applications and explore how medical imaging technologies can be adapted for use in unique extraterrestrial environments. Panellists will discuss what the relevant innovations mean for the future of space medicine and Earth's inhabitants.
Chairperson's introduction
Ioannis Seimenis, Athens / Greece
A Space Odyssey: challenges of extraterrestrial medical imaging
Alain Luciani, Paris / France
How close to Ithaka? (part I) Innovations advancing extraterrestrial MRI
Andrew G. Webb, Leiden / Netherlands
How close to Ithaka? (part II) Pioneering outer-space x-ray medical imaging
Sheyna Gifford, Rochester, MN / United States
How close to Ithaka? (part III) Image-guided minimally invasive surgical procedures in microgravity
David Lerner, Seattle / United States
Getting back to earth: imaging and medical parallels between astronauts and patients
Edouard Reizine, Sceaux / France
Panel discussion: Leveraging space innovations for medical imaging breakthroughs on Earth