Multidisciplinary Session
MS 16 - Extraterrestrial medical imaging: seeing in dark space with Athena's imaging rays
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
03:00Ioannis Seimenis, Athens / GR
2
A Space Odyssey: challenges of extraterrestrial medical imaging
15:00Alain Luciani, Paris / FR
3
How close to Ithaka? (part I) Innovations advancing extraterrestrial MRI
15:00Andrew G. Webb, Leiden / NL
4
How close to Ithaka? (part II) Pioneering outer-space x-ray medical imaging
15:00Sheyna Gifford, Rochester, MN / US
5
How close to Ithaka? (part III) Image-guided minimally invasive surgical procedures in microgravity
15:00David Lerner, Seattle / US
6
Getting back to earth: imaging and medical parallels between astronauts and patients
15:00Edouard Reizine, Sceaux / FR
7
Panel discussion: Leveraging space innovations for medical imaging breakthroughs on Earth
12:00Panel discussion: Leveraging space innovations for medical imaging breakthroughs on Earth
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.
3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Ioannis Seimenis, Athens / Greece
15 min
A Space Odyssey: challenges of extraterrestrial medical imaging
Alain Luciani, Paris / France
15 min
How close to Ithaka? (part I) Innovations advancing extraterrestrial MRI
Andrew G. Webb, Leiden / Netherlands
15 min
How close to Ithaka? (part II) Pioneering outer-space x-ray medical imaging
Sheyna Gifford, Rochester, MN / United States
15 min
How close to Ithaka? (part III) Image-guided minimally invasive surgical procedures in microgravity
David Lerner, Seattle / United States
15 min
Getting back to earth: imaging and medical parallels between astronauts and patients
Edouard Reizine, Sceaux / France
12 min
Panel discussion: Leveraging space innovations for medical imaging breakthroughs on Earth