Dr. Ricardo Otazo is a world leader in the development of fast and motion-tolerant MRI techniques using compressed sensing, deep learning and non-cartesian sampling. He is one of the pioneers in the application of compressed sensing for accelerated MRI acquisition and the combination of compressed sensing and non-cartesian acquisition for motion-tolerant body MRI. His more recent interests are the development of artificial intelligence techniques for high-performance MRI and the development of real-time 3D MRI techniques for online adaptive radiotherapy of organs affected by motion using a MR-linac system. The techniques developed by his research group, such as k-t SPARSE-SENSE, GRASP, XD-GRASP, L+S and MRSIGMA, made seminal contributions and were successfully applied to a wide range of clinical imaging problems to improve speed and motion-tolerance, and to provide comprehensive and quantitative information. Another important aspect of his work is translation to clinical practice. The main MRI manufacturers have implemented a version of SPARSE-SENSE and GRASP, and he continues to collaborate with industry to introduce new MRI technology into the clinic.

Dr. Otazo received his PhD in Engineering from the University of New Mexico in 2007 and was a faculty member in the Department of Radiology at NYU Langone Health before moving to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2018 to direct the MRI Physics group. Dr. Otazo is a Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and a Distinguished Investigator of the Academy of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research.