Research · Carlos Castillo-Passi

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Awarded papers and abstracts

2026 · Conference abstract

Fast and accurate Bloch simulations using Magnus expansions

ISMRM 2026

Awards & recognition

2026 · 3rd Place Trainee Abstract Award, ISMRM Open & Reproducible Research Study Group

Abstract

2025 · Journal article

Highly efficient image navigator based 3D whole-heart cardiac MRA at 0.55T

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Awards & recognition

2026 · Top Viewed Article in MRM (Top 10%)

Abstract Paper

2024 · Conference abstract

Simultaneous iNAV-based 3D Whole-Heart Bright-Blood and Black-Blood Imaging at 0.55T

SCMR 2024

Awards & recognition

2024 · Early Career Award (1st Place), Basic Science, SCMR

Abstract

2024 · Conference abstract

Liver T1, T2 and ADC Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting in a single breath-hold at 3T

ISMRM 2024

Awards & recognition

2024 · Magna Cum Laude Merit Award (Top 15%), ISMRM
2024 · 2nd Place, Trainee Abstract Presentations, ISMRM MR in Drug Research Business Meeting

Abstract Paper Code

2023 · Conference abstract

Whole-Heart Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography with iNAV-based Non-Rigid Motion-Corrected Reconstruction at 0.55T

ISMRM 2023

Awards & recognition

2023 · Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (Top 5%), ISMRM
2023 · MRM fast-track initiative

Abstract Paper

2023 · Journal article

KomaMRI.jl: An Open-Source Framework for General MRI Simulations with GPU Acceleration

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Awards & recognition

2025 · Top Viewed Article in MRM (Top 10%)
2023 · Editor's Pick, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

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Journals & proceedings

Peer-reviewed publications

Complete publication list on ORCID

2026

Journal article

Versatile and Highly Efficient MRI Simulation of Arbitrary Motion in KomaMRI

Pablo Villacorta-Aylagas, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Ryan Anders Kierulf, Rosa María Menchón-Lara, Justino R. Rodríguez-Galván, José Benito Sierra-Pallares, Pablo Irarrazaval, and Carlos Alberola-López

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Paper

2026

Proceedings article

Bringing Julia to Health: A Concise Overview of JuliaHealth

Jacob S. Zelko, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Jakub Mitura, Divyansh Goyal, Kosuri Lakshmi Indu, and Jay Sanjay Landge

Proceedings of the JuliaCon Conferences

Paper

2025

Journal article

Simultaneous liver T1, T2, and ADC MR fingerprinting using optimized motion-compensated diffusion preparations: An initial validation on volunteers

Carlos Velasco, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Nadia Chaher, Dimitrios Karampinos, Pablo Irarrazaval, Alkystis Phinikaridou, René Botnar, and Claudia Prieto

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · Carlos Velasco and Carlos Castillo-Passi contributed equally.

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2025

Journal article

Simultaneous 3D aortic lumen and vessel wall imaging at 0.55 T at either systole or diastole

Matias Paredes, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Karl P. Kunze, Anastasia Fotaki, Simon Littlewood, René M. Botnar, and Claudia Prieto

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Paper

2025

Journal article

Highly efficient image navigator based 3D whole-heart cardiac MRA at 0.55T

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Karl P. Kunze, Michael G. Crabb, Camila Munoz, Anastasia Fotaki, Radhouene Neji, Pablo Irarrazaval, Claudia Prieto, and René M. Botnar

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Awards & recognition

2026 · Top Viewed Article in MRM (Top 10%)

Abstract Paper

2024

Journal article

Fast and Accessible T2 Mapping Using Off-Resonance Corrected DESPOT2 With Application to 3D Prostate

Ronal Coronado, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Cecilia Besa, and Pablo Irarrazaval

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Paper

2023

Journal article

KomaMRI.jl: An Open-Source Framework for General MRI Simulations with GPU Acceleration

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Ronal Coronado, Gabriel Varela-Mattatall, Carlos Alberola-López, René Botnar, and Pablo Irarrazaval

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Awards & recognition

2025 · Top Viewed Article in MRM (Top 10%)
2023 · Editor's Pick, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Abstract Paper Code

2022

Journal article

Accurate characterization of dynamic microbial gene expression and growth rate profiles

Gonzalo Vidal, Carolus Vitalis, Macarena Muñoz Silva, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Guillermo Yáñez Feliú, Fernán Federici, and Timothy J. Rudge

Synthetic Biology

Paper

2022

Journal article

DeepSPIO: Super Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Particle Quantification using Deep Learning in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Gabriel Della Maggiora, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Wenqi Qiu, Shuang Liu, Carlos Milovic, Masaki Sekino, Cristian Tejos, Sergio Uribe, and Pablo Irarrazaval

IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

Paper

2021

Journal article

A spatial off-resonance correction in spirals for Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting

Ronal Coronado, Gastao Cruz, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Cristian Tejos, Sergio Uribe, Claudia Prieto, and Pablo Irarrazaval

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Paper

2020

Journal article

MAPL1: q-space reconstruction using ℓ1-regularized mean apparent propagator

Gabriel Varela-Mattatall, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Alexandra Koch, Joaquin Mura, Rüdiger Stirnberg, Sergio Uribe, Cristian Tejos, Tony Stöcker, and Pablo Irarrazaval

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Paper

Research support

Grants & funding

2025

NumFOCUS · Small Development Grant

Improving JuliaHealth Documentation Accessibility for Community Onboarding

The Julia Language (JuliaHealth) · USD 10,000 · Project lead

Blog post

By invitation

Invited talks & seminars

2026

Invited educational talk

Introduction to numerical phantoms and MRI sequence simulation with KomaMRI

Carlos Castillo-Passi and Pablo Villacorta

MRITogether 2026 · Virtual meeting

2026

Invited research-group talk

Differentiable Physics for MRI Pulse Sequence Optimization & MRI Reconstruction

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Image X Institute weekly meeting, University of Sydney · Virtual meeting

2026

Invited educational talk

Open-Source Frameworks for MRI Reconstruction II

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Demystifying MRI Reconstruction: Classical Foundations to AI Frontiers, ISMRM 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa

2026

Invited seminar

Using Differentiable Physics for MRI Pulse Sequences Optimization

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Royal Brompton Hospital / Imperial College London seminar · London, United Kingdom

2026

Invited research-group talk

Differentiable Physics for MRI Pulse Sequence Optimization

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Michigan Institute for Imaging Technology and Translation (MIITT) weekly meeting, University of Michigan · Virtual meeting

2026

Invited seminar

Differentiable Physics for MRI Pulse Sequence Optimization

Carlos Castillo-Passi

iHEALTH seminar, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · Santiago, Chile

2025

Invited talk

Go with the Flow: Using Extensible and Shareable Motion Phantoms in KomaMRI

Carlos Castillo-Passi

MRITogether 2025 · Virtual meeting

2025

Invited seminar

Differentiable Physics for MRI Pulse Sequence Optimization & MRI Reconstruction

Carlos Castillo-Passi

MIDAS.lab seminar, University Hospital Tübingen · Tübingen, Germany

2025

Invited educational talk

Modern Open-Source MRI Simulations

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Open Innovation in MR from Vendor & Academia Perspective, ISMRM 2025 · Honolulu, USA

2024

Invited educational talk

Interactive Visualizations

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Unlocking Productivity & Impact in Teaching & Publishing II, ISMRM 2024 · Singapore

2023

Invited talk

KomaMRI.jl: Framework for MRI Simulations with GPU Acceleration

Carlos Castillo-Passi

MRITogether 2023 · Virtual meeting

2023

Invited talk

Using KomaMRI.jl for Comprehensive Quantitative MRI

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Vendor-Agnostic Pulse Sequence Programming with Pulseq: From Basics to Advanced Topics, ISMRM 2023 · Virtual meeting

International meetings

Conference presentations

2026

Oral presentation

How I Drew the Julia Logo Using Spins in an MRI Machine

Carlos Castillo-Passi

Health Mini Symposium, JuliaCon 2026 · Mainz, Germany

Abstract

2026

Oral presentation

State of JuliaHealth

Hetarth Shah, Carlos Castillo-Passi, and Jacob Zelko

Health Mini Symposium, JuliaCon 2026 · Mainz, Germany

Abstract

2026

Power pitch

Simulation and Evaluation of Joint Velocity-Acceleration Encoded 4D-Flow MRI

Charles McGrath, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Pablo Villacorta-Aylagas, Michael Loecher, and Daniel B. Ennis

ISMRM 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa · Presented by Charles McGrath

Abstract

2026

Digital poster

Highly-Efficient RF Pulse Design via Compiler-Level Reverse-Mode Automatic Differentiation of GPU-Accelerated MRI Simulations

Kareem Fareed, Charles McGrath, Jakub Mitura, Daniel B Ennis, and Carlos A Castillo-Passi

ISMRM 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa · Presented by Kareem Fareed

Abstract

2026

Power pitch

Fast and accurate Bloch simulations using Magnus expansions

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Charles McGrath, Kareem Fareed, Jacob S. Blum, and Daniel B. Ennis

ISMRM 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa

Awards & recognition

2026 · 3rd Place Trainee Abstract Award, ISMRM Open & Reproducible Research Study Group

Abstract

2026

Oral presentation

Fast and accurate Bloch simulations using Magnus expansions

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Charles McGrath, Kareem Fareed, Jacob S. Blum, and Daniel B. Ennis

ISMRM 2026 Workshop on Data Sampling and Image Reconstruction · Sedona, USA

Abstract

2025

Oral presentation

What's New with KomaMRI.jl

Carlos Castillo-Passi

JuliaHealth Minisymposium, JuliaCon 2025 · Pittsburgh, USA

Abstract Slides

2025

Oral presentation

KomaMRI.jl Device-Agnostic, Highly Efficient, and Pulseq-compatible MRI Simulations

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Pablo Villacorta, Justino Rodriguez-Galvan, Carlos Alberola, Claudia Prieto, Pablo Irarrazaval, and René M. Botnar

SCMR 2025 · Washington, DC, USA

Abstract

2024

Oral presentation

Liver T1, T2 and ADC Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting in a single breath-hold at 3T

Carlos Velasco, Carlos Castillo-Passi, Nadia Chaher, Alkystis Phinikaridou, René M. Botnar, and Claudia Prieto

ISMRM 2024 · Singapore

Awards & recognition

2024 · Magna Cum Laude Merit Award (Top 15%), ISMRM
2024 · 2nd Place, Trainee Abstract Presentations, ISMRM MR in Drug Research Business Meeting

Abstract Paper Code

2024

Power pitch

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting for Simultaneous T1 and T2 Mapping at 0.55T

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Carlos Velasco, Donovan Tripp, Karl P. Kunze, Radhouene Neji, Pablo Irarrazaval, René M. Botnar, and Claudia Prieto

ISMRM 2024 · Singapore

Abstract

2024

Traditional poster

Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting for Simultaneous T1, T2 and ADC Mapping at 0.55T using Convex-optimized Diffusion Prepared Waveforms

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Carlos Velasco, Donovan Tripp, Karl P. Kunze, Radhouene Neji, Pablo Irarrazaval, René M. Botnar, and Claudia Prieto

ISMRM 2024 · Singapore

Abstract

2024

Oral presentation

Simultaneous iNAV-based 3D Whole-Heart Bright-Blood and Black-Blood Imaging at 0.55T

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Michael Crabb, Camila Munoz, Donovan Tripp, Karl Kunze, Radhouene Neji, Pablo Irarrazaval, Claudia Prieto, and René Botnar

SCMR 2024 · London, United Kingdom

Awards & recognition

2024 · Early Career Award (1st Place), Basic Science, SCMR

Abstract

2024

Digital poster

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting for Simultaneous T1 and T2 Mapping at 0.55T

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Carlos Velasco, Karl P. Kunze, Radhouene Neji, Pablo Irarrazaval, René M. Botnar, and Claudia Prieto

SCMR 2024 · London, United Kingdom

Abstract

2023

Oral presentation

KomaMRI.jl: Framework for MRI Simulations with GPU Acceleration

Carlos Castillo-Passi

JuliaCon 2023 · MIT, Cambridge, USA

Abstract

2023

Oral presentation

Whole-Heart Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography with iNAV-based Non-Rigid Motion-Corrected Reconstruction at 0.55T

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Michael G. Crabb, Camila Muñoz, Karl P. Kunze, Radhouene Neji, Pablo Irarrazaval, Claudia Prieto, and René M. Botnar

ISMRM 2023 · Toronto, Canada

Awards & recognition

2023 · Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (Top 5%), ISMRM
2023 · MRM fast-track initiative

Abstract Paper

2023

Oral presentation

Whole-Heart Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography with iNAV-based Non-Rigid Motion-Corrected Reconstruction at 0.55T

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Michael G. Crabb, Camila Munoz, Karl P. Kunze, Radhouene Neji, Pablo Irarrazaval, Claudia Prieto, and René M. Botnar

SCMR 2023 · San Diego, USA

Abstract

2022

Digital poster

MRIsim.jl: A framework for end-to-end spin-level MRI simulations with GPU acceleration

Carlos Castillo-Passi, Ronal Coronado, Sergio Uribe, and Pablo Irarrazaval

ISMRM & SMRT Annual Meeting 2022 · London, United Kingdom

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Other scholarly work

Book chapters

2026

Book chapter · In press

Cardiac MRI: Myocardial tissue characterization

D. Ennis, C. Castillo-Passi, S. O. A. Thalen, and A. Hannum

Biomechanics of the Heart: From Patient to Model and Back, Elsevier