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Comprehensive Imaging of Lung Function in One Breath We are committed to making this capability available in your lab and putting it under your control.

Polarean has acquired the key assets and intellectual property for commercializing hyperpolarized gas MRI technology. By enabling leading academic institutions and industry scientists to freely pursue innovative ideas and applications we seek to unlock the extraordinary promise of this novel technology. Whether it’s basic physics, chemistry, or clinical imaging, our mission is to encourage adoption and exploration of hyperpolarized gas technology.

12/23/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to thank our incredible team and partners for your dedication, creativity, and collaboration. 👏 Together, you are helping advance our mission to revolutionize pulmonary medicine through direct visualization of lung function!

This holiday season, we’re celebrating the people behind the innovation. The faces, energy, and teamwork that power Polarean and make progress possible. From everyday moments to major milestones, it’s the shared commitment that continues to move our mission forward.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Polarean! 💙

12/16/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Robby Thomen, PhD and team on receiving major funding for this exciting asthma research milestone! 🎉

We’re thrilled to see new research from the MU School of Medicine receive a $1.8-million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance understanding of asthma triggers and disease mechanisms.

Robby and his team are using Polarean's platform to visualize regional lung function and investigate whether airway hyperconstriction in asthma also happens in the lung's blood vessels, or vasculature. This long-standing hypothesis in asthma research has been challenging to study, and Xenon MRI offers a new way to explore functional relationships that are not accessible with conventional imaging.

This work represents an important step toward more precise, personalized approaches to asthma care and may help explain why some patients respond well to treatment while others continue to experience uncontrolled disease. We look forward to seeing how this research helps move asthma care forward!

Learn more: https://medicine.missouri.edu/news/researcher-receives-18-million-study-asthma-triggers

12/11/2025

⭐ A Comprehensive Review of Xenon MRI in Pulmonary Imaging ⭐

A recent review published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging (Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Aug 2025) provides an in-depth overview of — from its underlying physics and acquisition methods to established clinical applications in ventilation imaging and gas-exchange imaging as an active area of research.

This review reinforces what we see every day at Polarean:

✨ Xenon MRI is a validated, mature technology offering functional insights beyond CT and spirometry.

✨ Xenon MRI can help fill critical diagnostic gaps by enabling sensitive detection of early or mild disease that may not be captured by conventional pulmonary function tests.

As adoption grows across academic centers, pharma-sponsored trials, and new indications, we’re proud to be at the forefront of this transformation in pulmonary imaging.

📖 Read the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.240562

12/05/2025

A strong week for Polarean at RSNA 2025! 🌟

Our team had the opportunity to meet with both new and existing customers, connect with clinical and industry partners, and continue the important dialogue around the role of in advancing modern respiratory imaging.

Across the meeting, we saw continued interest in functional lung imaging—from clinicians seeking deeper insight into airway disease and researchers exploring gas exchange to health systems assessing how Xenon MRI can enhance patient care. Conversations throughout the week reaffirmed the growing recognition of the value our technology provides.

Thank you to everyone who visited with us at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2025! 👏 We appreciate the collaboration and look forward to building on this momentum as we work to expand access, illuminate hidden disease, and improve outcomes for patients.

Learn more about us: xenoview.net

12/02/2025

It’s today! Join Polarean at the Xenon MRI Social at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2025 🎉

✨ Xenon MRI Social: Connect with the Experts
🕕 6:00–8:30 PM (Open House)
📍 The TAP, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Stop by tonight to meet peers, connect with leaders in Xenon MRI, and learn how functional imaging is advancing care across radiology and pulmonary medicine.

🔗 Event details & RSVP: https://lp.uniqo.de/KPKBqo

And while you're at RSNA, we’d love to see you at Booth #3980 to explore what’s new in functional lung imaging.

12/01/2025

Polarean announces key milestone: XENOVIEW® 3T Coil passes Philips compatibility testing 🌟

We’re proud to share that our FDA-cleared XENOVIEW® 3T Chest Coil has successfully completed compatibility testing with Philips’ latest 3T MRI systems, marking an important step in expanding clinical access to advanced pulmonary imaging.

This milestone means the XENOVIEW 3T Chest Coil is now confirmed for integration with Philips MRI platforms, including the MR 7700 and Ingenia Elition X, beginning in early 2026.

By enabling seamless integration of Polarean’s technology across a major global installed base, this achievement brings us closer to our mission of transforming lung imaging with noninvasive, quantitative assessments of lung function that empower both clinicians and patients.

We look forward to continuing our work with partners and healthcare providers to make advanced functional lung imaging accessible worldwide.

Learn More:https://polarean.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POLX-chest-coil-testing-Approved-Philips-_2025-12-01.pdf

11/26/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Polarean!

This season, we’re grateful for our partners, collaborators, and the clinicians and researchers around the world who share our commitment to advancing lung health and transforming pulmonary imaging.

Thank you for being part of our journey. Your dedication and innovation inspire everything we do.

Wishing everyone a safe, joyful, and restorative Thanksgiving! 🍂

11/25/2025

🫁 Join Polarean at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2025 — and at the Xenon MRI Social!

We’re excited to connect with the radiology community starting this weekend! Make plans to join us for an evening of networking and stop by our Booth #3980 throughout the conference.

✨ Xenon MRI Social: Network with the Experts
📅 Tuesday, Dec 2 | 🕕 6:00–8:30 PM (Open House)
📍 The TAP at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Meet the experts behind , connect with peers, and learn how functional lung imaging is advancing care across radiology and pulmonary medicine.

🔗 RSVP & event details: https://lp.uniqo.de/KPKBqo

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago! ✨

11/24/2025

Expanding our global reach: Polarean signs an exclusive distribution agreement with DK Healthcare Co., Ltd., a leading provider of diagnostic radiology systems and imaging technologies in South Korea. 🌏

Under this agreement, DK Healthcare will distribute Polarean’s platform in South Korea, marking our second international distribution agreement and a key step in expanding access to advanced pulmonary imaging across the Asia-Pacific region.

Together, Polarean and DK Healthcare will work to secure regulatory clearance and bring innovative, noninvasive lung function imaging to one of the world’s most advanced medical imaging markets.

This collaboration strengthens our mission to transform lung imaging globally by enabling clinicians to see and understand lung function like never before.

Learn more:https://polarean.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/US-Press-Release-Version_-Korean-distributor-agreement-final_2025-11-23.pdf

11/19/2025

🌍💨 Today is World COPD Day — a global call to advance lung health and improve outcomes for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( ). November is also COPD Awareness Month, dedicated to increasing understanding of this preventable, progressive condition.

At Polarean, we're committed to supporting the COPD community by advancing lung imaging that provides deep functional insights. delivers a quantitative, regional biomarker of ventilation, giving clinicians and patients a clear view of how air moves through the lungs and where impairment occurs.

This functional information helps:
🔸 Detect early and mild disease, even when spirometry appears stable
🔸 Monitor treatment response to quickly identify whether therapy is providing meaningful benefit
🔸 Support the development and evaluation of new COPD therapies, including emerging biologics, through sensitive functional endpoints

By improving how ventilation lung function is visualized and measured, we aim to support more informed decisions and better long-term outcomes for people living with COPD.

We are proud to join healthcare professionals and organizations around the world in recognizing World COPD Day and supporting greater awareness, prevention, and innovation in COPD care.

🔗 Learn more: https://goldcopd.org/world-copd-day-2025/

COPD Foundation
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease - GOLD

11/13/2025

Join Polarean at RSNA 2025 — and at the Xenon MRI Social!

✨ Xenon MRI Social: Network with the Experts
📅 Tuesday, Dec 2 | 🕕 6:00–8:30 PM (Open House)
📍 The TAP at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Connect with peers, meet the experts behind , and discover how functional imaging is transforming patient care across radiology and pulmonary medicine!

🔗 More event details and RSVP: https://lp.uniqo.de/KPKBqo

And remember to visit us at Booth #3980 throughout RSNA to explore what’s new in functional lung imaging.

11/07/2025

Celebrating Radiology Professionals Around the World 🎉

This week, we celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week (Nov 2-8) and the upcoming International Day of Radiology (Nov 8) — recognizing the radiologic technologists and imaging professionals whose expertise and compassion bring clarity and confidence to patient care every day.

This year’s NRTW theme, “The Kaleidoscope of Radiologic Technology,” celebrates the diverse imaging and radiation therapy specialties that come together to transform care. At Polarean, we’re proud to support this community by advancing functional lung imaging with Xenon MRI, helping clinicians gain deeper insights into lung health and enhancing patient care.

Thank you to all radiologists, technologists, and researchers shaping the future of healthcare!

Learn more about the weeklong U.S. celebration at asrt.org/nrtw, and join the global community on November 8 at https://www.internationaldayofradiology.com/.

American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), American College of Radiology, (ESR) European Society of Radiology

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