Insights letter - October 16, 2025
Surgical Theater integration, latest improvements and upcoming events
Welcome to our insights letter, where we keep you in the loop on the latest developments, exciting milestones, and progress in creating our cutting-edge software. We appreciate your continued support and are thrilled to share our journey with you. Here's a snapshot of what's been happening.
In this newsletter:
Overview of the latest updates
Surgical Theater integration
Upcoming events
Fall events recap
Discover our latest updates!
What’s new?
We’re rolling out several exciting updates to make your experience with nordicMEDiVA faster, smoother, and even more powerful.
New features:
Quick access to Quality control – Coregistration verification and quality control graphs are now accessible directly from the top menu.
Maps list on export – All loaded maps are now automatically displayed on secondary capture export, including t- and p-values for activation maps as well as tract names, so your exported results tell the full story.
3D view export – You can now export the 3D view as a secondary capture with a single click — perfect for sharing visual insights with neurosurgeons and including high-quality snapshots in reports and presentations.
Performance enhancements – We know how valuable your time is when processing data and we’ve heard your feedback. This update brings faster, smoother performance across key workflows:
Coregistration – Optimized speed of loading and auto coregistration for a faster setup and smoother experience.
Tractography – Quicker loading and more responsive VOI dissection, even when working with large datasets.
Exporting – Faster preview loading and export map generation for a more efficient workflow.
NOTE:
These feature updates are available to a few customers only. They will be made generally available in the next releases.
🎉 Integration with Surgical Theater ®
COLLABORATION NEWSAdvanced tractography meets XR surgical visualization
Generate fMRI activation maps, tractograms, and diffusion maps in nordicMEDiVA for depiction of neural pathways and brain function.
Export to Surgical Theater ® and explore them in an immersive environment. Experience detailed tractography visualization fully compatible with Surgical Theater’s eXperiential Reality (XR) platform, supporting surgical planning and reconstruction of the optimal approach using personalized patient models and virtual surgical tools.
Key benefits:
Better resection balance – Maximize tumor removal while preserving eloquent fibers.
Reduced post-op deficits – Due to visualization of risk tracts before surgery.
Improved surgeon confidence & preparation – Realistic rehearsal in XR.
Patient engagement – Show patients their own brain pathways and surgical plan in an intuitive way.
NOTE:
Integration with Surgical Theater ® is currently in development and will be available in the upcoming releases.
See nordicMEDiVA at these upcoming events!
fMRI and Tractography in brain tumors workshop at Europa Convention Center, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)
Course integrating theory and hands-on practice. This immersive course is structured into three core modules, emphasizing a balanced approach between foundational knowledge and applied learning:
Task-Based fMRI
Resting-State fMRI
Tractography
What’s in it for you?
Each module spans 4 hours, divided into two key components:
2 hours of expert-led lectures – Delivered by renowned international and national specialists in neuroimaging.
2 hours of hands-on sessions – Practical training using real cases and software tools.
The course will utilize industry-leading tools to provide participants with cutting-edge technical skills in data acquisition, processing, and analysis.
Looking forward to seeing you!
European Course on Advanced Imaging Techniques in Neuroradiology 2nd Cycle Module 1 on fMRI and DTI at San Raffaele Congress Centre, Milan (Italy)
Module 1 will provides 3 days of in-depth exploration of advanced MRI techniques, functional MRI (fMRI) and diffusion MRI (dMRI), with particular emphasis on their clinical application in presurgical planning, epilepsy evaluation, neurodegenerative diseases, and disorders of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. The module also covers emerging research uses in white matter diseases and psychiatric conditions.
Topics include:
Task-based and resting-state fMRI
Diffusion imaging from basic DWI to higher-order techniques
Clinical interpretation and pathology-related challenges
What’s in it for you?
Participants will gain comprehensive knowledge of both task-based and resting-state fMRI, as well as diffusion techniques.
The course is organized around key clinical contexts where these modalities have the greatest relevance, allowing attendees to connect technical principles with practical diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making.
Attention will also be given to how specific clinical conditions can affect the accuracy and interpretation of results, with a focus on practical strategies to address these challenges.
Participants will take part in interactive workshops:
Technical sessions conducted directly at the MRI scanner and guided analysis of imaging data on dedicated workstations (both fMRI and DTI workflows).
Multidisciplinary case discussions led by neuroradiologists and neurosurgeon.
See you there!
RSNA annual meeting at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
NordicNeuroLab have been at RSNA for many years, and this year we’re excited to showcase our latest improvements in advanced neuroimaging workflows in nordicMEDiVA.
What you can explore at RSNA this year:
Task-based fMRI workflow
DWI and Tractoctography workflow
Perfusion workflow
Resting-state fMRI (preview)
Collaboration tools
All the latest and greatest updates for the Data management, Viewer, Export and overall performance of nordicMEDiVA
Where to find us?
Find us at Booth 7150 in the North hall, next to Philips — we’ll be happy to give you a tour of what’s new and what’s next in nordicMEDiVA.
We can’t wait to see you in Chicago!
Get a personal demo!
For an interruption-free one-on-one at fMRI and Tractography in brain tumors workshop or RSNA, please reply to this email to pre-schedule a session. That way, we will make sure the relevant members from our team are there to greet you and answer any questions about current or coming features.
🍂 Fall events recap
This fall was full of inspiring events, new connections, and hands-on learning opportunities.
While our colleagues attended the 75th CNS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, our team took part in the 2nd NNL fMRI and Tractography Workshop at Rady Children’s Hospital. Over two days of lectures and hands-on sessions, participants explored image acquisition and advanced processing.
During the presentation by Sandra Hanekamp, PhD, many attendees had the chance to experience nordicMEDiVA firsthand and learn more about our Spherical Deconvolution algorithm for advanced tractography.
👉 Learn more about Diffusion and Tractography in nordicMEDiVA
Thank you to everyone who joined us. We’re already looking forward to next year’s edition!
At the end of September we were at ASFNR, where NordicNeuroLab showcased nordicMEDiVA during the pre-conference workshop and gave a talk on how we are translating fMRI research into clinical applications. A highlight of this effort is our collaboration with MD Anderson on developing the resting state module in nordicMEDiVA (not yet available for sale, stay tuned!).
During the BOLD fMRI Workshop, over 20 participants got a hands-on experience with task-based fMRI (language and motor mapping), Resting-state fMRI and DTI — all using nordicMEDiVA.
At our booth, we had the chance to demo to both attendees and speakers — collecting valuable feedback that continues to shape our product.
A huge thank-you to the organizers and participants for such an engaging and well-run event. We truly enjoyed connecting, sharing, and learning!