For nearly half a century now, NMR has been well appreciated as a powerful spectroscopic tool in, among others, chemistry, physics and biomedical science. Its applications are numerous and wide-ranging. The development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), for instance, has opened new areas of NMR applications, most of them being specific to the medical world. Nowadays, a wide variety of NMR techniques are available for research purposes. One ...
In the area of medical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging our research focuses on two main topics: diffusion imaging and susceptibility imaging. Diffusion imaging. Magnetic resonance images can be sensitized to the brownian motion (diffusion) of the water molecules in the biological tissue under study. The microscopic composition and structure of the tissues have a drastic effect on the brownian motion and, hence, on the diffusion weighted ...
The Department of Imaging & Pathology conducts bidirectional research in imaging and pathology, with an aim to translate these new insights into better diagnostic and therapeutic applications with a definite social and economical endpoint. Major areas of research are: Multimodal morphological, functional and molecular cardiac imaging and neuro-imaging - Cell tracking and stem cell imaging - Total body imaging in oncology - Radiotracer ...
The department of 'Imaging and Physical Sciences' consists of the subunits Radiology and Clinical Imaging (RADI), 'Radiotherapy' (KANK), 'Nuclear Medicine' (NUGE). The main research topics for these three subunits are: For Radiology and Clinical Imaging: 1. Diffusion and perfusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and their application to the characterisation of healthy and pathologic tissues; 2. Susceptibility MR imaging of trabecular bone and ...
Cardiovascular Imaging and Dynamics
Imaging of the cardiovascular system by various imaging modalities: echo, magnetic resonance, nuclear (SPECT and PET) and CT
Innovation in imaging through novel echocardiographic technologies
study of cardiac mechanics, deformation and hemodynamics in normal and pathologic situations in humans (normal and disease) and animals
Animal models for research of normal and pahthologic ...
1. Experimental radiology : - Radiological study of the microvascularisation of normal and pathological tissues by microfocus microangiographic techniques. 2. Computerized Tomography : - Volumetric spiral Computerized Tomography - Three dimensional imaging - High resolution Computerized Tomography of the lung -Geological applications 3. Contrast agents : - Pharmacodynamics of experimental contrast agents for Magnetic resonance in normal and ...
Biomedical MRI: Hydrogen, carbon, fluorine, phophorus and sodium Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy studies of metabolic pathways and kinetics in the liver, the heart and the skeletal muscle; in vivo, in perfused organs and in isolated cells. - Design of multinuclear NMR radiofrequency coils for simultaneous observation of various nuclei. - Signal processing and quantification for accurate determination of metabolite ...