| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M22222/01 |
| Title: |
INVESTIGATION OF THE FACTORS DETERMINING THE DESIGN & OPERATION OF AN NMR-COMPATIBLE PET SCANNER |
| Principal Investigator: |
Marsden, Professor P |
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Radiological Sciences |
| Organisation: |
United Medical & Dental Schools |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
04 January 1999 |
Ends: |
03 July 2002 |
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247,156
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| Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. |
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Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging and Spectroscopy, and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) are medical imaging techniques in widespread use, both for patient diagnosis and management, and in clinical research. They are playing a key role in fields ranging from mapping of the human brain to the development of new treatments for cancer. We have recently demonstrated the feasibilty of acquiring PET and MR data simultaneously. This novel technique allows complementary anatomical and functional information from the two modalities to be correlated both in space and in time. For a large number of applications, this will add significantly to the value of the data that is acquired. The topic^of this proposal is to answer the physical and technological questions relevent to the construction and operation of an NMR-compatible PET scanner. We will construct and evaluate a small single-slice NMR-compatible scanner with a performance adequate to develop the applications of simultaneous PET and MR, and will also investigate the feasibilty of extending the scanner to a multi-slice design. The issues examined in this project will lay the groundwork for the design and construction of an NMR-compatible PET scanner capable of imaging the human brain.
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