Magnetic Particle Imaging

Grant program: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

Magnetic particle imaging is a novel medical imaging technique. Magnetic iron-oxide particles are injected into the bloodstream of a patient. A reconstruction of their position inside the body yields information about the inner structure, particularly of the cardiovascular system, without using ionizing radiation.  MPI is highly sensitive and offers a high temporal resolution. The aim of this project is to take into account nonlinear modeling and relaxation effects in order to increase the resolution of the reconstructions.

The official website of this project can be found here.

Project partners:

• Zentrum für Technomathematik (ZeTeM) in Bremen
• Institut für Biomedizinische Bildgebung, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
• Arbeitsgruppe für Numerische Mathematik, Universität des Saarlandes
• Arbeitsgruppe Stark, Hochschule Aschaffenburg