Current Projects
Adaptive Dual-Mesh Strategy Development in Support of Alternative Breast Cancer Imaging Modalities
This strategy is a fundamental pillar for model-based image reconstruction to extract relevant tissue properties. This adaptive mesh-generation system is well suited to multiple material regions of arbitrary shape. It allows the objective function of the finite-element optimization solver to be used directly in the mesh adaptation.
Development of Registration and Warping Algorithms to Transform MRI and Histological Images
This effort concentrates on the display of superimposed MRI and fMRI (functional MRI) images. Highly detailed MRI images from one time period to another are registered to a standard atlas. Multiple standard atlases arc proposed. A standard atlas needs to be constructed for each imaging modality (MRI, histology, etc.). Temporal changes of the subject can then be documented most accurately with an initial self-image.
Novel MRI Breast Cancer Screening Coil
The goal of this project is to develop a specifically designed RF coil that is anatomically optimized for female breast cancer screening in commercial magnetic resonance imaging systems. This dual-mode receiver coil has high signal-to-noise over a wide region of interest.
Scalable RF and Gradient Coils for Use in Conscious Small Animals
The center has developed dual-coil systems that enable imaging of small animals at 4.7 telsa. These coils are integrated into an innovative animal restrainer that allows anatomical and functional imaging in fully conscious animals. The entire dual-coil and restrainer assembly fits into a 12 cm bore, permitting the use of high-performance gradients. These RF and gradient coils are being scaled to 2 T and 3 T human systems and to 9.4 T and 11. 7 T animal systems.
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