MR Scientific Engineering for Clinical Excellence (MR SCIENCE) Labor
Magnetresonanzforschung - von Grundlagen zur klinischen Anwendung
Das MR SCIENCE-Labor betreibt translationale Forschung in den Bereichen Magnetresonanztomographie (MRT), Spektroskopie (MRS) und spektroskopische Bildgebung (MRSI), um deren klinisches Potenzial weiterzuentwickeln. Wir entwickeln modernste MR-Hardware, Software und Forschungsmethoden für klinische Anwendungen im Bereich Multiple Sklerose, Diabetes, posttraumatische Belastungsstörung (PTBS) und anderen Erkrankungen.
Der tatsächliche Nutzen von Hochfeld-MRT/MRS kann nur dann ausgeschöpft werden, wenn die damit verbundenen methodischen und technischen Herausforderungen überwunden werden. Unsere methodischen Arbeiten am HFMRC der MedUni Wien schaffen die Grundlage für in vivo klinische Forschung am Menschlichen.
Christoph Juchem
Co-Direktor des HFMRCUniv.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1505-201X
T +43 1 40400-64590
christoph.juchem@meduniwien.ac.at
Diana Rotaru
Stefan Wampl
Isabelle Zinghini
Emma Van Praagh
Forschungsthemen
Hardware >> Hochfrequenzspulen
BraCoil - eine revolutionäre Spulenweste für Brustkrebsuntersuchungen
ModFlex: ein modulares und flexibles Spulensystem für alle Körperteile
Flex23: Flexibilität für hochauflösende 3 T MRT
CardioFlex: Phosphorstoffwechsel im Herz bei 7 T
Calf31P: Phosphormessungen im Wadenmuskel bei 7 T
Calf13C: Kohlenstoffmessungen im Wadenmuskel bei 7 T
TMS-fMRI: funktionelle Bildgebung unter Neurostimulation mit TMS bei 3 T
MR-PET: integrierte Abschwächungskorrektur für kombiniertes PET/MRT
Finger7: Mikrobildgebung im Finger bei 7 T
SupraSkin: Hautmikroskopie mit supraleitenden Spulen bei 1.5 T
K9 (sprich “canine”): Hunden beim Denken zusehen
Rat7: hochauflösende Bilder vom Rattenhirn
Flexibilität durch Transmissionsleitungsresonatoren (TLRs)
Multi-Loop Spulen
Body >> Brust
Panoramadarstellung von Brustbildern
Neuro >> Neuromodulation
Stoffwechsel >> X-Kern Spektroskopie
Messmethoden und Software >> Simulationen
Leistungsbilanz in der Simulation von Sendearrays
- Christian Doppler Labor für Patient:innen zentrierte Brustbildgebung (2024 - 2031)
- CITRUS - Closed-Loop Individualized Image-guided Transcranial Ultrasonic Stimulation (2022 - current),
Horizon Europe - MRITwins – Twinning of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Institutes (2022 – current)
Horizon Europe - FlexShim (2019-2022)
OeNB (Oesterreichische Nationalbank), Jubiläumsfonds - BRACOIL - Smart bra-shaped MRI breast coil (2017-2022)
FWF (Austrian Science Fund), Joint Project with ANR (France) - pULSE - parallel transmit Ultra-fast Local SAR Estimation (2015-2019)
FWF (Austrian Science Fund), Stand-Alone Projects - FLEXAR7 - Multi-purpose FLEXible coil ARray for high resolution 7T MRI (2013-2018)
FWF (Austrian Science Fund), Joint Project with ANR (France)
- Instrella, R. and Juchem, C. (2023) ‘Uncertainty propagation in absolute metabolite quantification for in vivo MRS of the human brain’, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 91(4), pp. 1284–1300. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29903.
- Juchem, C. et al. (2023) ‘In vivo cortical glutathione response to oral fumarate therapy in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A single-arm open-label phase IV trial using 7-Tesla 1H MRS’, NeuroImage: Clinical, 39, p. 103495. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103495.
- Shang, Y. et al. (2023) ‘High resolution simulation and measurement demonstrate oscillatory spatiotemporal B0 fluctuations across the human cardiac cycle’, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 91(1), pp. 91–104. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29831.
- Theilenberg, S. et al. (2023) ‘Design and realization of a multi‐coil array for B0 field control in a compact 1.5T head‐only MRI scanner’, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 90(3), pp. 1228–1241. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29692.
- Swanberg, K.M. et al. (2022) ‘Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’, Chronic Stress, 6. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/24705470221128004.
- Obermann, Michael, Flexible Transmission Line Resonators Advancing Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 Tesla, PhD thesis, Medical University of Vienna, 2024.
- Gruber, Bernhard, Pushing the Limits of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Instrumentation, PhD thesis, Medical University of Vienna, 2023.
- Rapp, Bastian, Motion Detection in MRI Using Wireless Accelerometers and Beat Pilot Tone, Master thesis, TU Wien and and Medical University of Vienna, 2023.
- Gomez Tamm, Ernesto, Development of a magnetic-resonance-compatible torso motion phantom, Master thesis, TU Wien and and Medical University of Vienna, 2023.
- Czerny, Raphaela, Flexible coil arrays for magnetic resonance imaging – performance comparison of coaxial transmission line resonators and stranded wire elements, Master thesis, TU Wien and Medical University of Vienna, 2022.
- Nohava, Lena, Concepts for Wearable Technology in MR: Lightweight Flexible Radio Frequency Coils and Optical Wireless Communication, PhD thesis, Université Paris-Saclay, 2020.
- Czerny, Raphaela, Flexible radio frequency coils for Magnetic Resonance Imaging: loss comparison between multi-turn multi-gap coils and standard loop coils, Bachelor thesis, Vienna University of Technology, 2019.
- Obermann, Michael, An ultra-flexible 3-channel receive-only coil array for 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging made of coaxial transmission line resonators, Master thesis, Vienna University of Technology, 2018.
- Hossein Nezhadian, Sajad, Réseau flexible de résonateurs à ligne de transmissions pour l'émission et la réception en IRM cardiaque à 7T, PhD thesis, Université Paris-Saclay/Paris-Sud, 2017.
- Hosseini, Seyed Ehsan, An 8-channel receive-only radio frequency coil array for magnetic resonance microscopy at 7 Tesla, Master thesis, Vienna University of Technology, 2017.
- Nohava, Lena, A parallel transmission pulse design framework for 7 T MRI with physical constraints and SAR minimization, Master thesis, University of Vienna, 2017.
- Kühne, André, Parallel transmission in MRI - electromagnetic considerations and advances in signal chain hardware, PhD thesis, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, 2016.
- Navarro de Lara, Lucia Isabel, A receive-only phased array head coil for combined transcranial magnetic stimulation-functional magnetic resonance imaging experiments, PhD thesis, Medical University of Vienna, 2016.
- Roat (Goluch), Sigrun, A design and development procedure for transceive radio frequency coils in ultra-high field magnetic resonance, PhD thesis, Medical University of Vienna, 2015.
- Frass-Kriegl, Roberta, A flexible coil array for high resolution magnetic resonance imaging at 7 Tesla, PhD thesis, Medical University of Vienna, 2015.
- Laistler, Elmar, Magnetic resonance micro-imaging of the human skin in vivo using miniature radio frequency coils, PhD thesis, Vienna University of Technology, 2010.
- Laistler, Elmar, Correction of geometric distortions in EPI, Master thesis, Vienna University of Technology, 2005.
- Giacomo Barbone
- Thomas Bogner
- Laurids Brandl
- Veronika Cap
- David Cerveny
- Raphaela Czerny
- Barbara Dymerska
- Thomas Fischer
- Roberta Frass-Kriegl
- Bernhard Gruber
- Ehsan Hosseini
- Sajad Hosseinnezhadian
- André Kühne
- Julia Kummer
- Vivian Janicaud
- Lucia Navarro de Lara
- Michael Obermann
- Camila Pereira-Sousa
- Michael Pichler
- Michael Raab
- Bastian Rapp
- Sigrun Roat
- Jürgen Sieg
- Ernesto Gomez Tamm
- Martin Vit
- Zuzanna Wojcik