Functional, diffusion tensor and spectroscopic MR imaging at 3 Tesla

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Christian Büchel, since 3/2008
• Subject Area: Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy, Radiobiology
• Term: from 2001 to 2004
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5318874

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) made it possible to investigate the function and structure of the living human brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) can measure the activity of the brain during specific tasks with high spatial (millimetres) and high temporal (tenths of seconds) resolution. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) allows the assessment of the orientation of connections (fibre-tracts) between different regions within the brain. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) allows direct insights into the metabolism and the composition of brain areas. The development of a new generation of research 3T MR scanners

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Major Instrumentation: Kernspintomograph 3T
• Instrumentation Group: 3231 MR-Tomographie-Systeme
• Participating Persons: Professor Dr. Günther Deuschl; Professor Dr. Detlef Kömpf; Professor Dr. Dieter Naber; Professor Dr. Hermann Zeumer
• Ehemaliger Antragsteller: Professor Dr. Cornelius Weiller, until 3/2008