ProjectBreastPET/MRI Insert – Development and Evaluation of a Breast PET/MRI Insert Prototype for a Clinical Whole-Body…

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Acronym:
BreastPET/MRI Insert
Title:
Development and Evaluation of a Breast PET/MRI Insert Prototype for a Clinical Whole-Body PET/MRI Scanner
Duration:
01/09/2023 to 31/08/2026
Abstract / short description:
We aim to use the combination of the complementary detection sensitivities of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to improve the diagnostic accuracy in breast cancer. The current whole-body clinical PET/MRI scanners were designed for a wide range of applications, not solely for breast imaging. This causes limitations in spatial resolution and detection sensitivity for imaging of the breast. Our goal is to overcome these limitations by the development of a breast-specific PET insert for a state-of-the-art clinical whole-body PET/MRI scanner. The concept proposed by our group further utilizes coincidences between the breast PET insert and the whole-body PET/MRI scanner. This enables a high precision for imaging of the axillary lymph nodes and metastasis outside of the breast which are essential for the classification of breast cancer and subsequent treatment guidance.
Keywords:
PET, MRI, Molecular Imaging, Breast Cancer, Medical Technology

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Managers

Faculty of Medicine
University of Tübingen
Cluster of Excellence: Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies (iFIT)
Centers or interfaculty scientific institutions

Other staff

Faculty of Medicine
University of Tübingen

Local organizational units

Department of Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy
Department of Radiology
Hospitals and clinical institutes, Faculty of Medicine

Funders

Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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