Towards simultaneous MRI-SPECT (gamma-MRI) using highlypolarized gamma-emitting nuclei
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This project aims at combining the advantages of PET (Positron Emission Tomography), SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) techniques in the form of the gamma-MRI technique, which uses highly-polarized gamma-emitting nuclei to detect their MRI signal in the spatial pattern of their gamma decay, thus performing simultaneous MRI-SPECT studies.
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