@phdthesis{Carinci2017,
  author    = {Carinci, Flavio},
  title     = {Quantitative Characterization of Lung Tissue Using Proton MRI},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-151189},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The focus of the work concerned the development of a series of MRI techniques that were specifically designed and optimized to obtain quantitative and spatially resolved information about characteristic parameters of the lung. Three image acquisition techniques were developed. Each of them allows to quantify a different parameter of relevant diagnostic interest for the lung, as further described below: 1) The blood volume fraction, which represents the amount of lung water in the intravascular compartment expressed as a fraction of the total lung water. This parameter is related to lung perfusion. 2) The magnetization relaxation time T\(_2\) und T� *\(_2\) , which represents the component of T\(_2\) associated with the diffusion of water molecules through the internal magnetic field gradients of the lung. Because the amplitude of these internal gradients is related to the alveolar size, T\(_2\) und T� *\(_2\) can be used to obtain information about the microstructure of the lung. 3) The broadening of the NMR spectral line of the lung. This parameter depends on lung inflation and on the concentration of oxygen in the alveoli. For this reason, the spectral line broadening can be regarded as a fingerprint for lung inflation; furthermore, in combination with oxygen enhancement, it provides a measure for lung ventilation.},
  subject      = {Kernspintomografie},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BorisjukRolletschekFuchsetal.2011,
  author    = {Borisjuk, Ljudmilla and Rolletschek, Hardy and Fuchs, Johannes and Melkus, Gerd and Neuberger, Thomas},
  title     = {Low and High Field Magnetic Resonance for \(in\) \(Vivo\) Analysis of Seeds},
  series = {Materials},
  volume    = {4},
  journal   = {Materials},
  number    = {8},
  doi       = {10.3390/ma4081426},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-140910},
  pages     = {1426-1439},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Low field NMR has been successfully used for the evaluation of seed composition and quality, but largely only in crop species. We show here that 1.5T NMR provides a reliable means for analysing the seed lipid fraction present in a wide range of species, where both the seed size and lipid concentration differed by >10 fold. Little use of high field NMR has been made in seed research to date, even though it potentially offers many opportunities for studying seed development, metabolism and storage. Here we demonstrate how 17.5T and 20T NMR can be applied to image seed structure, and analyse lipid and metabolite distribution. We suggest that further technical developments in NMR/MRI will facilitate significant advances in our understanding of seed biology.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Weber2011,
  author    = {Weber, Daniel},
  title     = {Morphologische und funktionelle MRT-Infarktcharakterisierung und Entwicklung einer diffusionsgewichteten MRT-Methode},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-71157},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Diffusionstensorbildgebung im Vergleich zu anderen Parametermethoden f{\"u}r die Infarktcharakterisierung Ziel dieses Teils der Arbeit war die Kl{\"a}rung der Frage, welches Potential verschiedene MR-Parametersequenzen bei der Charakterisierung eines myokardialen Infarkts sowohl im akuten als auch im chronischen Fall haben. Dazu wurde eine Studie mit akut und chronisch infarzierten Rattenherzen durchgef{\"u}hrt. Untersucht wurden die Parameter T1, T2 und T2* sowie die aus der Diffusionstensorbildgebung berechneten Parameter ADC, FA, cs, cp und cl . Es zeigte sich, dass es kein Analogon zum bei einer cerebralen Isch{\"a}mie bekannten Mismatch-Konzept gibt. Weder im akuten noch im chronischen war Fall eine ausgewiesene Differenz im diagnostizierten Infarktareal zwischen verschiedenen Sequenzen feststellbar. Alles in allem eignen sich zur detaillierten Charakterisierung der Infarktnarbe am besten eine T2*- oder eine Diffusionstensorsequenz. Die T2*-Sequenz liefert optisch das aufschlussreichere Bild, die aufwendigere Diffusionstensorsequenz dagegen bietet aufgrund der vielfachen Darstellungsm{\"o}glichkeiten im Postprocessing ein Mehr an Information und zeigt dazu eine Ver{\"a}nderung der Narbe im Zeitverlauf. Oxygenierungsmessung am M{\"a}useherz in vivo Die Charakterisierung einer Infarktnarbe kann auch {\"u}ber die Darstellung morphologischer Strukturen hinaus erfolgen. Die Oxygenierung ist ein komplexer Parameter, der funktionelle Auskunft {\"u}ber die Vaskularisierung und Viabilit{\"a}t des Gewebes geben kann. Zugang zu diesem Parameter erh{\"a}lt man {\"u}ber T2*-Messungen, da der Parameter T2* sensitiv auf chemisch gebundenen Sauerstoff reagiert. Hier wurden der Einfluss von reiner Sauerstoffatmung im Gegensatz zu normaler Raumluftatmung auf die Oxygenierung bei gesunden und infarzierten M{\"a}usen untersucht. Die Messungen wurden trotz der Schwierigkeiten, die durch die Bewegung durch Atmung und Herzschlag entstehen, in vivo bei 17,6 Tesla implementiert und durchgef{\"u}hrt. Die Aufl{\"o}sung war ausreichend, um auch nach Infarkt extrem ausged{\"u}nnte Myokardw{\"a}nde gut aufl{\"o}sen und charakterisieren zu k{\"o}nnen. Der Effekt auf das Oxygenierungslevel ist stark unterschiedlich zwischen normalen und infarzierten Herzen, woraus auf eine noch nicht weit fortgeschrittene Revaskularisierung der Narbe eine Woche nach Infarzierung geschlossen werden kann. Die Methode wurde dar{\"u}ber hinaus an einem 7,0 Tesla-Magneten zur Verwendung an Ratten implementiert und auf das im Gegensatz zur Maus ver{\"a}nderte Atmungsverhalten der Ratte angepasst. Zum einen kann dadurch der Einfluss des hohen Magnetfeldes auf die Oxygenierungsmessung untersucht werden, zum anderen ist das Herz als zu untersuchendes Objekt bei der Ratte gr{\"o}ßer. Diffusionswichtung mittels Hole-Burning Die in dieser Arbeit zur Charakterisierung des Herzens verwendete Diffusionsmethode kann im Grenzfall von kurzen T2-Relaxationszeiten an ihre Grenzen stoßen: Bei den verwendeten starken Magnetfeldern klingt das messbare Signal aufgrund der Relaxationszeit T2 oft sehr schnell ab. Daher wurde eine Methode entwickelt, die einen v{\"o}llig neuen Ansatz zur diffusionsgewichteten Bildgebung verfolgt, bei dem die Informationen {\"u}ber die Diffusion unabh{\"a}ngig von der limitierenden T2-Zeit gewonnen werden k{\"o}nnen. Die sog. Hole-Burning-Diffusionssequenz verwendet in einem Vorexperiment lediglich die Longitudinalmagnetisierung zur Diffusionswichtung. Das Signal wird dann mit einer schnellen Auslesesequenz akquiriert. Bei der Pr{\"a}paration werden zun{\"a}chst auf Subvoxel-Niveau Streifen "gebrannt", d.h. die Magnetisierung wird dort ges{\"a}ttigt. Bis zur n{\"a}chsten S{\"a}ttigung ist das Verhalten der Magnetisierung abh{\"a}ngig von der T1-Relaxation in diesem Bereich und vom Diffusionsverhalten. Durch rasches Wiederholen des selektiven Pulszugs wird schließlich eine Gleichgewichtsmagnetisierung erreicht, die von der Diffusionskonstanten D und der T1-Relaxationszeit abh{\"a}ngt. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden die Abh{\"a}ngigkeiten verschiedener Sequenzparameter untersucht und diese mittels Simulationen optimiert. Außerdem wurde die Sequenz an einem Scanner implementiert und erste Experimente damit durchgef{\"u}hrt. Mit Hilfe von Simulationen konnten dazu Lookup-Tabellen generiert werden, mit denen in bestimmten Bereichen (insbesondere bei nicht zu kurzen T1-Relaxationszeiten) sowohl die Diffusionskonstante D als auch die T1-Relaxationszeit quantifiziert werden konnte.},
  subject      = {Kernspintomografie},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Ehses2011,
  author    = {Ehses, Philipp},
  title     = {Development of new Acquisition Strategies for fast Parameter Quantification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-72531},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging method that involves no ionizing radiation and can be used non-invasively. Another important - if not the most important - reason for the widespread and increasing use of MRI in clinical practice is its interesting and highly flexible image contrast, especially of biological tissue. The main disadvantages of MRI, compared to other widespread imaging modalities like computed tomography (CT), are long measurement times and the directly resulting high costs. In the first part of this work, a new technique for accelerated MRI parameter mapping using a radial IR TrueFISP sequence is presented. IR TrueFISP is a very fast method for the simultaneous quantification of proton density, the longitudinal relaxation time T1, and the transverse relaxation time T2. Chapter 2 presents speed improvements to the original IR TrueFISP method. Using a radial view-sharing technique, it was possible to obtain a full set of relaxometry data in under 6 s per slice. Furthermore, chapter 3 presents the investigation and correction of two major sources of error of the IR TrueFISP method, namely magnetization transfer and imperfect slice profiles. In the second part of this work, a new MRI thermometry method is presented that can be used in MRI-safety investigations of medical implants, e.g. cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). One of the major safety risks associated with MRI examinations of pacemaker and ICD patients is RF induced heating of the pacing electrodes. The design of MRI-safe (or MRI-conditional) pacing electrodes requires elaborate testing. In a first step, many different electrode shapes, electrode positions and sequence parameters are tested in a gel phantom with its geometry and conductivity matched to a human body. The resulting temperature increase is typically observed using temperature probes that are placed at various positions in the gel phantom. An alternative to this local thermometry approach is to use MRI for the temperature measurement. Chapter 5 describes a new approach for MRI thermometry that allows MRI thermometry during RF heating caused by the MRI sequence itself. Specifically, a proton resonance frequency (PRF) shift MRI thermometry method was combined with an MR heating sequence. The method was validated in a gel phantom, with a copper wire serving as a simple model for a medical implant.},
  subject      = {Kernspintomografie},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WildMarshallBocketal.2012,
  author    = {Wild, J. M. and Marshall, H. and Bock, M. and Schad, L. R. and Jakob, P. M. and Puderbach, M. and Molinari, F. and Van Beek, E. J. R. and Biederer, J.},
  title     = {MRI of the lung (1/3): methods},
  series = {Insights into Imaging},
  volume    = {3},
  journal   = {Insights into Imaging},
  number    = {4},
  doi       = {10.1007/s13244-012-0176-x},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-124238},
  pages     = {345-353},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has recently emerged as a clinical tool to image the lungs. This paper outlines the current technical aspects of MRI pulse sequences, radiofrequency (RF) coils and MRI system requirements needed for imaging the pulmonary parenchyma and vasculature. Lung MRI techniques are presented as a "technical toolkit", from which MR protocols will be composed in the subsequent papers for comprehensive imaging of lung disease and function (parts 2 and 3). This paper is pitched at MR scientists, technicians and radiologists who are interested in understanding and establishing lung MRI methods. Images from a 1.5 T scanner are used for illustration of the sequences and methods that are highlighted. Main Messages • Outline of the hardware and pulse sequence requirements for proton lung MRI • Overview of pulse sequences for lung parenchyma, vascular and functional imaging with protons • Demonstration of the pulse-sequence building blocks for clinical lung MRI protocols},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Neuberger2008,
  author    = {Neuberger, Thomas},
  title     = {Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy at ultra high fields},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-36670},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {The goal of the work presented in this thesis was to explore the possibilities and limitations of MRI / MRS using an ultra high field of 17.6 tesla. A broad range of specific applications and MR methods, from MRI to MRSI and MRS were investigated. The main foci were on sodium magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of rodents, magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the mouse brain, and the detection of small amounts of iron labeled stem cells in the rat brain using MRI Sodium spectroscopic imaging was explored since it benefits tremendously from the high magnetic field. Due to the intrinsically low signal in vivo, originating from the low concentrations and short transverse relaxation times, only limited results have been achieved by other researchers until now. Results in the literature include studies conducted on large animals such as dogs to animals as small as rats. No studies performed on mice have been reported, despite the fact that the mouse is the most important laboratory animal due to the ready availability of transgenic strains. Hence, this study concentrated on sodium MRSI of small rodents, mostly mice (brain, heart, and kidney), and in the case of the brain on young rats. The second part of this work concentrated on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the rodent brain. Due to the high magnetic field strength not only the increasing signal but also the extended spectral resolution was advantageous for such kind of studies. The difficulties/limitations of ultra high field MRS were also investigated. In the last part of the presented work detection limits of iron labeled stem cells in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging were explored. The studies provided very useful benchmarks for future researchers in terms of the number of labeled stem cells that are required for high-field MRI studies. Overall this work has shown many of the benefits and the areas that need special attention of ultra high fields in MR. Three topics in MRI, MRS and MRSI were presented in detail. Although there are significant additional difficulties that have to be overcome compared to lower frequencies, none of the work presented here would have been possible at lower field strengths.},
  subject      = {NMR-Tomographie},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ReiterGenslerRitteretal.2012,
  author    = {Reiter, Theresa and Gensler, Daniel and Ritter, Oliver and Weiss, Ingo and Geistert, Wolfgang and Kaufmann, Ralf and Hoffmeister, Sabine and Friedrich, Michael T. and Wintzheimer, Stefan and D{\"u}ring, Markus and Nordbeck, Peter and Jakob, Peter M. and Ladd, Mark E. and Quick, Harald H. and Bauer, Wolfgang R.},
  title     = {Direct cooling of the catheter tip increases safety for CMR-guided electrophysiological procedures},
  series = {Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance},
  number    = {12},
  doi       = {10.1186/1532-429X-14-12},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-134927},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Background: One of the safety concerns when performing electrophysiological (EP) procedures under magnetic resonance (MR) guidance is the risk of passive tissue heating due to the EP catheter being exposed to the radiofrequency (RF) field of the RF transmitting body coil. Ablation procedures that use catheters with irrigated tips are well established therapeutic options for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and when used in a modified mode might offer an additional system for suppressing passive catheter heating. Methods: A two-step approach was chosen. Firstly, tests on passive catheter heating were performed in a 1.5 T Avanto system (Siemens Healthcare Sector, Erlangen, Germany) using a ASTM Phantom in order to determine a possible maximum temperature rise. Secondly, a phantom was designed for simulation of the interface between blood and the vascular wall. The MR-RF induced temperature rise was simulated by catheter tip heating via a standard ablation generator. Power levels from 1 to 6 W were selected. Ablation duration was 120 s with no tip irrigation during the first 60 s and irrigation at rates from 2 ml/min to 35 ml/min for the remaining 60 s (Biotronik Qiona Pump, Berlin, Germany). The temperature was measured with fluoroscopic sensors (Luxtron, Santa Barbara, CA, USA) at a distance of 0 mm, 2 mm, 4 mm, and 6 mm from the catheter tip. Results: A maximum temperature rise of 22.4 degrees C at the catheter tip was documented in the MR scanner. This temperature rise is equivalent to the heating effect of an ablator's power output of 6 W at a contact force of the weight of 90 g (0.883 N). The catheter tip irrigation was able to limit the temperature rise to less than 2 degrees C for the majority of examined power levels, and for all examined power levels the residual temperature rise was less than 8 degrees C. Conclusion: Up to a maximum of 22.4 degrees C, the temperature rise at the tissue surface can be entirely suppressed by using the catheter's own irrigation system. The irrigated tip system can be used to increase MR safety of EP catheters by suppressing the effects of unwanted passive catheter heating due to RF exposure from the MR scanner.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Purea2008,
  author    = {Purea, Edmund Armin},
  title     = {New Methods and Applications in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy using small RF Coils},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-31066},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging is a well-established imaging technique. If the achieved spatial resolution is below 100 um, it is usually denoted as magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM). The spatial resolution limit is on the order of a few um. As a downside, high resolution imaging is usually time-consuming and technological requirements are very sumptuous. Furthermore, miniaturization of the radiofrequency (RF) coil leading to a so-called microcoil is necessary; it also brings along detrimental effects. Therefore, there is a high potential for optimizing present MRM methods. Hence it is the aim of this work to improve and further develop present methods in MRM with focus on the RF coil and to apply those methods on new biological applications. All experiments were conducted on a Bruker 17.6 T system with a maximum gradient strength of 1 T/m and four RF receiver channels. Minimizing the RF coil dimensions, leads to increased artefacts due to differences in magnetic susceptibility of the coil wire and surrounding air. Susceptibility matching by immersing the coil in FC-43 is the most common approach that fulfills the requirements of most applications. However, hardly any alternatives are known for cases where usage of FC-43 is not feasible due to its specific disadvantages. Two alternative substances (bromotricholoromethane and Fomblin Y25) were presented and their usability was checked by susceptibility determination and demonstration experiments after shimming under practical conditions. In a typical MRM microcoil experiment, the sample volume is significantly smaller than the maximum volume usable for imaging. This mismatch has been optimized in order to increase the experiment efficiency by increasing the number of probe coils and samples used. A four-channel probehead consisting of four individual solenoid coils suited for cellular imaging of Xenopus laevis oocytes was designed, allowing simultaneous acquisition from four samples. All coils were well isolated and allowed quantitative image acquisition with the same spatial resolution as in single coil operation. This method has also been applied in other studies for increased efficiency: using X. laevis oocytes as a single cell model, the effect of chemical fixation on intracellular NMR relaxation times T1 and T2 and on diffusion was studied for the first time. Significant reduction of relaxation times was found in all cell compartments; after reimmersion in buffer, values return close to the initial values, but there were small but statistically significant differences due to residual formaldehyde. Embryos of the same species have been studied morphologically in different developmental stages. Wild type embryos were compared to embryos that had experienced variations in protein levels of chromosomal proteins HMGN and H1A. Significant differences were found between wild type and HMGN-modified embryos, while no difference was observed between wild type and H1-modified embryos. These results were concordant with results obtained from light microscopy and histology. The technique of molecular imaging was also performed on X. laevis embryos. Commercially available antibodies coupled to ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) dextrane coated particles (MACS) served as a specific probe detectable by MRM, the aim being the detection of tissue specific contrast variations. Initially, the relaxivity of MACS was studied and compared to Resovist and VSOP particles. The iron concentration was determined quantitatively by using a general theoretical approach and results were compared to values obtained from mass spectroscopy. After incubation with MACS antibodies, intraembryonal relaxation times were determined in different regions of the embryo. These values allowed determination of local iron oxide particle concentrations, and specific binding could be distinguished from unspecific binding. Although applications in this work were focused on X. laevis oocytes and embryos, 3D-imaging on a beewolf head was also carried out in order to visualize the postpharyngeal gland. Additionally, an isolated beewolf antenna was imaged with a spatial resolution of (8 um)^3 for depiction of the antennal glands by using a microcoil that was specially designed for this sample. The experiments carried out in this work show that commercially available MRM systems can be significantly optimized by using small sample-adapted RF coils and by parallel operation of multiple coils, by which the sample throughput and thus time-efficiency is increased. With this optimized setup, practical use was demonstrated in a number of new biological applications.},
  subject      = {Magnetische Resonanz},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Grodzki2011,
  author    = {Grodzki, David Manuel},
  title     = {Entwicklung von neuen Sequenzen mit ultrakurzen Echozeiten f{\"u}r die klinische Magnetresonanzbildgebung},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-71328},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Stoffe mit schnell zerfallendem Magnetresonanz (MR)-Signal sind mit herk{\"o}mmlichen MR- Sequenzen nicht darstellbar. Solche Stoffe haben meist starke Bindungen, wie im menschlichen K{\"o}rper beispielsweise Sehnen, B{\"a}nder, Knochen oder Z{\"a}hne. In den letzten Dekaden wurden spezielle Sequenzen mit ultrakurzer Echozeit entwickelt, die Signale von diesen Stoffen messen k{\"o}nnen. Messungen mit ultrakurzen Echozeiten er{\"o}ffnen der Kernspintomographie neue Anwendungsgebiete. In dieser Doktorarbeit werden die in der Literatur bekannten Methoden zur Messung mit ultrakurzen Echozeiten untersucht und evaluiert. Es werden zwei neue, in dieser Arbeit entwickelte Ans{\"a}tze vorgestellt, die es zum Ziel haben, bestehende Probleme der vorhandenen Methoden bei robuster Bildqualit{\"a}t zu l{\"o}sen, ohne auf Hardware{\"a}nderungen am Kernspintomographen angewiesen zu sein. Die 'Gradient Optimized Single Point imaging with Echo time Leveraging' (GOSPEL) Sequenz ist eine Single-Point-Sequenz, die im Vergleich zu den bekannten Single-Point-Sequenzen eine stark reduzierte Echozeit erm{\"o}glicht. Es wird gezeigt, dass dadurch ein deutlich besseres Signalzu-Rausch-Verh{\"a}ltnis (SNR) von Stoffen mit schnell zerfallendem Signal erreicht wird. Das Problem der sehr langen Messzeit bei Single-Point-Verfahren wird mit der 'Pointwise Encoding Time reduction with Radial Acquisition' (PETRA) Sequenz gel{\"o}st. Bei diesem Ansatz wird der k-Raum-Außenbereich radial und das k-Raum-Zentrum single-point-artig abgetastet. Durch die Kombination beider Akquisitionsstrategien ist eine schnelle und robuste Bildgebung mit ultrakurzer Echozeit und ohne Hardware{\"a}nderungen m{\"o}glich. Wie bei anderen Ans{\"a}tzen sind bei der PETRA-Sequenz die Bildgebungsgradienten zum Anregungszeitpunkt bereites angeschaltet. Es wird untersucht, welchen Einfluss ungewollte Schichtselektionen auf die Bildgebung haben k{\"o}nnen und ein Korrekturalgorithmus entwickelt, mit dem sich dadurch entstehende Artefakte im Bild beheben lassen. Die Limitationen des Korrekturalgorithmus sowie m{\"o}gliche Artefakte der PETRA-Sequenz werden untersucht und diskutiert. Erste Anwendungsbeispiele der PETRA-Sequenz bei verschiedenen Feldst{\"a}rken und Applikationen werden demonstriert. Wie bei anderen Sequenzen mit ultrakurzen Echozeiten sind die Gradientenaktivit{\"a}ten bei der PETRA- und GOSPEL-Sequenz gering, wodurch die Messung sehr leise sein kann. Lautst{\"a}rkemessungen zeigen, dass bei Messungen mit der PETRA-Sequenz der Ger{\"a}uschpegel um nur ein bis f{\"u}nf dB(A) im Vergleich zum Hintergrundger{\"a}uschpegel steigt. Es wird demonstriert, dass sich dadurch neue Anwendungsgebiete er{\"o}ffnen k{\"o}nnten. Vergleichsmessungen zwischen einer T1-gewichteten PETRA- und einer MPRAGE-Messung weisen Bilder auf, die in Kontrast, Aufl{\"o}sung, SNR und Messzeit vergleichbar sind. Mit den in dieser Arbeit entwickelten Methoden konnten Probleme bestehender Ans{\"a}tze gel{\"o}st und offene Fragen beantwortet werden. Die Ergebnisse k{\"o}nnen helfen, Applikationen von Sequenzen mit ultrakurzen Echozeiten in der klinischen Routine weiter zu etablieren.},
  subject      = {Kernspintomographie},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Hoelscher2012,
  author    = {H{\"o}lscher, Uvo Christoph},
  title     = {Relaxations-Dispersions-Bildgebung in der Magnetresonanztomographie},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-79554},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Das Ziel dieser Promotion ist der Aufbau eines dreMR Setups f{\"u}r einen klinischen 1,5T Scanner, das die Relaxations-Dispersions-Bildgebung erm{\"o}glicht, und die anschließende Ergr{\"u}ndung von m{\"o}glichst vielen Anwendungsfeldern von dreMR. Zu der Aufgabe geh{\"o}rt die Bereitstellung der zugrunde liegenden Theorie, der Bau des experimentellen Setups (Offset-Spule und Stromversorgung) sowie die Programmierung der n{\"o}tigen Software. Mit dem gebauten Setup konnten zwei große Anwendungsfelder — dreMR Messungen mit und ohne Kontrastmitteln — untersucht werden.},
  subject      = {Kernspintomografie},
  language  = {de}
}