Project of the Scientific Grant Agency VEGA 2/0090/11

Duration of the project: 01/2011 - 12/2013

Principal Investigator:  Prof.Ing. Ivan Frollo, DrSc.

Scientific goals:

Basic research of imaging methods based on NMR, measurement and imaging of various physical quantities in the range of micro- and nanostructures for biomedical and material research.

The aims:

1. Research of ferromagnetic nano-particles properties in liquid and gas dispersions for using as a contrast media in MR imaging.

2. Imaging methods of biological and non-biological materials. Investigation of contrast changes in MR images of extremities and oral cavity - functional diagnostics.

3. Investigation of magnetic susceptibility effects in MR micro-imaging, localization and quantification of iron oxide in tissues and non-biological materials.

4. Design and investigation of new sequences for MR imaging. Implementation of the sequences for imaging of tissues and materials with ultra-short echo times and the investigation of the methods which may provide higher contrast using saturation transfer.