Open Access Publications

The Institute's work is published in both traditional journals (e.g. the prestigious imaging journal IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging) and open access journals. For traditional journals, a preprint is uploaded to ArXiv whenever possible to make the research results freely available.

In addition, Tobias Knopp, as Editor-in-Chief, has founded a new scientific Open Access journal, which makes all articles available under the Creative Commons License (CC-BY-4.0). The International Journal on MagneticParticle Imaging (IJMPI) was founded in 2015 and publishes new research developments within the MPI community.

Open Access Publications

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Title: System Characterization of a Human-Sized 3D Real-Time Magnetic Particle Imaging Scanner for Cerebral Applications.
Written by: F. Thieben, F. Foerger, F. Mohn, N. Hackelberg, M. Boberg, J.-P. Scheel, Möddel, M. Graeser, and T. Knopp
in: <em>Communications Engineering</em>. (2024).
Volume: <strong>3</strong>. Number: (1),
on pages: 47
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DOI: 10.1038/s44172-024-00192-6
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Note: article, openaccess, brainimager

Abstract: Abstract Since the initial patent in 2001, the Magnetic Particle Imaging community has endeavored to develop a human-applicable Magnetic Particle Imaging scanner, incorporating contributions from various research fields. Here we present an improved head-sized Magnetic Particle Imaging scanner with low power consumption, operated by open-source software and characterize it with an emphasis on human safety. The focus is on the evaluation of the technical components and on phantom experiments for brain perfusion. We achieved 3D single- and multi-contrast imaging at 4 Hz frame rate. The system characterization includes sensitivity, resolution, perfusion and multi-contrast experiments as well as field measurements and sequence analysis. Images were acquired with a clinically approved tracer and within human peripheral nerve stimulation thresholds. This advanced scanner holds potential as a tomographic imager for diagnosing conditions such as ischemic stroke (different stages) or intracranial hemorrhage in environments lacking electromagnetic shielding, such as the intensive care unit.