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Boguslaw Tomanek
Phone: 204-984-6321
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Email: Boguslaw.Tomanek@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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Nancy Anderson
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Magnetic Resonance Technology Research Areas
The research undertaken by the MR Technology Group is quite diverse. Areas of research include:
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
In addition to its ability to provide anatomical and functional data, magnetic resonance (MR) can also provide tissue characterization that will help distinguish vulnerable coronary plaques from stable ones–a capability that is considered to be the gold standard for cardiac diagnostic imaging.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) presents many opportunities to advance understanding of how the brain is organized. It is also proving to be a useful tool for assessing neurological status.
Researchers from NRC-IBD are collaborating with a number of groups to develop the use of novel contrast agents for the study of biochemical or cellular changes associated with specific molecular processes.
Researchers at NRC-IBD are able to obtain good quality single point imaging (SPI) images of dry grains that didn't show any appreciable amount of signal using conventional MRI.
Recent reports on the use of MRI in dentistry have generated interest in the development and improvement of MRI techniques for the study of teeth. Although MRI techniques are well established in biomedical research, most of the applications are limited to the study of soft tissue or gross skeletal structures.
The development and application of state-of-the-art magnetic resonance and infrared imaging technologies for the study of neurological disorders such as stroke is a focus of MR technology research.
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Read more about Magnetic Resonance Technology Research Areas:
- Cardiac MRI
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Grain/teeth MRI
- Molecular Imaging - MR
- Stroke - MRI
