센터 구성
MR imaging
The magnetic resonance imaging research group is part of the Dongguk University. As we have collaborated numerous universities and hospitals in nationwide, we collected a number of high-quality MR images from clinical fields for studies aiming better diagnosis/treatment and prognosis. Based on the collected medical images, we are constructing the standardized database.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive medical imaging and generally used to acquire anatomical images in clinical fields. However, there are various MR techniques that capture functional and metabolic responses, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). With a MRI scanner, we can acquire numerous types of MRI from anatomical imaging to functional/metabolic imaging by applying various MR sequences.
After acquisition of MR images, quality assurance (QA) of acquired images should be performed through signal to noise ratio (SNR), contrast to noise ratio (CNR) and signal uniformity to ensure the acquisition of optimal images. The MR images underwent QA are further processed such as normalization and segmentation to induce more standardized images and to answer specific clinical questions. we aim to provide the standardised magnetic resonance imaging and acquisition/analysis protocols to scientists and clinicians for the purpose of investigating the human brain an atomy and structure, function and metabolism non-invasively.