Objective A major disadvantage in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is that high quality images require long scan periods compared with the periods of physiologic motions (respiration, cardiac motion, blood flow, patient's restlessness). These long periods cause artifacts in the reconstructed images that can prevent accurate diagnosis. Thus, motion effects are the most important limitations in MRI. The proposed project addresses the problem of motion artifacts correction in MR brain and cardiac imaging. Its development objectives on MRI system technology are:(a) correct motion artifacts that severely affect Brain and Cardiac MRI applications(b) improve diagnostic procedures by exploiting the proposed reconstruction process(c) integrate the proposed developments with existing health information systems(d) provide a concept demonstration of proposed developments.OBJECTIVES- Develop MRI systems for Brain and Cardiac medical applications;- improve diagnostic procedures;- integrate project with the existing health information systems;- concept demonstration.DESCRIPTION OF WORKImage reconstruction of Neurofunctional and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Data that can be adaptively corrected for motion artifacts will have tremendous impact on early diagnosis of acute stroke and cardiac diseases. Stroke and heart problems are leading causes of death in the western world and - even more important - is the primary cause of serious disability with tremendous social cost involved. Since this decade has shown the potential of MRI to establish early differential diagnosis in the acute stroke situation, and heart diseases, the diagnostic progress has been accompanied by an enormous progress in therapeutic possibilities over the recent two years. However, head motion of typically uncooperative patients and heart movement causes severe degradation of image quality and prevents diagnosis. The proposed development aims to address the above essential requirement to define and develop novel information-technologies that track and correct organ motion and patient's restless in medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) applications. The goal is to improve the diagnostic value of brain and cardiac MR images in order to at least partly replace invasive procedures based on imaging modalities that may apply ionizing radiation in the examination and diagnosis of cardiac diseases. Furthermore, the proposed motion correction MRI technology will be implemented to medical diagnostic cardiac and brain MR imaging applications including restlessness of patients. The proposed signal-image processing to remove motion artifacts in MRI applications will undoubtedly advance the state of the art in MRI research and technology area.Furthermore, the proposed developments in:- real-time motion correction MR Image reconstruction algorithms;- image and data fusion between MRI, CT/X-ray and Ultrasound Image outputs would allow for a full exploitation of the tissue identification diagnostic capabilities of the MRI technology. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesnuclear physicsmedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologystrokeengineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imagingmagnetic resonance imagingnatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Programme(s) FP5-IST - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on a "User-friendly information society, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 2000-4.2.2 - Real-time systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V. EU contribution No data Address VEENPLUIS 4-6 5684 PC BEST Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data INNOVATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS INC. Canada EU contribution No data Address 268 GROSVENOR STREET N6A 4V2 LONDON, ONTARIO See on map Total cost No data LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE Canada EU contribution No data Address 268 GROSVENOR STREET N6A 4V2 LONDON, ONTARIO See on map Total cost No data MULTI-MAGNETICS INCORPORATED Canada EU contribution No data Address 268 GROSVENOR STREET N6A 4V2 LONDON, ONTARIO See on map Total cost No data ST. JOSEPH S HEALTH CARE LONDON Canada EU contribution No data Address 268 GROSVENOR STREET N6A 4V2 LONDON, ONTARIO See on map Total cost No data STAEDTISCHE KLINIKEN OFFENBACH Germany EU contribution No data Address STARKENBURGRING 66 63069 OFFENBACH See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF Germany EU contribution No data Address MARTINISTRASSE 52 20246 HAMBURG See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Canada EU contribution No data Address 27, CERCLE KING'S COLLEGE M5S 1A1 TORONTO See on map Total cost No data