TRIMAGE: A dedicated trimodality (PET/MR/EEG) imaging tool for schizophrenia

Publication date: Available online 1 February 2018 Source:European Psychiatry Author(s): Alberto Del Guerra, Salleh Ahmad, Mihai Avram, Nicola Belcari, Arne Berneking, Laura Biagi, Maria Giuseppina Bisogni, Felix Brandl, Jorge Cabello, Niccolò Camarlinghi, Piergiorgio Cerello, Chang-Hoon Choi, Silvia Coli, Sabrina Colpo, Julien Fleury, Vito Gagliardi, Giuseppe Giraudo, Karsten Heekeren, Wolfram Kawohl, Theodora Kostou, Jean-Luc Lefaucheur, Christoph Lerche, George Loudos, Matteo Morrocchi, Julien Muller, Mona Mustafa, Irene Neuner, Panagiotis Papadimitroulas, Francesco Pennazio, Ravichandran Rajkumar, Cláudia Régio Brambilla, Julien Rivoire, Elena Rota Kops, Jürgen Scheins, Rémy Schimpf, N. Jon Shah, Christian Sorg, Giancarlo Sportelli, Michela Tosetti, Riccardo Trinchero, Christine Wyss, Sibylle Ziegler Simultaneous PET/MR/EEG (Positron Emission Tomography – Magnetic Resonance – Electroencephalography), a new tool for the investigation of neuronal networks in the human brain, is presented here within the framework of the European Union Project TRIMAGE. The trimodal, cost-effective PET/MR/EEG imaging tool makes use of cutting edge technology both in PET and in MR fields. A novel type of magnet (1.5T, non-cryogenic) has been built together with a PET scanner that makes use of the most advanced photodetectors (i.e., SiPM matrices), scintillators matrices (LYSO) and digital electronics. The combined PET/MR/EEG system is dedica...
Source: European Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research