MRT: eine faszinierende Bildgebungstechnik – auch für Einblicke in die Grundlagenforschung

In the organizer's words:

MRI - magnetic resonance imaging - is a fascinating imaging technique that works entirely without harmful radiation. It can be used to examine almost all areas of the body in detail: from the brain, joints and muscles to blood vessels and the heart. MRI not only provides high-resolution images of the structure, but also information about blood flow, inflammation and even the function of tissues - in freely selectable sectional planes.

The lecture by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Flögel (Heinrich Heine University) will provide a comprehensible introduction to the basics of this technology and also show modern, experimental MRI methods that go far beyond today's clinical diagnostics. They open up new insights into basic research - for example into the interplay of metabolism, energy balance, immune response and function in the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases. And it goes even further beyond the medical horizon: MRI also provides insights into the hidden metamorphosis of the insect world - processes that would otherwise remain hidden from the naked eye forever.