EIMI staff members awarded at EMIM and BRAIN 2013

[2013-06-04] Dr. Katrin Schwegmann and Dr. Thomas Viel were awarded a poster price at the European Molecular Imaging Meeting (EMIM) in Torino last week. Their posters had been selected as two of the twelve best out of 192. more …

Success for Collaborative Research Centre 656 'Molecular Cardiovascular Imaging'

[2013-05-24] The Collaborative Research Centre 656 'Molecular Cardiovascular Imaging' which is coordinated by EIMI director Prof. Michael Schäfers will continue to be funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with a total of more than nine million euros for four years. more …

Inflammatory bowel disease detection enhanced with PET/CT

[2013-05-06] Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, may be detected and monitored more effectively in the future with positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), according to research published with participation of EIMI members in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. more …

Mouse Imaging Academy MIA 2013 - bookings are open!

[2013-04-12] The 4^th MIA training course on state-of-the-art imaging of mice will take place at the University of Münster from November 11^th to 15^th. An interdisciplinary team will introduce you into a broad spectrum of dedicated imaging technologies including μPET/μSPECT, μCT, μMRI, mouse ultrasound and optical imaging. more …

Research & Innovation in Europe: Success Stories based in NRW

[2013-03-15] Andreas H. Jacobs, professor at the European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI) gave a presentation on his experiences with two EU funded research projects at the 'Successful R&I in Europe 2013' event organised on behalf of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research in North Rhine-Westphalia last week. more …

Alzheimer's disease project is celebrating the one year's existence

[2013-03-04] The INMiND project, coordinated by EIMI professor Andreas Jacobs, is headed in the right direction! On the occasion of the end of the first project period, the consortium was invited to an one-day symposium in Germany. more …

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Doctor’s degree for Fabian Gigengack

[2013-02-04] EIMI member Fabian Gigengack from the ‘Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Group’ of Prof. Xiaoyi Jiang, obtained his doctorate in the field of computer science. more …

Alexis Vrachimis honoured with 'Karl Oberdisse Award'

[2013-01-30] EIMI member Dr. Alexis Vrachimis was awarded by the North-Rhine Westfalian Society of Endycrinology and Diabetology for his study 'Peace of Mind for Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer?' more …

Getting the most out of ultrasound images: Daniel Tenbrinck

[2013-01-23] 'In case of a pathological heart, e.g., after an acute myocardial infarction, my algorithms should be able to detect where exactly the heart is injured', Daniel Tenbrinck explains. He is PhD student of computer science at the European Institute for Molecular Imaging and works on processing of medical image data. more …

Hands-on: Imaging training at the EIMI labs

[2012-11-12] Together with its cooperation partners, the EIMI team provided five days of intensive training in different molecular imaging techniques again. 31 participants joined the 3rd Mouse Imaging Academy (MIA) in Münster. Watch the picture gallery! more …