MRI in Medicine

Prof. E.S. YangThe Jockey Club MRI Engineering Center

Ongoing Projects Low-field MRI system High Temperature Superconducting (HTS)

probe Clinical studies

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) imaging Spine Degeneration Functional MRI of Acupuncture

0.2T Low Field MRI System

[1] Low Field MRI System

2D Knee Images from MRI system

cartilage

knee cap

ligaments

musclesblood vessel

Knee Images showing different soft-tissue and bone at 5mm Slice Thickness

[1] Low Field MRI System

Comparison of Knee Images from GE system and the Low Field Mobile MRI System

GE SystemThickness: 5mm

Mobile SystemThickness: 5mm

[1] Low Field MRI System

Graduate Projects in MRI Special RF coil design Real-time spectrometer (MR console) Pulse sequence development Image processing and recognition

[1] Low Field MRI System

HTS Probe and Its Operation

HTS Coil

Liquid Nitrogen Cooling Probe

[2] HTS Probe

Image comparison of TMJ, orbit, wrist and brain acquired with a copper coil and a HTS coil at 0.2T

Copper HTS Copper HTS[2] HTS Probe

Lumber Spine Imaging Axial Spine Image Comparison of GE

Body Coil and HTS Coil(FSE : 3000/96ms, 256 x 192, 6 Nex, 4:00)

Projects in HTS Coil Design

Thin film and tape HTS coils Automatic tune and match circuitry

Cryogenic Probe Design Single Array

[2] HTS Probe

Future Projects in High Field MRI Study on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson

Disease Non-proton imaging

Na, P, C Proton spectroscopy Real-time cardiac imaging Functional MRI for cognitive science

[3] Clinical Studies

Jockey Club MRI Center Funding Model

Jockey Club Charities Trust

HKUJockey Club MRI Center

(0.2T, 0.22T, 3T, 9.4T*)

RGC Grants Clinical Services ITF Contracts Regional MRI Training

Centre Educational programs Sponsorship from

private companies Private donation

High field MRI system maintenance and upgrade

Graduate students Research scientists General office operation

*Proposed