Martin Eschelbach, PhD Student
Hometown: Stuttgart, Germany
Affiliation: MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Department for High-field Magnetic Resonance
What are you working on?
In magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), head motions distort the acquired image(s)
of the brain. Im developing a method to correct for this bias
during the measurement for functional MRI and high-field MRI.
How are you going to find out?
Im using multiple small sensors for nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR) and magnetic field gradients to determine the current
position of the head inside the MR scanner. This information is
then processed and used to update the field of view to follow the
heads motion.
Why is it interesting?
It's something that if and when it works can improve
diagnostics in MRI as well as give access to MRI for a formerly
excluded group of people that cant hold still for long time spans
(children, the elderly, people with epilepsy etc.).
What do you enjoy in
Tübingen?
Punting (Stocherkahn fahren) on
the Neckar river in summer.