Methodological developments
Quantitative muscle imaging with compensation for RF field inhomogeneities, dB/dm non-linearities, improved intrinsic contrast quality, co-registration of successive examinations, tissue segmentation, development of user-friendly processing tools;
Perfusion quantitation with ASL;
Metabolic imaging protocols;
Diffusion imaging protocols and their adaptations to the investigation of muscle architecture.
Phophorus magnetization transfer;
Chemical Shift Imaging (CSI);
Development of imaging protocols for the diagnosis of muscular disorders;
Conception of a new amagnetic ergometer with extended capacities of monitoring exercise in
the magnet;
Development of NMR probes for interleaved acquisitions of perfusion and energy metabolism
during muscle contractions in the small animal