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2.12.2015 - Our new paper on simulation of Time-of-Flight and Phase Contrast angiography is now available on-line. We encourage you to read it.

30.11.2015 - In the Downloads section we've added a link to a Xcode project where we implement a vascular tree growth simulation algorithm. Have a try :-).

6.10.2015 - Two new models of the carotid artery bifurcation have been added to the downloads database.

15.08.2015 - We are starting a new project on magnetic resonance simulation. This time we will work on kidney perfusion modeling. More information soon.
 
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Why simulation?

Magnetic resonance imaging is now one of the most commonly used technique in medical diagnosis. Most importantly, this non-ivasive method allows obtaining 3-dimensional high-resolution images where fine details of tissues are visualized against the anatomy of the human body interior. On the other hand recent advances in image processing methods enables their wide application to quantitative assessment of the MR imaging results. Carefully conducted quantitative analysis makes the description of a patient health state more objective, helps improving precision of the examination, and augments reliability of the diagnosis. However, it must be stated that statistically credible evaluation of the effectiveness of the designed processing methods (i.e. their validation) is hampered. The main reason lies in the high cost of acquisition solely for research purposes of a large number of images using real MR scanners, heavily loaded by routine clinical studies. Consequently, the number of images available for experimenation is small and there is a need for an alternative method of their generation. One such method is numerical simulation of magnetic resonance imaging.
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