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Development of the Human Dynamic Neurochemical Connectome Scanner

人体动态神经化学连接组扫描仪的开发

基本信息

批准号：
10644028
负责人：
Ciprian Catana
金额：
$ 104.4万
依托单位：
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-09-21 至 2025-05-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10644028
关键词：
Address Algorithms Area BRAIN initiative Brain Brain imaging Categories Cell Nucleus Central Nervous System Diseases Characteristics Cognition Collaborations Computer software Data Dedications Development Devices Disease Dopamine Receptor Dose Elements Event Floods Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Geometry Goals Hand Head Human Image Link Magnetic Resonance Magnetic Resonance Imaging Marketing Mechanics Methods Molecular Molecular Target Noise Performance Peripheral Photons Physiology Positron-Emission Tomography Process Quality Control Receptor Signaling Research Personnel Resolution Rest Running Signal Transduction Structure System Systems Integration Technology Testing Time Work cognitive process connectome data acquisition desensitization design detector experimental study glucose metabolism healthy volunteer hemodynamics human subject image reconstruction imaging modality improved infancy insight magnetic field molecular dynamics neurochemistry neuropsychiatry neuroregulation neurotransmission next generation novel pharmacologic prototype spatiotemporal temporal measurement visual stimulus

项目摘要

Project Summary We seek support to develop and build the next generation 7-Tesla magnetic resonance (MR)-compatible positron emission tomography (PET) brain scanner with dramatically improved spatiotemporal resolution (HSTR-BrainPET). PET and MRI are two of the most powerful imaging modalities currently in use for studying the human brain. Recently, scanners capable of simultaneous PET and MR whole-body data acquisition in human subjects have become commercially available. However, there is no equivalent dedicated head device on the market to address the needs of the researchers and clinicians focusing on the brain and the performance of whole-body devices is rather limited for this purpose. More importantly, although current PET technology achieves high molecular sensitivity with a broad set of probes for neurochemical targets, PET still lacks the capability to track dynamic changes in a time scale comparable to functional processes. Our main goal is to build an MR-compatible PET camera with very high sensitivity to enable truly dynamic PET imaging of brain neurotransmission. One of the first MR-compatible brain PET prototypes was installed at the Martinos Center in 2008 when human PET/MR imaging was in its infancy. Following a close collaboration with Siemens to address the remaining technical challenges, proof-of-principle PET/MR studies demonstrating the advantages and potential of this novel imaging modality were performed. A decade later, a new type of photon detector technology has reached a level of maturity that would allow us to build the next generation integrated system with dramatically improved spatiotemporal resolution. We propose to address the hardware and software challenges in building 7-T MR-compatible PET technology purpose-built to extend the temporal window of PET down to just a few seconds. Additionally, the substantial improvement in spatial resolution will also allow for imaging of cortical substructures and nuclei that cannot be resolved with current state-of-the-art devices. Specifically, we propose to: (1) Build the hardware components of the HSTR-BrainPET insert, integrate it with the 7-T MR scanner and characterize the combined device; (2) Implement the software for PET data acquisition, processing and image reconstruction adapted to the non-conventional geometry we are proposing; (3) Apply the integrated scanner to dynamic assessment of neurochemical events and brain activation in healthy human subjects. !

项目总结