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Abstract #0650

A Robust MR-Based Rigid-Body Motion Correction for Simultaneous MR-PET

Marcus Goerge Ullisch1, Christoph Weirich1, Juergen Scheins1, Elena Rota Kops1, Avdo Celik1, Tony Stcker1, Nadim Jon Shah1,2

1Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine - 4, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany; 2Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, JARA, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany


Motion poses a significant problem for PET imaging. Here, we present an MR-based rigid-body motion correction approach for neurological MR-PET studies with hybrid MR-PET scanners. Motion data are extracted from an EPI time-series and are used to correct the PET images for motion with minimal additional processing time required. Preliminary in vivo results show a clear resolution recovery in the PET images.