Mitsubishi Electric, Okayama University, and Osaka University Develop Magnetic Particle Imaging Device Capable of Producing Images of Human Brain
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503), Okayama University and Osaka University’s Graduate School of Engineering announced today that they have developed a magnetic particle imaging device capable of sensitive imaging of magnetic particles in an area equivalent in size to that of the human brain, in a project supported by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503), Okayama University and Osaka University’s Graduate School of Engineering announced today that they have developed a magnetic particle imaging device capable of sensitive imaging of magnetic particles in an area equivalent in size to that of the human brain, in a project supported by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).
- The device operates at low frequencies of 1 kHz or less, a world-first, allowing the use of a significantly smaller power supply unit.
- The utilization of this device to image magnetic particles that bind to amyloid-β, the causative agent of Alzheimer's, will allow the accumulation and distribution of amyloid-β to be quantified.
- The aim is to allow imaging-based assessments of the likelihood of Alzheimer's developing prior to the onset of the disease.