Dr. Baowei Fei received a Coulter Translational Research Award to develop quantification tools for combined MR/PET

PET (Positron Emission Tomography) provides insight into the metabolic and functional alterations related to pathologic process, and CT (Computed X-Ray Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) reveal anatomical changes due to diseases. The combination of two imaging modalities significantly expands their utility, improving sensitivity and specificity for disease detection and diagnosis. With this grant from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University Dr. Fei and his team will develop image quantification tools that include image registration, classification, segmentation, and attenuation correction for potential use in combined MR/PET.