Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVISInstitute News
Prof. Matthias Günther gives an introduction into the basics of MR imaging.
Prof. Klaus Eickel welcomes the participants of the TACTIX MRI training workshop.
Fraunhofer MEVIS hosted a three-day workshop as part of the EU-funded TACTIX project, welcoming more than 30 participants for an intensive program focused on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The event brought together students and researchers from Boğaziçi University (Türkiye) and Fraunhofer MEVIS (Germany), with the project also drawing on the combined expertise in teaching and research of all partners, including Amsterdam University Medical Centre (Netherlands).
Under the banner of “Twinning Approach for Computational MRI Technology and Innovation Excellence in Türkiye,” the workshop offered more than 20 students from Boğaziçi University, the opportunity to dive deep into the design and prototyping of MRI sequences. Additional participants from the University of Bremen, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel, and the Technical University of Munich also joined the program, highlighting the collaborative and cross-border nature of the event.
The workshop kicked off with an introduction to the fundamentals of MRI, followed by a series of hands-on sessions. Participants engaged with simulation tools that illustrate the physics behind MR imaging, explored sequence development, and conducted experiments using table-top MRI systems. Fraunhofer MEVIS also showcased its simulation technologies and versatile MR sequence development framework gammaSTAR, emphasizing their potential not only in advancing research but also in supporting education and knowledge transfer within the TACTIX framework.
The event marked a milestone in the project to strengthen transnational collaboration and building MRI expertise across Europe, with a particular focus on enhancing research excellence in Türkiye.
Links
-> Summer School on TACTIX Webpage
Funded by the European Union under
grant agreement no. 101159624