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The Research Training Group / Graduiertenkolleg GRK 2274 is a joint initiative of the Physics and Medical Faculties of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and the Technische Universität München (TUM) as well as the Helmholtzzentrum München (HMGU). The training programme, funded by the… [read more]

The most prevalent method for obtaining images of clogged coronary vessels is coronary angiography. For some patients, however, the contrast agents used in this process can cause health problems. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now demonstrated that the required quantity of… [read more]

Dual-contrast CT imaging protocols could improve the diagnosis of liver diseases while reducing radiation dose, according to research presented Monday. [read more]

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Both in materials science and in biomedical research it is important to be able to view minute nanostructures, for example in carbon-fiber materials and bones. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the University of Lund, Charité hospital in Berlin and the Paul Scherrer Institute… [read more]

For some years now it has been possible to generate high-brilliance X-rays using ring-shaped particle accelerators (synchrotron sources). However, such installations are several hundred meters in diameter and cost billions of euros. The world’s first mini synchrotron was inaugurated today at… [read more]

Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) have developed a miniature X-ray source with laser light. They used this light-generated radiation in combination with phase-contrast X-ray tomography… [read more]

Marco Stockmar and co-workers have combined near-field ptychography, a recently developed phase imaging method, with tomography. They have used this technique to visualize the nano-structure of solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Their work highlights the potential of 3D near-field ptychography for… [read more]

Soft tissue disorders like tumors are very difficult to recognize using normal X-ray machines. There is hardly any distinction between healthy tissue and tumors. Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have now developed a technology using a compact synchrotron source that measures… [read more]

Pulmonary emphysema is one of the most common fatal conditions of the lung. Its progression can be slowed down significantly through early detection and optimal therapy. Members of the Institute of Clinical Radiology at LMU, in collaboration with researchers from the Technical University and… [read more]