Award
NIH Reporter #5R01HL174554-02
Precision PET attenuation correction for combined PET/MR imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis
Recipient
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Award Amount
$713,852.00
Ceiling
$713,852.00
Awarded
August 14, 2026
Identifier
5R01HL174554-02
This NIH-funded project aims to enhance PET/MR imaging for cardiac sarcoidosis by developing hardware and deep learning-based methods to correct PET signal attenuation, improving diagnostic accuracy especially in patients with cardiac implants.
Description
Development of a comprehensive PET attenuation correction scheme using hardware, image reconstruction, and deep learning algorithms to improve PET/MR imaging accuracy for cardiac sarcoidosis.