The Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBT) is a joint institution of the ETH Zurich and the external pageUniversity of Zurichcall_made and hosts seven groups. The groups' research combines the expertise of natural sciences and electrical engineering with biology and medicine and spans from imaging and sensing to modeling and prediction of health and disease.
Magnetic Resonance Technology and Methods
Prof. Klaas Prüssmann
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Prof. Sebastian Kozerke
Functional and Molecular Imaging
Prof. Daniel Razansky
Biosensors and Bioelectronics Laboratory
Prof. Janos Voeroes
Translational Neuromodeling
Prof. Klaas Enno Stephan
X-Ray Imaging
Prof. Marco Stampanoni
Laboratory of Single-Molecule and Single-Cell Biophysics
The loss of myelin sheaths in the brain is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed an MRI method that maps the condition of this nerve insulation layer more accurately than before.