Comparison of current density viability imaging at rest with FDG-PET in patients after myocardial infarction

Dr. Matthias Goernig, received a M.D. at the University of Hamburg, Germany, in 1993. From 1993 to 1994 he worked as an Internship at the Max von Pettenkofer Institute for Microbiology in Munich and at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, USA. From 1995 to 1998 he was working at the Clinic for Dermatology, Friedrich-Schiller-University and in 1999 at the Dermatology Hospital of Leutenberg/Thuringia, Germany. Since 2000 he is at the Clinic of Internal Medicine (Department of Cardiology), Friedrich-Schiller-University. His research interests are in biological signal analysis and the clinical applications of bioelectric and biomagnetic fields.

Prof. Jens Haueisen received a M.S. and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Technical University Ilmenau, Germany, in 1992 and 1996, respectively. From 1996 to 1998 he worked as a Post-Doc and from 1998 to 2005 as the head of the Biomagnetic Center, Friedrich-Schiller-University. Since 2005 he is professor of biomedical engineering and directs the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics at the Technical University Ilmenau, Germany. His research interests are in the numerical computation of bioelectric and biomagnetic fields and biological signal analysis.

Dr. Joerg, Schreiber, was born in Suhl, Germany, in 1976. He received his Physics-Diploma from the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany Jena, Germany, in 2002 and a Ph.D., from the University Munich, Germany, in 2006. Since 2002 he his working with the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany. His research interests focus on high-intensity laser physics.

Dr. Uwe Leder was born in Zella-Mehlis, Thuringia, Germany, in 1964. He received his M.D. from the Friedrich Schiller University, in 1992. In 2000 he became a cardiologist at the University Hospital of Jena. In 2002 he received his habilitation, facultas docendi und venia legendi for Internal Medicine. Since 2003, he worked for the University administration of the University Hospital of Jena, Germany. His research interests focus on biological signal analyses and magnetic field imaging.

Dr. Helena Hänninen, specialist in internal medicine and cardiology (born 1 April 1968) is currently working as consulting cardiologist in Helsinki University Hospital. Her research interests focus on coronary artery disease, body surface potential mapping, magnetocardiography and cardiac imaging.

Dr. Timo Mäkelä, was born in Evijarvi, Finland, in 1970. He received a degree from the University of Oulu, Finland, in 1986 and a Ph.D., from the Helsinki University of Technology, in 2003. Since 2003, he has been working as a hospital physicist in Internal Medicine Cardiology Department of Oulu University Hospital. His research interests focus on cardiac image and signal processing and biomedical engineering.

Dr. Pekka Takala was born in Helsinki, Finland, in 1970. He received a degree from the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, in 1997 and a Ph.D., from the same University, in 2001. Since 2001, he has been with GE Healthcare, where he is senior engineer in patient monitoring R&D. His research interests focus on algorithm development and signal processing.

Dr. Jukka Nenonen was born in Joensuu, Finland, in 1961. He received the Doctor of Technology degree in technical physics at Helsinki University of Technology in 1992. He was working as a researcher at the Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Helsinki University of Technology until 2003, and thereafter as the method development manager with Elekta Neuromag Oy, Helsinki, Finland. His research interests include modeling, inverse problem, and signal processing bioelectricity and biomagnetism.

Prof. Kirsi Lauerma, was born in Kauhava, Finland, in 1961. She received a medical degree from the University of Helsinki, Finland, in 1988 and a Ph.D., from the same University, in 1998. Since 1994, he has been with the Central University Hospital of Helsinki, Finland, where she is associate professor in radiology and a chief in pediatric radiology. Her research interests focus on MRI of the heart.

Prof. Juhani Knuuti, (8 April 1960) is director and professor of Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Finland. His main research field is noninvasive cardiovascular imaging especially using PET, SPECT, MRI and CT. He has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has actively worked in several associations of cardiology and nuclear medicine as well as editorial boards of scientific journals. He is currently a chairman of the Working Group of Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT at European Society of Cardiology and member of the Cardiovascular Committee of EANM.

Prof. Markku Mäkijärvi, was born in Savonlinna, Finland, in 1958. He received a M.D. degree from the University of Helsinki, Finland, in 1984 and a Ph.D., from the same University, in 1993. Since 1987, he has been working in the Helsinki University Central Hospital, where he is chief physician and consultant of cardiology. His research interests are cardiac arrhythmias and ischemic heart disease.

Prof. Lauri Toivonen (7 January 1950) is associate professor in Helsinki University and director of the Cardiac electrophysiology and pacing clinic in Helsinki University Hospital. His research is focused on cardiac electrophysiology using invasive and noninvasive techniques, ischemic heart disease and inherited cardiac arrhythmias. He has published 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Prof. Toivo Katila was born in Eura, Finland, in 1941. He received the M.Sc. (technol.) degree in 1966 and the Dr. Technol. in 1970, both from the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland. Since 1973, he has been an associate professor/professor in biomedical engineering at HUT, from where he was retired in 2005. His main interests in research of biomedical engineering are bioelectromagnetism, medical image processing and biomedical optics.