At the station “Images That Heal: Medical Imaging for Clear Diagnoses,” visitors of all ages — from very young aspiring researchers to experienced knowledge seekers — gained a vivid insight into the broad spectrum of modern medical imaging. Techniques ranging from optical imaging to PET, SPECT, CT, and MRI were presented and explained, embedded within the Research Platform Medical Imaging (RPMI), the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology, and the Preclinical Imaging Laboratories. The cross-clinical program was excellently complemented by the Sono4You ultrasound team.
Public interest was overwhelming: the contributors were met with numerous questions — from the physical and chemical principles of individual imaging techniques, to the generation of contrast and signal, to everyday life in a research laboratory and career opportunities at the Medical University of Vienna. It was particularly gratifying to see how actively visitors engaged with the hands-on stations, quizzes, laboratory tours, posters, and short presentations, enabling them not only to understand medical imaging theoretically, but to experience it directly.
Every substation of “Images That Heal” was continuously and highly frequented until the late evening hours. This impressively demonstrated the strong public interest in modern imaging, translational research, and its importance for precise diagnostics and patient-oriented medicine. Clearly and interactively, the station showed how research, clinical practice, and teaching at MedUni Vienna are closely interconnected and jointly contribute to making medical innovations visible and tangible.
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