Magnetism in Medicine

Wilfried Andrä, born in Weimar in 1923, received his physics PhD from the University of Jena in 1957 and gained the degree of 'Doctor of Natural Sciences' at the Technical University of Dresden in 1970. In 1969 he was appointed Professor at the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin. His field of work was solid state magnetism (domains, thin films, information storage, high temperature superconductivity, micromagnetism). After his retirement his main interest moved to the application of magnetism in medicine. Prof. Andrä is author or co-author of more than 130 publications in international scientific journals and several review articles. Hannes Nowak was born in Weinsberg, Germany, in 1948. He received his physics (PhD from the University of Wroclaw, Poland, in 1973 and finished his doctoral thesis in SQUID application at the University of Jena in 1980. He qualified as professor in 1989 and became a specialist in biomagnetism (SQUID and instrumentation, shielding, noise reduction, medical applications and magnetic source imaging). Dr. Nowak is the author or co-author of more than 50 refereed journal publications, 75 conference proceeding articles and more than 110 posters. Prof. Dr. Wilfried Andrä Institute of Physical High-Technologies Jena, Germany Dr. Hannes Nowak Biomagnetic Center Department of Neurology University of Jena, Germany

1. Introduction
- The History of Magnetism in Medicine (U.Häfeli)
- Basic Physical Principles (D.Berkov)
- Creating and Measuring Magnetic Fields (W.Andrä, H.Nowak)
- Safety Aspects of Magnetic Fields (J.H.Bernhardt, G.Brix)

2. Biomagnetism
- Introduction (H.Nowak)
- Biomagnetic Instrumentation (H.Nowak)
- Cardiomagnetism (G.Stroink, B.Hailer, P.van Leeuwen)
- Neuromagnetism (T.R.Knösche, N.Nakasato, M.Eiselt, J.Haueisen)
- Fetal Magnetography (U.Schneider, E.Schleussner)

3. Magnetic Resonance
- Introduction
- Physical Principles and Technology of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (A.Oppelt)
- Modern Applications of MRI in Medical Sciences

4. Magnetic Substances and Externally Applied Fields
- Introduction (W.Andrä)
- Magnetic Monitoring as a Diagnostic Method for Investigating Motility in the Human Digestive System (H.Richert, O.Kosch, P.Görnert)
- Remote-Controlled Drug Delivery in the Gastrointestinal Tract (W.Andrä, C.Werner)
- Magnetic Stimulation (S.Ueno, M.Fujiki)
- Liver Iron Susceptometry (R.Fischer, D.E.Farrell)
- Magnetic Hyperthermia and Thermoablation (R.Hergt, W.Andrä)
- Magnetic Cell Separation for Research and Clinical Applications (M.Apel, U.A.O.Heinlein, S.Miltenyi, J.Schmitz, J.D.M.Campbell)
- Magnetic Drug Targeting (C.Alexiou, R.Jurgons)
- New Fields of Application (W.Andrä, U.Häfeli)

5. Conclusions and Perspectives (J.Haueisen)

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