MP-You: A Web-based MPI Simulation Tool

TL;DR

MP-You is an interactive web-based tool that allows users to simulate and understand the effects of various parameters on magnetic particle imaging quality, aiding research and education in this emerging field.

Contribution

This paper introduces MP-You, a novel web application enabling interactive MPI simulation for educational and research purposes, which was not previously available.

Findings

Users can intuitively explore MPI parameter effects

The tool demonstrates how measurement conditions influence image quality

It facilitates understanding of MPI reconstruction processes

Abstract

Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is an emerging imaging technique with many applications and a very active field of research. This app provides users with the opportunity to develop some intuition about the inner workings of MPI as it is being researched through NIST's Thermal MagIC project in an interactive and fun way. Users can vary different experimental and post-processing parameters to see how the image quality and particle reconstruction changes for different measurement conditions.