Mika Teräs

Mika Teräs serves as Professor at the University of Turku's Faculty of Medicine (Institute of Biomedicine) and Chief Physicist at Turku University Hospital, while concurrently teaching medical physics at Turku University of Applied Sciences' Faculty of Health Care. His career spans nearly three decades with foundational experience as Physics Assistant in UTU's biomedical department.

Professor Teräs's research centers on PET methodology development, specializing in quantitative accuracy for cardiac and neurological imaging. His work addresses critical challenges in attenuation correction, myocardial perfusion quantification using [15O]H2O, and respiratory motion correction in dual-gated cardiac PET. Operating within the internationally recognized Turku PET Centre, he maintains extensive collaborations with PET manufacturers and research institutes worldwide.

Analysis of his 2020-2024 publications reveals consistent focus on translational medical physics - developing clinically viable protocols validated through flow phantom studies and experimental models. Key contributions include digital/analog PET system comparisons, Bayesian reconstruction optimization, and MRI-based attenuation correction techniques for brain imaging. His work bridges engineering principles with clinical implementation to enhance diagnostic accuracy.

As an educator, Professor Teräs emphasizes interactive learning through real-world examples, progressing from fundamentals to advanced concepts. He actively contributes to scientific discourse through peer review and conference abstract evaluation for major nuclear medicine societies, maintaining strong connections between academic research, clinical practice, and industry innovation.