Dr. Nekolla’s research fields are de-sign, acquisition and analysis of PET, SPECT, MRI and CT studies, workflow considerations and quantification methods in clinical and pre-clinical studies. His primary focus is the optimal use of non-invasive imaging to understand the mechanism of disease in cardiology, their detection and therapy assessment. Especially the use of hybrid devices such as SPECT/CT and PET/CT is investigated, but since 2011 he also concentrates on the fully integrated whole body PET/MRI systems capable of simultaneous acquisitions and delineates its potential use in cardiac and oncological imaging.