Acquisition and Analysis
This group is split into four subgroups, which will work together but provide a level of focus for identifying topics and activities to be addressed
Chair: Prof. Penny Gowland, Prof. Stam Sotiropoulos
Coordinators: Adam Berrington, Prof. Michael Chappell, Prof. Penny Gowland, Prof. Stam Sotiropoulos
Research
MR Imaging: techniques for generating images (e.g., k-space sampling strategies and image reconstruction algorithms, and hardware where relevant)
MR Spectroscopy: methods for measuring metabolites including MN and related hardware
Image Processing: methods for improving image quality, performing quality control and processing images (e.g., registration, segmentation, distortion correction, volume measurements)
Modelling & Quantification: ways in which we manipulate contrast and then analyse/model it to measure biophysical quantities (including diffusion, ASL, CEST, BOLD, motion etc); building mathematical models from imaging data; using imaging data to validate mathematical models.
MRI images of the brain
This group aims is open to people who both develop and use techniques and will:
- address common hands-on issues
- encourage collaboration
- enable sharing of expertise and equipment
- prevent duplication of effort
- help us jointly implement and exploit new ideas from the literature
- update relevant webpages
- provide intermediate level education for users from a wide range of primary disciplines (eg journal clubs or suggesting seminar speakers for usergroup meetings or broader SPMIC), working with NMedIA.
Staff and students can access the internal SharePoint site for the Acquisition and Analysis usergroup here.
Proposed national facility for 11.7T human MRI scanning