research

Some of the radiological research supported by the Radiological Research Trust since 1992 include:-

• MRI of brain in HIV infection as it progresses
• Imaging glutamate after stroke as an indication of progression of ischemia (Second Patrick Grove Memorial Fellow)
• Measurement of intravascular flow of cerebral and cervical arterial blood using densitometry after cine and digital contrast angiography in humans
• Comparisons of cost-effectiveness of different diagnostic methodologies in diffuse lung disease, leg vein thrombosis, urinary infection in childhood, benign tumours of the acoustic nerve and thyroid eye disease
• MRI and spectroscopy in the evaluation of patients with low grade gliomas
• The role of lymphatic mapping, sentinel node biopsy and PET in the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma
• The measurement of the severity of liver disease using hepatic vein transit time of micro-bubble enhanced ultrasound and comparison with MR spectroscopy findings
• A comparison of physical and physiological acceptability of virtual and conventional colonoscopy
• The use of interventional open MRI to assess the kinematics of the lumbar spine in patients with spondylolisthesis
• The investigation and treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis with radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies
• MR and radionuclide studies of hyper-fractionation of radiotherapy for cancer in the neck
• MRI in an open magnet for biomechanical studies of the normal and damaged knee (The Football Association Fellow)
• MRI patello-femoral tracking in studies of the semilunar cartilages and the cruciate ligaments
• Scintigraphic detection of the expression of therapeutic transgenes
• Assessment of normal brain tissue response following radiotherapy using MR permeability