Brain Imaging
Brain imaging research focuses on structural and functional correlates of normal and abnormal brain development, common disease states and brain ageing.

Cancer Imaging
There are a number of on-going studies using different imaging modalities, such as MRI, PET and Computer Aided Detection to aid better diagnosis and understand tumour response to therapy.

Ophthalmic Imaging
The programme has two main research streams, development of instrumentation, which concentrates on the development of the scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) and development of automated software to analyse retinal images for the presence of early signs of diabetic retinopathy.

Cardiac Imaging
The clinical focus of the group is ischaemic heart disease, with an interest in developing new techniques, including blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) methods for imaging perfusion, and in developing new algorithms for cardiac image analysis.

Musculoskeletal Imaging
Assessment of the impact on MRI on low back pain and the knee has been undertaken. MRI & PET imaging in collaboration with the bone programme continues focussing on marrow fat and cartilage.

Pre-clinical Imaging
Pre-clinical imaging research is carried out using the micro MRI and pre-clinical PET/CT scanners. Current research includes: development of imaging biomarkers for neurological diseases; age related changes in brain structure; imaging dopamine levels as a biomarker of a 5-HT2c mediated effect, development of novel PET tracers.

Image Processing
Image processing research includes: development of functional imaging tools in oncology; structural and functional MRI in neurology; MR cardiac perfusion; lossy compression of medical images; analysis of bone shape and structure; and PET image processing software development.

Novel MR Techniques
This encompasses developing techniques such as PEDRI (Proton Electron Double Resonance Imaging), Ultra-Low Field MR, Field-Cycled MRI, CW-MRI (continuous-wave MR) and sequence development.