FRSE
Emeritus Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- alison.murray@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Emerita (Radiology) with expertise in brain MRI correlates of cognitive ageing in the Aberdeen Birth Cohorts and in molecular brain imaging in TauRx clinical trials of novel therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease.
Consultant radiologist then honorary consultant NHS Grampian (1995-2020) with expertise in neuroradiology and molecular imaging.
Qualifications
- MB ChB (Hons) Medicine1985 - University of Aberdeen
- MRCP Medicine1988 - Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
- FRCR Radiology1992 - Royal College of Radiologists UK
- PhD Medical Sciences2013 - University of Aberdeen
PhD Thesis November 2012 “Brain white matter hyperintensities: Correlates in normal ageing and relevance in Alzheimer’s disease.” Successfully defended January 2013
External Memberships
Fellow and council member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Chairperson Roland Sutton Academic Trust
Treasurer and Trustee Campaign for Evidence Based Healthcare
Trustee TENOVUS Scotland (Grampian Highlands and Islands)
Volunteer North-East Scotland Coastal Trust
Latest Publications
The Influence of Birth Weight, Socio-Economic Status, and Adult Health on Brain Volumes during Ageing
Neuroepidemiology, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 489-497Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFDG-PET Image Classification in Alzheimer’s Disease: from Traditional Visual Analysis to Advanced Transfer Learning
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, vol. 59, pp. 201-208Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40385367/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-025-00908-2
Myelin mapping in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-related fatigue: a TBSS-MTR study of integrity
BJR Open, vol. 7, no. 1, tzaf014Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjro/tzaf014
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Phantom study investigating the repeatability of radiomic features with alteration of image acquisition parameters in magnetic resonance imaging
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 19-28Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2023.10.003
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The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions
Nature Genetics, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 423-436Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01323-z
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Prizes and Awards
FRSE (2017-)
- Research
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Supervision
Dr Sima Salarirad (2011) “The relative contributions of imaging biomarkers of cerebrovascular and Alzheimer’s diseases to cognitive ageing”
Dr Moses Olufemi Sokunbi (2011) “Functional MRI entropy measurements of brain complexity”
Dr Ivan Roijals Miras (2012) “Information processing speed and information flow in the ageing brain”
Dr Dorota Chapko (2016) “Life-course determinants of resilience to cognitive ageing”
Dr Maryam Hashim (2016) 3rd supervisor “Optimisation of MRI for neuroimaging in inflammatory diseases”
Dr Maria Goni (2018) 3rd supervisor “Imaging correlates of fatigue in inflammatory disease”
Dr Clarisse De Vries – (2020) “Early life and life-course predictors of brain entropy and functional connectivity.
Dr Jennifer Waymont (2020) “Automated detection of brain lesions in the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s and analysis of lifecourse determinants”
Dr Shaun Stone (2021) “Prediction models of dementia risk from brain MR images and proxies of cognitive reserve”
Dr Mina Kherzian (2021) “Investigating the role of polypharmacy in brain ageing, and cognitive, physical and emotional impairment in three well characterised cohort studies in Aberdeen”
Dr Shailendra Mohan Tripathi (2021) “Machine learning in classification of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and response to treatment”
- Publications
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Co-ordinated investigation into the possible long term health effects of diving at work. Examination of the long term health impact of diving: The ELTHI diving study. HSE Books, Research Report 230, ISBN 0717628485
Health and Safety Executive: Unknown Publisher. 91 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsExamination of the long term health impact of diving
European Journal of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 24-25Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSpatial channels of visual processing in cortical blindness
European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 1189-1196Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02853.x
Cerebral perfusion imaging using contrast-enhanced MRI
Clinical Radiology, vol. 58, no. 7, pp. 505-513Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-9260(03)00130-2
Brain white matter lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging are associated with balance and gait speed
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 94-98Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.74.1.94
A comparison of white matter hyperintensities in divers and offshore workers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): The ELTHI Diving Study
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, vol. 30, pp. 225Contributions to Journals: AbstractsCerebral white matter abnormalities and lifetime cognitive change: A 67 year follow up of the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932
Psychology and Aging, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 140-148Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.18.1.140
Vascular dementia
The British Journal of Cardiology, vol. 10, pp. 8-14Contributions to Specialist Publications: LettersCerebral blood flow and cognitive responses to rivastigmine treatment in Alzheimer's disease
Neuroreport, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 83-87Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200201210-00020
Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI of the axilla in women with breast cancer: comparison with pathology of excised nodes
British Journal of Radiology, vol. 75, no. 891, pp. 220-228Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPsychophysical and pupillometric study of spatial channels of visual processing in blindsight
Experimental Brain Research, vol. 143, no. 2, pp. 249-256Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-001-0989-1
The Axilla
Breast MRI in Practice. Coulthard, A., Warren, R. (eds.). 1 edition. CRC Press, pp. 119-130, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersNeuropsychologic correlates of brain white matter lesions depicted on MR images: 1921 Aberdeen Birth Cohort
Radiology, vol. 221, no. 1, pp. 51-55Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1148/RADIOL.2211010086
Combined risk factors contributing to cerebral venous thrombosis in a young woman
Journal of Laryngology & Otology, vol. 115, no. 4, pp. 307-310Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1258/0022215011907262
The Central Nervous System
Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. Grainger, R. G., Allison, D. J., Dixon, A. K. (eds.). 4th edition. Churchill LivingstoneChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHMPAO SPECT imaging of Alzheimer's disease patients with similar content-specific autobiographic delusion: Comparison using statistical parametric mapping
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 1451-1455Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLanguage mapping in a left handed patient with glioma using H215O positron emission tomography
Neuroimage, vol. 11, no. 5 Suppl. , pp. S321Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1053-8119(00)91253-9
Nuclear Medicine in Oncology
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 110-119Contributions to Journals: ArticlesChanges in the rCBF images of patients with Alzheimer's disease receiving Donepezil therapy
Nuclear Medicine Communications, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 37-41Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAccuracy of T1 measurement in dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI using two- and three-dimensional variable flip angle fast low-angle shot
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 163-171Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMetformin and contrast media - A dangerous combination?
Clinical Radiology, vol. 54, pp. 29-33Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMagnetic Resonance Imaging in patients with breast cancer
Rad: for Radiographers, for Radiologists, for RadiotherapistsContributions to Journals: ArticlesImaging of the axilla in breast cancer
Imaging, vol. 9, pp. 239-246Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMosby's Atlas and Text of Clinical Imaging
Mosby/Elsevier,, London. 256 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksDynamic magnetic resonance mammography of both breasts following local excision and radiotherapy for breast carcinoma
British Journal of Radiology, vol. 69, no. 823, pp. 594-600Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-69-823-594
Measurement of spin-lattice relaxation times with FLASH for dynamic MRI of the breast
British Journal of Radiology, vol. 69, no. 819, pp. 206-214Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-69-819-206
Choice of contrast enhancement index for dynamic magnetic resonance mammography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 1023-1031Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinically suspected scaphoid fracture: a comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and bone scintigraphy
British Journal of Radiology, vol. 69, pp. 109-113Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-69-818-109
MRI of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: use of the short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence
Clinical Radiology, vol. 51, no. 11, pp. 813-815Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDirect puncture coil embolization of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms
Journal of Interventional Radiology, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 183-186Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSelf-Assessment: Neuroradiology
Imaging, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 201-204Contributions to Journals: Articles