Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- najat.salameh@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Over the last 20+ years I have developed a strong expertise in MR imaging, with multidisciplinary skills ranging from fundamental physics to microsurgery in rodents. I position myself at the interface between Physics and Medicine, easily navigating between developing new methods for MRI and technology transfer to clinical and preclinical applications. Over the years, I have designed, implemented, and validated imaging protocols with very diverse magnetic fields ranging from 0.0065 T to 9.4 T. My area of expertise includes MR elastography in the liver and brain, thermometry, metabolic imaging, and low magnetic field MRI.
Together with Dr. Sarracanie, we co-founded the Center for Adaptable MRI Technology (AMT Center) in 2017 when we were assistant professors in Basel, and have recently (April 2023) relocated our entire low-field MRI platform in Aberdeen, at the Institute of Medical Sciences. Extensive refurbishment of the Biomedical Physics building is currently happening, where three of our fixed, low-field scanners along with 2 Field-Cycling whole-body systems will find their new home. This joint effort with me, Dr. Sarracanie, Dr. Broche, and Dr. Ross will contribute to the largest low-field MR technology platform ever built with about 900 m2 of lab and office space, at the heart of the Foresterhill campus.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical Imaging Technologies - Theme lead
Center for Adaptable MRI Technology (AMT Center) / co-founder and co-head since 2017
- External Memberships
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European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (member since 2005)
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (member since 2006)
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine (MAGMA) (Editorial board member since 2023)
Scottish Imaging Network:A Platform for ScientificExcellence (SINAPSE) (member since 2023)
European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (Congress Planning Committee / 2023 - 2024)
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (Annual Meeting Program Committee / 2022, 2023, 2024)
Prizes and Awards
EIC Pathfinder grant (co-I) / 2023 - 2027 (~£470k)
Swiss National Science Foundation (PI - extension grant) / 2021 - 2023 (~£750k)
Swiss National Science Foundation (PI - prize fellowship) / 2017 - 2021 (~£1.5m)
Department of Biomedical Engineering (Best lecture Award) / 2019 - 2021 (Hands-on MRI, University of Basel)
COST Action (Management committee member) / 2016 - 2020
Swiss National Science Foundation (PI - mobility fellowship @Harvard University) / 2013 - 2014 (~£50k)
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine - Summa Cum Laude Merit Award / 2013
Fonds pour la Recherche dans l'Industrie et l'Agriculture (PI - PhD scholarship) / 2005 - 2009 (~£60k)
- Publications
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Fast zero-shot deep learning-based denoising method for low-field MR images
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and MedicineContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-025-01311-w
Feasibility of self-navigated motion resolved 3D lung MRI on a non-commercial 100 mT system
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-025-01278-8
Dynamic behavior of the nucleus pulposus within the intervertebral disc loading: a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the concept of dynamic disc model
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 13, 1582438Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1582438
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ESMRMB 2024 focus topic: MR beyond trends—fact-checking MR
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, vol. 37, pp. 321-322Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-024-01177-4
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Quantitative imaging through the production chain: from idea to application
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 851-855Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesLow‐field MRI: A report on the 2022 ISMRM workshop
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 1682-1694Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29743
Biplanar quadrature coil for versatile low-field extremity MRI
Frontiers in Physics, vol. 11, no. 2023, 987197Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2023.987197
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Exploring the foothills: benefits below 1 Tesla?
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 329-333Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-023-01106-x
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Fast, interleaved, Look‐Locker–based T1 mapping with a variable averaging approach: Towards temperature mapping at low magnetic field
NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 36, no. 1, e4826Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.4826
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Editorial: Innovative developments in multi-modality elastography
Frontiers in Physics, vol. 10, 1055508Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2022.1055508
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Fast acquisition of propagating waves in humans with low-field MRI: Toward accessible MR elastography
Science Advances, vol. 8, no. 36, eabo5739Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDeep learning for fast low-field MRI acquisitions
Scientific Reports, vol. 12, 11394Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14039-7
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Magnetic resonance elastography with guided pressure waves
NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 35, no. 7, e4701Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://hal.science/hal-03859757/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.4701
Quantitative MRI to Characterize the Nucleus Pulposus Morphological and Biomechanical Variation According to Sagittal Bending Load and Radial Fissure: an ex vivo Ovine Specimen Proof-of-Concept Study
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 9, 676003Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.676003
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Elastography Validity Criteria Definition Using Numerical Simulations and MR Acquisitions on a Low-Cost Structured Phantom
Frontiers in Physics, vol. 9, 620331Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2021.620331
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Towards tracking of deep brain stimulation electrodes using an integrated magnetometer
Sensors, vol. 21, no. 8, 2670Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21082670
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Low-Field MRI: How Low Can We Go? A Fresh View on an Old Debate
Frontiers in Physics, vol. 8, no. 172Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.00172
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Re-Envisioning Low-Field MRI
MAGNETOM World (Siemens MAGNETOM Flash). 6 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsAn Overhauser-enhanced-MRI platform for dynamic free radical imaging in vivo
NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 31, no. 5, e3896Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.3896
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Nanodiamond-enhanced MRI via in situ hyperpolarization
Nature Communications, vol. 8, 15118Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15118
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Overhauser-enhanced magnetic resonance elastography
NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 607-613Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.3499
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Low-Cost High-Performance MRI
Scientific Reports, vol. 5, 15177Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep15177
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Hyperpolarization without persistent radicals for in vivo real-time metabolic imaging
PNAS, vol. 110, no. 45, pp. 18064-18069Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1314928110
Targeting accuracy of transcranial magnetic resonance–guided high-intensity focused ultrasound brain therapy: a fresh cadaver model: Laboratory investigation
Journal of Neurosurgery, vol. 118, no. 5, pp. 1046-1052Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2013.1.JNS12559
Ultrasons focalisés de forte intensité pour la thérapie transcrânienne du cerveau
IRBM, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 87-91Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irbm.2010.02.013
Early Detection of Steatohepatitis in Fatty Rat Liver by Using MR Elastography
Radiology, vol. 253, no. 1, pp. 90-97Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2523081817
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2523081817
MR elastography of liver fibrosis: preliminary results comparing spin-echo and echo-planar imaging
European Radiology, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 2535-2541Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-1051-5
Magnetic Resonance Elastography for the Noninvasive Staging of Liver Fibrosis
Gastroenterology, vol. 135, no. 1, pp. 32-40Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2008.03.076
Liver Fibrosis: Noninvasive Assessment with MR Elastography versus Aspartate Aminotransferase–to-Platelet Ratio Index
Radiology, vol. 245, no. 2, pp. 458-466Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2452061673
Hepatic viscoelastic parameters measured with MR elastography: Correlations with quantitative analysis of liver fibrosis in the rat
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 956-962Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.21099
L’élastographie du foie, c’est quoi ?
Feuillets de Radiologie, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 211-215Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0181-9801(06)70517-6
Liver fibrosis: non‐invasive assessment with MR elastography
NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 173-179Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.1030