- Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations
The Kingston Upon Hull Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations (CMRI), which opened in 1992, is a
magnetic resonance imaging centre located in thecity ofKingston upon Hull (Hull) in theEast Riding of Yorkshire ,England ,UK . It is situated in the grounds of theHull Royal Infirmary hospital in the centre of the city.The centre carries out both
cancer research studies, under the auspices of theUniversity of Hull , andclinic al scanning, under the auspices of the local NHS trust, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals.The centre currently has three MRI scanners; two 1.5 tesla scanners owned by the NHS (a
Philips Intera and a GE Signa) and a state-of-the art 3.0 tesla GE Signa scanner owned by the University which was installed in 2004 (one of the first 3.0 tesla whole-body capable systems inEurope )."The front entrance to the Kingston upon Hull Centre for Magnetic Resonance Investigations."
"The three MRI scanners at the centre; (from left to right) a 1.5 tesla GE Signa, a 1.5 tesla Philips Intera and a 3.0 tesla GE Signa."
Contact details
MRI Centre,
Hull Royal Infirmary , Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, UK.T: +44 1482 674080
F: +44 1482 320137
E: s.p.hunter "at" hull.ac.uk
Research activities
The
medical research is carried out under the Directorship ofProfessor Lindsay W. Turnbull, and is devoted to the application ofmagnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques to the study ofcancer .Current research projects include investigations of
cancer of thebreast ,prostate andcervix . Previous studies have involved investigations of cancer of thebrain .MRI techniques employed include dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), diffusion-weighted MRI, functional MRI (fMRI, brain activation mapping), image textural analysis,
proton spectoscopy andphosphorus spectoscopy.Funding
The research is wholly funded by the charity [http://www.ycr.org.uk/web/ycr/ Yorkshire Cancer Research] .
Research staff
* Scientific Director:
Professor Lindsay W. Turnbull, M.D., F.R.C.R. (Radiologist )
* Medical physicists: Peter Gibbs,Ph.D ; Gary P. Liney,Ph.D. , David J. Manton,Ph.D .
* Biochemist: Martin Lowry,D.Phil .
* Researchscientist : Martin D. Pickles,Ph.D.
* M.D.students : Dr. Bashar Zelhof, Dr. Susanne Booth
*Ph.D. students : currently vacant
* Research technologists (Radiographer s): Julie Pounder; Daniel Siddons,Ph.D .
* Grants consultant: Ian Harvey,Ph.D. Recent publications
1. Liney, GP; Bernard, CP; Manton, DJ; "et al."Age, gender, and skeletal variation in bone marrow composition: A preliminary study at 3.0 Tesla.JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, 26 (3): 787-793 SEP 2007
2. Bernard, CP; Liney, GP; Manton, DJ; "et al."Bone marrow quantification using 3.0 tesla magnetic resonance imaging.JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH, 22 (7): 1140-1140 JUL 2007
3. Sreenivas, A; Lowry, M; Gibbs, P; "et al."A simple solution for reducing artefacts due to conductive and dielectric effects in clinical magnetic resonance imaging at 3 T.EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, 62 (1): 143-146 APR 2007
4. Pickles, MD; Gibbs, P; Lowry, M; "et al."Diffusion changes precede size reduction in neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer.MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, 24 (7): 843-847 SEP 2006
5. Liney, GP; Sreenivas, M; Gibbs, P; et al.Breast lesion analysis of shape technique: Semiautomated vs. manual morphological description.JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, 23 (4): 493-498 APR 2006
6. Kneeshaw, PJ; Lowry, M; Manton, D; "et al."Differentiation of benign from malignant breast disease associated with screening detected microcalcifications using dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.BREAST, 15 (1): 29-38 FEB 2006
7. Pickles, MD; Gibbs, P; Sreenivas, M; "et al."Diffusion-weighted imaging of normal and malignant prostate tissue at 3.0 T.JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, 23 (2): 130-134 FEB 2006
8. Gibbs, P; Pickles, MD; Turnbull, LWDiffusion imaging of the prostate at 3.0 tesla.INVESTIGATIVE RADIOLOGY, 41 (2): 185-188 FEB 2006
9. Manton, DJ; Chaturvedi, A; Hubbard, A; "et al."Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer: early response prediction with quantitative MR imaging and spectroscopy.BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 94 (3): 427-435 FEB 13 2006
10. Manton, DJ; Chaturvedi, A; Hubbard, A; "et al."Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer: early response prediction with quantitative MR imaging and spectroscopy. (vol 94, pg 1554, 2006)BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 94 (10): 1554-1554 MAY 22 2006
11. Pickles, MD; Lowry, M; Manton, DJ; "et al."Role of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI in monitoring early response of locally advanced breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, 91 (1): 1-10 MAY 2005
12. Balan, P; Turnbull, LWDynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in diabetic mastopathy.BREAST, 14 (1): 68-70 FEB 2005
ee also
*
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
*University of Hull References
External links
* The
University of Hull research department: http://www.hull.ac.uk/mri
* The NHS MRI Department: http://www.hey.nhs.uk/mri/Default.asp
*Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust : http://www.hull.nhs.uk/
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