College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

University of Glasgow

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  Techniques for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 7 Tesla

Prof D Porter  No more applications being accepted  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

About the Project

This project will suit a Physicist, Engineer or Mathematician with a knowledge of scientific programming and an interest in developing novel imaging methods that can be used directly in clinical studies.

The project will be carried out in the new Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE), sited at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, which is one of the largest acute hospitals in the UK. The Imaging Centre houses a new 7-Tesla MRI scanner with superior high-resolution imaging capability compared to standard MRI scanners with lower magnetic field strength. The scanner has been installed in a dedicated research unit at the hospital that allows patient studies to be performed for a wide range of clinical conditions.

The successful candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team of basic and clinical scientists, who are exploring the application of 7T MRI to a range of diseases, including stroke and cancer. To support these studies, the student will contribute to the development of novel MRI pulse sequences and image reconstruction techniques, which will be optimized for the diseases of interest. The project will also involve the use of advanced acquisition methods that use multiple radiofrequency transmit channels. This part of the project will be carried out in collaboration with radiofrequency engineers, who are part of the research team.

The project will provide opportunities for the student to participate in international collaborations with Siemens Healthcare and with the Fraunhofer MEVIS Institute in Bremen, Germany.

When applying, please enter the project title above in the programme description box of the online application form.

Start date: Summer 2018 but flexible

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 About the Project

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

The College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow is one of the largest centres for research and professional training in the UK. Our purpose is to make world-changing impact on major challenges that we face within Scotland and globally. Our focused ambition is to deliver a strategy structured by four key themes, which will shape the social, cultural and economic prosperity of our city, the country and civilisation across the globe through inventions, interventions and innovations. Don’t wait for your future. Build it.

Why study at the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences?

A wide range of research projects are available to choose from with dedicated support and mentorship from world leading supervisors.

More than 30 research facilities driving world-changing discoveries.

Recognised for world-leading research by the Research Excellence Framework 2021, with one of the broadest research bases in the UK.

Top 5 in the Russell Group for research quality of outputs (REF 2021).

We offer a Graduate Skills Pathway with extra curriculum to provide you with training opportunities to develop your skills during your PhD.

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We have a hugely diverse student population of 1,300 postgraduate research students travelling from over 170 countries to come and study at the University of Glasgow. We are widely recognised for our welcoming atmosphere and friendly community. One of Glasgow’s greatest strengths is that our international students say it feels like home.

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