Research & Innovation
The BIRCH team are actively involved in research and innovation.
We actively collaborate with clinical teams at UHBW and North
Bristol NHS Trust, other Medical Physics & Bioengineering
colleagues and national/international institutions.
The projects range from in-house phantom development, clinical
service evaluation and quality improvement to larger studies funded
externally requiring ethics (for patient/volunteers) or Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approval (for
medical devices).
Staff participate in national/ international scientific meetings
to share knowledge and keep up to date with the latest developments
in the field.
Key Research areas include:
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Development of test objects, analysis tools, and best practice
guidance for quantitative MRI techniques
- Development of test objects to compare FAST MRI, with standard
mammograms in high-risk breast screening patient populations.
- Prostate MRI to assess feasibility of external beam dose
painting for prostate cancer
- Measurement of Cerebral Vascular Reserve using Functional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Comparison of SPM8 and Philips IViewBold for fMRI assessment of
language lateralisation
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Ultrasound
- Developing a prototype clinical system for a new breast
screening technique
- Comparison of 3D and 2D neonatal cranial ultrasound
- Phantom study to evaluate ultrasound liver elasticity
measurements
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To find out more about our current projects click here.
To find out more about our previous projects and publications
click here.
To find out more about our previous work click here.
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