Clinical and Commercial Trials
We support the implementation and evaluation of novel MRI technologies in clinical populations and settings, and provide support for the use of MRI in clinical and commercial trials.
We work closely with scientists and clinicians in our partner NHS organisations, particularly Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trusts, to support the development MRI-based clinical research and translation of new imaging approaches into the clinic. In addition to an extensive research progamme in adults, our research portfolio includes a number of MRI studies in children, with facilities and preparation materials optimised for child-friendly MRI scanning.
Coordinator: Prof. Robert Dineen
Research examples
Quantitative imaging in ataxia telangiectasia. Examples of MRI scans performed for the Nottingham Ataxia Telangiectasia research programme, including whole-body DWI, cerebellar volumetric, spectroscopy, and microbleed mapping.
Child-friendly MRI at SPMIC. Top left – child preparation using the MRI simulator; top right – animation to help child preparation; bottom left – Lego MRI scanner for play preparation; bottom right – child-friendly open MRI.