Medical Imaging Research

Our group at the School of Dentistry develops innovative, analytical methods to quantify image data, improve visualisation and collect reliable, quantitative markers of disease, aiming to:

• provide accurate, evidence-based diagnostic information,
  
• help to develop reliable prognostic indicators and
  
• gain insights into possible mechanisms and progression of disease processes.
   

Some areas in which we have developed novel approaches include:

• Quantification of tumour shape
• Cell and nuclear morphology
• Computer modelling (periodontal breakdown, organogenesis, tumorigenesis)
• Analysis and modelling of parenchyma organisation (mosaic patterns) in chimaeric animals,
• Analysis of retinal angiography,
• Analysis and modelling of Herpes Simplex virus spread in epithelium,
• Three dimensional structure of trabecular bone,

Areas of Image Processing and Analysis we are currently interested include:

• Development of multi-purpose imaging tools (100+ plugins and macros for the ImageJ / Fiji platform)
• Quantitative tissue architecture (funded by EPSRC and STFC)
  
• Image enhancement for dichromatic (colour blind) observers (also see here)
• Autofocus, depth from focus and interframe focusing,
• MicroCT imaging
• Visualisation of complex data
  

Join the Research Teams at Birmingham
We are happy to consider EU and international scientists wishing to join our research force at the School of Dentistry through the of Marie Curie EIF or IIF programmes (funded for up to two years). Please contact us to discuss the possibilities available.

For those interested, there are several opportunities for self-funded PhD studentships in the area in the area of Quantitative Pathology.

We also contribute to the Physical Sciences of Imaging in the Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre (PSIBS), set up through a prestigious EPSRC award to facilitate the training of high-quality graduate students in a multi-disciplinary environment at the Life Sciences Interface.