Dr Scott Semple, Reader in Medical Physics, discusses his research aims, in particular applying MR to cardiovascular diseases such as aortic aneurysm, or for evaluating drug efficacy. HTML Transcript - Dr Scott Semple, 2018 "My name is Scott Semple, I’m a reader in medical imaging. My background is in medical physics, and I have a particular interest in using magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, in cardiovascular disease. Along with my colleagues in Edinburgh Imaging, we use techniques like MRI and also PET and CT scanning, to study the cardiovascular system in a clinical setting. So we scan patients in healthy controls to get a better understanding of key aspects of cardiovascular disease. For example my team pioneered the use of MRI, in studying inflammation in aortic aneurysms to try to predict rupture. My research aim is to focus this type of clinical imaging to better understand cardiovascular disease, to more rapidly asses’ drug efficacy in new trials, and to ultimately individualise patient therapy. " Relevant links Dr Scott Semple What is a MR scan? What is a CT scan? What is a PET scan? Heart / cardiovascular 14 Jul 20. Prof Scott Semple 12 Feb 19. Winner of 2019 EuroMinnies 16 Jan 19. Scientific paper finalist 31 Aug 18. SCOT-HEART findings 18 Apr 18. MRI upgrade 04 May 17. Winners - BMJ award Relevant Edinburgh Imaging publications 08 Jun 22. Featured Paper. Quantifying sodium [18F]fluoride uptake in abdominal aortic aneurysms 30 Mar 22. Featured Paper. Coronary artery and cardiac disease in patients with type 2 myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study 09 Mar 22. Featured Paper. DNA methylation in relation to gestational age and brain dysmaturation in preterm infants 21 Oct 21. Featured Paper. MRI & CT coronary angiography in survivors of COVID-19 09 Jun 21. Featured Paper. Assessment of stunned & viable myocardium using manganese-enhanced MRI. 06 Feb 20. Featured Paper. Manganese-enhanced T1 mapping to quantify myocardial viability: validation with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. 05 Aug 19. Featured Paper. Disentangled representation learning in cardiac image analysis. 29 Jul 19. Featured Paper. Manganese-enhanced MRI of the myocardium. 24 Jul 19. Featured Paper. Disentangled representation learning in cardiac image analysis. Please view all our publications, here This article was published on 2024-08-22