Medical and Materials Imaging, MRes

This brand new course that offers the opportunity to study and develop knowledge and expertise in a specialist area of imaging according to personal interest and aspirations.

The course gives you a unique opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in a wide range of techniques and approaches in both medical and materials imaging. You will have access to modern facilities and to world leading researchers in the field. In completion of the course, you will be qualified to pursue a career in related industries or undertake PhD research.

You can gain skills in experimental lab techniques, optical techniques, writing scientific and research literature and the theory behind the practical focus.

• The course gives you a unique opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in a wide range of techniques and approaches in both medical and materials imaging.
• World-leading researchers teach on this MRes.
• Opportunities exist to use state-of-the-art equipment including: MRI magnets 2.2 Tesla, Transmission Electron, Scanning Electron and Confocal microscopes and Optical Coherence Tomography.

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You will undertake three taught modules and a research project.

Medical imaging

Topics include:

• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (MRI) imaging and applications in medical diagnostics
• Optical Coherent Tomography (OCT) and its application to medical (e.g. opthalmology) imaging
• diagnostic sonography (US, ultrasonography)
• computed tomography (CT) and X-ray medical imaging.

Materials and security imaging

Topics include:

• digital imaging and image processing (CCD, thermal, video, digital cameras)
• advanced microscopy to include SEM, TEM, AFM, STM, polarising light microscopes, fluorescence microscopy, confocal and near field microscopes
• spectral imaging (e.g. hyperspectral imaging and remote sensing)
• interferometry and its applications in materials and security imaging science
• X-ray and mm–wave scanning, imaging and analysis techniques
• comparison microscope and imaging for applications in forensic science.

Research methodology and ethics

• This module provides an underpinning in research skills relevant to the independent study required for an MRes.
• Topics include scientific writing and referencing, use of library and learning resources, presentation of results and a statistical analysis.
• The module also considers the ethical issues in relation to research in chosen field.

Research project

You will undertake an extended project (experimental or theoretical) on a full-time basis from February onward in an area related to your chosen imaging specialism. The project will be chosen from those offered by research teams.