AMaRI - Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Optimization of Image Acquisition and Analysis Methods (AMaRI)
IRAS ID
245109
Contact name
Sven Plein
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Duration of Study in the UK
4 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a test which produces detailed pictures of the internal organs by putting a person within a strong magnetic field. MRI allows us to detect abnormalities in many organs in the human body with a very high sensitivity. Importantly, MRI is a safe test and does not use any harmful radiation. It is therefore an increasingly used test in many areas of medicine with over 100.000 MRI scans performed in the NHS every year.
In the Department of Biomedical Imaging Science at the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) we have an ongoing research programme that aims to continuously improve the way we acquire MRI pictures. The proposed AMaRI study is hoping to improve the experience for future patients by making scans shorter, increasing the detail in the images and finding out new information from within the acquired images. These developments are first tested in phantoms (bottles filled with a special solution), and later need confirmation in volunteers and then in patients.
The AMaRI study will support a number of other British Heart Foundation funded studies that are being carried out in the department.
The focus will be directed at improving MRI methodologies evaluating blood supply, heart function, metabolism, scarring, inflammation, valve function, and flow abnormalities.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/YH/0168
Date of REC Opinion
10 May 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion