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Working at RDM
In RDM, we actively promote a culture that supports work-life balance and a family friendly work ethic. We also foster an equal opportunities environment and support the professional development of all staff and students. Here you can find information about the support available to students and staff working within our department.
The Oxford Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (OXACT) Programme
The group is using artificial intellience and machine learning approaches to analyse radiotranscriptomic signatures that lead to the develpment of new imaging biomarkers. A recent example is that of the develpment of Fat Attenuation Index (FAI), a new biomarker that detects inflammation in the human coronary arteries by analysing the changes of weighed CT attenuation of perivascular adipose tissue (Science Transl Med 2017). FAI has striking predictive value for cardiac mortality and acute coronary events, as demonstrated in a large prospective clinical study (CRISP-CT) organised together with Erlangen University (Germany) and Cleveland Clinic (USA) (Lancet 2018). Since 2015, the group runs the Oxford Academic cardiovascular Computed Tomography (OXACT) programme, in partnership with the Manor Hospital, supporting the use of state-of-the-art cardiovascular CT imaging by groups within the University of Oxford. Within the group, we run the OXACT Core Lab, peforming advanced analysis of cardiovascular CT images with specific focus on analysis of coronary plaques and perivascular adipose tissue. The OXACT Core Lab provides advanced image analysis in support of academic and commercial studies, applying novel and established image analysis tools in coronary CT angiography.
OCMR Facilities
We have state-of-the-art magnetic resonance facilities, including three whole body MRI scanners and a hyperpolarizer for metabolic studies.
OCMR Achievements and Future Goals
Since our foundation in 2001, we have performed over 56,000 scans. This includes over 18,000 research scans and around 38,000 heart scans for NHS and private patients.
About OCMR
We aim to advance science and clinical medicine through the development, utilisation and promotion of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) techniques.