Name:
Title:
Matthew David Robson
Head of Cardiac MRI Physics
18th October 1968
matthew.robson@cardiov.ox.ac.uk
BA (MA 1995) Christ’s College, University of Cambridge (Natural
Sciences, Physics and Theoretical Physics), 2i 1991
PhD, Herschel Smith Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry, and Christ’s
College, University of Cambridge (MR Imaging) 1994
Employment Experience:
Date of Birth
E-mail
Degrees
2006-present day
University Research Lecturer and Head of Cardiac MR Physics
Sept 2004- today
Research Physicist, RS2* grade. University of Oxford Centre for Clinical
Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR), (based at the John Radcliffe
Hospital, Oxford) with the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Responsible for cardiac research methods on 1.5T, 3T and 7T clinical
research MRI systems, including: pulse sequences, additional research
hardware, collaborations, grants, managing of post-docs (x6), DPhil students
(x2), technical staff (x1)
Sept 2001-Sept 2004 Research Physicist, OCMR, by the MRC via the department of
Biochemistry under Prof. Peter Styles. MRC Research Scientist (Grade 3)
Dec 2000- Sept 2001 3T Project Manager, Marconi Medical Systems, Farnham, UK
Sept 1999–Dec 2000 3T Product Manager, Marconi Medical Systems, Farnham, UK
Jan 1998–Sept 1999 Product Specialist, SMIS (Surrey Medical Imaging Systems Ltd.), UK
Jan1995–Jan 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow &Associate Research Scientist, Dept. of Diagnostic
Radiology, Yale University, USA
Sept1987–Aug 1988 Technical Assistant and sponsored student, GEC Engineering Research
Professional
affiliations
Member of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine,
Society for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, British Society for Cardiac
Magnetic Resonance
Scientific journal reviewing for MRI, MRM, JCMR, MAGMA, NMR
Biomedicine, The Lancet, IEEE-TMI, Nature Medicine
Member of the Chartered Management Institute: Introductory Certificate in
Management (passed 2008)
School governor (William Fletcher School)
MOST RECENT SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (of 83 peer reviewed papers):
2011
Suttie JJ, Delabarre L, Pitcher A, van de Moortele PF, Dass S, Snyder CJ, Francis JM, Metzger GJ, Weale P, Ugurbil K,
Neubauer S, Robson M, Vaughan T 7 Tesla (T) human cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging using FLASH and
SSFP to assess cardiac function: validation against 1.5 T and 3 T..NMR Biomed. 2011
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Rapid quantification of myocardial lipid content in humans using single breath-hold (1) H MRS at 3 Tesla.
Rial B, Robson MD, Neubauer S, Schneider JE.Magn Reson Med. 2011 Sep;66(3):619-24
2010
Biasiolli L, Lindsay AC, Choudhury RP, Robson MD. Loss of fine structure and edge sharpness in fast-spin-echo carotid
wall imaging: measurements and comparison with multiple-spin-echo in normal and atherosclerotic subjects. J Magn
Reson Imaging. 2011
Codreanu I, Robson MD, Rider OJ, Pegg TJ, Jung BA, Dasanu CA, Clarke K, Holloway CJ.
Chasing the reflected wave back into the heart: a new hypothesis while the jury is still out. Vasc Health Risk Manag.
2011;7:365-73.
Codreanu I, Pegg TJ, Selvanayagam JB, Robson MD, Rider OJ, Dasanu CA, Jung BA, Taggart DP, Clarke K, Holloway
CJ. Details of left ventricular remodeling and the mechanism of paradoxical ventricular septal motion after coronary
artery bypass graft surgery.. J Invasive Cardiol. 2011 Jul;23(7):276-82.
Hodgson RJ, Evans R, Wright P, Grainger AJ, O'Connor PJ, Helliwell P, McGonagle D, Emery P, Robson MD.
Quantitative magnetization transfer ultrashort echo time imaging of the Achilles tendon. Magn Reson Med. 2011
May;65(5):1372-6.
Dall'armellina E, Karia N, Lindsay AC, Karamitsos TD, Ferreira V, Robson MD, Kellman P, Francis JM, Forfar C,
Prendergast BD, Banning AP, Channon KM, Kharbanda RK, Neubauer S, Choudhury RP. Dynamic changes of edema
and late gadolinium enhancement after acute myocardial infarction and their relationship to functional recovery and
salvage index. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 May 1;4(3):228-36
Hodgson RJ, Evans R, Wright P, Grainger AJ, O'Connor PJ, Helliwell P, McGonagle D, Emery P, Robson MD.
Quantitative magnetization transfer ultrashort echo time imaging of the Achilles tendon. Magn Reson Med. 2011
Hodgson RJ, Grainger AJ, O'Connor PJ, Evans R, Coates L, Marzo-Ortega H, Helliwell P, McGonagle D, Emery P,
Robson MD. Imaging of the Achilles tendon in spondyloarthritis: a comparison of ultrasound and conventional, short and
ultrashort echo time MRI with and without intravenous contrast. Eur Radiol. 2011 Jun;21(6):1144-52.
Piechnik SK, Ferreira VM, Dall'armellina E, Cochlin LE, Greiser A, Neubauer S, Robson MD. Shortened Modified
Look-Locker Inversion recovery (ShMOLLI) for clinical myocardial T1-mapping at 1.5 and 3 T within a 9 heartbeat
breathhold. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2010 Nov 19;12(1):69.
Hodgson RJ, Grainger AJ, O'Connor PJ, Evans R, Coates L, Marzo-Ortega H, Helliwell P, McGonagle D, Emery P,
Robson MD. Imaging of the Achilles tendon in spondyloarthritis: a comparison of ultrasound and conventional, short and
ultrashort echo time MRI with and without intravenous contrast. Eur Radiol. 2010 Dec 29
Codreanu I, Robson MD, Golding SJ, Jung BA, Clarke K, Holloway CJ. Longitudinally and circumferentially directed
movements of the left ventricle studied by cardiovascular magnetic resonance phase contrast velocity mapping. J
Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2010 Aug 17;12:48.
Robson MD, Gatehouse PD. Consequences of T2 relaxation during half-pulse slice selection for ultrashort TE imaging.
Magn Reson Med. 2010 Aug;64(2):610-5.
Gallichan D, Andersson JL, Jenkinson M, Robson MD, Miller KL. Reducing distortions in diffusion-weighted echo planar
imaging with a dual-echo blip-reversed sequence. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Aug;64(2):382-90.
Rodgers CT, Robson MD. Receive array magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Whitened singular value decomposition
(WSVD) gives optimal Bayesian solution Magn Reson Med. 2010 Apr;63(4):881-91.
Macintosh BJ, Lindsay AC, Kylintireas I, Kuker W, Güther M, Robson MD, Kennedy J, Choudhury RP, Jezzard P.
Multiple Inflow Pulsed Arterial Spin-Labeling Reveals Delays in the Arterial Arrival Time in Minor Stroke and Transient
Ischemic Attack. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2010 Feb 25
2009
Karamitsos TD, Leccisotti L, Arnold JR, Recio-Mayoral A, Bhamra-Ariza P, Howells RK, Searle N, Robson MD,
Rimoldi OE, Camici PG, Neubauer S, Selvanayagam JB. Relationship between Regional Myocardial Oxygenation and
Perfusion in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Positron
Emission Tomography. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Nov 17
Lee JM, Robson MD, Yu LM, Shirodaria CC, Cunnington C, Kylintireas I, Digby JE, Bannister T, Handa A, Wiesmann
F, Durrington PN, Channon KM, Neubauer S, Choudhury RP. Effects of high-dose modified-release nicotinic acid on
atherosclerosis and vascular function: a randomized, placebo-controlled, magnetic resonance imaging study.. J Am Coll
Cardiol. 2009 Nov 3;54(19):1787-94.
Jackson CE, Shirodaria CC, Lee JM, Francis JM, Choudhury RP, Channon KM, Noble JA, Neubauer S, Robson MD.
Reproducibility and accuracy of automated measurement for dynamic arterial lumen area by cardiovascular magnetic
resonance. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Sep 25
Hudsmith LE, Tyler DJ, Emmanuel Y, Petersen SE, Francis JM, Watkins H, Clarke K, Robson MD, Neubauer S (31)P
cardiac magnetic resonance spectroscopy during leg exercise at 3 Tesla. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Aug 21.
Rider OJ, Francis JM, Ali MK, Petersen SE, Robinson M, Robson MD, Byrne JP, Clarke K, Neubauer S.
Beneficial cardiovascular effects of bariatric surgical and dietary weight loss in obesity.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 18;54(8):718-26.
Gallichan D, Scholz J, Bartsch A, Behrens TE, Robson MD, Miller KL.Addressing a systematic vibration artifact in
diffusion-weighted MRI. Hum Brain Mapp. 2009 Jul 14.
Gallichan D, Robson MD, Bartsch A, Miller KL.TREMR: Table-resonance elastography with MR.Magn Reson Med.
2009 Sep;62(3):815-21.
O'Brien KR, Myerson SG, Cowan BR, Young AA, Robson MD. Phase contrast ultrashort TE: A more reliable technique
for measurement of high-velocity turbulent stenotic jets.Magn Reson Med. 2009 Sep;62(3):626-36.
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Tyler DJ, Emmanuel Y, Cochlin LE, Hudsmith LE, Holloway CJ, Neubauer S, Clarke K, Robson MD. Reproducibility of
31P cardiac magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 3 T. NMR Biomed. 2009 May;22(4):405-13.
2008
2007
2006
2005
Tyler DJ, Hudsmith LE, Clarke K, Neubauer S, Robson MD. A comparison of cardiac (31)P MRS at 1.5 and 3 T.
NMR Biomed. 2008 Jun 2.
Miller KL, Bulte DP, Devlin H, Robson MD, Wise RG, Woolrich MW, Jezzard P, Behrens TE. Evidence for a vascular
contribution to diffusion FMRI at high b value. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Dec 26;104(52):20967-72.
Lee JM, Wiesmann F, Shirodaria C, Leeson P, Petersen SE, Francis JM, Jackson CE, Robson MD, Neubauer S, Channon
KM, Choudhury RP. Early changes in arterial structure and function following statin initiation: quantification by
magnetic resonance imaging. Atherosclerosis. 2008 Apr;197(2):951-8.
Smith SM, Johansen-Berg H, Jenkinson M, Rueckert D, Nichols TE, Miller KL, Robson MD, Jones DK, Klein JC,
Bartsch AJ, Behrens TE.Acquisition and voxelwise analysis of multi-subject diffusion data with tract-based spatial
statistics. Nature Protoc. 2007;2(3):499-503.
M.E. Farrugia, G.M. Bydder, J.M. Francis, M.D. Robson. Magnetic resonance imaging of facial muscles. Clinical
Radiology 2007 Nov 62(11);1078-1086
Smith SM, Johansen-Berg H, Jenkinson M, Rueckert D, Nichols TE, Miller KL, Robson MD, Jones DK, Klein JC,
Bartsch AJ, Behrens TE. Acquisition and voxelwise analysis of multi-subject diffusion data with tract-based spatial
statistics. Nature Protocols 2007;2(3):499-503.
Shirodaria C, Antoniades C, Lee J, Jackson CE, Robson MD, Francis JM, Moat SJ, Ratnatunga C, Pillai R, Refsum H,
Neubauer S, Channon KM. Global improvement of vascular function and redox state with low-dose folic acid:
implications for folate therapy in patients with coronary artery disease. Circulation. 2007 May 1;115(17):2262-70.
Petersen SE, Jerosch-Herold M, Hudsmith LE, Robson MD, Francis JM, Doll HA, Selvanayagam JB, Neubauer S,
Watkins H. Evidence for Microvascular Dysfunction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. New Insights From
Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circulation. 2007 Apr 23
Cheng AS, Pegg TJ, Karamitsos TD, Searle N, Jerosch-Herold M, Choudhury RP, Banning AP, Neubauer S, Robson MD,
Selvanayagam JB. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance perfusion imaging at 3-tesla for the detection of coronary artery
disease: a comparison with 1.5-tesla. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jun 26;49(25):2440-9.
Lee JM, Shirodaria C, Jackson CE, Robson MD, Antoniades C, Francis JM, Wiesmann F, Channon KM, Neubauer S,
Choudhury RP. Multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging quantifies atherosclerosis and vascular dysfunction in patients
with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2007 May;4(1):44-8.
Adrian S. H. Cheng, Matthew D. Robson, Stefan Neubauer, Joseph B. Selvanayagam. Irreversible Myocardial Injury:
Assessment with Cardiovascular Delayed-Enhancement MR Imaging and Comparison of 1.5 and 3.0 T—Initial
Experience
Tyler DJ, Robson MD, Henkelman RM, Young IR, Bydder GM. Magnetic resonance imaging with ultrashort TE (UTE)
PULSE sequences: technical considerations. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007 Feb;25(2):279-89.
Heiervang E, Behrens TE, Mackay CE, Robson MD, Johansen-Berg H. Between session reproducibility and between
subject variability of diffusion MR and tractography measures. Neuroimage. 2006 Nov 15;33(3):867-77.
Tyler DJ, Hudsmith LE, Petersen SE, Francis JM, Weale P, Neubauer S, Clarke K, Robson MD. Cardiac cine MRimaging at 3T: FLASH vs SSFP. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2006;8(5):709-15.
Hogan MC, Petersen SE, Hudsmith LE, Francis JM, Neubauer S, Robson MD. Effects of steady state free precession
parameters on cardiac mass, function, and volumes. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2006 Dec 13;
Petersen SE, Hudsmith LE, Robson MD, Doll HA, Francis JM, Wiesmann F, Jung BA, Hennig J, Watkins H, Neubauer S.
Sex-specific characteristics of cardiac function, geometry, and mass in young adult elite athletes. Magn Reson Imaging.
2006 Aug;24(2):297-303.
Petersen SE, Wiesmann F, Hudsmith LE, Robson MD, Francis JM, Selvanayagam JB, Neubauer S, Channon KM.
Functional and structural vascular remodeling in elite rowers assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance. J Am Coll
Cardiol. 2006 Aug 15;48(4):790-7.
Hudsmith LE, Petersen SE, Tyler DJ, Francis JM, Cheng AS, Clarke K, Selvanayagam JB, Robson MD, Neubauer S.
Determination of cardiac volumes and mass with FLASH and SSFP cine sequences at 1.5 vs. 3 Tesla: A validation study.
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2006 Jun 22;
Farrugia ME, Robson MD, Clover L, Anslow P, Newsom-Davis J, Kennett R, Hilton-Jones D, Matthews PM, Vincent A.
MRI and clinical studies of facial and bulbar muscle involvement in MuSK antibody-associated myasthenia gravis. Brain.
2006 Jun;129(Pt 6):1481-92. Epub 2006 May 3
Leeson CP, Robinson M, Francis JM, Robson MD, Channon KM, Neubauer S, Wiesmann F. Cardiovascular magnetic
resonance imaging for non-invasive assessment of vascular function: validation against ultrasound. J Cardiovasc Magn
Reson. 2006;8(2):381-7.
Petersen SE, Jung BA, Wiesmann F, Selvanayagam JB, Francis JM, Hennig J, Neubauer S, Robson MD. Myocardial
tissue phase mapping with cine phase-contrast mr imaging: regional wall motion analysis in healthy volunteers.
Radiology. 2006 Mar;238(3):816-26. Epub 2006 Jan 19.
Hudsmith LE, Petersen SE, Francis JM, Robson MD, Neubauer S. Normal human left and right ventricular and left atrial
dimensions using steady state free precession magnetic resonance imaging. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2005;7(5):775-82.
Robson MD, Porter DA. Reconstruction as a source of artifact in non-gated single-shot diffusion-weighted EPI. Magn
Reson Imaging. 2005 Nov;23(9):899-905. Epub 2005 Nov 7.
Hudsmith LE, Petersen SE, Francis JM, Robson MD, Watkins H, Neubauer S. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Noonan
Syndrome closely mimics familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy due to sarcomeric mutations. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging.
2006 Jun-Aug;22(3-4):493-5. Epub 2005 Nov 3.
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Ramnani N, Behrens TE, Johansen-Berg H, Richter MC, Pinsk MA, Andersson JL, Rudebeck P, Ciccarelli O, Richter W,
Thompson AJ, Gross CG, Robson MD, Kastner S, Matthews PM. The evolution of prefrontal inputs to the cortico-pontine
system: diffusion imaging evidence from Macaque monkeys and humans. Cereb Cortex. 2006 Jun;16(6):811-8. Epub
2005 Aug 24.
Behrens TE, Jenkinson M, Robson MD, Smith SM, Johansen-Berg H. A consistent relationship between local white
matter architecture and functional specialisation in medial frontal cortex. Neuroimage. 2006 Mar;30(1):220-7.
Sillery E, Bittar RG, Robson MD, Behrens TE, Stein J, Aziz TZ, Johansen-Berg H. Connectivity of the human
periventricular-periaqueductal gray region. Radiology. 2006 Mar;238(3):816-26. Epub 2006 Jan 19.
Robson MD, Tyler DJ, Neubauer S. Acquisition Weighted Ultrashort TE Chemical Shift Imaging (UTE-CSI). Magn
Reson Med. 2005 Feb;53(2):267-74.
Reichert IL, Robson MD, Gatehouse PD, He T, Chappell KE, Holmes J, Girgis S, Bydder GM. Magnetic resonance
imaging of cortical bone with ultrashort TE pulse sequences. Magn Reson Imaging. 2005 Jun;23(5):611-8. Winner of the
2006 Lodwick Award (“finest contribution to medical literature on the subject of muscoloskeletal imaging”.)
Croxson PL, Johansen-Berg H, Behrens TE, Robson MD, Pinsk MA, Gross CG, Richter W, Richter MC, Kastner S,
Rushworth MF. Quantitative investigation of connections of the prefrontal cortex in the human and macaque using
probabilistic diffusion tractography. J Neurosci. 2005 Sep 28;25(39):8854-66.
Petersen SE, Selvanayagam JB, Francis JM, Myerson SG, Wiesmann F, Robson MD, Ostman-Smith I, Casadei B,
Watkins H, Neubauer S. Differentiation of athlete's heart from pathological forms of cardiac hypertrophy by means of
geometric indices derived from cardiovascular magnetic resonance. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2005;7(3):551-8.
Petersen SE, Selvanayagam JB, Wiesmann F, Robson MD, Francis JM, Anderson RH, Watkins H, Neubauer S. Left
Ventricular Non-Compaction: Insights from Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;
46(1):101-105.
Bydder M, Robson MD. Partial Fourier Partially Parallel Imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2005 Jun;53(6):1393-401.
Robson MD, Gatehouse PD, So PW, Bell JD, Bydder GM. Contrast enhancement of short T2 tissues using ultrashort TE
(UTE) pulse sequences. 2004. Clin Radiol. Aug;59(8):720-6
Johansen-Berg H, Behrens TE, Robson MD, Drobnjak I, Rushworth MF, Brady JM, Smith SM, Higham DJ, Matthews
PM. Changes in connectivity profiles define functionally-distinct regions in human medial frontal cortex. PNAS Sep
7;101(36):13335-40.
Selvanayagam JB, Kardos A, Nicolson D, Francis J, Petersen SE, Robson M, Banning A, Neubauer S. Anteroseptal or
apical myocardial infarction: a controversy addressed using delayed enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance
imaging.J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2004;6(3):653-61
Wiesmann F, Petersen SE, Leeson PM, Francis JM, Robson MD, Wang Q, Choudhury R, Channon KM, Neubauer S.
Global impairment of brachial, carotid, and aortic vascular function in young smokers: direct quantification by highresolution magnetic resonance imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Nov 16;44(10):2056-64
Robson MD, Benjamin M, Gishen P, Bydder GM. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Achilles Tendon with Ultrashort
TE (UTE) Pulse Sequences. Clinical Radiology Vol 59 No 8 pages 727-735 (2004)
Jackson CE, Robson MD, Francis JM, Noble JA. Automatic Planning of the Acquisition of Cardiac MR Images.
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 2004 Oct;28(7):411-418
Wang Q, Robson MD, Francis JM, Petersen SE, Channon KM, Neubauer S, Wiesmann F. Accuracy of Quantitative MR
Vessel Wall Imaging Applying a Semi-Automated Gradient Detection Algorithm-A Validation Study. J Cardiovasc Magn
Reson. 2004;6(4):895-907.
Gatehouse PD, Thomas RW, Robson MD, Hamilton G, Herlihy AH, Bydder GM. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the
Knee with Ultrashort TE (UTE) Pulse Sequences. Magn Reson Imaging. 2004 Oct;22(8):1061-7.
Chappell KE, Robson MD, Stonebridge-Foster A, Glover A, Allsop JM, Williams AD, Herlihy AH, Moss J, Gishen P,
Bydder GM. Magic angle effects in magnetic resonance neurography. Am J Neuroradiol. 2004 Mar;25(3):431-40
Selvanayagam JB, Petersen SE, Francis JM, Robson MD, Kardos A, Neubauer S, Taggart DP. Effects of Off Pump versus
On Pump Coronary Surgery on Reversible and Irreversible Myocardial Injury: A Randomised Trial using Cardiovascular
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Biochemical Markers. Circulation 109; 345-350 (2004)
Petersen SE, Mohrs OK, Horstick G, Oberholzer K, Abegunewardene N, Ruetzel K, Selvanayagam JB, Robson MD,
Neubauer S, Thelen M, Meyer J, Kreitner KF. Influence of contrast agent dose and image acquisition timing on the
quantitative determination of nonviable myocardial tissue using delayed contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2004;6(2):541-8.
Robson MD, Gatehouse PD, Bydder GM, Neubauer S. Human imaging of phosphorus in cortical and trabecular bone in
vivo using ultrashort TE (UTE) pulse sequences. Magn. Res. Med. 2004 Vol. 51 No.5 pages 888-892.
Wiesmann F, Petersen SE, Leeson PM, Francis JM, Robson MD, Wang Q, Choudhury R, Channon KM, Neubauer S.
Global impairment of brachial, carotid, and aortic vascular function in young smokers: direct quantification by highresolution magnetic resonance imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Nov 16;44(10):2056-64.
Robson MD, Gatehouse PD, Bydder M, Bydder GM. Magnetic Resonance: An Introduction to Ultrashort TE (UTE)
Imaging. JCAT 2003; 27(6): 825-846
Waldman A, Rees JH, Brock CS, Robson MD, Gatehouse PD, Bydder GM. MRI of the Brain with Ultra-short Echo-time
Pulse Sequences. Neuroradiology 45 (12): 887-892 Dec 2003
Working in industry
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1999
Gochberg DF, Kennan RP, Robson MD, Gore JC. Quantitative Imaging of Magnetization Transfer using Multiple
Selective Pulses. Magn Reson Med. 1999 May;41(5):1065-72
1998
Robson MD, Dorosz JL, Gore JC. Evaluation of the temporal fMRI response of the human auditory cortex to trains of
tones. Neuroimage, April: 7(3):185-98 (1998).
1997
Robson MD, Gore JC, Constable RT. Measurement of the Point Spread Function in Echo Planar Imaging Using Constant
Time Imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol. 38 pages 733-740 (1997).
Robson MD, Anderson AW, Gore JC. Magnetic Resonance in Diffusion Weighted Multiple Shot Echo Planar Imaging of
Humans Without Navigation. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol. 38 pages 82-88 (1997).
1996
Robson MD, Constable RT. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol. 36 pages 537-546 (1996).
Kshirsagar, A. Robson, M.D. Watson, P.J. Herrod, N.J. Tyler, J.A. Hall, L.D. Computer analysis of MR images of
human knee joints to measure femoral cartilage thickness. Proceedings
of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Nov 1996 746-747 vol.2
1995
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Tyler JA, Watson PJ, Koh HL, Herrod NJ, Robson M, Hall LD. Detection and Monitoring of Progressive Degeneration of
Osteoarthiritic Cartilage by MRI. Acta Orthop Scand (suppl. 266) vol. 66 pages 130-138 (1995).
Robson MD, Hodgson RJ, Herrod NJ, Tyler JA, Hall LD. A combined analysis and magnetic resonance imaging
technique for computerised automatic measurement of cartilage thickness in the distal interphalangeal joint. Magnetic
Resonance Imaging, Vol. 13(5) pages 709-718(1995).
Petersen SE, Francis JM, Wiesmann F, Flossmann E, Robson MD, Neubauer S. A ‘Broken Heart’ Artifact in
Cardiovascular MR. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 19(5):437, 2003
Wiesmann F, Robson MD, Francis J, Petersen SE, Leeson CP, Channon KM, Neubauer S. Visualization of the Ruptured
Plaque by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Images in Cardiovascular Medicine. Circulation 108:2542 (2003)
GRANT HISTORY
M.D.Robson S.Neubauer, MRC Programme Grant. Development and Validation of Cardiovascular MR Imaging and
Spectroscopy at 7 Tesla. £1,368k, 2010-2015
M.D.Robson, S. Neubauer, BRC Project grant, Imaging Theme. Cardiac Tisue Characterisation with MRI. £340k, 20082012
S. Neubauer, M.D.Robson, BRC Project grant, Imaging Theme. Metabolic Imaging of the heart using a Phased-Array
receive coil. £330k, 2008-2012
S. Neubauer, M.D.Robson and R Choudhury: MRC Award. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance at 7Tesla. £1,800k, 2008-2011
P J O'Connor, A Grainger, P Emery, D McGonagle, M Robson, P Helliwell (mostly Univ Leeds). Novel strategies for
imaging of the enthesis and the adjacent bone in seronegative arthritis: early detection and response to treatment. Arthitis
Research Campaign. £266k. 2008-2011.
S. Neubauer, M.D. Robson and J.A. Noble: MRC Award. Development and application of cardiovascular imaging at 3T.
£410k, 2005-2008
M.D. Robson, S. Neubauer: MRCT Development Gap Funding. 2004 Phosphorus bone imaging for Osteoporosis. £27k
S. Neubauer, M.D. Robson: Wellcome Value in People Award. £62k, Oct 2004- Oct 2005
M.D. Robson, R. Choudhury, J.A. Noble. EPSRC Research Award. Development and validation of automated analysis
tools for clinical interpretation of vascular magnetic resonance images. £244k. February 2006-2009
J. Schneider, M.D. Robson, S. Neubauer: Development of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in human heart at 3T.
Funded by the BHF £250k, 2006-2009. June 2006-2009
R. Atkins, A.J. Procter, P.A. Davison, M.D. Robson. Measurement of blood flow in cortical bone with ultra short echo
time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging. Action Medical Research, AP1056, value £30k, 2006-2008
M.D. Robson, D.J. Tyler; John Fell Foundation £10k, OCMR £10k, MRF £10k all for phased array 31P RF coil
Overseas Research Studentship won for Huifeng (Paul) Huang for Dphil studentship
PATENTS
M. D. Robson, G. M. Bydder, P. D. Gatehouse, David Firmin. Phosphorus Imaging of Bone by MRI, patent application
number 0309298.8 (2003)
G. M. Bydder, M. Bydder, P. D. Gatehouse, M. D. Robson. Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Ultra Short Echo Times.
Provisional Application Serial Number 60/501,451, filed Sept 8, 2003
M. D. Robson, A. D. Porter, A hybrid reconstruction approach for single-shot EPI diffusion imaging. Filed by Siemens
Medical Systems Nov. 2004
S. Piechnik, A. Grieser, M.D.Robson. Systems and methods for shortened Look Locker Inversion Recovery (sh-MOLLI)
Cardiac Gated Mapping of T1. US Patent Application 61/387,591.
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