Projects
List of research projects currently running in the MR Research Centre (information is provided by individual researchers)
| Principal investigator | Project name |
|---|---|
| Christian Beaulieu, PhD | Diffusion tensor imaging of white matter tract development in the healthy human brain and in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder [DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Christian Beaulieu, PhD | The development of high field diffusion imaging for application to neurological disorders [DTI | 4.7T] |
| Christian Beaulieu, PhD | The development of sodium magnetic resonance imaging and its application to acute stroke [NaMRI | 4.7T] |
| Christian Beaulieu, PhD | Sodium MRI of the cartilage in the human knee [NaMRI | 4.7T] |
| Christian Beaulieu, PhD | Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain in epilepsy [DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Alan Wilman, PhD | High field MRI of multiple sclerosis [MRI | 4.7T] |
| Alan Wilman, PhD | High field MRI physics development [MRI, fMRI, MRS | 3T, 4.7T] |
| Geoff Ball | Visceral adipose tissue volume [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Deryk Beal | Neural Network for Speech Production in Adults who Stutter [MRI, fMRI | 4.7T] |
| Gregg Blevins | High Field MRI of MS [MRI | 4.7T] |
| Craig Butler | CMR-VISION: Biomolecular Features and Pathophysiology of Peri-Operative Myocardial Infarction [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Carol Boliek | Intensive voice treatment for children with cerebral palsy: Sensorimotor neuroplasticity and functional outcomes [MRI, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Carol Boliek | Analysis of White Matter Fibre Count Measured from Diffusion Tensor Images of Post-Surgical Facial Reanimation Patients [MRI, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Ken Butcher | Perfusion and Antihypertensive Therapy in Acute Stroke [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Ken Butcher | Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke Outcome Study [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Ken Butcher | Tenecteplase in Acute Stroke [ | 1.5T ] |
| Richard Camicioli | Clinical magnetic resonance and genetic biomarkers of cognitive decline and dementia in Parkinson's Disease [MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Jeremy Caplan | Neural Basis of Human Memory [fMRI | 4.7T] |
| Ming Chan | Cortical Plasticity in an Arm Amputee [fMRI | 4.7T] |
| Richard Coulden | Assessment of accuracy of left ventricular function on gated SPECT compared with cardiac MRI as the gold standard. [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Richard Coulden | Clinical, Biochemical and Genetic Risk Factors for CAC and LVH [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Nicholas Coupland | Cortisol modulation of prefrontal glutamate-glutamine activity in controls and PTSD [MRS | 3T] |
| Nicholas Coupland | Magnetic resonance study in depression and social phobia [MRI, DTI | 1.5T , 4.7T] |
| Jacqueline Cummine | A Functional Investigation of Basic Language Processes [fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Florin Dolcos PhD | Neural Correlates of Social Anxiety. [MRI, fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Florin Dolcos PhD | Emotion Regulation in Healthy (Young and Older) and Clinical Groups. [MRI, fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Florin Dolcos PhD | Neural Correlates of the Impact of Social Interaction on Decision Making. [MRI, fMRI | 1.5T ] |
| Florin Dolcos PhD | The Impact of Emotion on Perception and Memory. [MRI, fMRI | 1.5T ] |
| Florin Dolcos PhD | Emotion Regulation in Remembering Autobiographical Memories. [MRI, fMRI, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Serdar Dursun | The CARPI study: fMRI of impulse control in high risk adolescents [fMRI | 4.7T] |
| Jason Dyck | Understanding and Treating Diastolic Heart Failure: Novel Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Potential Therapeutics (Alberta HEART) [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Justin Ezekowitz | ARCTIC-D: Aldosterone-blockade in Chronic Heart Failure - Diastolic [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Justin Ezekowitz | PhosphodiesteRasE-5 inhibition to improve clinical status and exercise capacity in diastolic heart failure [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Fabrizio Giuliani | Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: role of the locus coeruleus [MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Monica Gorassini | Mechanisms of Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Donald Gross | DTI in Epilepsy [DTI | 1.5T ] |
| Donald Gross | High field imaging in epilepsy [MRI, DTI | 4.7T] |
| Andrea Haqq | Autonomic nervous system activity and metabolic profiling in children with Prader-Willi Syndrome compared to controls [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Mark Haykowsky | Cardiovascular Function and Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Testicular Cancer Patients [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Mark Haykowsky | Acute Effect of Aerobic Interval Exercise on left ventricular function in heart failure [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Mark Haykowsky | Early Cardiovascular Effects of Sunitinib [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Jeff Jirsch | Improving the Detection of Epileptic Brain Tissue in Patients with Uncontrolled Seizures [MRI, DTI | 4.7T] |
| Sanjay Kalra | The cerebral neurochemical profile of ALS [MRS | 3T] |
| Sanjay Kalra | High field multimodal imaging [MRI, fMRI, MRS, DTI | 4.7T] |
| Sanjay Kalra | MRI Biomarkers [MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T , 3T, 4.7T] |
| Ester Kim | Written Language Processing in Aphasia: Cognitive Mechanisms, Neural Substrates and Evidence-Baseed Treatments [fMRI | 1.5T ] |
| Ordan Lehmann | Characterization of CNS anomalies in glaucoma [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Jean-Michel LeMelledo | In-vivo prospective assessment of brain neurochemical alternations associated with postpartum depression [MRS | 3T] |
| Ada Leung | Neural basis of auditory working memory and executive function [fMRI | 1.5T ] |
| Wayne Martin | Movement Disorders [MRI | 1.5T , 4.7T] |
| Wayne Martin | Neurobiological predictors of Huntington's disease [MRI, MRS | 1.5T ] |
| Wayne Martin | Biomarkers of disease progression in Parkinsonism [MRI, MRS, DTI | 1.5T , 3T, 4.7T] |
| Wayne Martin | Neuroanatomical correlates of gait and balance impairment in Parkinson's disease [MRI | 1.5T , 4.7T] |
| Evangelos Michelakis | Dichloroacetate as a Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Vivian Mushahwar | Prevention of Pressure Ulcers [MRI | 1.5T , 3T] |
| Vivian Mushahwar | Spinal Cord Injury [MRI | 3T, 4.7T] |
| Gavin Oudit | Enzyme replacement therapy in patients with Fabry disease [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Eric Parent | Creating Prediction Rules to Identify Patients Likely to Respond to Flexion and Extension Exercises and Understanding the Mechanisms of Action in Persons with Low Back Pain: Studies Using Clinical, MRI and Neuromuscular Assessment [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Ian Paterson | MRI for the detection of cardiac transplant rejection [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Ian Paterson | Alberta HEART study of diastolic function [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Ian Paterson | IMAGE-HF [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Ian Paterson | MANTICORE [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Scot Purdon | Improving outcomes in first episode schizophrenia: an education and genetic focused approach. [MRS | 3T, 4.7T] |
| Scot Purdon | Cerebral structure and function in first episode psychosis. [fMRI, MRS | 1.5T , 3T] |
| Marcia Spetch | Decision Making in Gambling [fMRI | 4.7T] |
| Peter Silverstone | fMRI of executive control and psychiatric conditions with CARPI team [fMRI | 4.7T] |
| Edythe Tham | Detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with previous exposure to anthracycline therapy [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Phil Tibbo | Understanding stimulant-induced psychosis by co-registration of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cognitive changes [MRS | 3T] |
| Marcello Tonelli | Genetic Risk Factors for CAC and LVH [MRI | 1.5T ] |
| Sunita Vohra | Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: A Non-Pharmacological Approach to Support Youth with Mental Health Concerns [fMRI | 1.5T ] |
| Jerome Yager | Neuronal Re-organization in Children [ | ] |
| Jerome Yager | Neonatal Hypoglycemia [ | ] |
| Jaynie Yang | Motor Learning in Walking [fMRI | 1.5T ] |
| Team | Project name |
| CARPI team | Child/Adolescent At Risk Population Imaging, neuropsychology, and population health team (CARPI) [fMRI | 1.5T , 4.7T] |
| Endophenotypes - FoMD | Improving outcomes in first episode schizophrenia: an education and genetic focused approach [MRI, MRS | 3T, 4.7T] |