Medical Physics and Medical Engineering
The University of Edinburgh
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01.07.11

PhD student Gavin Merrifield presented results from MRI investigations into the cardiac system of large spiders at the
Society for Experimental Biology 2011 annual meeting.

BBC News - Inside a tarantula spider's beating heart

09.06.11

Medical Physics Seminar. Dr. Mark Bastin - Imaging the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

Welcome to Medical Physics & Medical Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, which is based in the Medical School at Little France, adjacent to the Royal Infirmary. The Medical Physics Unit is part of the School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

A key feature of our research activities is collaboration with other University Divisions, Schools and Research Centres, including Cardiovascular Science, Reproductive Biology, Clinical Brain Sciences, Engineering, Physics and Mathematics.

We have particular strengths in

  • Preclinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Clinical MRI Neuroimaging
  • Ultrasound Imaging
  • Ultrasound Microbubble Contrast Agents
  • Modelling of blood vessel structure via fluid dynamics