Post-Doctoral/Research
Associate Position:
Investigator:
B. Rutt
A
post-doctoral / research associate position in
magnetic resonance imaging is currently available
in the Imaging Research Laboratories of the Robarts
Research Institute in London Ontario Canada. The
position is available immediately.
Anticipated
activities will include the design and implementation
of new pulse sequences and image processing algorithms
for the acquisition and analysis of vascular MR
images. Preference will be given to candidates
with prior experience in MR physics, along with
pulse sequence and/or image processing development.
Candidates with prior experience with GE EPIC
pulse programming environments will be given priority.
Experience with the Interactive Data Language
(IDL), MATLAB and/or other image post-processing
skills would be considered beneficial. Salary
will be commensurate with experience.
Ph.D.
/ Postdoctoral Fellow Projects:
Magnetic
Resonance Diffusion Imaging of Cellular Microarchitecture
and Microvasculature in Breast Tumors
The
development of new non-invasive methods for characterizing
indeterminate lesions is an important area of
research in medical imaging. This project aims
to investigate the potential for MR diffusion
imaging (MRDI) to provide non-invasive, high-resolution
maps of the microstructures in and around the
breast lesions. It is predicted that this information
will allow diagnosis of benign versus malignant
tumors based on high resolution maps of the cellular
microarchitecture and the amount of vascularization
of the tumor.
Imaging
of Dosimetry Gels
This
project is investigating tumour regrowth after
insufficient doses of radiation or incomplete
coverage of the tumour. The overall goal of the
project is the optimization of a three dimensional
gel dosimeter that can be incorporated into phantoms
that simulate patients, and the comparison of
two imaging techniques (optical CT and MRI) used
to interrogate the 3D dose pattern within these
gels. Another phase of the project is to improve
the signal-to-noise ratio of 3D MRI dosimetry,
allowing rapid and accurate dose mapping in heterogeneous
gels that better simulate real patients.
Interested
Candidates are invited to submit their C.V. along
with two letters of reference to:
Brian
K. Rutt, Ph.D.
Imaging Research Laboratories
Robarts Research Institute
P.O. Box 5015
100 Perth Drive
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5K8
brian.rutt@imaging.robarts.ca
(519) 663-5777 x35818
