Matthew D. Robson
Matthew Robson | |
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| Born | Matthew David Robson |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Quantitative MRI, medical imaging technologies |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Magnetic resonance imaging, medical imaging, image analysis, data science |
| Workplaces | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Automated Analysis of MR Images (1994) |
Matthew David Robson is a British engineer, academic, and technology executive specializing in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), medical imaging, and quantitative image analysis. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer and a co-founder of Perspectum, and was formerly a Professor of MR Physics at the University of Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2024.
Career
[edit]Robson began his career as a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University and subsequently worked in medical-imaging industry roles.[1]
In 2001, he joined the Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research at the University of Oxford.[2] He later served as a university research lecturer and, from 2014 to 2017, as professor and director of MR physics at the centre.[3]
In 2012, Robson co-founded Perspectum with Stefan Neubauer, Rajarshi Banerjee, and Michael Brady.[4] He has served as the company's chief technology officer since 2017.[5]
Robson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2024.[1]
Research
[edit]Robson's research has concerned magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly quantitative imaging and medical image analysis. It has included work on functional magnetic resonance imaging and ultrafast imaging methods at the Yale School of Medicine, followed by research at the University of Oxford on high-field cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, myocardial T1 mapping, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.[1]
In cardiovascular MRI, Robson has co-authored research on methods for measuring myocardial tissue properties. This includes Shortened Modified Look-Locker Inversion Recovery (ShMOLLI), a technique for myocardial T1 mapping during a short breath-hold,[6] as well as studies of the effects of magnetization transfer on T1 measurements and of cardiac phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 1.5, 3, and 7 tesla.[7][8][9] His work in this area has also addressed the principles and methods of cardiovascular magnetic resonance.[10]
A separate strand of his research has involved ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI, which can image tissues with short T2 relaxation times, including bone and connective tissue. Studies co-authored by Robson have examined phosphorus imaging of cortical and trabecular bone, UTE imaging of cortical bone, clinical UTE applications, and phase-contrast UTE methods for imaging rapid flow.[11][12][13][14]
Robson has also co-authored quantitative MRI research on vascular disease, including T2 mapping of carotid atherosclerotic plaque components.[15]
Later work has applied multiparametric MRI to the non-invasive assessment of liver disease. A 2014 study co-authored by Robson evaluated the use of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing liver disease, while a subsequent study examined associations between MRI measures and clinical outcomes in people with chronic liver disease.[16][17]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Professor Matthew Robson FREng". Royal Academy of Engineering.
- ↑ "Neubauer Group: Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research". Radcliffe Department of Medicine.
- ↑ "Contacts for Imaging | NIHR Biomedical Research Centre". Oxford.
- ↑ "Finding the silent killer". Oxford Mail. 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "Perspectum". The Sunday Times. 16 January 2026.
- ↑ Piechnik, Stefan K; Ferreira, Vanessa M; Dall'Armellina, Erica; Cochlin, Lowri E; Greiser, Andreas; Neubauer, Stefan; Robson, Matthew D (October 2010). "Shortened Modified Look-Locker Inversion recovery (ShMOLLI) for clinical myocardial T1-mapping at 1.5 and 3 T within a 9 heartbeat breathhold". Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 12 (1): 69. doi:10.1186/1532-429X-12-69. PMC 3001433. PMID 21092095.
- ↑ Robson, Matthew D.; Piechnik, Stefan K.; Tunnicliffe, Elizabeth M.; Neubauer, Stefan (2013). "T1 measurements in the human myocardium: the effects of magnetization transfer on the SASHA and MOLLI sequences". Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 70 (3): 664–670. doi:10.1002/mrm.24867. PMID 23857710.
- ↑ Tyler, Damian J.; Hudsmith, Lucy E.; Clarke, Kieran; Neubauer, Stefan; Robson, Matthew D. (2008). "A comparison of cardiac 31P MRS at 1.5 and 3 T". NMR in Biomedicine. 21 (8): 793–798. doi:10.1002/nbm.1255. PMID 18512846.
- ↑ Rodgers, Christopher T.; Clarke, William T.; Snyder, Curtis; Vaughan, J. Thomas; Neubauer, Stefan; Robson, Matthew D. (2014). "Human cardiac 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 7 tesla". Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 72 (2): 304–315. doi:10.1002/mrm.24922. PMC 4106879. PMID 24006267.
- ↑ Selvanayagam, Joseph; Robson, Matthew D.; Francis, Jane; Neubauer, Stefan (11 October 2010). "Basic Principles, Methods, and Techniques". Cardiac CT, PET and MR. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-8553-0.
- ↑ Robson, Matthew D.; Gatehouse, Peter D.; Bydder, Graeme M.; Neubauer, Stefan (2004). "Human imaging of phosphorus in cortical and trabecular bone in vivo". Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 51 (5): 888–892. doi:10.1002/mrm.20055. PMID 15122669.
- ↑ Reichert, Ines L. H.; Robson, Matthew D.; Gatehouse, Peter D.; He, Taigang; Chappell, Karyn E.; Holmes, Joanne; Girgis, Samia; Bydder, Graeme M. (2005). "Magnetic resonance imaging of cortical bone with ultrashort TE pulse sequences". Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 23 (5): 611–618. doi:10.1016/j.mri.2005.02.017. PMID 16051035.
- ↑ Robson, Matthew D.; Bydder, Graeme M. (2006). "Clinical ultrashort echo time imaging of bone and other connective tissues". NMR in Biomedicine. 19 (7): 765–780. doi:10.1002/nbm.1100. PMID 17075960.
- ↑ O'Brien, Kieran R.; Robson, Matthew D. (2012). "Imaging of Very Fast Flows with PC-UTE". Encyclopedia of Magnetic Resonance. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 521–528. doi:10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1248. ISBN 978-0-470-03459-0.
- ↑ Biasiolli, Luca; Lindsay, Alistair C.; Chai, Joshua T.; Choudhury, Robin P.; Robson, Matthew D. (2013). "In-vivo quantitative T2 mapping of carotid arteries in atherosclerotic patients: segmentation and T2 measurement of plaque components". Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 15 (1) 69. doi:10.1186/1532-429X-15-69. PMC 3751854. PMID 23953780.
- ↑ Banerjee, Rajarshi; Pavlides, Michael; Tunnicliffe, Elizabeth M.; Piechnik, Stefan K.; Sarania, Nikita; Philips, Rachel; Collier, Jane D.; Booth, Jonathan C.; Schneider, Jürgen E.; Wang, Lai Mun; Delaney, David W.; Fleming, Kenneth; Robson, Matthew D.; Barnes, Eleanor; Neubauer, Stefan (2014). "Multiparametric magnetic resonance for the non-invasive diagnosis of liver disease". Journal of Hepatology. 60 (1): 69–77. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2013.09.002. PMC 3865797. PMID 24036007.
- ↑ Pavlides, Michael; Banerjee, Rajarshi; Tunnicliffe, Elizabeth M.; Kelly, Christopher; Collier, Jane; Booth, Jonathan; Houlston, Robert; Neubauer, Stefan; Barnes, Eleanor; Robson, Matthew D. (2016). "Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging predicts clinical outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease". Journal of Hepatology. 64 (2): 308–315. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2015.10.009. PMC 4751288. PMID 26471505.
