Protocols and Methodologies in Basic Science and Clinical Cardiac MRI

Christakis Constantinides, PhD is a Marie Curie Fellow in the BMRU. His specific research interests focus on the study of cardiac mechanical function, computational and tissue structure modeling and characterization, and functional and cellular tracking methods using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The goal of his research efforts is the complete characterization of the electromechanical function of the heart in small animals, aiming to promote the understanding of mechanisms of human disease that is predominantly underlined by genetic causes.

• The Role of MRI in Preclinical and Clinical Functional Quantification and Modelling.- Quantification of Regional Ventricular Wall Motion in Laboratory Animals.- Diffusion MRI and Tractography.-  Myocyte Metabolic Imaging with Hyperpolarised MRI.- Preclinical Cardiac in Vivo Spectroscopy.- Cardiac Multinuclear Imaging.-  Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Elastography.-  Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis.- Compressed Sensing and Beyond.- MR Flow and Quantification.- Myocardial Viability in Ischaemic Heart Disease.- Congenital Heart Disease.- New Developments in Coronary MRI