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Lionel Broche is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen's School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, where he leads the world-leading Fast Field-Cycling group. His research focuses on developing Field-Cycling Imaging (FCI), a novel imaging technology derived from MRI that measures water and lipid molecule dynamics non-invasively. This technology provides unique insights into pathological tissue remodeling during disease progression, with significant medical applications.
Dr. Broche's research spans multiple disciplines including electronic engineering, spin physics, biophysics, physiology, cell biology, system engineering, and electromagnetism. His work centers on three main areas: discovering medical applications of FCI (including biological mechanisms underlying image contrast), advancing FCI technology, and promoting open-source dissemination of FCI hardware. His research has demonstrated promising applications in detecting stroke, breast cancer, brain glioma, liver fibrosis, and osteoarthritis.
Analysis of Dr. Broche's 15 most recent publications reveals a consistent focus on low-field magnetic resonance techniques, particularly Field-Cycling Imaging. His work demonstrates how FCI can extract unique information about molecular dynamics in tissues that conventional high-field MRI cannot access. The publications span medical applications across neuroimaging, oncology, and musculoskeletal disorders, while also addressing technical challenges in scanner design, image processing, and biomarker development.
Dr. Broche actively supervises research in Biomedical Sciences and Physics, and teaches the physics of Fast Field-Cycling Magnetic Resonance Imaging on MSc programs in Medical Physics, Medical Imaging, and Medical Physics Computing. He has established clinical collaborations with NHS Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and researchers including Prof S. Heys, Dr I. Miller, and Mr G.P. Ashcroft. His laboratory, located in the Biomedical Physics Building Room F10 Foresterhill, focuses on developing novel imaging technologies that operate at low and safe magnetic fields while providing unique diagnostic information.
