Professor Ian Marshall
Emeritus Chair of Magnetic Resonance Physics

Background
After graduating in physics from Oxford University, I joined Lothian Health Board as a Medical Physicist, working on Physiological Measurement and the development of instrumentation for research studies.
In 1992, I was awarded a PhD for work on non-invasive measurement of airways using an acoustic technique. Since 1991, I have specialised in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, being appointed to the University of Edinburgh in 1996. I was appointed Professor of Magnetic Resonance Physics in 2007 and was Head of Medical Physics & Medical Engineering 2008-2011.
I divide my time between the Brain Research Imaging Centre and the Medical School at Little France, leading a small group of physicists supporting the development of MRI for clinical and preclinical use.
I am Treasurer and Membership Secretary of the British Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and served on the Annual Meeting Program Committee of ISMRM 2011-2013. I chair the Local Organising Committee for the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology conference to be held in Edinburgh 1-3 October 2015.
Research summary
I am interested in all aspects of Magnetic Resonance, with particular emphasis on the development, application and evaluation of techniques for clinical and biomedical use. Specific interests are:
- quantitative blood flow and cardiac studies
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the non-invasive investigation of metabolism
- undersampling techniques for rapid imaging
- large-scale numerical simulations of MRI
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Cerebrovascular reactivity measurements using 3T BOLD MRI and a fixed inhaled CO2 gas challenge: Repeatability and impact of processing strategy
In:
Frontiers in physiology, vol. 14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1070233
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Corrigendum: Cerebrovascular reactivity measurement using magnetic resonance imaging: A systematic review
In:
Frontiers in physiology, vol. 13, pp. 1105285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1105285
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Using Procedurally Expanded Discrete Cerebral Vasculature with a Vascular-Porous Model to Simulate Perfusion and Temperature Effects Following Ischaemic Stroke
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Published) -
Non-invasive in vivo assessment of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 activity by 19 F-magnetic resonance spectroscopy
In:
Scientific Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18740-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A daily temperature rhythm in the human brain predicts survival after brain injury
In:
Brain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awab466
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)