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Dr. Tom MacGillivray

Organisation Associations

School of Regeneration and Repair
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
Edinburgh Neuroscience
Edinburgh Imaging
Edinburgh Medical School
School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences

Current research interests

  • Development of novel image processing algorithms for use in cutting-edge medical imaging and clinical research
  • Multi-modal retinal scanning - fundus camera, Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope, OCT, Auto Fluorescence
  • Advance retinal analysis algorithm development - see VAMPIRE project for more details - http://vampire.computing.dundee.ac.uk/
  • Retinal imaging derived biomarker identification for neurodegeneration and systemic disease
  • Engaging with Industry to improve the acquisition and broadening the application of retinal imaging

Research in a nutshell

Image analysis allow the identification of biomarkers to aid in diagnosis, quantify disease progress, assess treatment response and inform decision making in drug discovery. In addition it is increasingly possible to relate imaging to genetic traits in individual and population studies. My team’s expertise helps to ensure that the appropriate imaging data are acquired, interpreted and analysed correctly in order to access their full potential.

Full research profile, including publications