Dr Maria Engel
Research Associate
- engelm1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 8759
- 1.021, Canolfan Ymchwil Delweddu'r Ymennydd Prifysgol Caerdydd, Heol Maendy, Caerdydd, CF24 4HQ
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My research focuses on developing methods for rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI is notoriously slow relative to most other medical imaging modalities. However, it has a number of prominent applications, such as functional brain studies, that demand time-resolved and thus very fast scanning. My work focuses on accelerating imaging protocols using advanced spatial encoding, field sensing and image reconstruction methods.
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Education
| 2020 | PhD – ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2014 | Master of Physics – Heidelberg University, Ruperto Carola, Germany |
| 2012 | Bachelor of Physics – Heidelberg University, Ruperto Carola, Germany |
Academic positions
| 2021 - present | Research Associate at the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, UK |
| 2020 - 2021 | PostDoc at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBT), ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
Cyhoeddiadau
2022
- Kasper, L. et al. 2022. Advances in spiral fMRI: A high-resolution study with single-shot acquisition. NeuroImage 246, article number: 118738. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118738)
- Engel, M., Kasper, L., Wilm, B., Dietrich, B., Patzig, F., Vionnet, L. and Pruessmann, K. P. 2022. Mono‐planar T‐Hex: Speed and flexibility for high‐resolution 3D imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 87(1), pp. 272-280. (10.1002/mrm.28979)
- Engel, M., Kasper, L. and Pruessmann, K. P. 2022. BOLD PSF: Impact of k-space sampling on T2* contrast. Presented at: Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, London, 7-12 May 2022.
2021
- Engel, M. et al. 2021. T‐Hex: Tilted hexagonal grids for rapid 3D imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 85(5), pp. 2507-2523. (10.1002/mrm.28600)
- Engel, M., Kasper, L., Patzig, F., Bianchi, S. and Prüssmann, K. 2021. Whole-brain fMRI at 5 frames per second using T-Hex spiral acquisition. Presented at: ISMRM & SMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Online, 15-20 May 2021.
2020
- Marjanovic, J. et al. 2020. A reconfigurable platform for magnetic resonance data acquisition and processing. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 39(4), pp. 1138-1148. (10.1109/TMI.2019.2944696)
2018
- Engel, M., Kasper, L., Barmet, C., Schmid, T., Vionnet, L., Wilm, B. and Pruessmann, K. P. 2018. Single‐shot spiral imaging at 7 T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 80(5), pp. 1836-1846. (10.1002/mrm.27176)
- Hennel, F., Tian, R., Engel, M. and Pruessmann, K. P. 2018. In-plane "superresolution" MRI with phaseless sub-pixel encoding. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 80(6), pp. 2384-2392. (10.1002/mrm.27209)
2017
- Kasper, L. et al. 2017. Rapid anatomical brain imaging using spiral acquisition and an expanded signal model. NeuroImage 168, pp. 88-100. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.07.062)
Engel, M.; Kasper, L.; Pruessmann, K. P. BOLD PSF: Impact of k-Space Sampling on T2* Contrast. In Proceedings of the Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB; London, 2022; p 2446. https://index.mirasmart.com/ISMRM2022/PDFfiles/2446.html
Engel, M.; Kasper, L.; Wilm, B.; Dietrich, B.; Patzig, F.; Vionnet, L.; Pruessmann, K. P. Mono-Planar T-Hex: Speed and Flexibility for High-Resolution 3D Imaging. Magn. Reson. Med. 2022, 87 (1), 272–280. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mrm.28979
Kasper, L.; Engel, M.; Heinzle, J.; Mueller-Schrader, M.; Graedel, N. N.; Reber, J.; Schmid, T.; Barmet, C.; Wilm, B. J.; Stephan, K. E.; Pruessmann, K. P. Advances in Spiral FMRI: A High-Resolution Study with Single-Shot Acquisition. NeuroImage 2022, 246, 118738. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811921010107
Engel, M.; Kasper, L.; Patzig, F.; Bianchi, S.; Prüssmann, K. Whole-Brain FMRI at 5 Frames per Second Using T-Hex Spiral Acquisition. In Proceedings of the 2021 ISMRM & SMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition; 2021; p 0886. https://index.mirasmart.com/ISMRM2021/PDFfiles/0886.html
Engel, M.; Kasper, L.; Wilm, B.; Dietrich, B.; Vionnet, L.; Hennel, F.; Reber, J.; Pruessmann, K. P. T-Hex: Tilted Hexagonal Grids for Rapid 3D Imaging. Magn. Reson. Med. 2021, 85 (5). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mrm.28600
Graedel, N. N.; Kasper, L.; Engel, M.; Nussbaum, J.; Wilm, B. J.; Pruessmann, K. P.; Vannesjo, S. J. Feasibility of Spiral FMRI Based on an LTI Gradient Model. NeuroImage 2021, 245. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811921009472
Marjanovic, J.; Reber, J.; Brunner, D. O.; Engel, M.; Kasper, L.; Dietrich, B. E.; Vionnet, L.; Pruessmann, K. P. A Reconfigurable Platform for Magnetic Resonance Data Acquisition and Processing. IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging 2020, 39 (4), 1138–1148. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8853297
Engel, M.; Kasper, L.; Barmet, C.; Schmid, T.; Vionnet, L.; Wilm, B.; Pruessmann, K. P. Single-Shot Spiral Imaging at 7 T. Magn. Reson. Med. 2018, 80 (5), 1836–1846. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mrm.27176
Kasper, L.; Engel, M.; Barmet, C.; Haeberlin, M.; Wilm, B. J.; Dietrich, B. E.; Schmid, T.; Gross, S.; Brunner, D. O.; Stephan, K. E.; Pruessmann, K. P. Rapid Anatomical Brain Imaging Using Spiral Acquisition and an Expanded Signal Model. NeuroImage 2018, 168, 88–100. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811917306432
Hennel, F.; Tian, R.; Engel, M.; Pruessmann, K. P. In-Plane “Superresolution” MRI with Phaseless Sub-Pixel Encoding. Magn. Reson. Med. 2018, 80 (6), 2384–2392. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mrm.27209