Research

Research focuses on the role of medical imaging in healthcare problems that are relevant to Africa. These include trauma, cancer, tuberculosis, cardiac disease, brain disorders, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), neuromuscular disorders and alcohol abuse. Research and coursework in medical imaging may be done at the postgraduate level as part of a degree in Biomedical Engineering.

Core research areas:

Functional brain imaging using high-resolution EEG

Low-dose digital X-ray imaging for primary healthcare

Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain

Screening for fetal alcohol syndrome using stereo photogrammetry

Automated sputum smear microscopy to detect tuberculosis

Magnetic resonance imaging in the study of heart disease

Affective neuroscience

Quantitative neuro MRI

Research facilities:

Electronics workstations

Electroencephalography lab

Lodox full body x-ray slot scanner

Cape Universities Brain Imaging Centre

Cardiac MRI facilities at Groote Schuur Hospital