Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Medical Image analysis and Computer Vision. The results from the last 2 decades of research
including software and publications can be fornd at www.tina-vision.net.
Teaching
Our MSc course has been cancelled but we are trying to re-instate it so that we can prepare students and staff ready for research in our gropup.
My collaborations
I currently have 3 RA staff and 5 PhD students.
Methodological knowledge
Use of quantitative probability in the design and characterisation of image analysis algorithms. See the technical reports and tutorials on our web site.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A reformulation of pLSA for uncertainty estimation and hypothesis testing in bio-imaging
Tar, P., Thacker, N., Deepaisarn, S., O'Connor, J. & McMahon, A., 6 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Bioinformatics (Oxford, England).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Considering tumour volume for motion corrected DWI of colorectal liver metastases increases sensitivity of ADC to detect treatment-induced changes
Pathak, R., Tian, J., Thacker, N. A., Morris, D. M., Ragheb, H., Saunders, C., Saunders, M. & Jackson, A., 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 3828.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new method for the high-precision assessment of tumor changes in response to treatment
Tar, P., Thacker, N., Babur, M., Watson, Y., Cheung, S., Little, R., Gieling, R., Williams, K. & O'Connor, J., 14 Mar 2018, In: Bioinformatics. 34, 15, p. 2625-2633 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimisation of Static [F-18]FAZA PET Threshold Analysis for Hypoxia Detection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Gorman, D., Asselin, M-C., Jackson, A., Salem, A., O'Connor, J., Faivre-Finn, C. & Thacker, N., 1 May 2018, In: Journal Of Nuclear Medicine. 59, Suppl 1, 1749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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A data-driven statistical model that estimates measurement uncertainty improves interpretation of ADC reproducibility: A multi-site study of liver metastases
Pathak, R., Ragheb, H., Thacker, N. A., Morris, D. M., Amiri, H., Kuijer, J., Desouza, N. M., Heerschap, A. & Jackson, A., 1 Dec 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 1, 14084.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 1 Finished
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CRUK Imaging Centres.
Jackson, A., Asselin, M., Coope, D., Dive, C., Faivre-Finn, C., Herholz, K., Hinz, R., Illidge, T., Manoharan, P., Marais, R., Matthews, J., McMahon, A., O'Connor, J., Parker, G., Stivaros, S., Thacker, N., Williams, K. & Withers, P.
1/12/13 → 30/11/19
Project: Research
Press/Media
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MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS: Space-age planet mapping technique could be used to help fight cancer
James O'Connor, Neil Thacker & Paul Tar
24/04/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research