Department of Radiology

School of Clinical Medicine

Department of Radiology Staff

Professor D J Lomas

David J. Lomas

Academic Appointments

    

Position(s)

Status(s):

University

 Professor of Radiology - University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine.

Honorary
Contract

 Professor of Clinical MRI - Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Specialty

Clinical MRI

    

Contact

Email: D J Lomas

Tel.: + 44 (0)1223 336890

  

Profile
David J Lomas was born in 1957 in the North West of England and educated in Stockport, Cambridge and London.  He is formally qualified in Engineering, Medicine and Radiology. Following Radiology training in Cambridge he worked in 1993 as a Visiting Scientist at the Mayo MR Research Lab with Richard Ehman and Steven Riederer where he was involved in the early development of MR elastography. Unusually for a Radiologist he learnt pulse programming and has a detailed understanding of MR system hardware.  Appointed as a University Lecturer in 1994 he developed one of the first MRCP services in the UK and researched a range of novel body MRI imaging techniques using hydrographic and fast imaging technologies.  In 1997 he became Lead Radiologist for Clinical MRI services, responsible for the four 1.5T and one 3T MRI systems in Radiology used for both NHS and research studies.  Appointed to the Chair of Clinical MRI in 2001 he continues to undertake research in Body MRI, particular interests include liver and biliary imaging, increasing the use of MRI to replace X-rays in paediatrics, non-contrast enhanced MR angiography and developing more robust cancer imaging metrics. A particular interest is hepatobiliary and GI imaging and he is one of the lead radiologists at Addenbrooke’s Hospital supporting the comprehensive hepatology and transplantation service. He has supervised 3 PhD students on MRI related research, all completing on time and is currently supervising 2 part-time PhD students.

 

Over the past 5 years he has been Lead Clinician responsible for several multi-million pound imaging projects, in particular the refurbishment of the MRIS Unit, the CRUK-CRI-Radiology 3T MR collaboration, and the recent establishment of the Addenbrooke’s PET-CT Unit.  Married with 2 daughters his other interests include industrial architecture, photography, plumbing, computing, french and swimming.

 

Locally he serves on several Addenbrooke’s related committees including the Research Advisory Committee, and the Grants Committee. Nationally he serves as a member of the UK’s Health Protection Authority (HPA) Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation that has recently published reports on Mobile Phones and Static Magnetic Fields. In addition he is currently a member of the Faculty Board of the Royal College of Radiologists and the MR committee of the British Institute of Radiology.  Internationally he is currently the Secretary of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine and has previously served on several of their committees including the Board of Trustees, executive, governance and audit committees.  In 2003 as Scientific Program Chair he was responsible for planning the Annual ISMRM Meeting in Toronto - successful despite postponement owing to the SARS outbreak. He helped to establish the Research sub-committee of the European Society of Radiology and is currently an assistant editor for European Radiology and the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
  

Administrative Appointment

    

Appointment

Lead Clinician MRI Services.

    

Organisation

Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital and the University of Cambridge.

Professional Education

    
Degree Awarding Institution   Field of Study Graduated  
BA. University of Cambridge. Engineering 1979  
MBB Chir. University of Medicine Cambridge.   Medicine 1982  
MRCP (UK). Royal College of Physicians.   Medicine 1985  
FRCR. Royal College of Radiologists.   Radiology 1989  

Current Research
Research into novel Body MR applications concentrating mainly on the GI and hepatobiliary tracts.
RfPB funding for research into paediatric MRI fluoroscopy.
Proof of Concept Funding for Costrained Surface Controller Design.

Main Collaborators
Martin Graves, Cambridge Radiology
Adrian Dixon, Cambridge Radiology
Evis Sala, Cambridge Radiology
John Griffiths, CRUK CRI
Kevin Brindle, CRUK CRI
Richard L. Ehman, Mayo Clinic, MR Research Lab

Last 5 Publications

Clinical Application of Magnetic Resanance Spectroscopy of the Liver in Patients Receiving Long-term Parenteral Nutrition.

Woodward JM, Priest AN, Hollingsworth KG, Cottee SJ, Lomas DJ.

Proc Nutr Soc. 2008 May, 67.

T(2) and T (2)* Quantification Using Optimal B(1) Image Reconstruction for Multicoil Arrays.

Graves MJ, Emmens D, Hariharan H, Polzin J, Lomas DJ.

J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 Jun 25;28(1): 278-281.

High Resolution Imaging of the Knee on 3-Tesla MRI: a Pictorial Review.

Griffin N, Joubert I, Lomas DJ, Bearcroft PW, Dixon AK.

Clin Anat. 2008 Jul;21(5): 374-82.

MR Sialography: The Effect of a Sialogogue and Ductal Occlusion in Volunteers.

Hugill J, Sala E, Hollingsworth KG, Lomas DJ.

Br J Radiol. 2008 Jul;81(967): 583-6.

MR-guided Direct Arthrography of the Hip.

Graves MJ, Wakely S, Bearcroft PW, Black RT, von Rooyen E, Soh E, Lomas DJ.

J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 Aug;28(2): 462-5.

Best 5 Publications

A Comparison of MR and Duplex Doppler Ultrasound for Vascular Assessment prior to Liver Transplantation.

Lomas DJ, Britton PD, Alexander GJM.

Clinical radiology 1994;49: 307-310.

Magnetic Resonance Elastography by Direct Visualisation of Propagating Acoustic Strain Waves.

Muthupillai R, Lomas DJ, Rossman PJ, Greanleaf JF, Manduca A, Ehman RL.

Science 1995;269:1854-1857.

MR Cholangio-pancreatography: Prospective Comparison of a Breath-hold 2D Projection Technique with Diagnostic ERCP.

Lomas DJ, Bearcroft PWP, Gimson AE.

European Radiology 1999;9:1411-1417.

MRI of Colorectal Carcinoma by Carbon Dioxide Enema

Lomas DJ, Sood RR, Graves MJ et al.

Radiology 2001 May;219(2):558-62.

Real-time Interactive Body MRI Using Modified Single Shot Half Fourier RARE with Multi-parameter Control.

Makki M, Graves MJ, Lomas DJ.

J Magn Reson Imaging 2002 Jul;16(1):85-93.

Published Book(s)
Radiology for Surgeons in Clinical Practice.

Sala E, Freeman AH, Lomas DJ, Ring H.

Springer, 1 Edition (2008 Apr).
RCR Research Handbook

Editor and co-author

RCR 2005, ISBN 1 905034 00 8