ProfessorLouise Rainford

http://ORCID: 0000-0001-8587-0782
20 PhDs supervised
2004: Investigation into the standardisation of work practice and image quality for commonly performed radiographic examinations
2008: Dose and image optimisation for cardiac interventional procedures.
2011: Optimisation of Mammographic Examinations.
2012: MRI -Based Quantification of Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis of the knee;
2012:Development of a Quantification and Visualisation Tool for the Assessment of Foetal Abnormalities
2013: MRI Visualisation and Quantification of HIV Associated ;
2013: Radiation Dose optimisation in computed Tomography;
2013: An investigation focussed upon the use and optimisation of the EI value;
2013: Establishment of Maltese CT DRLs and investigation into the optimisation of CT Protocols
2014: Novel applications of advanced neuro-magnetic resonance imaging;
2014:Portuguese Paediatric Radiation Dose Optimisation: CT Examinations;
2014: Diffusion-weighted and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography of the Achilles tendon at 3 Tesla: technical issues and clinical applications.
2015: Optimisation of Radiographic Exposure Practice; Calibration standards for DI monitors (pending minor corrections)
2017: Advanced MR techniques for Knee and Spine examination
2018: Optimisation of MR protocols for abdomen and pelvis examinations
2019:MRI derived indices of cardiac structure and function in cystic fibrosis adults and elastography use in paediatric liver CF.
2020: Optimisation of Cardiac Stress Imaging protocols
2020: Paediatric patient risk/benefit communication for High Dose Paediatric Examinations; ;
2023 AI focussed PhD - MR LSpine examinations
Current: - CPD in Ireland: for PhD examination
Current: AI Focussed PhD - DVT US Referral - Stage 1 2023

Completed secondary supervisor PhD Topics. CT imaging of obese patients; Image perception -image quality verification; IR radiation dose management and risk/benefit communication.