Dr Madhwesha Rama Rao

All publications

Journal articles

• Puddu C, Rao M, Xu X, Deppe MH, Collier G, Maunder A, Chan H, De Zanche N, Robb F & Wild JM (2021) An asymmetrical whole-body birdcage RF coil without RF shield for hyperpolarized 129Xe lung MR imaging at 1.5 T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. View this article in WRRO
• Marshall H, Stewart NJ, Chan H-F, Rao M, Norquay G & Wild JM (2020) In Vivo Methods and Applications of Xenon-129 Magnetic Resonance. Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
• Maunder A, Chan H-F, Hughes PJC, Collier G, Norquay G, Rodgers O, Thelwall P, Robb F, Rao M & Wild JM (2020) MR properties of 19 F C3 F8 gas in the lungs of healthy volunteers: T 2 ∗ and apparent diffusion coefficient at 1.5T and T 2 ∗ at 3T.. Magn Reson Med.
• Maunder A, Rao M, Robb F & Wild J (2020) An 8-element Tx/Rx Array Utilizing MEMS Detuning Combined with 6 Rx Loops for 19F and 1H Lung Imaging at 1.5 T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. View this article in WRRO
• Issa I, Ford K, Rao MR & Wild J (2019) A magnetic resonance imaging surface coil transceiver employing a metasurface for 1.5T applications. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. View this article in WRRO
• Chacon‐Caldera J, Maunder A, Rao M, Norquay G, Rodgers OI, Clemence M, Puddu C, Schad LR & Wild JM (2019) Dissolved hyperpolarized xenon‐129 MRI in human kidneys. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 83(1), 262-270. View this article in WRRO
• Weatherley ND, Stewart NJ, Chan H-F, Austin M, Smith LJ, Collier G, Rao M, Marshall H, Norquay G, Renshaw SA , Bianchi SM et al (2019) Hyperpolarised xenon magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the longitudinal assessment of changes in gas diffusion in IPF. Thorax, 74(5), 500-502. View this article in WRRO
• Rao MR, Norquay G, Stewart N, Hoggard N, Griffiths P & Wild J (2019) Assessment of brain perfusion using hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI in a subject with established stroke.. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. View this article in WRRO
• Maunder A, Rao M, Robb F & Wild JM (2019) Optimization of steady‐state free precession MRI for lung ventilation imaging with 19 F C 3 F 8 at 1.5T and 3T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 81(2), 1130-1142. View this article in WRRO
• Norquay G, Collier G, Rao M, Stewart N & Wild J (2018) 129 Xe-Rb Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping with High Photon Efficiency. Physical Review Letters, 121(15). View this article in WRRO
• Arai TJ, Horn FC, Sá RC, Rao MR, Collier GJ, Theilmann RJ, Prisk GK & Wild JM (2018) Comparison of Quantitative Multiple Breath Specific Ventilation Imaging Using Co-localized 2D Oxygen Enhanced MRI and Hyperpolarized 3He MRI.. Journal of Applied Physiology. View this article in WRRO
• Smith LJ, West N, Hughes D, Marshall H, Johns CS, Stewart NJ, Chan H-F, Rao M, Capener DJ, Bray J , Collier GJ et al (2018) Imaging Lung Function Abnormalities in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Using Hyperpolarized Gas Ventilation MRI. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 15(12), 1487-1490. View this article in WRRO
• Maunder A, Rao M, Robb F & Wild JM (2018) Comparison of MEMS switches and PIN diodes for switched dual tuned RF coils. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 80(4), 1746-1753. View this article in WRRO
• Stewart NJ, Chan H-F, Hughes PJC, Horn FC, Norquay G, Rao M, Yates DP, Ireland RH, Hatton MQ, Tahir BA , Ford P et al (2018) Comparison of 3 He and 129 Xe MRI for evaluation of lung microstructure and ventilation at 1.5T. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 48(3), 632-642. View this article in WRRO
• Rao MR, Stewart NJ, Griffiths PD, Norquay G & Wild JM (2017) Imaging Human Brain Perfusion with Inhaled Hyperpolarized (129)Xe MR Imaging.. Radiology, 286(2). View this article in WRRO
• Issa I, Ford KL, Rao M & Wild J (2016) Enhancement of radio frequency magnetic field for a 1.5 T magnetic resonance system using a high impedance surface. IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, 10(13), 1378-1383. View this article in WRRO
• Horn FC, Rao M, Stewart NJ & Wild JM (2016) Multiple breath washout of hyperpolarized (129) Xe and (3) He in human lungs with three-dimensional balanced steady-state free-precession imaging.. Magn Reson Med. View this article in WRRO
• Rao M, Stewart NJ, Norquay G, Griffiths PD & Wild JM (2016) High resolution spectroscopy and chemical shift imaging of hyperpolarized 129Xe dissolved in the human brain in vivo at 1.5 tesla. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 75(6), 2227-2234. View this article in WRRO
• Rao M & Wild J (2016) RF instrumentation for same-breath triple nuclear lung MR imaging of 1 H and hyperpolarized 3 He and 129 Xe at 1.5T. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 75(4), 1841-1848. View this article in WRRO
• Collier GJ, Marshall H, Rao M, Stewart NJ, Capener D & Wild JM (2015) Observation of cardiogenic flow oscillations in healthy subjects with hyperpolarized 3 He MRI. Journal of Applied Physiology, 119(9), 1007-1014. View this article in WRRO
• Rao M, Robb F & Wild JM (2015) Dedicated receiver array coil for1H lung imaging with same-breath acquisition of hyperpolarized3He and129Xe gas. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 74(1), 291-299.
• Rao MR, Norquay G, Stewart N & Wild J () Measuring 129Xe transfer across the blood brain barrier using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Chapters

• Albert MS, Altes TA, Anthony D, Barlow MJ, Bueno J, Chekmenev EY, Clapp J, Coffey AM, Collier GJ, Couch MJ , de Lange EE et al (2017) List of Contributors, Hyperpolarized and Inert Gas MRI (pp. xi-xii). Elsevier
• Hane FT, Imai H, Kimura A, Fujiwara H, Rao M, Wild JM & Albert MS (2017) Brain Imaging Using Hyperpolarized Xenon MRI, Hyperpolarized and Inert Gas MRI (pp. 251-262). Elsevier

Conference proceedings papers

• Yang T, Ford KL, Rao M & Wild J (2019) A Metasurface for Multi-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications at 1.5T. 13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2019
• Weatherley ND, Stewart NJ, Chan HF, Hughes PJC, Marshall H, Austin M, Smith L, Collier G, Rao M, Norquay G , Renshaw SA et al (2018) Probing diffusion and perfusion in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with hyperpolarised xenon and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Thorax, Vol. 73(Suppl 4) (pp A44-A45). London, UK, 5 December 2018 - 7 December 2018. View this article in WRRO
• Yang T, Ford KL, Rao M & Wild J (2018) A Single Unit Cell Metasurface for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications. 2018 12th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials), 27 August 2018 - 1 September 2018.
• Maunder A, Hughes PJC, Norquay G, Robb F, Rao M & Wild J (2018) Comparison of inhaled 19F C3F8 and hyperpolarized 129Xe lung ventilation MRI. Imaging
• Issa I, Ford KL, Rao M & Wild J (2017) A Reconfigurable Capacitive Impedance Surface for 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications. Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017)
• Weatherley N, Chan H-F, Stewart N, Norquay G, Rao M, Collier G, Austin M, Smith L, Marshall H, Renshaw SA , Bianchi S et al (2017) Late breaking abstract - Hyperpolarised gas MRI demonstrates sub-clinical progression in IPF over 6 months. European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 50(Suppl 61). Milan, Italy, 9 September 2017 - 13 September 2017. View this article in WRRO
• Hughes P, Smith L, Horn F, Biancardi A, Collier G, Stewart N, Norquay G, Rao M, Aldag I, Taylor C , Marshall H et al (2017) Ventilation heterogeneity assessed in patients with mild cystic fibrosis and asthma using Hyperpolarised gas MRI histogram analysis. Imaging
• West N, Smith L, Chan H-F, Horn F, Chetcuti P, Moya E, Marshall H, Wild J, Norquay G, Collier G & Rao M (2017) Hyperpolarised gas ventilation MRI detects early lung ventilation heterogeneity in children with primary ciliary dyskinesia. Paediatric Respiratory Physiology and Sleep
• Issa I, Ford KL, Rao M & Wild J (2017) A reconfigurable capacitive impedance surface for 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging applications. IET Conference Publications, Vol. 2017(CP732)
• Issa IM, Ford KL, Rao M & Wild JM (2016) A reflective capacitive impedance surface for 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging applications. 2016 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC), 14 November 2016 - 15 November 2016.
• Weatherley N, Chan F, Stewart N, Saunders L, Collier G, Norquay G, Rao M, Austin M, Bianchi S & Wild J (2016) Diffusion-weighted hyperpolarised gas MRI in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis : reproducibility and clinical significance. ERS International Congress 2016 abstracts, Vol. 48(Suppl 60). London, UK, 3 September 2016 - 7 September 2016. View this article in WRRO
• Issa I, Ford KL, Rao M & Wild J (2016) Evaluation of High Impedance Surfaces for MRI RF coil applications - simulations of RF field and Specific Absorption Rate. 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 10 April 2016 - 15 April 2016. View this article in WRRO
• Issa IM, Ford KL, Wild JM & Rao M (2015) A high impedance surface for improving the radio frequency magnetic field for a 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance system. 2015 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2 November 2015 - 3 November 2015.
• Wild JM, Collier G, Marshall H, Smith L, Norquay G, Swift AJ, Horn FC, Chan F, Stewart NJ, Hutchison LC , Rao M et al (2015) P283 Hyperpolarised Gas MRI – a pathway to Clinical Diagnostic Imaging. Thorax, Vol. 70(Suppl 3) (pp A220.3-A221)
• Wild J, Smith L, Horn F, Collier G, Swift A, Stewart N, Rao M, Norquay G, Hughes D, Ugonna K & Marshall H (2015) Hyperpolarised gas MR lung imaging – Breaks through to clinical practice. 1.3 Imaging
• Horn F, Rao M, Stewart N, Marshall H, Parra-Robles J & Wild J (2015) Multi nuclear 3D multiple breath washout imaging with hyperpolarised3He and129Xe MRI. 1.3 Imaging