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Alan Moody
Alan Moody
Alan Moody | MBBS (St. Thomas’s Hospital), FRCP (Royal College of Physicians), FRCR (Royal College of Radiologists)
Professor & Recent Past Chair
Department of Medical Imaging
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Associate Professor, Institute of Medical Science (IMS) | Department of Medical Biophysics (MBP), School of Graduate Studies
Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Staff Physician, Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Email: alan.moody@sunnybrook.ca
Website: Sunnybrook Research Institute
Dr. Alan Moody is a Professor in the department of medical imaging at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and radiologist-in-chief at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Moody completed his medical degree from St. Thomas’s Hospital Medical School in London, United Kingdom (UK), and then went on to earn his membership of the Royal College of Physicians of London, UK. He obtained his fellowship with the Royal College of Radiologists, and served as a clinical fellow in body imaging and diagnostic radiology. He has also achieved fellowship status with the Royal College of Physicians of London, UK, and with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada.
Following the award of a Canada Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant in the March 2006 competition, the development of an in vivo animal model to study complicated atherosclerosis is in progress. His group has also been awarded with another CIHR grant: the Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes High-Risk Seed Grant. They are currently developing novel MRI and Ultrasound techniques for high resolution and contrast imaging specifically for improved characterization of vessel wall disease in the early stages of diabetes and improved understanding of the biological processes and interactions within the atherosclerotic plaque.
Research Team: <10 trainees
Facilities: 24 seat imaging lab; research PACS image storage; access to research MRI, CT, PET
Research
Atherosclerosis imaging and application of AI Machine Learning
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has rapidly established itself as a major imaging technique for the visualization of vascular diseases. In particular, magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging (MRDTI) provides a closer, more in-depth look into occluded arteries, providing information never seen before, and has the potential of changing the standard of imaging everywhere. This new MRI technique aims at early diagnosis and intervention to prevent strokes and heart attacks by detecting vulnerable plaques in arteries of patients who are asymptomatic.
Developing and incorporating imaging techniques in a comprehensive effort to identify and stabilize vulnerable plaques in one integrated procedure. Applications of MRDTI in the coronary, renal arteries and aorta are also underway.
