Griffith University

D.Phil., M.Sc., B.Eng. (Hons.)

Lecturer, Griffith School of Engineering

Contact Details for Dr Paul Cassidy

Research expertise

Dr Cassidy holds a doctorate and post doctoral experience from the University of Oxford, where he developed his interest in biomedical instrumentation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

His research interests include optimising Radio Frequency coils for MRI using electromagnetic field and circuit simulation methods, and developing motion gating instrumentation for fast, high-resolution cardiac MRI at ultra-high field.

He has Industrial experience as a Senior Engineer with companies in the UK, Canada and Australia.

Current teaching areas

• Biomedical and Sport Instrumentation
• Communication Systems & Circuits

Publications

• Tyler DJ, Lygate CA, Schneider JE, Cassidy PJ, Neubauer S, Clarke K. CINE_MR imaging of the normal and infracted rat heart using an 11.7 T vertical bore MR system. J. Cardiovasc. Magn. Reson. (2006); 8: 327-233.
• Stucky DJ, Carr CA, Martin-Rendon E, Tyler DJ, Willmot C, Cassidy PJ, Hale SJM, Schneider JE, Tatton L, Harding SE, Radda GK, Watt S, Clarke K. Iron particles for non-invasive monitoring of bone marrow stromal cell engraftment into, and isolation of viable engrafted donor cells from, the heart. Stem Cells, (2006); Apr20.
• Lygate CA, Schneider JE, Hulbert K, Ten Hove M, Sebag-Montefiore LM, Cassidy PJ, Clarke K, Neubauer S. Serial high resolution 3D-MRI after aortic banding in mice: band internalization is a source of variability in the hypertrophic response. Basic Res. Cardiol. (2006); 101:8-16.
• Cassidy PJ, Radda GK. Molecular imaging perspectives. J. R. Soc. Interface (2005); 2:133-144.
• Cassidy PJ, Clarke K, Edwards DJ. Determining the tuning and matching requirements of RF coils using electromagnetic simulation and electric circuit analysis. Magn. Reson. Eng, Part B of: Concepts in Mag. Res., (2005); 25(B)1: 27-41.
• Schneider JE, Hulbert KJ, Lygate CA, Hove MT, Cassidy PJ, Clarke K, Neubauer S. Long-term stability of cardiac function in normal and chronically failing mouse hearts in a vertical-bore MR system. Magn. Reson. Mat. in Phys., Biol. and Med (MAGMA). (2004); 17:162-169.
• Schneider JE, Tyler DJ, Hove MT, Sang AE, Cassidy PJ, Fischer A, Wallis J, Sebag-Montefiore LM, Watkins H, Isbrandt D, Clarke K, Neubauer S. In vivo cardiac 1H MRS in the mouse. Magn. Reson. Med. (2004); 52:1029-1035.
• Cassidy PJ, Clarke K, Edwards DJ. Validation of the transmission-line modelling method for the electromagnetic characterisation of magnetic resonance imaging radio-frequency coils. The IEE Validation of Computational Electromagnetics Seminar, (2004); 37-41.
• Cassidy PJ, Schneider JE, Grieve SM, Lygate C, Neubauer S, Clarke K. Assessment of motion gating strategies for mouse MR at high magnetic fields. J. Magn. Reson. Imag.; (2004); 19:229-237.
• Schneider JE, Cassidy PJ, Lygate C, Tyler DJ, Wiesmann F, Grieve SM, Hulbert K, Clarke K, Nuebauer S. Fast, high-resolution, in-vivo Cine-MR-imaging of normal and failing mouse hearts at vertical 11.7 T system. J. Magn. Reson. Imag. (2003); 18: 691-701.
• Cassidy PJ, Grieve S, Clarke K, Edwards DJ. Electromagnetic characterization of MR RF coils using the transmission-line modelling method. Magn. Reson. Mat. in Phys., Biol. and Med. (MAGMA), (2002); 14: 20-29.
• Bia BL, Cassidy PJ, Young ME, Rafael JA, Leighton B, Davies KE, Radda GK, Clarke K. Decreased myocardial nNOS, increased iNOS and abnormal ECGs in mouse models of duchenne muscular dystrophy. J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol. 31, (1999); 1857-1862.