Professor Graeme Bydder, of Altrincham, United Kingdom, CNZM, for services to medical imaging
Professor Graeme Bydder has made fundamental contributions to medical imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Most of the techniques used in modern clinical MR examinations of the brain were first described by him and his team. He developed the Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) sequence, which is currently included in most clinical MRI examinations of the brain. He co-developed the Short Inversion Time Inversion Recovery (STIR) sequence, which suppresses fat signals and shows injuries, inflammation, infection and tumours in bones, muscles, ligaments and tendons with high contrast. With others, he recently developed an MRI technique which improves the contrast shown on MR images 10 to 15 times. Professor Bydder has published hundreds of peer-reviewed papers and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Mātai Medical Research Institute.