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Mehmet Yildirim
(he/him)
BEng (Hons), MSc
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Overview
Mehmet Nebi YILDIRIM is a postgraduate student currently pursuing a fully funded PhD program at the Cardiff University Brain Imaging Center (CUBRIC) as part of the Study Abroad Scholarship Program sponsored by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Education.
His academic journey began at Swansea University, where he earned his Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Radiation Physics at the postgraduate level.
Continuing his academic journey at CUBRIC, a world-class medical imaging research facility within Cardiff University, Mehmet Nebi YILDIRIM is actively engaged in his PhD studies. His doctoral research is focused on improving MR Elastography for the robust measurement of brain stiffness in health and disease.
Publication
2025
- Yildirim, M. , Evans, S. and Gallichan, D. 2025. Development and validation of an open-source pulseq-based MRE sequence using experimental and finite element phantom data. Presented at: ESMRMB 2025 Marseille, France 8–11 October 2025. Book of Abstracts ESMRMB 2025. Springer Nature. , pp.747-748. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-025-01278-8)
- Yildirim, M. , Evans, S. and Gallichan, D. 2025. Qualitative comparison of harmonic and transient excitations in a finite element brain model for Magnetic Resonance Elastography. Presented at: BIC-ISMRM 2025 30th Annual Meeting British and Irish Chapter Brighton 9-11 September 2025.
2024
- Yildirim, M. , Evans, S. and Gallichan, D. 2024. Developing an open-source framework for the simulation of MR Elastography experiments. Presented at: BIC-ISMRM 2024 Annual Meeting Nottingham 11-13 Sepetember 2024.
Conferences
- Yildirim, M. , Evans, S. and Gallichan, D. 2024. Developing an open-source framework for the simulation of MR Elastography experiments. Presented at: BIC-ISMRM 2024 Annual Meeting Nottingham 11-13 Sepetember 2024.
- Yildirim, M. , Evans, S. and Gallichan, D. 2025. Development and validation of an open-source pulseq-based MRE sequence using experimental and finite element phantom data. Presented at: ESMRMB 2025 Marseille, France 8–11 October 2025. Book of Abstracts ESMRMB 2025. Springer Nature. , pp.747-748. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-025-01278-8)
- Yildirim, M. , Evans, S. and Gallichan, D. 2025. Qualitative comparison of harmonic and transient excitations in a finite element brain model for Magnetic Resonance Elastography. Presented at: BIC-ISMRM 2025 30th Annual Meeting British and Irish Chapter Brighton 9-11 September 2025.
Research
My research focuses on Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) of the brain, with the aim of improving the robustness and reliability of stiffness estimation in complex and heterogeneous tissue. I combine experimental MRE measurements, finite element modelling, and advanced inversion algorithms to investigate how acquisition parameters, wave propagation, and modelling assumptions influence brain MRE outcomes.
A key aspect of my work is the use of tissue-mimicking MRE phantom and physics-based simulations to systematically validate MRE techniques and identify sources of error in brain stiffness mapping. This includes the development of custom MRE pulse sequences, development of finite element models using FEBio, and MATLAB-based data processing and inversion pipelines.
Following my PhD, I am interested in extending my work towards neuro-oncological applications of brain MRE, particularly in the context of brain tumours such as glioblastoma.
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Research themes
Specialisms
- Biomedical imaging
- Biomechanics