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Contact Details

Email
anthony.butler@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor and Head of Section
Department
Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science (Christchurch)
Qualifications
MB ChB PhD GradDipSc FRANZCR
Research summary
Radiology

Research

Anthony Butler's research is at the interface of clinical medicine and the technical sciences of physics and computing. His current focus is the development of MARS imaging and its translation from high energy physics to clinical medicine. The MARS technique provides 3D colour (spectral) X-ray images of biological tissue. These images provide significantly more clinical information than those modalities currently used in hospitals and laboratories. This enables researchers and clinicians to study diseases in new ways.

Currently he and his collaborators are applying MARS to problems in heart disease, cancer, drug development, and bone health. MARS technology research spans particle detector development, design of imaging equipment, medical mathematics, and data visualisation. In addition, his other interests include the using mobile computing and virtual reality within hospitals.

Publications

Phillips, R., Dittmer, K., Smith, R., Baer, K., & Butler, A. (2023). Aligning bone tumour radiology and histology data: How could we close the loop? In D. Bailey, A. Punchihewa & A. Paturkar (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IVCNZ61134.2023.10344091 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Butler, A. (2023, November-December). Spectral photon counting for accurate anatomical imaging. Plenary presentation at the 10th Asia Pacific International Congress of Anatomists (APICA) and the 20th Australian & New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA) Conference: Reconnect, Ka Mua, Ka Muri, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Clark, J. A., Chapagain, K. M., Amma, M. R., Moghiseh, M., Lowe, C., & Butler, A. P. H. (2023). MARS for Orthopaedic Pathology. In S. Hsieh & K. Iniewski (Eds.), Photon counting computed tomography: Clinical applications, image reconstruction and material discrimination. (pp. 39-61). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-26062-9_3 Chapter in Book - Research

Liu, D., Cao, F., Xu, Z., Zhao, C., Liu, Z., Pang, J., … Moghiseh, M., Butler, A., … Yang, J. (2023). Selective organ-targeting hafnium oxide nanoparticles with multienzyme-mimetic activities attenuate radiation-induced tissue damage. Advanced Materials, 2308098. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/adma.202308098 Journal - Research Article

Lee, R. M., Shoorangiz, R., Foulds, J. A., Almuqbel, M. M., Le Heron, C., Cleland, L., Keenan, R. J., Mulder, R., Porter, R. J., Newton-Howes, G., Douglas, K. M., Butler, A. P. H., Boden, J. M., & Melzer, T. R. (2023). Long-term impacts of cannabis on resting state functional networks: Are there any? In K.-L. Horne (Ed.), Proceedings of the 39th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR). (pp. 57). Retrieved from https://www.awcbr.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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