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Dr Sofia Michopoulou
Medical Physics Expert

Diagnosis and prognosis

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Sofia is a medical physics expert (MPE) for nuclear medicine and an NIHR clinical lecturer. She supports the nuclear medicine, SPECT/CT and PET/CT services at UHS and leads the introduction of new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.

Sofia teaches medical imaging at BSc and MSc level at the University of Southampton and delivers part of the Fellows of Royal College of Radiology (FRCR) physics module.

Sofia’s research focuses on developing imaging biomarkers and evaluating the role of imaging and inflammation on dementia diagnosis and prognosis using artificial intelligence methods. She also works on translating research outcomes into clinical application at Southampton General Hospital.

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