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Personal profile
Biography
- Specialises in the field of image processing and analysis for clinical research
- My team staffs the Image Analysis Core laboratory of the Edinburgh Imaging QMRI facility joint with the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility
- The laboratory provides specialist support to investigators accessing data from a variety of modalities including MR, CT, PET, ultrasound and retinal imaging
- Experience facilitating research that features retinal imaging and includes studies on stroke, cardiovascular disease, MS, and cognitive change with age
- Co-ordinates an interdisciplinary initiative called VAMPIRE (Vascular Assessment and Measurement Platform for Images of the REtina) - aim is efficient, semi-automatic analysis of retinal images
My research in a nutshell
Image analysis allow the identification of biomarkers to aid in diagnosis, quantify disease progress, assess treatment response and inform decision making in drug discovery. In addition it is increasingly possible to relate imaging to genetic traits in individual and population studies. My team’s expertise helps to ensure that the appropriate imaging data are acquired, interpreted and analysed correctly in order to access their full potential.
Current Research Interests
- Development of novel image processing algorithms for use in cutting-edge medical imaging and clinical research
- Multi-modal retinal scanning - fundus camera, Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope, OCT, Auto Fluorescence
- Advance retinal analysis algorithm development - see VAMPIRE project for more details - http://vampire.computing.dundee.ac.uk/
- Retinal imaging derived biomarker identification for neurodegeneration and systemic disease
- Engaging with Industry to improve the acquisition and broadening the application of retinal imaging
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate Diploma, Academic Practice, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The application of laser anemometry in acoustic measurement standards, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Master of Science, Acoustic pulse reflectometry for the measurement of tubular structures, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1998
Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1997
Keywords
- QC Physics
- Image Processing
- Image Analysis
- Clinical Research
- Medical Imaging
- Medical Physics
- Retina
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Research output
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Fundus Refraction Offset as a Personalized Biomarker for 12-Year Risk of Retinal Detachment
Yii, F. (Lead Author), Maccormick, I. J. C., Strang, N., Bernabeu, M. O. & MacGillivray, T., 1 Jul 2025, In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS). 66, 9, 9 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fundus Refraction Offset as an Individualized Myopia Biomarker
Yii, F. (Lead Author), Maccormick, I. J. C., Strang, N., Bernabeu, M. O. & MacGillivray, T., 5 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JAMA ophthalmology. p. E1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Retinal optical coherence tomography angiography imaging in population studies for study of microvascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Kashani, A. H., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Bonnin, S., Sobrin, L., De Jesus, D. A., Brea, L. S., Martinez, A. C., Raman, R., de Vries, V. A., Huang, H., E3 consortium; for the Maastricht Study, for the Framingham Heart Study, for the Rotterdam Study, for the Rhineland Study, for the SIGNATR Study, MacGillivray, T., Ramdas, W. D. & van der Heide, F. C. T., 2 Jun 2025, In: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 21, 6, p. e70252Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SCONe: a community-acquired retinal image repository enabling ocular, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease prediction
Tochel, C., Bernabeu, M. O., McTrusty, A., Tatham, A. J., Pead, E., Buckmaster, F., Penny, J., MacGillivray, T., Javidi, M., Anderson, H., Rubio, A. P., Wallace, R., Kidd, J. B. R., MacLeod, R., Strang, N. & Dhillon, B., 14 May 2025, In: BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 32, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Choroidal and retinal vascular changes in adults with Down syndrome: Insights into the Alzheimer's disease continuum
Mitchell, J., Threlfall, A., Sloan, K., Smyth, L., Beresford-Webb, J., Walpert, M. J., Peto, T., MacGillivray, T., Holland, A., Lengyel, I. & Csincsik, L., 12 May 2025, In: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 21, 5, p. e70228Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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6th MICCAI Workshop of Ophthalmic Image Analysis
MacGillivray, T. (Advisor)
17 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Looking into the eye to see the brain
MacGillivray, T. (Speaker)
7 Feb 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Schools engagement
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Image processing and analysis: issues and successes
MacGillivray, T. (Assessor)
25 Jan 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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NHS Education for Scotland Optometry Annual Conference
MacGillivray, T. (Advisor)
1 Oct 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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3rd MICCAI Workshop on Ophthalmic Image Analysis
MacGillivray, T. (Member of programme committee)
21 Oct 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Early detection of glaucoma in primary care using artificial intelligence aided analysis of retinal images
Dhillon, B. (Principal Investigator), Bernabeu, M. O. (Co-investigator) & MacGillivray, T. (Co-investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Detecting Geographic Atrophy in Ultra- Widefield Retinal Imaging
MacGillivray, T. (Principal Investigator)
26/02/24 → 25/05/26
Project: Research
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Detecting Geographic Atrophy in Ultra- Widefield Retinal Imaging
MacGillivray, T. (Principal Investigator)
12/02/24 → 11/05/26
Project: Research
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PhD Investigating Phenotyping of Neurodegeneration using Multimodal Retinal Imaging
MacGillivray, T. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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I-test 2: novel retinal biomarkers in pregnancy for early prediction of stillbirth
Reynolds, R. (Principal Investigator), Bernabeu, M. O. (Co-investigator), Dhillon, B. (Co-investigator), MacGillivray, T. (Co-investigator) & Townsend, R. (Co-investigator)
1/09/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
Datasets
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Methods to quantify and visualize venules using structural magnetic resonance imaging scans
Jochems, A. (Creator), Blair, G. (Creator), Stringer, M. (Creator), Thrippleton, M. (Creator), Clancy, U. (Creator), Chappell, F. (Creator), Brown, R. (Creator), Jaime García, D. (Creator), Hamilton, O. (Creator), Morgan, A. (Creator), Marshall, I. (Creator), Hetherington, K. (Creator), Wiseman, S. (Creator), MacGillivray, T. (Creator), Valdes Hernandez, M. (Creator), Doubal, F. (Creator) & Wardlaw, J. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 21 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2755
Dataset
Press/Media
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Dr Tom MacGillivray develops eye scan to pinpoint signs of heart disease
10/04/12
26 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dr Tom MacGillivray develops eye scanner that can diagnose range of diseases
10/06/15
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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University researchers find simple eye test could detect Alzheimer’s onset
MacGillivray, T., Wardlaw, J., Doubal, F. & Dhillon, B.
27/10/14
19 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research