Dr Mark Thurston

Profiles

Dr Mark Thurston

Honorary Clinical Lecturer

Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)

Consultant Radiologist

I am a general consultant radiologist with an interest in musculoskeletal imaging and soft tissue sarcoma.

My research interests focus on medical imaging applications of computer vision techniques.

Qualifications

  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)
  • Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS)
  • MB ChB Medicine

Roles on external bodies

  • Member of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Imaging Group: imaging research champion for the southwest

Teaching

Teaching interests

Peninsula Medical School BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

  • Admissions: interview panel member
  • Radiology third year student placements and clinical reasoning sessions
  • Integrated Structured Clinical Exams (ISCE): examinations panel member

Radiopaedia.org

  • Editorial board member (2017-2021)

Publications

Key publications

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Journals
Articles
Courtman M, Kim D, Wit H, Wang H, Sun L, Ifeachor E, Mullin S & Thurston M (2024) 'Deep Learning Detection of Aneurysm Clips for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety' Journal of Digital Imaging , DOI Open access
Thurston M, Wit H & Kim D (2022) 'Neural network detection of pacemakers for MRI safety' Journal of Digital Imaging Open access
Presentations and posters
Courtman M, Mullin S, Ifeachor E, Sun L, Carroll C, McGavin L & Thurston M Courtman M, Mullin S, Ifeachor E, Sun L, Carroll C, McGavin L & Thurston M 'Artificial Intelligence based detection of Parkinson’s disease in magnetic resonance imaging brain scans' Author Site
Courtman M, Thurston M, McGavin L, Carroll C, Sun L, Ifeachor E & Mullin S Courtman M, Thurston M, McGavin L, Carroll C, Sun L, Ifeachor E & Mullin S 'Artificial Intelligence based detection of Parkinson’s disease in Magnetic Resonance Imaging brain scans'
Courtman M, Thurston M, McGavin L, Carroll C, Sun L, Ifeachor E & Mullin S Courtman M, Thurston M, McGavin L, Carroll C, Sun L, Ifeachor E & Mullin S 'Explainable deep learning based detection of Parkinson’s changes in MRI brain scans' Author Site