Dr Jimmy Ball

MSci, PhD

Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Associate in Spin Polarisation Physics

Dr Jimmy Ball
Dr Jimmy Ball
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james.ball@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9142

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Dr Jimmy Ball
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
Polaris
18 Claremont Crescent
91Ö±²¥
S10 2TA
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I am a post-doc in the POLARIS imaging group, having completed my PhD in Physics under the supervision of Graham Norquay and Jim Wild in March 2024. I have a MSci in Physics from the University of Nottingham.

Research interests

My research focuses on advancing techniques to enhance hyperpolarised xenon-129 (HP-129Xe) production via spin-exchange optical pumping. Large-scale HP-129Xe gas MRI studies for investigating pulmonary conditions rely on the ability to rapidly produce HP-129Xe gas with high nuclear polarisation. Using NMR, absorption spectroscopy and finite-element modelling, we are able to probe the gas dynamics and spin-transfer processes within our system. These insights are used to optimise the geometry and operational parameters (temperature, pressure, flow rate) of the polariser.

Additionally, I am developing 129Xe and proton (1H) MRI techniques to study gas dynamics in the airways, aiming to improve our understanding of respiratory conditions and treatment.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Molway MJ, Bales-Shaffer L, Ranta K, Ball J, Sparling E, Prince M, Cocking D, Basler D, Murphy M, Kidd BE , Gafar AT et al (2023) . Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 354, 107521-107521. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ball JE, Wild JM & Norquay G (2023) . Molecules, 28(1). RIS download Bibtex download

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Journal articles

  • Molway MJ, Bales-Shaffer L, Ranta K, Ball J, Sparling E, Prince M, Cocking D, Basler D, Murphy M, Kidd BE , Gafar AT et al (2023) . Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 354, 107521-107521. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Saunders LC, Collier GJ, Chan H-F, Hughes PJC, Smith LJ, Watson J, Meiring J, Gabriel Z, Newman T, Plowright M , Wade P et al (2023) . Chest, 164(3), 700-716. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ball JE, Wild JM & Norquay G (2023) . Molecules, 28(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Collier GJ, Schulte RF, Rao M, Norquay G, Ball J & Wild JM () . Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Smith L, Marshall H, Jakymelen D, Biancardi A, Collier G, Chan H-F, Hughes P, Brook M, Astley J, Munro R , Rajaram S et al (2024) . Respiratory function technologists/scientists (pp OA4590-OA4590) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith LJ, Marshall H, Biancardi A, Collier GJ, Chan HF, Capener D, Bray J, Jakymelen D, Saunders L, Astley J , Tahir BA et al (2023) . ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’ – Imaging across COPD, nodules and lung cancer screening RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marshall H, Smith LJ, Biancardi A, Collier GJ, Chan HF, Capener D, Bray J, Jakymelen D, Saunders L, Astley J , Tahir BA et al (2023) . ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’ – Imaging across COPD, nodules and lung cancer screening RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith L, Marshall H, Biancardi A, Collier G, Chan H-F, Capener D, Bray J, Jakymelen D, Saunders L, Astley J , Tahir B et al (2023) . Respiratory function technologists/scientists RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith L, Marshall H, Biancardi A, Collier G, Chan H-F, Capener D, Bray J, Jakymelen D, Saunders L, Astley J , Tahir B et al (2023) . Respiratory function technologists/scientists RIS download Bibtex download
  • Biancardi A, Marshall H, Smith L, Collier G, Chan H-F, Hughes P, Brook M, Astley J, Munro R, Rajaram S , Swift A et al (2023) . Clinical respiratory physiology, exercise and functional imaging RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marshall H, Smith L, Biancardi A, Collier G, Chan H-F, Capener D, Bray J, Jakymelen D, Saunders L, Astley J , Tahir B et al (2023) . Clinical respiratory physiology, exercise and functional imaging RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith L, Marshall H, Jakymelen D, Biancardi A, Collier GJ, Chan H, Hughes PJC, Brook ML, Astley J, Munro R , Rajaram S et al (2022) . 09.01 - Respiratory function technologists/scientists RIS download Bibtex download
  • Smith L, Marshall H, Jakymelen D, Biancardi A, Collier G, Chan H, Hughes P, Brook M, Astley J, Munro R , Rajaram S et al (2022) . 05.02 - Monitoring airway disease RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marshall H, Smith LJ, Biancardi A, Collier GJ, Chan HF, Hughes PJC, Brook ML, Astley J, Munro R, Rajaram S , Swift AJ et al (2022) . A99. LOOK AT THAT! NEW FINDINGS FROM LUNG IMAGING, Vol. 205 (pp a2175-a2175). San Francisco, CA, 13 May 2022 - 13 May 2022. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ball J, Wild J & Norquay G () . ISMRM Annual Meeting, 3 June 2023 - 8 June 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marshall H, Collier G, Smith L, Chan H-F, Hughes P, Capener D, Bray J, Joseph S, Munro R, Rodgers O , Ball J et al () . ISMRM Annual Meeting, 3 June 2023 - 8 June 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hughes P, Marshall H, Smith L, Jakymelen D, Biancardi A, Collier G, Chan H-F, Brook M, Astley J, Munro R , Rajaram S et al () . ISMRM Annual Meeting, 3 June 2023 - 8 June 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Marshall H, Collier G, Chan H-F, Smith L, Hughes P, Capener D, Bray J, Joseph S, Munro R, Rodgers O , Ball J et al () . ISMRM Annual Meeting, 3 June 2023 - 8 June 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Saunders L, Collier G, Chan H-F, Hughes P, Smith L, Stewart N, Brooke J, Watson J, Meiring J, Gabriel Z , Newman T et al () . ISMRM Annual Meeting, 3 June 2023 - 8 June 2023. RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Saunders LC, Collier GJ, Chan H-F, Hughes PJC, Smith LJ, Watson J, Meiring J, Gabriel Z, Newman T, Plowright M , Wade P et al (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Molway MJ, Bales-Shaffer L, Ranta K, Basler D, Murphy M, Kidd BE, Gafar AT, Porter J, Albin K, Goodson BM , Chekmenev EY et al (2021) Two-Orders-of-Magnitude Improvement in the Total Spin Angular Momentum of 131Xe Nuclei Using Spin Exchange Optical Pumping. RIS download Bibtex download