Dr Mustafa Almuqbel
ARRT, CAMRT, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Health Sciences, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar
Associate Researcher
New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Doha for Science and Technology, and as an Associate Researcher at the NZBRI, I focus on advancing our understanding of brain structure and function in research populations using neuroimaging techniques. I am also actively involved in teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervising research projects, and training students in advanced MRI acquisition and analysis methods.
Research Interests
Multimodal MRI, quantitative and functional imaging, neurodegenerative diseases, and the impact of metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes) on brain structure and function.
Link to my Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vrW01bsAAAAJ&hl=en
Publications
Provided on request for non-commercial personal use by researchers.
2026
Al-Radaideh, A., Almuqbel, M. M., Abousrafa, S., Radaideh, A., Hbahbih, M. (2026). Iron accumulation in the corpus callosum: a quantitative MRI study in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971-), .
10.1007/s11845-026-04309-y
2025
Murray, S.J., Almuqbel, M.M., Felton, S.A., Palmer, N.J., Deane, A.R., Myall, D.J., Shoorangiz, R., Ella, A., Keller, M., Palmer, D.N., Melzer, T.R., Mitchell, N.L. (2025). Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Readout of CLN5 Gene Therapy Efficacy in Sheep. Brain and Behavior,
15, .
10.1002/brb3.70431
2024
Aye, W. W., Stark, M. R., Horne, K.-L., Livingston, L., Grenfell, S., Myall, D. J., Pitcher, T.L., Almuqbel, M.M., Keenan, R. J., Meissner, W.G., Dalrymple-Alford, J., Anderson, T.J., Le Heron, C., Melzer, T. R. (2024). Early‐phase amyloid PET reproduces metabolic signatures of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 16(2),
e12601..
10.1002/dad2.12601
Vashistha, R., Almuqbel, M.M., Palmer, N.J., Keenan, R.J., Gilbert, K., Wells, S., Lynch, A., Li, A., Kingston‐Smith, S., Melzer, T.R. and Koerzdoerfer, G. (2024). Evaluation of deep‐learning TSE images in clinical musculoskeletal imaging. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology.
10.1111/1754-9485.13714
2023
MacAskill, M. R., Pitcher, T. L., Melzer, T. R., Myall, D. J., Horne, K.-L., Shoorangiz, R., Almuqbel, M. M., Livingston, L., Grenfell, S., Pascoe, M. J., Marshall, E. T., Marsh, S., Perry, S. E., Meissner, W. G., Theys, C., Le Heron, C. J., Keenan, R. J., Dalrymple-Alford, J. C., Anderson, T. J. (2023). The New Zealand Parkinson’s Progression Programme. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand,
53, .
10.1080/03036758.2022.2111448
Murray, S.J., Almuqbel, M.M., Felton, S.A., Palmer, N.J., Myall, D.J., Shoorangiz, R., Ella, A., Keller, M., Palmer, D.N., Melzer, T.R. and Mitchell, N.L. (2023). Progressive MRI brain volume changes in ovine models of CLN5 and CLN6 neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Brain Communications,
5(1).
10.1093/braincomms/fcac339
2020
Almuqbel, M., Melzer, T. R., Oram, B. J., Keenan, R. J. (2020). Compressed sensing in metal hip imaging: our experience. MAGNETOM Flash,
77, .
Melzer, T.R., Keenan, R.J., Leeper, G.J., Kingston-Smith, S., Felton, S.A., Green, S.K., Henderson, K.J., Palmer, N.J., Shoorangiz, R., Almuqbel, M.M., Myall, D.J. (2020). Test-retest reliability and sample size estimates after MRI scanner relocation. Neuroimage 211, .
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116608
2019
Melzer, T. R., Stark, M. R., Keenan, R. J., Myall, D. J., MacAskill, M. R., Pitcher, T. L., Livingston, L., Grenfell, S., Horne, K., Young, B., Pascoe, M., Almuqbel, M. A., Wang, J., Marsh, S., Miller, D. H., Dalrymple-Alford, J. C., Anderson, T. J. (2019). Beta amyloid deposition is not associated with cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease. Frontiers in Neurology,
10, .
10.3389/fneur.2019.00391
2018
Almuqbel, M. M, Leeper, G. J., Petelo, J. F., Page, T. J., Melzer, T. R. (2018). MRI artefact in the rectum caused by ingested orthodontic brackets. Radiography,
24, .
10.1016/j.radi.2017.10.002
Almuqbel, M. M., Leeper, G., Palmer, D. N., Mitchell, N. L., Russell, K. N., Keenan, R., Melzer, T. R. (2018). Practical implications of motion correction with motion insensitive radial k-space acquisitions in MRI. British Journal of Radiology,
91:20170593, .
10.1259/bjr.20170593
2016
Almuqbel, M., Melzer, T.R., Myall, D.J., MacAskill, M.R., Pitcher, T.L., Livingston, L., Wood, K., Keenan, R.J., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Anderson, T.J. (2016). Metabolite ratios in the posterior cingulate cortex do not track cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease in a clinical setting. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders,
22, .
10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.11.008
Abstracts and Short papers
2015
Almuqbel, M, Melzer, TR, Myall, DJ, MacAskill, MR, Livingston, L, Pitcher, TL, Dalrymple-Alford, JC, Anderson, TJ (2015). Longitudinal magnetic resonance spectroscopy in Parkinson’s disease. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping.
2014
Almuqbel, M., Melzer, T., Myall, D., MacAskill, M., Livingston, L., Wood, K., Pitcher, T., Dalrymple-Alford, J. , Anderson, T. (2014). Cognitive status in Parkinsons disease characterised by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Proceedings of the International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR), Queenstown, New Zealand,
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