Faculty & Department Research
Faculty Research
Abrahams, James
MR Head and Neck Imaging with interest in the oral cavity and jaw; dental implants and dental CT software to evaluate root resorption of the teeth; reconstruction of the lateral skull base using hydroxyapatite cement; differentiation of osteoradionecrosis from jaw cancer.
Aruny, John E.
Roles of platelet inhibitors and mechanical devices in the treatment of acute arterial and venous thrombosis; the role of interventional radiology in the maintenance of hemodialysis access including the use of IMPRA covered stents and a Cutting Balloon in the treatment of venous anastomotic stenoses.
Brink, James
3-D imaging with volume rendering to depict abnormalities detected in body imaging, including “virtual endoscopy”; the influence of spiral CT and 3-D processing parameters on the anatomic fidelity of 2-D and 3-D images; spiral CT angiography for the depiction of vascular abnormalities, anomalies, and acute pulmonary emboli; clinical imaging and information management systems for use in an academic radiology department.
Bronen, Richard
MR imaging of epilepsy: Longitudinal study of pediatric epilepsy in Connecticut; Multicenter study of medically refractory epilepsy and epilepsy surgery; MR imaging of malformations of cortical development; high-resolution imaging techniques using phased-array surface coils.
Burrell, Morton
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic imaging in evaluating the roles of ERCP and MRCP compared to cross-sectional imaging and endoscopic ultrasound; gastrointestinal imaging using 3-D colography/virtual colonoscopy data display; disorders of swallowing comparing fluoroscopic and fiberendoscopic evaluation.
Carson, Richard
Development of mathematical models to describe the uptake, binding, and clearance of radioactive tracers. Application of new and existing tracer kinetic models to patient studies.
Constable, Todd
Functional MR imaging and cardiac MRI concentrating on the development of MR imaging techniques and data processing strategies. Functional mapping is used in Neurosurgical planning, which provides a platform for both validating results and examining interesting issues in Neuroscience such as brain plasticity effects. Cardiac MRI studies: the quantification of motion through phase velocity measures of tissue deformation and tissue analysis to improve the interpretation in the in vivo myocardial deformation measures.
Curtis, Anne McB
Variability studies, the radiologist's “eye,” AIDS, M.Tb and Atypical Tb, outcome studies and information exchange between radiologists and clinicians; image perception and processing; technology creep.
de Graaf, Robin
NMR spectroscopy and imaging methods for applications at very high magnetic fields and methods to measure metabolic pathways in animals and humans in vivo; cerebral energetics and neurotransmitter metabolism during increased neuronal activation.
Duncan, James
Biomedical image processing and analysis; quantitative strategies based on geometrical, physical models and statistical decision making. Applications in analysis of left ventricular (LV) cardiac function, neuro- structure/function, and image-guided intervention.
Forman, Howard
Health Services Research: quality of health care delivery in imaging; documenting errors; quality assessment; cost analysis and employment market research in medicine and radiology; health economics; healthcare finance; teleradiology and image distribution.
Fulbright, Robert
Functional MR Imaging: number processing, dyslexia, borderline personality disorder, gambling disorders, and schizophrenia; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: reading and reading disability, effects of estrogen on memory, and schizophrenia; Structural MR imaging: schizophrenia.
Haims, Andy
Musculoskeletal trauma and evaluating the usefulness of indirect MR arthrography of the wrist for evaluation of articular cartilage; TFCC and ligaments around the wrist.
Hyder, Fahmeed
Development of in vivo NMR methods for measuring tissue oxygen consumption; modeling oxygen delivery in brain; high field animal models for functional MRI; biophysical basis of functional MRI image contrast.
Hooley, Regina
Breast imaging, stereotaxic and ultrasound core biopsy; breast and gynecologic ultrasound.
Katz, Lee
Sports injuries and MRI arthrography of the joints.
Kier, Leon
Embryology and comparative anatomy of the brain and the spine.
Mason, Graeme
Development of isotopic tracer analyses for the study of metabolism and neurotransmitter pathways in humans and animals; development of MR spectroscopic techniques for neurochemical studies; application of advanced MR spectroscopy and imaging techniques to studies of substance abuse and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
McCarthy, Shirley
Gynecological and other body applications of MRI and CT; MRI/CT utilization and efficacy.
McClennan, Bruce
CT - genitourinary radiology, urography; health services research, PACS, telemedicine; Radiopaque contrast media and contrast reactions.
Papademetris, Xenophon
Development of image analysis methodology for the automated quantification of 3-D images and image sequences with applications to whole organ segmentation, fat quantification, non-rigid brain registration and non-rigid motion/deformation analysis.
Philpotts, Liane
Breast imaging including stereotactic core needle biopsy; breast MR including axillary MR for node metastases.
Pollak, Jeffrey
Endovascular management of venous arterial disease; endoluminal stenting; embolotherapy for vascular abnormalities; efficacy of radiologic implementation of venous access devices; new devices for managing vascular disease, such as endovascular grafts.
Rosenfield, Arthur
Virtual cystoscopy and virtual imaging (cytoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy and angioscopy) using helical CT; helical CT's application to flank pain, abdominal parenchymal disease and 3-D vascular reconstruction work; CT imaging of the retroperitoneum, and correlating fat distribution and texture in ultrasound with insulin resistance.
Rothman, Douglas
Development of MR spectroscopy and MR imaging methods to image metabolic and neurotransmitter pathways in humans and in animal models.
Scoutt, Leslie
Gynecologic CT/MRI; peripheral vascular ultrasound; ultrasound of the breast and ovarian masses; musculoskeletal ultrasound; power Doppler Imaging.
Shapiro, Erik
Molecular and cellular imaging in preclinical animals studies; development of novel contrast agents for molecular imaging, including those that report on gene expression; MRI based cell tracking of both endogenous and transplanted stem cells and immune cells; application of sodium MRI for musculoskeletal imaging.
Sinusas, Albert
NIH grant 1: the purchase of a high resolution hybrid microSPECT X-ray CT for imaging of small animals co-registered with high sensitivity radiotracer images of biological or physiological function. NIH grant 2: “Imaging of MMP Activation and Myocardial Strain” submitted to develop and validate a quantitative non-invasive approach for serial evaluation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activation following myocardial infarction and relate changes in MMP activation to changes in regional myocardial strain and microstructure.
Staib, Lawrence
Biomedical image processing, analysis and measurement of structural and functional images including image segmentation, nonrigid registration, MR diffusion tensor image analysis and fMRI processing.
Sze, Gordon
MR imaging of the brain and spine using new pulse sequences for better diagnosis and detection of lesions including the study of epilepsy and multiple sclerosis; functional MRI and diffusion imaging.
Tagare, Hemant
Mathematical theory of non-rigid correspondence and non-rigid shape change with application to heart motion analysis; and image segmentation with deformable contours.
Tal, Michael
Interventional radiology as a tool for the cure of diabetes; uterine fibroid embolization and embolization for cessation of bleeding for post partum hemorrhage; the development of new techniques for obliteration of iatrogenic arterial pseuroaneurisms.
Taylor, Caroline
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma; CT colonography; ultrasonic contrast media in liver lesions; PACS teaching files; differential considerations for right lower quadrant pain.
Tocino, Irena
Breast imaging: stereotactic biopsy, breast MRI, axillary lymph nodes and borderline lesions. Thoracic imaging: trauma, ARDS, Barotrauma, mediast, spiral CT pulmonary embolism, PET lung cancer; thoracic imaging lexicon.
Wackers, Frans
Myocardial perfusion and function by ECG-gated radionuclide SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging; use of radionuclide imaging for triaging patients with acute chest pain; evaluation of silent myocardial ischemia in patients with diabetes; evaluation of attenuation correction devices for SPECT imaging.
White, Robert
Vascular Malformation; Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia; managed care initiatives and Health Care providers for patients with Rare Disorder; development of new embolotherapy techniques using new Evidence-Based methodology.
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