Research Interests


 

 (1) MR Molecular Imaging of Alzheimers Disease Biomarkers

 

 

(2) Imaging of Tumor Biomarkers

In Vivo Validation of MRI Vessel Caliber Index (VCI) Measurement Methods

Tumor Response to Anti-Angiogenic Drug Therapy in a U87 Mouse Brain Tumor Model

 

 

(3) Development of Novel MR Molecular Imaging Techniques and Contrast Agents

 

Off-Resonance Imaging

 

CEST Imaging

 

Dual Histology Stain/MRI Contrast Agents

 

 

(4) Phosphorous NMR Studies of Metabolism and Intracellular pH

 

Intracelluar pH of Glomerular Podocyte Cells in Renal Disease

Role of Muscle Metabolism in Ventilatory Control

 

Effect of Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors on Mitochondrial Function

 

 

(5) Intravascular MRI of Atherosclerotic Plaque

 

Development of Novel Intravascular MRI Coils

 

Local Coil Tuning, Matching and Signal Preamplification