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Biology and Biochemistry

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95
Citations
29920
World Ranking
1923
National Ranking
1054

Medicine

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98
Citations
30562
World Ranking
9003
National Ranking
4634

Overview

Eliot L. Berson was affiliated with the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in the United States. Their research work focused mainly within the field of Medicine, with particular attention to Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. The body of work spanned multiple topics including Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Bone and Joint Diseases, and MRI in cancer diagnosis.

The scientist contributed to academic publications, participating notably in venues such as Clinical Radiology. Their documented recent paper includes:

  • Diffusion-weighted imaging of the orbit, 2023, Clinical Radiology

Throughout their career, Eliot L. Berson collaborated with several frequent co-authors. These included:

  • Ali S. Tejani
  • J. Phillip
  • Fabrício Stewan Feltrin
  • C. Bazan
  • Karuna M. Raj

The research topics they engaged with often involved explorations into advanced imaging modalities and their practical applications in diagnosing and understanding disease states. Specific areas involved neuroimaging and bone and joint disease investigations, highlighting a cross-disciplinary expertise bridging radiologic science and musculoskeletal health. Their work also contributed to the use of MRI technology in cancer diagnosis.

Eliot L. Berson's academic output primarily concentrated on these interconnected domains, reflecting a consistent research interest across related subfields of medical imaging and clinical applications.

Best Publications

  • A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of retinitis pigmentosa

    Thaddeus P. Dryja;Terri L. McGee;Elias Reichel;Lauri B. Hahn

  • Digenic retinitis pigmentosa due to mutations at the unlinked peripherin/RDS and ROM1 loci

    Kazuto Kajiwara;Eliot L. Berson;Thaddeus P. Dryja

  • Retinitis pigmentosa. The Friedenwald Lecture.

    E L Berson

  • Recessive mutations in the gene encoding the beta-subunit of rod phosphodiesterase in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.

    Margaret E. McLaughlin;Michael A. Sandberg;Eliot L. Berson;Thaddeus P. Dryja

  • A randomized trial of vitamin A and vitamin E supplementation for retinitis pigmentosa.

    Eliot L. Berson;Bernard Rosner;Michael A. Sandberg;K. C. Hayes

  • Prevalence of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Maine

    Clareann H. Bunker;Eliot L. Berson;William C. Bromley;Robert P. Hayes

  • Mutations in the RPE65 gene in patients with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa or Leber congenital amaurosis

    Hiroyuki Morimura;Gerald A. Fishman;Sandeep A. Grover;Anne B. Fulton

  • Transgenic mice with a rhodopsin mutation (Pro23His): A mouse model of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

    Jane E. Olsson;Jon W. Gordon;Basil S. Pawlyk;Dorothy Roof

  • Mutations within the Rhodopsin Gene in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa

    Thaddeus P. Dryja;Terri L. McGee;Lauri B. Hahn;Glenn S. Cowley

  • Mutation spectrum of the rhodopsin gene among patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

    Thaddeus P. Dryja;Lauri B. Hahn;Glenn S. Cowley;Terri L. McGee

  • Mutations in the human retinal degeneration slow gene in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

    Kazuto Kajiwara;Lauri B. Hahn;Shizuo Mukai;Gabriel H. Travis

  • A Null mutation in the rhodopsin gene causes rod photoreceptor dysfunction and autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa

    Philip J. Rosenfeld;Glenn S. Cowley;Terri L. McGee;Michael A. Sandberg

  • Heterozygous missense mutation in the rhodopsin gene as a cause of congenital stationary night blindness.

    Thaddeus P. Dryja;Eliot L. Berson;Vikram R. Rao;Daniel D. Oprian

  • Mutation spectrum of the gene encoding the beta subunit of rod phosphodiesterase among patients with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa

    Margaret E. McLaughlin;Traci L. Ehrhart;Eliot L. Berson;Thaddeus P. Dryja

  • Null RPGRIP1 Alleles in Patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis

    Thaddeus P. Dryja;Scott M. Adams;Jonna L. Grimsby;Terri L. McGee

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the alpha subunit of the rod cGMP-gated channel in autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.

    Thaddeus P. Dryja;John T. Finn;You Wei Peng;Terri L. Mcgee

  • Natural course of retinitis pigmentosa over a three-year interval

    Eliot L. Berson;Michael A. Sandberg;Bernard Rosner;David G. Birch

  • Defects in the rhodopsin kinase gene in the Oguchi form of stationary night blindness.

    Shuji Yamamoto;Kimberly C. Sippel;Eliot L. Berson;Thaddeus P. Dryja

  • A retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR)- deficient mouse model for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP3)

    Dong-Hyun Hong;Basil S. Pawlyk;Jingzi Shang;Michael A. Sandberg

  • Ocular findings in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and a rhodopsin gene defect (Pro-23-His).

    Eliot L. Berson;Bernard Rosner;Michael A. Sandberg;Thaddeus P. Dryja

Frequent Co-Authors

Thaddeus P. Dryja
Thaddeus P. Dryja Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Carlo Rivolta
Carlo Rivolta University of Basel
Bernard Rosner
Bernard Rosner Harvard University
Tiansen Li
Tiansen Li National Institutes of Health
Peter Gouras
Peter Gouras Columbia University
Jacques S. Beckmann
Jacques S. Beckmann University of Lausanne
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Frederick A. Jakobiec
Frederick A. Jakobiec Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
David G. Birch
David G. Birch The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eric A. Pierce
Eric A. Pierce Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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