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G. Allan Johnson

G. Allan Johnson

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
22110
World Ranking
17594
National Ranking
8795

Overview

G. Allan Johnson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. Their publication record shows a strong focus on advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, advanced MRI techniques and applications, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Bone and Joint Diseases

Johnson's recent research output includes notable papers such as:

  • "Variability and heritability of mouse brain structure: Microscopic MRI atlases and connectomes for diverse strains" (2020, NeuroImage)
  • "Cytoarchitecture of the mouse brain by high resolution diffusion magnetic resonance imaging" (2020, NeuroImage)
  • "Merged magnetic resonance and light sheet microscopy of the whole mouse brain" (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "A high-resolution interactive atlas of the human brainstem using magnetic resonance imaging" (2021, NeuroImage)
  • "MRI-Based Deep Learning Segmentation and Radiomics of Sarcoma in Mice" (2020, Tomography)

Frequent coauthors in their research include Gary P. Cofer, Yi Qi, Leonard White, Kathryn J. Hornburg, and James J. Cook. Johnson has published papers predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, NeuroImage, arXiv (Cornell University), and Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

The scope of the subfields in which they are active includes:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Biophysics
  • Molecular Biology

Best Publications

  • Development of a 4-D digital mouse phantom for molecular imaging research.

    William.P. Segars;Benjamin M.W. Tsui;Eric C. Frey;G.Allan Johnson

  • MRI of the lungs using hyperpolarized noble gases.

    Harald E. Möller;X. Josette Chen;Brian Saam;Klaus D. Hagspiel

  • Rapid calculation of T1 using variable flip angle gradient refocused imaging.

    Evan K. Fram;Robert J. Herfkens;G.Allan Johnson;Gary H. Glover

  • Waxholm Space atlas of the Sprague Dawley rat brain

    Eszter A. Papp;Trygve B. Leergaard;Evan Calabrese;G. Allan Johnson

  • MRI of brain iron

    B. Drayer;P. Burger;R. Darwin;S. Riederer

  • Human lung air spaces: potential for MR imaging with hyperpolarized He-3.

    J R MacFall;H C Charles;R D Black;H Middleton

  • Parkinson plus syndrome: diagnosis using high field MR imaging of brain iron.

    B P Drayer;W Olanow;P Burger;G A Johnson

  • Detection of neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease by magnetic resonance microscopy.

    Benveniste H;Einstein G;Kim Kr;Hulette C

  • Morphologic phenotyping with MR microscopy: the visible mouse.

    G. Allan Johnson;Gary P. Cofer;Sally L. Gewalt;Laurence W. Hedlund

  • Waxholm space: an image-based reference for coordinating mouse brain research.

    G. Allan Johnson;Alexandra Badea;Jeffrey Brandenburg;Gary P. Cofer

  • Imaging alveolar-capillary gas transfer using hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI

    Bastiaan Driehuys;Gary P. Cofer;Jim Pollaro;Julie Boslego Mackel

  • A liposomal nanoscale contrast agent for preclinical CT in mice.

    Srinivasan Mukundan;Ketan B. Ghaghada;Cristian T. Badea;Chen-Yu Kao

  • High-field (9.4 T) MRI of brain dysmyelination by quantitative mapping of magnetic susceptibility.

    Chunlei Liu;Wei Li;G. Allan Johnson;Bing Wu

  • Sparseness prior based iterative image reconstruction for retrospectively gated cardiac micro-CT

    Jiayu Song;Qing H. Liu;G. Allan Johnson;Cristian T. Badea

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Iron

    Burton Drayer;Peter Burger;Robert Darwin;Stephen Riederer

  • Spatially resolved measurements of hyperpolarized gas properties in the lung in vivo. Part I: diffusion coefficient.

    X. J. Chen;Harald E. Möller;Mark S. Chawla;Gary P. Cofer

  • A Diffusion MRI Tractography Connectome of the Mouse Brain and Comparison with Neuronal Tracer Data

    Evan Calabrese;Alexandra Badea;Gary Cofer;Yi Qi

  • 4-D micro-CT of the mouse heart.

    Cristian T. Badea;Boma Fubara;Laurence W. Hedlund;G. Allan Johnson

  • Detection of emphysema in rat lungs by using magnetic resonance measurements of 3He diffusion.

    X. Josette Chen;Laurence W. Hedlund;Harald E. Möller;Mark S. Chawla

  • Magnetic resonance microscopy defines ethanol-induced brain abnormalities in prenatal mice: effects of acute insult on gestational day 8.

    Scott E. Parnell;Shonagh K. O’Leary-Moore;Elizabeth A. Godin;Deborah B. Dehart

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunlei Liu
Chunlei Liu University of California, Berkeley
James R. MacFall
James R. MacFall Duke University
Charles Watson
Charles Watson Curtin University
Martin Styner
Martin Styner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert J. Herfkens
Robert J. Herfkens Stanford University
Howard A. Rockman
Howard A. Rockman Duke University
Federico De Martino
Federico De Martino Maastricht University
Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Brian B. Avants
Brian B. Avants University of Virginia

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