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Laurence E. Becker

Laurence E. Becker

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Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
21862
World Ranking
14299
National Ranking
597

Overview

Laurence E. Becker is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, contributing primarily to the field of Medicine with a particular focus on Neurology. Their research intersects multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Surgery. Becker's multidisciplinary approach encompasses topics such as Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications, Meningioma and Schwannoma Management, CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Spinal Hematomas and Complications, and Cerebrospinal Fluid and Hydrocephalus.

Their published work appears in several journals, with frequent contributions to Clinical Neuroradiology, Neuro-Oncology Advances, Brain and Spine, American Journal of Neuroradiology, and Radiology and Oncology. Becker collaborated extensively with other researchers, notably including Horst Urbach, Urs Würtemberger, Marco Reisert, Alexander Rau, and Daniel Erny.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Becker include:

  • Are radiation-induced cavernomas clinically relevant findings? Results from long-term follow-up with brain magnetic resonance imaging of childhood cancer survivors (2021), published in Radiology and Oncology
  • Different Glymphatic Kinetics in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (2024), published in American Journal of Neuroradiology
  • Advanced diffusion imaging reveals microstructural characteristics of primary CNS lymphoma, allowing differentiation from glioblastoma (2024), published in Neuro-Oncology Advances
  • Advanced diffusion MRI provides evidence for altered axonal microstructure and gradual peritumoral infiltration in GBM in comparison to brain metastases (2024), published in Clinical Neuroradiology
  • Freiburg Neuropathology Case Conference (2024), published in Clinical Neuroradiology

Becker's involvement in neurology-related imaging and diagnostics is evident through the emphasis on advanced neuroimaging techniques. The research covers detailed study of microstructural brain changes in conditions such as glioblastoma, CNS lymphoma, and intracranial hypotension, indicating a significant integration of imaging technology with clinical neuropathology.

The frequent collaboration network of Becker highlights a strong team-based approach to complex neurological and oncological problems. The range of topics also shows engagement with both clinical and epidemiological perspectives on brain diseases, reflective of an interdisciplinary methodology.

Best Publications

  • Expression of the ETV6-NTRK3 gene fusion as a primary event in human secretory breast carcinoma.

    Cristina Tognon;Stevan R Knezevich;David Huntsman;Calvin D Roskelley

  • Regulation of AMPA Receptor–Mediated Synaptic Transmission by Clathrin-Dependent Receptor Internalization

    Heng-Ye Man;Jerry W. Lin;William H. Ju;Gholamreza Ahmadian

  • Human brain dopamine receptors in children and aging adults.

    Philip Seeman;Natalie H. Bzowej;H.-C. Guan;Catherine Bergeron

  • The histopathology of the hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infections*

    Susan E. Richardson;Mohamed A. Karmali;Laurence E. Becker;Charles R. Smith

  • Abnormal neuronal development in the visual cortex of the human fetus and infant with down's syndrome. A quantitative and qualitative golgi study

    Sachio Takashima;Laurence E. Becker;Dawna L. Armstrong;Fuwah Chan

  • Revision of the World Health Organization classification of brain tumors for childhood brain tumors.

    Lucy Balian Rorke;Floyd H. Gilles;Richard L. Davis;Laurence E. Becker

  • Dendritic atrophy in children with Down's syndrome

    L. E. Becker;D. L. Armstrong;F. Chan

  • Infratentorial ependymomas in childhood: prognostic factors and treatment.

    G B Nazar;H J Hoffman;L E Becker;D Jenkin

  • Primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the central nervous system.

    Laurence E. Becker;David Hinton

  • Cerebral hypoperfusion in the sudden infant death syndrome? Brainstem gliosis and vasculature.

    S. Takashima;D. Armstrong;L. Becker;C. Bryan

  • Growth and development of the brain in Down syndrome.

    L Becker;T Mito;S Takashima;K Onodera

  • A specific histochemical marker (lectin Ricinus communis agglutinin-1) for normal human microglia, and application to routine histopathology

    H Mannoji;H Yeger;L E Becker

  • MYCC and MYCN oncogene amplification in medulloblastoma. A fluorescence in situ hybridization study on paraffin sections from the Children's Oncology Group.

    Naji Aldosari;Sandra H Bigner;Peter C Burger;Laurence Becker

  • Marked disparity between age-related changes in dopamine and other presynaptic dopaminergic markers in human striatum

    John W. Haycock;Laurence Becker;Lee Ang;Yoshiaki Furukawa

  • Role of glial filaments in cells and tumors of glial origin: a review

    James T. Rutka;Masaji Murakami;Peter B. Dirks;Sherri Lynn Hubbard

  • Development of anaplastic changes in low-grade astrocytomas of childhood.

    Peter B. Dirks;Venita Jay;Laurence E. Becker;James M. Drake

  • Dystrophin expression in the human retina is required for normal function as defined by electroretinography

    De Ann M. Pillers;Dennis E. Bulman;Richard G. Weleber;Dayle A. Sigesmund

  • Cortical dysplastic lesions in children with intractable epilepsy: role of complete resection.

    Walter J. Hader;Mark Mackay;Hiroshi Otsubo;Shiro Chitoku

  • Optic glioma in children: Surveillance, resection, or irradiation?

    Derek Jenkin;Steven Angyalfi;Laurence Becker;Martin Berry

  • Surgical management of children with temporal lobe epilepsy and mass lesions

    J. Drake;Harold J. Hoffman;J. Kobayashi;P. Hwang

Frequent Co-Authors

Sachio Takashima
Sachio Takashima Tottori University
Harold J. Hoffman
Harold J. Hoffman University of Toronto
James T. Rutka
James T. Rutka University of Toronto
James M. Drake
James M. Drake University of Toronto
Hiroshi Otsubo
Hiroshi Otsubo University of Toronto
Cameron Ackerley
Cameron Ackerley University of Toronto
Peter B. Dirks
Peter B. Dirks University of Toronto
David Chitayat
David Chitayat University of Toronto
Alexander Marks
Alexander Marks University of Toronto
Jeremy A. Squire
Jeremy A. Squire Universidade de São Paulo

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