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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
  • 2006 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Robert R. Edelman is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a specialized focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Surgery.

Their research covers several topics including:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Robert R. Edelman has contributed to numerous publications in various venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Investigative Radiology

The scientist has co-authored papers with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Ioannis Koktzoglou
  • Nondas Leloudas
  • Ruoxun Zi
  • Matthew T. Walker
  • Amit Pursnani

Notable papers authored or co-authored by Robert R. Edelman include:

  • "Twofold improved tumor-to-brain contrast using a novel T1 relaxation-enhanced steady-state (T 1 RESS) MRI technique", 2020, Science Advances
  • "Super-resolution head and neck MRA using deep machine learning", 2021, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • "Diagnostic accuracy of non-contrast quiescent-interval slice-selective (QISS) MRA combined with MRI-based vascular calcification visualization for the assessment of arterial stenosis in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease", 2020, European Radiology
  • "Feasibility of a sub-3-minute imaging strategy for ungated quiescent interval slice-selective MRA of the extracranial carotid arteries using radial k-space sampling and deep learning-based image processing", 2020, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • "MR Angiography Series: Fundamentals of Non-Contrast-enhanced MR Angiography", 2021, Radiographics

Robert R. Edelman has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) since 2017.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (2)

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  • Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Preterm Delivery of a Low-Birth-Weight Infant

    S L Hillier;R P Nugent;D A Eschenbach;M A Krohn

  • A general kinetic model for quantitative perfusion imaging with arterial spin labeling

    Richard B. Buxton;Richard B. Buxton;Lawrence R. Frank;Eric C. Wong;Bettina Siewert

  • Acute human stroke studied by whole brain echo planar diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging

    Steven Warach;Jochen Gaa;Bettina Siewert;Piotr Wielopolski

  • Trichomonas vaginalis associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery. The Vaginal Infections and Prematurity Study Group.

    M F Cotch;J G Pastorek nd;R P Nugent;S L Hillier;S L Hillier

  • Fast magnetic resonance diffusion‐weighted imaging of acute human stroke

    S. Warach;D. Chien;W. Li;M. Ronthal

  • Spirochetes isolated from the blood of two patients with Lyme disease.

    Jorge L. Benach;Edward M. Bosler;John P. Hanrahan;James L. Coleman

  • Socioeconomic and behavioral factors leading to acquired bacterial resistance to antibiotics in developing countries.

    Iruka N. Okeke;Adebayo Lamikanra;Robert Edelman

  • Qualitative mapping of cerebral blood flow and functional localization with echo-planar MR imaging and signal targeting with alternating radio frequency.

    Robert R. Edelman;Bettina Siewert;Bettina Siewert;David G. Darby;Venketasen Thangaraj

  • The ischemic penumbra Operationally defined by diffusion and perfusion MRI

    G. Schlaug;A. Benfield;A. E. Baird;B. Siewert

  • Enlargement of human cerebral ischemic lesion volumes measured by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

    Alison E. Baird;Andrew Benfield;Gottfried Schlaug;Bettina Siewert

  • Time course of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) abnormality in human stroke

    G. Schlaug;B. Siewert;A. Benfield;R. R. Edelman

  • Clinical experience with diffusion-weighted MR in patients with acute stroke.

    Karl Olof Lövblad;Hans Joachim Laubach;Alison E. Baird;François Curtin

  • A preliminary report comparing magnetic resonance coronary angiography with conventional angiography.

    Warren J. Manning;Wei Li;Robert R. Edelman

  • Clinical outcome in ischemic stroke predicted by early diffusion-weighted and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging: a preliminary analysis

    Steven Warach;John F. Dashe;Robert R. Edelman

  • Live attenuated malaria vaccine designed to protect through hepatic CD8+ T cell immunity

    J. E. Epstein;K. Tewari;K. E. Lyke;B. K. L. Sim

  • Shared neural substrates controlling hand movements in human motor cortex

    Jerome N. Sanes;John P. Donoghue;Venkatesan Thangaraj;Robert R. Edelman

  • Ischemic lesion volumes in acute stroke by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging correlate with clinical outcome.

    Karl Olof Lövblad;Alison E. Baird;Gottfried Schlaug;Andrew Benfield

  • Monitoring the patient's EEG during echo planar MRI

    J. R. Ives;Steve Warach;F. Schmitt;R. R. Edelman

  • Noninvasive assessment of regional ventilation in the human lung using oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

    Robert R. Edelman;Hiroto Hatabu;Hiroto Hatabu;Eiji Tadamura;Eiji Tadamura;Wei Li;Wei Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren J. Manning
Warren J. Manning Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Steven Warach
Steven Warach The University of Texas at Austin
Carol O. Tacket
Carol O. Tacket University of Maryland, Baltimore
Genevieve Losonsky
Genevieve Losonsky University of Maryland, Baltimore
Myron M. Levine
Myron M. Levine University of Maryland, Baltimore
Gottfried Schlaug
Gottfried Schlaug University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Hiroto Hatabu
Hiroto Hatabu Brigham and Women's Hospital
Thomas J. Brady
Thomas J. Brady Harvard University
Steven S. Wasserman
Steven S. Wasserman University of Virginia
Marcelo B. Sztein
Marcelo B. Sztein University of Maryland, Baltimore

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