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Overview

Robert V. Mulkern is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on advanced medical imaging techniques, particularly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and its applications in neuroscience and medicine.

The scientist's work spans several main fields and subfields of study. These include:

  • Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Social Psychology

Mulkern's research topics cover a range of areas related to imaging techniques, brain function, and biomedical materials. The main topics they focus on are:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Cancer Risks and Factors

The scientist has published several papers in prominent journals and conference proceedings. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Probing in vivo cortical myeloarchitecture in humans via line-scan diffusion acquisitions at 7 T with 250-500 micron radial resolution," 2020, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • "Assessment of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Coatings on Magnetic Resonance Relaxation for Early Disease Detection," 2020, IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology
  • "In vivo irreversible and reversible transverse relaxation rates in human cerebral cortex via line scans at 7 T with 250 micron resolution perpendicular to the cortical surface," 2022, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • "Bone density and bone marrow composition in transgender girls prior to pubertal blockade: A case series," 2022, Bone
  • "Bone marrow adiposity in pediatric Crohn's disease," 2022, Bone

Mulkern often collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors. Frequent collaborators include Mukund Balasubramanian, Jon̈athan R. Polimeni, Sridhar Vajapeyam, Kirsten Ecklund, and Reyhaneh Nosrati.

The scientist has published multiple works in venues such as:

  • 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
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Bone
  • IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Best Publications

  • Early Experience Alters Brain Function and Structure

    Heidelise Als;Frank H Duffy;Gloria B McAnulty;Michael J Rivkin

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Magnetic resonance image—directed stereotactic neurosurgery: use of image fusion with computerized tomography to enhance spatial accuracy

    E. Alexander;H. M. Kooy;M. Van Herk;M. Schwartz

  • DTI and MTR abnormalities in schizophrenia: analysis of white matter integrity.

    Marek R. Kubicki;H. Park;H. Park;H. Park;Carl-Fredrik Westin;Paul Gerard Nestor

  • Total and regional brain volumes in a population-based normative sample from 4 to 18 years: The NIH MRI study of normal brain development

    W. S. Ball;A. W. Byars;M. Schapiro;W. Bommer

  • Multi-component apparent diffusion coefficients in human brain.

    Robert V. Mulkern;Hakon Gudbjartsson;Carl Fredrik Westin;Hale Pinar Zengingonul

  • Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in hypertensive encephalopathy: clues to pathogenesis.

    Richard B. Schwartz;Robert V. Mulkern;Hakon Gudbjartsson;Ferenc Jolesz

  • Sensitivity profiles from an array of coils for encoding and reconstruction in parallel (SPACE RIP).

    Walid E. Kyriakos;Lawrence P. Panych;Daniel F. Kacher;Carl-Fredrick Westin

  • Optimized single-slab three-dimensional spin-echo MR imaging of the brain

    John P. Mugler;Sumi Bao;Robert V. Mulkern;Charles R. G. Guttmann

  • Contrast manipulation and artifact assessment of 2D and 3D RARE sequences.

    R.V. Mulkern;S.T.S. Wong;C. Winalski;F.A. Jolesz

  • Multiparametric MRI of prostate cancer: An update on state‐of‐the‐art techniques and their performance in detecting and localizing prostate cancer

    John V. Hegde;Robert V. Mulkern;Robert V. Mulkern;Lawrence P. Panych;Fiona M. Fennessy;Fiona M. Fennessy

  • Detection of prostate cancer by integration of line-scan diffusion, T2-mapping and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; a multichannel statistical classifier

    Ian Chan;Ian Chan;William Wells;William Wells;Robert V. Mulkern;Steven Haker

  • 3D Image Matching Using a Finite Element Based Elastic Deformation Model

    Matthieu Ferrant;Matthieu Ferrant;Simon K. Warfield;Charles R. G. Guttmann;Robert V. Mulkern;Robert V. Mulkern

  • Comparing the FAISE method with conventional dual-echo sequences.

    Philippe S. Melki;Robert V. Mulkern;Lawrence P. Panych;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of iron deposition in neurological disorders.

    Steven D. Brass;Nan Kuei Chen;Robert V. Mulkern;Rohit Bakshi

  • Diffusion imaging of brain tumors

    Stephan E. Maier;Yanping Sun;Robert V. Mulkern;Robert V. Mulkern

  • Image fusion for stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery treatment planning

    Hanne M. Kooy;Marcel Van Herk;Patrick D. Barnes;Eben Alexander

  • MR Line-Scan Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of Term Neonates with Perinatal Brain Ischemia

    R. L. Robertson;L. Ben-Sira;P. D. Barnes;R. V. Mulkern

  • Normal brain and brain tumor: multicomponent apparent diffusion coefficient line scan imaging.

    Stephan E. Maier;Peter Bogner;Gabor Bajzik;Hatsuho Mamata

  • Evaluation of pneumonia in children: comparison of MRI with fast imaging sequences at 1.5T with chest radiographs

    Ali Yikilmaz;Ali Koc;Abdulhakim Coskun;Mustafa K Ozturk

Frequent Co-Authors

Ferenc A. Jolesz
Ferenc A. Jolesz Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clare M. Tempany
Clare M. Tempany Brigham and Women's Hospital
Simon K. Warfield
Simon K. Warfield Boston Children's Hospital
Charles R.G. Guttmann
Charles R.G. Guttmann Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patrick D. Barnes
Patrick D. Barnes Stanford University
Kullervo Hynynen
Kullervo Hynynen Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
David Zurakowski
David Zurakowski Boston Children's Hospital
Michael S. Conte
Michael S. Conte University of California, San Francisco
Nathan McDannold
Nathan McDannold Brigham and Women's Hospital

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