Stuart Berr, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology
and Biomedical Eng.
Director of the S.A.M.R.I.S. facility
Box 801332
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22908
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e-mail: sb4b@virginia.edu
Education:
B. S., Chemistry, Grinnell College, 1977
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Wake Forest University, 1986
Research Interests:
Our laboratory is involved with developing magnetic resonance (MR) techniques as a tool for basic biomedical research. We have developed noninvasive, non-contrast-enhanced methods for imaging blood perfusion, demonstrated to be effective in imaging blood flow to the kidneys, lungs, heart, and brain in humans. We were also the first to demonstrate the feasibility of imaging the lung using hydrogen-based MR methods. We have also been developing micro-imaging techniques for the study of the heart and vascular system in mice and rats. This project has been particularly challenging due to the high spatial and temporal resolution requirements.
Current Projects:
Currently my laboratory is working on the implementation of flow measurement methods in mice using high resolution MRI.
Recent and Representative Publications:
S. S. Berr, K. D. Hagspiel, V. M. Mai, S. Keilholz-George, J. Knight-Scott, J. M. Christopher, D. J. Spinosa, J. F. Angle, and A. H. Matsumoto. Perfusion of the kidney using extraslice spin tagging (EST) magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1:886-891, 1999.
S. S. Berr, V. M. Mai. Extra Slice Spin Tagging (EST) Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Determination of Perfusion. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 9:146-150, 1999.
Zequan Yang, Brent A. French, Wesley D. Gilson, Antwone J. Ross, John N. Oshinski, Stuart S. Berr. Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion in Mice. Circulation, 103:e84, 2001.
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