Stuart  S.  Berr
Degree(s): PhD
Graduate School: Wake Forest University
Primary Appointment: Professor, Radiology
Research Interests:
Developing magnetic resonance (MR) techniques as a tool for basic biomedical research.
Website: http://www.bme.virginia.edu/people/faculty/berr/
Email Address: sb4b@virginia.edu
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    • Research Description

    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.

    Selected Publications
  • Berr SS, Xu Y, Roy RJ, Williams MB, French BA. Serial, Multi-Modality Assessment of Myocardial Infarction in Mice using MRI and microPET Provides Complementary Information on the Progression of Scar Formation. Accepted by Circulation.
  • Wu Y, McRoberts K, Frierson HF, Jr, Conaway M, Berr SS, Theodorescu D. Neuromedin U is a downstream target of the metastasis suppressor RhoGDI2 and promotes lung metastasis and tumorigenicity. Oncogene 2006.
  • Berr SS, Roy RJ, French BA, Yang Z, Gilson W, Kramer CM, Epstein FH. Black-Blood Gradient-Echo Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Mouse Heart. Magn Reson Med, 53:1074-1079, 2005.
  • Yang Z, Berr SS, Gilson WD, Toufektsian M-C, French BA. Simultaneous Evaluation of Infarct Size and Cardiac Function in Intact Mice by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac MRI Reveals Contractile Dysfunction in Non-Infarcted Regions Early After Myocardial Infarction. Circ, 109:1161-1167, 2004
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