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James A. Bankson, PhD

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging Physics - Research, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Interests

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Phased Arrays
  • Parallel MRI and fast acquisition techniques

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2001 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, PHD, Electrical Engineering
1994 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, BS, Electrical Engineering

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Bankson JA, Griswold MA, Wright SM, Sodickson DK. SMASH imaging with an eight element multiplexed RF coil array. Magma 10:93-104, 6/2000. PMID: 10873199.
2. Bankson JA, Wright SM. Multi-channel magnetic resonance spectroscopy through time domain multiplexing. Magn Reson Imaging 19(7):1001-8, 9/2001. PMID: 11595372.
3. Bankson JA, Wright SM. Simulation-based investigation of partially parallel imaging with a linear array at high accelerations. Magn Reson Med 47(4):777-86, 4/2002. PMID: 11948740.
4. Ma J, Son JB, Bankson JA, Stafford RJ, Choi H, Ragan D. A fast spin echo two-point Dixon technique and its combination with sensitivity encoding for efficient T2-weighted imaging. Magn Reson Imaging 23(10):977-82, 2005. PMID: 16376180.
5. Bankson JA, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Partially parallel imaging with phase-sensitive data: Increased temporal resolution for magnetic resonance temperature imaging. Magn Reson Med 53(3):658-65, 2005. PMID: 15723414.
6. Ramirez MS, Bankson JA. A practical method for 2D multiple-animal MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 26(4):1162-6, 2007. PMID: 17896362.
7. Orth RC, Bankson JA, Price R, Jackson EF. Comparison of Single- and Dual-Tracer Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data Using Low, Medium and High Molecular Weight Contrast Agents. Magn Reson Imaging 58(4):705-716, 2007.
8. Ramirez MS, Ragan DK, Kundra V, Bankson JA. Feasibility of multiple-mouse dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Magn Reson Med 58(3):610-5, 2007. PMID: 17763350.
9. Bankson JA, Ji L, Ravoori M, Han L, Kundra V. Echo-Planar Imaging for MRI Evaluation of Intrathoracic Tumors in Murine Models of Lung Cancer. Magn Reson Imaging 27(1):57-62, 2008. PMID: 18058933.

Last updated: 9/28/2009