R. Jason Stafford, Ph.D.

Department of Imaging Physics, Division of Diagnostic Imaging

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

P. H. & Fay Etta Robinson Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Professor (Tenure), Imaging Physics, Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Chief, Sections of MRI and Ultrasound Physics, Imaging Physics, Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Faculty, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX

Research Interests

Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Image-Guided Interventions | Image-Guided Therapy | Thermal Therapy

Clinical Interests

Development and implementation of quality assurance program for ultrasound (US) imaging | Acceptance testing of new and upgraded US imaging systems | Maintaining records and performing all physics QC and acceptance tests required for the ACR US Accreditation Program | Clinical support and quality control resource for US imaging | Clinical support and quality control resource for MRI | Development and continued quality assurance of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging protocols | MR Safety

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2001	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas, US, Medical Physics, Ph.D
1996	California State University, Fresno, California, US, Physics, M.S
1994	California State University, Fresno, California, US, Physics, B.S

Licenses & Certifications

2021	American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety - Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE)
2011	Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency Diagnostic X-ray Physics Services License
2005	Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists (Diagnostic Radiological Physics)
2005	American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Medical Physics)

Experience & Service

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Chair, Academic Standards Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 2022 - 2023

Residency Rotation Program Coordinator (MRI Physics), Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2022

Chief, Sections of MRI and Ultrasound Physics, Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2013 - Present

Chair, Division of Diagnostic Imaging MR Safety Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2013 - 2021

Chair, Odyssey Fellowship Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2014

Other Professional Positions

Member, Scientific Review Board, Mi2 Holdings LLC, 2022 - Present

Board of Directors, American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS), 2021 - Present

Past-President, Society for Thermal Medicine, 2017 - 2018

President, Society for Thermal Medicine, 2016 - 2017

President-Elect, Society for Thermal Medicine, 2015 - 2016

Vice President Elect, Society for Thermal Medicine, 2014 - 2015

President, Southwestern Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SWAAPM), 2008 - 2009

President-Elect, Southwestern Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SWAAPM), 2007 - 2008

Consultant, Visualase, Inc, Houston, Texas, 2006 - 2015

Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

Chair, Academic Standards Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2022 - 2023

Designated MR Safety Expert, Institutional MR Safety Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present

Member, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2024

Member, Academic Standards Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2021 - 2023

Member, Department of Imaging Physics Clinical Effort Value Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020

Member, Division of Diagnostic Imaging Safety, Quality & Value Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present

Member, Department of Imaging Physics Governance Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present

Member, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2022

Member, Medical Physics Program Steering Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2019 - 2021

Examiner, Medical Physics Candidacy Exam Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2017 - 2019

Member, Division of Diagnostic Imaging Promotion and Tenure Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - 2024

Member, Department of Imaging Physics Residency Steering Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present

Member, Department of Imaging Physics Research Faculty Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2019

Member, Division of Diagnostic Imaging Education Functional Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2019

Member, Department of Imaging Physics Education Quality Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2018

Reviewer, Department of Imaging Physics Grant Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2016

Member, Medical Physics Program Faculty Curriculum Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2013 - Present

Member, Department of Imaging Physics Executive Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - Present

Chair, Division of Diagnostic Imaging MR Safety Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - 2021

Member, Division of Diagnostic Imaging Value Assessment Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - 2019

Member, Department of Diagnostic Radiology Neuro MRI Quality Assurance Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - 2019

Member, Division of Diagnostic Imaging Faculty Functional Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - 2018

Chair, Odyssey Fellowship Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - 2014

Reviewer, Institutional Research Grant Committee (Basic Science Study Section), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012 - 2019

Member, Academic Standards Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2012 - 2018

Member, Department of Imaging Physics Scientific Computing Resources Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - Present

Member, Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Issues Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - 2015

Member, Department of Diagnostic Radiology fMRI Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - 2013

Member, Odyssey Program Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - 2013

Member, MRI Curriculum Committee for the Diagnostic Imaging Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010 - 2012

Member, Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery Program Income Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008 - Present

Member, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008 - 2014

Member, Medical Physics Program Steering Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2008 - 2014

Member, Division of Diagnostic Imaging MR Safety Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2007 - 2013

Member, Division of Diagnostic Imaging Quality Control Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2007 - 2012

Editorial Activities

Special Issue Editor, Medical Physics, 2020 - 2022

Deputy Editor, Medical Physics, 2018 - 2020

Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2011 - 2014

Associate Editor, Medical Physics, 2010 - 2018

Honors & Awards

2024 - Present	P. H. & Fay Etta Robinson Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2017	Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
2008	The John S. Laughlin Science Council Research Symposium, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
2005 - 2006	Nomination, Robert M. Chamberlain Distinguished Mentor Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2002	Aaron M. Blanchard Research Award in Medical Physics, The University of MD Anderson and UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Program in Medical Physics
2002	Alfred Knudson Outstanding Dissertation Award, The University of MD Anderson and UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2001	First Place, John C. Cameron Young Investigator Competition, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
2000	Graduate Student Award, American College of Medical Physics

Professional Memberships

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Society of Physics Students

Southwestern Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Society for Thermal Medicine

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound

American College of Radiology

Radiological Society of North America

American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety

Selected Presentations & Talks

Local Presentations

2025. MR Safety of Active Implanted Devices used in Pain Management. Invited. Pain Management In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2025. MR Safety: Imaging Patients with implants. Invited. Neuro Educational Lecture Series. Houston, Texas, US.
2025. MR Safety and Medical Implants: Updates and Challenges (RF Heating Focus). Invited. MR Technologist In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2024. MR Safety and Medical Implants: Updates and Challenges. Invited. MR Technologist In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2024. Protocol LogisticsRaw Data CollectionSynthetic MRI Opportunities. Invited. Advanced Bone & Soft-Tissue Imaging (ABASTI) Research Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
2024. IGCT T32 Seminar Course - Emerging Technologies & Technical Advances in Liver. Invited. IGCT T32 Seminar Course - Emerging Technologies & Technical Advances in Liver. Houston, Texas, US.
2023. Introduction to MRI. Invited. IGCT T32 Short Course on MR. Houston, Texas, US.
2023. Breast MRI Physics: Pulse Sequences, Parameters, & Consequences. Invited. 6th MDACC Annual Breast Imaging Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2021. Fundamental Physics Concepts for MR-guided Laser Ablation. Invited. Department of Neuroradiology Educational Series. Houston, Texas, US.
2019. Image Formation & Hardware Basics. Invited. Radiation Oncology MR Education Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2019. Challenges in MRI Safety. Invited. BSRT MRI Educational Program. Houston, Texas, US.
2017. MR Image Formation Basics. Invited. Radiation Oncology MR Education Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2017. Introduction to MRI for Radiation Oncology. Invited. Radiation Oncology MR Education Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2017. Diffusion MRI. Invited. In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2017. Prostate MRI: Physics & Protocol Sequences. Invited. In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2017. PET-MRI Acceptance Testing Challenges. Invited. Joint Nuclear Medicine & CT Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2017. Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging. Invited. Division of Diagnostic Imaging Quarterly Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
2017. Metabolic Imaging: Introduction to Hyperpolarized MRI. Invited. Radiation Oncology MR Education Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2016. Distorting the Truth: Basics of MR Image Formation & Challenges of MR Simulation for Radiation Treatment Planning. Invited. Radiation Oncology MR Education Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2016. PET/MR: Equipment, Applications and Opportunities. Invited. Research Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
2016. MRI-Guided Interventions at MD Anderson. Invited. Research Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
2016. MR-guided Interventions and Thermal Therapies. Invited. Medical Physics Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2016. Introduction to MR Spectroscopy. Invited. In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2014. MRI Safety for Personnel in an Intraoperative Environment. Invited. Neurosurgery In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2014. MRI Safety: Active Implants. Invited. Radiology In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2014. MRI for Minimally Invasive Therapy. Invited. CAAM Seminar. Houston, TX, US.
2013. Abdominal MRI: Physics and Sequences. Invited. Division of Radiation Oncology MRI Radiotherapy Course. Houston, Texas, US.
2013. MRI Safety for Radiation Oncology. Invited. Division of Radiation Oncology MRI Radiotherapy Course. Houston, Texas, US.
2011. Fast Chemical Shift Imaging for Multi-Parametric MR-Guided Interventions. Invited. Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research Retreat. Houston, Texas, US.
2010. Next Generation MR-Guided Thermal Therapies. Invited. Advances in Oncology Institutional Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
2010. MR-guided Thermal Therapy at MD Anderson. Invited. Departmental Seminar. Houston, TX, US.
2009. MR-Guidance of Nanoshell Enhanced Thermal Therapy. Invited. Medical Physics Research Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2009. MR-Guided Iinterventions at MDACC: What's Hot, What's Not. Invited. Division of Diagnostic Imaging Research Imaging Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2009. MR-Guided thermal therapy. Invited. Departmental Research Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2008. MRI Characterization of the Cobolt-Chloride Complex. Invited. Advances in Oncology Institutional Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
2007. Novel Applications in Image-Guided Therapy: MR-Guidance of Thermal Therapy. Invited. Advances in Oncology Institutional Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
2007. A High Spatiotemporal Chemical Shift Imaging Technique for Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging. Conference. HSEMB 2007. Houston, Texas, US.
2007. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Convective Therapy Delivery in a Canine Prostate Model. Conference. HSEMB 2007. Houston, Texas, US.
2007. Characterization of Nanoparticle Properties in Laser Thermal Therapy of Cancer Using Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging. Conference. HSEMB 2007. Houston, Texas, US.
2005. MR-Guided Thermotherapy Using Nanoshells. Invited. GU Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2005. MR-Guided Thermotherapy Using Nanoshells. Invited. Advances in Oncology Institutional Grand Rounds. Houston, Texas, US.
2003. Targeted cancer therapy using thermal ablation. Invited. Nano Summit. Houston, Texas, US.
2003. Magnetic Resonance Guided Thermal Ablative Therapy (MRTI). Invited. Nuclear Medicine Seminar. Houston, Texas, US.
2003. Overview of Imaging Options for Fast Spin-Echo Imaging Technology on the GE Platform. Invited. Body MR Radiologist In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2003. Aspects of T2-Weighted Fast Spin-Echo Imaging. Invited. Body MR Radiologist In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2003. Overview of Imaging Options for Body Imaging. Invited. Body Radiologist In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.
2002. Overview of MR-Guided Thermal Therapy (MRTI). Invited. Body Radiology Fellow In-Service. Houston, Texas, US.

Regional Presentations

2023. Integrating Diagnostic and Therapeutic MRI Across Staging, Therapy & Surveillance. Invited. MDACC/UTSW Advanced Imaging Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
2021. Troubleshooting Image Quality & Artifact Issues in MR Neuroimaging. Invited. 108th Annual Meeting (Virtual), US.
2019. Advanced Concepts in MRI Safety: MRI Safety of Devices in the MR Environment. Invited. SMRT Gulf Coast Division Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2019. Challenges in MRI Safety. Invited. SMRT Gulf Coast Division Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2018. PET-MRI Technology: The Theoretical Minimum. Invited. Cancer Imaging and Intervention Conference. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Overview of Focused Ultrasound. Invited. SWAAPM Spring Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2013. Advanced Imaging for Prostate Cancer. Invited. 100th Annual Scientific Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
2012. MR Requirements for Interventional/Radiotherapy Applications. Invited. 99th Annual Scientific Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2009. MR Guided Interventions. Invited. SWAAPM Fall Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2009. MR-Guidance of Thermal Therapy. Invited. Departmental Seminar. San Antonio, TX, US.
2009. MR-Guided Interventions. Invited. 96th Annual Scientific Meeting. Dallas, TX, US.
2005. Review of Ultrasound Imaging for Image Guided Therapy Applications. Invited. Annual Spring Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2005. Review of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Image-Guided Therapy Applications. Invited. Annual Spring Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.

National Presentations

2025. Performance Testing, Troubleshooting, & Artifacts Workshop. Panelist. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer School - Clinical MR Physics: State-of-the-Art Practice. Denver, CO, US.
2025. Interactive Implant Case Studies Workshop. Panelist. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer School - Clinical MR Physics: State-of-the-Art Practice. Denver, CO, US.
2025. Breast MRI Protocols. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer School - Clinical MR Physics: State-of-the-Art Practice. Denver, CO, US.
2025. MR Safety of Time-varying Gradient Fields. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer School - Clinical MR Physics: State-of-the-Art Practice. Denver, CO, US.
2024. MRI-guided Thermal Therapy: From Bench to Bedside. Invited. Thermal Therapies and Bioheat Course. Knoxville, TN, US.
2024. MR Safety and Medical Implants: Updates and Challenges. Invited. Weill-Cornell Radiology Grand Rounds. New York, NY, US.
2022. MR Safety Considerations for Patients with Implants. Invited. BIDM Radiology Grand Rounds. Boston, MA, US.
2013. MRI-Guided Interventions and Therapy. Invited. Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Engineering. Madison, WI, US.
2011. Prospective 3D Treatment Planning for MR-Guided LITT Procedures in Brain. Invited. 4th National Center for Image Guided Therapy & National Institutes of Health Image Guided Therapy Workshop. Arlington, VA, US.
2010. Prostate MRI: Principles, Techniques, and Future Advances. Invited. Minimally Invasive Ablative Therapies in Prostate Cancer. New York, NY, US.
2006. Overview of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Invited. Medical Physics Seminar. Fresno, CA, US.

International Presentations

2025. In Vivo MR Thermometry in Thermal Therapies. Invited. ISMRM Workshop on MR Safety: From Science to Clinical Practice. Berlin, DE.
2025. You Put an MRI Where? … MR Safety for Interventional, Intraoperative and PET/MR Environments. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 67th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Washington, US.
2025. MRI Principles & Quality Characteristics. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 67th Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Diagnostic Review Course. Washington, US.
2024. Updates on MR Safety Guidance for Imaging Patients with Implanted Medical Devices. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 109th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting - Updates to MRI Safety Guidance for Varied MR Environments. Chicago, US.
2024. MRI Principles & Quality Characteristics. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 66th Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Diagnostic Review Course. Los Angelas, US.
2023. Chicago Fireside Chat: Best of AAPM Summer School - MRgRT (MR-guided Radiation Therapy). Panelist. Radiological Society of North America 109th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
2023. Updates on MR Safety Guidance for Imaging Patients with Implanted Medical Devices. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 109th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting - Updates to MRI Safety Guidance for Varied MR Environments and Devices. Chicago, US.
2023. Adapting to the Patient: Innovations in MRI Workflow. Invited. OAMRS 2023 Virtual MRI Safety Symposium, US.
2023. Current MR Safety Guidance and Updates in Hybrid Suites. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 65th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Updates to MRI Safety Guidance for Varied Environments and Devices. Houston, US.
2023. Updates to ACR Manual on MR Safety. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 65th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition - ACR Updates. Houston, US.
2023. Equipment Specification & Purchasing Considerations for MRI. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 65th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Equipment Specification & Purchasing Considerations For Physicists. Houston, US.
2023. MRI Principles & Quality Characteristics. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 65th Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Diagnostic Review Course. Houston, US.
2023. Interventional MRI: Translating Research to Clinical Service. Invited. 2023 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Toronto, CA.
2023. MRI-guided Thermal Therapy: From Bench to Bedside. Invited. Workshop of Nanomedicine of the BBCS & 4th Advanced School on Nanomedicine (Virtual), US.
2022. MR Safety – A Case-Based Approach:Interventional MRI. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 108th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
2022. Examples of Implants & Labels Found in Practice. Panelist. ISMRM Workshop on MR Safety: From Physics & Physiology to Policies & Practice. New York, US.
2022. MRI Principles & Quality Characteristics. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 64rth Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Diagnostic Review Course. Washington, US.
2022. MR Imaging & Thermometry for Photothermal Therapy. Invited. US-North Africa Conference: Nanotechnology Convergence for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Health (Virtual), US.
2021. The Expanding Role of the Physicist in MRI. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition (Virtual), US.
2021. MRI safety and QA, Modern Applications of MR in Radiation Therapy. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer School (Virtual) - Modern Applications of MR in Radiation Therapy, US.
2021. MRI Instrumentation, Modern Applications of MR in Radiation Therapy. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine Summer School (Virtual) - Modern Applications of MR in Radiation Therapy, US.
2021. MRI Principles & Quality Characteristics. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition (Virtual) - Diagnostic Review Course, US.
2021. MRI - From Basics to State-Of-The-Art Protocols. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine - Spring Clinical Meeting (Virtual), US.
2020. State of the Art in Functional MR Imaging for Tumor Targeting. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 106th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (Virtual), US.
2020. MRI Safety Physics Case Review: Assessment & Scanning of an MR Conditional Spinal Cord Stimulator with Low SAR Conditions. Invited. 2020 Joint AAPM COMP Virtual Meeting, US.
2020. MR-guided Laser Ablation in Oncology. Invited. 2020 Joint AAPM COMP Virtual Meeting, US.
2019. State of the Art in Functional MR Imaging for Tumor Targeting. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
2019. Patient Specific Adaptions of Imaging Techniques: MRI. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition. San Antonio, US.
2019. Intraoperative & Interventional MRI Safety Considerations. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition - ISMRM-AAPM Joint Symposia: MR Safety for Experts. San Antonio, US.
2019. Quality Management for MR-guided Laser Ablation. Invited. Society for Thermal Medicine 36th Annual Meeting. St. Petersburg, US.
2019. Advanced Concepts in MRI Safety for Physicists: MRI Safety of Devices in the MR Environment. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine-Spring Clinical Meeting. Kissimmee, US.
2018. State of the Art in Functional MR Imaging for Tumor Targeting. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
2018. MR Artifacts: A Different Spin. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 60th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition - Imaging Artifacts - CT, MRI, and Mammography. Louisville, US.
2018. Physics of Diffusion Weighted Imaging: Introduction to Diffusion Weighted Imaging. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 60th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Louisville, US.
2018. Interventional and Intraoperative MRI Safety. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 60th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition - MR Safety in the Hybrid Environment:. Louisville, US.
2017. The Spin-Echo Sequence; K-Space. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 59th AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition - A Concise Introduction to MRI Physics. Denver, US.
2017. Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging. Invited. GBCS 2017. Goiania, BR.
2017. MRI-Guided Thermal Therapy and Interventions. Invited. Department of Physics Seminar. Goiania, BR.
2017. Magnetic resonance imaging investigations of photothermal heating. Invited. GBCS Nanomedicine Workshop. Goiania, BR.
2017. MRI Thermometry for Photothermal Therapy. Invited. Society for Thermal Medicine 34th Annual Meeting. Cancun, MX.
2016. Physical Mechanisms of Ablation Delivery and Devices. Invited. International Congress on Hyperthermic Oncology. New Orleans, US.
2016. MRI-Guided Laser Ablation. Invited. NEMB 2016: ASME's 5th Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology. Houston, US.
2015. The Weighting is the Hardest Part--MRI Contrast Mechanisms. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 57th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Anaheim, US.
2014. MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Physics & Applications. Invited. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 56th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Austin, US.
2014. Image-Based Monitoring of Thermal Therapies. Invited. Society for Thermal Medicine 31st Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, US.
2013. MRI Physics for the Intraoperative Environment. Invited. Intraoperative Imaging Society Symposium. St. Louis, US.
2012. Uncertainty Quantification for Thermal Simulation of MR-guided Laser Induced Thermal Therapy. Conference. 9th International Interventional MRI Symposium. Boston, US.
2012. MR-Guided Thermal Therapy Using Gold Nanoshells. Invited. 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Vancouver, CA.
2012. MRI-Guided Cryoablation of Small Renal Tumors. Conference. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 20th Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Melbourne, AU.
2012. Investigating Nanoparticle Mediated Thermal Therapy with MRI. Invited. Society for Thermal Medicine 29th Annual Meeting. Portland, US.
2012. Gold nanoparticle mediated thermal therapy. Invited. SPIE Medical Imaging Program. San Diego, US.
2011. Temperature monitoring of laser ablation of bone lesions. Conference. Radiological Society of North America 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
2011. Thermal Dosimetry Issues in Thermal Therapy. Invited. 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Vancouver, CA.
2011. Physics of MR Safety. Invited. 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Vancouver, CA.
2011. Evaluation Before During and After Treatment. Invited. 31st Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). Grapevine, US.
2011. MR-Guidance of Thermal Therapy. Invited. 11th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound. New York, US.
2010. MR Temperature Monitoring of Laser Ablation of Bone Lesions. Conference. Radiological Society of North America 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Chicago, US.
2010. Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging- Basics and Applications. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting - CT/MR Physics Update Course. Chicago, US.
2010. MR-Guided Thermal Therapy: Recent Advancements and Applications. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago - CT/MR Physics Update Course. Chicago, US.
2010. Introduction to MR Thermometry. Invited. Workshop on MR Safety: RF Heating of the Human in MRI. Stillwater, US.
2010. Preliminary Experience with Real-Time Multiplanar bSSFP Sequence for MR-guided Interventions. Invited. 8th Interventional MRI Symposium. Leipzig, DE.
2010. Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided Interventions. Invited. 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine - Advances in MR Symposium: State of the Art Today and Future Directions. Philadelphia, US.
2010. MR-Guided Thermal Ablations: How We Do It. Invited. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 18th Annual Meeting and Exhibition - Interventional MRI Study Group. Stockholm, SE.
2009. MR-Guided Thermal Therapy: Recent Advancements and Applications. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting - CT/MR Physics Update Course. Chicago, US.
2009. MRI Guidance for Laser Induced Thermal Therapy in the Prostate. Invited. Biomedical Engineering Symposium. Toronto, CA.
2009. Advances in MR-guidance of Laser Induced Thermal Therapy. Invited. Society for Thermal Medicine 26th Annual Meeting. Tucson, US.
2008. Imaging-Guided Interventions & Surgery. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting - Update Course in Diagnostic Radiology Physics: Imaging Technologies in Oncology and Hypoxia. Chicago, US.
2008. MR-Guided Thermal Therapy: Recent Advancements and Applications. Invited. Radiological Society of North America 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting - CT/MR Physics Update Course. Chicago, US.
2008. Characterization of Gold Nanoshells for Thermal Therapy Using MRI. Conference. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine - John S. Laughlin Science Council Research Symposium. Houston, US.
2008. Closed-Loop Guidance of Laser Induced Thermal Therapy Using MRI. Conference. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Houston, US.
2007. MR-Guidance of Thermal Therapy. Invited. Helmholtz Association. Heidelberg, DE.
2007. MR-guidance of Laser Induced Thermal Therapy. Invited. Joint Annual Meeting of the Society for Thermal Medicine and the World Conference on Interventional Oncology. Washington, US.
2007. MRI Guided Thermal Ablation. Invited. Joint Meeting of the Southwest Chapter of the AAPM and the Mexican Federation of Medical Physics. Queretaro, MX.
2005. High Field MRI Technology, Applications, Safety and Limitations. Invited. 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicist in Medicine. Seattle, US.
2005. Magnetic Resonance Temperature Imaging of Light Activated Nanoshell Thermal Therapy. Conference. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 13th Scientific Meeting. Miami Beach, US.
2004. Evaluation of a prototype MR-guided laser induced thermal therapy device  for prostate ablation. Conference. 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Pittsburgh, US.
2004. High Field MRI Technology, Applications, Safety and Limitations. Invited. 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicist in Medicine. Pittsburgh, US.
2003. Magnetic resonance-guided extracorporeal laser mediated thermal therapy of intratumoral gold nanoshell particle injections. Conference. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 11th Scientific Meeting. Toronto, US.
2003. MR-guided laser thermal therapy  using gold-silica nanoshells. Conference. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 11th Scientific Meeting. Toronto, CA.
2002. DYNAMIC UPDATING OF SPIRAL INTERLEAVES FOR  MAGNETIC RESONANCE TEMPERATURE IMAGING. Conference. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 10th Scientific Meeting. Honolulu, US.
2002. FAST MULTI-PLANAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TEMPERATURE IMAGING USING MULTI-SHOT EPI AND SPIRAL ACQUISITIONS:  SEQUENCE COMPARISON AND OPTIMIZATION. Conference. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 10th Scientific Meeting. Honolulu, US.
2001. Real-time MR temperature imaging of ultrasound thermal therapy using EPI (First Place, Young Investigator Symposium). Conference. 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Salt Lake City, US.
2001. MR GUIDED TUMOR ABLATION IN PROSTATE USING A TRANSURETHRAL ULTRASOUND APPLICATOR. Conference. Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB. Glasgow, GB.
2000. FAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMAL IMAGING USING DYNAMIC UPDATING  OF SPIRAL INTERLEAVES. Conference. 2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Chicago, US.

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Grant & Contract Support

Date:	2025 - 2030
Title:	Development of Artificial Intelligence-Based Software Tools for Processing Multimodal Medical Images of Healthy and Diseased Adult Human Hands
Funding Source:	Augusta University
Role:	Co-I
ID:	R01

Date:	2024 - 2029
Title:	Development of State-of-the-Art Software Tools for Processing Multimodal Medical Images of Healthy and Diseased Human Hands
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Co-I
ID:	1R01EB034920-01A1

Date:	2024 - 2027
Title:	Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Prospective Validation of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI as a Metric of Orodental Injury After Radiotherapy (QI-ProVE-MRI)
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Mentor

Date:	2022 - 2026
Title:	Enhanced Biomechanical Modeling of the Breast for Womens Health
Funding Source:	NIH/NIBIB
Role:	Co-I
ID:	5R01EB032533-02

Date:	2022 - 2024
Title:	Characterization of endovascular ablative therapies with computational modeling
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Co-I
ID:	5R21CA260016-02

Date:	2022 - 2026
Title:	Interdisciplinary Translational Pre/Postdoctoral Program in Cancer Nanotechnology
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Co-mentor
ID:	5T32CA196561-08

Date:	2021 - 2024
Title:	UTEP/UTMDA Partnership for Hispanic Cancer Disparities Research
Funding Source:	Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	RP210153

Date:	2021 - 2023
Title:	Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Artificial Intelligence Pipeline for Oropharyngeal Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment Guidance
Funding Source:	NIH/NIDCR
Role:	Other Significant Contributor
ID:	5F31DE031502-02

Date:	2021 - 2023
Title:	Project 3: Virtual Operating Center (VoC) at MDACC
Funding Source:	Siemens Healthcare
Role:	Collaborator

Date:	2021 - 2022
Title:	Computational Analysis to Improve Image Guided Head and Neck Treatment and Toxicity Assessment
Funding Source:	CCSG ROCIP Pilot Project
Role:	Co-I

Date:	2020 - 2025
Title:	Multi-Parametric MRI Assessment of Brain Connectivity and Spectroscopic Biomarkers in Patients with a Substance Use Disorder
Funding Source:	NIH/NIDA
Role:	Co-Mentor
ID:	5K23DA049216-04

Date:	2020 - 2023
Title:	Multi-modal imaging to characterize the spatiotemporal evolution of thermochemical ablation
Funding Source:	SIR Foundation
Role:	Mentor

Date:	2020 - 2023
Title:	Project 1: Co-Development of Standardized MR Protocol Set
Funding Source:	Siemens Healthcare
Role:	Co-PI

Date:	2018 - 2023
Title:	Optimization and Evaluation of Anatomical Models of Liver Radiation Response
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Co-I
ID:	5R01CA221971-05

Date:	2016 - 2021
Title:	Simultaneous Thermal and Osmotic Stresses in Tumor Ablation: Imaging and Biology
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Co-I
ID:	5R01CA201127-05

Date:	2015 - 2017
Title:	Multi-modality MRI/CT Markers for Improved Assessment of Prostate Cancer
Funding Source:	NIH/ C4 Imaging LLC
Role:	Co-I
ID:	1R44CA199905-01

Date:	2015 - 2018
Title:	Hemorrhagic versus Calcific Brain Lesion
Funding Source:	MDACC/General Electric Healthcare
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	WS#18

Date:	2015 - 2018
Title:	Multifunctional Hollow Gold Nanospheres for Concurrent Photothermal-Chemotherapy
Funding Source:	Ocenan NanoTech, LLC/NIH
Role:	Co-I
ID:	1R44CA196025-01

Date:	2015 - 2017
Title:	Patient Specific Treatment Planning System for MR-Guided Thermal Therapy in Brain
Funding Source:	Medtronic, Inc
Role:	Co-I
ID:	PA15-0091

Date:	2014 - 2017
Title:	Assessment of the Feasibility of Acquisition of Candidate Imaging Biomarker Kinetics of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging during Chemoradiotherapy in Human Papilloma Virus-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Funding Source:	General Electric Healthcare/MDACC
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	No Assigned #

Date:	2013 - 2014
Title:	Deep Penetrating Release Nanoparticles as Tumor Radiosensitizers
Funding Source:	Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Role:	Co-I

Date:	2013 - 2015
Title:	MRI for Minimally-Invasive Therapy
Funding Source:	General Electric Healthcare/MDACC
Role:	PI
ID:	WS#6

Date:	2011 - 2013
Title:	Multimodal Image Guided Interstitial Laser Therapy with Magneto-Fluorescent Nanostructures
Funding Source:	Alliance for NanoHealth Seed Grant
Role:	Co-I
ID:	No Assigned #

Date:	2010 - 2012
Title:	Prospective 3D Treatment Planning for MR-Guided Laser Induced Thermal Therapy Procedures
Funding Source:	NIH/NIBIB
Role:	PI
ID:	R21 EB010196

Date:	2010 - 2014
Title:	Nanoparticle-Directed Photothermal Ablation of Primary Brain Tumors Guided by Magnetic Resonance Thermal Imaging
Funding Source:	Nanospectra/NIH
Role:	Subcontract PI
ID:	R01 CA151372 03

Date:	2009 - 2011
Title:	Nanoparticle-Directed Ablation of Prostate Tumors
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	PI

Date:	2008 - 2009
Title:	Evaluation of antitumor efficacy of laser stimulated release of paclitaxel from nanoshell microspheres administered intra-arterially into liver tumor in an animal model
Funding Source:	Mike Hogg Fund
Role:	Collaborator

Date:	2008 - 2010
Title:	A Study to Determine Correlation of MR Thermal Imaging to Actual Size of Ablation during Laser Ablation Therapy
Funding Source:	Biotex, Inc
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	CS2008-00023738LG

Date:	2008 - 2009
Title:	TVT Colon Tumor Model
Funding Source:	Covidien
Role:	PI
ID:	LS2008-00023708LG

Date:	2007 - 2009
Title:	Magnetic Resonance Image Guidance for Minimally Invasive & Robotically Assisted Interventions
Funding Source:	UTMDACC
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	DKFZ-UTMDACC

Date:	2006 - 2011
Title:	Medical Physics Training Grant for Image-Guided Therapy Research
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	1 T32 CA119930 03

Date:	2006 - 2007
Title:	Interactive Image Guided Thermal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Subcontract PI
ID:	R44 AG19276-04

Date:	2006 - 2008
Title:	Interactive Image-Guided Closed Loop Thermal Therapy System
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Subcontract PI
ID:	R44 CA079282

Date:	2006 - 2007
Title:	Interactive Image Guided Thermal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
Funding Source:	NIH
Role:	Subcontract PI
ID:	R44 CA79282

Date:	2005 - 2008
Title:	TMRP – Dynamic Data-Driven System for Laser Treatment of Cancer
Funding Source:	National Science Foundation (NSF)
Role:	Co-I
ID:	CNS0540063 03

Date:	2005 - 2006
Title:	Percutaneous Vertebroplasty with MR-Guided Laser Ablation
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Collaborator
ID:	R43 CA101573

Date:	2004 - 2005
Title:	MR-Guidance of Nanoshell-Mediated Laser Induced Thermal Therapy in Prostate
Funding Source:	UTMDACC SPORE
Role:	Co-I

Date:	2004 - 2006
Title:	Interactive Image Guided Thermal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Subcontract PI
ID:	R44 AG019276

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Piha-Paul SA, Tseng C, Thompson E, Stafford RJ, Le H, Kang L, Fu S, Tsimberidou A, Blumenschein G, Ahnert JR, Slopis JM, Hong D, Naing A, Meric-Bernstam F, Ng CS, Westin S, Sood AK. Phase I study of bevacizumab and temsirolimus combination therapy in advanced malignancies: safety, efficacy, and ovarian cancer expansion. Oncologist 31(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41389341.
Nandyala M, Lanham SA, Jha PK, Wu C, Hazle JD, Yankeelov TE, Stafford RJ, El-Gendy AA, Fuentes DA. An information-theoretic framework for optimal experimental design in magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia. Applied Mathematical Modelling 157(116861), 2026. e-Pub 2026.
Walker CM, Maldonado MG, Jacobsen MC, Kundu S, Underwood ML, Yung JP, Reed BJ, Jaffray D, Stafford RJ, Hicks ME, Chung C, Venkatesan AM. Initial experience with remote MRI scanning support in an oncology focused practice: Opportunities for expanded access to radiology care. J Appl Clin Med Phys 27(1):e70461, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41502072.
Hwang KP, Yung J, Stafford RJ, Chung C, Venkatesan AM. Normalization of temperature effects for quality assurance of quantitative prostate apparent diffusion coefficient imaging across multiple sites. J Appl Clin Med Phys 26(12):e70311, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41310358.
Rajan SS, Ning MS, Jacobson M, Simiele SJ, Bruno T, Kouzy R, Yoshida-Court K, Cisneros-Napravnik T, Yu H, Stafford RJ, Kim Y, Mathew G, Cordova RA, Domingo M, Jhingran A, Lin LL, Joyner M, Sims TT, Colbert L, Venkatesan AM, Klopp A. Iterative intraoperative 3T MRI (iMRI)-guided brachytherapy: A prospective study on enhancing implantation precision and dosimetric gains in advanced gynecologic cancers. Brachytherapy 24(6):844-853, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40816920.
Muir MT, Noll K, Traylor JI, Patel R, Kumar VA, Prabhu SS, Hou P, Liu HL, Stafford RJ, Taylor BA. Resectability of White Matter Tracts in Patients With Language-Critical Gliomas. Neurosurgery, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41090910.
Yung JP, Ding Y, Hwang KP, Cardenas CE, Ai HA, McCullum L, West NA, Fuller CD, Stafford RJ. Quantitative evaluation of apparent diffusion coefficient in a large multi-unit institution. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 36:100856, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41278488.
Valenzuela RF, Duran-Sierra E, Antony M, Amini B, Lo S, Torres KE, Hwang K, Ma J, Stafford R, Ratan R, Madewell JE, Araujo D, Murphy Jr WA, Costelloe CM. A follow-up study on the novel use of contrast-enhanced susceptibility-weighted imaging for extremity desmoid fibromatosis response assessment. Scientific Reports, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40594237.
McCullum L, Mulder SL, West NA, Aghoghovbia R, Ali AMS, Scott H, Salzillo TC, Ding Y, Dresner A, Subashi E, Ma D, Stafford RJ, Hwang KP, Fuller CD. Technical development and In Silico implementation of SyntheticMR in head and neck adaptive radiation therapy: A prospective R-IDEAL stage 0/1 technology development report. J Appl Clin Med Phys 26(7):e70134, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40645191.
Gule-Monroe M, Chasen N, Long JP, Kumar VA, Shah K, Chen M, Stafford RJ, Chung C, Wintermark M, Hou P, Sura E, Wang C, Weinberg J, Liu HL. Diagnostic Confidence of Contrast-Enhanced T1-Weighted MRI for the Detection of Brain Metastases: 3D FSE versus 3D GRE-Based Sequences. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 46(6):1231-1237, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39572196.
Valenzuela RF, Duran-Sierra E, Antony M, Amini B, Lo S, Torres KE, Benjamin RS, Ma J, Hwang KP, Stafford RJ, Araujo D, Bishop AJ, Ratan R, Wang WL, Espinoza J, Valenzuela PV, Wu C, Madewell JE, Murphy WA Jr, Costelloe CM. Building a pre-surgical multiparametric-MRI-based morphologic, qualitative, semiquantitative, first and high-order radiomic predictive treatment response model for undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma to replace RECIST. Cancer Imaging 25(1):56, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40281609.
Sacks, Michael, Thomas, Benjamin, Goodbrake, Christian, Webb, Aldan, Kingsley, CHarles, Stafford, RJ, Reece, Gregory, Brock, Kristy. A Novel Diffusion Tensor Based Three-Dimensional Constitutive Model for Human Breast Tissue. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 168(168), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40262429.
McCullum L, Mulder SL, West NA, Scott H, Rojas DC, Belal Z, Dede C, Floyd W, Ali AMS, Mohamed ASR, Dresner A, Subashi E, Ma D, Stafford RJ, Hwang KP, Fuller CD. Technical Optimization of SyntheticMR for the Head and Neck on a 3T MR-Simulator and 1.5T MR-Linac: A Prospective R-IDEAL Stage 2a Technology Innovation Report. medRxiv, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40297418.
Valenzuela RF, Duran Sierra EJ, Canjirathinkal MA, Amini B, Hwang KP, Ma J, Torres KE, Stafford RJ, Wang WL, Benjamin RS, Bishop AJ, Madewell JE, Murphy WA, Costelloe CM. Novel Use and Value of Contrast-Enhanced Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging Morphologic and Radiomic Features in Predicting Extremity Soft Tissue Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma Treatment Response. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 9:e2400042, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39841956.
McCullum L, Mulder S, West N, Aghoghovbia R, Ali AMS, Scott H, Salzillo TC, Ding Y, Dresner A, Subashi E, Ma D, Stafford RJ, Hwang KP, Fuller CD. Technical Development and In Silico Implementation of SyntheticMR in Head and Neck Adaptive Radiation Therapy: A Prospective R-IDEAL Stage 0/1 Technology Development Report. medRxiv, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39252894.
Abdelsalam ME, Lu T, Baiomy A, Awad A, Odisio BC, Habibollahi P, Irwin D, Karam JA, Matin SF, Stafford RJ, Ahrar K. Magnetic resonance imaging-guided renal biopsy shows high safety and diagnostic yield: a tertiary cancer center experience. Eur Radiol, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38400904.
Wang L, Ding Y, Bruno TL, Stafford RJ, Lin E, Bathala TK, Sanders JW, Ning MS, Ma J, Klopp AH, Venkatesan A, Wang J, Martirosyan KS, Frank SJ. A Novel Positive-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Line Marker for High-Dose-Rate (HDR) MRI-Assisted Radiosurgery (MARS). Cancers (Basel) 16(10), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38792000.
Valenzuela RF, Duran-Sierra E, Canjirathinkal M, Amini B, Torres KE, Benjamin RS, Ma J, Wang WL, Hwang KP, Stafford RJ, Wu C, Zarzour AM, Bishop AJ, Lo S, Madewell JE, Kumar R, Murphy WA Jr, Costelloe CM. Perfusion-weighted imaging with dynamic contrast enhancement (PWI/DCE) morphologic, qualitative, semiquantitative, and radiomics features predicting undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) treatment response. Sci Rep 14(1):21681, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39289469.
Jacobsen MC, Rigaud B, Simiele SJ, Rauch GM, Ning MS, Vedam S, Klopp AH, Stafford RJ, Brock KK, Venkatesan AM. Feasibility of quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging during intra-procedural MRI-guided brachytherapy of locally advanced cervical and vaginal cancers. Brachytherapy 22(6):736-745, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37612174.
Head J, Development Cooperative NR, Salzillo TC, Dresner MA, Way A, Wahid KA, McDonald BA, Mulder S, Naser MA, He R, Ding Y, Yoder A, Ahmed S, Corrigan KL, Manzar GS, Andring L, Pinnix C, Stafford RJ, Mohamed ASR, Christodouleas J, Wang J, Fuller CD. Development and implementation of optimized endogenous contrast sequences for delineation in adaptive radiotherapy on a 1.5T MR-linear-accelerator: a prospective R-IDEAL stage 0-2a quantitative/qualitative evaluation of in vivo site-specific quality-assurance using a 3D T2 fat-suppressed platform for head and neck cancer. J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 10(6):065501, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37937259.
Maheshwari E, Nougaret S, Stein EB, Rauch GM, Hwang KP, Stafford RJ, Klopp AH, Soliman PT, Maturen KE, Rockall AG, Lee SI, Sadowski EA, Venkatesan AM. Update on MRI in Evaluation and Treatment of Endometrial Cancer. Radiographics:220070, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36018785.
Jacobsen MC, Beriwal S, Dyer BA, Klopp AH, Lee SI, McGinnis GJ, Robbins JB, Rauch GM, Sadowski EA, Simiele SJ, Stafford RJ, Taunk NK, Yashar CM, Venkatesan AM. Contemporary image-guided cervical cancer brachytherapy: Consensus imaging recommendations from the Society of Abdominal Radiology and the American Brachytherapy Society. Brachytherapy 21(4):369-388, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35725550.

Review Articles

Awad A, Ahrar K, Stafford J, Abdelsalam ME. MR Imaging-Guided Cryoablation of Small Renal Masses. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Pedrosa I, Altman DA, Dillman JR, Hoff MN, McKinney AM, Reeder SB, Rogg JM, Stafford RJ, Webb JA, Hernandez DL, Watson RE. American College of Radiology Manual on MR Safety: 2024 Update and Revisions. Radiology 315(1):e241405, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 40167436.

Abstracts

Servati, M, Walker, C, Hou, P, Mackin, D, Briere, T, Stafford, RJ, Yung, J. An MRI Quality Assurance Program for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: A Systematic Approach to Ensure High Spatial Accuracy and Precision. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 33, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
Stafford RJ, Walker C, Briere T, Yung J. QA Aspects of MRI for Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of North America, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
Hou P, Liu H, Chen H, Stafford RJ. T2* Measurement accuracy From Different MR Scanners. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 62nd AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 47(6):e255-e880, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
Chen, H, Yeh, M, Hou, P, Stafford, RJ, Liu, H. Weisskoff Analysis Can Infer False Correlations in Functional Connectivity Analysis with Resting-State FMRI. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 62nd AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 47(6):e255-e880, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
Hou P, Liu H, Salzillo T, Johnson J, Choi C, Stafford R. A 2-Hydroxyglutarate(2HG) MRS Phantom for Periodic Quality Control Testing. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 46(6), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Ger* R, Zhou S, Mackin D, Elhalawani H, Elgohari B, Meier J, Fuller C, Howell R, Layman R, Li H, Mawlawi O, Stafford R, Court L. Harmonizing Imaging Protocols: Impact On Radiomics Survival Prediction in Large Patient Cohorts. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 46(6), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Jimenez J, Stefan W, Yung J, Reeve D, Stafford R, Hazle J. Automated High Contrast Resolution Test Analysis for MRI Daily QC. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 46(6), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Mitchell D, Hwang K, Stafford R, Bankson J, Fuentes D. Calibration of Synthetic MRI Acquisition Parameters Through Information Theory Modeling. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 46(6), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Walker C, Stafford R, Hwang K. Metal Artifact Reduction for MRI of a Magnetic Fiducial. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 46(6), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Hwang K, Walker C, Stafford RJ. Verification and Normalization of Clinical T1 Contrast Using a System Phantom. American Association of Physicists in Medicine 61st AAPM Annual Meeting & Exhibition 46(6), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Jacobsen M, Thompson E, Fahrenholtz S, MacLellan C, Stafford J, Cressman E, Layman R. Feasibility of CT thermometry of laser ablations in ex-vivo porcine liver. Proceedings of the Society for Thermal Medicine 36th Annual Meeting, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Fuentes D, Fahrenholtz S, Guo C, Thompson E, Jacobsen M, Layman R, Stafford J, Cressman E. Mathematical model developments for thermoembolization. Proceedings of the Society for Thermal Medicine 36th Annual Meeting, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Ger RB, Yang J, Ding Y, Jacobsen MC, Cardenas CE, Fuller CD, Howell RM, Li H, Stafford RJ, Zhou S, Court LE. Synthetic head and neck and phantom images for determining deformable image registration accuracy in magnetic resonance imaging 45(6), 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30007075.
Einstein S, Hou P, Farenholtz S, Stafford R. QC of patient MR spectroscopy can identify sub-optimal data system malfunctions 45(6):2746, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
Yung J, Reeve D, Nishino T, Stefan W, Stafford R. Daily MRI Quality Control for Geometric Accuracy 45(6):2731, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
Ger R, Mackin D, Zhou S, Chi P, Lee H, Layman R, Jones A, Goff D, Fuller C, Howell R, Li H, Stafford R, Court L. Harmonized CT protocols for high quality radiomics studies 45(6):2789, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
Steinmann A, Alverez P, Lee H, ZWen, Sawakuchi G, Court L, Stafford R, Fuller C, Followill D. Design and implementation of a head and neck anthropomorphic phantom used in MRI guided radiotherapy systems 45(6):2747, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
Hwang K, Valenzuela R, Amini B, Stafford R. 3D Acquistion and reconstruction protocol for lumbar spine imaging 45(6):2779, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
Fahrenholtz S, Guo C, Maclellan C, Yung J, Hwang K, Stafford R, Cressman E. MRI characterization of thermoembolization, a novel transarterial intervention 45(6):2757, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
Steinmann A, O'Brien D, Mittauer K, Bayouth J, Sawakuchi G, Wen Z, Court L, Stafford R, Fuller C, Followill D. Characterization and validation of TLD and EBT3 film in MR/CT visible phantoms under the presence of 0T, 0.35T and 1.5T 45(6):2762, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
Hwang K, Farenholtz S, MacLellan C, Yung J, Stafford R. Improved chemical exchange saturation transfer(CEST) with a multiple gradiant echo sequence 44(6):3028, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Ger R, Yung J, Ding Y, Jacobsen M, Fuller C, Howell R, Li H, Stafford R, Zhou S, Court L. Assessment of the accuracy if DIR on MRI images using velocity and an in-house demons algorithm 44(6):3097, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
MacLellan C, Yung J, Hwang K, Stafford R. Evaluation of the impact of eddy current and excitation corrections on ADC map uniformity 44(6):3098, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Yang J, Steinmann A, Mackin D, Stafford R, Followill D, Li J, Court L. Development of an MRI radiomics phantom 44(6):3187, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Jen M, Hou P, Stafford R, Liu H. Testing DSC-MRI leakage correction using a brain-like digital reference object 44(6):3077, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Farenholtz SJ, Guo C, MacLellan CJ, Yung J, Hwang K, Stafford RJ, Cressman E. Tracking thermoembolization via multiparametric MRI 44(6):3046, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Steinmann A, Stafford R, Sawakuchi G, Wen Z, Court L, Fuller C, Followill D. Developing and characterizing MR/CT compatible materials used in QA phantoms for MRgRT modalities 44(6):3056, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Ger R, Mohamed A, Awan M, Ding Y, Li K, Fave X, Beers A, Driscoll B, Elhalawani H, Hormuth D, van Houdt P, He R, Zhou S, Mathieu K, Li H, Coolens C, Chung C, Bankson J, Huang W, Wang J, Sandulache V, Lai S, Howell R, Stafford R, Yankeelov T, van der Heide U, Frank S, Barboriak D, Hazle J, Court L, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Fuller C. Comparison of parameter calculation algorithms for DCE-MRI:results from a multi-institutional study 44(6):3097, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
Lim TY, Kudchadker RJ, Wang J, Stafford R, Bruno TL, Bathala TK, Mahmood U, Pugh TJ, Ibbott G, Frank SJ. Initial patient experience with positive-contrast MRI markers for low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy 14(1):S35, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Yung J, Stefan W, Reeve D, Stafford RJ. Semi-automated, open source MRI quality assurance and quality control program for multi-unit institution 42(6):3647, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26129130.
Fahrenholtz SJ, Madankan R, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ, Fuentes D. Prediction of laser induced thermal therapy: results of model training and cross validation 42(6):3196, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26127120.
Bosca R, Mahajan A, Johnson VE, Brown PD, Dong L, Stafford RJ, Jackson EF. Development of a Multiparametric Statistical Response Map for Quantitative Imaging 42(6), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
MacLellan CJ, Melancon M, Salatan F, Yang Q, Hwang KP, Fuentes D, Stafford RJ. Quantification of nanoparticle heating and concentration for MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy 42(6):3566, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26128712.
Steinmann A, Stafford R, Yung J, Followill D. Characterizing tissue equivalent materials for the development of a dual MRI-CT heterogeneous anthropomorphic phantom designed specifically for MRI guided radiotherapy systems 42(6):3313, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Lim T, Wang J, Frank S, Stafford R, Bruno T, Bathala T, Mahmood U, Pugh T, Ibbott G, Kudchadker R. MR protocol development to visualize sirius MRI markers in prostate brachytherapy patients for MR-based post-implant dosimetry 42(6):3314, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Dextraze K, Ahrar J, Ninan E, Ahrar K, Stafford RJ. A Statistical Model of the Relationship between Iceball and Perfusion Deficit Visualized during MRI-guided Cryoablation. Proceedings of the RSNA 100th Scientific Assembly, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
Fahrenholtz S, Stafford RJ, Maier F, Hazle JD, Fuentes DT. Univariate, multivariate, and nonlinear uncertainty quantification for magnetic resonance-guided laser induced thermal therapy 40:485, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
MacLellan CJ, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Spectral parameter estimation in the presence of macroscopic B0 variations using fast chemical shift imaging 40:484, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
Hwang KP, Stefan W, Stafford RJ. In vivo management of suspectibility-induced distortions for intracranial MRI guided therapies at 3 tesla 40:163, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
Lim TY, Stafford RJ, Sankaranarayanapillai M, Martirosyan K, Kudchadker R, Frank S. MRI characteristics of cobalt dichloride n‐acetyl cysteine (C4) as a contrast agent marker for prostate brachytherapy 40:461, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
Dextraze K, Stafford RJ, Maier F. Visualizing target coverage by iceball during MRI-guided cryoablation 40:163, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
Alzubaidi S, Ahrar JU, Javadi S, Gupta S, Stafford RJ, Ahrar K. MRI-guided biopsy using a cylindrical high-field-strength magnet: experience with 303 biopsies in 294 patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol 24:S96, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
Hsieh C, Stafford RJ, Reeve D. Phase imaging measurement of static magnetic field homogeneity, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Fahrenholtz S, Fuentes D, Hazle J, Stafford RJ. Uncertainty quantification by generalized polynomial chaos for MR-guided laser induced thermal therapy, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Melancon M, Stafford RJ, Avritscher R, Bankson J, Vykoukal J, Hazle J, Li C. MR imaging for SPIO labeled adipose-derived stem cell as a theranostic approach to management of liver injury, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Yung J, Fuentes D, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. A phantom validation study of a 3D background phase model for MR thermometry 39(6):3664, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Stafford RJ, McNichols RJ, Gowda A, Ninan E, Teniente Y, Ahrar K. Temperature monitoring of laser ablation of bone lesions. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of North America 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Yung J, F Maier F, Fuentes DT, Krafft A, Elliott AE, Bock M, Hazle JD, Semmler W, Stafford RJ. Model based correction of triggered MR thermometry for LITT. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 19th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Taylor BA, Loeffler R, Song R, Stafford RJ, McCarville R, Hankins J, Hillenbrand C. Measurement of field inhomogeneity and susceptibility effects for liver iron quantification in patients with iron overload. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 19th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Fuentes DT, Yung J, Elliott AE, Hazle JD, R Stafford RJ. Kalman filtered MR temperature imaging. Proceedings of the international society for magnetic resonance in medicine 19th scientific meeting & exhibition, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Maier F, Krafft A, Stafford RJ, Yung J, Dillmann R, Semmler W, Bock M. 3D passive marker tracking for MR-guided intervention. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 19th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Yung JP, Fuentes D, Elliott AM, Stafford RJ, and Hazle JD. Model assisted MR thermometry for laser induced thermal therapy. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 6-9, 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Fuentes D, Yung J, Elliott A, Hazle J, Stafford, RJ. Real-time model assisted MR temperature imaging for monitoring LITT procedures. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 6-9, 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Fuentes D, Elliott A, Hazle J, Stafford R. MR temperature imaging validation of a bioheat transfer model for 3D prospective planning of LITT, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Stafford R, Maier F, Krafft A, Bock M, Winkel A, Ahrar K. Phase only cross-correlation tracking of a passive marker for MR-guided interventions, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Taylor B, Yung J, Elliott A, Hazle J, Stafford R. Measurement of the temperature response of multiple intrinsic MR parameters using a rapid chemical shift imaging technique, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Melancon MP, Lu W, Elliott AE, Taylor BA, Huang Q, Hazle JD, Ng CS, Stafford RJ. MRI-guided thermal ablation using multimodality, multifunctional SPIO@au nanoshell targeted to epidermal growth factor receptors, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Lu W, Melancon MP, Xiong C, Huang Q, Elliott A, Stafford, RJ, Ku G, Gelovani JG, Li C. Brain tumor theranostics: photoacoustic tomography-guided thermal ablation mediated with targeted hollow gold nanosphers (HAuNS), 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Stafford R, Pan L, Ahrar K. Preliminary experience with real-time multiplanar bSSFP sequence for MR-guided intervention, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Navkar NV, Tsekos NV, Stafford JR, Weinberg JS, Deng Z. Visualization and planning of neurosurgical interventions with straight access. Proceedings of Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions First International Conference, IPCAI 2010, Geneva, Switzerland, June 23, 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Hwang, Ken-Pin, Zhang, Zhenghui, Reed, Brandy J, Underwood, Michelle L, Stafford, Jason R, Tinkey, Peggy T, Alsop, David C, Uthamanthil, Rajesh. SSFSE sequence for fast elastography in the presence of susceptibility. Proceedings of the ISMRM-ESMRMB Joint Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1-7 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Fuentes, David, Feng, Yusheng, Elliott, Andrew M, Shetty, Anil, McNichols, Roger, Oden, Tinsley J, Stafford, Jason R. Real-time bioheat transfer models for computer driven MR guided LITT. Proceedings of the ISMRM-ESMRMB Joint Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1-7 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Taylor, Allen B, Elliott, Andrew M, Hwang, Ken-Pin, Hazle, John D, Stafford, Jason R. Multi-parametric monitoring of thermal ablations using rapid chemical shift imaging. Proceedings of the ISMRM-ESMRMB Joint Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1-7 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Navkar, Nikhil, Deng, Zhigang, Stafford, Jason R, Weinberg, Jeffrey, Tsekos, Nikolaos V. A Method for Planning Interventions in the Brain with Straight Access Paths. Proceedings of the ISMRM-ESMRMB Joint Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1-7 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Stafford, Jason R, Maier, Florian, Krafft, Joachim A, Bock, Michael, Winkel, Axel, Ahrar, Kamran. Phase only cross-correlation tracking of a passive marker for MR-guided interventions. Proceedings of the ISMRM-ESMRMB Joint Annual Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, May 1-7 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Elliott AE, Shetty A, Melancon M, Xiaojun J, Taylor BA, Hazle JD, Li C, Stafford RJ. MRTI evaluation of SPIO core gold coated nanoshells for thermal therapy and as T2* contrast agent, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Shetty A, Schwartz JA, Yung J, Price RE, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Gold nanoshell mediated heating Of brain tumors, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Fuentes DT, Elliott AE, Shetty A, Walker C, Stafford RJ. Thermal image reconstruction of in vivo nanoparticle concentrations for MR-guided laser induced thermal therapy optimization, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Krafft A, Maier F, Jenne J, Semmler W, Stafford RJ, Huber P, Bock M. Robotically assisted focal spot scanning MRgFUS: initial in vivo experiments, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Tian M, Silva G, Marini F, Zheng Y, Baimbridge F, Quan X, Jackson J, Paolillo V, Mukhopadhyay U, Alauddin M, Borne A, Uthamanthil R, Brammer D, Najjar A, Soghomonyan S, Jeong H, Rios J, Mawlawi O, Pan T, Stafford R, Kundra V, Li C, Shpall E, Perin E, Gelovani J. Long-term monitoring of persistence, migration and differentiate of HSV1-tk expressed mesenchymal stem cells in an ischemia-reperfusion porcine model with 18F-FEAU PET/CT and MRI, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Stafford RJ, Retics B, Roth A, Lorenz CH, Krafft AJ, Bock M, Ahrar K. Tracking system for real-time MR-guided percutaneous interventions at 1.5T. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Taylor BA, Elliott AM, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Multiparametric monitoring of chemical ablatons using a rapid chemical shift imaging technique. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Taylor BA, Elliott AM, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. MR-guided thermal ablation in bone using a rapid chemical shift imaging technique. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Elliott AM, Shetty AM, McNichols R, Fuentes D, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Magnetic resonance guided laser thermal therapy with finite element simulation for treatment planning. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Stafford RJ, Krafft AJ, McNichols RJ, Gowda A, Bock M, Hazle JD. Localized FFT phase-correction algorithm for improved real-time PRF shift thermometry. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Javadi S, Stafford RJ, Ahrar JU, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Pan L, Ahrar K. Real-time MR-guided percutaneous interventions in a dedicated 1.5T clinical suite. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Shetty AM, Melancon MP, Elliott AM, Huang Q, Wen X, Li C, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Perfusion changes following EGFR targeted hollow gold-nanoshell mediated heating of tumors. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Ai H, Taylor BA, Elliott AM, LePetross H, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Initial evaluation of a fast chemical shift thermometry technique in the breast. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Yung J, Shetty AM, Springer AC, Weinberg J, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Comparison of Thermal Dose Models in Canine Brain Using the Dice Similarity Coefficient. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Krafft AJ, Florian M, Zamecnik P, de Olivira A, Jurgen J, Stafford RJ, Ahrar K, Winkel A, Semmler W, Bock M. Automatic passive tracking of an manually steerable instrument holder for MR-guided interventions applied in LITT. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Taylor BA, Hwang K, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Performance of the Steighlitz-McBride Algorithm for Spectral Parameter Estimation from a Rapid Multi-Gradient Echo Acquisition. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 17th Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Feng Y, Fuentes D, Stafford RJ, Tinsley O. Model-based real-time control for laser induced thermal therapy with applications to prostate cancer treatment. Proceedings of SPIE 7175, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Martirosyan KS, Stafford RJ, Elliott AM, Frank SJ. PMMA/SWCNT composites for prostate brachytherapy MRI contrast agent markers. Technical Proceedings of the NanoTech 2:44-47, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Ahrar J, Javadi S, Valenzuela Y, Gupa S Stafford RJ, Ahrar K. MRI-Guided Biopsy Using a High Field Strength Magnet: Initial Experience with 95 Patients, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Shetty AM, Elliott AM, Schwartz JA, Wang J, Coss EE, Klumpp S, Gelovani J, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Use of DCE-MRI to evaluate perfusion changes in prostate tumors induced by gold nanoshell mediated heating, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Wong FC, Ahrar K, Wong AC, Stafford RJ, Mawlawi O, Wong BS, Tinkey P. A canine cTVT model for metabolic imaging of tumors, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Shetty AM, Black PC, Coss EE, Dinney CP, Gelovani J, Stafford RJ. Utilization of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) to understand variability in bioluminescence measurements in orthopedic bladder tumors, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Parmeswaran D, Shetty AM, Wang J, Elliiott AM, Schwartz J, Shujun S, Park HC, Deorukhkar A, Stafford RJ, Cho SH, Tunnell JW, Hazle JD, Krishnan S. Enhanced radiation treatment efficacy induced by optically activated gold nanoshell mediated mild hyperthermia: An anti-hypoxic and vascular disrupting effect, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Melancon MP, Lu W, Zhi Y, Zhang R, Elliott AM, Shetty AM, Stafford RJ, Olson T, Gelovani J, Zhang J, Li C. In vitro and in vivo targeting of hollor gold nanospheres (HGNSs) direted at EGF receptors, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Ahrar K, Stafford RJ, Ahrar J, Javdi S, Valenzuela Y. Invited talk: Implementation of clinical MR services: MR-guided biopsy techniques, A clinical perspective, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Melancon MP, Shetty AM, Huang Q, Williams R, Wen X, Elliott AM, Gelovani J, Stafford RJ, Li C. Hollow gold nanospheres (HGNSs) mediated hyperthermia causes increased vascular perfusion in tumors for enhanced delivery of polymeric drug, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Krafft AJ, Jenne JW, Maier F, Rauschenbert J, Stafford RJ, Semmler W, Bock M. Robotic assisted HIFU thermotherapy under MR guidance, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Melancon MP, Elliiott AM, Shetty AM, Taylor BA, Xiaojun J, Huang Q, Gelovani J, Stafford RJ, Li C. Theragnostics with magnetic gold nanoshells: photothermal therapy and T2* magnetic resonance imaging, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Diagaradjane P, Shetty AM, Wang J, Schwartz J, Park H, Deorukhkar A, Stafford RJ. Modulation of in vivo tumor radiation response via vascular-focused hyperthermia-characterizing gold nanoshells as integrated anti-hypoxic and localized vascular disrupting agents. Proceedings of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 50th Annual Meeting, International Journal of Radiation Boston Massachusettes, OncologyBiologyPhysics, September 21-25 72(1):S64-S64, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Springer A, Shetty A, Elliott AM, Paquet M, Wang J, Scwartz J, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Nanoshell-mediated laser induced thermal therapy in an in vivo model, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Taylor BA, Shetty AM, Elliott AM, Springer AC, Hwang KP, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Image-guided thermal ablation in bone using dynamic chemical shift imaging, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Shetty AM, Weinberg J, McNichols R, Gowda A, Yung J, Klumpp S, Uthamanthil R, Borne A, Elliott A, Hazle J, Stafford RJ. Predictive capabilities of thermal damage model for real time MR Monitored Interstitial Laser Treatment in a Canine Brain Model, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Marsh R, Stafford RJ, Reeve D. Potential sources of variation in quantitative ultrasound quality control measurements, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Stafford RJ, Bidaut L, Taylor B, Hazle JD. Fast chemical shift imaging technique for image-guided interventions, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Kraftt A, Jenne J, Rauschenberg J, Semmler W, Stafford RJ, Bock M. MR-guided HIFU thermotherapy with a robotic assistance system. Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, May 3-9, 2008, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Shetty AM, Price RE, Schwartz J, Uthamanthil R, Wang J, Elliiott A, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Evaluation of nanoshell mediated tumor ablation with real-time multiplanar MR temperature imaging in a canine brain tumor model. Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, May 3-9, 2008, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Taylor BA, Hwang K, Elliott AM, Shetty AM, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. A high spatiotemporal chemical shift imaging technique for MR-guided thermal therapy with multi-parametric monitoring capabilities. Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, May 3-9, 2008, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Elliott AM, Shetty AM, Melancon M, Ji X, Taylor BA, Hazle JD, Li C, Stafford RJ. MRTI evaluation of SPIO core gold coated nanoshells for thermal therapy and as T2* contrast agent. Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, May 3-9, 2008, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Shetty AM, McNichols R, Gowda A, Klumpp S, Elliott A, Borne A, Brammer D, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Validation of Percutaneous MRI-Guided Laser Ablation With Real-Time MR Temperature Monitoring iin a Canine Prostate Model. Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, May 3-9, 2008, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Stafford RJ, McNichols RJ, Gowda A, Hazle JD. A fast phase-correction algorithm for improved real-time PRF shift thermometry. Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, Proceedings 16th Scientific Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada, May 3-9, 2008, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Elliott AM, Hazle JD, Li C, Stafford RJ. Modeling laser thermal therapy output for nanoshell heating using a natural coordinate system. Proceedings of SPIE 6865, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Diagaradjane P, Shetty AM, Wang J, Elliott A, Schwartz J, Shentu S, Park C, Deorukhkar A, Stafford RJ, Cho S. Gold nanoshell mediated hyperthermia enhances the efficacy of radiation therapy. Proceedings of SPIE 6865, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Martirosyan K, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Frank SJ. Encapsulated contrast agent marker (ECAM) for MRI prostate brachytherapy. Proceedings of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society Annual Meeting and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA March 9-13, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Shetty A, Najjar A, Elliott A, Springer A, Stafford J, Diller K, Gelovani J, Hazle J. Validation of a dual reporter sytem for in-vivo heat-mediated HSP70 expression in prostate tumor. Proceedings of SPIE 6842, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Taylor BA, Hwang KP, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. A novel approach to multi-parametric dynamic chemical shift imaging (Young Investigator Finalist), 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Elliott AM, Scwartz J, Wang J, Shetty A, O'Neal DO, Bourgoyne C, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Comparison of optical diffusion approximation and delta P1 approximation models for laser fluence in cancer treatment, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Oden JT, Fuentes D, Diller KR, Hazle JD, Elliott AM, Shetty AM, Stafford RJ. Computational modeling and real-time control of patient-specific laser treatment of cancer, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Stafford RJ, Shetty AM, Elliott AM, Scwartz J, Melancon MP, Li C, Hazle JD. Characterization of gold nanoshells for thermal therapy using MRI (Presented in The 2008 John S. Laughlin Science Council Research Symposium), 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Krafft AJ, de Oliveria A, Maier F, Jenne JW, Zamecnik P, Stafford RJ, Ahrar K, Winkel A, Semmler W, Bock M. A highly flexible holder system for percutaneous interventions: Application in in vivo needle and ex vivo LITT experiments, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Ibbott G, Heart M, Wang X, Gillin M, Taylor B, Stafford RJ. Evaluation of gel dosimeters in proton beams, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Stafford RJ, McNichols RJ, Gowda A, Elliott AM, Shetty AM, Hazle JD. A closed-looped guidance of laser induced thermal therapy using MRI, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Elliott AM, Wang J, Shetty AM, Schwartz J, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Nanoscale imaging, sensing, and actuation for biomedical applications V. Proceedings of SPIE 6865, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Elliott AM, Wang J, Shetty AM, Schwartz J, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Gold nanoshell thermal confinement of conformal laser thermal therapy in liver metastasis. Proceedings of SPIE 6865, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Shetty AM, Elliott AM, Schwartz JA, Wang J, Esparza-Coss E, Klumpp S, Taylor B, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Use of Gold Nanoshells to Mediate Heating Induced Perfusion Changes in Prostate Tumors. Proceedings of SPIE 6865, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
Stafford RJ, Elliott AM, Shetty AM, Wang J, Hazle JD. Nanoparticle enhanced laser induced thermal therapy in liver: simulation, phantom and ex vivo investigation of feasibility, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Shetty AM, Black PC, Esparza-Coss E, Stafford RJ, Elliiott AM, Dinney CP, Hazle JD. Evaluation of variability in bioluminescence measurements in orthotopic bladder tumors with dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Arhar K, Sanaz J, Stafford RJ, Ahrar J, Gowda A, McNichols R. Education exhibit: Principles of laser induced thermal therapy, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Marsh R, Bankson JA, Patel N, Stafford RJ, Terry N, Hazle JD. Analysis of high B-value diffusion data may highlight in-vivo cellular changes, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Le-Petross H, Carkaci S, Stafford RJ, Elliott AM, Jackson EF. 1.5-T and 3.0-T Magnetic resonance imaging artificats from breast biopsy clips, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Stafford RJ, Weinberg JS, McNichols RJ, gowda A, Shetty AM, Elliott AM. MR-Guided laser induced thermal therapy in normal canine brain: Pre-clinical device evaluation, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Elliott AM, Stafford RJ, Shetty AM, Hazle JD, Schwartz J, Wang J, Bourgoyne C, O'Neal DP. MR temperature imaging for development and validation of 3D light propagation models in the presence of gold-silica nanoshells for thermal therapy treatment planning, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Gowda A, Borne A, Fox M, McNichols R, Stafford RJ, Ahrar K. Rapid interstitial laser ablation in a subcutaneous tumor model, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Martirosyan KS, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Frank SJ. Encapsulated contrast agent marker (ECAM) for MRI prostate bracytherapy, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Elliott AM, Stafford RJ, Shetty AM, Schwartz JA, Wang J, Bourgoyne C, O'Neal PD, Hazle JD. Characterization of laser-induced thermal response of microshells for cancer treatment using magnetic-resonance temperature imaging, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Bajaj C, Oden JT, Diller KR, Browne JC, Hazle JD, Babuska I, Bass J, bidaut L, Demkowicz L, Elliott AM, Feng Y, Fuentes D, Kwon B, Prudhomme S, Stafford RJ, Zhang Y. Using cyber-infrastructure for dynamic data driven laser treatment of cancer, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Kappadath SC, Stafford RJ, Elliott AM, Whitmen GJ. Magnetic resonance image-guided breast biopsy equipment in a 3.0-T environment: safety and image artifact evaluations, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
Ahrar K, Stafford RJ, Tinkey PT, Stephens LC, Wallace MJ, Wright KC. Evaluation of cerebral microemboli during radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors in a canine model, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Stafford RJ, Hwang KP, Elliott AM, shetty AM. Temperature imaging using an aliased fat-water fast chemical shift acquisition #1430, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Elliott AM, Stafford RJ, Shetty A, O'Neal P, Bourgoyne C, Hazle JD. Characterization of thermal response of light activated nanoshells in phantom using MR temperature imaging, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Tinsley JO, Diller KR, Bajaj C, Browne JC, Hazle JD, Babuska IJ, Bass J, Demkowicz LF, Feng Y, Fuentes D, Prudehomme S, Rylander MN, Stafford RJ, Zhang Y. Development of a computational paradigm for laser treatment of cancer 3:530-537, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Shetty A, Stafford RJ, Elliott AM, Kassouf W, Brown GA, Pisters LA, Stephens LC, Tinkey PL, Bidaut L, Hazle JD. Three-dimensional MR tracking of convective therapy distribution in prostate (First Place Award for Interventional Poster Presentation), 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Shetty AM, Stafford RJ, Esparza-Coss E, Andtbacka R, Brown G, Black P, Metwalli A, McConkey D, Dinney C, Hazle J. Poster of special merit: High frequency ultrasound to monitor murine orthotopic bladder cancer model: An alternative to magnetic resonance imaging, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Shetty AM, Stafford RJ, Esparza-Coss E, Elliott AM, Hazle JD. Growth and initial area under curve correlation data from DCE-MRI for treatment planning and monnitoring in Orthotopic tumor models, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
O'Neal DP, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Magnetic resonance temperature imaging of nanoshell photo-thermal therapy, nanobiophotonics and biomedical applications III. Proceedings of SPIE 6095, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Stafford RJ, Shetty A, Elliott AM, Paquet M, Schwartz J, Hazle JD. Magnetic resonance temperature imaging of light activated nanoshell thermal therapy. Proceedings of the Society of Thermal Medicine, Bethesda, MD, April 6-8, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
McNichols RJ, a G, Gelnett MD, Stafford RJ. Percutaneous MRI-guided laser therapy in canine prostate. Proceedings of SPIE 5686:214-225, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
Yuan Q, Stafford RJ, Jackson EF. Diffusion imaging of breast in vivo at 3.0 T using a single-shot EPI sequence with partially parallel imaging technique. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 13th Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 7-13:366, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
Stafford RJ, O'Neal DP, Hazle JD. Magnetic resonance temperature imaging of light activated nanoshell thermal therapy. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 13th Scientific Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, May 7-13:31, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
Rylander MN, Feng Y, Diller KR, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD, Bass J. Optimal hyperthermia protocol design through inverse modeling for prostate cancer treatment By controlling HSP expression. Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Summer Bioengineering Conference, Vail, CO, III-76, June 22-26, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
McNichols JR, Gowda A, Ahrar K, Stafford RJ, Price ER, Hazle DJ. Feasibility of percutaneous vertebroplasty with MR-guided laser ablation. Proceedings of SPIE 5312:433-444, 2004. e-Pub 2004.
McNichols RJ, Gowda A, Stafford RJ, Price ER, Hazle JD. MRI-guided laser thermal therapy in the prostate: preliminary results. Proceedings of SPIE 5312:94-104, 2004. e-Pub 2004.
Stafford RJ, McNichols RJ, Gowda A, Price RE, Hazle JD. Evaluation of a prototype MR-guided laser induced thermal therapy device for prostate ablation. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Medical Physics 31 (6):1817, 2004. e-Pub 2004.
Stafford RJ, Tanaka N, Price RE, Rosser CJ, Tanaka M, Pisters LL, Hazle JD. MR imaging of intraprostatic gene therapy vector delivery techniques in an ex vVivo canine model. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Medical Physics 30(6):1460, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Hirsch LR, Stafford RJ, Price RE, Hazle JD, Halas NJ, West JL. Targeted hyperthermic cancer therapy using immunoconjugated nanoshells, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Hirsch LR, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Sershen SR, Price RE, Hazle JD, Halas NJ, West JL. Photothermal tumor therapy using metal nanoshells, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Hirsch LR, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Sershen SR, Price RE, Hazle JD, Halas NL, West JL. Photothermal tumor therapy using metal nanoshells, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Bagrecha N, Pavlidis I, Tsiamyrtzis P, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD, Zouridakis G. Segmentation and tracking algorithm for visualization during MRI-guided ablative thermal therapy, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Stafford RJ, Tanaka N, Price RE, Rosser CJ, Tanaka M, Pisters LL, Hazle JD. MR imaging of intraprostatic gene therapy vector delivery techniques in an ex vivo canine model. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 11th Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada, #1172, July 10-16, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Bagrecha N, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD, Jiang T, Zouridakis G. Graphical user interface for MRI-guided ablative thermal therapy, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Ma J, Choi H, Stafford RJ. Silicone prosthesis imaging using an inversion recovery fast spin echo and fast dixon technique. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 11th Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada, #285, July 10-16, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Stafford RJ, Hirsch LR, Price RE, Rivera B, Sershen SR, West JL, Hazle JD. Magnetic resonance-guided extracorporeal laser mediated thermal therapy of intratumoral gold nanoshell particle injections. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 11th Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada, #86, July 10-16, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Ma J, Bankson JA, Stafford RJ. Multipoint dixon imaging using sensitivity encoding. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 11th Scientific Meeting, Toronto, Canada, #1069, July 10-16, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Singh SK, McAlee K, Stafford RJ. Validation of automated spectroscopy metabolite ratio calculations 10(4):420, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Singh SK, McAlee K, Stafford RJ. Correlation of glioma grade with proton spectroscopy metabolite ratios 10(4):419, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Fast multi-planar magnetic resonance temperature imaging using multi-shot EPI and spiral acquisitions: sequence comparison and optimization. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 10th Scientific Meeting, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Hazle JD, Stafford RJ, Rosser CJ, Price RE, Tanaka M, Tanaka N, Pisters LL. MR imaging of gene therapy vector delivery in ex vivo canine prostate. Proceedings of the Society of Molecular Imaging 1st Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Hirsch LR, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Sershen SR, Price RE, Hazle JD, Halas N, West JL. Targeted photothermal tumor therapy using metal nanoshells. Proceedings Second Joint EMBS BMES Conference 2002, Houston, TX, October 1:530, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Bagrecha N, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD, Zouridakis G. Visualization during magnetic resonance imaging-guided thermal therapy. Proceedings Second Joint EMBS BMES Conference 2002, Houston, TX, October, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Hirsch L, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Sershen S, Price R, Hazle JD, Halas N, West J. Nanoshell-based photothermally induced cancer therapy. Quantum Institute, Summer Research Colloquium XVI, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Bankson JA, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Partially parallel imaging with phase-sensitive data: increased temporal resolution for MR thermometry. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 10th Scientific Meeting, Honolulu, HI, #2404, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Kangasniemi M, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Dynamic Gadolinium uptake in experimental cerebral tumors and in thermally exposed canine brain tissue. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 10th Scientific Meeting, Honolulu, HI, #2222, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Dynamic updating of spiral interleaves for magnetic resonance temperature imaging. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 10th Scientific Meeting, Honolulu, HI, #2212, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Popple R, Stafford RJ, Starkschall G. Computer-assisted simulator-portal image registration. 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah,, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Stafford RJ, Hazle JD, Diederich CJ, Olsson LE, Price RE. Real-time MR temperature imaging of ultrasound thermal therapy using EPI. 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Olsson LE, Stafford RJ, Diederich CJ, Hazle JD. Monitoring in fat with T2-weighted MRI. 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Diederich CJ, Stafford RJ, Price RE, Hazle JD. Transurethral ultrasound thermal therapy (TRUSTT) with MR thermal monitoring in canine prostate in vivo. Proceedings of SPIE 4247:166, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Stafford RJ, Diederich CJ, Price RE, Nau WH, Rivera B, Olsson LE, Hazle JD. MR guidance of tumor ablation in canine prostate using a transurethral ultrasound applicator. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 9th Scientific Meeting, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Hazle JD, Price RE, Schomer DF, Stafford RJ, Olsson LE, Diederich CJ, Tyreus PD. MR guided interstitial ultrasound ablation of experimental brain tumors. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 9th Scientific Meeting, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Schomer D, Stafford RJ, Diederich CJ, Price RE, Kangasniemi M, Hazle JD. MR guided ablation of experimental brain tumors using a novel interstitial ultrasound applicator: a pilot study. European Society of Neuroradiology, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Kallel F, Righetti R, Stafford RJ, Price RE Hirasaki K, Alaniz A, Krouskop TA, Hazle JD, Ophir J. Elastographic monitoring of HIFU-Based therapy procedures: A feasibility study in vitro. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Fast magnetic resonance thermal imaging using dynamic updating of spiral interleaves. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Hazle JD, Stafford RJ, Fenstermacher MJ, Price RE. MR guided focused ultrasound thermal therapy in experimental tumors. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 3rd Interventional MRI Symposium, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Non-linear temperature response in interleaved spiral gradient-echo temperature imaging. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 8th Scientific Meeting, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Schomer DF, Stafford RJ, Diederich CJ, Price RE, Hazle JD. Minimally invasive, image guided, tumor ablation in the brain with a novel intracavitary ultrasound applicator. American Society of Neuroradiology, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Interleaved gradient-echo planar imaging with fat suppression for MR temperature imaging. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 8th Scientific Meeting, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Hazle JD, Stafford RJ, Fenstermacher MJ, Price RE. MR guided focused ultrasound thermal therapy in a canine tumor model. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 8th Scientific Meeting, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
Poonawalla AH, Stafford RJ, Glover GH, Hazle JD. Spiral imaging for dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging 213(P):196, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. MRI guided focused ultrasound ablation of VX2 tumors in rabbits. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 7th Scientific Meeting, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
Stafford RJ, Hazle JD Glover GH. Monitoring of tissue temperature changes using an interleaved spiral acquisition. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 7th Scientific Meeting, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
Bragg-Sitton S, Stafford RJ, Hazle JD. Perfusion effects in magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thermal therapy. 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine 25(7):A131, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
Stafford RJ, Kallel F, Price RE, Cromeens DA, Krouskop TA, Hazle JD, Ophir J. Elastographic imaging of thermal lesions in soft-tissue: A preliminary study in vitro. 16th Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research:92, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
Starkschall G, Ahmad S, Stafford RJ, Xu J. Wavelet-based edge detection to aid in the alignment of radiation oncology images. 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine 25(7):A162, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
Stafford RJ, Kallel F, Price RE, Cromeens DA, Krouskop TA, Hazle JD, Ophir J. Imaging of thermal lesions in soft tissue using ultrasound elastography: A preliminary study in vitro. 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine 25(7):A131, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Experimental model for MRI guided focused ultrasound thermal therapy. Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting 209 Suppl. S(P):282-283, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
Stafford RJ, Starkschall G. Wavelet based edge detection of low contrast portal images. 16th Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research:147, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
Price RE, Hazle JD, Stafford RJ. Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thermal therapy. 40th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine 25(7):A130, 1998. e-Pub 1998.

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