A. Patents
2. Atalar, E., P.A. Bottomley, and E.A. Zerhouni, Method of Internal Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopic Analysis and Associated Apparatus, Assignee: Johns Hopkins University: US Patent 5,699,801, Dec. 23, 1997. Also filed in Japan (HEI8-536670), Canada (2222742), and EP (96917873) (access it directly from our web page).
3. Ocali, O. and E. Atalar, Method of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopic Analysis and Associated Apparatus, 27 July 1999, Assignee: Johns Hopkins University: US Patent, 05928145. Also filed as PCT (US97/06444). Filed in Japan (HEI9-538187), Australia (26748/97), Canada (2,252,431), Hong Kong, and EP (97918711.9). World Intellectual Property Publication (WO 01/06925 A1, 1 Feb 2001) (access it directly from our web page).
4. Reeder, S. B., Atalar, E., Faranesh, McVeigh, E. R., Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method and Apparatus and Method of Calibrating the Same, Assignee: Johns Hopkins University: US Patent 6,188,219, Feb 13, 2001.
5. Ocali, O. and E. Atalar, Method of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopic Analysis and Associated Apparatus, US Continuation Patent application (09/360,144).
6. Atalar, E. and O. Ocali, Method of Magnetic Resonance Analysis Employing Cylindrical Coordinates and An Associated Apparatus, February 29, 2000, Assignee: Johns Hopkins University: US Patent 6,031,375. Also a PCT application was filed 9824738.
7. Atalar, E., J. C. Lesho, H. K. Charles, B. G. Carkhuff, and P. A. Bottomley, Miniature Magnetic Resonance Catheter Coils and Related Methods, US Patent 6,263,229, Jul 17, 2001.
8. Atalar, E., and O. Ocali, Enhanced Safety Coaxial Cables, November 24, 1999, US Patent 6,284,971, September 4, 2001.
9. H. R. Halperin, R. D. Berger, E. Atalar, E. R. McVeigh, J. Lima, H. Calkins, System and Method for Magnetic-Resonance-Guided Electrophysiologic and Ablation Procedures. November 4, 1998, Provisional US Patent Application, Serial No: 60/106,965. Also filed as 09/428990 and US PCT99/25858.
10. E. Atalar, Intraurethral MRI, 3/31/2000. Intraurethral MRI. US Patent Application 60/194,211.
11. E. Atalar, P. Bottomley, P. Karmarkar, A. C. Lardo, E. A. Zerhouni, Apparatus, Systems and Methods for in Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging, US Patent Application 09/817,893 filed on March 26, 2001.
12. P. Karmarkar, A. Lardo, P. Bottomley, Sleeves Incorporating Magnetic Resonance Imaging Antenna Devices, US Patent Application 60/192,133.
13. A. Lardo, X. Yang, E. Atalar, P. Karmarkar, S. Tully, H. Halperin, E. McVeigh, C. McNamara, P. Bottomley, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Wire and Guidewire, U.S. Patent Application Serial No: 60/129,364 International Publication Number WO00/64003 A3, 26 October 2000.
14. S. Tulley, A. C. Lardo, P. Karmarkar, E. McVeigh, H. R. Halperin, C. E. McNamara, P. A. Bottomley, E. Atalar, X. Yang, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Probe, US Patent Application 09/536090, filed on March 24, 2000
15. E. Atalar, P. Bottomley, E. Zerhouni, H. Halperin, E. McVeigh, A. Lardo, Methods for In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging, US Patent Application, International Publication Number WO062672B1.
16. M. Solaiyappan, J. Lee, E. Atalar, Signal Intensity Correction, US Provisional Patent Application
17. P. Aksit, E. Atalar, A. Derbyshire, Multiple FOV MR Fluoroscopy, US Provisional Patent Application.
18. E. Atalar, H. H. Quick, P. Karmarkar, Systems and Methods for Evaluating the Urethra and the Periurethral Tissues, US Patent Application 09/824,536 filed April 2, 2001.
19. E. Atalar, P. Bottomley, P. Karmarkar, A. Lardo, E. Zerhouni, Apparatus, Systems And Methods For In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging, US Patent Application
20. X. Yang, E. Atalar, C. Yeung, Device, Systems and Methods For Localized Heating of a Vessel and/or In Combination with MR/NMR Imaging of The Vessel and Surrounding tissue, US Patent Application NO: 60/369241, filed on April 1, 2002
21. X. Yanatalar_pageg and E. Atalar, Imaging Nucleic Acid Delivery, US Patent Application, Based on US Provisional No: 60/281,589 filed on April 4, 2002.
22. R. Susil, P. Karmarkar, E. Atalar, Systems and Methods For Magnetic-Resonance-Guided Interventional Procedures, US Patent Application, April 13, 2002.
23. A. Kumar and E. Atalar , Biopsy and sampling needle antennas for magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsies, US Patent Application, April 25, 2002.
24. J. A. C. Lima, K. A. Shunk, E. Atalar, Transesophageal Magnetic Resonance Analysis Method and Apparatus, US Patent 6,408,202, Jun 18, 2002.
B. Peer Reviewed Journal Papers
1. Z. Ider, N. G. Gencer, E. Atalar, and H. Tosun, Electrical Impedance Tomography of translationally uniform cylindrical objects with general cross sectional boundaries, in IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, Vol: MI9, No:1, pp. 49-59, March 1990.
2. E. Atalar, and L. Onural, A respiratory motion artifact reduction method in magnetic resonance imaging of chest, in IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, Vol: MI10, No:1, pp.11--24, March 1991.
3. E. R. McVeigh and E. Atalar, Cardiac tagging with breath-hold CINE MRI, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol:28, No:2, pp.318-327, December 1992.
4. E. Atalar and E. R. McVeigh, Optimization of tag thickness for measuring position with magnetic resonance imaging, in IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, Vol: 13, No:1,pp.152-160, March 1994.
5. E. Atalar and E. R. McVeigh, Minimization of dead-periods in MRI pulse sequences for imaging oblique planes, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol:32, No:6, pp.773-777, December 1994.
6. R. M. Judd, S. B. Reeder, E. Atalar, E. R. McVeigh, E. A.. Zerhouni, A magnetization-driven gradient echo pulse sequence for the study of myocardial perfusion. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol: 34, No:2, pp.276-282, Aug 1995.
7. J. A. Lima, R. M. Judd, A. Bazille, S. P. Schulman, E. Atalar, and E. A. Zerhouni, Regional heterogeneity of myocardial perfusion within human myocardial infarcts demonstrated by contrast enhanced ultrafast MR, Circulation, Vol: 92, No:5, pp.1117-1125, Sep 1995.
8. P. A. Bottomley, E. Atalar, and R. G. Weiss, Human Cardiac High-Energy Phosphate Metabolite Concentrations by 1D-Resolved NMR Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol: 35, No: 5. pp. 664-670, May, 1996.
9. E. Atalar, P. A. Bottomley, O. Ocali, L. C. Correia, M. D. Kelemen, J. A. C. Lima and E. A. Zerhouni, High Resolution Intravascular MRI and MRS using a Catheter Receiver Coil, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Vol: 36, No: 4. pp. 596-605, October, 1996.
10. O. Ocali, and E. Atalar, Intravascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Loopless Catheter Antenna. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 1997. 37(1): p. 112-118
11. S. B. Reeder, E. Atalar, B. B. Bolster, E. R. McVeigh Quantification and Reduction of Ghosting Artifacts in Echo Planar Imaging, Magnet Resonance in Medicine, 38(3):429-439, 1997.
12. C. D. Constantinides, E. Atalar, and E. R. McVeigh, Signal-to-Noise Measurement in Magnitude Imaging from NMR Phased Arrays. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 38(5): 852-857, 1997.
13. D. A. Bluemke, J. L. Boxerman, E. Atalar, E. R. McVeigh, Cine Breath-hold Cardiac MRI I. Principles and Techniques, Am. J. Radiol. 1997, 169:395-400.
14. L. C. L. Correia, E. Atalar, M. D. Kelemen, O. Ocali, G. M. Hutchins, J. L. Flag, G. Gerstenblith, E. A. Zerhouni, and J. A. C. Lima, “Intravascular magnetic resonance imaging of aortic atherosclerotic plaque composition,” Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, vol. 17, pp. 3626-3632, 1997.
15. O. Ocali, and E. Atalar, Ultimate Intrinsic Signal-to-Noise Ratio in MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, vol. 39, pp. 462-473, 1998.
16. P. Croisille, M. A. Guttman, E. Atalar, E. R. McVeigh, E. A. Zerhouni, Precision of Myocardial Contour Estimation with Tagged MR Images Using a Novel “Black Blood” Technique. Academic Radiology, 5(2): 93-100, 1998.
17. J. L. Boxerman, Elliot R. McVeigh, E. Atalar, J. A. C. Lima, D. A. Bluemke, Advanced MRI Techniques for the Evaluation of the Heart and Great Vessels, Radiographics, vol. 18, pp. 543-564, 1998.
18. B. D. Bolster, E. Atalar, C. Hardy, E. R. McVeigh, Accuracy of Pulsewave Velocity Measurement using 1-D Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 8:878, 1998.
19. E. Atalar, D. L. Kraitchman, J. Lesho, B. Carkhuff, O. Ocali, M. Solaiyappan, M. A. Guttman, Catheter-tracking FOV MR Fluoroscopy, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 40:865-872, 1998.
20. X. Yang, B. D. Bolster, D. L. Kraitchman, E. Atalar, Intravascular Magnetic Resonance-Monitored Balloon Angioplasty: A feasibility Study on Rabbit Models, JVIR, 9:953-959, 1998.
21. S. B. Reeder, E. Atalar, A. Z. Faranesh, E. R. McVeigh. Referenceless Interleaved Echo Planar Imaging, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 41: (1) 87-94 1999.
22. S. B. Reeder, E. Atalar, A. Z. Faranesh, E. R. McVeigh. Multi-echo Spoiled Gradient Echo Imaging: a Hybrid Sequence for Ultra-fast Cardiac Imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 41(2) 375-385 1999.
23. D. Artemov, G. Revelon, E. Atalar, D. A. Bluemke, Z. M. Bhujwalla. Switchable Multicoil Array for MR Microimaging of Breast Lesions, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 41(3):569-574, 1999.
24. K. A. Shunk, J. A. C. Lima, A. W. Heldman, E. Atalar. Transesophageal Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 41(4):722-726, 1999.
25. B. D. Bolster, E. Atalar. Minimizing Dead-Period in Flow-Encoded or –Compensated Pulse Sequences while Imaging in Oblique Planes. J. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 10(2):183-192, 1999.
26. S. B. Reeder, A. Z. Faranesh, E. Atalar, E. R. McVeigh. A Novel Object-Independent “Balanced” Reference Scan for Echo Planar Imaging, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 9(6):847-852, 1999.
27. X. Yang, E. Atalar, E.A. Zerhouni, Intravascular MR Imaging and Intravascular MR-Guided Inteventions, International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions, 2:85-96, 1999.
28. Manninen HI, Yang XM, Soder H, Matsi PJ, Borch KW, Eide H. Comparison of iodixanol 270 with iohexol 300 in infrapopliteal arteriography. Acta Radiologica 1999; 40: 291-295.
29. X. Yang, E. Atalar, Intravascular MR Imaging-guided Balloon Angioplasty With an MR Imaging Guide wire: Feasibility Study in Rabbits". Radiology, 217(2):501-506, 2000.
30. J. M. Serfaty, E. Atalar, J. Declerck, P. Karmakar, H.H. Quick, K. Shunk, A. Heldman, X. Yang, Real-time Projection MR Angiography: Feasibility Study. Radiology 217:290-295, 2000.
31. C. Yeung, E. Atalar, RF Transmit Power Limit for the Barewire Loopless Catheter Antenna, J. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 12:86-91, 2000.
32. J. M. Serfaty, X. Yang, P. Aksit, H. H. Quick, M. Solaiyappan, E. Atalar, Toward MRI-guided Coronary Catheterization: Visualization of Guiding Catheters, Guidewires, and Anatomy in Real Time. Invited. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 12(4):590-594, 2000
33. H. H. Quick, J. M. Serfaty, H. Pannu, R. Genadry, C. Yeung, E. Atalar. Endourethral MRI, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 45:138-146, 2001.
34. B. D. Bolster, J. M. Serfaty, E. Atalar. In-vivo Measurement of Pulsewave Velocity in Small Vessels using Intravascular MRI, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 45:53-60, 2001.
36. K. A.Shunk, E. Atalar, J. Garot, J. A. C. Lima. Transesophageal Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Patients with Aortic Atherosclerosis, J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Jun 15; 37(8):2031-5, 2001.
37. N. F. Osman, S. Sampath, E. Atalar, and J. L. Prince. Imaging Longitudinal Cardiac Strain on Short Axis Images Using Strain-Encoded (SENC) MRI," MRM, 46:324-334, 2001.
38. P. A. Bottomley, E. Atalar, R. F. Lee, K. A. Shunk, A. Lardo, Cardiovascular MRI probes for the outside in and for the inside out, Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine MAGMA 11(1-2):49 - 51, 2000
39. X. Yang, E. Atalar, D. Li, J. M. Serfaty, D. Wang; A. Kumar, L. Cheng, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Permits In Vivo Monitoring of Catheter-Based Vascular Gene Delivery, Circulation 104:1588-1590 2001.
40. Yang XM, Liu H, Li D, Zhou X, Jung WC, Deans AE, Cui Y, Cheng L. Digital optical imaging of green fluorescent proteins for tracking vascular gene expression. Radiology 2001; 219:171-175.
41. Chen HH, Kumar A, Yang Y, Wang D, Maouyo D, Fried NM, Yang XM: Development of a non-invasive optical imaging method for tracking vascular gene expression. Proceeding – IEEE/EMBS (Istanbul, Turkey) 2001,351.
42. K. A.Shunk, E. Atalar, J. A. C. Lima. Possibilities of transesophageal MRI for assessment of aortic disease: a review. Int J Card Imaging 17(3):179-85, 2001.
43. P. Aksit, A. Derbyshire, J. M. Serfaty, E. Atalar, Multiple field of view MR fluoroscopy, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 47(1):53-60, 2002.
44. Christopher J. Yeung, Robert C. Susil, and Ergin Atalar, RF Safety of Wires in Interventional MRI: Using a Safety Index, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 47(1):187-193, 2002.
45. R. C. Susil, C. J. Yeung, H. R. Halperin, A. C. Lardo, E. Atalar, Multifunctional Interventional Devices for MRI: A Combined Electrophysiology / MR Imaging Catheter, MRM 47(3):594-600, 2002
46. Fichtinger, G., A. Krieger, R.C. Susil, A. Tanacs, L.L. Whitcomb, and E. Atalar, Transrectal prostate biopsy inside closed MRI scanner with remote actuation, under real-time image guidance, in Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention-Miccai 2002, Pt 1. 2002. p. 91-98.
47. C. J. Yeung, R. C. Susil, E. Atalar, RF Heating due to Conductive Wires During MRI Depends on the Phase Distribution of the Transmit Field, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 48:1096–1098, 2002
48. Smita Sampath, J. Andrew Derbyshire, Nael F. Osman Ergin Atalar, and Jerry L. Prince Real-Time Imaging of Two-dimensional Cardiac Strain Using a FastHARP Pulse Sequence, Magn Reson Med 2003;50(1):154-163.
49. X. Yang, C. J. Yeung, H. Ji, J. M. Serfaty, E. Atalar, Thermal effect of intravascular MR imaging using an MR imaging-guidewire: an in vivo laboratory and histopathological evaluation, Med. Sci. Monit. 2002; 8: 113-117
50. B. Qui, C. J. Yeung, X. Du, E. Atalar, X. Yang, Development of an Intravascular Heating Source Using An MR Imaging-Guidewire: Toward Thermal Enhancement of Endovascular Gene Transfection, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 16:716–720, 2002
51. Kumar A, Chen HH, Wang DM, Yang XM. Non-invasive Optical imaging of Green Fluorescent Protein Markers in Vascular Gene Therapy: A feasibility study in human tissue-like phantoms. Proceedings – IEEE (Washington DC) 2002; 285-288.45.
52. Chen HH, Le Visage C, Qiu B, Du X, Ouwerkerk R, Leong KW, Yang XM. Novel method for imaging biodegradable polymeric microparticles using MRI: Application toward monitoring drug delivery. Proceedings – IEEE (Washington DC) 2002; 145-148
53. A. Yung, Y. Oner, J. M. Serfaty, M. Feleney, X. Yang, E. Atalar, Phased array MRI of canine prostate using endorectal and endourethral coils, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 49(4) 710-715, 2003.
54. Kraitchman DL, Heldman AW, Atalar E, Amado LC, Martin BJ, Pittenger MF, Hare JM, Bulte JW. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of mesenchymal stem cells in myocardial infarction. Circulation 2003;107(18):2290-2293.
55. Yang XM. Imaging of vascular gene therapy. Radiology 2003; 228:36-49
56. Du XY, Yang YS, Le Visage C, Chen HH, DeJong R, Qiu BS, Wang DM, Leong KW, Hamper UM, Yang XM. Ultrasound imaging permits in vivo monitoring of catheter-based vascular gene delivery. Radiology 2003; 228:555-559.
58. J. M. Serfaty, X. Yang, T. Foo, A. Kumar, A. Derbyshire, E. Atalar, MRI-guided coronary catheterization and PTCA: A feasibility study on a dog model. Magn Reson Med 2003;49(2):258-263.
60. Hofmann LV, Liddell RP, Arepally A, Montague B, Yang X, Bluemke DA. In vivo intravascular MR imaging: transvenous technique for arterial wall imaging. Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology. 2003;14(10):1317-27.
61. Yu XB, Zhan XC, D’Costa J, Tanavde VM, Ye ZH, Peng T, Malehorn MT, Yang XM, Civin CI, Cheng LZ. Lentiviral vectors with two independent internal promoters transfer high-level expression of multiple transgenes to human hematopoietic stem-progenitor cells. Molecular Therapy 2003; 7:827-38.
62. Du XY, Yang XM. In vivo imaging of vascular gene delivery/expression: Current status. Journal of X-ray Science and Technology 2003; 11:115-124.
64. Chen HH, Zhen JX, Kumar A, Du XY, Cheng LZ, Yang XM. Detection of dual gene expression in arteries using a simple optical imaging method. Journal of Biomedical Optics 2003 (Accepted).
67. Susil RC, Camphausen K, Choyke P, McVeigh ER, Gustafson GS, Ning H, Miller RW, Atalar E, Coleman CN, Menard C, A System for Prostate Brachytherapy and Biopsy in a Standard 1.5 T MRI Scanner, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 52:683-687, 2004
68. Celik H, Eryaman Y, Altintas A, Hafez IA, Atalar E. Evaluation of Internal MRI Coils using Ultimate Intrinsic SNR. Magn Reson Med 52:640-649, 2004.
69. Paliwal V, El-Sharkawy A, Du X, Yang X, Atalar E, SSFP-Based MR Thermometry, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 52:704-708, 2004
70. Qiu B, Karmarkar P, Brushett C, Gao F, Kon R, SKar, Atalar E, Yang XM. Development of an 0.014-inch magnetic resonance imaging-guidewire. MRM. 2004:(Accepted).
71. Paliwal V, El-Sharkawy AM, Du X, Yang XM, Atalar E. SSFP based MR Thermometry. MRM 2004 (Accepted).
72. Du, X, Qiu B, Zhan X, Kolmakova A, Gao F, Hofmann LV, Cheng L, Chatterjee S, Yang XM. Intravascular MR/Radiofrequency-Enhanced Vascular Gene Transduction/Expression: Feasibility Study in Pigs. Radiology 2004; (Accepted).
73. Qiu B, El-Sharkawy AM, Paliwal V, Gao F, Karmarkar P, Atalar E, Yang XM. Simultaneous RF-heating and MR thermal mapping using an intravascular MR imaging/RF-heating system. MRM 2004 (Accepted).
74. Gao F, Qiu B, Kar S, Zhan X, Hofmann L, Yang XM. Intravascular magnetic resonance/radiofrequency-enhanced gene therapy of atherosclerotic in-stent stenosis. MRM. 2004:(Submitted).
75. Chen H, Le-Visage C, Qiu B, Du X, Ouwerkerk R, Leong K, Yang XM. MR Imaging of Biodegradable Polymeric Microparticles: A Potential Method of Monitoring Local Drug Delivery. MRM. 2004:(Submitted).
76. Kar S, Kumar K, Gao F, Zhan X, Qiu B, Yang XM. Development of a Percutaneous Optical Imaging System to Track Vascular Reporter Gene Expression In Vivo. Circulation 2004 (submitted).