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Faculty Members:
Elias R. Melhem
Wallace T. Miller, Sr., Professor
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6865
Fax: 215-662-3283
Fax: 215-662-3283
Email:
elias.melhem@uphs.upenn.edu
elias.melhem@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
M.D.
University of South Alabama School of Medicine , 1988.
M.D.
University of South Alabama School of Medicine , 1988.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Pediatrics, University of Iowa, 1988-1989.
Resident in Pediatrics, University of Iowa , 1989-1990.
Resident in Radiology, Johns Hopkins , 1990-1993.
Fellowship, Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins University, 1993-1995.
Intern in Pediatrics, University of Iowa, 1988-1989.
Resident in Pediatrics, University of Iowa , 1989-1990.
Resident in Radiology, Johns Hopkins , 1990-1993.
Fellowship, Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins University, 1993-1995.
Certifications
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1989.
American Board of Radiology, 1994.
American Board of Radiology: Certified of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology , 1996.
Permanent linkNational Board of Medical Examiners, 1989.
American Board of Radiology, 1994.
American Board of Radiology: Certified of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology , 1996.
Selected Publications
Oguz K, Golay X, Pizzini FB, Freer CA, Winrow N, Ichord R, Casella J, van Zijl PCM, Melhem ER. : Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Imaging in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Radiology 227: 567-574, 2003.Melhem ER, Herskovits EH, Karli-Oguz K, Golay X, Hammoud DA, Fortman BJ, Munter FM, Itoh R. : Defining Thresholds for Changes in Size of Simulated T2-Hyperintense Brain Lesions Based on Qualitative Comparisons. American Journal of Roentgenology 180: 65-69, 2003.
Riedy G, Melhem ER. : Acute Infarct of the Corpus Callosum: Appearance on Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging – in press June 2002.
Davatzikos C, Barzi A, Lawrie T,Hoon AH, Melhem ER. : Correlation of Global and Regional Corpus Callosal Morphometry with Cognitive and Motor Function in Children with Periventricular Leukomalacia. Neuropediatrics February 2002.
Mori S, Kaufmann WE, Davatzikos C, Stieltjes B, Amodei L, Fredericksen K, Pearlson G, Melhem ER, Solaiyappan M, Raymond GV, Moser HW, Crain BJ, van Zijl PCM. : Imaging Cortical Association Tracts in the Human Brain Using Diffusion-TensorBased Axonal Tracking. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 47: 215-223, 2002.
Melhem ER, Mori S, Kraut MA, Pomper MG, van Zijl PCM. : Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of the Brain and White Matter Tractography. American Journal of Roentgenology 178: 3-16, 2002.
Hoon AH, Lawrie WT, Melhem ER, Reinhardt E, van Zijl PCM, Johnston MV, Mori S. Diffusion Tensor Imaging of PVL: Preferential Injury to Sensory Cortex White Matter Pathways. Neurology 59: 752-756, 2002.
Albayram S, Melhem ER, Mori S, Fredrickson K, Zinreich SJ, Barkovich AJ, Kinsman SL. : Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of White Matter Tracts of the Brainstem in Children with Holoprosencephaly: Initial Experience. Radiology 223: 645-651, 2002.
Eichler FS, Itoh R, Barker PB, Mori S, Garrett ES, van Zijl PCM, Moser HW, Raymond GV, Melhem ER. : Proton MR Spectroscopic and Diffusion Tensor Brain MR Imaging in X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy. Radiology 225: 245-252, 2002.
Melhem ER, Itoh R, Folker PJM. : Cervical Spine: Three-Dimensional Fast Spin-Echo MR Imaging – Improved Recovery of Longitudinal Magnetization with Driven Equilibrium Pulse. Radiology 218: 283-288, 2001.
