Perelman School of Medicine/ Faculty Search/ Nicholas N. Kuzma

Nicholas N. Kuzma, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor of Radiology

Department: Radiology

Contact information

Stemmler Hall Room 308,
3450 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6142

Office: 215-746-4676
Fax: 215-746-8203
Lab: 215-898-6936

Email:
kuzma@upenn.edu

Publications

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Profile at the Functional and Metabolic Research Group (FMIG)

Education:
B.S. (Condensed Matter Physics)
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia, 1993.
Ph.D. (Physics)
Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1999.

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Description of Research Expertise

Production and characterization of hyperpolarized 129Xe for lung MRI
Hyperpolarized 15N, 13C, and 31P-based biomarkers
Cryogenic and optical methods of nuclear spin alignment

Selected Publications

Ghosh, RK; Kadlecek, SJ; Ardenkjaer-Larsen, JH; Pullinger, BM; Pileio, G; Levitt, MH; Kuzma, NN; Rizi, RR: Measurements of the persistent singlet state of N2O in blood and other solvents – Potential as a magnetic tracer. Journal of Magnetic Resonance 66(4): 1177-1180, OCT 2011.

Y. Xu, H. Hamedani, K. Emami, S.J. Kadlecek, Y. Xin, P. Mongkolwisetwara, A. Barulic, N.N. Kuzma, P. Magnusson, L.V. Sogaard, S. Diaz, W. Miller, M.D. Rossman, M. Ishii, R.R. Rizi: Imaging Regional Heterogeneity of Pulmonary Oxygen Tension as a Diagnostic Tool for Obstructive Lung Diseases. 19th Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, Canada MAY 2011 Notes: poster.

M.F. Cereda, K. Emami, S.J. Kadlecek, Y. Xin, P. Mongkolwisetwara, H. Profka, A. Barulic, S. Pickup, N.N. Kuzma, M. Ishii, H. Hamedani, B.M. Pullinger, R. Ghosh,J. Rajaei, C.S. Deutschman, R.R. Rizi: Quantitative Imaging of Alveolar Recruitment with Hyperpolarized Gas MRI. 19th Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, Canada MAY 2011 Notes: poster.

A. Samiee, S.J. Kadlecek, K. Emami, Y. Xu, H. Hamedani, Y. Xin, P. Mongkolwisetwara, N.N. Kuzma, P. Magnusson, L.V. Sogaard, S. Diaz, W. Miller, M.D. Rossman, M. Ishii, R.R. Rizi: Gas Diffusion Image Reduction Metric with Improved Sensitivity to Heterogeneous Lung Disease. 19th Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, Canada MAY 2011 Notes: poster.

Y. Xin, K. Emami, S.J. Kadlecek, P. Mongkolwisetwara, N.N. Kuzma, H. Profka, Y. Xu, H. Hamedani, B.M. Pullinger, R.K. Ghosh, J.N. Rajaei, S. Pickup, M. Ishii, R.R. Rizi: Imaging of Lung Micromechanics with Hyperpolarized Gas Diffusion MRI: Regional Compliance. 19th Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, Canada MAY 2011 Notes: poster.

K. Emami, A. Barulic, S. Kadlecek, S. Pickup, N.N. Kuzma, M. Ishii, R.R. Rizi: Improved Technique for Measurement of Gas Diffusion Anisotropy in Lungs. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. American Thoracic Society, 183: A3773, MAY 2011 Notes: ATS International Conference poster.

M.F. Cereda, K. Emami, S.J. Kadlecek, Y. Xin, P. Mongkolwisetwara, H. Profka, A. Barulic, S. Pickup, N.N. Kuzma, M. Ishii, H. Hamedani, B.M. Pullinger, R. Ghosh, J. Rajaei, C.S. Deutschman, R.R. Rizi: Quantification of Regional Lung Microstructure Response to Positive End-Expiratory Pressure by Hyperpolarized Gas MRI in Surfactant-Deficient Rats. 19th Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, Canada MAY 2011 Notes: poster.

H. Hamedani, K. Emami, S.J. Kadlecek, Y. Xu, Y. Xin, P. Mongkolwisetwara, A. Barulic, N.N. Kuzma, P. Magnusson, L.V. Sogaard, S. Diaz, P. Akeson, M.D. Rossman, M. Ishii, G.W. Miller, R.R. Rizi: Reproducibility Assessment of High Resolution Imaging of Alveolar Oxygen Tension in Human Subjects. 19th Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, Canada MAY 2011 Notes: poster.

B.M. Pullinger, S.J. Kadlecek, N.N. Kuzma, R.R. Rizi: The Influence of Bovine Serum Albumin on the T1 Relaxation of [1-13C]Pyruvate - A Study at Low Fields. 19th Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, Canada MAY 2011 Notes: poster.

M. Cereda, K. Emami, S. Kadlecek, Y. Xin, P. Mongkolwisetwara, H. Profka, A. Barulic, Y. Xu, H. Hamedani, S. Pickup, N.N. Kuzma, M. Ishii, C. Deutschman, R.R. Rizi: Quantitative Imaging of Alveolar Recruitment with Hyperpolarized Gas MRI. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. American Thoracic Society, 183: A2632, MAY 2011 Notes: ATS International Conference poster.