Faculty & Staff

Elias R. Melhem

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Wallace T. Miller, Sr., Professor
Department: Radiology

Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6865
Fax: 215-662-3283
Education:
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.
Certifications
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1989.
American Board of Radiology, 1994.
American Board of Radiology: Certified of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology , 1996.
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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.

Liebeskind DS, Levine JM, Bemporad JA, Melhem ER. : CT angiographic assessment of the collateral circulation into the subacute phase of ischemic stroke. Proceedings of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Washington, DC Page: 105, 2003.

Liebeskind DS, Bemporad JA, Melhem ER. : FLAIR vascular hyperintensity as a marker of leptomeningeal collaterals in subacute stroke. Proceedings of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Washington, DC Page: 152, 2003.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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