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Drew A Torigian

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Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Radiology
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Department of Radiology
32 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, PA 19104
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21 7 BA 18 (Mathematics) c
31 Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
21 7 MA 18 (Mathematics) c
31 Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
21 7 BA 16 (Chemistry) c
31 Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
21 7 MD 15 (Medicine) c
3f New York University School of Medicine, 1996.
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Description of Research Expertise

5d oncologic imaging (lung cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, GI, GU, and gyn cancers)
1c inflammation imaging
15 aging imaging
26 translational research imaging
25 thoracoabdominopelvic imaging
12 CT imaging
12 MR imaging
27 PET, PET/CT, and PET/MR imaging
28 functional and molecular imaging
2b quantitative imaging/image analysis
43 all types of imaging response assessment on CT, MRI, and PET
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Description of Clinical Expertise

54 thoracic imaging (plain film radiography, CT, MRI, PET, and PET/CT)
17 body CT imaging
17 body MR imaging
1e PET and PET/CT imaging
19 oncologic imaging
23 vascular imaging (CT and MR)
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Selected Publications

1a2 Dindarian S, Shaghaghi S, Hosseini M, Hao Y, Tong Y, Akhtar Y, Al-Noury M, Wu C, Gogel S, Mayer OH, Biko DM, McDonough JM, Cahill PJ, Anari JB, Torigian DA, Udupa JK.: Free-breathing dynamic MRI analysis of 3D diaphragmatic surface curvatures in pediatric patients with thoracic insufficiency syndrome. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2026 In press.

14a Mortazi A, Udupa JK, Hosseini M, Tong Y, Torigian DA.: Virtual cutaneous area severity index (vCASI): A comprehensive methodology for quantitative skin disease assessment on positron emission tomography images. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Jun 2025 In press.

116 Lomer NB, Ghasemi A, Torigian DA.: MRI-based radiomics models for distinguishing high-grade and low-grade clear cell renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abdom Radiol 2025 In press.

12e Hao Y, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, McDonough JM, Gogel S, Mayer OH, Alnoury M, Cahill PJ, Anari JB, Torigian DA.: Quantifying Normal Diaphragmatic Motion and Shape and their Developmental Changes via Dynamic MRI. Chest 2025 In press.

15e Lomer NB, Abdi S, Ashoobi MA, Ahmadzadeh AM, Ghasemi A, Torigian DA.: Accuracy of CT-based radiomics models for preoperative grading of clear cell renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acad Radiol Jun 2025 In Press Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2025.05.049.

31c Wei S, Deng Y, Lee J, Lan H, Yang Z, Labrie M, Betts CB, Duan H, Tate B, Pucilowska J, Frederick D, Lawless AR, Sharova T, Yang Y, Hu W, Beasley GM, Schuchter LM, Wang X, Xu W, Yong G, Vandenberg MEG, Torigian DA, Sivagnanam S, Du K, Sugarman E, McGettigan S, Zheng C, Al-Rohil RN, Selim MA, Datto MB, López GY, Nair SK, Ashley DM, Xu X, Amaravadi RK, Karakousis GC, O’Rourke DM, Brem S, O’Malley BW, Demirkan G, Yu S, Lu Y, Camp T, Patterson JA, Wei Z, Corless C, Gabrilovich DI, Mou Y, Flaherty KT, Coussens LM, Boland G, Herlyn M, Mills G, Liu L, Zhang G.: A longitudinal, multi-omic atlas reveals the emergence of a spatially organized immunosuppressive ecosystem in resistant melanoma. Cell Rep Med 2025 In Press.

dd Ha D, Tong Y, Torigian DA, Udupa JK.: Predicting the effort required to manually mend auto-segmentations. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2025 In Press.

130 Liu T, Wang Y, Torigian DA, Tong Y, Zhaochen Y, Udupa JK.: Open area segmentation in CT images based on pixel displacement and multi-view ensemble with application in the axillary and lower cervical regions. Med Phys 2025 In Press.

153 Akhtar Y, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Liu T, Wu C, Kogan R, Al-Noury M, Hosseini M, Tong L, Mannikeri S, Odhner D, McDonough JM, Lott C, Clark A, Cahill PJ, Anari JB, Torigian DA.: Auto-segmentation of thoraco-abdominal organs in pediatric dynamic MRI. Med Phys 2025 In Press.

1b1 Tong Y, Udupa JK, McDonough JM, Xie L, Wu C, Akhtar Y, Hosseini M, Alnoury M, Shaghaghi S, Gogel S, Biko DM, Mayer OH, Torigian DA, Cahill PJ, Anari JB.: Do rib-based anchors impair chest wall motion in early onset scoliosis (EOS)? – A novel investigation via dynamic MRI. J Pediatr Orthop 45(9): e761-e768, Oct 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000003015.

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