Nyasha Maforo, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Diagnostic Physicist, Department of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiology
1 Silverstein
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
1 Silverstein
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Physics)
Fort Hays State University Hays, KS, 2015.
MS (Physics and Biology in Medicine IDP)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2018.
PhD (Physics and Biology in Medicine IDP)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2022.
Permanent linkBS (Physics)
Fort Hays State University Hays, KS, 2015.
MS (Physics and Biology in Medicine IDP)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2018.
PhD (Physics and Biology in Medicine IDP)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2022.
Selected Publications
Maforo, N.G., M. A. Colfer, S. L. Cupp, and A. D. Maidment: Pandemic induced contrast shortage implicates a lasting change in practice: A single-institution experience. Winter Institute of Medical Physics (WIMP) Annual Meeting 2023 Notes: Breckenridge, CO, USA. Oral presentation.Z.-Q. Liu, Maforo, N.G., P. Renella, N. Halnon, H. H.Wu, and D. B. Ennis : Reproducibility of left ventricular cine dense strain in pediatric subjects with duchenne muscular dystrophy. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting 2022 Notes: London, United Kingdom. Poster presentation.
Dual SA, Maforo NG, McElhinney DB, Prosper A, Wu HH, Maskatia S, Renella P, Halnon N, Ennis DB: Right Ventricular Function and T1-Mapping in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Magn Reson Imaging 54(5): 1503-1513, Nov 2021.
Liu ZQ, Maforo NG, Renella P, Halnon N, Wu HH, Ennis DB: Reproducibility of Left Ventricular CINE DENSE Strain in Pediatric Subjects with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Funct Imaging Model Heart 12738: 232-241, Jun 2021.
Z.-Q. Liu, Maforo, N.G., S. Dual, et al: Early non-contrast biomarkers of left ventricular cardiomyopathy in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting 2021 Notes: Poster presentation (virtual).
Maforo, N.G., A. Prosper, P. Renella, H. H.Wu, N. Halnon, and D. B. Ennis : Left ventricular distribution of intra-myocardial fat and late gadolinium enhancement in boys with duchenne muscular dystrophy and healthy controls at 3T. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting 2021 Notes: Oral presentation (virtual).
Maforo, N.G., P. Magrath, A. Prosper, et al: Myocardial T1 at 3T is repeatable and detects progressive changes in duchenne muscular dystrophy. Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Annual Meeting. 2021 Notes: Oral presentation (virtual).
Z.-Q. Liu, Maforo, N.G., S. Dual, et al: Predictors of early left ventricular systolic dysfunction in duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Annual Meeting. 2021 Notes: Poster presentation (virtual).
Maforo NG, Magrath P, Moulin K, Shao J, Kim GH, Prosper A, Renella P, Wu HH, Halnon N, Ennis DB: T1-Mapping and extracellular volume estimates in pediatric subjects with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and healthy controls at 3T. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 22(1): 85, Dec 2020.
Maforo NG, Magrath P, Moulin K, Shao J, Kim GH, Prosper A, Renella P, Wu HH, Halnon N, Ennis DB: T1-Mapping and extracellular volume estimates in pediatric subjects with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and healthy controls at 3T. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 22(1): 85, Dec 2020.