Brian Rutt
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
- Member, Bio-X
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 721-6230
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2009)
- Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2008)
- Fellow, Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (1989)
Professional Education
| PDF: | Univ. of Calif. at San Francisco, Radiology (1986) |
| PhD: | University of Toronto, Medical Biophysics (1982) |
| MSc: | Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (1977) |
| BASc: | University of Toronto, Engineering Science (1976) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Kimberly Brewer, Ives Levesque, Prachi Pandit, James Rioux, Sui Tee, Thomas Tourdias, Simone Winkler
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
I am interested in the technology and applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
I have ongoing research projects involving the basic technology of MRI (e.g. insertable gradient coils and RF components), biophysical measurements using MR (e.g., combined T1 and T2 mapping using efficient imaging sequences), basic science applications of MR (e.g., in-vivo detection rare cell populations using MRI and the use of MR to longitudinally monitor tumor growth deep within tissue starting from a single cell), and clinical applications, especially in cardiovascular disease.
I am presently interested in developing and using in-vivo ultra-high field (e.g. 7 Tesla) Magnetic Resonance techniques to study important human diseases. The increased sensitivity and enhanced contrast mechanisms at these high magnetic field strengths should provide insight to unsolved problems, especially in neuroscience and cancer.
Publications
- Atherosclerosis imaging and the Canadian Atherosclerosis Imaging Network. Can J Cardiol. 2013; (3): 297-303
- Efficient Bloch-Siegert B(1) (+) mapping using spiral and echo-planar readouts. Magn Reson Med. 2013
- Flip angle mapping with the accelerated 3D look-locker sequence. Magn Reson Med. 2013
- Adiabatic RF pulse design for Bloch-Siegert B 1+ mapping. Magn Reson Med. 2012
- Deficient MWF mapping in multiple sclerosis using 3D whole-brain multi-component relaxation MRI. Neuroimage. 2012; (3): 2670-7
- Does iron inhibit calcification during atherosclerosis? Free Radic Biol Med. 2012; (9): 1675-9
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