Craig Levin
Academic Appointments
- Professor (Research), Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
- Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Electrical Engineering
- Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Natural Sciences Cluster - Physics Department
- Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Bioengineering
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Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information EmailAlternate Contact Donna Niernberger Administrative Associate Email Tel Work 650-7360449
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Chair of Faculty Search Committee, Department of Radiology (2009 - 2010)
- Chair of Faculty Search Committee, Department of Radiology (2008 - 2009)
- Chair of Faculty Search Committee, Department of Radiology (2007 - 2008)
- Chair of Faculty Search Committee, Department of Radiology (2006 - 2007)
- Co-Director, Stanford Center for Innovation in In Vivo Imaging (2004 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Pilot Research Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine (1996)
- National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health (1993-5)
- Bates Graduate Fellowship, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University (1987-91)
- Full Tuition and Research Fellowship, Yale University (1985-93)
- Sigma Pi Sigma National Honors in Physics, University of California at Los Angeles (1985)
- B.S. Summa Cum Laude, University of California at Los Angeles (1985)
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | Yale University, Physics (1993) |
| M.Phil.: | Yale University, Physics (1987) |
| M.S.: | Yale University, Physics (1987) |
| B.S.: | UCLA, Physics and Mathematics (1985) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Song Cui, Mehmet Gunhan Ertosun, Key Jo Hong, Ealgoo Kim, Ruud Vinke, Jung Yeol Yeom
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Laboratory
Our research interests involve the development of novel instrumentation and software algorithms for in vivo imaging of cellular and molecular signatures of disease in humans and small laboratory animal subjects. These new cameras efficiently image radiation emissions in the form of positrons, annihilation photons, gamma rays, and light from molecular probes developed to target molecular signals from deep within tissue of live subjects. The goals of the instrumentation projects are to push the sensitivity and spatial, spectral, and/or temporal resolutions as far as physically possible. The algorithm goals are to understand the physical system comprising the subject tissues, radiation transport, and imaging system, and to provide the best available image quality and quantitative accuracy. The work involves computer modeling, position sensitive sensors, readout electronics, data acquisition, image formation, image processing, and data/image analysis algorithms, and incorporating these innovations into practical imaging devices. The ultimate goal is to introduce these new imaging tools into studies of molecular mechanisms and treatments of disease within living subjects.
Publications
- In situ study of the impact of inter- and intra-reader variability on region of interest (ROI) analysis in preclinical molecular imaging. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2013; (2): 175-81
- Optimizing timing performance of silicon photomultiplier-based scintillation detectors. Phys Med Biol. 2013; (4): 1207-20
- Promising new photon detection concepts for high-resolution clinical and preclinical PET. J Nucl Med. 2012; (2): 167-70
- Study of PET intrinsic spatial resolution and contrast recovery improvement for PET/MRI systems. Phys Med Biol. 2012; (9): N101-15
- A maximum NEC criterion for Compton collimation to accurately identify true coincidences in PET. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2011; (7): 1341-52
- Convex optimization of coincidence time resolution for a high-resolution PET system. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2011; (2): 391-400
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