Brian Hargreaves

I am interested in body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications including abdominal, vascular, breast and musculoskeletal imaging. These applications require development of faster and more efficient MRI methods that provide improved diagnostic contrast compared with current methods. My work includes novel excitation schemes, efficient imaging methods and reconstruction tools. I advise graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in various departments. More details on projects, and prerequisite skills and admissions are here.

Representative Publications

Hargreaves BA, Vasanawala SS, Pauly JM, Nishimura DG. Characterization and reduction of the transient response in steady-state MR imaging. Magn Reson Med 2001; 46:149 - 158.

Hargreaves BA, Gold GE, Beaulieu CF, Vasanawala SS, Nishimura DG, Pauly JM. Comparison of new methods for magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage. Magn Reson Med 2003; 49:700 - 709.

Hargreaves BA, Vasanawala SS, Nayak KS, Hu BS, Nishimura DG. Fat-suppressed steady-state free precession imaging using phase detection. Magn Reson Med 2003; 50:210 – 213.

Bangerter NK, Hargreaves BA, Vasanawala SS, Pauly JM, Gold GE, Nishimura DG. Analysis of multiple-acquisition SSFP. Magn Reson Med 2004; 51:1038 – 1047.

Gurney PT, Hargreaves BA and Nishimura DG. Design and Analysis of a 3D Cones Imaging Trajectory. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2006; 55: 575 - 582.

Bangerter NK, Stucker D, Gold GE, Hargreaves BA and Nishimura DG. Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery SSFP Imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging 2006; 24:1426 - 1431.

Hargreaves BA, Nishimura DG, Conolly SM. Time-optimal multi-dimensional gradient waveform design for rapid imaging. Magn Reson Med 2004; 51:81 – 92.

Hargreaves, BA, Cunningham CH, Pauly JM, Daniel BD. Phase-Modulation for Efficient Dual-Band 3D Imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2007; 57(4):798 - 802.

Lu W, Yu H, Shimakawa A, Alley M, Reeder SB, Hargreaves BA. Water-Fat Separation with Bipolar Multiecho Sequences. Magn Reson Med. 2008 Jun 25;60(1):198-209.