F Sommer
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Diagnostic Radiology 300 Pasteur Dr H1307 MC 5621 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-8310 Fax (650) 723-1909
- Academic Offices
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Radiology
- abdominal imaging and uroradiology
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology (1977) |
| Residency: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1977) |
| Internship: | Providence Medical Center (S) WA (1974) |
| Medical Education: | Mcgill University, Canada (1972) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Studies include development and preliminary clinical evaluation of advanced techniques for ultrasonic imaging and tissue characterization. A number of studies are ongoing involving advanced techniques of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy with application to the GU tract. Specific projects at the present time include: 1) Creation of ultrasound images which encode frequency information in an attempt to more fully describe tissue than conventional ultrasound images. 2) Determination of renal blood flow with cine phase contrast MRI in both native and transplant kidneys. 3) Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of prostatic carcinoma. 4) Magnetic resonance imaging of venous thrombosis.
Publications
- Cine Phase Contrast MRI Determination of Renal Bloodflow. Investigator Radiol. In Press.
- Can single-kidney glomerular filtration rate be determined with contrast-enhanced CT? Radiology. 2007; (2): 325-6
- Radiology research and rock soup. Radiology. 2007; (2): 637; author reply 637-9
- Effects of spatial and temporal resolution for MR image-guided thermal ablation of prostate with transurethral ultrasound. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2005; (1): 109-18
- Estimation of renal extraction fraction based on postcontrast venous and arterial differential T1 values: an error analysis. Magn Reson Med. 2005; (2): 309-16
- Value of curved planar reformations in MDCT of abdominal pathology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004; (6): 1477-84
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