Brian Hargreaves
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor (Research), Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
- Member, Bio-X
- Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Electrical Engineering
- Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Bioengineering
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email
Professional Overview
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (2001) |
| M.S.: | Stanford University, Electrical Engineering (1997) |
| B.A.Sc: | Simon Fraser University, Engineering Science (1994) |
Internet Links
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
I am interested in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications including cardiovascular, abdominal, 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. Please see my research site (above) for most up-to-date information.
Clinical Trials
- Recruiting Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Breast Cancer
- Recruiting High Resolution 3D Diffusion-weighted Breast MRI
Publications
- Compressed-sensing multispectral imaging of the postoperative spine. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2013; (1): 243-8
- Location constrained approximate message passing for compressed sensing MRI. Magn Reson Med. 2012
- Simultaneous estimation of T(2) and apparent diffusion coefficient in human articular cartilage in vivo with a modified three-dimensional double echo steady state (DESS) sequence at 3 T. Magn Reson Med. 2012; (4): 1086-96
- Accelerated slice encoding for metal artifact correction. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2010; (4): 987-96
- Independent slab-phase modulation combined with parallel imaging in bilateral breast MRI. Magn Reson Med. 2009; (5): 1221-31
- SEMAC: Slice Encoding for Metal Artifact Correction in MRI. Magn Reson Med. 2009; (1): 66-76

