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CURRICULUM VITAE
PAL SURANYI, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Cardiovascular , Thoracic and Abdominal Imaging
Department of Radiology and Radiological Science
Medical University of South Carolina
25 Courteney Drive, MSC 226
Charleston, SC, 29425
843-876-7146
843-876-3157 (fax)
suranyi@musc.edu
EDUCATION
1989-1994
English-Hungarian Bilingual High-School in Balatonalmádi, Hungary
1994-2000
UNIVERSITY OF PECS, MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
CENTER, Pécs, Hungary Doctoral Thesis: „Quality Management in
Cardiac Surgery” Advisor: Lajos Papp MD, DSc
2000 September
State Exam taken (grade: excellent). Receiving Doctorate for Medical
Sciences (M.D.) with Honors.
2005 – 2007
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Graduate Student,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, , Ph.D. Thesis:
“Relaxation Rate-Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantification
of Myocardial Infarction.” Advisor: Gabriel A. Elgavish PhD
2007 May
Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded (PhD).
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LICENSURE and CERTIFICATION
2005 Aug 15
USMLE STEP 1 - Passed
2006 July 25
USMLE STEP 2 Clinical Knowledge - Passed
2006 May 30
USMLE STEP 2 Clinical Skills - Passed
2007 Jan 23
USMLE STEP 3 - Passed
2006 Aug 21
Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates Certification
2007 July 1 – 2010 Sep
South Carolina Limited Medical License (No: LL30069)
Since 2007
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified) by AHA
2008 September
ABR – Pysics Exam Passed (score above 90th percentile
nationally)
2009 September
2010 Aug 09
ABR – Clinical Radiology Board Exam Passed
Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) completed primary
verification of credentials and created Physician Information Profile
2010 Sept 22
Unrestricted Temporary Medical License obtained (TL 30069) from
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
2010 Nov 22
Permanent Medical License (30069) from South Carolina Board of
Medical Examiners
2011 May 23
Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology – Final Oral
Exam Passed (ABR certificate valid through 2021)
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2000 Oct. - 2001 Aug.
Transitional Internship at the University of Pécs. Faculty of Medicine
2001 Aug - 2003 Oct.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Field of
Research: Myocardial Perfusion by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
& Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of myocardial
metabolism. Advisor: Gabriel A. Elgavish PhD
2001 Aug. – 2001 Dec.
Investigator, Elgavish Paramagnetics Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Field of Research: Assessment of myocardial perfusion, viability and
recovery of function using cine MRI, contrast-enhanced MRI and NMR
spectroscopy of myocardial metabolism
2002 Jan. – 2007 Jan.
Director of Research, Elgavish Paramagnetics Inc., Birmingham,
Alabama, USA. Field of Research: Developing novel methods for
assessment of myocardial perfusion, viability and recovery of function
using cine MRI, contrast-enhanced MRI
2003 Nov. – 2007 Jan.
Research Associate at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Field of Research:
Developing novel methods for relaxation-rate based studies of disease
using contrast-enhanced and unenhanced MRI
2007 Feb. – 2007 June
Clinical Research Fellow at the Department of Radiology, Medical
University of South Carolina. Field of Research: Cardiac multidetector
computed tomography. Contrast media injection protocols. Coronary CT
angiography and Cardiac MRI. Advisor: U. Joseph Schoepf, MD
2007 July – 2011 June
Resident Physician, Diagnostic Radiology - Department of Radiology,
Medical University of South Carolina. Program Directors: Leonie Gordon
MD, James Ravenel MD, Jeanne Hill MD
2011 July 1 -
Assistant Professor of Radiology - Department of Radiology, Sections
of Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Abdominal Radiology,
Medical
University of South Carolina (faculty mentor: James Ravenel MD)
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EXTRACURRICULAR TRAINING and SPECIAL COURSES
1998-2001
Weekly Regional Conferences on Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and
Interventional Cardiology, University of Pécs, Hungary
1998 Oct. -2000 May
Scientific special course with Prof. Papp L. M.D. D.Sc. in the theme of
Quality Management in Cardiac Surgery. (University of Pécs, Faculty of
Medicine)
1999 Sept. – Oct.
Elective in diagnostic and interventional cardiology - Heart Institute,
University of Pécs. Echocardiography, Stress-Echo, and Treadmillexercise test (hands on), PTCA and Coronary Stenting (theory only)
2001 Feb.
National Institute for Transfusiology - course on Transfusiology, and a
successful exam in clinical Transfusiology.
2003 May
Cardiac MR Imaging Workshop at the 11th Scientific Meeting of ISMRM,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003 Sept.
Coronary MR & CT Angiography Workshop at the 2003 Annual Meeting
& Scientific Sessions of the NASCI in Dallas, Texas
2007 Feb 20-22
Dual-Source & 64-Slice Cardiovascular CT, The Charleston Hands On
Course (ACR/ACC – LEVEL I Training), Department of Radiology and
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC
2007 March 19-20
Cardiovascular CT Course, Imaging Essentials 2007 and CT Case Review
at Kiawah Island, SC, Department of Radiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC
2007 June 11-15
Diagnostic Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Visiting
Fellowship, University of California at Los Angeles, CA
2010 Jan 11 – Feb 5
Elective Rotation – Echocardiography and Invasive Cardiology Lab,
Department of Cardiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC
2010 Feb 8-Mar 5
Radiology-Pathology Correlation Course at the Armed Forces Institute for
Patholgy, Washington DC, USA
2011 Feb 7 – Mar 4
Elective Rotation – Pediatric Echocardiography, Department of Pediatric
Cardiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC
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2011 March
Masterclass in Cardiac Anatomy and Development – Charleston SC
2011 March
Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Imaging Conference – Charleston SC
2011 Apr
Duke Radiology Review Course
2011 May
American Roentgen Ray Society Case Review Course
2012 Feb 3 - 4
RSNA Advanced Grant Writing Workshop – Oak Brook, IL, RSNA
Headquarters
AWARDS
2003
Educational Stipend – awarded by the International Society for Magnetic
Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), USA for the work presented at the
2003 Annual Meeting of ISMRM, Toronto, Canada
2003
Second Prize for presentation on the Postdoctoral Research Day at
University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
2003
Young Investigator Award (joint first place) awarded by American
Heart Association (AHA), Council for Cardiovascular Radiology for
the work presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the North American
Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) in Dallas, Texas
2004
Young Investigator Travel Award awarded by AHA, Council for
Cardiovascular Radiology for the work presented at the 2004 Annual
Meeting of NASCI in Amelia Island, Florida
2006
Educational Stipend – awarded by the International Society for Magnetic
Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), USA for the work presented at the
2006 Annual Meeting of ISMRM, Seattle, Washington
2006
Young Investigator Award (first place) awarded by AHA, Council for
Cardiovascular Radiology for the work to presented at the 34th Annual
Meeting of NASCI in Las Vegas, Nevada
2007
Best Scientific paper Award from the European Society of Radiology,
for the work presented at the 2007 ECR, Vienna, Austria
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2007
Honorable Mention in the Berlex Poster Award for the work presented at
the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, Washington, DC
2007
Honorable Mention in the Young Investigator Award competition by
AHA, Council for Cardiovascular Radiology for the work presented at the
35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, Washington, DC
2008
Cum Laude Award from the Society of Computed Body Tomography
and Magnetic Resonance for the work presented at the 2008 Annual
meeting in Charleston, SC
2008
Introduction to Academic Radiology Seminar with Travel Award –
from the Radiological Societies of North America, Chicago, IL
2009
February 2009 – named Teacher of the Month, by the Students of the
College of Medicine
2009
Medical Physics Award – for outstanding performance on the
American Board of Radiology Medical Physics Board Examination
2009
Award for Outstanding Teaching for 3rd year Medical Students in the
2008-2009 Academic year
2009
RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award – for outstanding
research in the 2008-2009 academic year
2010
Award for Outstanding Teaching of Medical Students in the 2009-2010
Academic year.
2011
Award for Outstanding Teaching of Medical Students in the 2010-2011
Academic year.
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC /PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Society of Thoracic Radiology – Senior Member since 2011
Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance - SCBTMR
American College of Radiology – Class Representative of the Resident Fellow Section
Radiological Society of North America – RSNA – Presiding Officer at Cardiac Session on
Valves and Appendages, 2008
European Society of Radiology – Corresponding Member – Session Moderator at ECR 2009 –
Valvular heart disease: Choosing the best modality – CT, MRI or ECHO
Question Writer for the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
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(CBCCT) 2007, 2008
DSCT.com - Expert website for Dual Source Computed Tomography
North American Society for Cardiac Imaging – NASCI – past member
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine – ISMRM – past member
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REVIEWING FOR SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
European Radiology
Journal of the American Heart Association
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Cardiologia Hungarica
*European Heart Journal
*Journal of Thoracic Imaging
*EURORAD – online radiological teaching files by the European Society of Radiology
*Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
*Radiology
*American Journal of Roentgenology
(*with U.J. Schoepf, MD)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Native Language
HUNGARIAN
1992
GERMAN Language Intermediate Level State Exam
1994
ENGLISH Language Professional Level State Exam
1995
MEDICAL-ENGLISH State Exam
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PUBLICATIONS
I. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS / ABSTRACTS
1. P. Kiss, T. Simor, L. Lenard, L. Hejjel, P. SURANYI, N.H. Saab-Ismail, G.A. Elgavish:
Relaxivity of Gd(ABE-DTTA) Increases with Magnetic Field Strength Up to 5T. A
Contrast Agent for High Field Imaging. Poster Presentation at the 10th Scientific Meeting
of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), 2002, Honolulu,
Hawai. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2002;10:2591.
2. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G.A. Elgavish: CINE MRI Methods to
Determine Cardiac Output: Multi-slice Short Axis FIESTA, Biplane Long Axis
FIESTA, and Phase Contrast Velocity Mapping in a Canine Acute IschemiaReperfusion Model. Oral Presentation at the Postdoctoral Research Day at University of
Alabama at Birmingham. April, 2003. Winner of Second Prize.
3. P. Kiss, P. SURANYI, T. Simor, N.H. Saab-Ismail, A. Elgavish, L. Hejjel, and G.A. Elgavish.
In Vivo T1 Mapping of Canine Hearts Using Gd(ABE-DTTA) in an IschemiaReperfusion Model. Oral presentation at the 11th Scientific Meeting of ISMRM, 2003,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2003;11:649
4. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: Combination of Multislice
Short-Axis Cine MRI and Colored Microspheres in Determination of Myocardial
Perfusion in Experimental Animals. Poster Presentation at the 11th Scientific Meeting of
ISMRM, 2003, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med.
2003;11:1662
5. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: Comparison of Stroke
Volume Values Obtained by Three Different Cine MRI Methods in a Canine IschemiaReperfusion Model. Oral presentation at the 31st Annual Meeting & Scientific Session of the
North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), 2003, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2003;19.
6. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: A Novel Method for
Myocardial Perfusion Assessment Using Colored Microspheres Combined with
Multislice Short-Axis Cine MRI. Oral presentation at the 31st Annual Meeting & Scientific
Session of the NASCI, 2003, Dallas, Texas, USA. Winner of Young Investigator Award.
Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2003;19.
7. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, and G. A. Elgavish: Determining
Tissue Kinetics of Gd(ABE-DTTA), an Infarct-Avid, Persistent Contrast-Agent in
Canine Myocardial Infarction. Poster Presentation at the 12th Annual Meeting & Scientific
Sessions of ISMRM, 2004, Kyoto, Japan. Abstract in Proc Intl Soc Magn Reson Med
2004;12:1836.
8. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, and G. A. Elgavish: Repeated,
Pixel-by-pixel T1-mapping in Canine Myocardial Infarction, Using an Infarct-Avid,
Persistent Contrast Agent, Gd(ABE-DTTA). Oral presentation at the 12th Annual Meeting
& Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2004, Kyoto, Japan. Abstract in Proc Intl Soc Magn Reson
Med 2004;12:172.
9. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, B. Ruzsics, A. Elgavish, K. Lyle, and G. A.
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Elgavish: Repeated In-Vivo T1 mapping for the Detection of Myocardial Viability Using
a Persistent Contrast Agent, Gd(ABE-DTTA). Comparison with Delayed
Hyperenhancement using Gd(DTPA). Oral presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the
NASCI 2004, Amelia Island, Florida, USA. Abstract in The International Journal of
Cardiovascular Imaging 2004;20(5):424-425
10. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, B. Ruzsics, A. Elgavish, R.A. Baker, and G. A.
Elgavish: Determining Tissue Kinetics and Infarct Specificity of Gd(ABE-DTTA), a
Persistent Contrast-Agent, in Canine Reperfused Myocardial Infarction. Oral
presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the NASCI, 2004, Amelia Island, Florida, USA.
Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2004;20(5):415-416
11. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, and G. A. Elgavish:
Percent Infarct Mapping, a Novel In Vivo Tool for Determining Myocardial Viability, is
More Accurate than Delayed Enhancement. Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Meeting
& Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2005, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Abstract in Proc. Intl.
Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2005;13:1676
12. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B.C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: In Vivo
R1-Based MRI Determination of Myocardial Viability Distribution: Percent Infarct
Mapping. Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the NASCI 2005, Amelia Island,
Florida, USA. Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
2005;21(6):678-679
13. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, N. H. Saab-Ismail, R. A. Baker, and
G. A. Elgavish: Tissue Characterization By Combining Delayed Hyperenhancement And
Percent Edema Mapping – A R2-map Based MRI Method In Canine Myocardial
Infarction. Oral presentation at the 14th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM,
2006, Seattle, Washington, USA. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2006;14:14
14. P. Kiss, A. Elgavish, I-E. A. Eltoum, P. SURANYI, H. Zeng, T. Simor, B. Ruzsics, G. A.
Elgavish: Early Detection of Prostate Neoplasm Using Pixel-by-pixel R1 Mapping
Following Gd(ABE-DTTA) Administration in TRAMP Mice. Poster Presentation at the
14th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2006, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2006;14:1747
15. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, N. H. Saab-Ismail, R. A. Baker, and
G. A. Elgavish: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Tissue Characterization Based On Delayed
Contrast Enhancement And R2-Mapping In Canine Myocardial Infarction. Oral
presentation. 34th Annual Meeting of NASCI 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Winner of
AHA Young Investigator Award.
16. P. Kiss, P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor and G. A. Elgavish: Ex Vivo
Percent Infarct Mapping Using Gd(DTPA): R1-Based MRI Quantification of
Myocardial Viability. Oral presentation. 34th Annual Meeting of NASCI 2006, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA
17. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish:
Gd(DTPA)-Bolus-Enhanced Percent-Infarct-Mapping Combined with EarlyPerfusion
Imaging to Detect Microvascular Obstruction. Poster Presentation. 10th Annual Society for
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Scientific Sessions / Sixth Meeting of the Euro
CMR Working Group, 2007, Rome Italy
18. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, S.H. Litovsky T. Simor, S.G. Lloyd, G.A.
Elgavish and H. Gupta: Comparison of Cardiac Contrast Enhanced MRI and CT in Sub-
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Acute Myocardial Infarction. Poster Presentation. 10th Annual SCMR Scientific
Sessions/Sixth Meeting of the Euro CMR Working Group, 2007, Rome Italy
19. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. S. Denney, S.H. Litovsky, B.C. Brott, T. Simor, S.G.
Lloyd, G.A. Elgavish and H. Gupta: Complex MRI Evaluation of Porcine Reperfused
Myocardial Infarction Using a Multi-Modality Approach. Poster Presentation. 10th
Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions/Sixth Meeting of the Euro CMR Working Group, 2007,
Rome Italy
20. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish:
Myocardial Infarct Size Quantification with MRI using Automatic Detection of
Microvascular Obstruction and Percent-Infarct-Mapping during Gd(DTPA) Infusion.
Oral Presentation. European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2007, Vienna, Austria. Best
Scientific paper Award from the European Society of Radiology
21. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor and G. A. Elgavish: A Method for
Fast Longitudinal Relaxation Rate Mapping and for Image Enhancement: Equilibrium
Signal Intensity-Mapping. Poster Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific
Sessions of ISMRM, 2007, Berlin, Germany - ISMRM#3312
22. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish:
Myocardial Viability Assessment During Continuous Infusion of Gd(DTPA):
Comparing R1-map-based and Signal-Intensity-Based Percent-Infarct-Mapping. Poster
Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2007, Berlin,
Germany - ISMRM#5337
23. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish:
Comparison of In Vivo and Ex Vivo R1-map-based Percent-Infarct-Mapping Using
Gd(DTPA). Poster Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM,
2007, Berlin, Germany - ISMRM#5693
24. S. Singh, H. Gupta, B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, S.G. Lloyd, S. Litovsky, B.C. Brott, C.
Aban, G.A. Elgavish: MDCT Evaluation of Subacute Myocardial Infarction. Oral
presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, Las Vegas, Nevada,
2007
25. M. Fernandez, C. Thilo, S.A. Nguyen, P. SURANYI, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf: Coronary
CTA with Dual-Source CT vs. 64-Slice CT: Impact on Diagnostic Quality, Radiation
Dose and Use of Beta-Blockers. Oral presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of
Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR), 2007, Orlando, Florida
26. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, S. Singh, B. C. Brott, S.H. Litovsky, H. Gupta, G.A.
Elgavish: Quantification of No-reflow Zone using Semi-Automated Approach Accepted
for E-Poster Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2007,
Berlin, Germany - ISMRM#5969
27. P. SURANYI, H Lee, S A Nguyen, R Brothers, P Costello, U Schoepf: Radiation Savings At
Cardiac Dual-Source CT By Confining Pulsing Width To The Best Phase Determined
Pre-Contrast. Oral Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, 2007, Washington,
DC, Honorable Mention in the AHA Young Investigator Award
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28. B Enrico, P. SURANYI, C Thilo, L Bonomo, P Costello, U Schoepf, et al.: Spatial
Distribution and Composition of Coronary Artery Plaques Using 64-Slice Cardiac CT.
Oral Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, 2007, Washington, DC, Honorable
Mention in the AHA Young Investigator Award
29. P. SURANYI, M J Kerl, J F Kalafut, H Lee, P Costello, U Schoepf, et al:. A Computerized
Prediction Model for Individualized, Patient-Based Contrast Dosing at Dual-Source
Coronary CT Angiography. Poster Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI,
2007, Washington, DC. Honorable Mention in the Berlex Poster Awards.
30. M. Aho, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, M. Kerl, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf: Impact of Right
Ventricular Attenuation on Right Ventricular Function Assessment using MultiDetector Row CT. Poster Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, Washington,
DC. 2008
31. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, I.E. Eltoum, H. Gupta, G.A. Elgavish: Tissue
Characterization Using Contrast Enhanced MRI in Infarcted Myocardium Following
Iron Labeled Cell Injection. Oral presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI,
Washington, DC. 2008. Winner of AHA Young Investigator Award.
32. H Lee, P. SURANYI, B Enrico, R Brothers, P Costello, U Schoepf: Dual-Source Coronary
CT Angiography: How We Do It. Educational Exhibit at the annual meeting of the
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2007, Chicago, IL – Abstract ID: 5003166
33. R. Elgavish, P. SURANYI, R. C. Knowlton, L. A. Paige, G. A. Elgavish: Noninvasive
Detection and Quantification of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Pathology in Patients
who are Presently MRI Negative. Oral presentation at the Meeting of the American
Epilepsy Society, 2007, Abstract 2.109
34. P. SURANYI,, M J Kerl, J F Kalafut, H Lee, P Costello, U Schoepf, et al:. A Computerized
Prediction Model for Individualized, Patient-Based Contrast Dosing at Dual-Source
Coronary CT Angiography. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological
Society of North America (RSNA) 2007, Chicago, IL
35. H. Lee, P. SURANYI, J.F. Kalafut, C.A. Kemper, J.A. Abro, P.G. Kogos, P. Costello, U.J.
Schoepf. Computerized patient-based dosing of contrast media delivery at dual-source
CT coronary angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology
(ECR), Vienna, Austria,
36. B. Enrico, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, L. Bonomo, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Vessel wall
hemodynamics and coronary artery plaque formation: Morphological analysis with
coronary CT angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria
37. P. SURANYI, J.M. Kerl, H. Lee, J.F. Kalafut, C.A. Kemper, J.A. Abro, G.E. Gilbert, R.E.
Carter, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Cardiac-output based individualized contrast media
injection protocol to minimize contrast volume at coronary dual-source CT
angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria
38. H. Lee, M.R. Aho, P. SURANYI, J.M. Kerl, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Impact of right
ventricular contrast enhancement on the accuracy of right heart function analysis at
coronary CT angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria
39. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, S. Nguyen, P. Zwerner, T.G. Flohr, P. Costello, U.J.
Schoepf. Dual-energy CT of the heart for coronary CTA and myocardial blood pool
analysis: Initial experience. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria
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40. P. SURANYI, B.J. Williams, S.A. Bagg, A.R. Smith, P. Huang, J.B. Selby, P. Costello, U.J.
Schoepf. Clinical validity of ECG-gated CT angiography for prediction of patient
outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Oral presentation at the 2008
European Congress of Radiology (ECR), Vienna, Austria
41. P. SURANYI, H. Lee, B. Ruzsics, R. Brothers, P. Costello, U. J. Schoepf. Marked
Radiation-Dose Reduction at Cardiac Dual-Source CT by Prospectively Triggered
Acquisition Oral presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Computed Body
Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR), 2008, Charleston, SC. Winner of Cum
Laude Award.
42. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, H. Gupta, G.A. Elgavish: Tissue
Characterization Using Contrast Enhanced MRI in Infarcted Myocardium Following
Iron Labeled Cell Injections. Oral presentation at the SCBTMR, 2008, Charleston, SC,
USA
43. B.Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, S. Nguyen, P. Zwerner, T. Flohr, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf:
Dual-Energy CT of the heart – initial experience Accepted for Oral presentation at the
SCBTMR, 2008, Charleston, SC, USA Winner of Houndsfield Award.
44. B. Enrico, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, L. Bonomo, P. Costello, U Schoepf: Vessel Wall
Hemodynamics and Coronary Artery Plaque Formation: Morphological Analysis with
Coronary CT Angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA
45. B. J. Williams, P. SURANYI, J. Kratz, J. Selby, P. Costello, U. Schoepf: Predictive
Value of Findings at ECG-Gated CT Angiography for Patient Outcome and Major
Adverse Cardiac Events after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Oral presentation
at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA
46. P. SURANYI, H. Lee, R. Brothers, W. Huda, P. Costello, U. Schoepf : Use of a Calcium
Scoring Scan to Guide ECG-Pulsing at Coronary CT Angiography: Potential for
Radiation Dose Reduction. Oral presentation at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA
47. P. SURANYI, H. Lee, C. A. Kemper, J. F. Kalafut, P. G. Kogos, U. Schoepf :
Computerized Patient-based Dosing of Contrast Media Delivery at Coronary CT
Angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA
48. R. Kirschner, A. Varga-Szemes, L. Toth, T. Simor, P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, A.
Toth, R. Baker, B. C. Brott, S. Litovsky, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: Reinfarction –Specific
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent. Poster presentation at the 2010 Annual
Meeting of the American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA, USA, Abstract in JACC 2010
Vol 55, Issue 10A
49. M. A. Mark, P. SURANYI, K.M. Spicer, E. Latour, L. Gordon: Comparison of one vs two
CTs for attenuation correction of both rest and stress SPECT data for myocardial
perfusion imaging. Oral Presentation at the 2010 meeting of the Society of Nuclear
Medicine. J. NUCL. Med. MEETING ABSTRACTS, May 2010; 51: 436.
50. M. A. Mark, P. SURANYI, K.M. Spicer, L. Gordon: Differences in Heart, Lung, and
Thorax Size Between Rest and Stress μ-Maps in Patients Receiving SPECT Myocardial
Perfusion Imaging. Poster presentation at 2011 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
annual meeting in Denver, CO.
51. M. A. Mark, P. SURANYI, K.M. Spicer, L. Gordon: Comparison of One vs Two CTs for
Attenuation Correction of Both Rest and Stress SPECT Data for Myocardial Perfusion
Imaging with Tc-99m Tetrofosmin. Oral presentation at the 2011 meeting of the Society of
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Nuclear Medicine. J. NUCL. Med. MEETING ABSTRACTS, May 2011; 52: 1129.
52. U. Ebersberger, P. SURANYI, U.J. Schoepf: Aortic Valve Mass. Case of the day
presentation for RSNA 2011 – 2nd Author – Wednesday Cardiac Case
53. U. Ebersberger, P. SURANYI, U.J. Schoepf: Eosinophilic Endocarditis. Case of the day
presentation for RSNA 2011 – 2nd Author – Monday Cardiac Case
54. N. Seabrook, P. SURANYI. Pitfalls of Automated Analysis of Cardiac Function with CT.
Nelson Seabrook Poster presentation at the 2011 MUSC Student Research Day,
55. N. Seabrook, P. SURANYI: The Danger of Over-Reliance on Fully Automated Cardiac
Function Analysis with MDCT. Senior Author on Oral presentation at STR meeting in
Huntington Beach California 2012 March 14
II. ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES –PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS
1. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, B. Ruzsics, N.H. Saab-Ismail, and
G.A. Elgavish: Percent Infarct Mapping – A R1-map Based ceMRI Method for
Determining Myocardial Viability Distribution. Original research article. Magnetic
Resonance in Medicine; 2006, 56:535-545. PMID: 16892184
2. P. Kiss, P. SURANYI, T. Simor, N.H. Saab-Ismail, A. Elgavish, L. Hejjel, and G.A.
Elgavish: In Vivo R1-Enhancement Mapping of Canine Myocardium Using ceMRI with
Gd(ABE-DTTA) in an Acute Ischemia-Reperfusion Model. Original research article.
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging; 2006; 24:571-579.; PMID: 16892191
3. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, A. Elgavish, N.H Saab-Ismail, G.A. Elgavish:
Gd(ABE-DTTA), a Novel Contrast Agent, at the MRI-Effective Dose Shows Absence of
Severe, Deleterious Physiological Effects in Dogs. Original research article.
Pharmacology. 2006; 77(4):188-194 PMID: 16877874
4. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G.A. Elgavish: A Combined Method for
the Determination of Myocardial Perfusion in Experimental Animals Using
Microspheres and MRI. Original research article. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic
Resonance. 2007; 9(3): 549-556 . PMID: 17365234
5. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, G.A. Elgavish: Equilibrium
Signal Intensity-Mapping, an MRI Method for Fast Mapping of Longitudinal
Relaxation Rates and for Image Enhancement. Original research article. Magnetic
Resonance Imaging. 2007 Jun;25(5):641-51. Epub 2006 Nov 21. PMID: 17540275
6. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, R.A. Baker, N.H.
Saab-Ismail, and G.A. Elgavish: In Vivo Myocardial Tissue Kinetics of Gd(ABE-DTTA),
a Tissue-Persistent Contrast Agent. Original research article. Magnetic Resonance in
Medicine. 2007 Jul;58(1):55-64. PMID: 17659616
7. J. M. Kerl, J. G. Ravenel, S. A. Nguyen, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, P. Costello, W. Bautz, and
U. J. Schoepf: Right Heart: Split-Bolus Injection of Diluted Contrast Medium for
Visualization at Coronary CT Angiography. Original research article. Radiology . 2008
May;247(2):356-64. Epub 2008 Mar 27. PMID: 18372454
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8. S. Nguyen, P. SURANYI, J. G. Ravenel, P. K. Randall, P. B. Romano, K. A. Strom, P.
Costello, U. J. Schoepf: Iso-Osmolar Versus Low-Osmolar Iodinated Contrast Medium
at Intravenously Contrast Enhanced CT: Effect on Kidney Function. Original research
article. Radiology. 2008 May 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 18483232
9. B. Ruzsics*, P. SURANYI*, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, S. Singh, S.H. Litovsky, I. Aban, S.G.
Lloyd, T. Simor, G.A. Elgavish and H. Gupta: Automated multidetector computed
tomography evaluation of subacutely infarcted myocardium. Original research article.
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2008; 2(1): 26-32
10. P. Kiss, I. A. Eltoum, P. SURANYI, H. Zeng, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish. Virtual
in vivo Biopsy Map of Early Prostate Neoplasm in TRAMP Mice by MRI. Original
Research Article. Prostate. 2008 Dec 23;69(5):449-458
11. B. Enrico, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, L. Bonomo, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf: Coronary artery
plaque formation at coronary CT angiography: Morphological Analysis and
Relationship to Hemodynamics. Original Research Article. Eur Radiol. 2009
Apr;19(4):837-44. Epub 2008 Nov
12. B. Ruzsics *, P SURANYI *, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, S.H. Litovsky, T. S. Denney, I. Aban, S.G.
Lloyd, T. Simor, G.A. Elgavish and H. Gupta: Myocardial Strian in Sub-Acute PeriInfarct Myocardium. Original research article. International Journal of Cardiovascular
Imaging. 2009 (2): 151-159
13. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, A. Elgavish, T. Simor,G.A. Elgavish. Headto-head comparison between delayed enhancement and percent infarct mapping for
assessment of myocardial infarct size in a canine model. Original research article. J
Magn Reson Imaging, Dec 2008; 28(6): 1386-92
14. M.R. Aho, M. Gebrezieghaber, U.J. Schoepf, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, D. Gregg, P. Costello
and P.L. Zwerner: Impact of Right Ventricular Contrast Medium Attenuation on the
Accuracy of Right Ventricular Function Analysis at Cardiac Multi-Detector Row CT.
Original research article. Eur J Radiol. 2009, Epub Ahead of Print. Eur J Radiol. 2010
Mar;73(3):560-5.
15. Simor T, SURANYI P, Ruzsics B, Tóth A, Tóth L, Kiss P, Brott BC, Varga-Szemes A,
Elgavish A, Elgavish GA. Percent infarct mapping for delayed contrastenhancement
magnetic resonance imaging to quantify myocardial viability byGd(DTPA). Original
research article. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2010 Oct;32(4):859-68.
16. Kirschner R, Toth L, Varga-Szemes A, Simor T, SURANYI P, Kiss P, Ruzsics B,Toth A,
Baker R, Brott BC, Litovsky S, Elgavish A, Elgavish GA. Differentiation of acute and
four-week old myocardial infarct with Gd(ABE-DTTA)-enhanced CMR. Original
research article. Journalof Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2010 Apr 7;12:22
17. Kirschner R, Varga-Szemes A, Simor T, SURANYI P, Kiss P, Ruzsics B, Brott BC,
Elgavish A, Elgavish GA: Acute Infarct Selective MRI Contrast Agent. Original research
article. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2012 Feb;28(2):285-93. PubMed
PMID: 21336553
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III. ORIGINAL ARTICLES SUBMITTED / IN PREPARATION
18. Lee, J.F. Kalafut, U.J. Schoepf, C.A. Kemper, J.M. Kerl, G.E. Gilbert, P. SURANYI: A
Computerized Prediction Model for Individualized, Patient-Based Contrast Medium
Application at Coronary CT Angiography. Original research article. Submitted to
Radiology.
19. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish:Tissue
Characterization By Combining Delayed Hyperenhancement And Percent Edema
Mapping – A R2-map Based MRI Method In Canine Myocardial Infarction. Original
research article. Submitted to Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. MRM-06-8891
20. B. RUZSICS *, P. Suranyi , P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, G.A. Elgavish: Tissue Characterization
Using Contrast Enhanced MRI in Infarcted Myocardium Following Iron Labeled Cell
Injections. Original research article To be submitted to Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
21. P. Kiss, T. Simor, P. SURANYI, N.H. Saab-Ismail, and G. A. Elgavish. Gd(ABE-DTTA)
Possesses a Unique Relaxivity Field Dependence of R1. A Contrast Agent for High
Field Imaging. Original research article. Submitted to Contrast Media and Molecular
Imaging.
* shared first authorship
IV. INVITED ARTICLES
1. H. Lee, P. SURANYI, U. J. Schoepf: Assessment of Cardiac Function Using Coronary CT
Angiography - Should functional analysis be performed with every CT of the heart?
Commentary in Diagnostic Imaging 2007. October.
2. U.J. Schoepf, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, P.L. Zwerner, P. Costello: Replacing Diagnostic
Catheterization with Coronary CT Angiography - The Final Frontier. Invited Editorial for The
European Heart Journal 2007 Oct;28(19):2305-6. PMID: 17768171
3. P. SURANYI, J. Ravenel: Book review of “Integrated Cardiothoracic Imaging with MDCT” by
Remy and Remy-Jardin. Journal of Thoracic Imaging. February 2010 - Volume 25 - Issue 1
V. INVITED PRESENTATIONS / CME PRESENTATIONS
1. Dual Source Computed Tomography Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Dual Source Computed Tomography Expert Panel Meeting, 2007, New York City, NY
2.
Coronary Arterial and Venous Anatomy with MDCT. The Charleston Hands-On Course
– 2007, Charleston, SC
3. Pulmonary Vein Imaging with Multi Detector CT. The Charleston Hands-On Course –
2007, Charleston, SC
4. Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Function using Multi Detector CT. The
Charleston Hands-On Course, 2007, Charleston, SC
5. Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta. Cardiovascular Imaging in
Costa Rica, 2008, Playa Herradura, Costa Rica
6. Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Lower Extremity Run-Off. Cardiovascular
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Imaging in Costa Rica, 2008, Playa Herradura, Costa Rica
7. Cardiac MR: Principles and Protocols. Cardiovascular Imaging in Costa Rica, 2008, Playa
Herradura, Costa Rica
8. Cardiac Function: Echo, Nuclear, MRI and CT. Cardiovascular Imaging – The
Charleston Course at the Sanctuary, 2008, Kiawah Island, SC
9. Image Post-Processing in Oncology, PET-CT, Pulmonary Nodules, Cardiac CT,
Thoracic Aorta. Workstation Face-Off demonstrator for Siemens at the Stanford MultiDetector-Row Computed Tomography Meeting – 2008 Las Vegas, NV
10. Introduction to Cardiac Imaging. Monthly medical student lecture to 3rd year students
since fall 2008.
11. 4-Dimensional Lab. Monthly medical student lecture to 4th year students since fall 2009.
12. Cardiac MRI – Review Session for Board Exam Preparation. Annually to the senior
resident class since 2009.
13. Clinicopathological Conference – Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath. Medical student
lecture to 1st and 2nd year students, fall 2009.
14. Multimodality Cardiac Imaging. Radiology Interest Group - 1st -4th year medical students,
fall 2009 and 2010.
15. Four-Dimensional Cardiac CT and MRI imaging and Postprocessing. Radiology Interest
Group - 1st -4th year medical students, 9/13/11
16. Developed new RADIOLOGY RESIDENT core curriculum lecture series for cardiac
imaging based on ABR guidelines
17. Introductory lectures for the cardiac rotation - 7 videos - Recorded and published online
(Tegrity) 2011
18. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY Cardiothoracic Surgery Seminar on Thoracic CTA and
3D postprocessing (7/26/11)
19. Cardiac MRI Sequences – Intro. Radiology resident core lecture (9/8/11)
20. Cardiac MRI – From Basics to Fine Tuning. CME Course Director (Dr Wince was codirector): ASRT registered course for MRI technologists at MUSC for 3.0 CME credits,
2011
21. Overview of Basic and Advanced Cardiac MRI Sequences and Dedicated Imaging
Planes. 11/19/11
22. Overview of Physical Principles Pertaining to Advanced cardiac MRI Sequences and
Their Optimization. 11/19/11
23. Optimization of Flow Measurement in Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease.
11/19/11
24. Morphologic and quantitative imaging of cardiac valves with MRI. Cardiology Fellow
Conference 12/12/11
25. Advanced Cardiac Imaging. Cardiac Science Interest Group and Radiology Interest Group
joint meeting 1/18/12
26. Transarterial Aortic Valve Replacement. Kickoff Meeting with Interventional Cardiology
1/23/12
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27. Cardiac MRI. Senior Residents’ Board Review 1/26/12
28. Cardiovascular Radiology. Senior Residents’ Board Review 2/15/12
29. Intro to Echocardiography and Angiography. Radiology resident core lecture 2/20/12
30. Cardiothoracic Cases. Senior Residents’ Board Review 3/16/12
31. Cardiac CT – From Basics to Fine Tuning. CME Course Director: ASRT registered
course for CT technologists at MUSC for 3.0 CME credits, 2012
32. CT Acquisition Techniques and Radiation Dose Reduction Strategies in Cardiothoracic
CT Angiography. 4/28/12
33. Important things to look for on the scans – PE, intracardiac thrombus, tamponade,
acute infarct and acute aortic pathology. 4/28/12
34. Appropriate indications and patient preparation for cardiac CT - the physician’s
perspective. 4/28/12
35. Cardiac Masses. Radiology resident core lecture 5/23/12
36. Post Processing. Radiology resident core lecture 6/20/12
V. PATENT
1. G. A. Elgavish, P. SURANYI, T. Simor and P. Kiss: Methods and Systems of Analyzing
Clinical Parameters and Methods of Producing Visual Images. U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, May 2008 No. 11/718,775 ( Provisional patent application initially filed
in Nov. 2004, 60/628,037
VI. THESES
1. Quality Management in Cardiac Surgery. 2000, Doctor of Medicine Thesis. University
of Pécs, Medical and Health Sciences Center, Heart Institute, Pecs, Hungary. Mentor: Prof.
Papp Lajos M.D., D.Sc.
2. Relaxation Rate-Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantification of Myocardial
Infarction. 2007, Doctor of Philosophy Thesis. University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Mentor:
Prof. Gabriel A. Elgavish, PhD. , Committee members: Drs. Brott, Twieg, DenHollander,
Townes)
VII. BOOK CHAPTERS
1. P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, H. Lee, U.J. Schoepf: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Imaging.
Chapter in: Dual Source CT Imaging. Seidensticker, Peter R.; Hofmann, Lars K. (Editors)
2008, X, 308 p., Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-77601-7
2. Y. Lee, P. SURANYI, U.J. Schoepf: Cardiac Imaging. Chapter in: Aunt Minnie’s Atlas –
Imaging-Specific Diagnosis. Third Edition. Editor. T.L. Pope., 2008
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3. P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, H. Lee, U.J. Schoepf: Cardiac Bypass Grafts. Chapter in: Quick
Reference to Dual Source CT Imaging. Editor: P. Seidensticker, P. Aulbach. Softcover
ISBN: 978-3-540-87482-9
4. Book Chapter – Aunt Minnie’s 4th Edition – in progress, Due Aug 1, 2012
PAST NIH-FUNDED PROJECTS
1 R41 HL084795-01, Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator)
Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
“Persistent Contrast Agent for Percent Infarct Map in MRI”
The major goal of this project is to develop novel MR image post-processing software for
quantification of postinfarct myocardial viability using a persistent contrast agent, Gd(ABEDTTA)
1 R41 HL084844-01, Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator)
Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
“Acute-infarct selective cardiac MRI contrast agent”
The major goal of this project is the development of an MRI contrast agent that can selectively
highlight acute myocardial infarcts thereby enabling the in vivo differentiation of chronic vs.
acute infarcts.
2 R42 HL080886-02 Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator)
Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
“MRI Quantification of Postinfarct Myocardial Viability – Phase II”
The goal of this project is to continue the development and marketing of our novel MR image
post-processing software for quantification of postinfarct myocardial viability using contrast
agents.
1R41 HL080886-01 Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator) 05/01/05-08/01/06
Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
„MRI Quantification of Postinfarct Myocardial Viability – Phase I”
05/01/05-08/01/06
The major goal of this project is to develop novel MR image post-processing software for
quantification of postinfarct myocardial viability with and without contrast agents.
R44 HL58285-03 Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator) 7/1/02-5/31/03
Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
“’Elgavist’, An MRI Contrast Agent for Diagnosis of IHD.”
The major goal of this project was the further development of Gd(ABE-DTTA) as a contrast
agent for MRI.
RO1 HL63340, Elgavish, Gabriel (Principal Investigator) 12/01/00 - 11/30/04
Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
“Simultaneous MRI detection of cardiac perfusion and function”
Role: Investigator
The major goal of this project is to develop and optimize a method for simultaneous MRI
testing of myocardial perfusion and function for early and noninvasive detection of ischemic
heart disease.
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VIII. INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY
1st Radiology Resident Research Day 2011 – Co-Director
Summer research students – faculty mentor since 2011
Radiology Interest Group - faculty mentor since 2011
Radiology Research Committee since 2011
Lymphoma tumor board (July 28 2011) sub for Dr Bradshaw
Thoracic Tumor board for Dr Ravenel (Oct 26 2011)
IX. Official Student Advisor
Matt Duffin medical student – 2012 Summer research mentoring – funded by SHP 5/21/12 –
7/20/12
Nelson Seabrook medical student – 2011 Summer research mentoring – funded by SHP 5/23/11 –
7/23/11
Borko Kereshi 1st year resident – junior faculty mentor -
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