Sharmila Majumdar

Professor in Residence, Bioengineering and Radiology, UCSF Core Member, UCB/UCSF Graduate Group in Bioengineering 1700 4th Street, QB3 mailcode: 2520 415 476 6830 fax: 415 514 9656 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it http://mqir.ucsf.edu Membership effective July 1990

Research Interests

Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and computed tomography, image processing and analysis with a focus on the musculo-skeletal system.

Research Summary

The global focus of my research is in the area of assessment of the relationship between imaging characteristics and biochemical/ biomechanical/disease state/ disease progression. In particular:

* Quantitative imaging using magnetic resonance, computed tomography and micro computed tomography techniques to study the musculoskeletal system, in particular morphology and function in diseases such as osteoporosis, degenerative joint disease, arthritis, etc.
* Dynamic imaging of load bearing joints, and relationship to biomechanics.
* Image processing and texture analysis of images for tissue characterization.
* Quantitative imaging of multiple sclerosis in the brain using MR and image processing.

Selected Publications

Burghardt AJ, Kazakia GJ, Majumdar S. A Local Adaptive Threshold Strategy for High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography of Trabecular Bone. Ann Biomed Eng, Jun/30/2007.

Stahl R, Blumenkrantz G, Carballido-Gamio J, Zhao S, Munoz T, Hellio Le Graverand-Gastineau MP, Li X, Majumdar S, Link TM. MRI-derived T2 relaxation times and cartilage morphometry of the tibio-femoral joint in subjects with and without osteoarthritis during a 1-year follow-up. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, Jun/8/2007. 

Majumdar S. Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of the intervertebral disc. NMR Biomed, Nov/2006;19(7):894-903. 

Krug R, Han ET, Banerjee S, Majumdar S. Fully balanced steady-state 3D-spin-echo (bSSSE) imaging at 3 Tesla. Magn Reson Med, Sep/19/2006.