Biosketch
After obtaining his degree in physics, Dr. Maass-Moreno investigated methods to study diastolic function using nuclear medicine images while at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. His doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on the neural control of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. As a fellow and then as a member of the faculty at the Indiana University School of Medicine, he conducted research on the control of the hepatic circulation and in imaging. Before coming to the NIH, he also served as Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering of Purdue University, teaching instrumentation and investigating image-guided high intensity ultrasound ablation and smooth muscle physiology. He has been in the Department of Nuclear Medicine since 2000 where among other activities he has been investigating the effects and correction methods for attenuation and motion in nuclear medical images. With the collaboration of students doing summer internships, Dr. Maass-Moreno has also been examining current issues of dosimetry and resolution recovery for both SPECT/CT and PET/CT.
Recent Publications
Maass-Moreno, R and S. Bacharach. ‘Imaging Instrumentation’ in Nuclear Cardiac Imaging: Principles and Applications. Fourth Edition. Ami E. Iskandrian and Ernest V. Garcia. Oxford University Press, 2008
Li, G., H Xie, H Ning, D Citrin, J Capala, R Maass-Moreno et al. Accuracy of_3D volumetric image registration based on CT, MR and PET/CT phantom_experiments._ Journal of Applied Clinical_Medical Physics (in press)
Freedman, NMT, R Maass-Moreno, L Le Meunier and SL Bacharach. Identification of contrast media in PET/CT using dual energy CT. IEEE Transactions on Nucl Science 54(3):1-5, 2007
Le Meunier, L, R Maass-Moreno, J Carrasquillo, W Dieckmann and S. Bacharach: PET/CT imaging: Effect of respiratory motion on apparent myocardial uptake. J Nucl Cardiol 2006; 13:821
Recent presentations
Post-reconstruction, rigid-body motion correction for PET images. Maass-Moreno, R Dieckmann, W. et al. J. Nucl. Med. 2008:(49)60P
Use of 96Tc-MIBI PET data to model dynamic cardiac SPECT. Winnant, CD, WE Dieckmann, SL Bacharach, R. Maass-Moreno, SE Bates and B. Hasegawa J Nucl. Med 2008:(49)150P
