Alexander Sukstansky
Contact Information
Washington University School of Medicine
Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
Campus Box 8227
4525 Scott Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-2852
asukstansky@wustl.edu
Current Position
Associate Professor of Radiology
Research Interests
Biophysical mechanisms and mathematical models of MR signal formation.
1. Diffusion-weighted MRI in the brain
2. Lung imaging with hyperpolarized gases
3. Theoretical analysis of diffusion in inhomogeneous media
4. Computer modeling of MR signal formation.
Key Publications
- Sukstanskii A.L., Yablonskiy D.A., Theory of FID NMR Signal Dephasing Induced by Mesoscopic Magnetic Field Inhomogeneities in Biological Systems, J. Magn. Reson., 151, pp.107-117 (2001).
- Sukstanskii A.L., Yablonskiy D.A., Effect of Restricted diffusion on FID Signal Formation, J. Magn. Reson., 157, n.1, pp. 92-105 (2002).
- Sukstanskii A.L., Yablonskiy D.A., Gaussian approximation in the theory of MR signal formation in the presence of structure-specific magnetic field inhomogeneities. Influence of impermeable inclusions, J. Magn. Reson., 167, n.1, 56-67 (2004).
- Sukstanskii A.L., J.J.H. Ackerman, Yablonskiy D.A., Effects of permeable boundaries on the diffusion-attenuated MR signal: insights from a one-dimensional model, J. Magn. Reson., 170, 56-66 (2004).
- Sukstanskii A.L., Yablonskiy D.A., Theoretical model of temperature regulation in the brain during changes in functional activity, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 103, n. 32, pp. 12144-12149 (2006).
- Sukstanskii A.L., Yablonskiy D.A., In vivo lung morphometry with hyperpolarized 3He diffusion MRI: theoretical background, J. Magn. Reson., 190, 200-210 (2008).
- Yablonskiy D.A., Sukstanskii A.L., Theoretical models of the diffusion weighted MR signal. NMR in Biomedicine, 23, 661-681 (2010).
- Yablonskiy D.A., Xiang He, Sukstanskii A.L., BOLD-based Techniques for Quantifying Brain Hemodynamic and Metabolic Properties – Theoretical Models and Experimental Approaches, NMR in Biomed 26 (2013), 963-986.
- Sukstanskii A.L., Yablonskiy D.A., On the role of Neuronal Magnetic Susceptibility and Structure Symmetry on Gradient Echo MR Signal Formation, Magn Reson Med, 71 (2014), 345-353.
- Sukstanskii A.L., Exact analytical results for ADC with oscillating diffusion sensitizing gradients, J. Magn Reson., 234, n.1, 135-140 (2013).
- Yablonskiy D.A., Sukstanskii A.L., Biophysical Mechanisms of Myelin-Induced Water Frequency Shifts, Magn Reson Med. 71, n.6, 1956-1958 (2014).
- Yablonskiy D.A., He X., Luo J., Sukstanskii A.L., Lorentz Sphere vs. Generalized Lorentzian Approach – what would Lorentz say about it?, Magn Reson Med. 72, n.1, 4-7 (2014).
- Yablonskiy D.A. Sukstanskii A.L., et al, Probing Lung Microstructure with Hyperpolarized Noble Gas Diffusion MRI: Theoretical Models and Experimental Results, Magn Reson Med, 71 (2014), 486-505.
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