David R. Pickens, Ph.D.

Position: Associate Professor

Department: Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Lab Url: N/A

Email: dave.pickens@vanderbilt.edu

Office Address: 1161 21st Avenue, South
Office Address2: MCN R1307
Nashville , TN 37232-2675
Phone :(615) 322-3190
Fax: 615-322-3764

Lab Address: R1307 MCN


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  David R. Pickens, Ph.D.
Patient Care Specialty
Magnetic resonance imaging of function, Quantitative Ultrasound imaging, Image processing and display, New detector technologies

Clinical Research Keywords
Diagnostic radiological physics

Publications
Donnelly, EF, Lewis, KG, Wolske, KM, Pickens, DR, Price, RR. Characterization of the phase-contrast radiography edge-enhancement effect in a cabinet x-ray system. Phys Med Biol, 51(1), 21-30, 2006

Donnelly, EF, Price, RR, Pickens, DR. Experimental validation of the Wigner distributions theory of phase-contrast imaging. Med Phys, 32(4), 928-31, 2005

Pickens, DR, Li, Y, Morgan, VL, Dawant, BM. Development of computer-generated phantoms for FMRI software evaluation. Magn Reson Imaging, 23(5), 653-63, 2005

Riddle, WR, Pickens, DR. Extracting data from a DICOM file. Med Phys, 32(6), 1537-41, 2005

Donnelly, Edwin F, Price, Ronald R, Pickens, David R. Dual focal-spot imaging for phase extraction in phase-contrast radiography. Med Phys, 30(9), 2292-6, 2003

Donnelly, Edwin F, Price, Ronald R, Pickens, David R. Quantification of the effect of system and object parameters on edge enhancement in phase-contrast radiography. Med Phys, 30(11), 2888-96, 2003

Parks, Mitchell H, Morgan, Victoria L, Pickens, David R, Price, Ronald R, Dietrich, Mary S, Nickel, Mark K, Martin, Peter R. Brain fMRI activation associated with self-paced finger tapping in chronic alcohol-dependent patients. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 27(4), 704-11, 2003

Melzer P, Morgan VL, Pickens DR, Price RR, Wall RS and Ebner FF. Cortical Activation During Braille Reading is Influenced by Early Visual Experience in Subjects with Severe Visual Disability: A Correlation fMRI Study. Human Brain Mapping, 14, 186-195, 2001

Melzer, P, Morgan, V L, Pickens, D R, Price, R R, Wall, R S, Ebner, F F. Cortical activation during Braille reading is influenced by early visual experience in subjects with severe visual disability: a correlational fMRI study. Hum Brain Mapp, 14(3), 186-95, 2001

Morgan VL, Pickens DR, Hartmann SL, Price RR. Comparison of functional MRI Realignment Tools using a Computer Generated Phantom. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 46(3), 510-514, 2001

Morgan, V L, Pickens, D R, Hartmann, S L, Price, R R. Comparison of functional MRI image realignment tools using a computer-generated phantom. Magn Reson Med, 46(3), 510-4, 2001

Grossman ED, Donnelly M, Price R, Morgan V, Pickens D, Neighbor G, Blake R. Brain Areas Involved in Perception of Biological Motion. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 12, 711-720, 2000

Melzer P, Morgan V, Pickens D, Price R, Wall R, Ebner F. Cortical Braille Activation Differs With Visual Experience in the Early Visually Disabled: A Correlational fMRI Study. Human Brain Mapping, Vol. 14(No. 3), 186-195, 2000

Mertz H, Morgan V, Tanner G, Pickens D, Price R, Shyr Y, Kessler R. Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in IBS and Controls with Painful and Non-Painful Rectal Distention. Gastroenterology, 118, 842-848, 2000

Morgan VL, Pickens DR, Hartmann SL, Price RR. Comparison of Functional MRI Realignment Tools Using a Computer Generated Phantom. Presented at the Eighth Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, , 848, 2000

Morgan VL, Pickens DR, Hartmann SL, Riddle WR and Price RR. Software Phantom for Assessment of Functional MRI Realignment Algorithms. Radiology, 217(P), 311, 2000

Parks MH, Morgan VL, Price RR, Pickens DR, Dietrich MS, Martin PR. Disrupted Simple Motor Fronto-Cerebellar Circuits in Chronic Alcoholics Demonstrated by fMRI. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research , 24(5), 126A, 2000

Fleischer AC, Wojcicki W, Donnelly E, Pickens D, Thirsk G, Thurman G, Hellerqvist Carl. Quantified Color Doppler Sonography of Tumor Vascularity in an Animal Model. J Ultrasound Med, 18, 547-552, 1999

Fleischer AC, Wojcicki WE, Donnelly EF, Pickens DR, Thirsk G, Thurman GB, and Hellerqvist CG. Quantified Color Doppler Sonography of Tumor Vascularity in an Animal Model. J Ultrasound in Med, 18, 547-551, 1999

Fleischer, A C, Wojcicki, W E, Donnelly, E F, Pickens, D R, Thirsk, G, Thurman, G B, Hellerqvist, C G. Quantified color Doppler sonography of tumor vascularity in an animal model. J Ultrasound Med, 18(8), 547-51, 1999

Melzer P, Pickens DR, Price RR, Morgan VL, Wall RS and Ebner FF. Timing of Sensory Challenges Affects Cortical Activation during Braille Reading in the Visually Disabled: A fMRI Study. Society of Neuroscience , 25, 1812, 1999

Mertz H, Tanner G, Morgan V, Pickens D, Price R, Kessler M. Functional MRI Detects Activation of Anterior Cingulate and Prefrontal Cortex in IBS Patients But Not Controls During Rectal Pain. Gastroenterology, 116:(4, Part 2), A-1041, 1999

Morgan VL, Mertz H, Pickens DR, Price RR, Tanner WG and Kessler R. Study of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Using Functional MRI. Proceedings of the ISMRM, 2, 824, 1999

Parks M, Morgan V, Pickens D, Price R, Schlack H, Martin P. Functional MRI Studies of Motor Plasticity During Recovery of Alcohol-Induced Brain Injury with Abstinence. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 23(5), 66A, 1999

Parks MH, Morgan VL, Pickens DR, Price RR, Schlack HM, Martin PR. Cerebellar fMRI Studies of Alcohol-Induced Brain Injury. Proceedings of the ISMRM, 2, 832, 1999

Price RR, Pickens DR, Morgan VL, Fitzpatrick JM, Dawant B, Brill AB. Online Position Tracking for fMRI Motion Correction. Radiology, Annual Meeting of the Radiology, 213(p), 233, 1999

Melzer P, Morgan L, Pickens DR, Price RR, Wall RS. Cerebral Activation During Reading Nouns and Text in Braille: A fMRI Study. Radiology, 209, 243, 1998

Melzer P, Pickens DR, Price RR, Morgan VL, Symons FJ, Wall RS. Reading Braille Predominantly Activates Extrastriate Cortex in Persons with Severe Visual Disability: A fMRI Study. Proceedings of the International SMRM, Sixth Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, Sydney, Australia, 3, 1514, 1998

Melzer P, Pickens DR, Price RR, Morgan VL, Wall RS, Ebner FF. Reading Braille Activates Cortical Areas of the Dorsal Stream in the Blind: A fMRI Study. Neuroscience, 24, 1979, 1998

Morgan VL, Price RR, Holburn GE, Butler M, Pickens DR, Partain CL. Functional MRI of the Human Olfactory Cortex. Radiology, 209P, 276, 1998

Pickens DR, Price RR, Mertz H, Morgan VL, Tanner G. Bowel Pain Response in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients Using fMRI. Radiology, 209, 276, 1998

Pickens DR, Price RR, Morgan VL, Holburn GE, Parks MH, Martin P. Long Term Repeatability of Cerebellar fMRI Correlated with an Independently Monitored Motor Task. Radiology, 209, 245, 1998

Meyerowitz, C B, Fleischer, A C, Pickens, D R, Thurman, G B, Borowsky, A D, Thirsk, G, Hellerqvist, C G. Quantification of tumor vascularity and flow with amplitude color Doppler sonography in an experimental model: preliminary results. J Ultrasound Med, 15(12), 827-33, 1996

Carroll, F E, Waters, J W, Andrews, W W, Price, R R, Pickens, D R, Willcott, R, Tompkins, P, Roos, C, Page, D, Reed, G. Attenuation of monochromatic X-rays by normal and abnormal breast tissues. Invest Radiol, 29(3), 266-72, 1994

Pickens, D R. Perfusion/diffusion quantitation with magnetic resonance imaging. Invest Radiol, 27 Suppl 2, S12-7, 1992

Pickens, D R, Jolgren, D L, Lorenz, C H, Creasy, J L, Price, R R. Magnetic resonance perfusion/diffusion imaging of the excised dog kidney. Invest Radiol, 27(4), 287-92, 1992

Worrell, J A, Federspiel, C F, Creasy, J L, Pickens, D R, Higginbotham, K, Patton, J A, Partain, C L. Clinical impact of picture archiving and communication systems: evaluation of a prototype system. J Digit Imaging, 5(2), 118-25, 1992

Lorenz, C H, Pickens, D R, Puffer, D B, Price, R R. Magnetic resonance diffusion/perfusion phantom experiments. Magn Reson Med, 19(2), 254-60, 1991

Carroll, F E, Waters, J W, Price, R R, Brau, C A, Roos, C F, Tolk, N H, Pickens, D R, Stephens, W H. Near-monochromatic X-ray beams produced by the free electron laser and Compton backscatter. Invest Radiol, 25(5), 465-71, 1990

Pickens, D R, Patton, J A, Gibbs, S J. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of charge capture by a radiology information system. J Digit Imaging, 3(1), 49-53, 1990


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