Deborah Burstein

Deborah BursteinAppointments:

Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Biosketch:

Received her Ph.D. in medical physics from the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in 1986, and is currently Associate Professor of Radiology with particular interest in cardiac and musculoskeletal applications of NMR spectroscopy and MRI.

Contact:

dburstei@bidmc.harvard.edu

Recent Publications:

  • Samosky JT, Burstein D, Eric Grimson W, Howe R, Martin S, Gray ML. Spatially-localized correlation of dGEMRIC-measured GAG distribution and mechanical stiffness in the human tibial plateau. J Orthop Res. 2005 Jan;23(1):93-101. 
  • Burstein D, Williams A, McKenzie C, Woertler K, Rummeny EJ. Potential for misinterpretation of combined T1- and T2-weighted contrast-enhanced MR imaging of cartilage. Radiology. 2004 Nov;233(2):619-20; author reply 621-2.
  • Himes N, Min JY, Lee R, Brown C, Shea J, Huang X, Xiao YF, Morgan JP, Burstein D, Oettgen P. In vivo MRI of embryonic stem cells in a mouse model of myocardial infarction. Magn Reson Med. 2004 Nov;52(5):1214-9.
  • Nieminen MT, Menezes NM, Williams A, Burstein D. T2 of articular cartilage in the presence of Gd-DTPA2-. Magn Reson Med. 2004 Jun;51(6):1147-52.
  • Sun Y, Schmidt NO, Schmidt K, Doshi S, Rubin JB, Mulkern RV, Carroll R, Ziu M, Erkmen K, Poussaint TY, Black P, Albert M, Burstein D, Kieran MW. Perfusion MRI of U87 brain tumors in a mouse model. Magn Reson Med. 2004 May;51(5):893-9.
  • Weis S, Shintani S, Weber A, Kirchmair R, Wood M, Cravens A, McSharry H, Iwakura A, Yoon YS, Himes N, Burstein D, Doukas J, Soll R, Losordo D, Cheresh D. Src blockade stabilizes a Flk/cadherin complex, reducing edema and tissue injury following myocardial infarction. J Clin Invest. 2004 Mar;113(6):885-94.
  • Menezes NM, Gray ML, Hartke JR, Burstein D. T2 and T1rho MRI in articular cartilage systems. Magn Reson Med. 2004 Mar;51(3):503-9.
  • Williams A, Gillis A, McKenzie C, Po B, Sharma L, Micheli L, McKeon B, Burstein D. Glycosaminoglycan distribution in cartilage as determined by delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of cartilage (dGEMRIC): potential clinical applications. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004 Jan;182(1):167-72.
  • Kim YJ, Jaramillo D, Millis MB, Gray ML, Burstein D. Assessment of early osteoarthritis in hip dysplasia with delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Oct;85-A(10):1987-92.
  • Nelson AL, Algon SA, Munasinghe J, Graves O, Goumnerova L, Burstein D, Pomeroy SL, Kim JY. Magnetic resonance imaging of patched heterozygous and xenografted mouse brain tumors. J Neurooncol. 2003 May;62(3):259-67.
  • Williams A, Oppenheimer RA, Gray ML, Burstein D. Differential recovery of glycosaminoglycan after IL-1-induced degradation of bovine articular cartilage depends on degree of degradation. Arthritis Res Ther. 2003;5(2):R97-R105. Epub 2003 Jan 08
  • Burstein D, Gray M. New MRI techniques for imaging cartilage. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003;85-A Suppl 2:70-7.
  • Gillis A, Gray M, Burstein D. Relaxivity and diffusion of gadolinium agents in cartilage. Magn Reson Med. 2002 Dec;48(6):1068-71.
  • Gillis A, Bashir A, McKeon B, Scheller A, Gray ML, Burstein D. Magnetic resonance imaging of relative glycosaminoglycan distribution in patients with autologous chondrocyte transplants. Invest Radiol. 2001 Dec;36(12):743-8.
  • Gray ML, Burstein D, Xia Y. Biochemical (and functional) imaging of articular cartilage. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2001 Dec;5(4):329-43.
  • Recht M, Bobic V, Burstein D, Disler D, Gold G, Gray M, Kramer J, Lang P, McCauley T, Winalski C. Magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage. Clin Orthop. 2001 Oct;(391 Suppl):S379-96.
  • Burstein D, Velyvis JH, Scott KT, Stock KW, Kim YJ, Jaramillo D, Boutin RD, Gray ML. Protocol issues for delayed Gd(DTPA)2- enhanced MR imaging (dGEMRIC) for clinical evaluation of cartilage. Magn Reson Med 2001; 45:36-41.
  • Burstein D, Bashir A, Gray ML. MRI techniques in early stages of cartilage disease. Investigative Radiol. 2000; 35: 622-638.
  • Rosen GD, Burstein D, Galaburda AM. Changes in efferent and afferent connectivity in rats with induced cerebrocortical microgyria. J Comp Neurology 2000; 418: 423-440.
  • Bashir A, Gray ML, Hartke J, Burstein D. Nondestructive Imaging of Human Cartilage Glycosaminoglycan Concentration by MRI. Magn Reson Med 1999; 41:857-865.
  • Allen RG, Burstein D, Gray ML. Monitoring Glycosaminoglycan Replenishment in Cartilage Explants with Gadolinium Enhanced MRI. J Orthop Res, 1999; 17: 430-436.
  • Fung S, Burstein D, Born R. In vivo microelectrode track reconstruction using magnetic resonance imaging. J Neurosci Methods 1998, 80:215-224
  • Rosen GD, Burstein D. MRI visualization of focal induced neocortical malformations in the rat. NeuroReport 1997, 8:3883-3887
  • Bashir A, Gray M, Boutin R, Burstein D. In Vivo Assessment with Delayed Gd(DTPA)2- enhanced MR Imaging. Radiology 1997; 205:551-558
  • Chao H, Burstein D. Multibolus stimulated echo imaging of coronary arteryflow. J Magn Reson Imaging 1997; 7:603-605.
  • Donahue KM, Weisskoff RM, Burstein D. Water diffusion and exchange as theyinfluence contrast enhancement. J Magn Reson Imaging 1997; 7:102-110.

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