Robert Fulbright, MD
Emeritus Professor of Radiology & Biomedical ImagingDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
PO Box 208042, Tompkin's East 2
New Haven, CT 06520-8042
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Emeritus Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Appointments
Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
EmeritusPrimaryNeurology
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Bioimaging Sciences
- Brain Tumor Center
- Clinical Radiology
- Deuterium Metabolic Imaging (DMI)
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center
- Neurology
- Neuroradiology
- Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
- Stress & Addiction Clinical Research Program
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (1993)
- Resident
- Columbia University, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY (1991)
- Resident
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (1987)
- MD
- Baylor College of Medicine (1984)
Board Certifications
Diagnostic Radiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Radiology
- Original Certification Date
- 1991
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 1988
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Medical Research Interests
Brain; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neuroimaging; Radiology
ORCID
0000-0002-8204-3594
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Todd Constable, PhD
Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS
Richard Bronen, MD
Zeynep Erson Omay, PhD
Anita Huttner, MD
Kanat Yalcin, MD
54Publications
4,798Citations
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Brain
Neuroimaging
Publications
2025
Parallel detection of multi-contrast MRI and Deuterium Metabolic Imaging (DMI) for time-efficient characterization of neurological diseases
Liu Y, De Feyter H, Corbin Z, Fulbright R, McIntyre S, Nixon T, de Graaf R. Parallel detection of multi-contrast MRI and Deuterium Metabolic Imaging (DMI) for time-efficient characterization of neurological diseases. Radiology 2025, 315: e241597-e241597. PMID: 40197096, PMCID: PMC13051383, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.241597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDeuterium metabolic imagingMRI protocolMetabolic imagingDecrease patient complianceUnique metabolic informationClinical MRI protocolsIn vivo human brain dataMRI examinationsMetabolism scansPatient compliancePatient populationNoninvasively in vivoDiverse patient populationsMRI-based methodMRIClinical sitesLong scan timesMetabolic informationScan qualityHuman brain dataNeurological diseasesImage contrastScan durationClinical MRIMulticontrast MRI
2024
A Flow-based Truncated Denoising Diffusion Model for super-resolution Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
Dong S, Cai Z, Hangel G, Bogner W, Widhalm G, Huang Y, Liang Q, You C, Kumaragamage C, Fulbright R, Mahajan A, Karbasi A, Onofrey J, de Graaf R, Duncan J. A Flow-based Truncated Denoising Diffusion Model for super-resolution Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging. Medical Image Analysis 2024, 99: 103358. PMID: 39353335, PMCID: PMC11609020, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2024.103358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsDenoising diffusion modelsDeep learning-based super-resolution methodsLearning-based super-resolution methodsMulti-scale super-resolutionGenerative modelSuper-resolution methodsDeep learning modelsHigh-resolution magnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingHigh-quality imagesPost-processing approachSuper-ResolutionFlow-based networksLearning modelsLow resolutionTruncation stepLow-resolution dataSharpness adjustmentNetworkSensitivity restrictionsUncertainty estimationDiffusion modelImagesCapabilitySampling processSpectroscopic imagingFactors influencing timely diagnosis in neurolymphomatosis
Doubrovinskaia S, Egert A, Karschnia P, Scheffler G, Traub B, Galluzzo D, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Baehring J, Kaulen L. Factors influencing timely diagnosis in neurolymphomatosis. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2024, 170: 309-317. PMID: 39115616, PMCID: PMC12799673, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-024-04792-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaPeripheral nervous systemDiagnostic intervalNon-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosisSymptom onset to diagnosisCerebrospinal fluid examinationYale Cancer CenterPainful polyneuropathyAsymmetric neuropathyRare entityMedian intervalFluid examinationQuality control databaseDelayed DiagnosisPrimary diseaseUnivariate analysisConventional CTDisease sitesNeurolymphomatosisNeuro-oncologyCancer CenterSecondary diseaseImaging modalitiesNeuroimaging findingsDiagnosisComparative analysis of energy expenditure and costs in neuroimaging
Signorile W, Mahajan A, Fulbright R, Zubair A. Comparative analysis of energy expenditure and costs in neuroimaging. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2024, 460: 123001. PMID: 38616465, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123001.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsMeSH KeywordsVariations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group.
Tabor J, Dincer A, O'Brien J, Lei H, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Jalal M, Yalcin K, Morales-Valero S, Marianayagam N, Alanya H, Elsamadicy A, Millares Chavez M, Aguilera S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Fulbright R, Jin L, Erson-Omay E, Günel M, Moliterno J. Variations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 141: 664-672. PMID: 38518289, DOI: 10.3171/2024.1.jns231633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsBlack patientsSporadic meningiomasClinical outcomesGenomic profilingClinical behavior of meningiomasShorter progression-free survivalAnterior skull base tumorsClinical data of patientsHispanic patientsProgression-free survivalChromosome 1p deletionBehavior of meningiomasIncreased recurrence rateRate of recurrenceSkull base tumorsData of patientsSomatic driver mutationsNon-black patientsShorter PFSOverall survivalAggressive meningiomasTRAF7 mutationsIntracranial meningiomasMeningioma resectionNon-black group
2023
Operative Strategies for Aplastic Circle of Willis Arteries on CTA in Meningioma Surgery: A Case Report
Tabor J, Pappajohn A, Lei H, O'Brien J, Fulbright R, Morales-Valero S, Moliterno J. Operative Strategies for Aplastic Circle of Willis Arteries on CTA in Meningioma Surgery: A Case Report. Neurosurgery Practice 2023, 4: e00058. PMID: 39959393, PMCID: PMC11809949, DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsComputed tomography angiographyInternal carotid arteryA1 arteriesPreoperative computed tomography angiographyCarotid arteryNeurovascular structuresRemnants of tumorsNear-total resectionSupraclinoid internal carotid arteryRelationship of tumorSphenoid wing meningiomaAnterior cerebral arteryAssociated with tumorsCircle of Willis arteriesCircle of WillisTumor involvementPreoperative imagingSurgical strategyMeningioma surgeryInvasive modalitiesCase reportMicrovascular DopplerCerebral arteryTumorPreoperative planningFrailty and postoperative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a systematic review subdivided by tumor etiology
Qureshi H, Tabor J, Pickens K, Lei H, Vasandani S, Jalal M, Vetsa S, Elsamadicy A, Marianayagam N, Theriault B, Fulbright R, Qin R, Yan J, Jin L, O’Brien J, Morales-Valero S, Moliterno J. Frailty and postoperative outcomes in brain tumor patients: a systematic review subdivided by tumor etiology. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2023, 164: 299-308. PMID: 37624530, PMCID: PMC10522517, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04416-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricConceptsBrain tumor patientsTumor patientsPostoperative outcomesFrailty indexSystematic reviewBrain tumorsPrimary intracranial tumorsMethodsSystematic literature reviewPrognostic valueVestibular schwannomaPostsurgical outcomesBenign tumorsIntracranial tumorsLesion etiologyTumor outcomeExclusion criteriaMalignant lesionsPRISMA guidelinesPatientsConclusionOur reviewTumor pathologyUnique etiologyTumor typesFrailtyNeurosurgical oncologyThe clinical and genomic features of seizures in meningiomas
Dincer A, Jalal M, Gupte T, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Yalcin K, Marianayagam N, Blondin N, Corbin Z, McGuone D, Fulbright R, Erson-Omay Z, Günel M, Moliterno J. The clinical and genomic features of seizures in meningiomas. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: i49-i57. PMID: 37287582, PMCID: PMC10243847, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac110.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsConceptsPeritumoral brain edemaPostoperative seizuresBrain invasionSubtotal resectionBrain edemaLarge residual tumor volumeCentral nervous system tumorsCommon central nervous system tumorPersistent postoperative seizuresResidual tumor volumeHistory of seizuresHigh tumor gradeNervous system tumorsQuality of lifePreoperative seizuresAtypical histologyMost patientsSurgical resectionCortical hyperexcitabilityUncontrolled seizuresAggressive featuresSeizure activityEpileptogenic focusCortical irritationRisk factorsClinical and genomic differences in supratentorial versus infratentorial NF2 mutant meningiomas.
Tabor J, O'Brien J, Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Lei H, Jalal M, Marianayagam N, Jin L, Millares Chavez M, Haynes J, Dincer A, Yalcin K, Aguilera S, Omay S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Morales-Valero S, Fulbright R, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E, Moliterno J. Clinical and genomic differences in supratentorial versus infratentorial NF2 mutant meningiomas. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 139: 1648-1656. PMID: 37243548, DOI: 10.3171/2023.4.jns222929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSubtotal resectionSupratentorial tumorsElevated Ki-67High-risk featuresProgression-free survivalChromosome 1p deletionInfratentorial counterpartsInfratentorial tumorsPostoperative managementSomatic driver mutationsCerebral convexityGrade IIInfratentorial meningiomasKi-67Posterior fossaLoss of heterozygosityMeningiomasResectionTumorsWhole-exome sequencing dataDriver mutationsHigh gradeSignificant differencesExome sequencing dataSporadic meningiomasImaging metabolism of deuterated glucose in patients with primary brain tumors
Corbin Z, Liu Y, Fulbright R, Thaw-Poon S, Baehring J, Blondin N, Kim P, Omuro A, Chiang V, Moliterno J, Omay S, Piepmeier J, Rothman D, de Graaf R, De Feyter H. Imaging metabolism of deuterated glucose in patients with primary brain tumors. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2023 DOI: 10.58530/2023/0142.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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