Michal Kulon, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging; Program Director, Nuclear Radiology Fellowship, Nuclear Radiology
Research & Publications
Biography
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Research Summary
My research interests include development of software algorithms in Radiology and Medicine aimed at work-flow optimization, improvement of patient safety, image processing and reconstruction algorithms, natural language processing algorithms, computer-aided detection, dual-energy CT, radiopharmaceutical tracer kinetics, and normal variations.
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Research Interests
Medical Informatics; Nuclear Medicine; Pharmacokinetics; Radiology; Informatics
Selected Publications
- Virtual high‐count PET image generation using a deep learning methodLiu J, Ren S, Wang R, Mirian N, Tsai Y, Kulon M, Pucar D, Chen M, Liu C. Virtual high‐count PET image generation using a deep learning method Medical Physics 2022, 49: 5830-5840. PMID: 35880541, PMCID: PMC9474624, DOI: 10.1002/mp.15867.
- Utility of Depth Correction Calculator for Split Renal Function Studies Utilizing Prior CT or MRIAishwariya Vegunta, MD; Rasha Ismail, MD ; Jennifer Wu, MD; Edison Tsui MD; Joseph Moulton MD; Darko Pucar, MD, PhD; Michal Kulon, MD, SNMMI Abstract 2022
- PET Image Denoising Using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese PatientsLiu H, Yousefi H, Mirian N, Lin M, Menard D, Gregory M, Aboian M, Boustani A, Chen M, Saperstein L, Pucar D, Kulon M, Liu C. PET Image Denoising Using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese Patients IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2021, 6: 766-770. DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2021.3131999.
- Association of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine With Ipsilateral Axillary Lymph Node Reactivity on ImagingAdin ME, Isufi E, Kulon M, Pucar D. Association of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine With Ipsilateral Axillary Lymph Node Reactivity on Imaging JAMA Oncology 2021, 7: 1241-1242. PMID: 34110378, PMCID: PMC8193545, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1794.
- Altered FDG Biodistribution in Subcutaneous White Fat on PET/CT Following l-Asparaginase Chemotherapy.Young CR, Kulon ME, Boustani AM, Pucar D. Altered FDG Biodistribution in Subcutaneous White Fat on PET/CT Following l-Asparaginase Chemotherapy. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2020, 46: e179-e180. PMID: 33086270, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003340.
- Inferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancerMakusha L, Kulon M, Pucar D, Young C. Inferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancer World Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 19: 324-326. PMID: 33354201, PMCID: PMC7745851, DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_53_19.
- Lipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver CancerMiszczuk MA, Chapiro J, Geschwind JH, Thakur V, Nezami N, Laage-Gaupp F, Kulon M, van Breugel JMM, Fereydooni A, Lin M, Savic LJ, Tegel B, Wahlin T, Funai E, Schlachter T. Lipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer Translational Oncology 2020, 13: 100742. PMID: 32092672, PMCID: PMC7036424, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.01.003.
- Inferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancerMakusha LP, Kulon M, Pucar D, Young CR. Inferior vena cava syndrome on skeletal scintigraphy secondary to metastatic prostate cancer. World J Nucl Med 2020;19:324-6
- PET-CT Image Denoising using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese PatientsPET-CT Image Denoising using a Deep-Learning Method for Extremely Obese Patients. Hui Liu, Hamed Yousefi, Niloufar Mirian, MingDe Lin, David Menard, Matthew Gregory, Annemarie Boustani, Ming-Kai Chen, Michal Kulon, Lawrence Saperstein, Darko Pucar, Chi Liu, pending publication
- Lost to Follow-Up: Automated Detection of Patients Who Missed Follow-Ups Which Were Recommended on Radiology ReportsMichal Kulon MD, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Abstract and Presentation 2016
- Blend+Proximity, A Novel Algorithm Achieves High Suppression of Metallic Streak Artifacts And Maximal Preservation Of Contrast Between Soft Tissues And Iodinated Contrast Material On Dual-Energy CT ScansMichal Kulon MD, Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Abstract and Presentation 2016
- Blend+Proximity, a novel algorithm for reduction of metallic streak artifacts and maximal preservation of contrast between soft tissues and iodinated contrast material on dual-energy CT scansMichal Kulon MD, Peter Komlosi MD PhD, ASNR Abstract - April 2015
- Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Bone ScansMichal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/atlas-normal/
- Aortic and Pulmonary Artery Diameter Percentile CalculatorMichal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/ascending-aorta-diameter/calculator.php
- Pediatric Kidney Size Percentile CalculatorMichal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/pediatric-kidney-sizes/calculator.php
- Pediatric Spleen Size Percentile CalculatorMichal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/pediatric-spleen-sizes/calculator.php
- Testicular Volume Percentile CalculatorMichal Kulon, MD, Radiology Universe Institute Online Resource - https://radiology-universe.org/calculator/testicular-volume/calculator.php
- New Software Improves Feedback to Residents by Highlighting Differences Between Final and Preliminary Versions of Radiology ReportsSociety for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Abstract and Poster Presentation 2014
- CT Pulmonary Angiography: Increasingly Diagnosing Less Severe Pulmonary EmboliSchissler AJ, Rozenshtein A, Kulon ME, Pearson GD, Green RA, Stetson PD, Brenner DJ, D'Souza B, Tsai WY, Schluger NW, Einstein AJ. CT Pulmonary Angiography: Increasingly Diagnosing Less Severe Pulmonary Emboli PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65669. PMID: 23776522, PMCID: PMC3680477, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065669.
- Variations in SUV Values with Reconstruction AlgorithmsBing Bai, Michal E. Kulon, Peter D. Esser - SNM 2011 poster and abstract.
- Contrast nephropathy: comparative risks of angiocardiography and IV contrast for CT vs. noncontrast imagingRSNA 2011 Abstract
- Despite Warning, Gadolinium Is Safe in Patients with Liver DiseaseR F Hanna, MD, New York, NY; M R Escudero, MD; V Miloushev, MD; S Lagana; M Kulon, MD; M R Prince, MD, PhD – RSNA abstract 2011
- Utilization and positivity rates of CT angiography for pulmonary emboli in the Emergency DepartmentGregory D. N. Pearson, Michal Edward Kulon, et al. RSNA abstract 2011
- Multiple Testing, Cumulative Radiation Dose, and Clinical Indications in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion ImagingEinstein AJ, Weiner SD, Bernheim A, Kulon M, Bokhari S, Johnson LL, Moses JW, Balter S. Multiple Testing, Cumulative Radiation Dose, and Clinical Indications in Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging JAMA 2010, 304: 2137-2144. PMID: 21078807, PMCID: PMC3667407, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1664.
- Functional Cerebral SPECT and PET ImagingISBN0781788978, contributed multiple cases.
Clinical Trials
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Diseases of the Nervous System | Cognitive Training Study in Parkinson’s Disease |