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Dr. Chuck Mistretta received his degree in High Energy Physics from Harvard University in 1968 and began research in medical imaging in 1971. He was part of the team responsible for the development of digital subtraction angiography (DSA), which was commercially introduced in 1980. His research has focused on time-resolved angiography, leading to the introduction of accelerated imaging techniques such as TRICKS, VIPR, and HYPR. Emphasizing the development of accelerated MRI methods using sparse sampling, Dr. Mistretta's work significantly violates traditional Nyquist sampling theorem by utilizing non-Cartesian acquisition trajectories and applying constrained reconstruction techniques. He achieved acceleration factors as large as 1000 in selected MRA applications. His techniques have been extended to various areas of medical imaging including PET and photoacoustic tomography, resulting in significant dose reductions in X-ray CT as reported by several groups performing perfusion studies. He has contributed fundamental mathematical advances that explain the possible acceleration factors. Dr. Mistretta has mentored 33 Ph.D. students and 23 postdoctoral associates throughout his esteemed career.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health • Madison, WI
Professor in the Department of Radiology with a focus on medical imaging research.
Generated numerous patents related to medical imaging techniques.
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