Dr. Rendon Nelson

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Biography

Rendon C. Nelson is a Medical Professor at Duke University's Department of Radiology and a member of the Duke Cancer Institute. He specializes in diagnostic imaging with a focus on liver conditions, particularly the detection and characterization of focal and diffuse processes using advanced imaging techniques such as CT and MRI. Dr. Nelson has extensive experience in percutaneous image-guided thermal ablation for hepatic and renal tumors. His educational background includes earning an M.D. from Loma Linda University, School of Medicine. Dr. Nelson has been involved in multiple research grants from the National Institutes of Health, focusing on high-throughput imaging techniques, ultrasound diagnostics for liver cancer, and improving image quantification methods. His contributions to radiology have been recognized by several prestigious organizations, and he has held various appointments within the Duke University system, including Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Vice-Chair of the Department of Radiology.

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Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)