Open-Source Software
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MRI-PDQ | Detect sphere-shaped paramagnetic (or diamagnetic) deposits in MRI datasets |
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MRI-PSM | Generate positive-contrast images from MRI datasets that emphasize magnetic field variations |
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iBiz-to-mySQL | Import an iBiz directory into a MySQL database. |
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Phage Therapy | Aaron Huttner and I developed a discrete event model to simulate interactions between localized populations of bacteriophage lambda and bacteria. |
Publications
Kaplan JL, Mills PH. Price Transparency in the Online Age. Ann Plast Surg 2016; 76:S246-48
Zhong J, Mills PH, Hitchens TK, Ahrens ET. Accelerated fluorine-19 MRI cell tracking using compressed sensing. Magn Reson Med 2013; 69:1683-90.
Mills PH, Hitchens TK, Foley LM, Link T, Ye Q, Weiss CR, Thompson JD, Gilson WD, Arepally A, Melick JA, Kochanek PM, Ho C, Bulte JW, Ahrens ET. Automated detection and characterization of SPIO-labeled cells and capsules using magnetic field perturbations. Magn Reson Med 2012; 67:278-89.
Simerly C, McFarland D, Castro C, Lin CC, Redinger C, Jacoby E, Mich-Basso J, Orwig K, Mills P, Ahrens E, Navara C, Schatten G. Interspecies chimera between primate embryonic stem cells and mouse embryos: monkey ESCs engraft into mouse embryos, but not post-implantation fetuses. Stem Cell Res 2011; 7:28-40.
Castro CA*, Ben-Yehudah A*, Ozolek JA*, Mills PH*, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, McFarland DA, Oliver SL, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. Semiquantitative histopathology and 3D magnetic resonance microscopy as collaborative platforms for tissue identification and comparison within teratomas derived from pedigreed primate embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Res 2010; 5:201-211. * Equal Contribution
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Enhanced positive-contrast visualization of paramagnetic contrast agents using phase images. Magn Reson Med 2009; 62:1349-1355.
Mills PH, Wu YL, Ho C, Ahrens ET. Sensitive and automated detection of iron-labeled cells using phase image cross-correlation analysis. Magn Reson Imaging 2008; 26:618-628.
Toppings M, Reinhart B, Castro C, Mills PH, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP, Chaillet JR, Trasler J. Profound phenotypic variation among mice deficient in the maintenance of genomic imprints. Hum Reprod 2008; 23:807-818.
Eagleson KL, McFadyen-Ketchum LJ S, Ahrens ET, Mills PH, Does MD, Nickols J, Levitt P. Disruption of Foxg1 expression by knock-in of cre recombinase: effects on the devleopment of the mouse telencephalon. Neuroscience 2007; 148:385-99.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Theoretical MRI contrast model for exogenous T2 agents. Magn Reson Med 2007; 57:442-447.
Zhong J, Mills PH, Hitchens TK, Ahrens ET. Accelerated fluorine-19 MRI cell tracking using compressed sensing. Magn Reson Med 2013; 69:1683-90.
Mills PH, Hitchens TK, Foley LM, Link T, Ye Q, Weiss CR, Thompson JD, Gilson WD, Arepally A, Melick JA, Kochanek PM, Ho C, Bulte JW, Ahrens ET. Automated detection and characterization of SPIO-labeled cells and capsules using magnetic field perturbations. Magn Reson Med 2012; 67:278-89.
Simerly C, McFarland D, Castro C, Lin CC, Redinger C, Jacoby E, Mich-Basso J, Orwig K, Mills P, Ahrens E, Navara C, Schatten G. Interspecies chimera between primate embryonic stem cells and mouse embryos: monkey ESCs engraft into mouse embryos, but not post-implantation fetuses. Stem Cell Res 2011; 7:28-40.
Castro CA*, Ben-Yehudah A*, Ozolek JA*, Mills PH*, Redinger CJ, Mich-Basso JD, McFarland DA, Oliver SL, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. Semiquantitative histopathology and 3D magnetic resonance microscopy as collaborative platforms for tissue identification and comparison within teratomas derived from pedigreed primate embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Res 2010; 5:201-211. * Equal Contribution
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Enhanced positive-contrast visualization of paramagnetic contrast agents using phase images. Magn Reson Med 2009; 62:1349-1355.
Mills PH, Wu YL, Ho C, Ahrens ET. Sensitive and automated detection of iron-labeled cells using phase image cross-correlation analysis. Magn Reson Imaging 2008; 26:618-628.
Toppings M, Reinhart B, Castro C, Mills PH, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP, Chaillet JR, Trasler J. Profound phenotypic variation among mice deficient in the maintenance of genomic imprints. Hum Reprod 2008; 23:807-818.
Eagleson KL, McFadyen-Ketchum LJ S, Ahrens ET, Mills PH, Does MD, Nickols J, Levitt P. Disruption of Foxg1 expression by knock-in of cre recombinase: effects on the devleopment of the mouse telencephalon. Neuroscience 2007; 148:385-99.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Theoretical MRI contrast model for exogenous T2 agents. Magn Reson Med 2007; 57:442-447.
Conference Contributions
Ye Q, Wu Y, Foley L, Mills PH, Hitchens TK, Yeh F-C, Zhang H, Eytan DF, Liu L, Ho C. Can chronic cardiac allograft rejection (CCAR) be detected before irreversible vascular changes occur? Noninvasive assessment of CCAR by cellular MR imaging in a rat model. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2013, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Zhong J, Mills PH, Hitchens TK, Ahrens ET. Accelerated in vivo Cell Tracking Using Fluorine-19 MRI with Compressed Sensing. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
Hitchens TK, Mills PH, Foley LM, Melick JA, Kochanek PM, Ahrens ET, Ho C. In-vivo tracking of single phagocytic cells in mouse brains following traumatic brain injury using micron-sized iron-oxide particles. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2010, Stockholm, Sweden.
Chen C, Ozolek JA, Castro CA, Mills PH, Rohde G. Relating MRI to Histology through Machine Learning. Biomed Eng Soc Ann Fall Meeting 2009, Pittsburgh, PA.
Mills PH, Link T, Arepally A, Thompson JD, Bulte JW, Ahrens ET. Facilitated Detection and Quantification of Theragnostic Magnetocapsules by Analyzing MRI Susecptibility Perturbations. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Sensitive positive contrast imaging of paramagnetic contrast agent distributions by visualizing phase gradients. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2007, Berlin, Germany.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Sensitive and automated detection of iron-oxide labeled cells using phase image cross-correlation analysis. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2007, Berlin, Germany.
Castro CA, Mason NS, Mills PH, Lopeta B, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. 3D MRI reconstruction, μPET & immunohistochemistry. Embryology and Teratomas in Stem Cell Research, Clinica Universidad Fundación Favaloro 2006, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Enhanced detection of paramagnetic contrast agents in magnetic resonance images via phase image cross-correlation analysis. Proc IEEE Intl Symp Biomed Imag 2006; 1:21-25, Washington, DC, USA.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Modeling MRI contrast enhancement using exogenous T2 and T2* agents. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2006, Seattle, WA, USA.
Castro CA, Park JH, Ozolek JA, Mills PH, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. Stem-cell derived teratomas. División de Educación, Fundación Santa Fe De Bogotá 2005; Bogotá, Colombia.
Castro CA, Mills PH, Ozolek JA, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. In utero and embryonic NHP imaging, Stem cell teratomics. Environmental Epigenomics, Imprinting, and Disease Susceptibility 2006, Durham, NC, USA.
Castro CA, Mills PH, Ozolek JA, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. In utero NHP imaging and monkey fetus imaging. NIH Interdisciplinary Symposium on Women's Health Research 2005, Washington, DC, USA.
Castro CA, Mills PH, Park JH, Ozolek JA, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. Comparative analysis between diploid and tetraploid stem cell-derived teratomas using MRI and histopathology. American Society for Cell Bio 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Zhong J, Mills PH, Hitchens TK, Ahrens ET. Accelerated in vivo Cell Tracking Using Fluorine-19 MRI with Compressed Sensing. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2012, Melbourne, Australia.
Hitchens TK, Mills PH, Foley LM, Melick JA, Kochanek PM, Ahrens ET, Ho C. In-vivo tracking of single phagocytic cells in mouse brains following traumatic brain injury using micron-sized iron-oxide particles. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2010, Stockholm, Sweden.
Chen C, Ozolek JA, Castro CA, Mills PH, Rohde G. Relating MRI to Histology through Machine Learning. Biomed Eng Soc Ann Fall Meeting 2009, Pittsburgh, PA.
Mills PH, Link T, Arepally A, Thompson JD, Bulte JW, Ahrens ET. Facilitated Detection and Quantification of Theragnostic Magnetocapsules by Analyzing MRI Susecptibility Perturbations. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Sensitive positive contrast imaging of paramagnetic contrast agent distributions by visualizing phase gradients. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2007, Berlin, Germany.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Sensitive and automated detection of iron-oxide labeled cells using phase image cross-correlation analysis. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2007, Berlin, Germany.
Castro CA, Mason NS, Mills PH, Lopeta B, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. 3D MRI reconstruction, μPET & immunohistochemistry. Embryology and Teratomas in Stem Cell Research, Clinica Universidad Fundación Favaloro 2006, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Enhanced detection of paramagnetic contrast agents in magnetic resonance images via phase image cross-correlation analysis. Proc IEEE Intl Symp Biomed Imag 2006; 1:21-25, Washington, DC, USA.
Mills PH, Ahrens ET. Modeling MRI contrast enhancement using exogenous T2 and T2* agents. Intl Society for Magn Reson Med 2006, Seattle, WA, USA.
Castro CA, Park JH, Ozolek JA, Mills PH, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. Stem-cell derived teratomas. División de Educación, Fundación Santa Fe De Bogotá 2005; Bogotá, Colombia.
Castro CA, Mills PH, Ozolek JA, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. In utero and embryonic NHP imaging, Stem cell teratomics. Environmental Epigenomics, Imprinting, and Disease Susceptibility 2006, Durham, NC, USA.
Castro CA, Mills PH, Ozolek JA, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. In utero NHP imaging and monkey fetus imaging. NIH Interdisciplinary Symposium on Women's Health Research 2005, Washington, DC, USA.
Castro CA, Mills PH, Park JH, Ozolek JA, Ahrens ET, Schatten GP. Comparative analysis between diploid and tetraploid stem cell-derived teratomas using MRI and histopathology. American Society for Cell Bio 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA.