Associate Professor of Radiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles CA
Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship UCLA Radiological Sciences
Residency: Diagnostic Radiology UC San Diego, San Diego CA
1993-1994
Internship: Internal Medicine California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco CA
1989-1993
M.D. with Highest Distinction University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA
Research Interests
Dr. Raman has been actively involved in research involving abdominal imaging and cross sectional interventional radiology. His research interests are also focus in developing and improving techniques in Tumor Ablation and general interests in liver, pancreas and GU tract imaging.
Current research projects
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TUMOR ABLATION:
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Minimizing collateral damage using fluid and CO2
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Comparison of Cryo, RF, microwave ablation in creating liver & renal thermal lesions
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Evaluation of RF ablation in ablation of uterine leiomyomas
II.
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY:
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Efficacy of Multi-detector CT in diagnosis of pancreatic lesions
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Efficacy of routine helical CT in the evaluation of acute appendicitis
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CT colonography: improved techniques and comparison to conventional colonoscopy for lesion detection
III.
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING:
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Utility of CT and MR imaging in quantifying hepatic steatosis and minimizing liver biopsies in living related liver transplant donors
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Efficacy of CT Angiography and MR Angiography in living related renal and liver transplant donors
IV.
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING:
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Evaluation of MR contrast: Gd DTPA, ferumoxides and GD-EOB
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Assessment of MR imaging, MR Spectroscopy and MRA in Prostate Imaging
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Assessment of diffusion weighting, parallel and diffusion tensor techniques in hepatic MR
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Effectiveness of MR in assessment of pelvic floor disorders
Certificate of Merit for Education Exhibits:
A Review of the Efficacy of Percutaneous Techniques in Treating Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).
Ryan, P., Raman, S., Boyadzhyan, L., Schulam, P., Lu, D.
Abstract
RSNA 2007
2007
Certificate of Merit for Education Exhibits: Imaging and Workup of Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors: An Evidence-based Review.
Sai, V., Raman, S., Bliss, S., Margolis, D., Reber, H., Lu, D.
Abstract
RSNA 2007
2006
Hot Topics Presentations: Dual Energy Computed Tomography: Pathology and Imaging Correlation in Livers with Variable Fat Content.
Boyadzhyan, L., Gomez, A. M., Raman, S., Lassman, C., Panknin, C., Lu, D.
Abstract
RSNA 2006
2006
Hot Topics Presentations: Dual Energy Computed Tomography: Phantom Demonstration of Low Dose Contrast Agent Visualization.
Boyadzhyan, L., Gomez, A. M., Raman, S., Panknin, C., McNitt-Gray, M., Lu, D.
Abstract
RSNA 2006
2005
Magna Cum Laude Award: Emerging Techniques and Evidence-based Review on the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyomas.
Dittmar, K., Raman, S., Yu, N., Heaps, J., Rapoza, R., Lu, D. Abstract & On-line Presentation
RSNA 2005
2004
Magna Cum Laude Award: Evidence-based Review of Indications of Fetal and Obstetrical MRI.
Van M M, Raman SS, Zimmerman P, Lu DSK, Finn JP. Abstract
Poster for RSNA 2004
2003
First Prize for Scientific Paper: Minimizing Central Bile Duct Injury During Radiofrequency Ablation: Efficacy of Intraductal Chilled Saline Perfusion
SGR Meeting, Cancun Mexico, March 2003
2003
Roscoe E. Miller Best Paper Award: Comprehensive CT, CTA and MRCP in Preoperative Planning of Adult to Adult Living Related Liver Transplant donors
SGR Meeting, Cancun Mexico, March 2003
2000
Cum Laude Award: Spiral CT Angiography for Adult to Pediatric Living Related Donor Hepatic Transplantation: Correlation with Angiography and Surgery.
RSNA 2000
