Physicians

Department / Division
Radiology / Abdominal Imaging

Address
DUMC 3808
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-2711

Office Telephone
919-684-7366

Fax Telephone
919-684-7129

Training

• MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Illinois), 2003

Residency

• Diagnostic Radiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 2008

Fellowship

• Abdominal Imaging, Duke University Medical Center, 2009

Clinical Interests
Abdominal imaging with CT, MRI, and ultrasound; MRI of the hepatobiliary system; multiparametric MRI of prostate cancer

Research Interests
Abdominal Imaging; Multiparametric MR imaging of prostate cancer; MR imaging of the hepatobiliary system; Applications of dual energy CT in the abdomen and pelvis

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Bayer Schering Pharma AG

Representative Publications
Breault, SR; Heye, T; Bashir, MR; Dale, BM; Merkle, EM; Reiner, CS; Faridi, KF; Gupta, RT. Quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of pelvic and lumbar bone marrow: effect of age and marrow fat content on pharmacokinetic parameter values. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2013;200:W297-W303. (2013) Abstract

Gupta, RT. Evaluation of the biliary tree and gallbladder with hepatocellular MR contrast agents. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 2013;42:67-76. (2013) Abstract

Bashir, MR; Dale, BM; Gupta, RT; Horvath, JJ; Boll, DT; Merkle, EM. Gradient shimming during magnetic resonance imaging of the liver: comparison of a standard protocol versus a novel reduced protocol. Investigative Radiology. 2012;47:524-529. (2012) Abstract

Bashir, MR; Gupta, RT. MDCT evaluation of the pancreas: nuts and bolts. Radiologic Clinics of North America. 2012;50:365-377. (2012) Abstract

Bashir, MR; Gupta, RT; Davenport, MS; Allen, BC; Jaffe, TA; Ho, LM; Boll, DT; Merkle, EM. Hepatocellular carcinoma in a North American population: Does hepatobiliary MR imaging with Gd-EOB-DTPA improve sensitivity and confidence for diagnosis?. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2012; (2012) Abstract

Bashir, MR; Husarik, DB; Ziemlewicz, TJ; Gupta, RT; Boll, DT; Merkle, EM. Liver MRI in the hepatocyte phase with gadolinium-EOB-DTPA: does increasing the flip angle improve conspicuity and detection rate of hypointense lesions?. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2012;35:611-616. (2012) Abstract

Feuerlein, S; Gupta, RT; Boll, DT; Merkle, EM. Hepatocellular MR contrast agents: enhancement characteristics of liver parenchyma and portal vein after administration of gadoxetic acid in comparison to gadobenate dimeglumine. European Journal of Radiology. 2012;81:2037-2041. (2012) Abstract

Gupta, RT; Iseman, CM; Leyendecker, JR; Shyknevsky, I; Merkle, EM; Taouli, B. Diagnosis of focal nodular hyperplasia with MRI: multicenter retrospective study comparing gadobenate dimeglumine to gadoxetate disodium. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2012;199:35-43. (2012) Abstract

Gupta, RT; Marin, D; Boll, DT; Husarik, DB; Davis, DE; Feuerlein, S; Merkle, EM. Hepatic hemangiomas: difference in enhancement pattern on 3T MR imaging with gadobenate dimeglumine versus gadoxetate disodium. European Journal of Radiology. 2012;81:2457-2462. (2012) Abstract

Ho, LM; Marin, D; Neville, AM; Barnhart, HX; Gupta, RT; Paulson, EK; Boll, DT. Characterization of adrenal nodules with dual-energy CT: can virtual unenhanced attenuation values replace true unenhanced attenuation values?. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2012;198:840-845. (2012) Abstract

Krishnan, P; Gupta, RT; Boll, DT; Brady, CM; Husarik, DB; Merkle, EM. Functional evaluation of cystic duct patency with Gd-EOB-DTPA MR imaging: an alternative to hepatobiliary scintigraphy for diagnosis of acute cholecystitis?. Abdominal Imaging. 2012;37:457-464. (2012) Abstract

Feuerlein, S; Boll, DT; Gupta, RT; Ringe, KI; Marin, D; Merkle, EM. Gadoxetate disodium-enhanced hepatic MRI: dose-dependent contrast dynamics of hepatic parenchyma and portal vein. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011;196:W18-W24. (2011) Abstract

Husarik, DB; Gupta, RT; Ringe, KI; Boll, DT; Merkle, EM. Contrast enhanced liver MRI in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: inverse appearance of focal confluent fibrosis on delayed phase MR images with hepatocyte specific versus extracellular gadolinium based contrast agents. Academic Radiology. 2011;18:1549-1554. (2011) Abstract

Lungren, MP; Christensen, JD; Coleman, RE; Gupta, RT. PET appearance of tuberculous empyema necessitans. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2011;36:939-941. (2011) Abstract

Miller, CM; Gupta, RT; Paulson, EK; Neville, AM; Bashir, MR; Merkle, EM; Boll, DT. Effect of organ enhancement and habitus on estimation of unenhanced attenuation at contrast-enhanced dual-energy MDCT: concepts for individualized and organ-specific spectral iodine subtraction strategies. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011;196:W558-W564. (2011) Abstract

Neville, AM; Gupta, RT; Miller, CM; Merkle, EM; Paulson, EK; Boll, DT. Detection of renal lesion enhancement with dual-energy multidetector CT. Radiology. 2011;259:173-183. (2011) Abstract

Ringe, KI; Husarik, DB; Gupta, RT; Boll, DT; Merkle, EM. Hepatobiliary transit times of gadoxetate disodium (Primovist®) for protocol optimization of comprehensive MR imaging of the biliary system--what is normal?. European Journal of Radiology. 2011;79:201-205. (2011) Abstract

Coursey, CA; Nelson, RC; Boll, DT; Paulson, EK; Ho, LM; Neville, AM; Marin, D; Gupta, RT; Schindera, ST. Dual-energy multidetector CT: how does it work, what can it tell us, and when can we use it in abdominopelvic imaging?. Radiographics. 2010;30:1037-1055. (2010) Abstract

Gupta, RT; Brady, CM; Lotz, J; Boll, DT; Merkle, EM. Dynamic MR imaging of the biliary system using hepatocyte-specific contrast agents. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010;195:405-413. (2010) Abstract

Gupta, RT; Ho, LM; Marin, D; Boll, DT; Barnhart, HX; Nelson, RC. Dual-energy CT for characterization of adrenal nodules: initial experience. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010;194:1479-1483. (2010) Abstract

Ringe, KI; Gupta, RT; Brady, CM; Massey, CM; Hahn, A; Galanski, M; Merkle, EM; Lotz, J. Respiratory-triggered three-dimensional T2-weighted MR cholangiography after injection of gadoxetate disodium: is it still reliable?. Radiology. 2010;255:451-458. (2010) Abstract

Gupta, RT; Kakarla, RK; Kirshenbaum, KJ; Tapson, VF. D-dimers and efficacy of clinical risk estimation algorithms: sensitivity in evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2009;193:425-430. (2009) Abstract

Gupta, RT; Wadhwa, RP; Learch, TJ; Herwick, SM. Lisfranc injury: imaging findings for this important but often-missed diagnosis. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 2008;37:115-126. (2008) Abstract