Tamer S. Ibrahim

Tamer S. Ibrahim received his B.S.E.E. (with distinction), M.S.E.E, and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University in 1996, 1998, and 2003, respectively. Since January 2003, he has been an Assistant Professor in The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Faculty Member of The Bioengineering Center at University of Oklahoma; since February 2006, he has been an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. In his graduate studies, his research focused on the development of radiofrequency (RF), coils for world’s first ultra-high field (8 tesla), human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. His current research interests include the development of ultra-high field human MRI RF technology, wireless microneural interface, radome characterization technology, and wireless sensor networks for intelligent high-way systems. Dr. Ibrahim has authored/coauthored more than 115 scientific journal articles, book chapters, international conference proceedings. Since 2006, his average ISI nonself citations are 4.5–5 times per month. He has given numerous plenary/educational seminars in international meetings and research centers. He is the recipient of the ElectroScience Laboratory’s Best Paper and Master Thesis Awards. His biography is listed in Who is Who of Emerging Leaders, in American Education, in Science and Engineering, and in America. He is an Associate Editor of the International Journal on Antennas and Propagation and a Member of the National Institute of Health Small Business Medical Imaging Technology Study Section.

Biography Updated on 29 April 2007

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Electromagnetic Power Absorption and Temperature Changes due to Brain Machine Interface Operation
    Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 825–834, 2007
  2. In-depth study of the electromagnetics of ultrahigh-field MRI
    NMR in Biomedicine, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 58–68, 2007
  3. Proposed radiofrequency phased-array excitation scheme for homogenous and localized 7-Tesla whole-body imaging based on full-wave numerical simulations
    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 235–242, 2007
  4. Insight into RF power requirements andB1 field homogeneity for human MRI via rigorous FDTD approach
    Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1235–1247, 2007
  5. Ultrahigh-Field MRI Whole-Slice and Localized RF Field Excitations Using the Same RF Transmit Array
    IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 1341–1347, 2006
  6. Evaluation of MRI RF Probes Utilizing Infrared Sensors
    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 963–967, 2006
  7. Design and Performance Issues of RF Coils Utilized in Ultra High Field MRI: Experimental and Numerical Evaluations
    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1278–1284, 2005
  8. Effects of coil dimensions and field polarization on RF heating inside a head phantom
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 53–60, 2005
  9. Electromagnetic perspective on the operation of RF coils at 1.5-11.7 Tesla
    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 683–690, 2005
  10. Analytical approach to the MR signal
    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 677–682, 2005
  11. A Numerical Analysis of Radio-Frequency Power Requirements in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Experiment
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 1999–2003, 2004
  12. Dielectric resonances and B1 field inhomogeneity in UHFMRI: computational analysis and experimental findings
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 219–226, 2001
  13. Effect of RF coil excitation on field inhomogeneity at ultra high fields: a field optimized TEM resonator
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 1339–1347, 2001
  14. Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 609–619, 2001
  15. Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 46, no. 10, pp. 2545–2555, 2001
  16. Theoretical model for an MRI radio frequency resonator
    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 535–546, 2000
  17. Computational analysis of the high pass birdcage resonator: finite difference time domain simulations for high-field MRI
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 835–843, 2000
  18. Application of finite difference time domain method for the design of birdcage RF head coils using multi-port excitations
    Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 733–742, 2000
  19. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 821–831, 1999