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J. Rock Hadley

J. Rock Hadley, PhD, MS

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Radiology & Imaging Sciences

Academic Office Information

Rock.Hadley@utah.edu

Research Interests

  • Advanced MRI Imaging
  • Custom Radio Frequency Coils for MRI
  • Integrated RF Coils for Interventional MRI
  • Image-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy
  • MR-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Both transcranial MRgHIFU and a Breast-Specific MRgHIFU Device
  • Neurovascular Imaging
  • Carotid Artery Imaging
  • Pancreatic Imaging
  • Custom MR Coils - Optic Nerve
  • Advanced Medical Imaging and Image Data Analysis
  • Breast Imaging
  • Cardiac Imaging to Improve Outcomes of Catheter Ablation

Education History

Doctoral Training University of Utah
PhD
University of Utah
ME
Undergraduate University of Utah
BS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Malmberg MA, Oden H, Hofstetter LW, Hadley JR, Parker DL (2023). Validation of single reference variable flip angle (SR-VFA) dynamic T(1) mapping with T(2) * correction using a novel rotating phantom. Magn Reson Med, 91(4), 1419-1433. (Read full article)
  2. Hurd ER, Han M, Mendes JK, Hadley JR, Johnson CR, DiBella EVR, Oshinski JN, Timmins LH (2022). Comparison of Prospective and Retrospective Gated 4D Flow Cardiac MR Image Acquisitions in the Carotid Bifurcation. Cardiovasc Eng Technol, 14(1), 1-12. (Read full article)
  3. Baradaran H, Culleton S, Stoddard G, Alexander MD, Romero JR, Hadley JR, Kim SE, Parker DL, McNally JS (2022). Association between high-risk extracranial carotid plaque and covert brain infarctions and cerebral microbleeds. Neuroradiology, 65(2), 287-295. (Read full article)
  4. Jiahao Lin, Siyuan Liu, Marvin Bergsneider, J Rock Hadley, Giyarpuram N Prashant, Sophie Peeters, Robert N Candler, Kyunghyun Sung (2022). A miniture flexible coil for high-SNR MRI of the pituitary gland. IEEE Access, 10, 12619 - 12628.
  5. Hofstetter LW, Hadley R, Merrill R, Pham H, Fine GC, Parker DL (2022). MRI-compatible electromagnetic servomotor for image-guided medical robotics. Commun Eng, 1. (Read full article)
  6. Hadley JR, Oden H, Merrill R, Adams SI, Rieke V, Payne A, Parker DL (2021). Improving image quality in transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound using a conductive screen. Magn Reson Imaging, 83, 41-49. (Read full article)
  7. Beck MJ, Parker DL, Hadley JR (2021). Quasistatic Solutions versus Full-Wave Solutions of Single-Channel Circular RF Receive Coils on Phantoms of Varying Conductivities at 3 Tesla. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 2021. (Read full article)
  8. Payne A, Merrill R, Minalga E, Hadley R, Odeen H, Hofstetter L, Johnson S, Tunon de Lara C, Auriol S, Recco S, Dumont E, Parker DL (2020). A breast-specific MR guided focused ultrasound platform and treatment protocol: first-in-human technical evaluation. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng.
  9. Payne A, Minalga E, Merrill R, Parker DL, Hadley JR (2020). Technical Note: Effect of transducer position and ground plane configuration on image quality in MR-guided focused ultrasound therapies. Med Phys, 47(6), 2350-2355. (Read full article)
  10. Beck MJ, Parker DL, Hadley JR (2020). Capacitive versus Overlap Decoupling of Adjacent Radio Frequency Phased Array Coil Elements: An Imaging Robustness Comparison When Sample Load Varies for 3 Tesla MRI. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 2020. (Read full article)
  11. McNally JS, Kim SE, Mendes J, Hadley JR, Sakata A, De Havenon AH, Treiman GS, Parker DL (2017). Magnetic resonance imaging detection of intraplaque hemorrhage. Magn Reson Insights, 7(10), 1-8.
  12. Beck MJ, Parker DL, Bolster BD Jr, Kim SE, McNally JS, Treiman GS, Hadley JR (2017). Interchangeable neck shape-specific coils for a clinically realizable anterior neck phased array system. Magn Reson Med, 78(6), 2460-2468. (Read full article)
  13. Shea J, de Bever J, Kholmovski E, Beal H, Hadley JR, Minalga E, Salama ME, Marrouche NF, Payne A (2017). Effect of applied energy in renal sympathetic denervation with magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound in a porcine model. J Ther Ultrasound, 5, 16. (Read full article)
  14. Svedin BT, Beck MJ, Hadley JR, Merrill R, de Bever JT, Bolster BD Jr, Payne A, Parker DL (2016). Focal point determination in magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound using tracking coils. Magn Reson Med, 77(6), 2424-2430. (Read full article)
  15. McNally JS, Kim SE, Mendes J, Hadley JR, Sakata A, De Havenon AH, Treiman GS, Parker DL (2017). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detection of Intraplaque Hemorrhage. Magn Reson Insights, 10, 1-8. (Read full article)
  16. Koopmann M, Shea J, Kholmovski E, de Bever J, Minalga E, Holbrook M, Merrill R, Hadley JR, Owan T, Salama ME, Marrouche NF, Payne A (2016). Renal sympathetic denervation using MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound in a porcine model. J Ther Ultrasound, 4, 3. (Read full article)
  17. Kaggie JD, Goodrich KC, Kim SE, Beck MJ, Parker DL, Merrill R, Abele TA, Wiggins R, Oakley GM, Hadley JR (2014). An Improved RF and Gradient Coil System for High Resolution In Vivo Guinea Pig Cochlea Imaging on a 3T Clinical Magnet. Magn Reson Med, 44(4), 89-101.
  18. Goodrich KC, Hadley JR, Kim SE, Kaggie JD, Handler WB, Chronic BA, Bolster BD, Parker DL (2014). Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Measures in a Composite Gradient System. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 44(3), 66-74.
  19. Seo HS, Kim SE, Rose J, Hadley JR, Parker DL, Jeong EK (2013). Diffusion tensor imaging of extraocular muscle using two-dimensional single-shot interleaved multiple inner volume imaging diffusion-weighted EPI at 3T. Magn Reson Imaging, 38, 1162-1168.
  20. Parker DL, Payne A, Todd N, Hadley JR (2014). Phase reconstruction from multiple coil data using a virtual reference coil. Magn Reson Med, 72(2), 563-9. (Read full article)
  21. Kaggie JD, Hadley JR, Badal J, Campbell JR, Park DJ, Parker DL, Morrell G, Newbould RD, Wood AF, Bangerter NK (2014). A 3 T sodium and proton composite array breast coil. Magn Reson Med, 71(6), 2231-42. (Read full article)
  22. Seo HS, Kim SE, Rose J, Hadley JR, Parker DL, Jeong EK (2013). Diffusion tensor imaging of extraocular muscle using two-dimensional single-shot interleaved multiple inner volume imaging diffusion-weighted EPI at 3 tesla. J Magn Reson Imaging, 38(5), 1162-8. (Read full article)
  23. Volland NA, Kholmovski EG, Parker DL, Hadley JR (2013). Initial feasibility testing of limited field of view magnetic resonance thermometry using a local cardiac radiofrequency coil. Magn Reson Med, 70(4), 994-1004. (Read full article)
  24. Payne A, Todd N, Minalga E, Wang Y, Diakite M, Hadley R, Merrill R, Factor R, Neumayer L, Parker DL (2013). In vivo evaluation of a breast-specific magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound system in a goat udder model. Med Phys, 40(7), 073302. (Read full article)
  25. Tate Q, Kim SE, Treiman G, Parker DL, Hadley JR (2013). Increased vessel depiction of the carotid bifurcation with a specialized 16-channel phased array coil at 3T. Magn Reson Med, 69(5), 1486-93. (Read full article)
  26. Minalga E, Payne A, Merrill R, Todd N, Vijayakumar S, Kholmovski E, Parker DL, Hadley JR (2013). An 11-channel radio frequency phased array coil for magnetic resonance guided high-intensity focused ultrasound of the breast. Magn Reson Med, 69(1), 295-302. (Read full article)
  27. Payne A, Merrill R, Minalga E, Vyas U, de Bever J, Todd N, Hadley R, Dumont E, Neumayer L, Christensen D, Roemer R, Parker D (2012). Design and characterization of a laterally mounted phased-array transducer breast-specific MRgHIFU device with integrated 11-channel receiver array. Med Phys, 39(3), 1552-60. (Read full article)
  28. Merrill RP, Hadley JR, Minalga E, Kholmovski EG, Vihayakumar S, Kim SE, Quigley E, Parker DL, Rose JW (2012). A 28-channel coil array for improved imaging of the optic nerve. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 41B(3), 73-84.
  29. Kim SE, Treiman GS, Roberts JA, Jeong EK, Shi X, Hadley JR, Parker DL (2011). In vivo and ex vivo measurements of the mean ADC values of lipid necrotic core and hemorrhage obtained from diffusion weighted imaging in human atherosclerotic plaques. J Magn Reson Imaging, 34(5), 1167-75. (Read full article)
  30. Moon SM, Goodrich KC, Hadley JR, Kim SE, Zeng GL, Morrell GR, McAlpine MA, Chronik BA, Parker DL (2011). Superelliptical insert gradient coil with a field-modifying layer for breast imaging. Magn Reson Med, 65(3), 863-72. (Read full article)
  31. Minalga E, Rose J, Choi SE, Jeong EK, Kholmovski E, Vijayakumar S, Parker D, Hadley R (2011). A 20-channel coil for improved magnetic resonance imaging of the optic nerve. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 39B(1), 26-36. (Read full article)
  32. Parker DL, Goodrich KC, Hadley JR, Kim SE, Moon SM, Chronik BA, Fontius U, Schmitt F (2009). Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Composite (Dual) Gradients. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 35(2), 89-97. (Read full article)
  33. Goodrich KC, Hadley JR, Moon SM, Chronik BA, Scholl TJ, Debever JT, Parker DL (2009). Design, Fabrication and Testing of an Insertable Double-Imaging-Region Gradient Coil. Concepts Magn Reson Part B Magn Reson Eng, 35B(2), 98-105. (Read full article)
  34. Terry CM, Kim SE, Li L, Goodrich KC, Hadley JR, Blumenthal DK, Parker DL, Cheung AK (2009). Longitudinal assessment of hyperplasia using magnetic resonance imaging without contrast in a porcine arteriovenous graft model. Acad Radiol, 16(1), 96-107. (Read full article)
  35. Moon SM, Goodrich KC, Hadley JR, Parker DL (2009). Local bi-planar gradient array design using conformal mapping and simulated annealing. Concepts Magn Reson Part A Bridg Educ Res, 35B(1), 23-31.
  36. Chapman BE, Minalga ES, Brown C, Roberts JA, Hadley JR (2008). Reducing morphological variability of the cervical carotid artery in serial magnetic resonance imaging using a head and neck immobilization device. J Magn Reson Imaging, 28(1), 258-62. (Read full article)
  37. Hadley JR, Furse C, Parker DL (2007). RF coil design for MRI using a genetic algorithm. Appl Comput Electromagn Soc J, 22(2), 277-286.
  38. Parker DL, Hadley JR (2006). Multiple-region gradient arrays for extended field of view, increased performance, and reduced nerve stimulation in magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Med, 56(6), 1251-60. (Read full article)
  39. Arora D, Cooley D, Perry T, Guo J, Richardson A, Moellmer J, Hadley R, Parker D, Skliar M, Roemer RB (2006). MR thermometry-based feedback control of efficacy and safety in minimum-time thermal therapies: phantom and in-vivo evaluations. Int J Hyperthermia, 22(1), 29-42. (Read full article)
  40. Hadley JR, Roberts JA, Goodrich KC, Buswell HR, Parker DL (2005). Relative RF coil performance in carotid imaging. Magn Reson Imaging, 23(5), 629-39. (Read full article)
  41. Lee JN, Hadley JR, Steckner MC (2002). Measuring magnetic fields generated by DC currents in receive-only coils. Magn Reson Imaging, 20, 607-610.
  42. Hadley JR, Chapman BE, Roberts JA, Chapman DC, Goodrich KC, Buswell HR, Alexander AL, Tsuruda JS, Parker DL (2000). A three-coil comparison for MR angiography. J Magn Reson Imaging, 11(4), 458-68. (Read full article)
  43. Bradshaw KM, Schweizer MP, Glover GH, Hadley JR, Tippets R, Tang PP, Davis WL, Heilbrun MP, Johnson S, Ghanem T (1995). BSH distributions in the canine head and a human patient using 11B MRI. Magn Reson Med, 34(1), 48-56. (Read full article)

Review

  1. Bangerter NK, Kaggie JD, Taylor MD, Hadley JR (2016). Sodium MRI radiofrequency coils for body imaging. [Review]. NMR Biomed, 29(2), 107-18. (Read full article)
  2. Welker KM, Tsuruda JS, Hadley JR, Hayes CE (2001). Radio-frequency coil selection for MR imaging of the brain and skull base. [Review]. Radiology, 221(1), 11-25. (Read full article)

Abstract

  1. Hadley JR, Odeen H, Merrill R, Adams S, Rieke V, Payne A, Parker D (2020). Improving Image Quality in Transcranial Magnetic Resonance Guided focused Ultrasound Using a Conductive Screen [Abstract]. Improving Image Quality in Transcranial Magnetic Resonance Guided focused Ultrasound Using a Conductive Screen, 1268.
  2. Hadley JR, Odeen H, Merrill R, Adams S, Reike V, Payne A, Parker D (2020). Designing RF Screens for MRI guided Fucused Ultrasound Applications [Abstract]. 4122.

Patent

  1. Hadley JR, Parker DL, Burnett AJ (2009). Apparatus and methods for imaging using an anatomical positioning system. U.S. Patent No. US 7,613,494 B2. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.