Ellingson, Benjamin

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

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Biography

Dr. Ellingson is the Director of the UCLA Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory (BTIL), Co-Director of the Center for Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarkers, and a member of the UCLA Brain Tumor Program. Dr. Ellingson’'s research involves the development, testing, and implementation of advanced MRI and PET imaging biomarkers for the characterization of brain tumor biology and response evaluation in clinical trials. Dr. Ellingson has been a co-author on more than 100 peer-reviewed original research articles relating to neuroimaging. Dr. Ellingson has extensive experience performing data management and imaging analysis in multicenter clinical trials in brain cancer and he currently serves as the Chair of the Neuro-Imaging Committee for the NIH-funded Adult rain Tumor Consortium (ABTC), Chair of the Imaging Committee for the en and Catherine Ivy Foundation Consortium for Early Phase Clinical Trials, Chair of the Imaging Committee for the new Glioblastoma Global Adaptive Trial, is a member of the ACRIN head/neck/neuro committee imaging committee, and is the co-chair the imaging committee for specific brain tumor trials run by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.

Harris Robert J, Yao Jingwen, Chakhoyan Ararat, Raymond Catalina, Leu Kevin, Liau Linda M, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Lai Albert, Salamon Noriko, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Simultaneous pH-sensitive and oxygen-sensitive MRI of human gliomas at 3 T using multi-echo amine proton chemical exchange saturation transfer spin-and-gradient echo echo-planar imaging (CEST-SAGE-EPI) Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2018; .

Woodworth Davis C, Holly Langston T, Mayer Emeran A, Salamon Noriko, Ellingson Benjamin M   Alterations in Cortical Thickness and Subcortical Volume are Associated With Neurological Symptoms and Neck Pain in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis Neurosurgery, 2018; 20(4): 557-566.

Gupta Arpana, Woodworth Davis C, Ellingson Benjamin M, Rapkin Andrea J, Naliboff Bruce, Kilpatrick Lisa A, Stains Jean, Masghati Salome, Tillisch Kirsten, Mayer Emeran A, Labus Jennifer S   Disease-Related Microstructural Differences in the Brain in Women With Provoked Vestibulodynia The journal of pain : official journal of the American Pain Society, 2018; 20(5): 1-9.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Wen Patrick Y, Cloughesy Timothy F   Evidence and context of use for contrast enhancement as a surrogate of disease burden and treatment response in malignant glioma Neuro-oncology, 2018; 20(4): 457-471.

Nowosielski Martha, Ellingson Benjamin M, Chinot Olivier L, Garcia Josep, Revil Cedric, Radbruch Alexander, Nishikawa Ryo, Mason Warren P, Henriksson Roger, Saran Frank, Kickingereder Philipp, Platten Michael, Sandmann Thomas, Abrey Lauren E, Cloughesy Timothy F, Bendszus Martin, Wick Wolfgang   Radiologic progression of glioblastoma under therapy-an exploratory analysis of AVAglio Neuro-oncology, 2018; 20(4): 557-566.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Woodworth Davis C, Yokota Hajime, Holly Langston T   Reproducibility, temporal stability, and functional correlation of diffusion MR measurements within the spinal cord in patients with asymptomatic cervical stenosis or cervical myelopathy Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2018; 20(5): 1-9.

Levin Victor A, Ellingson Benjamin M   Understanding brain penetrance of anticancer drugs Neuro-oncology, 2018; 20(5): 589-596.

Qiao Xin J, Kim Hyun Grace, Wang Danny J J, Salamon Noriko, Linetsky Michael, Sepahdari Ali, Ellingson Benjamin M, Pope Whitney B   Application of arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI to differentiate benign from malignant intracranial meningiomas European journal of radiology, 2017; 97(5): 31-36.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Harris Robert J, Woodworth Davis C, Leu Kevin, Zaw Okkar, Mason Warren P, Sahebjam Solmaz, Abrey Lauren E, Aftab Dana T, Schwab Gisela M, Hessel Colin, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B, Wen Patrick Y, Cloughesy Timothy F   Baseline pretreatment contrast enhancing tumor volume including central necrosis is a prognostic factor in recurrent glioblastoma: evidence from single and multicenter trials Neuro-oncology, 2017; 19(1): 89-98.

Antonios Joseph P, Soto Horacio, Everson Richard G, Moughon Diana L, Wang Anthony C, Orpilla Joey, Radu Caius, Ellingson Benjamin M, Lee Jason T, Cloughesy Timothy, Phelps Michael E, Czernin Johannes, Liau Linda M, Prins Robert M   Detection of immune responses after immunotherapy in glioblastoma using PET and MRI Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017; 114(38): 10220-10225.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Gerstner Elizabeth R, Smits Marion, Huang Raymond Y, Colen Rivka, Abrey Lauren E, Aftab Dana T, Schwab Gisela M, Hessel Colin, Harris Robert J, Chakhoyan Ararat, Gahrmann Renske, Pope Whitney B, Leu Kevin, Raymond Catalina, Woodworth Davis C, de Groot John, Wen Patrick Y, Batchelor Tracy T, van den Bent Martin J, Cloughesy Timothy F   Diffusion MRI Phenotypes Predict Overall Survival Benefit from Anti-VEGF Monotherapy in Recurrent Glioblastoma: Converging Evidence from Phase II Trials Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2017; 23(19): 5745-5756.

Nguyen HuyTram N, Lie Amy, Li Tie, Chowdhury Reshmi, Liu Fei, Ozer Byram, Wei Bowen, Green Richard M, Ellingson Benjamin M, Wang He-Jing, Elashoff Robert, Liau Linda M, Yong William H, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Cloughesy Timothy, Lai Albert   Human TERT promoter mutation enables survival advantage from MGMT promoter methylation in IDH1 wild-type primary glioblastoma treated by standard chemoradiotherapy Neuro-oncology, 2017; 19(3): 394-404.

Boxerman Jerrold L, Ellingson Benjamin M, Jeyapalan Suriya, Elinzano Heinrich, Harris Robert J, Rogg Jeffrey M, Pope Whitney B, Safran Howard   Longitudinal DSC-MRI for Distinguishing Tumor Recurrence From Pseudoprogression in Patients With a High-grade Glioma American journal of clinical oncology, 2017; 40(3): 228-234.

Holly Langston T, Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko   Metabolic Imaging Using Proton Magnetic Spectroscopy as a Predictor of Outcome After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Clinical spine surgery, 2017; 30(5): E615-E619.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Wen Patrick Y, Cloughesy Timothy F   Modified Criteria for Radiographic Response Assessment in Glioblastoma Clinical Trials Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2017; 14(2): 307-320.

Leu Kevin, Ott Garrett A, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B, Yong William H, Liau Linda M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Perfusion and diffusion MRI signatures in histologic and genetic subtypes of WHO grade II-III diffuse gliomas Journal of neuro-oncology, 2017; 134(1): 177-188.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Chung Caroline, Pope Whitney B, Boxerman Jerrold L, Kaufmann Timothy J   Pseudoprogression, radionecrosis, inflammation or true tumor progression? challenges associated with glioblastoma response assessment in an evolving therapeutic landscape Journal of neuro-oncology, 2017; 134(3): 495-504.

Martin Ryan M, Wright Matthew J, Lutkenhoff Evan S, Ellingson Benjamin M, Van Horn John D, Tubi Meral, Alger Jeffry R, McArthur David L, Vespa Paul M   Traumatic hemorrhagic brain injury: impact of location and resorption on cognitive outcome Journal of neurosurgery, 2017; 126(3): 796-804.

Gerstner Elizabeth R, Zhang Zheng, Fink James R, Muzi Mark, Hanna Lucy, Greco Erin, Prah Melissa, Schmainda Kathleen M, Mintz Akiva, Kostakoglu Lale, Eikman Edward A, Ellingson Benjamin M, Ratai Eva-Maria, Sorensen A Gregory, Barboriak Daniel P, Mankoff David A, Mankoff David A   ACRIN 6684: Assessment of Tumor Hypoxia in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Using 18F-FMISO PET and MRI Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2016; 22(20): 5079-5086.

Rios Piedra Edgar A, Taira Ricky K, El-Saden Suzie, Ellingson Benjamin M, Bui Alex A T, Hsu William   Assessing Variability in Brain Tumor Segmentation to Improve Volumetric Accuracy and Characterization of Change ... IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics. IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2016; 2016(3): 380-383.

Leu Kevin, Boxerman Jerrold L, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Bidirectional Contrast agent leakage correction of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)-MRI improves cerebral blood volume estimation and survival prediction in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 2016; 44(5): 1229-1237.

Huang Lejian, Kutch Jason J, Ellingson Benjamin M, Martucci Katherine T, Harris Richard E, Clauw Daniel J, Mackey Sean, Mayer Emeran A, Schaeffer Anthony J, Apkarian A Vania, Farmer Melissa A   Brain white matter changes associated with urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome: multisite neuroimaging from a MAPP case-control study Pain, 2016; 157(12): 2782-2791.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Nguyen Huytram N, Lai Albert, Nechifor Ruben E, Zaw Okkar, Pope Whitney B, Yong William H, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Liau Linda M, Cloughesy Timothy F   Contrast-enhancing tumor growth dynamics of preoperative, treatment-naive human glioblastoma Cancer, 2016; 122(11): 1718-27.

Boxerman Jerrold L, Shiroishi Mark S, Ellingson Benjamin M, Pope Whitney B   Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MR Imaging in Glioma: Review of Current Clinical Practice Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America, 2016; 24(4): 649-670.

Hathout Leith, Ellingson Benjamin, Pope Whitney   Modeling the efficacy of the extent of surgical resection in the setting of radiation therapy for glioblastoma Cancer science, 2016; 107(8): 1110-6.

Alger Jeffry R, Ellingson Benjamin M, Ashe-McNalley Cody, Woodworth Davis C, Labus Jennifer S, Farmer Melissa, Huang Lejian, Apkarian A Vania, Johnson Kevin A, Mackey Sean C, Ness Timothy J, Deutsch Georg, Harris Richard E, Clauw Daniel J, Glover Gary H, Parrish Todd B, Hollander Jan den, Kusek John W, Mullins Chris, Mayer Emeran A, Mayer Emeran A   Multisite, multimodal neuroimaging of chronic urological pelvic pain: Methodology of the MAPP Research Network NeuroImage. Clinical, 2016; 12(3): 65-77.

Labus Jennifer S, Naliboff Bruce, Kilpatrick Lisa, Liu Cathy, Ashe-McNalley Cody, dos Santos Ivani R, Alaverdyan Mher, Woodworth Davis, Gupta Arpana, Ellingson Benjamin M, Tillisch Kirsten, Mayer Emeran A   Pain and Interoception Imaging Network (PAIN): A multimodal, multisite, brain-imaging repository for chronic somatic and visceral pain disorders NeuroImage, 2016; 124(Pt B): 1232-7.

Harris Robert J, Cloughesy Timothy F, Liau Linda M, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Lai Albert, Pope Whitney B, Ellingson Benjamin M   Simulation, phantom validation, and clinical evaluation of fast pH-weighted molecular imaging using amine chemical exchange saturation transfer echo planar imaging (CEST-EPI) in glioma at 3 T NMR in biomedicine, 2016; 29(11): 1563-1576.

Huang Raymond Y, Rahman Rifaquat, Ballman Karla V, Felten Sara J, Anderson S Keith, Ellingson Benjamin M, Nayak Lakshmi, Lee Eudocia Q, Abrey Lauren E, Galanis Evanthia, Reardon David A, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F, Wen Patrick Y   The Impact of T2/FLAIR Evaluation per RANO Criteria on Response Assessment of Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients Treated with Bevacizumab Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2016; 22(3): 575-81.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Hirata Yoko, Yogi Akira, Karavaeva Elena, Leu Kevin, Woodworth Davis C, Harris Robert J, Enzmann Dieter R, Wu Joyce Y, Mathern Gary W, Salamon Noriko   Topographical Distribution of Epileptogenic Tubers in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Journal of child neurology, 2016; 31(5): 636-45.

Hathout Leith, Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy, Pope Whitney B   A novel bicompartmental mathematical model of glioblastoma multiforme International journal of oncology, 2015; 46(2): 825-32.

Banerjee Pia, Leu Kevin, Harris Robert J, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B, Bookheimer Susan Y, Ellingson Benjamin M   Association between lesion location and language function in adult glioma using voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping NeuroImage. Clinical, 2015; 9(15): 617-24.

Farmer Melissa A, Huang Lejian, Martucci Katherine, Yang Claire C, Maravilla Kenneth R, Harris Richard E, Clauw Daniel J, Mackey Sean, Ellingson Benjamin M, Mayer Emeran A, Schaeffer Anthony J, Apkarian A Vania, Apkarian A Vania   Brain White Matter Abnormalities in Female Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A MAPP Network Neuroimaging Study The Journal of urology, 2015; 194(1): 118-26.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Bendszus Martin, Boxerman Jerrold, Barboriak Daniel, Erickson Bradley J, Smits Marion, Nelson Sarah J, Gerstner Elizabeth, Alexander Brian, Goldmacher Gregory, Wick Wolfgang, Vogelbaum Michael, Weller Michael, Galanis Evanthia, Kalpathy-Cramer Jayashree, Shankar Lalitha, Jacobs Paula, Pope Whitney B, Yang Dewen, Chung Caroline, Knopp Michael V, Cha Soonme, van den Bent Martin J, Chang Susan, Yung W K Al, Cloughesy Timothy F, Wen Patrick Y, Gilbert Mark R, Gilbert Mark R   Consensus recommendations for a standardized Brain Tumor Imaging Protocol in clinical trials Neuro-oncology, 2015; 17(9): 1188-98.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Woodworth Davis C, Holly Langston T   Correlation between degree of subvoxel spinal cord compression measured with super-resolution tract density imaging and neurological impairment in cervical spondylotic myelopathy Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2015; 22(6): 631-8.

Yogi Akira, Hirata Yoko, Karavaeva Elena, Harris Robert J, Wu Joyce Y, Yudovin Sue L, Linetsky Michael, Mathern Gary W, Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko   DTI of tuber and perituberal tissue can predict epileptogenicity in tuberous sclerosis complex Neurology, 2015; 85(23): 2011-5.

Chang Warren, Pope Whitney B, Harris Robert J, Hardy Anthony J, Leu Kevin, Mody Reema R, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Lai Albert, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Diffusion MR Characteristics Following Concurrent Radiochemotherapy Predicts Progression-Free and Overall Survival in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Tomography : a journal for imaging research, 2015; 1(1): 37-43.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Kim Eunhee, Woodworth Davis C, Marques Helga, Boxerman Jerrold L, Safriel Yair, McKinstry Robert C, Bokstein Felix, Jain Rajan, Chi T Linda, Sorensen A Gregory, Gilbert Mark R, Barboriak Daniel P   Diffusion MRI quality control and functional diffusion map results in ACRIN 6677/RTOG 0625: a multicenter, randomized, phase II trial of bevacizumab and chemotherapy in recurrent glioblastoma International journal of oncology, 2015; 46(5): 1883-92.

Okada Hideho, Weller Michael, Huang Raymond, Finocchiaro Gaetano, Gilbert Mark R, Wick Wolfgang, Ellingson Benjamin M, Hashimoto Naoya, Pollack Ian F, Brandes Alba A, Franceschi Enrico, Herold-Mende Christel, Nayak Lakshmi, Panigrahy Ashok, Pope Whitney B, Prins Robert, Sampson John H, Wen Patrick Y, Reardon David A   Immunotherapy response assessment in neuro-oncology: a report of the RANO working group The Lancet. Oncology, 2015; 16(15): e534-e542.

Harris Robert J, Cloughesy Timothy F, Hardy Anthony J, Liau Linda M, Pope Whitney B, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Lai Albert, Ellingson Benjamin M   MRI perfusion measurements calculated using advanced deconvolution techniques predict survival in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab Journal of neuro-oncology, 2015; 122(3): 497-505.

Lazovic Jelena, Guo Lea, Nakashima Jonathan, Mirsadraei Leili, Yong William, Kim Hyun J, Ellingson Benjamin, Wu Hong, Pope Whitney B   Nitroxoline induces apoptosis and slows glioma growth in vivo Neuro-oncology, 2015; 17(1): 53-62.

Nechifor Ruben E, Harris Robert J, Ellingson Benjamin M   Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques in Brain Tumors Topics in magnetic resonance imaging : TMRI, 2015; 24(3): 137-46.

Hathout Leith, Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Pope Whitney B   Patient-specific characterization of the invasiveness and proliferation of low-grade gliomas using serial MR imaging and a mathematical model of tumor growth Oncology reports, 2015; 33(6): 2883-8.

Gupta Arpana, Mayer Emeran A, Sanmiguel Claudia P, Van Horn John D, Woodworth Davis, Ellingson Benjamin M, Fling Connor, Love Aubrey, Tillisch Kirsten, Labus Jennifer S   Patterns of brain structural connectivity differentiate normal weight from overweight subjects NeuroImage. Clinical, 2015; 7(2): 506-17.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Hardy Anthony J, Holly Langston T   Prediction of Neurological Impairment in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy using a Combination of Diffusion MRI and Proton MR Spectroscopy PloS one, 2015; 10(10): e0139451.

McEwen Sarah C, Hardy Anthony, Ellingson Benjamin M, Jarrahi Behnaz, Sandhu Navjot, Subotnik Kenneth L, Ventura Joseph, Nuechterlein Keith H   Prefrontal and Hippocampal Brain Volume Deficits: Role of Low Physical Activity on Brain Plasticity in First-Episode Schizophrenia Patients Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 2015; 21(10): 868-79.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Lai Albert, Nguyen Huytram N, Nghiemphu Phioanh Leia, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F   Quantification of nonenhancing tumor burden in gliomas using effective T2 maps derived from dual-echo turbo spin-echo MRI Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2015; 122(3): .

Kamrava Mitchell, Sepahdari Ali R, Leu Kevin, Wang Pin-Chieh, Roberts Kristofer, Demanes D Jeffrey, McCannel Tara, Ellingson Benjamin M   Quantitative multiparametric MRI in uveal melanoma: increased tumor permeability may predict monosomy 3 Neuroradiology, 2015; 57(8): 833-40.

Hathout Leith, Pope Whitney B, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Radial expansion rates and tumor growth kinetics predict malignant transformation in contrast-enhancing low-grade diffuse astrocytoma CNS oncology, 2015; 4(4): 247-56.

Ellingson Benjamin M   Radiogenomics and imaging phenotypes in glioblastoma: novel observations and correlation with molecular characteristics Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2015; 15(1): 506.

Karavaeva Elena, Harris Robert J, Leu Kevin, Shabihkhani Maryam, Yong William H, Pope Whitney B, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Liau Linda M, Chen Wei, Czernin Johannes, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Relationship Between [18F]FDOPA PET Uptake, Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC), and Proliferation Rate in Recurrent Malignant Gliomas Molecular imaging and biology : MIB : the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging, 2015; 17(3): 434-42.

Boxerman Jerrold L, Ellingson Benjamin M   Response Assessment and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Issues for Clinical Trials Involving High-Grade Gliomas Topics in magnetic resonance imaging : TMRI, 2015; 24(3): 127-36.

Chang Victor, Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Holly Langston T   The Risk of Acute Spinal Cord Injury After Minor Trauma in Patients With Preexisting Cervical Stenosis Neurosurgery, 2015; 77(4): 561-5; discussion 565.

Woodworth Davis, Mayer Emeran, Leu Kevin, Ashe-McNalley Cody, Naliboff Bruce D, Labus Jennifer S, Tillisch Kirsten, Kutch Jason J, Farmer Melissa A, Apkarian A Vania, Johnson Kevin A, Mackey Sean C, Ness Timothy J, Landis J Richard, Deutsch Georg, Harris Richard E, Clauw Daniel J, Mullins Chris, Ellingson Benjamin M, Ellingson Benjamin M   Unique Microstructural Changes in the Brain Associated with Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (UCPPS) Revealed by Diffusion Tensor MRI, Super-Resolution Track Density Imaging, and Statistical Parameter Mapping: A MAPP Network Neuroimaging Study PloS one, 2015; 10(10): e0140250.

Harris Robert J, Cloughesy Timothy F, Liau Linda M, Prins Robert M, Antonios Joseph P, Li Debiao, Yong William H, Pope Whitney B, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Ellingson Benjamin M   pH-weighted molecular imaging of gliomas using amine chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI Neuro-oncology, 2015; 194(1): .

Harris Robert J, Bookheimer Susan Y, Cloughesy Timothy F, Kim Hyun J, Pope Whitney B, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Liau Linda M, Ellingson Benjamin M   Altered functional connectivity of the default mode network in diffuse gliomas measured with pseudo-resting state fMRI Journal of neuro-oncology, 2014; 116(2): 373-9.

Piccioni David E, Selfridge Julia, Mody Reema R, Chowdhury Reshmi, Li Sichen, Lalezari Shadi, Wawrzynski James, Quan Jennifer, Zurayk Mira, Chou Arthur P, Sanchez Desiree E, Liau Linda M, Ellingson Benjamin M, Pope Whitney B, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Green Richard M, Wang He-Jing, Yong William H, Elashoff Robert, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert   Deferred use of bevacizumab for recurrent glioblastoma is not associated with diminished efficacy Neuro-oncology, 2014; 16(6): 815-22.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Grinstead John W, Holly Langston T   Diffusion tensor imaging predicts functional impairment in mild-to-moderate cervical spondylotic myelopathy The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, 2014; 14(11): 2589-97.

Ellingson Benjamin A, Geballe Matthew T, Wlodek Stanislaw, Bayly Christopher I, Skillman A Geoffrey, Nicholls Anthony   Efficient calculation of SAMPL4 hydration free energies using OMEGA, SZYBKI, QUACPAC, and Zap TK Journal of computer-aided molecular design, 2014; 28(3): 289-98.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Bendszus Martin, Sorensen A Gregory, Pope Whitney B   Emerging techniques and technologies in brain tumor imaging Neuro-oncology, 2014; 16 Suppl 7(11): vii12-23.

Leu Kevin, Enzmann Dieter R, Woodworth Davis C, Harris Robert J, Tran Anh N, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Hypervascular tumor volume estimated by comparison to a large-scale cerebral blood volume radiographic atlas predicts survival in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society, 2014; 14(6): 31.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Holly Langston T   Imaging techniques in spinal cord injury World neurosurgery, 2014; 82(6): 1351-8.

Reardon David A, Ballman Karla V, Buckner Jan C, Chang Susan M, Ellingson Benjamin M   Impact of imaging measurements on response assessment in glioblastoma clinical trials Neuro-oncology, 2014; 16 Suppl 7(11): vii24-35.

Tran Anh N, Lai Albert, Li Sichen, Pope Whitney B, Teixeira Stephanie, Harris Robert J, Woodworth Davis C, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Increased sensitivity to radiochemotherapy in IDH1 mutant glioblastoma as demonstrated by serial quantitative MR volumetry Neuro-oncology, 2014; 16(3): 414-20.

Woodworth Davis C, Pope Whitney B, Liau Linda M, Kim Hyun J, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Nonlinear distortion correction of diffusion MR images improves quantitative DTI measurements in glioblastoma Journal of neuro-oncology, 2014; 116(3): 551-8.

Ellingson B M, Sahebjam S, Kim H J, Pope W B, Harris R J, Woodworth D C, Lai A, Nghiemphu P L, Mason W P, Cloughesy T F   Pretreatment ADC histogram analysis is a predictive imaging biomarker for bevacizumab treatment but not chemotherapy in recurrent glioblastoma AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2014; 35(4): 673-9.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Wen Patrick Y, van den Bent Martin J, Cloughesy Timothy F   Pros and cons of current brain tumor imaging Neuro-oncology, 2014; 16 Suppl 7(11): vii2-11.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Kim Hyun J, Woodworth Davis C, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Jonathan N, Harris Robert J, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Cloughesy Timothy F   Recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab: contrast-enhanced T1-weighted subtraction maps improve tumor delineation and aid prediction of survival in a multicenter clinical trial Radiology, 2014; 271(1): 200-10.

White Carissa M, Pope Whitney B, Zaw Taryar, Qiao Joe, Naeini Kourosh M, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Wang J J, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M   Regional and voxel-wise comparisons of blood flow measurements between dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DSC-MRI) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) in brain tumors Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging, 2014; 24(1): 23-30.

Wen Patrick Y, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M, Reardon David A, Fine Howard A, Abrey Lauren, Ballman Karla, Bendszuz Martin, Buckner Jan, Chang Susan M, Prados Michael D, Pope Whitney B, Gregory Sorensen Alma, van den Bent Martin, Yung Wai-Kwan Alfred   Report of the Jumpstarting Brain Tumor Drug Development Coalition and FDA clinical trials neuroimaging endpoint workshop (January 30, 2014, Bethesda MD) Neuro-oncology, 2014; 16 Suppl 7(6): vii36-47.

Zaw Taryar M, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Ellingson Benjamin M   Short-interval estimation of proliferation rate using serial diffusion MRI predicts progression-free survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma treated with radiochemotherapy Journal of neuro-oncology, 2014; 116(3): 601-8.

Schwarzenberg Johannes, Czernin Johannes, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M, Pope Whitney B, Grogan Tristan, Elashoff David, Geist Cheri, Silverman Daniel H S, Phelps Michael E, Chen Wei   Treatment response evaluation using 18F-FDOPA PET in patients with recurrent malignant glioma on bevacizumab therapy Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2014; 20(13): 3550-9.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Holly Langston T   Advances in MR imaging for cervical spondylotic myelopathy European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2013; 154(9): .

Lalezari Shadi, Chou Arthur P, Tran Anh, Solis Orestes E, Khanlou Negar, Chen Weidong, Li Sichen, Carrillo Jose A, Chowdhury Reshmi, Selfridge Julia, Sanchez Desiree E, Wilson Ryan W, Zurayk Mira, Lalezari Jonathan, Lou Jerry J, Ormiston Laurel, Ancheta Karen, Hanna Robert, Miller Paul, Piccioni David, Ellingson Benjamin M, Buchanan Colin, Mischel Paul S, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Green Richard, Wang He-Jing, Pope Whitney B, Liau Linda M, Elashoff Robert M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Yong William H, Lai Albert   Combined analysis of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase protein expression and promoter methylation provides optimized prognostication of glioblastoma outcome Neuro-oncology, 2013; 15(3): 370-81.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Mayer Emeran, Harris Robert J, Ashe-McNally Cody, Naliboff Bruce D, Labus Jennifer S, Tillisch Kirsten   Diffusion tensor imaging detects microstructural reorganization in the brain associated with chronic irritable bowel syndrome Pain, 2013; 154(9): 1528-41.

Mayer Emeran A, Tillisch Kirsten, Ellingson Benjamin M   Dyspepsia: Structural changes in functional gastrointestinal disorders Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2013; 10(4): 200-2.

Finley David S, Margolis Daniel, Raman Steve S, Ellingson Benjamin M, Natarajan Shyam, Tan Nelly, Huang Jiaoti, Reiter Robert E   Fine-tuning robot-assisted radical prostatectomy planning with MRI Urologic oncology, 2013; 31(6): 766-75.

Naeini Kourosh M, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F, Harris Robert J, Lai Albert, Eskin Ascia, Chowdhury Reshmi, Phillips Heidi S, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Behbahanian Yalda, Ellingson Benjamin M   Identifying the mesenchymal molecular subtype of glioblastoma using quantitative volumetric analysis of anatomic magnetic resonance images Neuro-oncology, 2013; 15(5): 626-34.

Leu Kevin, Pope Whitney B, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Chen Wei, Liau Linda M, Ellingson Benjamin M   Imaging biomarkers for antiangiogenic therapy in malignant gliomas CNS oncology, 2013; 2(1): 33-47.

Khan Sarah N, Linetsky Michael, Ellingson Benjamin M, Pope Whitney B   Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Glioma in the Era of Antiangiogenic Therapy PET clinics, 2013; 8(2): 163-82.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Chen Wei, Harris Robert J, Pope Whitney B, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Czernin Johannes, Phelps Michael E, Cloughesy Timothy F   PET Parametric Response Mapping for Clinical Monitoring and Treatment Response Evaluation in Brain Tumors PET clinics, 2013; 8(2): 201-17.

Connolly Mark, Bilgin-Freiert Arzu, Ellingson Benjamin, Dusick Joshua R, Liebeskind David, Saver Jeff, Gonzalez Nestor R   Peripheral vascular disease as remote ischemic preconditioning, for acute stroke Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2013; 115(10): 2124-9.

Nael Kambiz, Meshksar Arash, Liebeskind David S, Wang Danny J J, Ellingson Benjamin M, Salamon Noriko, Villablanca Juan Pablo, Villablanca Juan Pablo   Periprocedural arterial spin labeling and dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion in detection of cerebral blood flow in patients with acute ischemic syndrome Stroke, 2013; 44(3): 664-70.

Harris Robert J, Cloughesy Timothy F, Pope Whitney B, Godinez Sergio, Natsuaki Yutaka, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Meyer Heiko, Paul Dominik, Behbahanian Yalda, Lai Albert, Ellingson Benjamin M   Pre- and post-contrast three-dimensional double inversion-recovery MRI in human glioblastoma Journal of neuro-oncology, 2013; 112(2): 257-66.

Ellingson B M, Lai A, Harris R J, Selfridge J M, Yong W H, Das K, Pope W B, Nghiemphu P L, Vinters H V, Liau L M, Mischel P S, Cloughesy T F   Probabilistic radiographic atlas of glioblastoma phenotypes AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2013; 34(3): 533-40.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Liau Linda M, Pope Whitney B   Quantitative probabilistic functional diffusion mapping in newly diagnosed glioblastoma treated with radiochemotherapy Neuro-oncology, 2013; 15(3): 382-90.

Harris Robert J, Cloughesy Timothy F, Pope Whitney B, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Lai Albert, Zaw Taryar, Czernin Johannes, Phelps Michael E, Chen Wei, Ellingson Benjamin M   18F-FDOPA and 18F-FLT positron emission tomography parametric response maps predict response in recurrent malignant gliomas treated with bevacizumab Neuro-oncology, 2012; 14(8): 1079-89.

Schwarzenberg Johannes, Czernin Johannes, Cloughesy Timothy F, Ellingson Benjamin M, Pope Whitney B, Geist Cheri, Dahlbom Magnus, Silverman Daniel H S, Satyamurthy Nagichettiar, Phelps Michael E, Chen Wei   3'-deoxy-3'-18F-fluorothymidine PET and MRI for early survival predictions in patients with recurrent malignant glioma treated with bevacizumab Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2012; 53(1): 29-36.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Pope Whitney B, Zaw Taryar M, Phillips Heidi, Lalezari Shadi, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Ibrahim Hassana, Naeini Kourosh M, Harris Robert J, Lai Albert   Anatomic localization of O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylated and unmethylated tumors: a radiographic study in 358 de novo human glioblastomas NeuroImage, 2012; 59(2): 908-16.

Pope Whitney B, Qiao Xin Joe, Kim Hyun J, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh, Xue Xi, Ellingson Benjamin M, Schiff David, Aregawi Dawit, Cha Soonmee, Puduvalli Vinay K, Wu Jing, Yung Wai-Kwan A, Young Geoffrey S, Vredenburgh James, Barboriak Dan, Abrey Lauren E, Mikkelsen Tom, Jain Rajan, Paleologos Nina A, Rn Patricia Lada, Prados Michael, Goldin Jonathan, Wen Patrick Y, Cloughesy Timothy   Apparent diffusion coefficient histogram analysis stratifies progression-free and overall survival in patients with recurrent GBM treated with bevacizumab: a multi-center study Journal of neuro-oncology, 2012; 108(3): 491-8.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Zaw Taryar, Cloughesy Timothy F, Naeini Kourosh M, Lalezari Shadi, Mong Sandy, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B   Comparison between intensity normalization techniques for dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)-MRI estimates of cerebral blood volume (CBV) in human gliomas Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 2012; 35(6): 1472-7.

Lazovic Jelena, Soto Horacio, Piccioni David, Lou Jerry R, Li Sichen, Mirsadraei Leili, Yong William, Prins Robert, Liau Linda M, Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Pope Whitney B   Detection of 2-hydroxyglutaric acid in vivo by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in U87 glioma cells overexpressing isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 mutation Neuro-oncology, 2012; 14(12): 1465-72.

Finley David S, Ellingson Benjamin M, Natarajan Shyam, Zaw Taryar M, Raman Steve S, Schulam Peter, Reiter Robert E, Margolis Daniel   Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance tractography of the prostate: feasibility for mapping periprostatic fibers Urology, 2012; 80(1): 219-23.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Zaw Taryar, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Harris Robert, Lalezari Shadi, Wagle Naveed, Naeini Kourosh M, Carrillo Jose, Liau Linda M, Pope Whitney B   Functional diffusion maps (fDMs) evaluated before and after radiochemotherapy predict progression-free and overall survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma Neuro-oncology, 2012; 14(3): 333-43.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B   Nonlinear registration of diffusion-weighted images improves clinical sensitivity of functional diffusion maps in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2012; 67(1): 237-45.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Lalezari Shadi, Zaw Taryar, Motevalibashinaeini Kourosh, Mischel Paul S, Pope Whitney B   Quantification of edema reduction using differential quantitative T2 (DQT2) relaxometry mapping in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab Journal of neuro-oncology, 2012; 106(1): 111-9.

Pope Whitney B, Young Jonathan R, Ellingson Benjamin M   Advances in MRI assessment of gliomas and response to anti-VEGF therapy Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2011; 11(3): 336-44.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Pope Whitney B   Cell invasion, motility, and proliferation level estimate (CIMPLE) maps derived from serial diffusion MR images in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab Journal of neuro-oncology, 2011; 105(1): 91-101.

Lai Albert, Kharbanda Samir, Pope Whitney B, Tran Anh, Solis Orestes E, Peale Franklin, Forrest William F, Pujara Kanan, Carrillo Jose A, Pandita Ajay, Ellingson Benjamin M, Bowers Chauncey W, Soriano Robert H, Schmidt Nils O, Mohan Sankar, Yong William H, Seshagiri Somasekar, Modrusan Zora, Jiang Zhaoshi, Aldape Kenneth D, Mischel Paul S, Liau Linda M, Escovedo Cameron J, Chen Weidong, Nghiemphu Phioanh Leia, James C David, Prados Michael D, Westphal Manfred, Lamszus Katrin, Cloughesy Timothy, Phillips Heidi S   Evidence for sequenced molecular evolution of IDH1 mutant glioblastoma from a distinct cell of origin Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2011; 29(34): 4482-90.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Mischel Paul S, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Lalezari Shadi, Schmainda Kathleen M, Pope Whitney B   Graded functional diffusion map-defined characteristics of apparent diffusion coefficients predict overall survival in recurrent glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab Neuro-oncology, 2011; 13(10): 1151-61.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Cloughesy Timothy F, Lai Albert, Nghiemphu Phioanh L, Liau Linda M, Pope Whitney B   High order diffusion tensor imaging in human glioblastoma Academic radiology, 2011; 18(8): 947-54.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Holly Langston T   Novel spinal cord imaging Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2011; 15(6): 645-7; discussion 647.

Ellingson Benjamin M, LaViolette Peter S, Rand Scott D, Malkin Mark G, Connelly Jennifer M, Mueller Wade M, Prost Robert W, Schmainda Kathleen M   Spatially quantifying microscopic tumor invasion and proliferation using a voxel-wise solution to a glioma growth model and serial diffusion MRI Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2011; 65(4): 1131-43.

Ellingson Benjamin M, Malkin Mark G, Rand Scott D, Connelly Jennifer M, Quinsey Carolyn, LaViolette Pete S, Bedekar Devyani P, Schmainda Kathleen M   Validation of functional diffusion maps (fDMs) as a biomarker for human glioma cellularity Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 2010; 31(3): 538-48.