Francis Blankenberg
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Radiology - Pediatric Radiology
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
- Associate Professor (By courtesy), Pediatrics
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Pediatric Radiology Clinic 725 Welch Rd RM 1671 MC 5913 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 497-8376 Fax (650) 497-8745Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 497-8601Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Radiology
- Radiology, Pediatric
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1992) |
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1991) |
| Internship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1987) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Medical Center CA (1993) |
| Board Certification: | Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology (1992) |
| Medical Education: | UCLA School of Medicine CA (1986) |
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Studies on apoptotic cell death using the H MRS phenomenon.
Publications
- Brain uptake of Tc99m-HMPAO correlates with clinical response to the novel redox modulating agent EPI-743 in patients with mitochondrial disease. Mol Genet Metab. 2012; (4): 690-9
- Initial experience in the treatment of inherited mitochondrial disease with EPI-743. Mol Genet Metab. 2012; (1): 91-102
- Recent advances in the molecular imaging of programmed cell death: part I--pathophysiology and radiotracers. J Nucl Med. 2012; (11): 1659-62
- Multimodality molecular imaging of apoptosis in oncology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011; (2): 308-17
- Targeted systemic radiotherapy with scVEGF/177Lu leads to sustained disruption of the tumor vasculature and intratumoral apoptosis. J Nucl Med. 2011; (10): 1630-7
- Annexin A5 uptake in ischemic myocardium: demonstration of reversible phosphatidylserine externalization and feasibility of radionuclide imaging. J Nucl Med. 2010; (2): 259-67

