Dr. Kevin L. Berger

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Merck-Schering/Plough: Evaluation of Ezetimibe in Reducing Diastolic Dysfunction in the Myocardium, $20,000.00, 2007 to 2008.
GE Healthcare: PET Volume Computer Aided Reading, $65,000.00, 2007 to .
Merck-Schering/Plough: Evaluation of Ezetimibe and Simvastatin in Preventing Arterial Thrombosis and Preserving Diastolic Function in the Myocardium, $68,928.00, 2006 to 2007.
GE Healthcare: CardIQ Physio Work Agreement, $50,000.00, 2006 to 2008.
GE Healthcare: PET/CT Neuro Alzheimer Software Application, $30,000.00, 2006 to 2008.
GE Healthcare: Validation of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease, $60,000.00, 2006 to .
CMS: National Oncology PET Registry, $56,778.27, 2006 to .
Syntermed, Inc.: NeuroQ Software Beta testing, $5,000.00, 2006 to .
GE Healthcare: Discovery ST List Mode Feature, $100,000.00, 2005 to 2008.
Michigan State University: The Placebo Response: Neural Mechanism of Placebo Analgesia, $65,178.00, 2003 to 2005.
General Electric: Xeleris Dynamic Application Option Software Work Agreement, $15,000.00, 2003 to 2004.
Radiological Society of North America: DiChiro Fellowship Award, 1999 to 2000.
: Joseph Collins Foundation Grant, 1991 to 1994.
University of Michigan: Medical Student Appointment, Neurology Training Grant, 1991 to 1992.
Society of Nuclear Medicine: Student Fellowship Award, Education and Research Foundation, 1990 to 1992.

• Bozoki A, Korolev I, Davis N, Hoisington L, Fisher D, Berger K (2008) PET-DTI Correlation of Limbic System Changes in MCI and Alzheimer Disease, International Confernce Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Chicago, IL
• Needham T, Bengel M, Berger KL (2008) Characterization and localization of pulmonary and hepatic masses using breath-hold respiratory-gated PET/CT, 55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Society of Nuclear Medicine, New Orleans, LA
• Berger KL (2008) Brain PET/CT Interpretation of Neurodegenerative Disease with Quantitative Analysis Tools, , , American Society of Neuroradiology, New Orleans, MI
• Bozoki A, Korolev I, Davis N, Hoisington L, Huang J, Berger KL (2008) Fiber Tracing of the Limbic System in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease, American Society of Neuroradiology 2008 Proceedings, American Society of Neuroradiology, New Orleans, LA
• Chandana SR, Berger KL, Krishnan G (2008) Utility of FDG-PET imaging in predicting the aggressiveness and histopathology of lymphoma, 44th Annual Meeting of the American Socitey of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL
• Korolev I, Bozoki A, Davis N, Hoisington L, Fischer L, Huang J, Berger K (2008) Integrity of Limbic Projections in Relation to Posterior Cingulate Metabolism in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimers Disease: Combined PET-DTI Study, Joint ASCI / AAP, American Society for Clinical Investigations / Association of American Physicians, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2008) Cardiac PET/CT, Eastern Radiological Society Conference, ERS, Mid Pines, NC
• Berger KL (2008) PET Imaging of Dementia, Educational Symposia, Hilton Head, SC
• Berger KL (2008) PET and PET-CT in Cardiac Imaging, Educational Symposia, Hilton Head, SC
• Berger KL (2008) Expected Growth in Cardiac and Dementia PET, , , General Electric Board of Directors, Hilton Head, SC
• Berger KL (2008) Best Practices in PET/CT, PET/CT Symposia Workgroup, Sonoma, CA
• Aziz K, Berger KL, Claycombe K, Huang J, Patel R (2008) Noninvasive Detection and Localization of Vulnerable Plaque and Arterial Thrombus with Computed Tomography Angiography/Positron Emission tomography, Circulation, 117, 2061-2070
• Berger KL (2007) Maximizing the Clinical Utility of Fusion PET/CT, Grand Rounds, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN
• Berger KL (2007) Cardiovascular PET/CT and PET/CT in Dementia, PET/CT Refresher Course Director and lecturer, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2007) Moderator, Biomedical Engineering I, Internatonal Symposiium of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, ISEM, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL, Seamans JL, Khurshid K, Philips E, McGough RJ (2007) CTAC Misregistration in PET/CT Cardiac Imaging: Correction with a Dedicated CTAC/PET Alignment Visualization Application, an Automated Registration Algorith, and ECG-Gated CTAC, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, San Diego, CA, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, July/August :S105 pages
• Khurshid K, Berger KL, McGough RJ (2007) Optimal Cardiac Phase of CT for the Accurate Attenuation Correction of PET, 13th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, ISEM 2007, Short Paper Proceedings, 94-95 pages
• Berger KL (2007) PET Imaging of Dementia, ERS Conference, Eastern Radiological Society, Bellaire, MI
• Berger KL (2007) Quantitative Assessment of Dementia, Discussions in PET Imaging, Diagnostic Imaging
• Berger KL (2007) Brain PET Interpretation with Quantitative Analysis Tools, , , American Society of Neuroradiology, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2007) Moderator, 54th Annual Meeting, Psychiatry, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington, D.C.
• Berger KL, PET, Mexican Public Television Anchor Interview, 1 Jun 2007
• Berger KL (2007) Cardiac PET/CT, Grand Rounds, Mexico City, Mexico
• Berger KL (2007) Cardiac PET-CT Imaging, PET-CT Imaging Symposium, Las Vegas, NV
• Berger KL (2007) PET Imaging of Dementia, PET-CT Imaging Symposium, Las Vegas, NV
• Berger KL (2007) New Applications of PET/CT, Trends in Medical Imaging, Naples, FL
• Hoisington LA, Scherer DI, Berger KL (2007) Breast MR Imaging: Applications and Pitfalls, Radiologic Technology, 78, 367-377
• Berger KL (2006) PET/CT in Oncology, Grand Rounds, St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, OH
• Berger KL (2006) PET/CT in Breast Cancer, Advances in Women's Imaging, Good Samaritan North Health Center, Dayton, OH
• Berger KL (2006) PET/CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Discussions in PET Imaging, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic Imaging
• Berger KL (2006) PET Imaging of Dementia, Practical PET Imaging Educational Symposia, GEMS, Las Vegas, NV
• Berger KL (2006) Cardiac PET-CT, Practical PET Imaging Educational Symposia, GEMS, Las Vegas, NV
• Berger KL (2006) Myocardial Perfusion PET/CT, , , Michigan Radiological Society, Livonia, MI
• Berger KL (2006) Moderator, 7th Annual Workshop: Molecular Diagnosis and Imaging - Detecting Early Neoplasia, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2006) Clinical PET/CT in Oncology and Neurology, Grand Rounds, Crittendon Hospital, Rochester, MI
• Berger KL (2006) How to Integrate PET/CT into Cancer Patient Care, Cancer Conference - Caring for the Cancer Patient: The Primary Care Physician's Role, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2006) PET/CT Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disease, Grand Rounds, Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, MO
• Berger KL (2006) PET Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disease, Grand Rounds, St. Johns Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
• Berger KL (2006) Clinical PET/CT in Oncology and Neurology, Grand Rounds, Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, MI
• Khurshid K, Berger KL, McGough R (2006) PET/CT Misregistration Attenuation Correction Artifact Eliminated by Automated Least Squares Cardiac Alignment, Academy of Molecular Imaging, Academy of Molecular Imaging, Orlando, FL
• Berger KL (2006) Growing your PET Neurology Practice, Ground Rounds, Rochester, NY
• Berger KL (2006) Fusion PET/CT in Clinical Oncology, Tumor Board, Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, MI
• Berger KL, NM/PET, Cardiology Mechanics, 12 Jan 2006
• Berger KL, PET Cardiology, GEHC, 2006
• Khurshid K, Wu L, Berger KL, McGough RJ (2006) Automated PET/CT Cardiac Registration for Accurate Attenuation Correction, Sixth IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology, 409-414
• Aziz K, Berger KL, Ma H, Huang J, Patel R, Abela GS (2006) Positron Emission Tomography Can Identify Arterial Segments with Vulnerable Plaque Leading to Arterial Thrombosis, American College of Cardiology, Americcan College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA
• Berger KL (2005) PET Brain Imaging Workshop, Syntermed Workshop, Syntermed, Atlanta, GA
• Hoisington LA, Berger KL, DeLano MC, Hammond C, Scherer D (2005) Breast Imaging: Potential Pitfalls, RSNA, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2005) Advanced in Oncologic Imaging of Cancer in Men, Men's Health Symposium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2005) Advances in PET/CT Imaging Applications for Oncology and Neurology, Grand Rounds, Moffitt Medical Center, Tampa, FL
• Berger KL (2005) Fusion PET/CT in Clinical Oncology, Grand Rounds, Tampa Medical Center, Universty of Southern Florida, Tampa, FL
• Berger KL (2005) Clinical PET in Oncology and Neurology, Grand Rounds, Lexington Diagnostic Center, Lexington, KY
• Berger KL (2005) Using NeuroQ to Enhance Your PET Neurological Services, Cardinal Health Expert in Your Office Web Seminar
• Berger KL (2005) PET/CT in Dementia, , , Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI
• Berger KL (2005) Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia, 2nd Annual Psychiatry Updage-Patient Encounters in the Medical Setting, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2005) How to perform and read PET Exams, Grand Rounds, Crittendon Hospital, Pontiac, MI
• Berger KL (2005) Moderator, 6th Annual Molecular Imaging Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2005) Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, , , Toronto, Ontario Canada
• Berger KL, PET/CT in Cardiology, Hospital Television Network, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto, Ontario Canada, GEHC, Jun 2005
• Berger KL, Cardiovascular PET, GEHC - Society of Nuclear Medicine, Jun 2005
• Berger KL (2005) Protocols for Combined Myocardial Perfusion PET and CT Coronary Angiography, Educational Symposia, GEMS, Las Vegas, NV
• Berger KL (2005) Role of Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, PET Board of Directors, GEHC, Las Vegas, NV
• Berger KL (2005) PET/CT Imaging: Role in Oncology, Cardiology, and Neurology, , , Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI
• Berger KL (2005) Protocols for Combined Myocardial Perfusion PET and CT Coronary Angiography, Central Chapter, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Society of Neculear Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2004) Role of PET/CT in Molecular Imaging, Current Concepts in Molecular Imaging, Creative Concepts Conference, Vail, CO
• Cladera E, Berger K, Darlington K, Abela G (2004) Creating Cardiovascular Innovation between Pfizer and MSU, , , East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2004) Cardiac PE/CT, Keynote Speaker and Moderator, RSNA, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2004) Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Imaging: PET and PET/CT ~ Moderator, RSNA, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2004) Introduction to PET, , , Alpena Hospital, Alpena, MI
• Berger KL (2004) Advanced Oncology Applications of PET-CT, Owosso Annual Oncology Conference, Owosso, MI
• Berger KL (2004) Dynamic MR Mammography: Technique and Indications, 8th Annual Oncology Conference, Owosso, MI
• Gordon NS, Symonds LL, Hill MH, Berger KL (2004) 2004 Investigating placebo analgesia using an expectation behavorial paradigm and fMRI, 34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA
• Berger KL (2004) Fusion PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, ERS Annual Conference, Eastern Radiological Society, Kona, HI
• Nielson SF, Berger KL, Robinson KC (2004) Dynamic MR Mammography: Technique and Indications, AOCR Annual Convention: Advances in Body MR, AOCR
• Darlington K, Berger KL (2004) Fusion PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, AOCR Annual Convention: Advances in Body MR, AOCR
• Berger KL (2004) Fusion PET/CT in the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, Park Willis III Memorial 26th Annual Cardiology Update, MSU, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2004) Clinical Fusion PET/CT in Oncology, ERS Annual Conference, Eastern Radiological Society, Princeville, HI
• Berger KL (2004) Oncologic and Cardiac Applications of PET/CT, Grand Rounds, Sparrow Internal Medicine, Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2004) What a Patient should know about PET/CT, , , Kiwanis Club, Okemos, MI
• Berger KL, Breast MRI in High Risk Women, Channel 6 TV News, Jul 2004
• Berger KL (2004) Moderator, 5th Molecular Imaging Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2004) Cardiac PET-CT Protocol Optimization, General Electric Board of Directors, Las Vegas, NV
• Berger KL (2004) Imaging Principles and Applications of Fusion PET-CT, MSU Cyclotron Lab, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2004) Role of PET/CT in Pulmonary Diagnosis and Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Diagnosis and Lung Cancer Conference, East Lansing, MI
• DeLano MC, Koon P, Potchen MJ, Knight TE, Berger KL (2004) Clinical Spine Imaging at 3T, 2004 Symposium, American Socity of Spine Radiology
• Berger KL, Coleman E, PET Champions Series Home Study Program, Cardinal Health, Inc., 2, 2004
• Berger KL (2003) New Technology for the Early Detection of Cancer, , , MSU Retirees Association, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2003) PET for PETS, , , American College of Veterinary Radiology, Chicago, IL
• Berger KL (2003) Advantages of Fusion PET-CT, Grand Rounds, MSU Surgery, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2003) Clincial Fusion PET-CT, 7th Annual Oncology Conference, Owosso, MI
• Berger KL (2003) Neuroapplications of PET, Medical Scholars Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL, PET/CT in Oncology, Channel 6 Television News, Lansing, MI, Aug 2003
• Berger KL, PET/CT in Oncology, Meridian Government Television, Okemos, MI, Aug 2003
• Berger KL (2003) Moderator, 3rd Molecular Imaging Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL, Cardiac PET/CT, ARRS Public Radio Announcement, Miami, FL, May 2003
• Berger KL (2003) Clinical Applications of PET-CT, Great Lakes Cancer Consortium, East Lansing, MI
• Berger KL, Next Generation Imaging Added to MSU Radiology Powerhouse, Michigan State M.D., 25(1), 2-3, Spring 2003
• Berger KL (2003) Advances in Radiology, Lansing Rotary Club, Rotary Club, Lansing, MI
• Cao Y, DeLano MC, Berger KL, Huang J (2003) Asymmetry in Subinsular Anisotrophy by in vivo Diffusion Tensor MRI, Human Brain Mapping, 20 (2)
• Berger KL (2003) Introduction to PET, Oncology Grand Rounds, IRMC, Lansing, MI
• Berger KL (2002) Moderator, 2nd Molecular Imaging Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Cao Y, Huang J, Berger KL, DeLano MC (2002) Asymmetry of Subinsular Anisotrophy by in vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Tenth Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Honolulu, HI
• Berger KL, PET/CT, GE Discovery ST Product Announcement, Chicago, IL, Nov 2001
• Berger, KL, PET/CT, GE Discovery ST Launch, NBC, New York, NY, Jul 2001
• Berger KL, Nicholson SA, Dehdashti F, Siegel BA (April 2000) FDG PET evaluation of mucinous neoplasms: correlation of FDG uptake with histopathologic features, AJR American Journal of Roentgenology, 174 (4), 1005-8
• Mintun MA, Berger KL, Dehdashti F, Lewis JS, Chao C, Welch MJ (2000) Kinetic Analysis of the ovel hypoxic imaging agent [Cu-60] ATSM in human neoplasms, , , J Nucl Med, 41(5):58P pages
• Berger KL, Nicholson SA, Dehdashti F (1999) FDG-PET evaluation of mucinous neoplasms: correlation of FDG uptake with histopathologic features, , , AJR, 172(no3, Supplement) pages
• Reinus WR, Merkel KC, Gilden JJ, Berger KL (June 1996) Evaluation of femoral prosthetic loosening using CT imaging, AJR American Journal of Roentgenology, 166 (6), 1439-42
• Frey KA, Minoshima S, Koeppe RA, Kilbourn MR, Berger KL, Kuhl DE (May 1996) Stereotaxic summation analysis of human cerebral benzodiazepine binding maps, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism : Official Journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism., 16 (3), 409-17
• Casey KL, Minoshima S, Berger KL, Koeppe RA, Morrow TJ, Frey KA (February 1994) Positron emission tomographic analysis of cerebral structures activated specifically by repetitive noxious heat stimuli, Journal of Neurophysiology, 71 (2), 802-7
• Minoshima S, Maruno H, Yui N, Togawa T, Kinoshita F, Kubota M, Berger KL, Uchida Y, Uno K, Arimizu N, Optimization of Butterworth filter for brain SPECT imaging, Annals of Nuclear Medicine, 7(2), 71-7, May 1993
• Minoshima S, Koeppe RA, Mintun MA, Berger KL, Taylor SF, Frey KA, Kuhl DE (February 1993) Automated detection of the intercommissural line for stereotactic localization of functional brain images, Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine., 34 (2), 322-9
• Minoshima S, Maruno H, Yui N, Togawa T, Kinoshita F, Kubota M, Berger KL, Yuchida Y, Uno K, Arimizu N (1993) Optimization of Butterworth filter for brain SPECT Imaging, Annals of Nuclear Medicine, 34 (2), 322-329
• Minoshima S, Frey KA, Koeppe RA, Berger KL, Morrow TJ, Kuhl DE (1993) Functional intercorrelations among multi-focal cerebral responses to thermal pain in human, , , J Nucl Med, 34(5):56P-57P pages
• Minoshima S, Frey KA, Koeppe RA, Berger KL, Fessler JA, Kuhl DE, Casey KL (1993) PET localization of response to thermal stimuli in humans, , , J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 13(Supp 1):S260 pages
• Minoshima S, Koeppe RA, Fessler JA, Mintun MA, Berger KL, Taylor SF (1993) Integrated and automated data analysis method for neuronal activation studies using O-15 water PET, , , Annals of Nucl Med, Supplement 7:S74 pages
• Minoshima S, Berger KL, Lee KS, Mintun MA (August 1992) An automated method for rotational correction and centering of three-dimensional functional brain images, Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine., 33 (8), 1579-85
• Mimoshima S, Koeppe RA, Frey KA, Berger KL, Kuhl DE (1992) Automated method for anatomical standardization of three-dimensional functional brain images, , , J Nucl Med, 33:1003 pages
• Minoshima S, Frey KA, Koeppe RA, Berger KL, Greenough R, Kuhl DE (1992) Stereotatic metabolic atlas of the brain as a new diagnostic tool for functional brain imaging, , , J Nucl Med, 33:858 pages
• Minoshima S, Berger KL, Mintun MA, Taylor SF, Koeppe RA (1992) Automated stereotactic transformation of functional brain PET images, , , J Nucl Med, 33:1007 pages
• Berger KL, Minoshima S, Koeppe RA, Mintun MA, Kuhl DE (1992) A Statistical analysis of intrasubject and intersubject averaging, , , J Nucl Med, 33:1009 pages
• Casey KL, Minoshima S, Berger KL, Koeppe RA, Morrow TJ (1992) PET analysis of brain structures differentially activiated by noxious thermal stimuli, , , J Neuroscience, 18:833 pages
• Berger KL (1991) Data analysis for PET activation studies, , , Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
• Minoshima S, Berger KL, Lee KS, Taylor SF (1991) Automated detection of the intercommisural line for stereotactic registration of PET images, , , J Nucl Med, 32(5):996 pages
• Berger KL, Lee KS (1991) Optimum scanning regimen for detection of neuronal activation with bolus O-15 water, , , J Nucl Med, 32(5):1064 pages
• Berger KL, Minoshima S, Koeppe RA, Mintun MA (1991) Change distribution analysis of functional brain images: automated transformation and subtraction for stereotactic response localization, , , Radiology, 181(P):101 pages
• Minoshima S, Berger KL, Koeppe RA, Frey KA, Mintun MA, Kkuhl DE (1991) Automated registration and standardization of functional brain images: new diagnostic tool for brain PET study, , , Radiology, 181(P):101 pages
• Berger KL, Kiritsy-Roy JA, Gordon SM, Terry LC (1989) Central norepinephrine and opioid systems mediate cocaine analgesia, Student Biomedical Research Forum, University of Michigan Medical School
• Terry LC, Berger KL, Kiritsy-Roy JA, McNulty JL, Kamle RD (1989) Cocaine analgesia is mediated by central norepinephrine and opid systems, , , Society of Neuroscience, 15(1):801 pages
• Berger KL, Coleman E, PET Champions Series Home Study Program, Cardinal Health, Inc., 2003
• Berger KL, Silverman D, PET Champions Series Home Study Program, Neurology, Cardinal Health, Inc., 2005