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Robert Lufkin

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Robert Lufkin
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Robert Lufkin is an American inventor, physician, writer, and professor. He is the author of Lies I Taught in Medical School and the inventor of the Lufkin Needle.

Biography

Lufkin studied computer science at Brown University and completed his medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.[1] In 2024, he published the book Lies I Taught in Medical School.[2][3] He is currently a Clinical Professor of Radiology at the USC Keck School of Medicine with an academic focus on the applied science of longevity.[1]

Publications

Books

  • Robert B. Lufkin and William N. Hanafee. Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy (1989). 1st ed.[4]
  • Robert B. Lufkin, ed. The MRI Manual (1990). 1st ed.[5]
  • Antonio de Sales and Robert Lufkin, eds. Minimally Invasive Therapy of the Brain (1997)[6]
  • The MRI Manual (1997). 2nd ed.
  • Interventional MRI (1998).
  • D.H.W. Grömemeyer, and R. B. Lufkin, eds. Open Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2000)[7]
  • Robert Lufkin, Alexandra Borges, and Pablo Villablanca. Teaching Atlas of Head and Neck Imaging (2000).[8]
  • Robert Lufkin, Alexandra Borges, Kim M. Nguyen, and Yoshimi Anzai, eds. MRI of the Head and Neck (2000). 2nd ed.[9]
  • Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy (2000). 2nd ed.
  • Lies I Taught in Medical School (2024)[10]

Academic papers

  • Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck and New Imaging Techniques.[11]
  • Somatosensory Evoked Response Source Localization Using Actual Cortical Surface as the Spatial Constraint.[12]
  • MRI-Guided Access to the Retropharynx.[13]
  • Enhancing Access to the Parapharyngeal Space.[14]

Inventions

Lufkin developed an MR-compatible biopsy needle, which is often called the Lufkin Needle.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Robert Lufkin, MD". www.a4m.com. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  2. Rudy, Melissa; Rudy (2024-06-26). "The top 10 big 'lies' the medical community is telling patients, revealed by a doctor". New York Post. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. Rudy, Melissa (2024-06-25). "California doctor reveals the 10 big 'lies' the medical community is telling patients". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  4. Reviews of Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy (1st ed.)
    • Eisele, David W. (1992). "Book Review: Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy". Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 106 (1): 116. doi:10.1177/019459989210600146.
    • Griffiths, Harry J. (March 1990). "Pocket Atlas of Head and Neck MRI Anatomy". Radiology. 174 (3): 674. doi:10.1148/radiology.174.3.674.
  5. Reviews of The MRI Manual (1st ed.)
  6. Reviews of Minimally Invasive Therapy of the Brain
    • Hardy, D. G (1 March 1998). "Minimally Invasive Therapy of The Brain". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 64 (3): 421a. doi:10.1136/jnnp.64.3.421a.
  7. Reviews of Open Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    • Trattnig, S. (December 2000). "Open Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging, by D.H.W. Grömemeyer, R.B. Lufkin, Springer–Verlag, Berlin, 2000. ISBN 3-540-63781-8; $175.00". European Journal of Radiology. 36 (3): 181. doi:10.1016/S0720-048X(00)00209-6.
  8. Reviews of Teaching Atlas of Head and Neck Imaging
    • Provenzale, James M. (February 2001). "Teaching Atlas of Head and Neck Imaging". American Journal of Roentgenology. 176 (2): 540. doi:10.2214/ajr.176.2.1760540.
  9. Reviews of MRI of the Head and Neck (2nd ed.)
  10. "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  11. Lambre, Hector; Anzai, Yoshimi; Farahani, Keyvan; Castro, Daniel; Lufkin, Robert B. (1996-05-01). "Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck and New Imaging Techniques". Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. 6 (2): 461–472. doi:10.1016/S1052-5149(25)00372-7. ISSN 1052-5149. PMID 8726916.
  12. Akhtari, M.; McNay, D.; Mandelkern, M.; Teeter, B.; Cline, H. E.; Mallick, J.; Clark, G.; Tatar, R.; Lufkin, R.; Chan, K. (1994). "Somatosensory evoked response source localization using actual cortical surface as the spatial constraint". Brain Topography. 7 (1): 63–69. doi:10.1007/BF01184838. ISSN 0896-0267. PMID 7803201.
  13. Lai, Annie; Maghami, Ellie; Borges, Alexandra; Bonyadilou, Shahram; Curran, John; Abemayor, Elliot; Lufkin, Robert (2003). "MRI-guided access to the retropharynx". Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 17 (3): 317–322. doi:10.1002/jmri.10254. ISSN 1522-2586. PMID 12594721.
  14. Abemayor, Elliot; Lufkin, Robert (2002). "Enhancing Access to the Parapharyngeal Space". The Laryngoscope. 112 (4): 757–759. doi:10.1097/00005537-200204000-00030. ISSN 1531-4995. PMID 12150536.




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