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Punam Saha, PhD

Professor of Radiology
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Punam Saha, PhD - University of Iowa
Primary Office
4312 Seamans Center
103 South Capitol Street
Iowa City, IA 52242

Current Positions

  • Professor of Radiology
  • Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Education

  • BE in Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
  • ME in Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
  • PhD in Computer Science, Indian Statistical Institute, India
  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Image Processing Group and Laboratory for Structural Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Research Associate: Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Image Processing Group and Laboratory for Structural Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Publications

  • Guha I, Zhang X, Nadeem SA, Levy SM, Saha PK. Continuum finite element analysis generalizesin vivotrabecular bone microstructural strength measures between two CT scanners with different image resolution. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2023 Feb 22;9(2):025012. doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/acbb0a. PMID: 36763987; PMCID: PMC9945196.
  • Zou RH, Nouraie SM, Rossiter HB, McDonald ML, DeMeo DL, Mason S, Washko GR, Saha PK, Make BJ, Casaburi R, Regan EA, Bon J; COPDGene Investigators. Associations Between Muscle Weakness and Clinical Outcomes in Current and Former Smokers. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023 Jan 25;10(1):112-121. doi: 10.15326/jcopdf.2022.0365. PMID: 36599111; PMCID: PMC9995230.
  • Nadeem SA, Comellas AP, Hoffman EA, Saha PK. Airway Detection in COPD at Low-Dose CT Using Deep Learning and Multiparametric Freeze and Grow. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2022 Dec 1;4(6):e210311. doi: 10.1148/ryct.210311. PMID: 36601453; PMCID: PMC9806731.
  • Das N, Baczynska E, Bijata M, Ruszczycki B, Zeug A, Plewczynski D, Saha PK, Ponimaskin E, Wlodarczyk J, Basu S. Correction to: 3dSpAn: An interactive software for 3D segmentation and analysis of dendritic spines. Neuroinformatics. 2022 Jul;20(3):699. doi: 10.1007/s12021-022-09589-0. Erratum for: Neuroinformatics. 2022 Jul;20(3):679-698. PMID: 35648272.
  • Das N, Baczynska E, Bijata M, Ruszczycki B, Zeug A, Plewczynski D, Saha PK, Ponimaskin E, Wlodarczyk J, Basu S. 3dSpAn: An interactive software for 3D segmentation and analysis of dendritic spines. Neuroinformatics. 2022 Jul;20(3):679-698. doi: 10.1007/s12021-021-09549-0. Epub 2021 Nov 7. Erratum in: Neuroinformatics. 2022 Jun 1;: PMID: 34743262.
  • Guha I, Zhang X, Rajapakse CS, Letuchy EM, Chang G, Janz KF, Torner JC, Levy SM, Saha PK. Computed Tomography-Based Stiffness Measures of Trabecular Bone Microstructure: Cadaveric Validation and In Vivo Application. JBMR Plus. 2022 May 5;6(6):e10627. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10627. PMID: 35720662; PMCID: PMC9189917.
  • Guha I, Zhang X, Rajapakse CS, Chang G, Saha PK. Finite element analysis of trabecular bone microstructure using CT imaging and continuum mechanical modeling. Med Phys. 2022 Jun;49(6):3886-3899. doi: 10.1002/mp.15629. Epub 2022 Apr 5. PMID: 35319784; PMCID: PMC9325403.
  • Das N, Baczynska E, Bijata M, Ruszczycki B, Zeug A, Plewczynski D, Saha PK, Ponimaskin E, Wlodarczyk J, Basu S. 3dSpAn: An interactive software for 3D segmentation and analysis of dendritic spines. Neuroinformatics. 2021 Nov 7. doi: 10.1007/s12021-021-09549-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34743262.
  • Holman ME, Chang G, Ghatas MP, Saha PK, Zhang X, Khan MR, Sima AP, Adler RA, Gorgey AS. Bone and non-contractile soft tissue changes following open kinetic chain resistance training and testosterone treatment in spinal cord injury: an exploratory study. Osteoporos Int. 2021 Jul;32(7):1321-1332. doi: 10.1007/s00198-020-05778-2. Epub 2021 Jan 14. PMID: 33443609.
  • Zhang X, Comellas AP, Regan EA, Guha I, Shibli-Rahhal A, Rubin MR, DiCamillo PA, Letuchy EM, Barr RG, Hoffman EA, Saha PK. Quantitative CT-Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers. JBMR Plus. 2021 Mar 19;5(5):e10484. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10484. PMID: 33977202; PMCID: PMC8101620.