Priv. Doz. Dr. Nicolau Beckmann

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Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsMedical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
Keywordsdrug profiling, imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), pharmacology

Current contact address

CountrySwitzerland
CityBasel
InstitutionNovartis Pharma AG
InstituteNavartis Institute for BioMedical Research, Global Imaging Group

Host during sponsorship

Klaus HambüchenUnternehmensbereich Medizinische Technik, Siemens AG, Erlangen
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/1986

Programme(s)

1986Krupp Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2002N. Beckmann, B. Tigani, R. Sugar, A.D. Jackson, G. Jones, L. Mazzoni, and J. R. Fozard: Non-invasive detection of endotoxin induced mucus hypersecretion in rat lung by magnetic resonance imaging. In: Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol, 2002, L22-L30
2002Bruno Tigani, Elisabeth Schaeublin, Rosemary Sugar, Alan D. Jackson, John R. Fozard, Nicolau Beckmann: Pulmonary inflammation monitored non-invasively by MRI in freely breathing rats. In: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 2002, 216-221
2001Nicolau Beckmann, Thomas Mueggler, Peter Roland Allegrini, Didier Laurent, Markus Rudin: From Anatomy to the Target: Contributions of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Pre-Clinical Pharmaceutical Research. In: Anatomical Record (New Anatomist), 2001, 85-100
2001L. Gaschen, H.-J. Schuurman, K. Bruttel, M. Tanner, N. Beckmann: MRI and sonographic detection of morphologic and hemodynamic changes in chronic renal allograft rejection in the rat . In: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2001, 232-241
2001Nicolau Beckmann, Bruno Tigani, Lazzaro Mazzoni, John R. Fozard: MRI of Lung Parenchyma in Rats and Mice Using a Gradient-Echo Sequence. In: NMR in Biomedicine, 2001, 297-306
2001Nicolau Beckmann, Conrad Gentsch, Diana Baumann, Konrad Bruttel, Annick Vassout, Pierre Schoeffter, Erika Loetscher, Maria Bobadilla, Elias Perentes, Markus Rudin : Non-invasive, quantitative assessment of the anatomical phenotype of corticotropin-releasing factor overexpressing mice by MRI. In: NMR in Biomedicine, 2001, 210-216
2001Nicolau Beckmann, Bruno Tigani, Dimitrios Ekatodramis, Rene Borer, Lazzaro Mazzoni, John R. Fozard: Pulmonary edema induced by allergen challenge in the rat: Non-invasive assessment by magnetic resonance imaging. In: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2001, 88-95
2000Nicolau Beckmann: High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Angiography Non-Invasively Reveals Mouse Strain Differences in the Cerebrovascular Anatomy, in Vivo . In: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2000, 252-258
2000Nicolau Beckmann, Robert P. Hof, Markus Rudin: The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy in Transplantation: From Animal Models to Man . In: NMR in Biomedicine, 2000, 329-348
1999Janet Dawson, Sharon Gustard, Nicolau Beckmann: High Resolution 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Investigation of Knee Joint Damage During the Time-Course of Rabbit Antigen-Induced Arthritis . In: Arthritis and Rheumatism , 1999, 119-128
1999Nicolau Beckmann, Roger Stirnimann, Damien Bochelen: High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Mouse Brain: Application to Murine Focal Cerebral Ischemia Models . In: Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 1999, 442-450
1999M. Rudin, N. Beckmann, R. Pórszász, T. Reese, D. Bochelen, A. Sauter: In vivo magnetic resonance methods in pharmaceutical research: current status and perspectives . In: NMR in Biomedicine, 1999, 69-97
1999T. Reese, D. Bochelen, A. Sauter, N. Beckmann, M. Rudin: Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Rat Cerebrovascular System without the Use of Contrast Agents . In: NMR in Biomedicine, 1999, 189-196
1998Nicolau Beckmann: Carbon-13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a non-invasive tool for the analysis of brain metabolism. In: T. Yuasa, J.W. Prichard, S. Ogawa, Current Progress in Functional Brain Mapping - Science and Applications. Nishimura/Smith-Gordon & Co., 1998. 37-44
1998N. S. Cook, H.-G. Zerwes, M. Rudin, N. Beckmann, H.-J. Schuurman Chronic Graft Loss: Dealing With the Vascular Alterations in Solid Organ Transplantation . In: Transplantation Proceedings, 1998, 2413-2418
1997Markus Rudin, Nicolau Beckmann, Andre Sauter: Analysis of Tracer Transit Time in Rat Brain After Carotid Artery and Femoral Vein Administrations Using Linear System Theory. In: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1997, 551-558
1997Pórszász R, Beckmann N, Bruttel K, Urban L, Rudin M : Signal changes in the spinal cord of the rat after injection of formalin into the hindpaw: Characterization using functional magnetic resonance imaging . In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA , 1997, 5034-5039
1996W. Roser, N. Beckmann, U. Wiesmann, and J. Seelig. Absolute Quantification of the Hepatic Glycogen Content in a Patient with Glycogen Storage Disease by 13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy . In: Magnetic Resonance Imaging , 1996, 1217-1220
1996H.-J. Schuurman, N. Beckmann, U. Briner, C. Bruns, K. Bruttel, M. Tanner, L. Tolcsvai, and G. Weckbecker: Chronic Rejection of a Rat Kidney Allograft: Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Assess the Graft Status and the Effect of the Somatostatin Analogue SMS 201-995 . In: Transplantation Proceedings, 1996, 3272-3275
1996R. Fried, N. Beckmann, R. Ninnis, U. Keller, G. Stalder, and J. Seelig. Early Glycogenolysis and Late Glycogenesis in Human Liver After Intravenous Administration of Galactose . In: American Journal of Physiology (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol.) , 1996, G14-G19
1995Nicolau Beckmann: Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy of Biological Systems. Academic Press, 1995
1995Markus Rudin, Nicolau Beckmann, Anis Mir, and Andre Sauter: In Vivo Magnetic Resonance in Pharmacological Research. In: A. C. Cuello and B. Collier, Pharmacological Sciences: Perspectives for Research and Therapy in the Late 1990s. Birkhaeuser, 1995. 481-491
1992Nicolau Beckmann: In Vivo 13C Spectroscopy in Humans. In: P. Diehl, E. Fluck, H. Günther, R. Kosfeld, and J. Seelig, NMR - Basic Principles and Progress. In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Springer, 1992. 75-100