Ken Taguchi, MSC, PhD
Highlights
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Ken Taguchi
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Background
Katsuyuki (Ken) Taguchi, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Radiological Physics Division within the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science.
Dr. Taguchi received Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering Science from Tokyo Institute of Technology and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electronic Engineering and Information Science from University of Tsukuba. With 14 years of experiences in research and development in Toshiba Medical Systems, he joined Johns Hopkins faculty in 2005.
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Research Summary
Dr. Taguchi’s current interests lie in various aspects of spectral, photon counting CT imaging and x-ray angiography-based perfusion imaging. He is one of the leading experts for the former topic; his group is the inventor and the sole investigation team for the latter topic.
In the past, he has worked on image reconstruction methods for spiral/helical CT, cardiac CT, and time-resolved cardiac CT. His algorithms have been implemented in clinical CT scanners.
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Honors
- Bruce Hasegawa Young Investigator Medical Imaging Science Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2008
- Global Research Fellow, Toshiba Corporation, 1998–2000
Graduate Program Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins Medical Physics Program
- Dr. Taguchi is the Co-Director of Medical Physics PhD Program and a member of the Steering Committee for Medical Physics MS Program.
- Johns Hopkins Medical Physics program is a joint education program of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science and the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. We offer a PhD program, a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics master's program, and a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics residency program (Radiation Oncology only). Our clinical and research programs provide an excellent training environment including state-of-the-art facilities for our medical physics residents, postdoctoral fellows, and students to become leaders in medical physics.