Beck Olson

Programmer Analyst IV
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Biography

Scientific software developer with a focus on data visualization, algorithms and image processing. An advocate of open-source software with a focus on building tools to apply new technologies to cutting-edge science.

Education

B.S. Physics with Specialization in Computation Physics, 1999 - Physics, University of California San Diego

Publications

Diaz E, Sriram R, Gordon JW, Sinha A, Liu X, Sahin S, Crane J, Olson MP, Chen HY, Bernard J, Vigneron DB, Wang ZJ, Xu D, Larson PEZ. Data Format Standardization and DICOM Integration for Hyperpolarized 13C MRI. ArXiv. 2024 May 06.
Diaz E, Sriram R, Gordon JW, Sinha A, Liu X, Sahin SI, Crane JC, Olson MP, Chen HY, Bernard JML, Vigneron DB, Wang ZJ, Xu D, Larson PEZ. Data Format Standardization and DICOM Integration for Hyperpolarized 13C MRI. J Imaging Inform Med. 2024 May 06.
Hawkins JR, Olson MP, Harouni A, Qin MM, Hess CP, Majumdar S, Crane JC. Implementation and prospective real-time evaluation of a generalized system for in-clinic deployment and validation of machine learning models in radiology. PLOS Digit Health. 2023 Aug; 2(8):e0000227.
Cluceru J, Interian Y, Phillips JJ, Molinaro AM, Luks TL, Alcaide-Leon P, Olson MP, Nair D, LaFontaine M, Shai A, Chunduru P, Pedoia V, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Chang SM, Lupo JM. Improving the noninvasive classification of glioma genetic subtype with deep learning and diffusion-weighted imaging. Neuro Oncol. 2022 04 01; 24(4):639-652.
Cluceru J, Nelson SJ, Wen Q, Phillips JJ, Shai A, Molinaro AM, Alcaide-Leon P, Olson MP, Nair D, LaFontaine M, Chunduru P, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Cha S, Chang SM, Berger MS, Lupo JM. Recurrent tumor and treatment-induced effects have different MR signatures in contrast enhancing and non-enhancing lesions of high-grade gliomas. Neuro Oncol. 2020 10 14; 22(10):1516-1526.
Crane JC, Gordon JW, Chen HY, Autry AW, Li Y, Olson MP, Kurhanewicz J, Vigneron DB, Larson PEZ, Xu D. Hyperpolarized 13 C MRI data acquisition and analysis in prostate and brain at University of California, San Francisco. NMR Biomed. 2021 05; 34(5):e4280.
Jalbert LE, Elkhaled A, Phillips JJ, Neill E, Williams A, Crane JC, Olson MP, Molinaro AM, Berger MS, Kurhanewicz J, Ronen SM, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Metabolic Profiling of IDH Mutation and Malignant Progression in Infiltrating Glioma. Sci Rep. 2017 03 22; 7:44792.
Nelson SJ, Kadambi AK, Park I, Li Y, Crane J, Olson M, Molinaro A, Roy R, Butowski N, Cha S, Chang S. Association of early changes in 1H MRSI parameters with survival for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma receiving a multimodality treatment regimen. Neuro Oncol. 2017 03 01; 19(3):430-439.
Nelson SJ, Li Y, Lupo JM, Olson M, Crane JC, Molinaro A, Roy R, Clarke J, Butowski N, Prados M, Cha S, Chang SM. Serial analysis of 3D H-1 MRSI for patients with newly diagnosed GBM treated with combination therapy that includes bevacizumab. J Neurooncol. 2016 10; 130(1):171-179.
von Morze C, Chang GY, Larson PE, Shang H, Allu PK, Bok RA, Crane JC, Olson MP, Tan CT, Marco-Rius I, Nelson SJ, Kurhanewicz J, Pearce D, Vigneron DB. Detection of localized changes in the metabolism of hyperpolarized gluconeogenic precursors 13 C-lactate and 13 C-pyruvate in kidney and liver. Magn Reson Med. 2017 04; 77(4):1429-1437.
Jalbert LE, Neill E, Phillips JJ, Lupo JM, Olson MP, Molinaro AM, Berger MS, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Magnetic resonance analysis of malignant transformation in recurrent glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2016 08; 18(8):1169-79.
Gourraud PA, Henry RG, Cree BA, Crane JC, Lizee A, Olson MP, Santaniello AV, Datta E, Zhu AH, Bevan CJ, Gelfand JM, Graves JS, Goodin DS, Green AJ, von Büdingen HC, Waubant E, Zamvil SS, Crabtree-Hartman E, Nelson S, Baranzini SE, Hauser SL. Precision medicine in chronic disease management: The multiple sclerosis BioScreen. Ann Neurol. 2014 Nov; 76(5):633-42.
Crane JC, Olson MP, Nelson SJ. SIVIC: Open-Source, Standards-Based Software for DICOM MR Spectroscopy Workflows. Int J Biomed Imaging. 2013; 2013:169526.
Jewett DL, Hart T, Larson-Prior LJ, Baird B, Olson M, Trumpis M, Makayed K, Bavafa P. Human sensory-evoked responses differ coincident with either "fusion-memory" or "flash-memory", as shown by stimulus repetition-rate effects. BMC Neurosci. 2006 Feb 23; 7:18.
Jewett DL, Caplovitz G, Baird B, Trumpis M, Olson MP, Larson-Prior LJ. The use of QSD (q-sequence deconvolution) to recover superposed, transient evoked-responses. Clin Neurophysiol. 2004 Dec; 115(12):2754-75.