Niels A. Lassen
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Niels Alexander Lassen was a Danish
medical doctor and pioneer of neuroimaging
.
His father, H.C.A. Lassen, was professor at the University of Copenhagen
, and Niels Lassen graduated as medical doctor from the same university in 1951.
With his colleague Ole Munck he began in the 1950s to use radioactive isotopes for the measurement of the blood circulation in the brain, and in the beginning of the 1960s he together with David H. Ingvar from University of Lund began the development of methods for regional measurements on the brain with krypton-85 and xenon-133 isotopes. These efforts were summarized in a Scientific American
article in 1978. He has been called the greatest Danish brain researcher since Niels Steensen.
He was employed at the Bispebjerg Hospital
from 1962 to 1996 and wrote more than 600 articles.
He was married to Edda Sveinsdottir who as a computer scientist
helped with the development of the (at that time) advanced computer technology for image construction of the regional brain measurements.
There is a Niels A. Lassen Award (Danish: "Niels A. Lassen Prisen").
The Danish medical doctor, brain researcher and "science entertainer" Peter Lund Madsen was a student of Niels A. Lassen, and Peter Lund Madsen received the Niels A. Lassen Award in 2002.
Niels Lassen himself received the Novo Nordisk Prize i 1968.
Denmark
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medical doctor and pioneer of neuroimaging
Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging includes the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure, function/pharmacology of the brain...
.
His father, H.C.A. Lassen, was professor at the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
, and Niels Lassen graduated as medical doctor from the same university in 1951.
With his colleague Ole Munck he began in the 1950s to use radioactive isotopes for the measurement of the blood circulation in the brain, and in the beginning of the 1960s he together with David H. Ingvar from University of Lund began the development of methods for regional measurements on the brain with krypton-85 and xenon-133 isotopes. These efforts were summarized in a Scientific American
Scientific American
Scientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
article in 1978. He has been called the greatest Danish brain researcher since Niels Steensen.
He was employed at the Bispebjerg Hospital
Bispebjerg Hospital
Bispebjerg Hospital is one of the hospitals in the Capital Region of Denmark. Along with a number of other hospitals and the University of Copenhagen , Bispebjerg Hospital forms part of the Copenhagen University Hospital....
from 1962 to 1996 and wrote more than 600 articles.
He was married to Edda Sveinsdottir who as a computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
helped with the development of the (at that time) advanced computer technology for image construction of the regional brain measurements.
There is a Niels A. Lassen Award (Danish: "Niels A. Lassen Prisen").
The Danish medical doctor, brain researcher and "science entertainer" Peter Lund Madsen was a student of Niels A. Lassen, and Peter Lund Madsen received the Niels A. Lassen Award in 2002.
Niels Lassen himself received the Novo Nordisk Prize i 1968.
Sources
- Olaf B. PaulsonOlaf B. PaulsonOlaf Bjarne Paulson, born 22 July 1940, Copenhagen, Denmark is a Danish neuroscientist.Holding an MD and DMSc at Copenhagen University, he worked in collaboration with Niels A. Lassen. His research focused on the physiology and pathophysiology of the cerebral circulation and metabolism...
, "Niels A. Lassen (1926-1997)", In Festskrift. Dansk Neurologisk Selskab 1900-2000, Jørgen Therkelsen (editor), Lægeforeningens forlag, Copenhagen, 2000.