Orpheus Kolokythas, MD

Abdominal Imaging

Professor

Biography

Orpheus Kolokythas, MD, is a UW Professor of Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Director of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and MR Safety Medical Director.

Dr. Kolokythas is committed to delivering excellent imaging services for patients and clinical colleagues. His focus is on maintaining the highest level of safety, patient comfort, efficiency and diagnostic accuracy possible.

Dr. Kolokythas earned his MD from the University of Heidelberg in Germany. His clinical and research interests include imaging of liver and advanced magnetic resonance imaging methods with emphasis on the abdomen and pelvis.

Personal Interests

In his free time Dr. Kolokythas enjoys biking, traveling, music, activities with family and ancient history and art.

Education

• University of Wuerzburg, Medical education, 1994
• University of Heidelburg, Medical education, 1994
• University Clinic of Ulm, Residency, Diagnostic Radiology
• University Clinic of Ulm, Internship, Pathology
• University of Washington- Body Imaging Fellowship
• Board Certifications, Diagnostic Radiology

Recent Publications (via Semantic Scholar)

Ultrasound Attenuation Imaging vs MRI-PDFF, Echogenicity and Liver Function for Assessing Degree of Steatosis in NAFLD and Non-NAFLD Patients.
Matthew Thomas, M. Dighe, O. Kolokythas, et al. - Published 2023 - ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY

A first-in-human germline-targeting HIV nanoparticle vaccine induced broad and publicly targeted helper T cell responses
Kristen W. Cohen, S. D. De Rosa, W. Fulp, et al. - Published 2023 - SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

Comparison of gadolinium-based contrast agents for MR cholangiography in saline, blood and bile: a phantom study
J. Froehlich, Leen Moussa, Natalie Guirguis, et al. - Published 2023 - EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL

Intra-examination agreement between multi-echo gradient echo and confounder-corrected chemical shift-encoded MR sequences for R2* estimation as a biomarker of liver iron content in patients with a wide range of T2*/R2* and proton density fat fraction values
Guilherme Moura Cunha, O. Kolokythas, Wenyu Chen, et al. - Published 2023 - ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY

Human immunoglobulin gene allelic variation impacts germline-targeting vaccine priming.
Allan C. deCamp, M. Corcoran, W. Fulp, et al. - Published 2023 - MEDRXIV

Vaccination induces HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humans
David J. Leggat, Kristen W. Cohen, Jordan R. Willis, et al. - Published 2022 - SCIENCE

MRI for Liver Iron Quantification: Concepts and Current Methods.
Kathan A Amin, A. Mileto, O. Kolokythas - Published 2022 - SEMINARS IN ULTRASOUND, CT, AND MR

Circulating and intra-tumoral adrenal androgens correlate with response to abiraterone in men with castration resistant prostate cancer.
E. Mostaghel, B. Marck, O. Kolokythas, et al. - Published 2021 - CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : AN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Accuracy of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Techniques for Fat Quantification in Comparison With Magnetic Resonance Proton Density Fat Fraction and Single-Energy Computed Tomography in an Anthropomorphic Phantom Environment.
Zi Jun Wu, D. Hippe, David A Zamora, et al. - Published 2021 - JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY

Intimate partner violence crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic: how can radiologists make a difference?
Simon Matoori, B. Khurana, Marta Chadwick Balcom, et al. - Published 2020 - EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY