Cara E. Morin, MD, PhD
- Pediatric Radiologist, Division of Radiology and Medical Imaging
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology
- cara.morin@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
My clinical area of expertise is pediatric radiology, specializing in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart and abdomen. I’m also a researcher working to improve the efficiency and quality of MRI pictures in children of all ages. My work focuses on developing and optimizing rapid MRI sequences, enhancing access to pediatric-specific MRI sequences, and developing and studying the role of quantitative MRI sequences in improving diagnosis.
I have three children, and I often envision them in the MRI scanner trying to follow the instructions we give patients to obtain the best images. I’m not sure my children could follow the instructions, which leads me to believe that we need to make the process easier for all patients. For example, an MRI of the heart and abdomen requires patients to hold their breath for the best image quality. Working with physicists, we’re developing new strategies to eliminate the need for breath-holding, which is very difficult for some children and impossible for babies or sedated children. We’re also improving quantitative MRI sequences, which will hopefully improve the diagnostic accuracy of many different diseases, including liver and renal tumors.
PhD: University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2009,
MD: University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2011,
Residency: University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2016,
Fellowship: MRI, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 2017,
Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2018,
Interests
Pediatric radiology
Services and Specialties
Interests
MRI of the heart and abdomen
Publications
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Follow-Up of Melanoma. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2026; 23(7):1423-1444.
Rapid MRI for Pediatric Patients: Indications, Protocols, and High-Yield Diagnoses for Emergency Radiologists. Seminars in Roentgenology. 2026; 64:151005.
Radiopharmaceutical Transit Timing in Pediatric and Young Adult Nuclear Medicine CSF Shunt Imaging: A 5-Year Retrospective Review. Academic Radiology. 2026.
Combined CMR and catheterization for pre-Fontan evaluation: comparing metrics and clinical correlations. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2026; 28(1):102723.
Clinical evaluation of accelerated breath-held and free-breathing cine cardiac MRI using model-based deep learning reconstruction (SonicDL) in children and young adults. Pediatric Radiology. 2026.
Utility of Computed Tomography Surveillance of Asymptomatic Infection in Children and Young Adults Before Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2026; 73(5):e70175.
Imaging biomarkers to predict the development of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome of the liver in pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2026; 61(5):605-607.
Imaging Approaches to Surveillance in Children With Cancer Predisposition Syndromes, From the AJR Special Series on Screening. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2026; 226(3):e2532735.
Evaluation of 0.55T MRI for Simultaneous R2* and Fat Fraction Quantification in the Presence of Hepatic Iron Overload and Steatosis Using Simulations and Phantoms. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2026; 95(3):1737-1752.
Surveillance imaging detects hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas in individuals with Fontan circulation. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2026; 38(3):377-383.
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