Amol S. Pednekar, PhD

amol.pednekar@cchmc.org

About

Biography

Dr. Pednekar received his Baccalaureate in Electrical Engineering in at University of Mumbai in India. He then completed a PhD in Computer Science in 2003 at University of Houston, Texas. He is certified by the American Board of Medical Physics since September 2016 in in MRI Physics. After completing his PhD, Dr. Pednekar joined St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, in Houston, Texas, as a Radiology Research Specialist, prior to becoming MRI Clinical Scientist for Philips Healthcare in 2005. He was Senior Imaging Scientist at Texas Children's hospital since 2017 prior to joining Department of Radiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital as Assistant Professor. Dr. Pednekar is a skilled in cardiovascular MRI, passionately translating technical innovation into clinical practice.

He is an imaging scientist and algorithm developer with decade plus of experience in the field of diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging, guiding technical innovation towards clinical needs and translating them into clinical practice.

Interests

Cardiovascular and Body MRI

Services and Specialties

Radiology and Medical Imaging

Research Areas

Radiology

Publications

Evaluation of a novel flexible, lightweight blanket-like torso coil in pediatric MRI at 1.5-T - initial experience. Dillman, JR; Tkach, JA; Guillerman, RP; Kocaoglu, M; Li, Y; Nasser, MP; Prasanphanich, AF; Pednekar, A; Kharzai, A; Greer, J; Dudley, JA. Pediatric Radiology. 2026.

Quantitative MRI Markers Detect Postpancreatitis Changes and Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study. Gonzalez-Llanos, L; Dudley, J; Pednekar, A; Gecili, E; Trout, AT; Abu-El-Haija, M. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 2026; 17(8):e01055.

Diffuse myocardial remodeling in children with Fontan circulation at moderate altitude: interpreting T1 and ECV in clinical context. Pednekar, A; Kocaoglu, M; Morin, CE. Pediatric Radiology. 2026.

Clinical evaluation of accelerated breath-held and free-breathing cine cardiac MRI using model-based deep learning reconstruction (SonicDL) in children and young adults. Kocaoglu, M; Ta, H; Lang, SM; Morin, CE; Pednekar, A. Pediatric Radiology. 2026.

Comparison of hepatic PDFF, T2*, and T2 estimates from breath-hold and free-breathing respiratory-gated MRI acquisitions in children and young adults. Kilpattu Ramaniharan, A; Kemp, J; Kocaoglu, M; Trout, A; Dillman, J; Manhard, MK; Pednekar, A. Abdominal Radiology. 2026; 51(5):2696-2704.

Tu1897 QUANTITATIVE MRI MARKERS DETECT POST-PANCREATITIS CHANGES AND DIABETES MARKERS: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. Gonzalez-Llanos, L; Dudley, J; Pednekar, A; Gecili, E; Trout, AT; Abu-El-Haija, M. Gastroenterology. 2026; 170(6):s-2309.

Tu1897 QUANTITATIVE MRI MARKERS DETECT POST-PANCREATITIS CHANGES AND DIABETES MARKERS: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. Gonzalez-Llanos, L; Dudley, J; Pednekar, A; Gecili, E; Trout, AT; Abu-El-Haija, M. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2026; 103(5):s-2309.

Impact of hepatic steatosis and MOLLI acquisition parameters on liver T1 estimates. Pednekar, AS; Kilpattu Ramaniharan, A; Greer, JS; Debnath, P; Trout, AT; Dillman, JR; Manhard, MK. Abdominal Radiology. 2026.

Reference values for mean diameter and cross-sectional area of the pulmonary arteries in teenagers using ECG-gated 3D balanced steady‑state free precession MRI. Kattainen, S; Morin, CE; Wang, S; Pednekar, AS; Kocaoglu, M. Pediatric Radiology. 2026; 56(3):556-564.

ID#: 2207418 Clinical Validation of Accelerated Breath-held and Free Breathing Cine Cardiac MR Imaging Using Model-Based Deep Learning Reconstruction (SonicDL) in Children and Young Adult. Kocaoglu, M; Ta, H; Lang, S; Morin, C; Pednekar, A. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2026; 28:102507.

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