Ruth Lim, M.D.


Physician Investigator (Cl)
Radiology, Mass General Research Institute
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Radiologist
Pediatric Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital
MD University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine 1999
adipose tissue, brown; fluorine radioisotopes; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; fluoroscopy; neurofibroma, plexiform; positron-emission tomography; professional competence; radiation dosage; radioisotope renography; urinary tract infections; urination; urography; vesico-ureteral reflux; workload

Dr. Lim is an Assistant Radiologist in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Instructor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. Her research interests include:

  • 18F-FDG PET/MR fusion imaging of neurofibromatosis
  • 11C-MET PET imaging of low-grade cartilage tumors
  • 18F-MISO hypoxia imaging of chordoma in radiotherapy patients
  • Dynamic factor analysis in magnetic resonance urography
  • Dual isotope SPECT 123I-MIBG/99mTc-MDP for neuroblastoma
  • 11C-MET PET in pediatric tumors