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    Reduced radiation dose and improved image quality at cardiovascular CT angiography by automated attenuation-based tube voltage selection: intra-individual comparison

    To evaluate the effect of automated tube voltage selection on radiation dose and image quality at cardiovascular CT angiography (CTA).

    Aleksander W. Krazinski, Felix G. Meinel, U. Joseph Schoepf in European Radiology (2014)

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    Automated Quantification of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Using CT Angiography: Evaluation of a Prototype Software

    This study evaluated the performance of a novel automated software tool for epicardial fat volume (EFV) quantification compared to a standard manual technique at coronary CT angiography (cCTA).

    James V. Spearman, Felix G. Meinel, U. Joseph Schoepf, Paul Apfaltrer in European Radiology (2014)

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    CT Assessment of the Myocardial Blood Supply: Quantitative Imaging

    Myocardial perfusion computed tomography (CTP) is a promising imaging technique on the verge of expanding the capabilities of CT. Especially, the capability of CTP to enable quantitative evaluations may provid...

    Ullrich Ebersberger, Justin R. Silverman in CT Imaging of Myocardial Perfusion and Via… (2014)

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    CT Imaging of Myocardial Perfusion and Viability: Future Perspectives

    The notion of evidence-based medicine (EBM) has transformed the science and practice of medicine substantially over the past decades. EBM has been defined as “the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of c...

    Felix G. Meinel, Justin R. Silverman in CT Imaging of Myocardial Perfusion and Viability (2014)

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    Detection of coronary artery stenosis with sub-milliSievert radiation dose by prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral CT angiography and iterative reconstruction

    To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sub-milliSievert (mSv) coronary CT angiography (cCTA) using prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral CT acquisition combined with iterative image reconstruction.

    Wei-Hua Yin, Bin Lu, Zhi-Hui Hou, Nan Li, Lei Han, Yong-Jian Wu in European Radiology (2013)

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    Dual-energy CT lung ventilation/perfusion imaging for diagnosing pulmonary embolism

    To evaluate the feasibility and findings of combined dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) lung ventilation/perfusion imaging in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE).

    Long Jiang Zhang, Chang Sheng Zhou, U. Joseph Schoepf, Hui Xue Sheng in European Radiology (2013)

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    Dual Energy CT of the Heart: Current Status and Future Applications

    Several approaches in the past have aimed to combine anatomical and functional information about the myocardium in an effort to identify significant coronary artery disease and characterize ischemic heart dise...

    Balazs Ruzsics, Lucas L. Geyer in Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports (2013)

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    Fully automated derivation of coronary artery calcium scores and cardiovascular risk assessment from contrast medium-enhanced coronary CT angiography studies

    Performance evaluation of a fully automated system for calculating computed tomography (CT) coronary artery calcium scores from contrast medium-enhanced coronary CT angiography (cCTA) studies.

    Ullrich Ebersberger, Dov Eilot, Roman Goldenberg, Alon Lev in European Radiology (2013)