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Trabecular Bone Mineral Density Measurement Using Thoracic and Lumbar Quantitative Computed Tomography by Budoff, Matthew J., MD, Khairallah, Walid, BA, Li, Dong, MD, PhD, Gao, Yan Lin, MD, Ismaeel, Hussain, MD, Flores, Ferdinand, BA, Child, Janis, RT, Carson, Sivi, RT, Mao, Song Shou, MD

“…Purpose To evaluate the agreement of bone mineral density (BMD) between lumbar (L) and individual thoracic (T) vertebrae and identify a standard thoracic spine…”
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Comparison of coronary artery calcium scores between electron beam computed tomography and 64-multidetector computed tomographic scanner by Mao, Song S, Pal, Raveen S, McKay, Charles R, Gao, Yan G, Gopal, Ambarish, Ahmadi, Naser, Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Takasu, Junichiro, Sarlak, Behnaz, Bechmann, Daniel, Budoff, Matthew Jay

“…Because almost all data currently available with coronary calcium scanning are from electron beam tomography (EBT), we assessed whether scores obtained with…”
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Coronary calcium test phantom containing true CaHA microspheres for evaluation of advanced CT calcium scoring methods by Arnold, Ben A., PhD, MPH, Budoff, Matthew J., MD, Child, Janis, BS, Xiang, Ping, PhD, Mao, Song S., MD

“…Background Test phantoms with simulated micro-calcifications of true calcium hydroxyapatite (CaHA) density were not available to validate advanced calcium…”
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Thoracic Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) Can Sensitively Monitor Bone Mineral Metabolism: Comparison of Thoracic QCT vs Lumbar QCT and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Detection of Age-relative Change in Bone Mineral Density by Mao, Song Shou, Li, Dong, Syed, Younus Saleem, Gao, Yanlin, Luo, Yanting, Flores, Ferdinand, Child, Janis, Cervantes, MacKenzie, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, Budoff, Matthew J

“…Sensitive detection of bone mineral density (BMD) change is a key issue to monitor and evaluate the individual bone health status, as well as bone metabolism…”
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Measurement of Thoracic Bone Mineral Density with Quantitative CT by BUDOFF, Matthew J, HAMIRANI, Yasmin S, GAO, Yanlin L, ISMAEEL, Hussain, FLORES, Ferdinand R, CHILD, Janis, CARSON, Sivi, NEE, James N, MAO, Songshou

“…To create standard thoracic bone mineral density (BMD) values for patients undergoing cardiac computed tomography (CT) by using thoracic quantitative CT and to…”
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Thoracic Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) Can Sensitively Monitor Bone Mineral Metabolism by Mao, Song Shou, Li, Dong, Syed, Younus Saleem, Gao, Yanlin, Luo, Yanting, Flores, Ferdinand, Child, Janis, Cervantes, MacKenzie, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, Budoff, Matthew J.

“…Sensitive detection of bone mineral density (BMD) change is a key issue to monitor and evaluate the individual bone health status, as well as bone metabolism…”
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Coronary venous imaging with electron beam computed tomographic angiography: Three-dimensional mapping and relationship with coronary arteries by Mao, Songshou, Shinbane, Jerold S., Girsky, Marc J., Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Oudiz, Ronald J., Budoff, Matthew J.

“…The coronary venous system can provide vascular access for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Visualization of the coronary veins and their relationship to…”
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EKG-triggered CT data acquisition to reduce variability in coronary arterial calcium score by Lu, Bin, Zhuang, Nan, Mao, Song-Shou, Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Bakhsheshi, Hamid, Budoff, Matthew J

“…To test the hypothesis that computed tomographic (CT) scanning during optimal electrocardiographic (EKG) triggering can minimize image motion artifact and…”
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Methodology for improved detection of coronary stenoses with computed tomographic angiography by Budoff, Matthew J., Lu, Bin, Shinbane, Jerold S., Chen, Lynn, Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Mao, SongShou

“…Noninvasive angiography is a promising technique for visualization of the coronary lumen; however, current methodologies lead to limited accuracy. We assessed…”
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Causes of interscan variability of coronary artery calcium measurements at electron-beam CT by Lu, Bin, Budoff, Matthew J, Zhuang, Nan, Child, Janis, Bakhsheshi, Hamid, Carson, Sivi, Mao, Song-Shou

“…The authors performed this study to investigate the causes of interscan variability of coronary artery calcium measurements at electron-beam computed…”
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Multiphase contrast medium injection for optimization of computed tomographic coronary angiography by Budoff, Matthew Jay, Shinbane, Jerold S, Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Chau, Alex, Liu, Stephen H, Mao, SongShou

“…Electron beam angiography is a minimally invasive imaging technique. Adequate vascular opacification throughout the study remains a critical issue for image…”
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Improved Accuracy of Noninvasive Electron Beam Coronary Angiography by Lu, Bin, Shavelle, David M, Mao, Songshou, Chen, Lynn, Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Budoff, Matthew J

“…OBJECTIVES:We investigated the effect of electrocardiographic (ECG) triggering on the accuracy of coronary electron-beam angiography (EBA) as compared with…”
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Baseline heart rate-adjusted electrocardiographic triggering for coronary artery electron-beam CT angiography by Lu, Bin, Zhuang, Nan, Mao, Song-Shou, Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Budoff, Matthew J

“…Conventional electrocardiographic (ECG) triggering (group 1, 53 patients) was compared with baseline heart rate-adjusted ECG triggering (group 2, 54 patients)…”
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Comparison of coronary artery calcium screening image quality between C-150 and e-Speed electron beam scanners by Budoff, Matthew J, Shinbane, Jerold S, Oudiz, Ronald J, Child, Janis, Carson, Sivi, Chau, Alex, Tseng, Philip, Gao, Yanlin, Mao, Songshou

“…The newest generation of electron beam tomographic scanner (e-Speed) has increased spatial and temporal resolution compared with the C-150 XP scanner. The aim…”
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Comparison of LV mass and volume measurements derived from electron beam tomography using cine imaging and angiographic imaging by SONGSHOU MAO, TAKASU, Junichiro, CHILD, Janis, CARSON, Sivi, OUDIZ, Ronald, BUDOFF, Matthew J

“…To estimate the variation of left ventricular (LV) mass and volume measurement with cine and angiography by electron beam tomography (EBT). Sixty-three…”
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Sensitivity to Detect Small Coronary Artery Calcium Lesions With Varying Slice Thickness Using Electron Beam Tomography by MAO, SONGSHOU, CHILD, JANIS, CARSON, SIVI, LIU, STEVE C.K, J. OUDIZ, RONALD, BUDOFF, MATTHEW J

“…Mao S, Child J, Carson S, et al. Sensitivity to detect small coronary artery calcium lesions with varying slice thickness using electron beam tomography…”
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Ability of calibration phantom to reduce the interscan variability in electron beam computed tomography by BUDOFF, Matthew J, SONGSHOU MAO, BIN LU, TAKASU, Junichiro, CHILD, Janis, CARSON, Sivi, FISHER, Hans

“…To test the hypothesis that a calibration phantom would improve interpatient and interscan variability in coronary artery calcium (CAC) studies. We scanned 144…”
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