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Ethnic differences of the presence and severity of coronary atherosclerosis by Budoff, Matthew J., Nasir, Khurram, Mao, Songshou, Tseng, Philip H., Chau, Alex, Liu, Sandy T., Flores, Ferdinand, Blumenthal, Roger S.

“…Although cardiovascular risk factor levels are substantially different in Caucasians, African-American, Hispanics, and Asians, the relative rates of coronary…”
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HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) and aortic valve calcium by Shavelle, David M, Takasu, Junichuro, Budoff, Matthew J, Mao, SongShou, Zhao, Xue-Qiao, O'Brien, Kevin D

“…There is no known pharmacological therapy for calcific aortic valvular sclerosis or stenosis. Because leaflet calcification occurs in areas of lipoprotein…”
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Reproducibility of CT measurements of aortic valve calcification, mitral annulus calcification, and aortic wall calcification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis by Budoff, Matthew J, Takasu, Junichiro, Katz, Ronit, Mao, Songshou, Shavelle, David M, O'Brien, Kevin D, Blumenthal, Roger S, Carr, J Jeffrey, Kronmal, Richard

“…Extracoronary calcifications may have clinical significance. The error in extracoronary calcification measurements is still unknown. Accurate quantification of…”
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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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Relation of Thoracic Aortic Distensibility to Left Ventricular Area (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]) by Al-Mallah, Mouaz H., MD, Nasir, Khurram, MD, Katz, Ronit, DPhil, Lima, Joao A., MD, Bluemke, David A., MD, Blumenthal, Roger S., MD, Mao, Songshou, MD, Hundley, W. Gregory, MD, Budoff, Matthew J., MD

“…Decreased arterial compliance is an early manifestation of adverse structural and functional changes within the vessel wall. Its correlation with left…”
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Rates of progression of coronary calcium by electron beam tomography by Budoff, Matthew J, Lane, Kathleen L, Bakhsheshi, Hamid, Mao, Songshou, Grassmann, Bryan O, Friedman, Bruce C, Brundage, Bruce H

“…In this study, we sought to determine the rate of progression of atherosclerosis using coronary calcium scores derived from electron beam tomography (EBT). We…”
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Myocardial hypo-enhancement on resting computed tomography angiography images accurately identifies myocardial hypoperfusion by Busch, Joshua L., MD, Alessio, Adam M., PhD, Caldwell, James H., MD, Gupta, Mohit, MD, Mao, Songshou, MD, Kadakia, Jigar, MD, Shuman, William, MD, Budoff, Matthew J., MD, Branch, Kelley R., MD, MS

“…Objective The objective of this study was to test the diagnostic accuracy of myocardial CT perfusion (CTP) imaging using color and gray-scale image analysis…”
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Inflammation and descending thoracic aortic calcification as detected by computed tomography: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Takasu, Junichiro, Katz, Ronit, Shavelle, David M, O’Brien, Kevin, Mao, SongShou, Carr, J. Jeffrey, Cushman, Mary, Budoff, Matthew J

“…Abstract Background Inflammation is related to many stages of atherosclerosis, and inflammatory markers have been associated with both atherosclerosis and…”
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Effect of electrocardiogram triggering on reproducibility of coronary artery calcium scoring by Mao, S, Bakhsheshi, H, Lu, B, Liu, S C, Oudiz, R J, Budoff, M J

“…To test the hypothesis that computed tomographic (CT) scanning during early rather than middle diastole can significantly reduce the interscan variability of…”
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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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Long-term patency of coronary grafts with endoscopically harvested saphenous veins determined by contrast-enhanced electron beam computed tomography by Davis, Zev, Garber, Dave, Clark, Stanley, Roth, Howard, Bufalino, Vincent, Budoff, Matthew J, Mao, Songshou, Jacobs, H.Kurt

“…We determined the long-term patency rates of coronary artery grafts with endoscopically harvested saphenous veins. Patency rates were established in 51…”
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Comparison of left ventricular size by computed tomography with magnetic resonance imaging measures of left ventricle mass and volumes: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis by Nasir, Khurram, MD, MPH, Katz, Ronit, PhD, Mao, Songshou, MD, Takasu, Junichiro, MD, Bomma, Chandra, MD, Lima, Joao A.C., MD, MBA, Bluemke, David A., MD, PhD, Kronmal, Richard, PhD, Carr, J. Jeffrey, MD, Budoff, Matthew J., MD

“…Background A non–contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography (NCE-CCT) scan for assessing coronary artery calcification (CAC) is being increasingly used for…”
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Accuracy in Quantification of Coronary Calcification with CT by Tseng, Philip H., MD, Mao, Songshou, MD, Chow, David Z., MD, Gao, Yanlin, MD, Chang, William W., MD, Schiff, Michael M., BS, Kim, Katherine Y., BS, Kwan, Jessica Y., BS, Budoff, Matthew J., MD

“…Rationale and Objectives Coronary artery calcium is a sensitive risk predictor of cardiac events. However, measurement of calcium foci is affected by…”
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Coronary artery motion in electron beam tomography by SONGSHOU MAO, BIN LU, OUDIZ, R. J, BAKHSHESHI, H, LIU, S. C. K, BUDOFF, M. J

“…The purpose of this work was to evaluate coronary artery motion characteristics and determine optimal electron beam tomography (EBT) scan time during the…”
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Comparison of spiral and electron beam tomography in the evaluation of coronary calcification in asymptomatic persons by Budoff, Matthew J., Mao, Songshou, Zalace, Conrad P., Bakhsheshi, Hamid, Oudiz, Ronald J.

“…Recently, investigators have begun evaluating the ability of spiral computed tomography (sequence scan mode–SEQ) to measure coronary calcium. Electron Beam…”
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LEFT VENTRICULAR VOLUME INDEX DETERMINED BY NONCONTRAST CARDIAC CT AS A LONGTERM PREDICTOR OF HEART FAILURE: MULTIETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) by Manubolu, Venkat Sanjay, Mao, SongShou, Gao, YanLin, Parikh, Amish, Aldana-Bitar, Jairo, Kinninger, April, Roy, Sion, Nasir, Khurram, Budoff, Matthew J.

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ASSOCIATION OF THORACIC AORTIC CALCIFICATION AND STROKE IN MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) by Manubolu, Venkat Sanjay, Mao, SongShou, Wang, Rui, McClelland, Robyn, Erbay, Muhammed Ibrahim, Rao, Meera, Golub, Ilana, Kinninger, April, Parikh, Swapnesh, Verghese, Dhiran, Alalawi, Luay, Aldana-Bitar, Jairo, Roy, Sion, Budoff, Matthew J.

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Three‐dimensional computed tomography imaging of left atrial anatomy for atrial fibrillation ablation by Kerensky, Richard A., Shenbane, Jerold S., Girsky, Marc J., Chau, Alex, Mao, Songshou, Budoff, Matthew J.

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Reproducibility of three different scoring systems for measurement of coronary calcium by YAMAMOTO, Hideya, BUDOFF, Matthew J, LU, Bin, TAKASU, Junichiro, OUDIZ, Ronald J, SONGSHOU MAO

“…There is great interest in measuring and tracking atherosclerosis using electron beam tomography (EBT). We sought to assess the reproducibility of two new…”
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Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional electron beam coronary angiography by BUDOFF, Matthew J, BIN LU, SONGSHOU MAO

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