Search Results - "Sandfort, Veit"

Data augmentation using generative adversarial networks (CycleGAN) to improve generalizability in CT segmentation tasks by Sandfort, Veit, Yan, Ke, Pickhardt, Perry J., Summers, Ronald M.

“…Labeled medical imaging data is scarce and expensive to generate. To achieve generalizable deep learning models large amounts of data are needed. Standard data…”
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Automated Liver Fat Quantification at Nonenhanced Abdominal CT for Population-based Steatosis Assessment by Graffy, Peter M, Sandfort, Veit, Summers, Ronald M, Pickhardt, Perry J

“…Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its consequences are a growing public health concern requiring cross-sectional imaging for noninvasive…”
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Risk score overestimation: the impact of individual cardiovascular risk factors and preventive therapies on the performance of the American Heart Association-American College of Cardiology-Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease risk score in a modern multi-ethnic cohort by DeFilippis, Andrew Paul, Young, Rebekah, McEvoy, John W, Michos, Erin D, Sandfort, Veit, Kronmal, Richard A, McClelland, Robyn L, Blaha, Michael J

“…To evaluate the 2013 American Heart Association (AHA)-American College of Cardiology (ACC)-Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk score among four…”
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Automated CT biomarkers for opportunistic prediction of future cardiovascular events and mortality in an asymptomatic screening population: a retrospective cohort study by Pickhardt, Perry J, Graffy, Peter M, Zea, Ryan, Lee, Scott J, Liu, Jiamin, Sandfort, Veit, Summers, Ronald M

“…Body CT scans are frequently done for a wide range of clinical indications, but potentially valuable biometric information typically goes unused. We aimed to…”
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Fully automated CT imaging biomarkers of bone, muscle, and fat: correcting for the effect of intravenous contrast by Perez, Alberto A., Pickhardt, Perry J., Elton, Daniel C., Sandfort, Veit, Summers, Ronald M.

“…Purpose Fully automated CT-based algorithms for quantifying bone, muscle, and fat have been validated for unenhanced abdominal scans. The purpose of this study…”
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Spectral photon-counting CT in cardiovascular imaging by Sandfort, Veit, Persson, Mats, Pourmorteza, Amir, Noël, Peter B., Fleischmann, Dominik, Willemink, Martin J.

“…Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is an emerging technology promising to substantially improve cardiovascular imaging. Recent engineering and…”
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3D matrix-based cell cultures: Automated analysis of tumor cell survival and proliferation by EKE, IRIS, HEHLGANS, STEPHANIE, SANDFORT, VEIT, CORDES, NILS

“…Three-dimensional ex vivo cell cultures mimic physiological in vivo growth conditions thereby significantly contributing to our understanding of tumor cell…”
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Reliable segmentation of 2D cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion image sequences using time as the 3rd dimension by Sandfort, Veit, Jacobs, Matthew, Arai, Andrew E., Hsu, Li-Yueh

“…Objectives Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) first-pass perfusion is an established noninvasive diagnostic imaging modality for detecting myocardial ischemia. A…”
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Coronary Artery Calcium to Guide a Personalized Risk-Based Approach to Initiation and Intensification of Antihypertensive Therapy by McEvoy, John W., Martin, Seth S., Dardari, Zeina A., Miedema, Michael D., Sandfort, Veit, Yeboah, Joseph, Budoff, Matthew J., Goff, David C., Psaty, Bruce M., Post, Wendy S., Nasir, Khurram, Blumenthal, Roger S., Blaha, Michael J.

“…BACKGROUND:The use of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk to personalize systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment goals is a topic of increasing…”
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Coronary CT Angiography: Variability of CT Scanners and Readers in Measurement of Plaque Volume by Symons, Rolf, Morris, Justin Z, Wu, Colin O, Pourmorteza, Amir, Ahlman, Mark A, Lima, João A C, Chen, Marcus Y, Mallek, Marissa, Sandfort, Veit, Bluemke, David A

“…Purpose To determine reader and computed tomography (CT) scan variability for measurement of coronary plaque volume. Materials and Methods This HIPAA-compliant…”
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Dual-contrast agent photon-counting computed tomography of the heart: initial experience by Symons, Rolf, Cork, Tyler E., Lakshmanan, Manu N., Evers, Robert, Davies-Venn, Cynthia, Rice, Kelly A., Thomas, Marvin L., Liu, Chia-Ying, Kappler, Steffen, Ulzheimer, Stefan, Sandfort, Veit, Bluemke, David A., Pourmorteza, Amir

“…To determine the feasibility of dual—contrast agent imaging of the heart using photon-counting detector (PCD) computed tomography (CT) to simultaneously assess…”
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Long-term expression changes of immune-related genes in prostate cancer after radiotherapy by Eke, Iris, Aryankalayil, Molykutty J., Bylicky, Michelle A., Sandfort, Veit, Vanpouille-Box, Claire, Nandagopal, Saravanan, Graves, Edward E., Giaccia, Amato J., Coleman, C. Norman

“…The expression of immune-related genes in cancer cells can alter the anti-tumor immune response and thereby impact patient outcomes. Radiotherapy has been…”
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Automated assessment of longitudinal biomarker changes at abdominal CT: correlation with subsequent cardiovascular events in an asymptomatic adult screening cohort by Graffy, Peter M., Summers, Ronald M., Perez, Alberto A., Sandfort, Veit, Zea, Ryan, Pickhardt, Perry J.

“…Background Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a major public health concern, and automated methods can potentially capture relevant longitudinal changes on CT for…”
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Exploiting Radiation-Induced Signaling to Increase the Susceptibility of Resistant Cancer Cells to Targeted Drugs: AKT and mTOR Inhibitors as an Example by Eke, Iris, Makinde, Adeola Y, Aryankalayil, Molykutty J, Sandfort, Veit, Palayoor, Sanjeewani T, Rath, Barbara H, Liotta, Lance, Pierobon, Mariaelena, Petricoin, Emanuel F, Brown, Matthew F, Stommel, Jayne M, Ahmed, Mansoor M, Coleman, C Norman

“…Implementing targeted drug therapy in radio-oncologic treatment regimens has greatly improved the outcome of cancer patients. However, the efficacy of…”
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The lncRNAs LINC00261 and LINC00665 are upregulated in long-term prostate cancer adaptation after radiotherapy by Eke, Iris, Bylicky, Michelle A., Sandfort, Veit, Chopra, Sunita, Martello, Shannon, Graves, Edward E., Coleman, C. Norman, Aryankalayil, Molykutty J.

“…Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to impact important biological functions such as proliferation, survival, and genomic stability. To analyze…”
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Coronary calcium density in relation to coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease in adults with diabetes or metabolic syndrome: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Zhao, Yanglu, Malik, Shaista, Criqui, Michael H, Allison, Matthew A, Budoff, Matthew J, Sandfort, Veit, Wong, Nathan D

“…Coronary artery calcium (CAC) density is inversely associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We examined this…”
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Cardiac cine CT approaching 1 mSv: implementation and assessment of a 58-ms temporal resolution protocol by Choi, Younhee J., Ahlman, Mark A., Mallek, Marissa, Cork, Tyler E., Chen, Marcus Y., Bluemke, David A., Sandfort, Veit

“…Clinical use of cardiac cine CT imaging is limited by high radiation dose and low temporal resolution. To evaluate a low radiation dose, high temporal…”
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Impact of Replacing the Pooled Cohort Equation with Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Scores on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment (from the MultiEthnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]) by Qureshi, Waqas T., MD MS, Michos, Erin D., MD MHS, Flueckiger, Peter, MD, Blaha, Michael, MD MPH, Sandfort, Veit, MD, Herrington, David M., MD MHS, Burke, Gregory, MD MSc, Yeboah, Joseph, MD MS

“…Abstract The increase in statin eligibility by the new cholesterol guidelines is mostly driven by the Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE) criterion (≥ 7.5% 10yr…”
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The role of the focal adhesion protein PINCH1 for the radiosensitivity of adhesion and suspension cell cultures by Sandfort, Veit, Eke, Iris, Cordes, Nils

“…Focal adhesion (FA) signaling mediated by adhesion to extracellular matrix and growth factor receptors contributes to the regulation of the cellular stress…”
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Importance of the lipid‐related pathways in the association between statins, mortality, and cardiovascular disease risk: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Talbot, Denis, Delaney, Joseph A. (Chris), Sandfort, Veit, Herrington, David M., McClelland, Robyn L.

“…Purpose Estimating how much of the impact of statins on coronary heart diseases (CHD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality risk is attributable to…”
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