Publications

Hoffmann U, Chan R, Brady T: Non-invasive Detection and Characterization of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque. Atherosclerosis 2002; 3: 126.

 

Wicky S, Rosol M, Hamberg LM, Hoffmann U, Enzweiler C, Graziano M, Brady TJ.  Evaluation of retrospective multisector and half scan ECG-gated multi-detector cardiac CT protocols with moving phantoms.  Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 2002; 26:768-776.

 

Wicky S, Rosol M, Hoffmann U, Enzweiler C, Yucel KE, Graziano M, Brady T. Comparative
study with a moving heart phantom of the impact of temporal resolution on image quality with two multidetector ECG-gated CT units. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2003; 27:392-398.

 

Achenbach S, Ropers D, Hofmann U, Baum U, Anders K, Pohle K, Wicky S, Daniel WG, Brady
TJ. Assessment of coronary remodeling in stenotic and nonstenotic coronary atherosclerotic lesions by 16-slice spiral computed tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41:468.

 

Achenbach S, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M, Wicky S, Brady TJ. Tomographic coronary angiography by EBCT and MDCT. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2003; 46:185-193.

 

Ferencik M, Ferullo A, Achenbach S, Abbara S, Chan RC, Booth SL, Brady TJ, Hoffmann U. Coronary Calcium Quantification Using Various Calibration Phantoms and Scoring Thresholds. Invest Radiol. 2003;38:559-566.

 

Hoffmann U, Derfler K, Haas M, Stadler A, Brady TJ, Kostner K. Coronary Calcification during long-term combined LDL apheresis and maximal statin therapy. American Journal of Cardiology 2003; 91:461-464.

 

Achenbach S, Nomayo A, Couturier G, Ropers D, Pohle K, Schlundt C, Schmermund A, Matarazzo TJ, Hoffmann U, Daniel WG, Killip T. Relationship Between Coronary Calcium And 10-year Risk Scores In Primary Prevention Patients. American Journal of Cardiology 2003; 92:1471-5.

 

Hoffmann U, Kwait DC, Handwerker J, Chan R, Lamuraglia G, Brady TJ. Vascular Calcification in ex Vivo Carotid Specimens: Precision and Accuracy of Measurements with Multi-Detector Row CT. Radiology 2003 229:375-381.

 

Ferencik M, Moselewski F, Ropers D, Hoffmann U, Baum U, Anders K, Pomerantsev EV, Abbara S, Brady TJ, Achenbach S. Quantitative Parameters of Image Quality in Multi-detector Spiral Computed Tomography Coronary Imaging with Submillimeter Collimation. Am J Cardiol. 2003;92:1257-1262.

 

Chan RC, Ferencik M, Wu T, Hoffmann U, Brady TJ, Achenbach S. Evaluation of arterial wall imaging with 16-slice multi-detector computed tomography. Computers in Cardiology 2003;30:661-664.

 

Achenbach S, Ropers, D, Pohle K, Anders K, Baum U, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M, Brady TJ. Clinical Results of Minimally Invasive Coronary Angiography Using Computed Tomography. Cardiol Clin. 2003;21:549-559.

 

Karl W.C., Weisenseel R.A., Brady, T.J., Chan R.C. A variational approach to multi-modality subsurface data inversion and fusion based on shared image structure. Subsurface sensing technologies and applications: an international journal. 2003;4:375-394.

 

Achenbach S, Moselewski F, Ropers D, Ferencik M, Hoffmann U, MacNeill BD, Pohle K, Baum U, Anders K, Jang IK, Daniel WG, Brady TJ. Detection of Calcified and Noncalcified Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque by Contrast-Enhanced, Submillimeter Multidetector Spiral Computed Tomography: A Segment-Based Comparison with Intravascular Ultrasound. Circulation. 2004;109:14-17.

 

Hoffmann U, Moselewski F, Cury RC, Ferencik M, Jang IK, Diaz LJ, Abbara S, Brady TJ, Achenbach S. Predictive value of 16-slice multidector spiral computed tomography to detect significant obstructive coronary artery disease in patients at high risk for coronary artery disease. Circulation. 2004;110:2638-2643.

 

Cury RC, Ferencik M, Hoffmann U, Ferullo A, Moselewski F, Abbara S, Booth S, O'Donnell CJ, Brady TJ, Achenbach S. Epidemiology and association of vascular and valvular calcium in elderly asymptomatic subjects quantified by multi-detector computed tomography. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 94: 348-351.

 

Achenbach S, Ropers D, Hoffmann U, MacNeil B, Baum U, Pohle K, Brady TJ, Pomerantsev E,
Ludwig J, Flachskampf FA, Wicky S, Jang IK, Daniel WG. Assessment of coronary remodeling in stenotic and nonstenotic coronary atherosclerotic lesions by multidetector Spiral CT. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:842-847.

 

Ferencik M, Abbara S, Hoffmann U, Cury RC, Brady TJ, Achenbach S. Left Ventricular Thin Point Detection Using Multi-Detector Spiral Computed Tomography. Am J Cardiol. 2004;97:949-951.

 

Hoffmann U, Millea R, Enzweiler C, Ferencik M, Gulick S, Titus J, Achenbach S, Sosnovik D, Kwait D, Brady TJ. Imaging of Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Porcine Model with Contrast Enhanced MDCT. Radiology. 2004;231:697-701.

 

Moselewski F, Ropers D, Pohle K, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M, Chan RC, Cury RC, Abbara S,  Jang IK, Brady TJ, Daniel WG, Achenbach S. Comparison of measurement of cross-sectional coronary atherosclerotic plaque and vessel areas by 16-slice multi-detector computed tomography vs. intravascular ultrasound. Am J Cardiol. 2004;94:1294-1297.

 

Abbara S, Cury RC, Nieman K, Reddy V, Moselewski F, Schmidt S, Ferencik M, Hoffmann, U, Brady TJ, Achenbach S. Noninvasive Evaluation of Cardiac Veins with 16-Slice Multi Detector Computed Tomographic Angiography. AJR Am J Radiol. 2005 (in press).

 

Hoffmann U, Bull-Stewart A, Achenbach S, Ferencik M, Brady TJ, O'Donnell CJ. Interscan and interobserver variability of coronary artery calcium measurements in prospectively triggered multislice computed tomography. Circulation. 2005 In press.

 

 

Review Articles:

Hoffmann U, Brady TJ, Muller J. Use of New Imaging Techniques to Screen for Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation, Aug 2003; 108: 50e - 53.

 

Abstracts

Ferencik M, Hoffman U, Chan RC, MacNeill B, Jang I, Brady TJ. Case presentation of non-invasive detection of coronary atherosclerotic plaques by multidetector computed tomography in a patient with coronary artery disease. Cardiology. 2002;11(Suppl 2):11S

 

Ferencik M, Achenbach S, Moselewski F, Ropers D, Hoffmann U, Baum U, Anders K, Abbara S, Brady TJ. Quantitative parameters of image quality in multidetector spiral computed tomography coronary imaging with submillimiter collimation. Cardiology. 2003;12(Suppl 1):13S

 

Ferencik M, Achenbach S, Hoffmann U, Ropers D, Pohle K, MacNeill BD, Pomerantsev E, Chan RC, Jang IK, Brady TJ, Daniel WG. Measurement of cross-sectional coronary atherosclerotic plaque and vessel areas by 16-slice multi-detector CT: comparison to IVUS. Cardiology. 2003;12(Suppl 1):13S

 

Ferencik M, Achenbach S, Hoffmann U, Ropers D, Pohle K, Anders K, MacNeill BD, Jang IK, Brady TJ, Daniel WG. Detection of calcified and non-calcified coronary atherosclerotic plaque by contrast-enhanced, submillimeter multi-detector spiral CT: a segment-based comparison to IVUS. Cardiology. 2003;12(Suppl 1):12S-13S

 

Ferencik M, Achenbach S, Houser S, Tearney GJ, Bouma BE, Hoffmann U, Brady TJ, Chan RC. Performance of 16-slice MDCT for measurement of arterial morphology and composition relative to IVUS and OCT in ex vivo coronary arteries. Circulation. 2003;108(Suppl):IV528

 

Achenbach S, Ropers D, Hoffmann U, Pohle K, MacNeill BD, Ferencik M, Chan RC, Pomerantsev EV, Schmid M, Brady TJ. Measurement of cross-sectional coronary atherosclerotic plaque and vessel areas by 16-slice multi-detector CT: comparison to IVUS. Circulation. 2003 ;108(Suppl):IV529

 

Hoffmann U, Bull-Stewart A, Achenbach S, Ferencik M, Brady TJ, O'Donnell CJ. Interscan and interobserver variability of coronary artery calcium measurements in prospectively triggered multislice computed tomography. Circulation. 2003 ;108(Suppl):IV529

 

Hoffmann U, Bull-Stewart A, Achenbach S, Ferencik M, Brady TJ, O’Donnell CJ. Interscan and interobserver variability of coronary artery calcium measurements in prospectively triggered multislice CT using conventional scoring methods and calibrated mineral mass. Radiology. 2003;229(Suppl):631

 

Achenbach S, Moselewski F, Ropers D, Pohle K, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M, Abbara S, Cury RC, Chan RC, Jang IK, Brady TJ, Daniel WG. Assessment of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition by Multidetector Computed Tomography: Comparison to Intravascular Ultrasound. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004;43(Suppl A):312A-313A

 

Moselewski F, O’Donnel CJ, Achenbach S, Ferencik M, Cury RC, Brady TJ, Hoffmann U. Coronary calcified plaque density is related to plaque volume and gender but is independent of location or subject’s age. Eur Radiol. 2004 (in press)

 

Cury RC, Moselewski F, Ferencik M, Abbara S, Brady TJ, Jang IK, Achenbach S, Hoffmann U. Predictive value of 16-slice multi-detector CT to detect significant coronary artery disease in patients at high risk for CAD: Patient vs. Segment-based analysis. Clinical Research Day. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA, 2004

 

Ferencik M, Lisauskas JB, Cury RC, Hoffmann U, Abbara S, Achenbach S, Clem Karl W, Brady TJ, Chan RC. Improved Vessel Morphology Measurements in Contrast-enhanced Multidetector Spiral Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Using Edge-preserving Noise Suppression and Deblurring. Circulation. 2004 (in press)

 

Lisauskas JB, Ferencik M, Moselewski F, Houser S, Gupta R, Chan RC, Brady TJ. Morphologic Measurements of Ex vivo Coronary Arteries from High Resolution Volume CT. Circulation. 2004 (in press)

 

Ferencik M, Achenbach S, Moselewski F, Ropers D, Baum U, Anders K, Pomerantsev EV, Abbara S, Brady TJ. Quantitative parameters of image quality in multi-detector spiral computed tomography coronary imaging with submillimeter collimation. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2004 (in press)

 

Cury RC, Ferencik M, Hoffmann U, Ferullo A, Abbara S, Both SL, Brady TJ, Achenbach S. Association of coronary artery calcium with aortic valve, mitral valve, and aortic calcium in asymptomatic elderly subjects. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2004 (in press)