
CORONARY
ARTERY CALCIFICATION
Coronary atery plaque burden and perioperative cardiac
function Mahla E., Vicenzi M, Schrottner
B, Maier R, Tiesenhausen K, Watzinger, Rienmuller, Moser, Metzler,
Anesthesiology 2001 Nov ;95:1133-1140

The use of electron-beam computed tomography as a tool for
primary prevention. Raggi P
Am J Cardiol. 2001 Oct 11;88(7 Suppl 2):28-32.

Coronary artery calcium determined by electron beam computed
tomography for predicting angiographic coronary artery disease in moderate- to
high-risk chinese patients. Chen LC, Ding
PY, Chen JW, Wu MH, Liu JC, Lan GY, Chern MS, Chang CY, Chang
Cardiology.
2001;95(4):183-9.

Unstable coronary plaque and its relation to coronary calcium. Schmermund A, Erbel

Increased heterogeneity of coronary perfusion in patients with
early coronary atherosclerosis. Wieneke
H, Schmermund A, Ge J, Altmann C, Haude M, Von Birgelen C, Baumgart D, Dirsch O,
Erbel Am Heart J. 2001 Oct;142(4):691-7. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2001 Oct;281(4):F630-8.

Progression of aortic valve calcification: association with
coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors. Pohle
K, Maffert R, Ropers D, Moshage W, Stilianakis N, Daniel WG, Achenbach S.
Circulation. 2001 Oct 16;104(16):1927-32.

Rationale and design of the St. Farancis Heart Study. A
randomized clinical trial of atorvastatin plus antioxidants in asymptomatic
persons with elevated coronary calcification. Arad
Y, Newstein D, Roth M, Guerci AD.
Control
Clin Trials 2001 Oct; 22(5): 553-72

Spiral versus Electron-Beam CT for Coronary Artery Calcium
Scoring. Radiology 2001 Oct;221(1):213-21
Goldin JG, Yoon HC, Greaser LE 3rd, Heinze SB, McNitt-Gray MM,
Brown MS, Sayre JW, Emerick AM, Aberle DR.

Effect of electrocardiogram triggering on reproducibility of
coronary artery calcium scoring. Mao S, Budoff MJ, Bakhsheshi H, Liu SC
Radiology
2001 Sept 220(3):707-11

Total antioxidant status and coronary artery calcification in
type I diabetes Valabhji J, McCol,
Richmond, Schachter, Ruben, Elkeles
Diabetes
Care 2001 Sept;24 (9): 1608-13

New developments in atherosclerosis imaging: electron beam
tomography.
Hecht HS
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2001 Sep;3(5):417-24. Review.

Metabolic disorders contribute to subclinical coronary
atherosclerosis in patients with coronary calcification. Superko
HR, Hecht HS Am J Cardiol. 2001 Aug
1;88(3):260-4.

Overlapping cross-sections significantly improve the
reproducibility of coronary calcium measurements by electron beam tomography: a
phantom study. Achenbach S, Meissner F,
Ropers D, Pohle K, Kusus M, Muschiol G, Daniel WG, Moshage W
Comput
Assist Tomogr. 2001 Jul-Aug;25(4):569-73.

Improved reproducibility of coronary artery calcium scoring by
electron beam tomography with a new electrocardiographic trigger method. Mao S, Budoff MJ, Bakhsheshi H, Liu SC
Invest
Radiol. 2001 Jul;36(7):363-7

Association of traditional risk factors with coronary
calcification in persons with a family history of premature coronary heart
disease: the study of the inherited risk of coronary atherosclerosis. Valdes AM, Wolfe ML, Tate HC, Gefter W, Rut A, Rader DJ
J Investig Med. 2001 Jul;49(4):353-61.

Lipid disorders and plaque imaging. Hecht
HS Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jul 19;88(2-A):56E-58E.

Electron-beam tomography coronary calcium scores are superior
to Framingham risk variables for predicting the measured proximal stenosis
burden. Brown BG, Morse J, Zhao XQ,
Cheung M, Marino E, Albers JJ Am J Cardiol.
2001 Jul 19;88(2-A):23E-26E.

Screening patients with chest pain in the emergency department
using electron beam tomography: a follow-up study.
Georgiou
D, Budoff MJ, Kaufer E, Kennedy JM, Lu B, Brundage BH. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001 Jul;38(1):105-10.

Tomographic (plaque) imaging: state of the art. Rumberger JA
Am J Cardiol.
2001 Jul 19;88(2-A):66E-69E. Review.

Nuclear cardiology and electron-beam computed tomography:
competitive or complementary? Berman DS, Schisterman EF, Miranda R, Friedman JD, Hayes SW,
Lewin HC, Germano G Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jul 19;88(2-A):51E-55E.

Coronary artery disease progression assessed by electron-beam
computed tomography. Budoff MJ, Raggi
P.Related Articles Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jul
19;88(2-A):46E-50E. Review.

Electron-beam computed tomography: a Bayesian approach to risk
assessment.
Callister T, Raggi P
Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jul 19;88(2-A):39E-41E.

Current status of mechanical computed tomography in cardiac
imaging. Janowitz WR. Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jul 19;88(2-A):35E-38E.

Long-term prognostic value of coronary calcification detected
by electron-beam computed tomography in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
Keelan PC, Bielak LF, Ashai K, Jamjoum LS, Denktas AE,
Rumberger JA, Sheedy II PF, Peyser PA, Schwartz RS Circulation. 2001 Jul
24;104(4):412-7.

Significant association between the progression of coronary
artery calcification and dyslipidemia in patients on chronic hemodialysis.
Tamashiro M, Iseki K, Sunagawa O, Inoue T, Higa S, Afuso H,
Fukiyama K Am J Kidney Dis. 2001 Jul;38(1):64-9.

Quantification of coronary artery calcification in patients
with FH using EBCT. Hoffmann U, Bodlaj G, Derfler K, Bernhard C, Wicke L, Herold
CJ, Kostner K
Eur J Clin Invest. 2001
Jun;31(6):471-5.

Plaque cholesterol and calcium: the value of EBCT in the
detection of coronary atherosclerosis.
Cham
BE Eur J Clin Invest. 2001 Jun;31(6):467-8.

Differential coronary artery calcification detected by
electron beam computed tomography as an indicator of coronary stenosis among
patients with stable angina pectoris. Chen
LC, Chen JW, Wu MH, Liu JC, Lan GY, Wu TC, Chern MS, Chang CY, Chang MS, Ding
Can J Cardiol. 2001 Jun;17(6):667-76.

Progression of coronary calcium.
Schmermund
A. Herz. 2001 Jun;26(4):278-86. Review. German.

Recommendations for standardization of EBCT and MSCT scanning.
Achenbach
S, Daniel WG, Moshage W Herz. 2001 Jun;26(4):273-7.

Importance of ECG-triggering with the multi-slice CT for
ruling out coronary calcification in individuals without diagnosed coronary
disease. Silber S
Herz. 2001
Jun;26(4):260-72. German.

Prognostic implications of absolute and relative calcium
scores. Raggi P Herz. 2001 Jun;26(4):252-9. Review.

Feasibility of electron beam tomography in diagnosis of
congenital heart disease: comparison with echocardiography.
Lee JJ, Kang D Eur J Radiol. 2001 Jun;38(3):185-90.

Age and gender distributions of coronary artery calcium
detected by electron beam tomography in 35,246 adults.
Hoff
JA, Chomka EV, Krainik AJ, Daviglus M, Rich S, Kondos GT Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jun 15;87(12):1335-9.

Volumetric quantification of coronary artery calcifications
using dual-slice spiral CT scanner: improved reproducibility of measurements
with 180 degrees linear interpolation algorithm.
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2001 Mar-Apr;25(2):278-86
Qanadli
SD, Mesurolle B, Aegerter P, Joseph T, Oliva VL, Guertin MC, Dubourg O, Fauchet
M, Goeau-Brissonniere OA, Lacombe P.
Aggressive versus moderate lipid-lowering therapy in
postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia: Rationale and design of the
Beyond Endorsed of the Lipid Lowering with EBCT Scanning (BELLES) trial.Raggi

Electron Beam Tomography and National Cholesterol Education
Program Guidelines in Asymptomatic Women.
Hecht HS,
Superko HR J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 May; 37(6): 1506-11

Coronary Artery Motion During the Cardiac Cycle and Optimal
ECG Triggering for Coronary Artery Imaging. Lu B, Mao, Zhuang, Bakhsheshi, Yamamoto, Takasu, Liu, Budoff
Invest Radiol 2001 May; 36 (5): 250-6

Diabetes and the Associated Incidence of Subclinical
Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease: Implications for Management. Khaleeli E, Peters, Bobrowsky, Oudiz, Ko, Budoff. Am Heart J 2001 Apr; 141(4): 637-44

Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Disease for Asymptomatic
Women Using Electron Beam Tomography. Mielke, CH Jr, Shields, Broemeling.

Do Conventional Risk Factors Predict Subclinical Coronary
Artery Disease? Results from the Prospective Army Coronary Calcium Project. Taylor Allen, Feuerstein Irwin, Wong Hendry, Barko William,
Brazaitis Micheal, O’malley Patrick. Am Heart J 2001 Mar; 141(3): 463-468

Usefulness of Electron Beam Tomography to Detect Progression
of Coronary and Aortic Calcium in Middle-age Women. Sutton-Tyrrell K, Kuller LH, Edmundowicz, Feldman, Holubkov,
Givens, Matthews,.

Electron Beam Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Coronary
Artery Disease: A Meta-analysis. Nallamothu Brahmajee, Saint Sanjay, Bielak Lawrence, Sonnad
Seema, Peyser Patricia Rubenfire, Melvyn, Fendrick Mark. Arch Intern Med 2001 Mar 26; 161 (6): 833-838

Use of Electron Beam Tomography Data to Develop Models for
Prediction of Hard Coronary Events Paolo Raggi, Bruce Cooli, Tracy Callister.

*Increase Prevalence of Significant Coronary Artery
Calcification in Patients with Diabetes Sunita Schurgin, Rich S, Mazzone T. Diabetes Care 2001 Feb.; 24(2):335-8

C-reactive Protein is Not associated with the Presence or
Extent of Calcified Subclinical Atherosclerosis Hunt ME, O’Malley, Vernalis, Feuerstein, Taylor, J Am Heart 2001 Feb; 141 (2):206-10

Coronary Calcium on Electron Beam Tomography Imaging as a
Surrogate Marker of Coronary Artery Disease Raggi P. Am J Cardiol 2001 Feb 16; 87(4 Suppl):27-34

Correlation of Coronary Calcification and Angiographically
Documented Stenosis in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Results
of 1,764 patients Haberl R, Becker A, Leber, Knez, Becker C, Lang , Bruning,
Reiser, Steinbeck J Am Coll Cardiol 2001 Feb; 37 (2): 451-7

Comparison of Spiral and Electron Beam Tomography in the
Evaluation of Coronary Calcification in Asymptomatic Persons. Budoff MJ, Mao, Zalace, Baksheshi, Oudiz, Int J Cardiol 2001 Feb; 77(2-3): 181-188

Relation of Coronary Artery Calcium Identified by Electron
Beam Tomography to Serum Lipoprotein Levels and Implications for Treatment. Hecht HS, Superko, Smith, McColgan. Am J Cardiol 2001 Feb 15;87 (4) : 406-412

The Impact of Calcification on the Biomechanical Stability of
Atherosclerotic Plaques Hayden Huang, Virmani, Younis, Burke, Kamm, Lee Circulation 2001 Feb; 103: 1051

Variability of Repeated Coronary Artery Calcium Measurement by
Electron Beam Tomography. Achenbach, Roper, Mohlenkamp, Schmermund, Muschilo, Groth,
Kususu, Regenfus Daniel, Erbel,.Moshage. Am J Cardiol 2001 Jan 15; 87 (2): 210-3

CT Imaging of Coronary Artery Calcium as an indictor of
Atherosclerotic Disease: an overview. Janowitz WR.

Imaging of Cardiovascular Calcification with Electron Beam
Tomography in Hemodialysis Patient Paolo Raggi,

Coronary Artery Calcification Measured at Electron Beam CT:
Agreement in Dual Scan Runs and Change Over Time. Bielak LF, Sheedy, Peyser Radiology
2001 Jan ; 218(1): 224-229

Imaging of Coronary Calcium: A Case for Electron Beam Computed
Tomography. Thompson, Stanford

Coronary Artery Calcification Measured at Electron-Beam CT:
Agreement in Dual Scan Runs and Change Over Time Bielak, Sheedy, Peyser

CT Imaging of Coronary Artery Calcium as an Indicator of
Atherosclerotic Disease: An Overview. Janowitz J Thorac Imaging 2001 Jan; 16(1); 2-7

Sensitivity of Two Electron
Beam Tomography Protocols for the Detection and Quantification of Coronary
Artery Calcium Callister, Janowitz, Raggi AJR AM J Roentgenol 2000 Dec; 175 (6):1743-6

Motion Artifacts in Subsecond Conventional CT and Electron CT:
Pictorial Demonstration of Temporal Resolution McCollough, Bruesewitz Daly, Zink
Radiographics
2000 Nov; 20(6): 1675-81

Assessment of Coronary Calcification by Electron Beam Computed
Tomography in Symptomatic Patients with Normal, Abnormal or Equivocal Exercise
Stress Test Schmermund, Baumgart,
Mohlenkamp, Seibel, Erbel, Eur Heart J 2000
Oct; 21 (20): 1674-1682

Prediction of Coronary Events With Electron Beam Computed
Tomography Arad, Spadaro, Goodman,
Newstein, Guerci

Practical Guidelines for Electron Beam Tomography: A Report of
the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging Harvey, Am J Cardiol Sep 2000; 86; 705-706

Association of Fibrinogen With Quantify of Coronary Artery
Calcification Measured by Electron
Beam Computed Tomography Bielak, Klee, Sheerdy,Turner, Schwartz, Peyser Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology.
2000; 20: 2167

Economic aspects of Using Electron
Beam Computed Tomography (Article in German) Behrenbec, et. Al

Coronary Calcium in Adults with Types 1 Diabetes: A Stronger
Correlate of Clinical Coronary Artery Disease in Men Than in Women. Olson, Edmundowicz, Becker, Kuller, Orchard Diabetes 2000 Sep, 49(9):1571-8

Coronary Artery Calcium Evaluation by Electron Beam Computed
Tomography and its relation to New Cardiolovascular Events. Wong, Hsu, Detrano, Diamond, Eisenberg, Gardia Am J Cardiol 2000 Sep 1; 86 (5): 495-8

Electron Beam Tomography as an Endpoint for Clinical Trial of
Antiatherosclerotic Therapy. Raggi Curr Atheroscler Rep 2000 Jul; 2 (4) :284-289

Exercise Testing and Electron
Beam Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease Shavelle DM, Budoff, Lamont, Shavelle RM, Kennedy, Brundage J Am Coll Cardiol 2000 Jul; 3: 32-38

Electron Beam Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of
Patients with Chest Pain Andrew TC, Am J Cardiol 2000; 85; 386-387

Probabilistic Model for Prediction of Angiographically Defined
Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Using Electron Beam Computed Tomography
Calcium Score Strata Bielak, Jakobs , Aydemir, et al Circulation 2000; 102(4): 308-385

Rate of Progression of Coronary Calcium by Electron Beam
Tomography Budoff, Lane, Bakhsheshi, Mao, Grassmann, Friedman, Brundage Am J Cardiol 2000 Jul 1; 86 :8-11

Electron Beam Computed Tomography for Detection of Early Signs
of Coronary Arteriosclerosis Erbel, Schmermund, Mohlemkamp, Sack, Baumgart Eur Heart J. 2000; 21: 720-732

American College of Cardiology / America Heart Association
Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography For The Diagnosis
and Prognosis of Coronary Artery Disease O’Rourke, et al, Circulation 2000; 101:126-140

Usefulness of Topography of Coronary Calcium by Electron Beam
Computed Tomography in Predicting the Natural History of Coronary
Atherosclerosis Schmermund, Mohlenkamp, Baumgart, et al Am J Cardiol 2000; Jul, 86(2):127-132

Coronary Artery Calcification in Young Adult with End-stage
Renal Disease Who are Undergoing Dialysis Goodman, Goldin, Kuizon,, Yoon, Gales, Sider, Wang, Chung, et
al N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1478-1483

Association of Hostility With Coronary Artery Calcification in
Young Adults Iribarren, Sidney, Bild, Liu, Markovitz, Roseman, JAMA 2000; 283:2546-2551

Electron Beam Computed Tomography for Detection of Early Signs
of Coronary Atherosclerosis Erbel, Schmermund, Mohlennkamp, Sack, Baumgart Euro Society of Cardiol 2000 21 (9): 720-732

Electron Beam Computed Tomography in the Assessment of
Coronary Artery Disease After Heart Transplantation. Knollman, Bocksch, Spiegelsberger, Hetzer, Felix, Hummel Circulation 2000: 101:2078-2082

Comparison of Echocardiogram and Electron
Beam Tomography in Differentiating the Etiology of Heart Failure. Le, Ko, Kim, Akinwale, Budoff Clin Cardiol 2000;23:417-420

Coronary Artery Motion in Electron
Beam Tomography Mao, Lu, Oudiz, Bakhsheshi, Liu, Budoff J Compu Assist Tomog 2000; 24(2): 253-258

Electron Beam Tomography Comparison of Culprit and Non-Culprit
Coronary Arteries in Patients with Acute Myocardiac Infraction Mascola, Ko, Bakhsheshi, Budoff Am J Cardiol 2000; 85: 1357-1359

Cost Effectiveness of Coronary Calcification Scanning using Electron Beam Tomography in Intermediate and High Risk
Asymptomatic Individuals Rumberger

Monitoring the Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions Using
Progression of Coronary Calcification With Electron Beam Tomography Raggi, J Cardiovasc Risk 2000 Apr; (7): 107-12

Coronary Calcification by Electron
Beam Computed Tomography: Comparison With Coronary Risk Factors and Angiography Schmermund , Baumgart, Erbel, J Cardiovasc Risk 2000 Apr; 7 (2): 99-106

Coronary Artery Calcification in Older Adults with Minimal
Clinical or Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Newman, Naydeck, Sutton-Tyrrell, Edmundowwicz, Gottdiener,
Kuller J Am Geriatr Soc 2000 Mar; 48(3): 256-63

Lack of Association of Lipoprotein (a) Levels With
Coronary Calcium Deposit in Asymptomatic Postmenopausal Women Nichino, Malloy, Naya-Vagne, Russell, Kane, Redberg J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35 (2): 314-320

Evaluation of Chest Pain in Patients With Low to Intermediate
Pretest Probability of Coronary Artery Disease by Electron Beam Computed
Tomography Raggi, Callister, Cooil, Russo, Lippolis, Patterson Am J Cardiol 2000; 85: 283-288

Monitoring the Effectiveness of Preventive
Interventions using Progression of Coronary Calcification with Electron Beam
Tomography Raggi J Cardiovascular Risk 2000; 7 (2): 107-112

Lack of Association of C-reactive Protein and Coronary Calcium
by Electron Beam Computed Tomography inPostmenopausal Women : Implication for
Coronary Artery Screening Redberg, Rifai,Gee, Ridker J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 36(1):39-43

Coronary Calcification by Electron Beam Computed Tomography:
Comparison with Coronary Risk Factors Schmermund, Baugart, Erbel J Cardiovasc Risk 2000; 7 (2): 99-106

A Comparison of the Framingham Risk Index, Coronary Artery
Calcification, and Culprit Plaque Morphology in Sudden Cardiac Death Taylor, Burke, Burke, Malley, Farb, Malcom, Smialek, Virmani Circulation 2000 Mar; 101: 1243-1248

Severity of Coronary Artery Calcification by Electron Beam
Computed Tomography Predict Silent Myocardiac Ischemia He, Hedrick, Pratt, Verani, Aqino, Robert, Mahmarian Circulation 2000 Feb; 101:244-261


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ELECTRON
BEAM ANGIOGRAPHY
Three-dimensional computed tomography angiography of coronary
artery bypass graft with electron beam tomography.
Hoshi
T, Yamauchi T, Kanauchi T, Konno M, Imai K, Suwa J, Onoguchi K, Hashimoto K,
Horie J Cardiol. 2001 Oct;38(4):197-202. Japanese.

Contrast echocardiography improves the accuracy and
reproducibility of left ventricular remodeling measurements: a prospective,
randomly assigned, blinded study.Thomson
J Am Coll
Cardiol. 2001 Sep;38(3):867-75.

Usefulness of calcium scoring using electron beam computed
tomography and noninvasive coronary angiography in patients with suspected
coronary artery disease Leber AW, Knez, Mukherjee, White, Huber,Beker A, Becher CR,
Reiser, Haberi, Steinbeck Am J Cardiol 2001 Aug; 88 (3) 2 219-23

Noninvasive coronary angiography by magnetic resonance
imaging, electron-beam computed tomography, and multislice computed tomography. Achenbach S, Ropers D, Regenfus M, Pohle K, Giesler T,
Moshage W, Daniel WG
Am J Cardiol. 2001 Jul
19;88(2-A):70E-73E.

Detection of myocardial ischemia by electron beam CT.
Experimental studies. Knollmann FD, Muschick P, Krause W, Hausmann H, Hetzer R,
Felix R
Acta Radiol. 2001 Jul;42(4):386-92.

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NON CARDIAC SCANS
Noninvasive measurement of concurrent single-kidney perfusion,
glomerular filtration, and tubular function. Krier JD, Ritman EL, Bajzer Z, Romero JC, Lerman A, Lerman LO

Rib artifacts in electron beam tomography: incidence and
severity without and with the cone beam reconstruction algorithm.
Enzweiler CN, Taupitz M, Petersein J, SheedyI PF, Breen JF,
Hamm B J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2001
May-Jun;25(3):365-70.



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YEAR
1999 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS ON EBCT
Rationale and Design of the propesctive Army Coronary Calcium
(PACC) Study: Utility of Electron Beam Computed Tomography as a Screening Test
for Coronary Artery Disease and as an Intervention For Risk Factor Modification
Among Young Asymtomatic , Active-Duty US Army Personnel O’Malley, Patrick, et al. Am Heart J 1999 137 (5): 932-941

Electron Beam Computed Tomography: Screening for Coronary
Artery Disease.
Budoff, Brundage Clinical Cardiology 1999; 22:554-558

Coronary Artery Calcification: "…empty your cup…" Rumberger Am Heart J 1999; 137: 774-776

Age as a Risk Factor: You Are as Old as Your Arteries Grundy Am J Cardiol 1999; 83: 1455-1457

Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification : A Pilot
Study Maher, Julie, Lawrence, Raz, Jonathan, Sheedy, Patrick et al. Mayo Clinic Proc 1999; 74: 347-355

Electron Beam Computed Tomographic Coronary Calcium Scanning:
A Review and Guidelines for Use in Asymptomatic Persons. Rumberger, Brundage, Rader, Kondos Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
1999; 74: 243-252

Incidence and Clinical Relevence of Coronary Calcification
Detected by Electron Beam Computed Tomography in Heart Transplant Recipients Ludman, Luzem, Barbir, Yacoub Euro Society of Cardiol 1999; 20: 303-308

Imaging of Coronary Artery Calcification: It’s Importance in
Assessing Atherosclerotic Disease. Stanford, Thompson Radiologic Clinics of North America 1999; 37, No.
2:257-272

Independent and Incremental Value of Coronary Calcium for
Predicting the Extent of Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease. Schmermund, Rumberger, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999; 34: 777-86

Coronary Calcification by Electron Beam Computed Tomography
and Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Model for Cost and Effectiveness of
Diagnosis as Compared with Conventional Cardiac Testing Methods Rumberger, Behrenbeck, Breen, Sheedy JACC 1999; 33, No. 2:453-462

Electron Beam Computed Tomography Shortening the Short Stay
Period
Hoekstra Ann Emerg Med 1999: 33 (1): 93-94

Utility of Electron Beam Computed Tomography to stratify
patients presenting to the Emergency room With Chest pain Am J Cardiol 1999; 84: 327-328 McLaughlin, et al.

Independent and Incremental Value of Coronary Artery Calcium
for Predicting the Extent of Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease Schmermund, Denktas, et al, J Am Coll Cardiol 1999; 34(3):777-786

An Algorithm for Noninvasive Identification of Angiographic
Three-Vessel and/or Left Main
Coronary Artery Disease in Symptomatic Patients on the
Basis of Cardiac Risk and Electron
Beam Computed Tomographic Calcium Scores. Schmermund, Bailey, Rumberger, Reed, Sheedy, Schwartz JACC 1999: 33, No. 2:444-452

Use of Electron Beam Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of
Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department.` Laudon, Vukov, Breen, Rumberger, Wollan, Sheedy Annals of Emergency Medicine 1999; 33, 1:15-21

Measurement of Coronary Artery Calcification in Elderly
Patients Janowiz, AJGC 1999; 8: 215-224

Detection and Quantification of Coronary Artery Calcification
With Electron Beam and Convention CT Becker,Knez, Jakobs, Aydemir, Becker A, Schoepf, Bruening Radiology 1999; 9: 620-624



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YEAR
1996 – 1998 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS ON EBCT
Effect of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors on Coronary Artery
Disease as Assessed by Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Callister, Raggi, Cooil, Lippolis, Russo The New England Journal of Medicine 1998;
339:19972-1978

Comparison of Electron Beam Computed Tomography Scanning and
Conventional Risk Factor Assessment of the Prediction of Angiographic Coronary
Artery Disease. Guerci, Spadaro. Goodman,
Lledo-Perez, Newstein, Lerner, Arad
JACC
1998; 32, No. 3:673-679

Usefulness of Electron Beam Computed Tomography Scanning for
Distinguishing Ischemic From Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Budoff, Shavelle, Lamount, Kim, Pamela, Kennedy JACC 1998; 32 (5): 1173-1178

Usefulness of Electron Beam Computed Tomography in Adolescents
and Young Adults with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Gidding et al. Circulation 1998; 98: 2580-2583

Interrelation of Coronary Angiography Reference Lumen Size and
Intravascular Ultrasound Yarget Lesion Calcium Mintz, et al. Am J Cardio 1998; 81: 387-391

Coronary Calcium and Standard Risk Factors in Symptomatic
Patients Referred for Coronary Angiography
Kennedy,
et al. Am Heart J; 135: 696-702

Comparison of Electron Beam Computed Tomography and
Intracoronary Ultrasound in Detecting Calcified and Noncalcified plaques in
Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and No or Minimal to Moderate
Angiographic Coronary Artery Diseases Schmermund, Baumgart, et al. Am J Cardiol 1998 81; (2): 141-146

Arterial Calcification and Not Lumen Stenosis is Highly
Correlated with Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden in Humans: A Histologic Study of
732 Coronary Segments Using Nondecalcifying Methodology. Sangiorgi, Rumberger, Edwards, Severson, Gregoire,
Fitzpatrick, Schwartz American College of Cardiology 1998: 31:128-133

Angiography Correlates of "Spotty" Coronary Artery
Calcium Detected by Electron Beam Computed Tomography in patients With Normal or
Near-Normal coronary Angiograms. Schmermund, Rumberger, Colter, Sheedy, Schwartz

Early Atherosclerosis in Human Hypertension Simon, Megnien, Gariepy, Levenson AM J Hypertens 1998; 11(7): 882-883

Osteoporosis and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic
Postmenopausal Women Barengolts, et al, Calcif Tissue Int 1998 Mar; 62(30:209-13

Prediction Angiographic Narrowing >50% in Diameter in Each
of the Three Major Arteries by Amount of Calcium Detected by Electron Beam
Computed Tomography Scanning in Patients With Chest pain Yamamoto, Imazu, et al. AmJ Cardiol 1998; 81: 778-780

Relation of Coronary Calcium Score by Electron Beam Computed
Tomography to Arteriograhic Finding in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Adults.
Guerci, Spadaro, Popma, Goodman, Brundage, Budoff, Lerner,
Vizza AJC 1997; 79:128-133

Evaluating of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Tiles in the Mosaci Hoeg, J Am Med Assoc 1997; 277(17) : 1387-1390

Comparison of Electron Beam Computed Tomography With
Intracoronary Ultrasound and Coronary Angiography for Detection of Coronary
Atherosclerosis Baumgart, Schmermund, et al. J Am Cardiol 1997; 30: 57-64

In-Vitro Atherosclerotic Plaque and Calcium Quantitation by
Intravascular Ultrasound and EBCT. Gutfinger, Leung, Takafumi, Maheswaran, Kakamura, Detrano,
Kang, Tang, Tobis AHJ 1996; 131:899-906

Electron Beam CT Calcium Score Cutpoints and Severity of
Associated Angiographic Luminal Stenosis Rumberger, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 1997; 29: 1542-1548

Does Coronary Artery Screening by EBCT Motivate Potential
Beneficial Lifestyle Behaviors? Wong, Detrano, Diamond, Rezayat, Mahmoudi, Chong, Tang,
Puentes, Kang, Abrahmanson AJC 1996:78 1220 1223

Coronary Artery Calcification: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology,
Imaging Methods and Clinical Implications. Wexler, Brundage, Crouse, Detrano, Fuster, Maddahi, Rumberger,
Stanford, White Circulation 1996:94 1175-92

Predictive Value of Electron Beam Computed Tomography of the
Coronary Arteries:
19-month Follow-up of 1173 Asymptomatic Subjects. Arad, Spadaro, Goodman, Lledo-Perez, Sherman, Lerner, Guerci
Circulation 1996; 93, 11:1951-9153

Electron Beam Computed Tomography in Cost Effective Diagnosis
of Coronary Heart Disease Behrenbeck, et
al. Radiologe 1996; 36(40: 327-336

Ultrafast Computed Tomography as a Diagnostic Modality in the
Detecction of Coronary Artery Disease: A Multicenter Study.
Budoff, et a Circulation 1996; 93: 898-904

The Dawn of a New Era – Non-Invasive Coronary Imaging Erbel.
Herz 1996; 21: 75-77

Electron Beam Computed Tomography and Coronary Artery Disease:
Scanning for Soronary Artery Calcification Rumberger,
et al. Mayo Clin Proc 1996; 71(40: 369-377

Inter-rater Reliability of Electron Beam Computed Tomography
to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification Shield,
Am J Cardiol 1996; 10 (20): 91-96

Detection of Coronary Calcification with Electron Beam
Computed Tomography: Evaluation of Interexamination Reproducibility and
Comparison of Three Image-Acquisition Protocols Wang,
et al. Am Heart J 1996; 132: 550-558

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ELECTRON BEAM ANGIOGRAPHY
Visualization of Coronary Artery Anormalies and their Anatomic
Course by Contrast-enhanced Electron Beam Tomography and Three-dimensional
Reconstruction. Roper, Moshage, Daniel, Jess,
Gottwik, Achenbach, AM J Cardiol 2001 Jan; 87(2):
193-197

Contrast Enhanced Electron
Beam Computed Tomography to Analysis the Coronary Arteries in Patients After
Acute Myocardial Infarction Achenbach, Moshage,
Regenfus, Ropers, Daniel Heart 2000 Nov; 84 (5):
489-93

Minimally Invasive Evaluation of Coronary Microvascular
Function by Electron Beam Computed Tomography Mohlenkamp,
Lerman, Behrenbeck, Katusic, Sheedy, Ritman
Circulation
200 Nov 102 (19): 2411-6

Evaluation of Electron
Beam Computed Tomography Coronary Arteriography with Three-Dimensional
Reconstruction in Healthy Subjects Lu, Dai, Bai,
He, Jing, Zhuang, Yang, Chen, Budoff Angiology 2000
Nov; 51 (11) 895-904

Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency Using
Three-dimension Reconstruction and Flow Study on Electron Beam Computed
Tomography Lu, Dai, Bai, He, Jing, Zhuang, Wu,
Budoff J Comput Assist Tomogr 2000Sept; 24 (5):
663-70

Use of Electron
Beam Computed Tomography to Quantify Cardiac Diastolic Function Rumberger,
Cardiol Clin 2000 Aug; 18(30:547-56

Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of a Large Venous Bypass
Graft Aneurysm Supplying 2 Coronary Arteries Wildhirt,
Becker, Reichenspurner, Reichart Circulation 2000;
101e: 165-167

Coronary Artery Fly-Through Using Electron
Beam Computed Tomography Peter, Matthijs,
Robert, Benno, Pim Circulation 2000; 102 : e6

Detection and Analysis of Intracoronary Artery Stent After
PTCA Using Contrast-Enhanced Three Dimensional Electron Beam Tomography Bin, Ruping, Hua, Sha, Budoff, et al
J
Invas Cardiol, 2000 12(1); 1-6

Coronary Arterial Stent Patency: Assessment with Electron Beam Computed Tomography Pump,
Mohlenkamp, Sehnert, Schimpf, et al Radiology 2000;
214:447-452

CT Based Coronary Angiography Rensing,
Serruys, Feyter J Invas Cardiol 2000; 12:23-24

Usefulness of Three-Dimensional Visualization of Coronary
Arteries Using Electron Beam
Computed Tomography Data With Volume Rendering Funabashi,
Natsumoto, Yoshida, Watanabe, Misumi, Masuda
Jpn
Circ J 2000; 64:644-666

In Vivo Assessment of Three Dimensional Coronary Anatomy Using Electron Beam Computed Tomography After Intravenous
Contrast Adminstration Rensing, Bongaerts,
Geuns, Ooijen, Oudkerk, Feyter Heart 1999 Oct; 28
(4): 523-5

First Results of Computerized Tomographic Angiography using EBCT. Lehmann, Weisser, Neff, Mai, Senk, Georgi
Radiology 1999; 9:525-529

Intravenous Three-Dimensional Coronary Angiography Using
Contrast Enhanced Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Budoff,
Oudiz, Zalace, Bakhsheshi, Goldberg, French, Rami, Brundage
AJC
1999; 83:840-845

Comparison of Measurement of Left Ventricular Ejection
Fraction by Tc-99m Sestamibi First-Pass Angiography With Electron Beam Computed
Tomography in Pateints With Anterior Wall Acute Myocardial Infarction Gerber, behrenbeck, Allison, et al.
AJC
1999; 83: 1022-1026

Noninvasive Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency
using 3-Dimensional Angiography Obtained With Contrast-enhances Electron Beam CT Jong, Seung, Wom, Namsik, Yangsoo, et al.
AJR
1999; 172; 1055-1059

Effect of Exercise on Left and Right Ventricular Ejection
Fraction and Wall Motion Mao, Songshou, Budoff,
Oudiz, Ronald, et al. Int’l Journal of Cardiol
1999; 71: 23-31

Coronary Artery Anomalies with a Shunt: Evaluation with
Electron Beam CT. Yoshimura, Hamada,
Takamiya, Kuribayashi, Kimura Journal of Computer
Assisted Tomography 1998; 22(5): 682-686

Value of Electron Beam Computed Tomography for the Noninvasive
Detection of High-Grade Coronary-Artery Stenoses and Occlusions. Achenbach, Moshage, Ropers, Nossen, Daniel
The
New England Journal of Medicine 1998; 339 No. 27:1964-1971

Electron Beam CT Angiography with Three Dimensional
Reconstruction for the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts. Dai, Zhang, Lu, Cao, He, Bai, Jing
Acad
Radiology 1998; 5:863-867

Electron Beam CT in the Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary
Stent Patency. Pump, Moehlenkamp, Sehnert,
Schimpf, Erbel, Seibel, Groenemeyer Acad Radiology
1998; 5:858-862

Non- Invasive Coronary Angiography by Contrast-Enhanced
Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Achenbach,
Moshage, Bachmann Clin. Cardiol 1998; 21: 232-330

Intravenous Electron Beam Computed Tomography coronary
Angiography for Segmental Analysis of Coronary Artery Stenoses Schmermund,
et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998: 31(7); 1547-1554

Comparison of Vessel Diameters in Electron Beam Computed
Tomography and Quantitative Coronary Angiography Achenbach,
et al. Int J Card Im 1997; 14: 1-7

Evaluation of Electron Beam Computed Tomography Coronary
Angiography in Healthy Subjects Chernoff, et
al. AR 1997; 169: 93-99

Nonivasive , Three-Dimensional Visualization of Coronary Artey
Bypass Grafts by Electron Beam Computed Tomography Achenbach,
et al Am J Cardiol 1997; 79: 856-61

Detection of High-Grade Restenosis after PTCA Using
Contrast-Enhanced Electron Beam CT Achenbach,
et al. Circulation 1997; 96: 2785-2788

Non invasive Assessment of Coronary palmaz-Schatz Stents by
Contrast-Enhanced Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Schermund,
et al. Eur Heart J 1996; 17: 1546-1553

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NON-CARDIAC SCANS
Incidental Detection of Preclinical Renal Tumour
With Electron Beam Computed Tomography: Report of 26 Consecutive Operated
Patients Mitchell. Pippin, Devers,
Kimball, Gibbon, Cooper LL, Conzalez-Dunn, Cooper KH
J
Comput Assist Tomogr 2000 Nov; 24 (6): 843-5

Dynamic and Quantitative Assessment of
Tracheomalacia by Electron Beam Computed Tomography: Correlation With Clinical
Symptoms and Bronchoscopy Hein, Rogalla,
Hentschel, Taupitz, Hamm J Comput Assist Tomogr
2000 Mar; 2492): 247-52

Knowledge-based Segmentation of Thoracic Computed Tomography
Images for assessment of Split Lung Function Brown,
et al. Medical Physics 2000; 27(3): 592-598

Evaluation of Fluid Collection in the Pericardial Sinuses and
recess: Noncontrast-enhanced Electron Beam Computed Tomography Budoff,
Lu, Mao, Bakhsheshi, Mao, Zhuang, Liu, French
Invest
Radiol 2000; 35 (6): 359-365

Early Lung Cancer Action Project: Overall Design and Findings
from Baseline Screening. Henschke, et al.
The Lancet 1999; 354: 99-105

Cardiac Electron Beam CT in Children Undergoing Surgical
Repair for Pulmonary Atresia. Westra,
Hurteau, Galindo, McNitt-Gray, Boechat, Laks
Radiology
1999; 213 (20; 502-512

Pericardiac Sinuses and Recess: Finging at
Electrocardiographically Triggered Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Gronell, et al.
Radiology 1999;
212: 69-73

Dose and Image Quantity of Electron Beam Computed Tomography
compared With Spiral CT Veisser, et al.
Investigative Radiology 1999; 34(60: 415-420

Three Dimensional Visualization of Recurrent Coarctation of
the Aorta by Electron Beam Tomography and MRI. Pitluck,
Anthony, Moore, Phillip, Shifrin, Rubin
Circulation
1999; 99:3086-87

Standardized High Resolution CT of the Lung Using Spirometer-Triggered
EBCT Scanner. Robinson, Leung, Moss,
Blankenberg, Al-Dabbagh, Northway AJR 1999;
172:1636-1638

Virtual and 3-Dimensional Bronchoscopy With Spiral and
Electron Beam Computed Tomography (article in
German) Schoepf,
et al. Radiologe 1998 Oct; 38(10): 816-23



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