Comparison of dual-energy computed tomography of the heart with single photon emission computed tomography for assessment of coronary artery stenosis and of …

…, YS Lee, G Bastarrika, SA Chiaramida… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
To evaluate the performance of dual-energy computed tomography (CT) for integrative
imaging of the coronary artery morphology and the myocardial blood supply, 36 patients (15 …

A comprehensive model for right-left heart interaction under the influence of pericardium and baroreflex

…, RJ Lucariello, SA Chiaramida - American Journal of …, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
A phenomenological model of the cardiopulmonary circulation is developed with a focus on
the interaction between the right heart and the left heart. The model predicts the …

Dual-energy CT of the heart—principles and protocols

…, UJ Schoepf, G Bastarrika, SA Chiaramida… - European journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The introduction of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) has reinvigorated the debate whether
management of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) should be primarily …

Prognostic implications of coronary CT angiography-derived quantitative markers for the prediction of major adverse cardiac events

…, U Ebersberger, E Hoffmann, SA Chiaramida… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
… Gramer g , Ullrich Ebersberger a b , Ellen Hoffmann b , Salvatore A. Chiaramida e , Gudrun
Feuchtner c , U. Joseph Schoepf a e … Thilo, SA Chiaramida, TJ Vogl, P. Costello, UJ Schoepf …

Noncalcified atherosclerotic plaque burden at coronary CT angiography: a better predictor of ischemia at stress myocardial perfusion imaging than calcium score and …

RW Bauer, C Thilo, SA Chiaramida… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between the coronary
CT angiographic findings of calcified and noncalcified plaque burden and stenosis severity …

CT detection of myocardial blood volume deficits: dual-energy CT compared with single-energy CT spectra

…, JR Spears, CP Rowley, SA Chiaramida… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The performance of dual-energy CT (DECT) for the detection of myocardial
blood volume deficits has not systematically been compared with single-energy CT (SCT) …

Cost-effectiveness of substituting dual-energy CT for SPECT in the assessment of myocardial perfusion for the workup of coronary artery disease

…, B Ruzsics, DK Kang, SA Chiaramida… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We compared cost-effectiveness and potential lifetime benefits of using dual-energy
computed tomography (DECT) for myocardial perfusion assessment instead of single …

Coronary artery computed tomography scanning

CN De Cecco, FG Meinel, SA Chiaramida, P Costello… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
1342 Circulation March 25, 2014 now falls within the lower range of radiation doses from
coronary artery disease (CAD) imaging tests. This is a consideration for 1-time testing and also …

Coronary CT angiography-derived quantitative markers for predicting in-stent restenosis

…, E Hoffmann, DH Steinberg, SA Chiaramida… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate quantitative markers derived from coronary CT angiography (coronary
CTA) performed prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent placement for …

Gaussian pulse decomposition: an intuitive model of electrocardiogram waveforms

S Suppappola, Y Sun, SA Chiaramida - Annals of biomedical engineering, 1997 - Springer
This study presents a novel approach to modeling the electrocardiogram (ECG): the
Gaussian pulse decomposition. Constituent waves of the ECG are decomposed into and …