Publications

  1. Fletcher JG, Krueger WR, Hough DM, Huprich JE, Fidler JL, Wang J, Shiung MM, Harmsen WS, Grant KL, McCollough CH. Pilot study of detection, radiologist confidence and image quality with sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction at half-routine dose level. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2013 Mar-Apr; 37(2):203-11. 2311214
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  2. Fletcher JG, Kofler JM, Coburn JA, Bruining DH, McCollough CH. Perspective on radiation risk in CT imaging. Abdom Imaging. 2013 Feb; 38(1):22-31. 2260796
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  3. Lee LC, Grant CS, Salomao DR, Fletcher JG, Takahashi N, Fidler JL, Levy MJ, Huebner M. Small, nonfunctioning, asymptomatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs): role for nonoperative management. Surgery. 2012 Dec; 152(6):965-74. Epub 2012 Oct 24. 2280235
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  4. Hough DM, Fletcher JG, Grant KL, Fidler JL, Yu L, Geske JR, Carter RE, Raupach R, Schmidt B, Flohr T, McCollough CH. Lowering kilovoltage to reduce radiation dose in contrast-enhanced abdominal CT: initial assessment of a prototype automated kilovoltage selection tool. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Nov; 199(5):1070-7. 2279601
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  5. Samuel S, Bruining DH, Loftus EV Jr, Becker B, Fletcher JG, Mandrekar JN, Zinsmeister AR, Sandborn WJ. Endoscopic skipping of the distal terminal ileum in Crohn's disease can lead to negative results from ileocolonoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Nov; 10(11):1253-9. Epub 2012 Apr 10. 2238956
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  6. Noelting J, Bharucha AE, Lake DS, Manduca A, Fletcher JG, Riederer SJ, Melton L J 3rd, Zinsmeister AR. Semi-automated vectorial analysis of anorectal motion by magnetic resonance defecography in healthy subjects and fecal incontinence. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 Oct; 24(10):e467-75. Epub 2012 Jul 6. 2256106
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  7. Fletcher JG, Grant KL, Fidler JL, Shiung M, Yu L, Wang J, Schmidt B, Allmendinger T, McCollough CH. Validation of dual-source single-tube reconstruction as a method to obtain half-dose images to evaluate radiation dose and noise reduction: phantom and human assessment using CT colonography and sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE). J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2012 Sep; 36(5):560-9. 2271858
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  8. Qu M, Ehman E, Fletcher JG, Huprich JE, Hara AK, Silva AC, Farrugia G, Limburg P, McCollough CH. Toward biphasic computed tomography (CT) enteric contrast: material classification of luminal bismuth and mural iodine in a small-bowel phantom using dual-energy CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2012 Sep; 36(5):554-9. 2271860
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  9. Absah I, Bruining DH, Matsumoto JM, Weisbrod AJ, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Faubion WA Jr. MR enterography in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: retrospective assessment of patient tolerance, image quality, and initial performance estimates. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Sep; 199(3):W367-75. 2265789
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  10. McBride JF, Wardrop RM 3rd, Paxton BE, Mandrekar J, Fletcher JG. Effect on examination ordering by physician attitude, common knowledge, and practice behavior regarding CT radiation exposure. Clin Imaging. 2012 Sep-Oct; 36(5):455-461.e1. Epub 2012 Jun 08. 2266562
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  11. Bharucha AE, Fletcher JG, Melton LJ 3rd, Zinsmeister AR. Obstetric trauma, pelvic floor injury and fecal incontinence: a population-based case-control study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jun; 107(6):902-11. Epub 2012 Mar 13. 2235259
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  12. Canto MI, Hruban RH, Fishman EK, Kamel IR, Schulick R, Zhang Z, Topazian M, Takahashi N, Fletcher J, Petersen G, Klein AP, Axilbund J, Griffin C, Syngal S, Saltzman JR, Mortele KJ, Lee J, Tamm E, Vikram R, Bhosale P, Margolis D, Farrell J, Goggins M, Frequent detection of pancreatic lesions in asymptomatic high-risk individuals. Gastroenterology. 2012 Apr; 142(4):796-804; quiz e14-5. Epub 2012 Jan 12. 2275076
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  13. Nguyen DL, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV Jr, Larson DW, Fletcher JG, Becker B, Mandrekar J, Harmsen WS, Bruining DH. Similar outcomes of surgical and medical treatment of intra-abdominal abscesses in patients with Crohn's disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Apr; 10(4):400-4. Epub 2011 Dec 07. 2210702
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  14. Hartman R, Kawashima A, Takahashi N, Silva A, Vrtiska T, Leng S, Fletcher J, McCollough C. Applications of dual-energy CT in urologic imaging: an update. Radiol Clin North Am. 2012 Mar; 50(2):191-205, v. Epub 2012 Mar 07. 2238896
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  15. Bruining DH, Siddiki HA, Fletcher JG, Sandborn WJ, Fidler JL, Huprich JE, Mandrekar JN, Harmsen WS, Evans PE, Faubion WA, Hanson KA, Ingle SB, Pardi DS, Schroeder KW, Tremaine WJ, Loftus EV Jr. Benefit of computed tomography enterography in Crohn's disease: effects on patient management and physician level of confidence. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2012 Feb; 18(2):219-25. Epub 2011 Feb 17. 2148690
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  16. Ehman EC, Guimaraes LS, Fidler JL, Takahashi N, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Yu L, Manduca A, Huprich JE, McCollough CH, Holmes D 3rd, Harmsen WS, Fletcher JG. Noise reduction to decrease radiation dose and improve conspicuity of hepatic lesions at contrast-enhanced 80-kV hepatic CT using projection space denoising. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Feb; 198(2):405-11. 2219780
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  17. Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Huprich JE, Llano E, Spencer G, Bruining DH. Small-bowel imaging with CT and MRI: Overview of techniques and indications. Appl Radiol. 2012; 41(12):18-24. 2307469
  18. Panjwani N, Linguraru MG, Fletcher JG, Summers RM. Computer-aided polyp detection for laxative-free CT colonography. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2012; 7029 LNCS:18-26. 2235848
  19. Nappi JJ, Sahani DV, Fletcher JG, Yoshida H. Automated detection and diagnosis of Crohn's disease in CT enterography. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2012; 7029 LNCS:84-90. 2235850
  20. Li Z, Yu L, Trzasko JD, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Manduca A. Adaptive non-local means filtering based on local noise level for CT denoising. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2012; 8313:83131H. 2246421
  21. Yu L, Christner JA, Leng S, Wang J, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Virtual monochromatic imaging in dual-source dual-energy CT: radiation dose and image quality. Med Phys. 2011 Dec; 38(12):6371-9. 2210948
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  22. Glazebrook KN, Guimaraes LS, Murthy NS, Black DF, Bongartz T, Manek NJ, Leng S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Identification of intraarticular and periarticular uric acid crystals with dual-energy CT: initial evaluation. Radiology. 2011 Nov; 261(2):516-24. Epub 2011 Sep 16. 2208567
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  23. Huprich JE, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Alexander JA, Guimaraes LS, Siddiki HA, McCollough CH. Prospective blinded comparison of wireless capsule endoscopy and multiphase CT enterography in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Radiology. 2011 Sep; 260(3):744-51. Epub 2011 Jun 03. 2168538
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  24. Leng S, Yu L, Wang J, Fletcher JG, Mistretta CA, McCollough CH. Noise reduction in spectral CT: reducing dose and breaking the trade-off between image noise and energy bin selection. Med Phys. 2011 Sep; 38(9):4946-57. 2196939
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  25. Bruining DH, Loftus EV Jr, Ehman EC, Siddiki HA, Nguyen DL, Fidler JL, Huprich JE, Mandrekar JN, Harmsen WS, Sandborn WJ, Fletcher JG. Computed tomography enterography detects intestinal wall changes and effects of treatment in patients with Crohn's disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Aug; 9(8):679-683.e1. Epub 2011 May 05. 2166889
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  26. Pariente B, Cosnes J, Danese S, Sandborn WJ, Lewin M, Fletcher JG, Chowers Y, D'Haens G, Feagan BG, Hibi T, Hommes DW, Irvine EJ, Kamm MA, Loftus EV Jr, Louis E, Michetti P, Munkholm P, Oresland T, Panes J, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Reinisch W, Sands BE, Development of the Crohn's disease digestive damage score, the Lemann score. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Jun; 17(6):1415-22. Epub 2010 Nov 28. 2167205
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  27. Yu L, Bruesewitz MR, Thomas KB, Fletcher JG, Kofler JM, McCollough CH. Optimal tube potential for radiation dose reduction in pediatric CT: principles, clinical implementations, and pitfalls. Radiographics. 2011 May-Jun; 31(3):835-48. 2164604
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  28. Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Bruining DH, Huprich JE. New concepts in intestinal imaging for inflammatory bowel diseases. Gastroenterology. 2011 May; 140(6):1795-806. 2161979
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  29. Apel A, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Hough DM, Yu L, Guimaraes LS, Bellemann ME, McCollough CH, Holmes DR 3rd, Eusemann CD. Pilot multi-reader study demonstrating potential for dose reduction in dual energy hepatic CT using non-linear blending of mixed kV image datasets. Eur Radiol. 2011 Mar; 21(3):644-52. Epub 2010 Sep 29. 2151441
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  30. Siddiki H, Fletcher JG, Hara AK, Kofler JM, McCollough CH, Fidler JL, Guimaraes L, Huprich JE, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV Jr, Mandrekar J, Bruining DH. Validation of a lower radiation computed tomography enterography imaging protocol to detect Crohn's disease in the small bowel. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Mar; 17(3):778-86. 2152425
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  31. Huprich JE, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Llano E. Obscure GI bleeding: The role of multiphase CT enterography. Appl Radiol. 2011; 40(12):16-20. 2213959
  32. Linguraru MG, Panjwani N, Fletcher JG, Summer RM. Automated image-based colon cleansing for laxative-free CT colonography computer-aided polyp detection. Med Phys. 2011; 38(12):6633-42. 2213946
  33. Nappi J, Lee JG, Fletcher JG, Yoshida H. Computer-assisted diagnosis for quantitative image-based analysis of Crohn's disease in CT enterography. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 2011; 6668 LNCS:84-90. 2216685
  34. Guimaraes LS, Fletcher JG, Harmsen WS, Yu L, Siddiki H, Melton Z, Huprich JE, Hough D, Hartman R, McCollough CH. Appropriate patient selection at abdominal dual-energy CT using 80 kV: relationship between patient size, image noise, and image quality. Radiology. 2010 Dec; 257(3):732-42. Epub 2010 Oct 19. 2121264
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  35. Pariente B, Cosnes J, Danese S, Sandborn WJ, Lewin M, Fletcher JG, Chowers Y, D'Haens G, Feagan BG, Hibi T, Hommes DW, Irvine EJ, Kamm MA, Loftus EV Jr, Louis E, Michetti P, Munkholm P, Oresland T, Panes J, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Reinisch W, Sands BE, Development of the crohn's disease digestive damage score, the Lemann score. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print] 2151054
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  36. Primak AN, Giraldo JC, Eusemann CD, Schmidt B, Kantor B, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Dual-source dual-energy CT with additional tin filtration: Dose and image quality evaluation in phantoms and in vivo. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Nov; 195(5):1164-74. 2121303
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  37. Guimaraes LS, Fletcher JG, Yu L, Huprich JE, Fidler JL, Manduca A, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Holmes DR Jr, McCollough CH. Feasibility of dose reduction using novel denoising techniques for low kV (80 kV) CT enterography: optimization and validation. Acad Radiol. 2010 Oct; 17(10):1203-10. 2114844
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  38. Klingele CJ, Lightner DJ, Fletcher JG, Gebhart JB, Bharucha AE. Dysfunctional urinary voiding in women with functional defecatory disorders. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010 Oct; 22(10):1094-e284. Epub 2010 Jun 17. 2103497
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  39. Li H, Yu L, Liu X, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Metal artifact suppression from reformatted projections in multislice helical CT using dual-front active contours. Med Phys. 2010 Oct; 37(10):5155-64. 2125623
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  40. Orme NM, Fletcher JG, Siddiki HA, Harmsen WS, O'Byrne MM, Port JD, Tremaine WJ, Pitot HC, McFarland EG, Robinson ME, Koenig BA, King BF, Wolf SM. Incidental findings in imaging research: evaluating incidence, benefit, and burden. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Sep 27; 170(17):1525-32. 2116187
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  41. Vege SS, Fletcher JG, Talukdar R, Sarr MG. Peripancreatic collections in acute pancreatitis: correlation between computerized tomography and operative findings. World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Sep 14; 16(34):4291-6. 2118977
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  42. Christensen KN, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG, Maccarty R, Johnson CD. Pictorial review of colonic polyp and mass distortion and recognition with the CT virtual dissection technique. Radiographics. 2010 Sep; 30(5):e42; discussion e43. Epub 2010 Jul 09. 2105077
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  43. Takahashi N, Vrtiska TJ, Kawashima A, Hartman RP, Primak AN, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Detectability of urinary stones on virtual nonenhanced images generated at pyelographic-phase dual-energy CT. Radiology. 2010 Jul; 256(1):184-90. 2103418
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  44. Fletcher JG, Chen MH, Herman BA, Johnson CD, Toledano A, Dachman AH, Hara AK, Fidler JL, Menias CO, Coakley KJ, Kuo M, Horton KM, Cheema J, Iyer R, Siewert B, Yee J, Obregon R, Zimmerman P, Halvorsen R, Casola G, Morrin M. Can radiologist training and testing ensure high performance in CT colonography? Lessons From the National CT Colonography Trial. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Jul; 195(1):117-25. 2103456
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  45. Vrtiska TJ, Takahashi N, Fletcher JG, Hartman RP, Yu L, Kawashima A. Genitourinary applications of dual-energy CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Jun; 194(6):1434-42. 2002104
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  46. Koilakou S, Sailer J, Peloschek P, Ferlitsch A, Vogelsang H, Miehsler W, Fletcher J, Turetschek K, Schima W, Reinisch W. Endoscopy and MR enteroclysis: equivalent tools in predicting clinical recurrence in patients with Crohn's disease after ileocolic resection. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Feb; 16(2):198-203. 1983318
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  47. Guimaraes LS, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG, Bruining DH, Huprich JE, Siddiki H, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV Jr, Pardi DS, McCollough CH. Assessment of appropriateness of indications for CT enterography in younger patients. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Feb; 16(2):226-32. 1954804
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  48. Yu L, Li H, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Automatic selection of tube potential for radiation dose reduction in CT: a general strategy. Med Phys. 2010 Jan; 37(1):234-43. 1987763
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  49. Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Noise Reduction in Computed Tomography Images Using an Anisotropic Bilateral Filter (in Spanish). Revista Ingeniería Biomédica. 2010; 4(7):55-62. 2115477
  50. Li H, Yu L, Guimaraes LS, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Evaluation of dual-front active contour segmentation and metal shadow filling methods on metal artifact reduction in multi-slice helical CT. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2010; 7622(Part 2):76222N. 2307536
  51. Fidler JL, Christensen KN, Fletcher JG, Johnson CD. Authors' Response. Radiographics. 2010; 30(5):3-5. 2121353
  52. McFarland EG, Fletcher JG, Pickhardt P, Dachman A, Yee J, McCollough CH, Macari M, Knechtges P, Zalis M, Barish M, Kim DH, Keysor KJ, Johnson CD, American College of Radiology. ACR Colon Cancer Committee white paper: status of CT colonography 2009. J Am Coll Radiol. 2009 Nov; 6(11):756-772.e4. 2155492
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  53. Yu L, Li H, Mueller J, Kofler JM, Liu X, Primak AN, Fletcher JG, Guimaraes LS, Macedo T, McCollough CH. Metal artifact reduction from reformatted projections for hip prostheses in multislice helical computed tomography: techniques and initial clinical results. Invest Radiol. 2009 Nov; 44(11):691-6. 1966693
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  54. Manduca A, Yu L, Trzasko JD, Khaylova N, Kofler JM, McCollough CM, Fletcher JG. Projection space denoising with bilateral filtering and CT noise modeling for dose reduction in CT. Med Phys. 2009 Nov; 36(11):4911-9. 1975496
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  55. Yu L, Liu X, Leng S, Kofler JM, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Qu M, Christner J, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Radiation dose reduction in computed tomography: techniques and future perspective. Imaging Med. 2009 Oct; 1(1):65-84. 2104621
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  56. Takahashi N, Fletcher JG, Hough DM, Fidler JL, Kawashima A, Mandrekar JN, Chari ST. Autoimmune pancreatitis: differentiation from pancreatic carcinoma and normal pancreas on the basis of enhancement characteristics at dual-phase CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Aug; 193(2):479-84. 1953772
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  57. Siddiki HA, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG, Burton SS, Huprich JE, Hough DM, Johnson CD, Bruining DH, Loftus EV Jr, Sandborn WJ, Pardi DS, Mandrekar JN. Prospective comparison of state-of-the-art MR enterography and CT enterography in small-bowel Crohn's disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul; 193(1):113-21. 1949833
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  58. McCollough CH, Guimaraes L, Fletcher JG. In defense of body CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul; 193(1):28-39. 1949834
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  59. Booya F, Akram S, Fletcher JG, Huprich JE, Johnson CD, Fidler JL, Barlow JM, Solem CA, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV Jr. CT enterography and fistulizing Crohn's disease: clinical benefit and radiographic findings. Abdom Imaging. 2009 Jul; 34(4):467-75. 1907735
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  60. Kisiel JB, Bruining DH, Fletcher JG, Limburg PJ. Computed tomographic colonography and high-risk adenomas: a gap in the guidelines? Gastroenterology. 2009 Jun; 136(7):2395-6; discussion 2396-7. Epub 2009 May 03. 1941178
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  61. Brown CL, Hartman RP, Dzyubak OP, Takahashi N, Kawashima A, McCollough CH, Bruesewitz MR, Primak AM, Fletcher JG. Dual-energy CT iodine overlay technique for characterization of renal masses as cyst or solid: a phantom feasibility study. Eur Radiol. 2009 May; 19(5):1289-95. Epub 2009 Jan 20. 1920602
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  62. Fletcher JG. CT enterography technique: theme and variations. Abdom Imaging. 2009 May-Jun; 34(3):283-8. 1861703
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  63. Daniel HD, Fletcher JG, Chandy GM, Abraham P. Quantitation of hepatitis B virus DNA in plasma using a sensitive cost-effective "in-house" real-time PCR assay. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2009 Apr-Jun; 27(2):111-5. 1981418
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  64. Huprich JE, Fletcher JG. CT enterography: principles, technique and utility in Crohn's disease. Eur J Radiol. 2009 Mar; 69(3):393-7. Epub 2008 Dec 31. 1914100
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  65. Bodily KD, Takahashi N, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Hough DM, Kawashima A, Chari ST. Autoimmune pancreatitis: pancreatic and extrapancreatic imaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Feb; 192(2):431-7. 1920598
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  66. Fletcher JG, Takahashi N, Hartman R, Guimaraes L, Huprich JE, Hough DM, Yu L, McCollough CH. Dual-energy and dual-source CT: is there a role in the abdomen and pelvis? Radiol Clin North Am. 2009 Jan; 47(1):41-57. 1924107
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  67. Giraldo JC, Kelm ZS, Guimaraes LS, Yu L, Fletcher JG, Erickson BJ, McCollough CH. Comparative study of two image space noise reduction methods for computed tomography: bilateral filter and nonlocal means. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:3529-32. 1975512
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  68. Bruining DH, Siddiki HA, Fletcher JG, Tremaine WJ, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV Jr. Prevalence of penetrating disease and extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease detected with CT enterography. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Dec; 14(12):1701-6. 1875664
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  69. Holmes DR 3rd, Fletcher JG, Apel A, Huprich JE, Siddiki H, Hough DM, Schmidt B, Flohr TG, Robb R, McCollough C, Wittmer M, Eusemann C. Evaluation of non-linear blending in dual-energy computed tomography. Eur J Radiol. 2008 Dec; 68(3):409-13. Epub 2008 Nov 05. 1915417
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  70. Dachman AH, Kelly KB, Zintsmaster MP, Rana R, Khankari S, Novak JD, Ali AN, Qalbani A, Fletcher JG. Formative evaluation of standardized training for CT colonographic image interpretation by novice readers. Radiology. 2008 Oct; 249(1):167-77. 1895135
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  71. Hough DM, Kuntz MA, Fidler JL, Johnson CD, Petersen BT, Kofler JM, Fletcher JG. Detection of occult colonic perforation before CT colonography after incomplete colonoscopy: perforation rate and use of a low-dose diagnostic scan before CO2 insufflation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Oct; 191(4):1077-81. 1902441
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  72. Peloquin JM, Pardi DS, Sandborn WJ, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Schueler BA, Kofler JA, Enders FT, Achenbach SJ, Loftus EV Jr. Diagnostic ionizing radiation exposure in a population-based cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Aug; 103(8):2015-22. Epub 2008 Jun 28. 1904614
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  73. Solem CA, Loftus EV Jr, Fletcher JG, Baron TH, Gostout CJ, Petersen BT, Tremaine WJ, Egan LJ, Faubion WA, Schroeder KW, Pardi DS, Hanson KA, Jewell DA, Barlow JM, Fidler JL, Huprich JE, Johnson CD, Harmsen WS, Zinsmeister AR, Sandborn WJ. Small-bowel imaging in Crohn's disease: a prospective, blinded, 4-way comparison trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Aug; 68(2):255-66. Epub 2008 Jun 02. 1900775
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  74. Tay SC, Primak AN, Fletcher JG, Schmidt B, An KN, McCollough CH. Understanding the relationship between image quality and motion velocity in gated computed tomography: preliminary work for 4-dimensional musculoskeletal imaging. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2008 Jul-Aug; 32(4):634-9. 1894758
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  75. Wolf SM, Lawrenz FP, Nelson CA, Kahn JP, Cho MK, Clayton EW, Fletcher JG, Georgieff MK, Hammerschmidt D, Hudson K, Illes J, Kapur V, Keane MA, Koenig BA, Leroy BS, McFarland EG, Paradise J, Parker LS, Terry SF, Van Ness B, Wilfond BS. Managing incidental findings in human subjects research: analysis and recommendations. J Law Med Ethics. 2008 Summer; 36(2):219-48, 211. 2109211
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  76. Siddiki H, Fletcher JG, McFarland B, Dajani N, Orme N, Koenig B, Strobel M, Wolf SM. Incidental findings in CT colonography: literature review and survey of current research practice. J Law Med Ethics. 2008 Summer; 36(2):320-31, 213. 1891613
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  77. Perri RE, Chiorean MV, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG, Talwalkar JA, Stadheim L, Shah ND, Kamath PS. A prospective evaluation of computerized tomographic (CT) scanning as a screening modality for esophageal varices. Hepatology. 2008 May; 47(5):1587-94. 1892645
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  78. Takahashi N, Hartman RP, Vrtiska TJ, Kawashima A, Primak AN, Dzyubak OP, Mandrekar JN, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Dual-energy CT iodine-subtraction virtual unenhanced technique to detect urinary stones in an iodine-filled collecting system: a phantom study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 May; 190(5):1169-73. 1883047
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  79. Fletcher JG, Huprich J, Loftus EV Jr, Bruining DH, Fidler JL. Computerized tomography enterography and its role in small-bowel imaging. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Mar; 6(3):283-9. 1872134
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  80. Johnson CD, Manduca A, Fletcher JG, MacCarty RL, Carston MJ, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar JN. Noncathartic CT colonography with stool tagging: performance with and without electronic stool subtraction. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Feb; 190(2):361-6. 1861330
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  81. Takahashi N, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Hough DM, Kawashima A, Chari ST. Dual-phase CT of autoimmune pancreatitis: a multireader study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Feb; 190(2):280-6. 1861331
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  82. Huprich JE, Fletcher JG, Alexander JA, Fidler JL, Burton SS, McCullough CH. Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: evaluation with 64-section multiphase CT enterography--initial experience. Radiology. 2008 Feb; 246(2):562-71. 1867493
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  83. Zhang J, Fletcher JG, Scott Harmsen W, Araoz PA, Williamson EE, Primak AN, McCollough CH. Analysis of heart rate and heart rate variation during cardiac CT examinations. Acad Radiol. 2008 Jan; 15(1):40-8. 1951032
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  84. Siddiki H, Doherty MG, Fletcher JG, Stanson AW, Vrtiska TJ, Hough DM, Fidler JL, McCollough CH, Swanson KL. Abdominal findings in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: pictorial essay on 2D and 3D findings with isotropic multiphase CT. Radiographics. 2008 Jan-Feb; 28(1):171-84. 1861333
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  85. Young BM, Fletcher JG, Booya F, Paulsen S, Fidler J, Johnson CD, Huprich J, Barlow J, Trout A. Head-to-head comparison of oral contrast agents for cross-sectional enterography: small bowel distention, timing, and side effects. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2008 Jan-Feb; 32(1):32-8. 1869937
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  86. Linguraru MG, Zhao S, Van Uitert RL, Liu J, Fletcher JG, Manduca A, Summers RM. CAD of colon cancer on CT colonography cases without cathartic bowel preparation. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008:2996-9. 1981411
  87. Tay SC, Primak AN, Fletcher JG, Schmidt B, Amrami KK, Berger RA, McCollough CH. Four-dimensional computed tomographic imaging in the wrist: proof of feasibility in a cadaveric model. Skeletal Radiol. 2007 Dec; 36(12):1163-9. Epub 2007 Sep 06. 1848921
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  88. Primak AN, Fletcher JG, Vrtiska TJ, Dzyubak OP, Lieske JC, Jackson ME, Williams JC Jr, McCollough CH. Noninvasive differentiation of uric acid versus non-uric acid kidney stones using dual-energy CT. Acad Radiol. 2007 Dec; 14(12):1441-7. 1867216
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  89. Deshpande KK, Summers RM, Van Uitert RL, Franaszek M, Brown L, Dwyer AJ, Fletcher JG, Choi JR, Pickhardt PJ. Quality assessment for CT colonography: validation of automated measurement of colonic distention and residual fluid. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Dec; 189(6):1457-63. 1869784
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  90. Kirsch J, Araoz PA, Steinberg FB, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Williamson EE. Prevalence and significance of incidental extracardiac findings at 64-multidetector coronary CTA. J Thorac Imaging. 2007 Nov; 22(4):330-4. 1861285
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  91. Pelaez-Luna M, Takahashi N, Fletcher JG, Chari ST. Resectability of presymptomatic pancreatic cancer and its relationship to onset of diabetes: a retrospective review of CT scans and fasting glucose values prior to diagnosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Oct; 102(10):2157-63. 1844538
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