Publications

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Selected Publications

• Glazebrook K, Guimaraes L, Black D, Bongartz T, Manek N, Leng S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Identification of Intra-articular and Peri-articular Uric Acid Crystals with Dual Energy Computed Tomography: Initial Evaluation. Radiology 2011;261:516-524.
• Qu M, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Leng S, Williams JC, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Dual-Energy Dual-Source CT With Additional Spectral Filtration Can Improve the Differentiation of Non-Uric Acid Renal Stones: An Ex Vivo Phantom Study. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011;196:1279-87.
• Araoz PA, Kirsch J, Primak AN, et al. Dual-source computed tomographic temporal resolution provides higher image quality than 64-detector temporal resolution at low heart rates. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2010; 34:64-69.
• Bacani AK, McCollough CH, Glazebrook KN, et al. Dual energy computed tomography for quantification of tissue urate deposits in tophaceous gout: help from modern physics in the management of an ancient disease. Rheumatol Int 2010; In Press.
• Christner JA, Kofler JA, McCollough CH. Estimating Effective Dose for CT using Dose Length Product compared to using Organ Doses: Consequences of Adopting International Commission on Radiological Protection Publication 103 and/or Dual-Energy Scanning. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010; 194:881-889.
• Christner JA, Stierstorfer K, Primak A, Eusemann C, Flohr TG, McCollough CH. Evaluation of z-axis resolution and image noise for non-constant velocity spiral CT data reconstructed using a weighted 3D filtered back projection (WFBP) reconstruction algorithm. Med Phys 2010; 37:897-906.
• Christner JA, Zavaletta V, Eusemann C, Walz-Flannigan A, McCollough C. Dose Reduction in Spiral CT using Dynamically Adjustable Z-axis X-ray Beam Collimation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010; 94:49-55.
• Guimarães LS, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG, et al. Assessment of appropriateness of indications for CT enterography in younger patients. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2010; 16:226-232.
• McCollough CH, Christner JA, Kofler JA. How effective is effective dose as a predictor of radiation risk? AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010; 194:890-896.
• Orme N, Fletcher JG, Siddiki H, et al. Incidental findings in imaging research: Evaluating incidence, benefit and burden Arch Intern Med 2010; In Press.
• Turner AC, Zankl M, DeMarco JJ, et al. The feasibility of a scanner-independent technique to estimate organ dose from MDCT scans: using CTDIvol to account for differences between scanners. Med Phys 2010; 37:1816-1825.
• 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; 37:234-243.
• Yu L, Vrieze TJ, Bruesewitz MR, et al. Dose and image quality evaluation of a dedicated cone-beam CT system for high-contrast neurologic applications. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010; 194:W193-201.
• Angel E, Yaghmai N, Jude CM, et al. Dose to Radiosensitive Organs During Routine Chest CT: Effects of Tube Current Modulation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 193:1340-1345.
• Araoz PA, Kirsch J, Primak AN, et al. Optimal image reconstruction phase at low and high heart rates in dual-source CT coronary angiography (PMC2788116). Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2009; 25:837-845.
• Brown C, Hartman R, Dzyubak O, et al. Dual-energy CT iodine overlay technique for characterization of renal masses as cyst or solid: a phantom feasibility study. Eur Radiol 2009; 19:1289-1295.
• Flohr TG, Leng S, Yu L, et al. Dual-Source Spiral CT with Pitch 3.2 and 75 ms Temporal Resolution: Image Reconstruction and Assessment of Image Quality. Med Phys 2009; 36:5641-5653.
• Huprich JE, Fletcher JG. CT enterography: principles, technique and utility in Crohn's disease. Eur J Radiol 2009; 69:393-397.
• Li H, Yu L, Liu X, McCollough CH. Metal artifact suppression from reformatted projections in multi-slice helical CT using dual-front active contours. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009; 1:993-996.
• Liu X, Primak AN, Krier JD, Yu L, Lerman LO, McCollough CH. Renal perfusion and hemodynamics: accurate in vivo determination at CT with a 10-fold decrease in radiation dose and HYPR noise reduction (PMC2755800). Radiology 2009; 253:98-105.
• Liu X, Yu L, Primak A, McCollough C. Quantitative imaging of element composition and mass fraction using dual-energy CT: Three-material decomposition (PMC2719492). Med Phys 2009; 36:1602-1609.
• Manduca A, Yu L, Trzasko J, et al. Projection space denoising with bilaterial filtering and CT noise modeling for dose reduction in CT. Med Phys 2009; 36:4911-4919.
• McCollough CH, Guimarães L, Fletcher JG. In defense of body CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 193:29-39.
• Turner A, Zhang D, Kim G, et al. A method to generate equivalent energy spectra and filtration models based on measurement for multidetector CT Monte Carlo dosimetry simulations. Medical Physics 2009; 36:2154-2164.
• Yu L, Li H, Muller J, et al. Metal Artifact Reduction from Reformatted Projections for Hip Prostheses in Multi-slice Helical CT: Techniques and Initial Clinical Results. Investigative Radiology 2009; 44:691-696.
• Yu L, Liu X, Leng S, et al. Radiation dose reduction in CT: Techniques and future perspective. Imaging in Medicine 2009; 1:65-84.
• Liu X, Primak AN, Krier JD, Yu L, Lerman LO, McCollough CH. Renal Perfusion and hemodynamics: accurate in vivo determination at CT with a 10-fold decrease in radiation dose and HYPR noise reduction. Radiology. 2009 Oct:253(1):98-105.
• McCollough CH, Guimarães L, Fletcher JG. In defense of body CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul;193(1):28-39.
• Primak AN, Ramirez Giraldo JC, Liu X, Yu L, McCollough CH. Improved dual-energy material discrimination for dual-source CT by means of additional spectral filtration. Med Phys. 2009 Apr;36(4):1359-69.
• Liu X, Yu L, Primak AN, McCollough CH. Quantitative imaging of element composition and mass fraction using dual-energy CT: three-material decomposition. Med Phys. 2009 May;36(5):1602-9.
• Yu L, Primak AN, Liu X, McCollough CH. Image quality optimization and evaluation of linearly mixed images in dual-source, dual-energy CT. Med Phys. 2009 Mar;36(3):1019-24.
• Vrtiska TJ, Hartman RP, Kofler JM, Bruesewitz MR, King BF, McCollough CH. Spatial resolution and radiation dose of a 64-MDCT scanner compared with published CT urography protocols. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Apr;192(4):941-8.
• Fletcher JG, Takahashi N, Hartman R, Guimarães 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.
• McCollough CH, Primak AN, Braun N, Kofler J, Yu L, Christner J. Strategies for reducing radiation dose in CT. Radiol Clin North Am. 2009 Jan;47(1):27-40. Review.
• Gerber TC, Carr JJ, Arai AE, Dixon RL, Ferrari VA, Gomes AS, Heller GV, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF, Mettler FA, Mieres JH, Morin RL, Yester MV. Ionizing radiation in cardiac imaging: a science advisory from the American Heart Association Committee on Cardiac Imaging of the Council on Clinical Cardiology and Committee on Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention of the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention. Circulation. 2009 Feb 24;119(7):1056-65.
• Huprich JE, Fletcher JG. CT enterography: principles, technique and utility in Crohn's disease. Eur J Radiol. 2009 Mar;69(3):393-7.
• 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.
• Angel E, Yaghmai N, Jude CM, Demarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Goldin JG, Primak AN, Stevens DM, Cody DD, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF. Monte Carlo simulations to assess the effects of tube current modulation on breast dose for multidetector CT. Phys Med Biol. 2009 Feb 7;54(3):497-512.
• Flohr TG, Bruder H, Stierstorfer K, Petersilka M, Schmidt B, McCollough CH. Image reconstruction and image quality evaluation for a dual source CT scanner. Med Phys. 2008 Dec;35(12):5882-97.
• McCollough CH. CT dose: how to measure, how to reduce. Health Phys. 2008 Nov;95(5):508-17.
• 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.
• Oudkerk M, Stillman AE, Halliburton SS, Kalender WA, Möhlenkamp S, McCollough CH, Vliegenthart R, Shaw LJ, Stanford W, Taylor AJ, van Ooijen PM, Wexler L, Raggi P. Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging; European Society of Cardiac Radiology; North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. Eur Radiol. 2008 Dec;18(12):2785-807.