Nico R Mollet

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Affiliation: Erasmus MC
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Four-dimensional evaluation of a giant pseudo-aneurysm by multislice computed tomography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology and Radiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 21:667-8. 2005
  2. ncbi Images in cardiovascular medicine. In-stent neointimal hyperplasia with 16-row multislice computed tomography coronary angiography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology and Radiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Bd 410, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Circulation 110:e514. 2004
  3. ncbi Adjunctive value of CT coronary angiography in the diagnostic work-up of patients with typical angina pectoris
    Nico R Mollet
    Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, Room Ca 228a, Dr Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 28:1872-8. 2007
  4. ncbi Multislice spiral computed tomography for the evaluation of stent patency after left main coronary artery stenting: a comparison with conventional coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound
    Carlos A G van Mieghem
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Circulation 114:645-53. 2006
  5. ncbi Impact of intravascular enhancement, heart rate, and calcium score on diagnostic accuracy in multislice computed tomography coronary angiography
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Dipartimento di Radiologia, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiol Med 110:42-51. 2005
  6. ncbi Impact of heart rate frequency and variability on radiation exposure, image quality, and diagnostic performance in dual-source spiral CT coronary angiography
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 253:672-80. 2009
  7. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography in patients after bypass grafting: comparison with invasive coronary angiography
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2:816-24. 2009
  8. ncbi 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with high, intermediate, or low pretest probability of significant coronary artery disease
    W Bob Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 50:1469-75. 2007
  9. ncbi Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography in women versus men with angina pectoris
    W Bob Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Cardiol 100:1532-7. 2007
  10. ncbi Noninvasive assessment of coronary plaque burden using multislice computed tomography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Cardiol 95:1165-9. 2005

Detail Information

Publications73

  1. ncbi Four-dimensional evaluation of a giant pseudo-aneurysm by multislice computed tomography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology and Radiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 21:667-8. 2005
  2. ncbi Images in cardiovascular medicine. In-stent neointimal hyperplasia with 16-row multislice computed tomography coronary angiography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology and Radiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Bd 410, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Circulation 110:e514. 2004
  3. ncbi Adjunctive value of CT coronary angiography in the diagnostic work-up of patients with typical angina pectoris
    Nico R Mollet
    Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, Room Ca 228a, Dr Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 28:1872-8. 2007
    ..To determine the adjunctive value of CT coronary angiography (CTCA) in the diagnostic work-up of patients with typical angina pectoris...
  4. ncbi Multislice spiral computed tomography for the evaluation of stent patency after left main coronary artery stenting: a comparison with conventional coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound
    Carlos A G van Mieghem
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Circulation 114:645-53. 2006
    ..MSCT is safe to exclude left main ISR and may therefore be an acceptable first-line alternative to CCA...
  5. ncbi Impact of intravascular enhancement, heart rate, and calcium score on diagnostic accuracy in multislice computed tomography coronary angiography
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Dipartimento di Radiologia, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiol Med 110:42-51. 2005
    ..To assess the effect of intravascular enhancement, heart rate, and calcium score on diagnostic accuracy in the detection of significant coronary artery stenosis using 16-row multislice computed tomography (MSCT)...
  6. ncbi Impact of heart rate frequency and variability on radiation exposure, image quality, and diagnostic performance in dual-source spiral CT coronary angiography
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 253:672-80. 2009
    ....
  7. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography in patients after bypass grafting: comparison with invasive coronary angiography
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2:816-24. 2009
    ..We sought to evaluate the contribution of noninvasive dual-source computed tomography angiography (CTA) in the comprehensive assessment of symptomatic patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...
  8. ncbi 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with high, intermediate, or low pretest probability of significant coronary artery disease
    W Bob Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 50:1469-75. 2007
    ..We assessed the usefulness of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) to detect or rule out coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with various estimated pretest probabilities of CAD...
  9. ncbi Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography in women versus men with angina pectoris
    W Bob Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Cardiol 100:1532-7. 2007
    ..Specificity and positive predictive value of CT coronary angiography were lower in women. The sensitivity to detect stenosis in small coronary branches was lower in women compared with men...
  10. ncbi Noninvasive assessment of coronary plaque burden using multislice computed tomography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Cardiol 95:1165-9. 2005
    ..Overall, 65% of plaques were calcified, 24% were noncalcified, and 11% were mixed. Plaques were predominantly located in the proximal and middle segments of the main coronary vessels...
  11. ncbi Image quality and radiation exposure using different low-dose scan protocols in dual-source CT coronary angiography: randomized study
    Lisan A Neefjes
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein 40, Room Hs 207, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 261:779-86. 2011
    ..To compare image quality, radiation dose, and their relationship with heart rate of computed tomographic (CT) coronary angiographic scan protocols by using a 128-section dual-source CT scanner...
  12. ncbi Effects of primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction on early and late infarct size and left ventricular wall characteristics
    Timo Baks
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:40-4. 2006
    ..15). CONCLUSIONS: Infarct size decreased by 31%. Segments without MO had early increased wall thickness and late partial functional recovery. Segments with MO showed late wall thinning and no functional recovery at five months...
  13. ncbi High iodine concentration contrast material for noninvasive multislice computed tomography coronary angiography: iopromide 370 versus iomeprol 400
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Thoraxcentrum, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Invest Radiol 41:349-53. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was to compare intracoronary attenuation on 16-row multislice computed tomography (16-MSCT) coronary angiography using 2 contrast materials (CM) with high iodine concentration...
  14. ncbi Influence of increasing convolution kernel filtering on plaque imaging with multislice CT using an ex-vivo model of coronary angiography
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Dipartimento di Radiologia, Erasmus Medical Cencter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiol Med 110:234-40. 2005
    ..To assess the variability in attenuation of coronary plaques with multislice CT-angiography (MSCT-CA) in an ex-vivo model with varying convolution kernels...
  15. ncbi Learning curve for coronary CT angiography: what constitutes sufficient training?
    Francesca Pugliese
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 251:359-68. 2009
    ..To prospectively evaluate the effect of experience with coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography on the capability to detect coronary stenoses of 50% or more...
  16. ncbi Introduction to coronary imaging with 64-slice computed tomography
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Dipartimento di Radiologia, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiol Med 110:16-41. 2005
    ..We then define the scan protocols for coronary angiography with the new generation of 64-row CT scanners to enable radiologists to perform a CT study on the basis of the diagnostic possibilities...
  17. ncbi Use of 64-slice CT in symptomatic patients after coronary bypass surgery: evaluation of grafts and coronary arteries
    Patrizia Malagutti
    Department of Cardiology, Thorax Centre, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 28:1879-85. 2007
    ..We explored the diagnostic performance of 64-slice CT in symptomatic patients after bypass surgery, for the assessment of both grafts and native coronary arteries...
  18. ncbi Quantification of coronary plaque by 64-slice computed tomography: a comparison with quantitative intracoronary ultrasound
    Masato Otsuka
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Invest Radiol 43:314-21. 2008
    ..Noninvasive assessment of coronary atherosclerotic plaque may be useful for risk stratification and treatment of atherosclerosis...
  19. ncbi Is there a role for CT coronary angiography in patients with symptomatic angina? Effect of coronary calcium score on identification of stenosis
    Matthijs F L Meijs
    Department of Cardiology, Utrecht University Medical Center, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 25:847-54. 2009
    ..In patients with CS <10, CTCA provides excellent diagnostic performance...
  20. ncbi Accelerated subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia
    Lisan A Neefjes
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Atherosclerosis 219:721-7. 2011
    ..We determined the extent, severity, distribution and type of coronary plaques in cardiac asymptomatic patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) using computed tomography (CT)...
  21. ncbi Pre-operative computed tomography coronary angiography to detect significant coronary artery disease in patients referred for cardiac valve surgery
    Willem B Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 48:1658-65. 2006
    ....
  22. ncbi CT coronary angiography in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease: decision making from various perspectives in the face of uncertainty
    Tessa S S Genders
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 253:734-44. 2009
    ..To determine the cost-effectiveness of computed tomographic (CT) coronary angiography as a triage test, performed prior to conventional coronary angiography, by using a Markov model...
  23. ncbi Prediction of left ventricular function after drug-eluting stent implantation for chronic total coronary occlusions
    Timo Baks
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:721-5. 2006
    ..54). CONCLUSIONS: Drug-eluting stent implantation for a CTO has a beneficial effect on left ventricular volumes and function that can be predicted by performing MRI before revascularization...
  24. ncbi Improving diagnostic accuracy of MDCT coronary angiography in patients with mild heart rhythm irregularities using ECG editing
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein, 40, Rotterdam 3015GD, The Netherlands
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 186:634-8. 2006
    ..The objective of our study was to compare diagnostic accuracy of MDCT coronary angiography in a population of patients with mild heart rhythm irregularities before and after editing the ECG...
  25. ncbi Natural history of coronary atherosclerosis by multislice computed tomography
    Stella Lida Papadopoulou
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 5:S28-37. 2012
    ..This study sought to analyze the natural history of coronary atherosclerosis by multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and assess the serial changes in coronary plaque burden, lumen dimensions, and arterial remodeling...
  26. ncbi Non-invasive visualization of coronary atherosclerosis: state-of-art
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 8:129-37. 2007
    ..MSCT of the coronary arteries is a promising imaging modality for the assessment of the coronary lumen and wall...
  27. ncbi Comparison of the value of coronary calcium detection to computed tomographic angiography and exercise testing in patients with chest pain
    Koen Nieman
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Cardiol 104:1499-504. 2009
    ..Contrast-enhanced CTA can exclude significant CAD in patients with a low-intermediate CCS but is of limited value in patients with a high CCS...
  28. ncbi Small coronary calcifications are not detectable by 64-slice contrast enhanced computed tomography
    Alina G van der Giessen
    Biomedical Engineering, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Biomechanics Laborator, Rotterdam, CA, 3000, The Netherlands
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 27:143-52. 2011
    ..Half of the calcifications seen on the IVUS images cannot be detected on contrast enhanced 64-slice MSCT angiography images because of their size. The limited resolution of MSCT is the main reason for missing small calcifications...
  29. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of noninvasive testing for coronary artery disease
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Ann Intern Med 152:630-9. 2010
    ..Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has become a popular noninvasive test for diagnosing coronary artery disease...
  30. ncbi High-resolution spiral computed tomography coronary angiography in patients referred for diagnostic conventional coronary angiography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Circulation 112:2318-23. 2005
    ....
  31. ncbi Incremental value of the CT coronary calcium score for the prediction of coronary artery disease
    Tessa S S Genders
    Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, P O Box 2040, 3000, CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur Radiol 20:2331-40. 2010
    ....
  32. ncbi Lumen enhancement influences absolute noncalcific plaque density on multislice computed tomography coronary angiography: ex-vivo validation and in-vivo demonstration
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 11:337-44. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to define the in-vitro and in-vivo effects of intracoronary enhancement on the absolute density values of coronary plaques during multislice computed tomography...
  33. ncbi Optimal electrocardiographic pulsing windows and heart rate: effect on image quality and radiation exposure at dual-source coronary CT angiography
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, Room Hs 218, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 248:792-8. 2008
    ....
  34. ncbi Comprehensive assessment of coronary artery stenoses: computed tomography coronary angiography versus conventional coronary angiography and correlation with fractional flow reserve in patients with stable angina
    W Bob Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 52:636-43. 2008
    ....
  35. ncbi Computed tomography in total coronary occlusions (CTTO registry): radiation exposure and predictors of successful percutaneous intervention
    Hector M Garcia-Garcia
    Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    EuroIntervention 4:607-16. 2009
    ..To define better the role of CTCA in the treatment of patients with CTOs, we performed CTCA in a consecutive cohort of eligible patients who were scheduled for percutaneous recanalisation of a CTO...
  36. ncbi Impact of coronary calcium score on diagnostic accuracy for the detection of significant coronary stenosis with multislice computed tomography angiography
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Cardiol 95:1225-7. 2005
    ..The sensitivity and specificity of multislice computed tomography were 90% and 92%, and 97% and 91% for low and high CS groups, respectively...
  37. ncbi Multislice computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of reperfused acute myocardial infarction
    Timo Baks
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 48:144-52. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that DE-MSCT can assess acute reperfused myocardial infarction in good agreement with in vivo DE-MRI and TTC pathology...
  38. ncbi 64-Slice CT coronary angiography in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome
    Willem B Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, and Radiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Heart 93:1386-92. 2007
    ....
  39. ncbi Higher intracoronary attenuation improves diagnostic accuracy in MDCT coronary angiography
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 187:W430-3. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the amount of intracoronary attenuation influences the diagnostic accuracy of MDCT coronary angiography in the detection of clinically significant stenosis...
  40. ncbi Preserved diagnostic performance of dual-source CT coronary angiography with reduced radiation exposure and cancer risk
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 252:53-60. 2009
    ..To evaluate the effects of standard and optimal electrocardiographic (ECG) pulsing on diagnostic performance, radiation dose, and cancer risk in symptomatic patients in a "real-world" clinical setting...
  41. ncbi Value of preprocedure multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography to predict the outcome of percutaneous recanalization of chronic total occlusions
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Cardiol 95:240-3. 2005
    ..Multivariate analysis identified a blunt stump (by conventional angiography), occlusion length >15 mm, and severe calcification (by multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography) as independent predictors of procedural failure...
  42. ncbi A clinical prediction rule for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: validation, updating, and extension
    Tessa S S Genders
    Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 32:1316-30. 2011
    ..The aim was to validate, update, and extend the Diamond-Forrester model for estimating the probability of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in a contemporary cohort...
  43. ncbi CT coronary plaque burden in asymptomatic patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia
    Lisan A Neefjes
    Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Heart 97:1151-7. 2011
    ....
  44. ncbi Diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography by using different generations of multisection scanners: single-center experience
    Francesca Pugliese
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 246:384-93. 2008
    ....
  45. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomography coronary angiography is improved at low heart rates
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 22:101-5; discussion 107-9. 2006
    ..Assess the effect of heart rate on diagnostic accuracy for the detection of significant coronary artery stenosis using 16-row multislice computed tomography (MSCT)...
  46. ncbi Usefulness of 64-slice multislice computed tomography coronary angiography to assess in-stent restenosis
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 49:2204-10. 2007
    ..This study sought to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice multislice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography in the follow-up of patients with previous coronary stent implantation...
  47. ncbi Intravenous contrast material administration at helical 16-detector row CT coronary angiography: effect of iodine concentration on vascular attenuation
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiology 236:661-5. 2005
    ..The same pattern was observed in the coronary arteries. Contrast materials with higher iodine concentrations yield significantly higher attenuation in the descending aorta and coronary arteries...
  48. ncbi Coronary computed tomography angiography in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): focus on post-processing and visualization techniques
    Francesca Pugliese
    Departments of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Med Sci Monit 13:152-7. 2007
    ..The presence of intrinsic limitations requires the use of dedicated post-processing and visualization techniques...
  49. ncbi 3D fusion of intravascular ultrasound and coronary computed tomography for in-vivo wall shear stress analysis: a feasibility study
    Alina G van der Giessen
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Erasmus MC, Biomechanics Laboratory Ee2322, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 26:781-96. 2010
    ..This new framework can therefore successfully be applied for shear stress analysis in human coronary arteries...
  50. ncbi Influence of intracoronary attenuation on coronary plaque measurements using multislice computed tomography: observations in an ex vivo model of coronary computed tomography angiography
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr Molenwaterplein, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur Radiol 15:1426-31. 2005
    ..73; p<0.001). Intracoronary attenuation modifies significantly the attenuation of plaques assessed with MSCT...
  51. ncbi Noninvasive detection of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis coupled with assessment of changes in plaque characteristics using novel invasive imaging modalities: the Integrated Biomarker and Imaging Study (IBIS)
    Carlos A G van Mieghem
    Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 47:1134-42. 2006
    ..Novel imaging modalities, such as palpography, might provide insights into plaque biology and might eventually serve as intermediate end points in interventional trials...
  52. ncbi Plaque and shear stress distribution in human coronary bifurcations: a multislice computed tomography study
    Alina G van der Giessen
    Department of Cardiology and Biomedical Engineering, ErasmusMC, Biomechanics Laboratory Ee2322, P O Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    EuroIntervention 4:654-61. 2009
    ..We assessed the plaque distribution and morphology near bifurcations non-invasively with 64-slice computed tomography in relation to the WSS distribution...
  53. ncbi Diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography: a prospective, multicenter, multivendor study
    W Bob Meijboom
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 52:2135-44. 2008
    ..This study sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) to detect or rule out significant coronary artery disease (CAD)...
  54. ncbi Detection and characterization of coronary bifurcation lesions with 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography
    Carlos A G van Mieghem
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Ba 589, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 28:1968-76. 2007
    ..To compare the performance of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in the detection and classification (according to the Medina system) of bifurcation lesions (BLs)...
  55. ncbi Reliable high-speed coronary computed tomography in symptomatic patients
    Annick C Weustink
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 50:786-94. 2007
    ....
  56. ncbi Is there a difference in the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography coronary angiography between women and men?
    Anoeshka S Dharampal
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Coron Artery Dis 22:421-7. 2011
    ..To assess the influence of sex on the diagnostic performance of computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA)...
  57. ncbi Regression-based cardiac motion prediction from single-phase CTA
    Coert T Metz
    Departments of Medical Informatics and Radiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    IEEE Trans Med Imaging 31:1311-25. 2012
    ..3±0.5 mm, compared to values of 2.7±0.6 mm for shape-independent motion estimation. Finally, we showed that this significant difference withstands small variations in important parameter settings of the landmarking procedure...
  58. ncbi Detection and quantification of coronary atherosclerotic plaque by 64-slice multidetector CT: a systematic head-to-head comparison with intravascular ultrasound
    Stella Lida Papadopoulou
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Atherosclerosis 219:163-70. 2011
    ..We evaluated the ability of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)-derived plaque parameters to detect and quantify coronary atherosclerosis, using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) as the reference standard...
  59. ncbi Non-invasive evaluation of coronary calcium
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Dipartimento di Radiologia, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Radiol Med 110:506-22. 2005
    ..The methods for interpreting the results, the potential indications and the clinical applications of the techniques are also described...
  60. ncbi Do risk factors influence the diagnostic accuracy of noninvasive coronary angiography with multislice computed tomography?
    Joanne D Schuijf
    Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    J Nucl Cardiol 13:635-41. 2006
    ..Whether diagnostic accuracy is influenced by gender or risk factors for CAD is currently unknown and was evaluated in this study...
  61. ncbi Improved diagnostic accuracy with 16-row multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 45:128-32. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The 16-row MSCT CA reliably detects significant coronary stenoses in patients with atypical chest pain or stable angina pectoris...
  62. ncbi Multislice CT coronary angiography: how to do it and what is the current clinical performance?
    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 32:1337-47. 2005
    ..It is important to emphasise that MSCT only provides anatomical images, visualising the presence of atherosclerosis; information on the haemodynamic significance of these lesions (i.e. ischaemia) cannot be derived...
  63. ncbi Recovery of left ventricular function after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
    Timo Baks
    Department of Cardiology (Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Bd 410, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 26:1070-7. 2005
    ..14; P=0.09, respectively) at baseline. CONCLUSION: Marked recovery of left ventricular function was observed in patients receiving a drug-eluting stent for AMI. DE imaging appears to be a better prognosticator than perfusion imaging...
  64. ncbi Transaortic flow velocity from dual-source MDCT for the diagnosis of aortic stenosis severity
    Carl J Schultz
    Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 78:127-35. 2011
    ..To describe a method for the estimation of transaortic flow from multidetector computer tomography (MDCT)...
  65. ncbi Multislice spiral computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with stable angina pectoris
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    J Am Coll Cardiol 43:2265-70. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Sixteen-row MSCT coronary angiography permits reliable detection of significant obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with stable angina in sinus rhythm...
  66. ncbi Standardized evaluation methodology and reference database for evaluating coronary artery centerline extraction algorithms
    Michiel Schaap
    Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam, Dept of Radiology and Med Informatics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Med Image Anal 13:701-14. 2009
    ..The presented evaluation framework is made available to the medical imaging community for benchmarking existing or newly developed coronary centerline extraction algorithms...
  67. ncbi Non-invasive multislice CT coronary imaging
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Heart 91:401-7. 2005
  68. ncbi Optimal fluoroscopic view selection for percutaneous coronary intervention by multislice computed tomography
    Masato Otsuka
    Int J Cardiol 118:e94-6. 2007
    ..Given its three-dimensional nature, MSCT provides additional anatomical information in the evaluation of complex coronary lesions prior to PCI...
  69. ncbi Computed tomography assessment of coronary bypass grafts: ready to replace conventional angiography?
    Nico R Mollet
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 21:453-4. 2005
  70. ncbi MRI and CT revealing carcinoid heart disease
    Nico R Mollet
    Department of Radiology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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    ..Although the diagnosis is most often made with cardiac ultrasound, MRI and CT are valuable techniques for diagnosing carcinoid heart disease...
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    Willem B Meijboom
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    Filippo Cademartiri
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    Filippo Cademartiri
    Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100, Parma, Italy
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 23:393-6. 2007
    ..Both comunicans posterior arteries were small but patent. The intra-cranial arteries were patent. Multislice CT of the cerebro-vascular circulation is an optimal tool for a comprehensive evaluation when duplex ultrasound fails...