Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 311-322 , September 2008

Algorithm for radiation dose reduction with helical dual source coronary computed tomography angiography in clinical practice

Presented in part at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 2007 and the Annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, 2008.

  • Ariel Gutstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Damini Dey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Victor Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Arik Wolak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Heidi Gransar, MS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Yasuyuki Suzuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • John Friedman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Louise E.J. Thomson, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Sean Hayes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Raymond Pimentel, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • William Paz, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Piotr Slomka, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Ludovic Le Meunier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Medical Solutions, PET division, Knoxville, TN, USA
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  • Guido Germano, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Daniel S. Berman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging and the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author

Received 22 August 2007 ,Accepted 27 February 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: Ludovic Le Meunier is an employee of Siemens Medical Solutions, PET Division.

 Ariel Gutstein and Arik Wolak are cardiac imaging fellows supported by Save a Heart Foundation, Los Angeles, California; Ariel Gutstein was supported in part by a grant from the American Physician Fellowship, Boston.

 The study was supported in part by grant from the Lincy Foundation, Los Angeles, California, The Eisner Foundation, and Diane and Guilford Glazer.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00551-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.07.003

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Pages 311-322 , September 2008

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