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Impact of carbohydrate restriction with and without fatty acid loading on myocardial (18)F-FDG uptake during PET: A randomized controlled trial.

Cheng VY, Slomka PJ, Ahlen M, Thomson LE, Waxman AD, Berman DS.

J Nucl Cardiol. . [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 20013165 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Reduction in downstream test utilization following introduction of coronary computed tomography in a cardiology practice.

Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Berman DS.

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19967562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Prognostic implications of myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography in the elderly.

Hachamovitch R, Kang X, Amanullah AM, Abidov A, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Cohen I, Thomson LE, Germano G, Berman DS.

Circulation. 2009 Dec 1;120(22):2197-206. Epub 2009 Nov 16.PMID: 19917890 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) reduces other diagnostic studies for coronary artery disease.

Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ, Berman DS, Thomson LE, Friedman JD.

Am J Med. 2009 Nov;122(11):e13. No abstract available. PMID: 19854311 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognostic accuracy of B-natriuretic peptide measurements and coronary artery calcium in asymptomatic subjects (from the Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research [EISNER] study).

Shaw LJ, Polk DM, Kahute TA, Wong ND, Moon J, Miranda-Peats R, Rozanski A, Friedman JD, Hayes S, Thomson L, Berman DS.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Nov 1;104(9):1245-50.PMID: 19840570 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are shades of gray prognostically useful in reporting myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography?

Abidov A, Hachamovitch R, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Cohen I, Kang X, De Yang L, Thomson L, Germano G, Slomka P, Berman DS.

Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Jul;2(4):290-8. Epub 2009 May 11.PMID: 19808609 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of an initial strategy of medical therapy without percutaneous coronary intervention in high-risk patients from the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive DruG Evaluation (COURAGE) trial.

Maron DJ, Spertus JA, Mancini GB, Hartigan PM, Sedlis SP, Bates ER, Kostuk WJ, Dada M, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Chaitman BR, Teo KK, O'Rourke RA, Weintraub WS, Boden WE; COURAGE Trial Research Group.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Oct 15;104(8):1055-62. Epub 2009 Aug 28.PMID: 19801024 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Optimal medical therapy with or without percutaneous coronary intervention in older patients with stable coronary disease: a pre-specified subset analysis of the COURAGE (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive druG Evaluation) trial.

Teo KK, Sedlis SP, Boden WE, O'Rourke RA, Maron DJ, Hartigan PM, Dada M, Gupta V, Spertus JA, Kostuk WJ, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Chaitman BR, Mancini GB, Weintraub WS; COURAGE Trial Investigators.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sep 29;54(14):1303-8.PMID: 19778673 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Induced cardiovascular procedural costs and resource consumption patterns after coronary artery calcium screening: results from the EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) study.

Shaw LJ, Min JK, Budoff M, Gransar H, Rozanski A, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Miranda R, Wong ND, Berman DS.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sep 29;54(14):1258-67.PMID: 19778667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Functional versus anatomic imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

Shaw LJ, Berman DS.

Cardiol Clin. 2009 Nov;27(4):597-604.PMID: 19766916 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Myeloperoxidase, subclinical atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease events.

Wong ND, Gransar H, Narula J, Shaw L, Moon JH, Miranda-Peats R, Rozanski A, Hayes SW, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Berman DS.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Sep;2(9):1093-9.PMID: 19761988 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative analysis of myocardial perfusion SPECT anatomically guided by coregistered 64-slice coronary CT angiography.

Slomka PJ, Cheng VY, Dey D, Woo J, Ramesh A, Van Kriekinge S, Suzuki Y, Elad Y, Karlsberg R, Berman DS, Germano G.

J Nucl Med. 2009 Oct;50(10):1621-30. Epub 2009 Sep 16.PMID: 19759104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Computer-aided non-contrast CT-based quantification of pericardial and thoracic fat and their associations with coronary calcium and metabolic syndrome.

Dey D, Wong ND, Tamarappoo B, Nakazato R, Gransar H, Cheng VY, Ramesh A, Kakadiaris I, Germano G, Slomka PJ, Berman DS.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19748623 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Reproducibility of coronary artery plaque volume and composition quantification by 64-detector row coronary computed tomographic angiography: an intraobserver, interobserver, and interscan variability study.

Cheng VY, Nakazato R, Dey D, Gurudevan S, Tabak J, Budoff MJ, Karlsberg RP, Min J, Berman DS.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 Sep-Oct;3(5):312-20. Epub 2009 Jul 30.PMID: 19709947 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Imaging: Reducing cardiac CT radiation through community outreach.

Cheng VY, Berman DS.

Nat Rev Cardiol. 2009 Sep;6(9):564-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19696775 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Screening for coronary artery disease in diabetic patients: a commentary.

Berman DS, Rozanski A, Rana JS, Shaw LJ, Wong ND, Min JK.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Nov-Dec;16(6):851-4. Epub 2009 Aug 19. No abstract available. PMID: 19690936 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Automated quality control for segmentation of myocardial perfusion SPECT.

Xu Y, Kavanagh P, Fish M, Gerlach J, Ramesh A, Lemley M, Hayes S, Berman DS, Germano G, Slomka PJ.

J Nucl Med. 2009 Sep;50(9):1418-26. Epub 2009 Aug 18.PMID: 19690019 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characterization of complex coronary artery stenosis morphology by coronary computed tomographic angiography.

Wertman BM, Cheng VY, Kar S, Gransar H, Berg RA, Naik H, Makkar R, Friedman JD, Schapira JN, Berman DS.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Aug;2(8):950-8.PMID: 19679283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

President's page.

Berman DS.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 Jul-Aug;3(4):287-9. Epub 2009 Jun 9. No abstract available. PMID: 19577221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of optimal medical therapy with or without percutaneous coronary intervention on long-term cardiovascular end points in patients with stable coronary artery disease (from the COURAGE Trial).

Boden WE, O'Rourke RA, Teo KK, Maron DJ, Hartigan PM, Sedlis SP, Dada M, Labedi M, Spertus JA, Kostuk WJ, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Chaitman BR, Mancini GB, Weintraub WS; COURAGE Trial Investigators.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jul 1;104(1):1-4. Epub 2009 Apr 16.PMID: 19576311 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative roles of cardiac CT and nuclear cardiology in assessment of the patient with suspected coronary artery disease.

Berman DS, Abidov A, Hachamovitch R, Min JK, Slomka PJ, Germano G, Shaw LJ.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Jul;21(7):352-8. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19571348 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Can coronary computed tomographic angiography trigger coronary revascularization? Questioning the appropriateness of the question.

Berman DS, Min JK.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jun;2(6):558-60. No abstract available. PMID: 19539261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

President's Page: do the right thing.

Berman DS.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 May-Jun;3(3):206-7. Epub 2009 Apr 23. No abstract available. PMID: 19527896 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ACCF/ASNC/ACR/AHA/ASE/SCCT/SCMR/SNM 2009 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Radiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Hendel RC, Berman DS, Di Carli MF, Heidenreich PA, Henkin RE, Pellikka PA, Pohost GM, Williams KA; American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force; American Society of Nuclear Cardiology; American College of Radiology; American Heart Association; American Society of Echocardiology; Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography; Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; Society of Nuclear Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jun 9;53(23):2201-29. No abstract available. PMID: 19497454 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ACCF/ASNC/ACR/AHA/ASE/SCCT/SCMR/SNM 2009 appropriate use criteria for cardiac radionuclide imaging: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Radiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine: endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Hendel RC, Berman DS, Di Carli MF, Heidenreich PA, Henkin RE, Pellikka PA, Pohost GM, Williams KA, Wolk MJ, Alagona P Jr, Bateman TM, Cerqueira MD, Corbett JR, Dean AJ, Dehmer GJ, Goldbach P, Gordon L, Kushner FG, Kwong RY, Min J, Quinones MA, Ward RP, Yang SH, Allen J, Brindis RG, Douglas PS, Patel M, Peterson E.

Circulation. 2009 Jun 9;119(22):e561-87. Epub 2009 May 18.PMID: 19451357 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Placing computed tomography coronary angiography in perspective.

Min JK, Berman DS.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 May 12;53(19):1824; author reply 1825-7. No abstract available. PMID: 19422993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quantitative gated SPECT-derived phase analysis on gated myocardial perfusion SPECT detects left ventricular dyssynchrony and predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Boogers MM, Van Kriekinge SD, Henneman MM, Ypenburg C, Van Bommel RJ, Boersma E, Dibbets-Schneider P, Stokkel MP, Schalij MJ, Berman DS, Germano G, Bax JJ.

J Nucl Med. 2009 May;50(5):718-25.PMID: 19403876 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The right sided great vessels by cardiac multidetector computed tomography: normative reference values among healthy adults free of cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension, and obesity.

Lin FY, Devereux RB, Roman MJ, Meng J, Jow VM, Simprini L, Jacobs A, Weinsaft JW, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Callister TQ, Min JK.

Acad Radiol. 2009 Aug;16(8):981-7. Epub 2009 Apr 25.PMID: 19394871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thoracic aortic calcium versus coronary artery calcium for the prediction of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease events.

Wong ND, Gransar H, Shaw L, Polk D, Moon JH, Miranda-Peats R, Hayes SW, Thomson LE, Rozanski A, Friedman JD, Berman DS.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Mar;2(3):319-26.PMID: 19356578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stress thallium-201/rest technetium-99m sequential dual isotope high-speed myocardial perfusion imaging.

Berman DS, Kang X, Tamarappoo B, Wolak A, Hayes SW, Nakazato R, Thomson LE, Kite F, Cohen I, Slomka PJ, Einstein AJ, Friedman JD.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Mar;2(3):273-82.PMID: 19356571 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiac chamber volumes, function, and mass as determined by 64-multidetector row computed tomography: mean values among healthy adults free of hypertension and obesity.

Lin FY, Devereux RB, Roman MJ, Meng J, Jow VM, Jacobs A, Weinsaft JW, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Callister TQ, Min JK.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Nov;1(6):782-6.PMID: 19356515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Moving beyond binary grading of coronary arterial stenoses on coronary computed tomographic angiography: insights for the imager and referring clinician.

Cheng V, Gutstein A, Wolak A, Suzuki Y, Dey D, Gransar H, Thomson LE, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Berman DS.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Jul;1(4):460-71.PMID: 19356468 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Aortic size assessment by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography: normal limits by age, gender, and body surface area.

Wolak A, Gransar H, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Hachamovitch R, Gutstein A, Shaw LJ, Polk D, Wong ND, Saouaf R, Hayes SW, Rozanski A, Slomka PJ, Germano G, Berman DS.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Mar;1(2):200-9.PMID: 19356429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High-speed myocardial perfusion imaging initial clinical comparison with conventional dual detector anger camera imaging.

Sharir T, Ben-Haim S, Merzon K, Prochorov V, Dickman D, Ben-Haim S, Berman DS.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Mar;1(2):156-63.PMID: 19356422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A novel high-sensitivity rapid-acquisition single-photon cardiac imaging camera.

Gambhir SS, Berman DS, Ziffer J, Nagler M, Sandler M, Patton J, Hutton B, Sharir T, Haim SB, Haim SB.

J Nucl Med. 2009 Apr;50(4):635-43.PMID: 19339672 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

SCCT guidelines for the interpretation and reporting of coronary computed tomographic angiography.

Raff GL, Abidov A, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Boxt LM, Budoff MJ, Cheng V, DeFrance T, Hellinger JC, Karlsberg RP; Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 Mar-Apr;3(2):122-36. Epub 2009 Jan 29. No abstract available. PMID: 19272853 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Advances in technical aspects of myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging.

Slomka PJ, Patton JA, Berman DS, Germano G.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):255-76. Epub 2009 Feb 26. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19242769 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Threshold, incidence, and predictors of prognostically high-risk silent ischemia in asymptomatic patients without prior diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

Zellweger MJ, Hachamovitch R, Kang X, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Germano G, Berman DS.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):193-200. Epub 2009 Jan 22.PMID: 19156480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Could performance-enhancing drugs be responsible for small pituitary volume in retired boxers?

Berman DS.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jan 20;150(2):144; author reply 144. No abstract available. PMID: 19153416 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion abnormality on SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging is more reproducible than expert visual analysis.

Berman DS, Kang X, Gransar H, Gerlach J, Friedman JD, Hayes SW, Thomson LE, Hachamovitch R, Shaw LJ, Slomka PJ, Yang LD, Germano G.

J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Jan-Feb;16(1):45-53. Epub 2009 Jan 20.PMID: 19152128 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Re: One year perspective on COURAGE.

Sedlis SP, Boden WE, Weintraub WS, Maron DS, O'Rourke RA, Berman DS, Mancini GB; COURAGE study Investigators.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Feb 15;73(3):428. No abstract available. PMID: 19133682 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relation of plaque characteristics defined by coronary computed tomographic angiography to ST-segment depression and impaired functional capacity during exercise treadmill testing in patients suspected of having coronary heart disease.

Lin FY, Saba S, Weinsaft JW, Wong FJ, Szulc M, Kligfeld P, Okin PM, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Min JK.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 1;103(1):50-8. Epub 2008 Oct 23.PMID: 19101229 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Blueprint of the certification examination in cardiovascular computed tomography.

Min JK, Abbara S, Berman DS, Edgertond DM, Gerson MC, Halliburton S, Hines JL, Hodgson JM, Lesser JR, Lennond L, Taylor AJ, Wann LS, Ziffer JA, Cerqueira MD.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Jul-Aug;2(4):263-71.PMID: 19097329 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

Gutstein A, Dey D, Cheng V, Wolak A, Gransar H, Suzuki Y, Friedman J, Thomson LE, Hayes S, Pimentel R, Paz W, Slomka P, Le Meunier L, Germano G, Berman DS.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Sep-Oct;2(5):311-22. Epub 2008 Jul 31.PMID: 19083968 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessment of the thoracic aorta by multidetector computed tomography: age- and sex-specific reference values in adults without evident cardiovascular disease.

Lin FY, Devereux RB, Roman MJ, Meng J, Jow VM, Jacobs A, Weinsaft JW, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Gilmore A, Callister TQ, Min JK.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Sep-Oct;2(5):298-308. Epub 2008 Aug 7.PMID: 19083966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: initial experience.

Wolak A, Gutstein A, Cheng VY, Suzuki Y, Thomson LE, Friedman J, Dey D, Hayes SW, Slomka PJ, Germano G, Berman DS.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 May-Jun;2(3):172-80. Epub 2008 Mar 22.PMID: 19083942 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The gestalt of cardiac imaging.

Wolak A, Berman DS.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 May-Jun;2(3):149-51. Epub 2008 Mar 22. No abstract available. PMID: 19083939 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Task force 13: training in advanced cardiovascular imaging (computed tomography).

Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Fayad ZA, Poon M, Taylor AJ, Uretsky BF, Williams KA.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Mar-Apr;2(2):130-5. Epub 2008 Jan 18.PMID: 19083936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Image quality and artifacts in coronary CT angiography with dual-source CT: initial clinical experience.

Dey D, Lee CJ, Ohba M, Gutstein A, Slomka PJ, Cheng V, Suzuki Y, Suzuki S, Wolak A, Le Meunier L, Thomson LE, Cohen I, Friedman JD, Germano G, Berman DS.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Mar-Apr;2(2):105-14. Epub 2008 Jan 15.PMID: 19083930 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognosis by coronary computed tomographic angiography: matched comparison with myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography.

Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Hendel RC, Borges Neto S, Min JK, Callister TQ.

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Mar-Apr;2(2):93-101. Epub 2008 Jan 12.PMID: 19083928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles