Cynthia H. McCollough, Ph.D.

  1. Radiologist
  1. Chang S, Marsh JF Jr, Koons EK, Gong H, McCollough CH, Leng S. Improved noise reduction in photon-counting detector CT using prior knowledge-aware iterative denoising neural network. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2024 Dec; 11 (Suppl 1):S12804 Epub 2024 May 24
    View PubMed
  2. Fan M, Zhou Z, Wellinghoff J, McCollough CH, Yu L. Low-contrast detectability of photon-counting-detector CT at different scan modes and image types in comparison with energy-integrating-detector CT. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2024 Dec; 11 (Suppl 1):S12803 Epub 2024 May 24
    View PubMed
  3. Jasper S, Swicklik J, Baffour F, Ferrero A, El Sadaney AO, Shanblatt E, Nowak T, McCollough C, Rajendran K. Quantitative assessment of areal bone mineral density using multi-energy localizer radiographs from photon-counting detector CT. Phys Med Biol. 2024 Nov 12; 69 (22)
    View PubMed
  4. Chang S, Benson JC, Lane JI, Bruesewitz MR, Swicklik JR, Thorne JE, Koons EK, Carlson ML, McCollough CH, Leng S. Ultra-High-Resolution Photon-Counting-Detector CT with a Dedicated Denoising Convolutional Neural Network for Enhanced Temporal Bone Imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Nov 11 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  5. Shunhavanich P, Ferrero A, McCollough CH, Hsieh SS. A Generalizable Framework for Kidney Stone Composition Characterization Using Dual-Energy CT. Acad Radiol. 2024 Nov 4 Epub 2024 Nov 04
    View PubMed
  6. Inoue A, Diehn FE, Nagelschneider AA, Passe TJ, DeLone DR, Nelson BJ, Gomez Cardona DG, Huber NR, Missert AD, Yu L, Johnson MP, Holmes DR 3rd, Lee YS, Thorne JE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Feasibility of thin-slice, low noise images created using multi-kernel synthesis to replace multiple image series in head CT. Acta Radiol. 2024 Nov; 65 (11):1411-1421 Epub 2024 Oct 17
    View PubMed
  7. Mihailovic JM, Bruesewitz MR, Swicklik JR, Yalon M, Rajiah PS, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Simultaneous high-pitch multi-energy CT pulmonary angiography using a dual-source photon-counting-detector CT: A phantom experiment. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Nov; 25 (11):e14496 Epub 2024 Aug 29
    View PubMed
  8. Ren L, Zhou Z, Ahmed Z, Rajendran K, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Performance evaluation of single- and dual-contrast spectral imaging on a photon-counting-detector CT. Med Phys. 2024 Nov; 51 (11):8034-8046 Epub 2024 Sept 05
    View PubMed
  9. El Sadaney AO, Ferrero A, Rajendran K, Jasper S, Mazza GL, Broski SM, Shanblatt E, Nowak T, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Baffour FI. Opportunistic Bone Mineral Density Measurement Using Photon-Counting Detector CT Spectral Localizer Images: A Prospective Study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Oct 30 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  10. Koo CW, Huls SJ, Baffour F, McCollough CH, Yu L, Bartholmai BJ, Zhou Z. Impact of Photon-counting Detector Computed Tomography on a Quantitative Interstitial Lung Disease Machine Learning Model. J Thorac Imaging. 2024 Oct 24 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  11. Diehn FE, Zhou Z, Thorne JE, Campeau NG, Nagelschneider AA, Eckel LJ, Benson JC, Madhavan AA, Bathla G, Lehman VT, Huber NR, Baffour F, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. High-Resolution Head CTA: A Prospective Patient Study Comparing Image Quality of Photon-Counting Detector CT and Energy-Integrating Detector CT. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Oct 3; 45 (10):1441-1449 Epub 2024 Oct 03
    View PubMed
  12. Dutta A, Ferrero A, Rajendran K, Drake MT, Ou FS, Giri S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Baffour FI. Correction to: Quantitative metrics of bone quality determined at the distal radius using photon‑counting CT. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Sep 17 Epub 2024 Sept 17
    View PubMed
  13. Winfree T, McCollough C, Yu L. Development and validation of a noise insertion algorithm for photon-counting-detector CT. Med Phys. 2024 Sep; 51 (9):5943-5953 Epub 2024 June 23
    View PubMed
  14. Hsieh SS, Holmes Iii DR, Carter RE, Tan N, Inoue A, Yalon M, Gong H, Sudhir Pillai P, Leng S, Yu L, Fidler JL, Cook DA, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Peripheral liver metastases are more frequently missed than central metastases in contrast-enhanced CT: insights from a 25-reader performance study. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2024 Aug 20 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  15. Yalon M, Hoodeshenas S, Chan A, Horst KK, Crum I, Thorne JE, Lee YS, Yu L, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Rajiah PS. Improved Pulmonary Artery Evaluation Using High-Pitch Photon-Counting CT Compared to High-Pitch Conventional or Routine-Pitch Conventional Dual-Energy CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2024 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  16. Dutta A, Ferrero A, Rajendran K, Drake MT, Ou FS, Giri S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Baffour FI. Quantitative metrics of bone quality determined at the distal radius using photon-counting CT. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Aug 9 Epub 2024 Aug 09
    View PubMed
  17. Zhou Z, Gong H, Hsieh S, McCollough CH, Yu L. Image quality evaluation in deep-learning-based CT noise reduction using virtual imaging trial methods: Contrast-dependent spatial resolution. Med Phys. 2024 Aug; 51 (8):5399-5413 Epub 2024 Mar 31
    View PubMed
  18. Koons EK, Rajiah PS, Thorne JE, Weber NM, Kasten HJ, Shanblatt ER, McCollough CH, Leng S. Corrigendum to "Coronary artery stenosis quantification in patients with dense calcifications using ultra-high-resolution photon-counting-detector computed tomography" [J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 18 (2024) 56-61]. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2024 Jul-Aug; 18 (4):424-425 Epub 2024 May 20
    View PubMed
  19. Rajendran K, Bruesewitz M, Swicklik J, Ferrero A, Thorne J, Yu L, McCollough C, Leng S. Task-based automatic keV selection: leveraging routine virtual monoenergetic imaging for dose reduction on clinical photon-counting detector CT(). Phys Med Biol. 2024 May 21; 69 (11)
    View PubMed
  20. Shunhavanich P, Mei K, Shapira N, Stayman JW, McCollough CH, Gang G, Leng S, Geagan M, Yu L, Noel PB, Hsieh SS. 3D printed phantom with 12 000 submillimeter lesions to improve efficiency in CT detectability assessment. Med Phys. 2024 May; 51 (5):3265-3274 Epub 2024 Apr 08
    View PubMed
  21. Horst KK, Cao JY, McCollough CH, El-Ali A, Frush DP, Siegel MJ, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, O'Donnell T, Bache S, Bach S, Yu L. Multi-institutional Protocol Guidance for Pediatric Photon-counting CT. Radiology. 2024 May; 311 (2):e231741
    View PubMed
  22. Erickson K, Arant J, Gray E, Kraft SJ, McCollough CH. Partnering Research and Clinical Practice to Implement a Photon-Counting Detector CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Study J Radiol Nurs. 2024; 43(1):41-45. Epub 2024 Feb 22.
  23. Nelson BJ, Gomez-Cardona DG, Thorne JE, Huber NR, Yu L, Leng S, McCollough CH, Missert AD. Multiple Kernel Synthesis of Head CT Using a Task-Based Loss Function. J Imaging Inform Med. 2024 Apr; 37 (2):864-872 Epub 2024 Jan 12
    View PubMed
  24. Fletcher JG, Inoue A, Bratt A, Horst KK, Koo CW, Rajiah PS, Baffour FI, Ko JP, Remy-Jardin M, McCollough CH, Yu L. Photon-counting CT in Thoracic Imaging: Early Clinical Evidence and Incorporation Into Clinical Practice. Radiology. 2024 Mar; 310 (3):e231986
    View PubMed
  25. Yalon M, Inoue A, Thorne JE, Lee YS, Johnson MP, Esquivel A, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Rajiah PS. Infrapopliteal Segments on Lower Extremity CTA: Prospective Intraindividual Comparison of Energy-Integrating Detector CT and Photon-Counting Detector CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Mar; 222 (3):e2329778 Epub 2023 Nov 22
    View PubMed
  26. Fan M, Zhou Z, McCollough C, Yu L. Channelized hotelling observer-based low-contrast detectability on the ACR CT accreditation phantom: Part II. Repeatability study. Med Phys. 2024 Mar; 51 (3):1714-1725 Epub 2024 Feb 02
    View PubMed
  27. Gong H, Ahmed Z, Chang S, Koons EK, Thorne JE, Rajiah P, Foley TA, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Motion artifact correction in cardiac CT using cross-phase temporospatial information and synergistic attention gate and spatial transformer sub-networks. Phys Med Biol. 2024 Feb 2; 69 (3) Epub 2024 Feb 02
    View PubMed
  28. Hsieh SS, Inoue A, Yalon M, Cook DA, Gong H, Sudhir Pillai P, Johnson MP, Fidler JL, Leng S, Yu L, Carter RE, Holmes DR 3rd, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Targeted Training Reduces Search Errors but Not Classification Errors for Hepatic Metastasis Detection at Contrast-Enhanced CT. Acad Radiol. 2024 Feb; 31 (2):448-456 Epub 2023 Aug 09
    View PubMed
  29. Yalon M, Sae-Kho T, Khanna A, Chang S, Andrist BR, Weber NM, Hoodeshenas S, Ferrero A, Glazebrook KN, McCollough CH, Baffour FI. Staging of breast cancer in the breast and regional lymph nodes using contrast-enhanced photon-counting detector CT: accuracy and potential impact on patient management. Br J Radiol. 2024 Jan 23; 97 (1153):93-97
    View PubMed
  30. Koons EK, Rajiah PS, Thorne JE, Weber NM, Kasten HJ, Shanblatt ER, McCollough CH, Leng S. Coronary artery stenosis quantification in patients with dense calcifications using ultra-high-resolution photon-counting-detector computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2024 Jan-Feb; 18 (1):56-61 Epub 2023 Nov 07
    View PubMed
  31. Madhavan AA, Cutsforth-Gregory JK, Brinjikji W, Bathla G, Benson JC, Diehn FE, Eckel LJ, Mark IT, Morris PP, Payne MA, Verdoorn JT, Weber NM, Yu L, Baffour F, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Diagnostic Performance of Decubitus Photon-Counting Detector CT Myelography for the Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2023 Dec 11; 44 (12):1445-1450
    View PubMed
  32. McCollough CH, Rajiah P, Bois JP, Winfree TN, Carter RE, Rajendran K, Williamson EE, Thorne JE, Leng S. Comparison of Photon-counting Detector and Energy-integrating Detector CT for Visual Estimation of Coronary Percent Luminal Stenosis. Radiology. 2023 Dec; 309 (3):e230853
    View PubMed
  33. Horst KK, Yu L, McCollough CH, Esquivel A, Thorne JE, Rajiah PS, Baffour F, Hull NC, Weber NM, Thacker PG, Thomas KB, Binkovitz LA, Guerin JB, Fletcher JG. Potential benefits of photon counting detector computed tomography in pediatric imaging. Br J Radiol. 2023 Dec; 96 (1152):20230189 Epub 2023 Oct 25
    View PubMed
  34. Chang S, Ren L, Tang S, Marsh JF Jr, Hsieh S, McCollough CH, Leng S. Technical note: Exploring the detectability of coronary calcification using ultra-high-resolution photon-counting-detector CT. Med Phys. 2023 Nov; 50 (11):6836-6843 Epub 2023 Aug 31
    View PubMed
  35. Ren L, Sun Y, Yeh B, Marsh JF, Winfree TN, Burke KA, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Mileto A, Fletcher JG, Leng S. Characterization of single- and multi-energy CT performance of an oral dark borosilicate contrast media using a clinical photon-counting-detector CT platform. Med Phys. 2023 Nov; 50 (11):6779-6788 Epub 2023 Sept 05
    View PubMed
  36. McCollough CH, Winfree TN, Melka EF, Rajendran K, Carter RE, Leng S. Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography Versus Energy-Integrating Detector Computed Tomography for Coronary Artery Calcium Quantitation. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Oct 6 Epub 2023 Oct 06
    View PubMed
  37. McCollough CH, Rajiah PS. Milestones in CT: Past, Present, and Future. Radiology. 2023 Oct; 309 (1):e230803
    View PubMed
  38. Chang S, Huber NR, Marsh JF, Koons EK, Gong H, Yu L, McCollough CH, Leng S. Pie-Net: Prior-information-enabled deep learning noise reduction for coronary CT angiography acquired with a photon counting detector CT. Med Phys. 2023 Oct; 50 (10):6283-6295 Epub 2023 Apr 11
    View PubMed
  39. Ferrero A, Powell GM, Adaaquah DK, Rajendran K, Thorne JE, Krych AJ, Horst KK, McCollough CH, Baffour FI. Feasibility of photon-counting CT for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome evaluation: lower radiation dose and improved diagnostic confidence. Skeletal Radiol. 2023 Sep; 52 (9):1651-1659 Epub 2023 Mar 27
    View PubMed
  40. Rajiah PS, Dunning CAS, Rajendran K, Tandon YK, Ahmed Z, Larson NB, Collins JD, Thorne J, Williamson E, Fletcher JG, McCollough C, Leng S. High-Pitch Multienergy Coronary CT Angiography in Dual-Source Photon-Counting Detector CT Scanner at Low Iodinated Contrast Dose. Invest Radiol. 2023 Sep 1; 58 (9):681-690
    View PubMed
  41. Chen JR, Winfree TN, Bruesewitz MR, Swicklik JR, Thorne JE, Leng S, McCollough CH. Technical Note: Assessment of Pulse Pileup on Single-Energy and Multienergy Images From a Clinical Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Aug 11 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  42. Koweek L, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Carr JJ, Cury RC, Ghoshhajra B, Litmanovich D, McCollough CH, Taylor AJ, Truong QA, Wang J, Weigold WG, Arbab-Zadeh A, Abbara S, Chen MY. Standardized Medical Terminology for Cardiac Computed Tomography 2023 Update: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), American College of Radiology (ACR), North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) with endorsement by the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACI), and the Europ Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2023 Aug; 5 (4):e230167 Epub 2023 July 25
    View PubMed
  43. McCollough CH, Rajendran K, Leng S, Yu L, Fletcher JG, Stierstorfer K, Flohr TG. The technical development of photon-counting detector CT. Eur Radiol. 2023 Aug; 33 (8):5321-5330 Epub 2023 Apr 04
    View PubMed
  44. McCollough CH, Rajendran K, Baffour FI, Diehn FE, Ferrero A, Glazebrook KN, Horst KK, Johnson TF, Leng S, Mileto A, Rajiah PS, Schmidt B, Yu L, Flohr TG, Fletcher JG. Clinical applications of photon counting detector CT. Eur Radiol. 2023 Aug; 33 (8):5309-5320 Epub 2023 Apr 05
    View PubMed
  45. Farnsworth PJ, Campeau NG, Diehn FE, Yu L, Leng S, Zhou Z, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. High-resolution computed tomography angiography of the orbit using a photon-counting computed tomography scanner. Interv Neuroradiol. 2023 Jul 3; 15910199231175198 Epub 2023 July 03
    View PubMed
  46. Zhou Z, Inoue A, McCollough CH, Yu L. Self-trained deep convolutional neural network for noise reduction in CT. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2023 Jul; 10 (4):044008 Epub 2023 Aug 24
    View PubMed
  47. Koons EK, Thorne JE, Huber NR, Chang S, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Leng S. Quantifying lumen diameter in coronary artery stents with high-resolution photon counting detector CT and convolutional neural network denoising. Med Phys. 2023 Jul; 50 (7):4173-4181 Epub 2023 Apr 17
    View PubMed
  48. Marsh JF Jr, VanMeter PD, Rajendran K, Leng S, McCollough CH. Ex vivo coronary calcium volume quantification using a high-spatial-resolution clinical photon-counting-detector computed tomography. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2023 Jul; 10 (4):043501 Epub 2023 July 04
    View PubMed
  49. Ahmed Z, Ferrero A, Ren L, Vrieze TJ, Rajendran K, Favazza CP, Yu L, Bruesewitz MR, McCollough CH, Leng S. Establishing a quality assurance program for photon counting detector (PCD) CT: Tips and caveats. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Jul; 24 (7):e14074 Epub 2023 June 19
    View PubMed
  50. McCollough CH, Rajendran K, Leng S. Standardization and Quantitative Imaging With Photon-Counting Detector CT. Invest Radiol. 2023 Jul 1; 58 (7):451-458 Epub 2023 Jan 05
    View PubMed
  51. Horst KK, Hull NC, Thacker PG, Demirel N, Yu L, McDonald JS, Larson NB, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Pilot study to determine whether reduced-dose photon-counting detector chest computed tomography can reliably display Brody II score imaging findings for children with cystic fibrosis at radiation doses that approximate radiographs. Pediatr Radiol. 2023 May; 53(6):1049-1056. Epub 2023 Jan 04.
    View PubMed
  52. Nehra AK, Rajendran K, Baffour FI, Mileto A, Rajiah PS, Horst KK, Inoue A, Johnson TF, Diehn FE, Glazebrook KN, Thorne JE, Weber NM, Shanblatt ER, Gong H, Yu L, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Seeing More with Less: Clinical Benefits of Photon-counting Detector CT. Radiographics. 2023 May; 43 (5):e220158
    View PubMed
  53. Huber NR, Kim J, Leng S, McCollough CH, Yu L. Deep Learning-Based Image Noise Quantification Framework for Computed Tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Apr 11 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  54. Dunning CAS, Marsh JF Jr, Winfree T, Rajendran K, Leng S, Levin DL, Johnson TF, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Accuracy of Nodule Volume and Airway Wall Thickness Measurement Using Low-Dose Chest CT on a Photon-Counting Detector CT Scanner. Invest Radiol. 2023 Apr 1; 58 (4):283-292 Epub 2022 Dec 13
    View PubMed
  55. Sudhir Pillai P, Hsieh SS, Vercnocke AJ, Potretzke AM, Koo K, McCollough CH, Ferrero A. In Vivo Prediction of Kidney Stone Fragility Using Radiomics-Based Regression Models. J Endourol. 2023 Apr; 37 (4):443-452 Epub 2022 Dec 16
    View PubMed
  56. Baffour FI, Glazebrook KN, Ferrero A, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Rajendran K. Photon-Counting Detector CT for Musculoskeletal Imaging: A Clinical Perspective. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 Apr; 220 (4):551-560 Epub 2022 Oct 19
    View PubMed
  57. Inoue A, Johnson TF, Walkoff LA, Levin DL, Hartman TE, Burke KA, Rajendran K, Yu L, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Lung Cancer Screening Using Clinical Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography and Energy-Integrating-Detector Computed Tomography: A Prospective Patient Study. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Mar-Apr 01; 47(2):229-235. Epub 2022 Dec 27.
    View PubMed
  58. Ahmed Z, Campeau D, Gong H, Rajendran K, Rajiah P, McCollough C, Leng S. High-pitch, high temporal resolution, multi-energy cardiac imaging on a dual-source photon-counting-detector CT. Med Phys. 2023 Mar; 50 (3):1428-1435 Epub 2022 Dec 17
    View PubMed
  59. Dunning CAS, Rajendran K, Inoue A, Rajiah P, Weber N, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Optimal Virtual Monoenergetic Photon Energy (keV) for Photon-Counting-Detector Computed Tomography Angiography. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Feb 10 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  60. Linet MS, Applegate KE, McCollough CH, Bailey JE, Bright C, Bushberg JT, Chanock SJ, Coleman J, Dalal NH, Dauer LT, Davis PB, Eagar RY, Frija G, Held KD, Kachnic LA, Kiess AP, Klein LW, Kosti O, Miller CW, Miller-Thomas MM, Straus C, Vapiwala N, Wieder JS, Yoo DC, Brink JA, Dalrymple JL. A Multimedia Strategy to Integrate Introductory Broad-Based Radiation Science Education in US Medical Schools. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Feb; 20 (2):251-264 Epub 2022 Sept 19
    View PubMed
  61. Hsieh SS, Cook DA, Inoue A, Gong H, Sudhir Pillai P, Johnson MP, Leng S, Yu L, Fidler JL, Holmes DR 3rd, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Understanding Reader Variability: A 25-Radiologist Study on Liver Metastasis Detection at CT. Radiology. 2023 Feb; 306 (2):e220266 Epub 2022 Oct 04
    View PubMed
  62. Fan M, Thayib T, McCollough C, Yu L. Accurate and efficient measurement of channelized Hotelling observer-based low-contrast detectability on the ACR CT accreditation phantom. Med Phys. 2023 Feb; 50 (2):737-749 Epub 2022 Nov 12
    View PubMed
  63. Huber NR, Missert AD, Gong H, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough CH. Technical note: Phantom-based training framework for convolutional neural network CT noise reduction. Med Phys. 2023 Feb; 50 (2):821-830 Epub 2022 Nov 26
    View PubMed
  64. Rajendran K, Baffour F, Powell G, Glazebrook K, Thorne J, Larson N, Leng S, McCollough C, Fletcher J. Improved visualization of the wrist at lower radiation dose with photon-counting-detector CT. Skeletal Radiol. 2023 Jan; 52 (1):23-29 Epub 2022 July 13
    View PubMed
  65. Inoue A, Voss BA, Lee NJ, Takahashi H, Kozaka K, Heiken JP, Ehman EC, Vasconcelos R, Fidler JL, Lee YS, Mileto A, Johnson MP, Baer-Beck M, Weber NM, Michalak GJ, Halaweish A, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Diagnostic Performance in Low- and High-Contrast Tasks of an Image-Based Denoising Algorithm Applied to Radiation Dose-Reduced Multiphase Abdominal CT Examinations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 Jan; 220 (1):73-85 Epub 2022 June 22
    View PubMed
  66. Koweek L, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Carr JJ, Cury RC, Ghoshhajra B, Litmanovich D, McCollough CH, Taylor AJ, Truong QA, Wang J, Weigold WG, Arbab-Zadeh A, Abbara S, Chen MY. Standardized medical terminology for cardiac computed tomography 2023 update: An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), American College of Radiology (ACR), North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) with endorsement by the Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACI), and the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2023 Sep-Oct; 17(5):345-354. Epub 2023 Jun 21.
    View PubMed
  67. Zhou Z, Huber NR, Inoue A, McCollough CH, Yu L. Multislice input for 2D and 3D residual convolutional neural network noise reduction in CT. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2023 Jan; 10 (1):014003 Epub 2023 Jan 31
    View PubMed
  68. Marsh JF Jr, Vercnocke AJ, Rajendran K, Tao S, Anderson JL, Ritman EL, Leng S, McCollough CH. Measurement of enhanced vasa vasorum density in a porcine carotid model using photon counting detector CT. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2023 Jan; 10 (1):016001 Epub 2023 Feb 06
    View PubMed
  69. Baffour FI, Huber NR, Ferrero A, Rajendran K, Glazebrook KN, Larson NB, Kumar S, Cook JM, Leng S, Shanblatt ER, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Photon-counting Detector CT with Deep Learning Noise Reduction to Detect Multiple Myeloma. Radiology. 2023 Jan; 306(1):229-236. Epub 2022 Sep 06.
    View PubMed
  70. Inoue A, Johnson TF, White D, Cox CW, Hartman TE, Thorne JE, Shanblatt ER, Johnson MP, Carter RE, Lee YS, Rajendran K, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Estimating the Clinical Impact of Photon-Counting-Detector CT in Diagnosing Usual Interstitial Pneumonia. Invest Radiol. 2022 Nov 1; 57 (11):734-741 Epub 2022 May 06
    View PubMed
  71. Baffour FI, Rajendran K, Glazebrook KN, Thorne JE, Larson NB, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Ultra-high-resolution imaging of the shoulder and pelvis using photon-counting-detector CT: a feasibility study in patients. Eur Radiol. 2022 Oct; 32 (10):7079-7086 Epub 2022 June 11
    View PubMed
  72. Gong H, Baffour FI, Glazebrook KN, Rhodes NG, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Thorne JE, Cook JM, Kumar S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Deep learning-based virtual noncalcium imaging in multiple myeloma using dual-energy CT. Med Phys. 2022 Oct; 49 (10):6346-6358 Epub 2022 Aug 28
    View PubMed
  73. Huber NR, Ferrero A, Rajendran K, Baffour F, Glazebrook KN, Diehn FE, Inoue A, Fletcher JG, Yu L, Leng S, McCollough CH. Dedicated convolutional neural network for noise reduction in ultra-high-resolution photon-counting detector computed tomography. Phys Med Biol. 2022 Sep 2; 67 (17) Epub 2022 Sept 02
    View PubMed
  74. Esquivel A, Ferrero A, Mileto A, Baffour F, Horst K, Rajiah PS, Inoue A, Leng S, McCollough C, Fletcher JG. Photon-Counting Detector CT: Key Points Radiologists Should Know. Korean J Radiol. 2022 Sep; 23 (9):854-865
    View PubMed
  75. Pillai PS, Holmes DR 3rd, Carter R, Inoue A, Cook DA, Karwoski R, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough CH, Hsieh SS. Individualized and generalized models for predicting observer performance on liver metastasis detection using CT. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2022 Sep; 9 (5):055501 Epub 2022 Sept 13
    View PubMed
  76. Hsieh SS, Leng S, Yu L, Huber NR, McCollough CH. A minimum SNR criterion for computed tomography object detection in the projection domain. Med Phys. 2022 Aug; 49 (8):4988-4998 Epub 2022 July 10
    View PubMed
  77. Tao S, Gong H, Michalak G, McCollough C, Leng S, Hu Y. Technical note: Evaluation of artificial 120-kilovolt computed tomography images for radiation therapy applications. Med Phys. 2022 Jun; 49 (6):3683-3691 Epub 2022 Apr 21
    View PubMed
  78. Mohammadinejad P, Khandelwal A, Inoue A, Takahashi H, Yalon M, Long Z, Halaweish AF, Leng S, Yu L, Lee YS, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Utility of an automatic adaptive iterative metal artifact reduction AiMAR algorithm in improving CT imaging of patients with hip prostheses evaluated for suspected bladder malignancy. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 Jun; 47 (6):2158-2167 Epub 2022 Mar 23
    View PubMed
  79. McCollough CH, McCollough SL, Schneider JJ, Moen TR, Weaver JM, Vrieze TJ, Yu L, Leng S. Dependence of Water-equivalent Diameter and Size-specific Dose Estimates on CT Tube Potential. Radiology. 2022 May; 303 (2):404-411 Epub 2022 Jan 18
    View PubMed
  80. Rajendran K, Petersilka M, Henning A, Shanblatt ER, Schmidt B, Flohr TG, Ferrero A, Baffour F, Diehn FE, Yu L, Rajiah P, Fletcher JG, Leng S, McCollough CH. First Clinical Photon-counting Detector CT System: Technical Evaluation. Radiology. 2022 Apr; 303 (1):130-138 Epub 2021 Dec 14
    View PubMed
  81. Benson JC, Rajendran K, Lane JI, Diehn FE, Weber NM, Thorne JE, Larson NB, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. A New Frontier in Temporal Bone Imaging: Photon-Counting Detector CT Demonstrates Superior Visualization of Critical Anatomic Structures at Reduced Radiation Dose. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Apr; 43 (4):579-584 Epub 2022 Mar 24
    View PubMed
  82. Zhou Z, Ren L, Rajendran K, Diehn FE, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Simultaneous dual-contrast imaging using energy-integrating detector multi-energy CT: An in vivo feasibility study. Med Phys. 2022 Mar; 49 (3):1458-1467 Epub 2022 Jan 27
    View PubMed
  83. Ren L, Huber N, Rajendran K, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Dual-Contrast Biphasic Liver Imaging With Iodine and Gadolinium Using Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography: An Exploratory Animal Study. Invest Radiol. 2022 Feb 1; 57 (2):122-129
    View PubMed
  84. Mozingo JD, Akbari-Shandiz M, Van Straaten MG, Murthy NS, Schueler BA, Holmes DR 3rd, McCollough CH, Zhao KD. Comparison of glenohumeral joint kinematics between manual wheelchair tasks and implications on the subacromial space: A biplane fluoroscopy study. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2022 Feb; 62:102350 Epub 2019 Aug 23
    View PubMed
  85. Gong H, Fletcher JG, Heiken JP, Wells ML, Leng S, McCollough CH, Yu L. Deep-learning model observer for a low-contrast hepatic metastases localization task in computed tomography. Med Phys. 2022 Jan; 49 (1):70-83 Epub 2021 Dec 01
    View PubMed
  86. Huber N, Anderson T, Missert A, Adkins M, Leng S, Fletcher J, McCollough C, Yu L, Glazebrook KN. Clinical evaluation of a phantom-based deep convolutional neural network for whole-body-low-dose and ultra-low-dose CT skeletal surveys. Skeletal Radiol. 2022 Jan; 51 (1):145-151 Epub 2021 June 10
    View PubMed
  87. Inoue A, Vrtiska TJ, Lee YS, Vasconcelos RN, Weber NM, Halaweish AF, Duba I, Williamson EE, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. The feasibility of low iodine dynamic CT angiography with test bolus for evaluation of lower extremity peripheral artery disease. Vascular. 2021 Dec; 29(6):927-937. Epub 2021 Jan 17.
    View PubMed
  88. McCollough CH, Jordan DW, Dauer LT. Comments on Computed Tomography for Evaluating Appendicitis. JAMA Surg 2021 Nov 1; 156 (11):1072-1073
    View PubMed
  89. Gong H, Hsieh SS, Holmes DR 3rd, Cook DA, Inoue A, Bartlett DJ, Baffour F, Takahashi H, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. An interactive eye-tracking system for measuring radiologists' visual fixations in volumetric CT images: Implementation and initial eye-tracking accuracy validation. Med Phys. 2021 Nov; 48 (11):6710-6723 Epub 2021 Oct 06
    View PubMed
  90. Rajendran K, Petersilka M, Henning A, Shanblatt E, Marsh J Jr, Thorne J, Schmidt B, Flohr T, Fletcher J, McCollough C, Leng S. Full field-of-view, high-resolution, photon-counting detector CT: technical assessment and initial patient experience. Phys Med Biol. 2021 Oct 27; 66 (20)
    View PubMed
  91. Gong H, Ren L, Hsieh SS, McCollough CH, Yu L. Deep learning enabled ultra-fast-pitch acquisition in clinical X-ray computed tomography. Med Phys. 2021 Oct; 48 (10):5712-5726 Epub 2021 Aug 30
    View PubMed
  92. Mohammadinejad P, Mileto A, Yu L, Leng S, Guimaraes LS, Missert AD, Jensen CT, Gong H, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. CT Noise-Reduction Methods for Lower-Dose Scanning: Strengths and Weaknesses of Iterative Reconstruction Algorithms and New Techniques. Radiographics. 2021 Sep-Oct; 41 (5):1493-1508
    View PubMed
  93. Sandstedt M, Marsh J Jr, Rajendran K, Gong H, Tao S, Persson A, Leng S, McCollough C. Improved coronary calcification quantification using photon-counting-detector CT: an ex vivo study in cadaveric specimens. Eur Radiol. 2021 Sep; 31 (9):6621-6630 Epub 2021 Mar 13
    View PubMed
  94. Gong H, Marsh JF, D'Souza KN, Huber NR, Rajendran K, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Deep-learning-based direct synthesis of low-energy virtual monoenergetic images with multi-energy CT. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2021 Sep; 8 (5):052104 Epub 2021 Apr 19
    View PubMed
  95. Ren L, Allmendinger T, Halaweish A, Schmidt B, Flohr T, McCollough CH, Yu L. Energy-integrating-detector multi-energy CT: Implementation and a phantom study. Med Phys. 2021 Sep; 48 (9):4857-4871 Epub 2021 July 29
    View PubMed
  96. Gong H, Yu L, Leng S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Reader Performance as a Function of Patient Size for the Detection of Hepatic Metastases. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2021 Aug 2 Epub 2021 Aug 02
    View PubMed
  97. Mohammadinejad P, Ferrero A, Bartlett DJ, Khandelwal A, Marcus R, Lieske JC, Moen TR, Mara KC, Enders FT, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Automated radiomic analysis of CT images to predict likelihood of spontaneous passage of symptomatic renal stones. Emerg Radiol. 2021 Aug; 28 (4):781-788 Epub 2021 Mar 01
    View PubMed
  98. Gong H, Tao S, Gagneur JD, Liu W, Shen J, McCollough CH, Hu Y, Leng S. Implementation and experimental evaluation of Mega-voltage fan-beam CT using a linear accelerator. Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jul 28; 16 (1):139 Epub 2021 July 28
    View PubMed
  99. Hsieh SS, Leng S, Rajendran K, Tao S, McCollough CH. Photon Counting CT: Clinical Applications and Future Developments. IEEE Trans Radiat Plasma Med Sci. 2021 Jul; 5 (4):441-452 Epub 2020 Aug 28
    View PubMed
  100. Mohammadinejad P, Kwapisz L, Fidler JL, Sheedy SP, Heiken JP, Khandelwal A, Wells ML, Froemming AT, Hansel SL, Lee YS, Inoue A, Halaweish AF, McCollough CH, Bruining DH, Fletcher JG. The utility of a dual-phase, dual-energy CT protocol in patients presenting with overt gastrointestinal bleeding. Acta Radiol Open. 2021 Jul; 10 (7):20584601211030658 Epub 2021 July 27
    View PubMed
  101. Zavatta G, Tebben PJ, McCollough CH, Yu L, Vrieze T, Clarke BL. Basal Ganglia Calcification Is Associated With Local and Systemic Metabolic Mechanisms in Adult Hypoparathyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jun 16; 106 (7):1900-1917
    View PubMed
  102. Tao S, Sheedy E, Bruesewitz M, Weber N, Williams K, Halaweish A, Schmidt B, Williamson E, McCollough C, Leng S. Technical Note: kV-independent coronary calcium scoring: A phantom evaluation of score accuracy and potential radiation dose reduction. Med Phys. 2021 Mar; 48(3):1307-1314. Epub 2021 Jan 09.
    View PubMed
  103. Nelson BJ, Leng S, Shanblatt ER, McCollough CH, Koenig T. Empirical beam hardening and ring artifact correction for x-ray grating interferometry (EBHC-GI). Med Phys. 2021 Mar; 48 (3):1327-1340 Epub 2021 Jan 10
    View PubMed
  104. Browne JE, Bruesewitz MR, Thomas V, Thomas KB, Hull NC, McCollough CH, Yu L. Procedure for optimal implementation of automatic tube potential selection in pediatric CT to reduce radiation dose and improve workflow. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Feb; 22 (2):194-202 Epub 2020 Dec 18
    View PubMed
  105. Moen TR, Chen B, Holmes DR 3rd, Duan X, Yu Z, Yu L, Leng S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Low-dose CT image and projection dataset. Med Phys. 2021 Feb; 48 (2):902-911 Epub 2020 Dec 16
    View PubMed
  106. Long Z, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Anderson TL, Adkins MC, Hagen J, Glazebrook KN, Halaweish A, McCollough C, Fletcher JG. Clinical evaluation of a new adaptive iterative metal artifact reduction method in whole-body low-dose CT skeletal survey examinations. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Jan; 50 (1):149-157 Epub 2020 July 20
    View PubMed
  107. Mohammadinejad P, Baffour FI, Adkins MC, Yu L, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Glazebrook KN. Benefits of iterative metal artifact reduction and dual-energy CT towards mitigating artifact in the setting of total shoulder prostheses. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Jan; 50 (1):51-58 Epub 2020 June 29
    View PubMed
  108. Inoue A, Johnson TF, Voss BA, Lee YS, Leng S, Koo CW, McCollough BD, Weaver JM, Gong H, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. A Pilot Study to Estimate the Impact of High Matrix Image Reconstruction on Chest Computed Tomography. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2021; 11:52 Epub 2021 Sept 30
    View PubMed
  109. Gong H, Tao S, Rajendran K, Zhou W, McCollough CH, Leng S. Deep-learning-based direct inversion for material decomposition. Med Phys. 2020 Dec; 47 (12):6294-6309 Epub 2020 Oct 30
    View PubMed
  110. Fletcher JG, Levin DL, Sykes AG, Lindell RM, White DB, Kuzo RS, Suresh V, Yu L, Leng S, Holmes DR 3rd, Inoue A, Johnson MP, Carter RE, McCollough CH. Observer Performance for Detection of Pulmonary Nodules at Chest CT over a Large Range of Radiation Dose Levels. Radiology. 2020 Dec; 297(3):699-707. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
    View PubMed
  111. Tao S, Rajendran K, Zhou W, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Noise reduction in CT image using prior knowledge aware iterative denoising. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Nov 19; 65 (22)
    View PubMed
  112. Sung Y, Nelson B, Shanblatt ER, Gupta R, McCollough CH, Graves WS. Wave optics simulation of grating-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging using 4D Mouse Whole Body (MOBY) phantom. Med Phys. 2020 Nov; 47 (11):5761-5771 Epub 2020 Oct 07
    View PubMed
  113. Lee O, Rajendran K, Polster C, Stierstorfer K, Kappler S, Leng S, McCollough CH, Taguchi K. X-ray Transmittance Modeling-based Material Decomposition using a Photon-counting Detector CT System IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. 2020.
  114. Ren L, Rajendran K, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Simultaneous Dual-Contrast Imaging of Small Bowel With Iodine and Bismuth Using Photon-Counting-Detector Computed Tomography: A Feasibility Animal Study. Invest Radiol. 2020 Oct; 55 (10):688-694
    View PubMed
  115. Baillargeon AM, Baffour FI, Yu L, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Glazebrook KN. Fat quantification of the rotator cuff musculature using dual-energy CT-A pilot study. Eur J Radiol. 2020 Sep; 130:109145 Epub 2020 June 23
    View PubMed
  116. Iyer VR, Ehman EC, Khandelwal A, Wells ML, Lee YS, Weber NM, Johnson MP, Yu L, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Image quality in abdominal CT using an iodine contrast reduction algorithm employing patient size and weight and low kV CT technique. Acta Radiol. 2020 Sep; 61(9):1186-1195. Epub 2020 Jan 27.
    View PubMed
  117. Li Z, Leng S, Halaweish AF, Yu Z, Yu L, Ritman EL, McCollough CH. Overcoming calcium blooming and improving the quantification accuracy of percent area luminal stenosis by material decomposition of multi-energy computed tomography datasets. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2020 Sep; 7 (5):053501 Epub 2020 Oct 01
    View PubMed
  118. Tao S, Marsh JF, Tao A, Michalak GJ, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Leng S. Multi-energy CT imaging for large patients using dual-source photon-counting detector CT. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Aug 31; 65 (17):17NT01
    View PubMed
  119. McCollough CH, Boedeker K, Cody D, Duan X, Flohr T, Halliburton SS, Hsieh J, Layman RR, Pelc NJ. Principles and applications of multienergy CT: Report of AAPM Task Group 291. Med Phys. 2020 Jul; 47 (7):e881-e912 Epub 2020 May 28
    View PubMed
  120. Gong H, Hu Q, Walther A, Koo CW, Takahashi EA, Levin DL, Johnson TF, Hora MJ, Leng S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Deep-learning-based model observer for a lung nodule detection task in computed tomography. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2020 Jul; 7 (4):042807 Epub 2020 June 30
    View PubMed
  121. Rajendran K, Murthy NS, Frick MA, Tao S, Unger MD, LaVallee KT, Larson NB, Leng S, Maus TP, McCollough CH. Quantitative Knee Arthrography in a Large Animal Model of Osteoarthritis Using Photon-Counting Detector CT. Invest Radiol. 2020 Jun; 55 (6):349-356
    View PubMed
  122. Taparra K, Lester SC, Harmsen WS, Petersen M, Funk RK, Blanchard MJ, Young P, Herrmann J, Hunzeker A, Schultz H, McCollough C, Tasson A, Leng S, Martenson JA, Whitaker TJ, Williamson E, Laack NN. Reducing Heart Dose with Protons and Cardiac Substructure Sparing for Mediastinal Lymphoma Treatment. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Summer; 7 (1):1-12 Epub 2020 Sept 04
    View PubMed
  123. Zhou W, Michalak GJ, Weaver JM, Gong H, Yu L, McCollough CH, Leng S. A Universal Protocol for Abdominal CT Examinations Performed on a Photon-Counting Detector CT System: A Feasibility Study. Invest Radiol. 2020 Apr; 55 (4):226-232
    View PubMed
  124. Kim S, Marcus R, Wells ML, Sheedy SP, Hansel SL, Bruining DH, Barlow JM, Carter RE, Lee YS, Johnson MP, Fidler JL, Goenka AH, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. The evolving role of imaging for small bowel neuroendocrine neoplasms: estimated impact of imaging and disease-free survival in a retrospective observational study. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 Mar; 45 (3):623-631
    View PubMed
  125. Lester SC, Taparra K, Petersen MM, Funk RK, Blanchard MJ, Young PM, Herrmann J, Hunzeker AE, Schultz HL, McCollough C, Tasson AM, Leng S, Martenson JA, Deisher AJ, Whitaker TJ, Williamson EE, Laack NN. Electrocardiogram-Gated Computed Tomography with Coronary Angiography for Cardiac Substructure Delineation and Sparing in Patients with Mediastinal Lymphomas Treated with Radiation Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Mar - Apr; 10 (2):104-111 Epub 2019 Nov 26
    View PubMed
  126. Carter RE, Holmes DR 3rd, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Evaluation of Pseudoreader Study Designs to Estimate Observer Performance Results as an Alternative to Fully Crossed, Multireader, Multicase Studies. Acad Radiol. 2020 Feb; 27 (2):244-252 Epub 2019 May 07
    View PubMed
  127. Rajendran K, Voss BA, Zhou W, Tao S, DeLone DR, Lane JI, Weaver JM, Carlson ML, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Dose Reduction for Sinus and Temporal Bone Imaging Using Photon-Counting Detector CT With an Additional Tin Filter. Invest Radiol. 2020 Feb; 55 (2):91-100
    View PubMed
  128. Ren L, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Yu L. Quantitative accuracy and dose efficiency of dual-contrast imaging using dual-energy CT: a phantom study. Med Phys. 2020 Feb; 47 (2):441-456 Epub 2019 Dec 10
    View PubMed
  129. Missert AD, Yu L, Leng S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Synthesizing images from multiple kernels using a deep convolutional neural network. Med Phys. 2020 Feb; 47 (2):422-430 Epub 2019 Dec 29
    View PubMed
  130. Mozingo JD, Akbari-Shandiz M, Murthy NS, Van Straaten MG, Schueler BA, Holmes DR 3rd, McCollough CH, Zhao KD. Shoulder mechanical impingement risk associated with manual wheelchair tasks in individuals with spinal cord injury. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2020 Jan; 71:221-229 Epub 2019 Oct 20
    View PubMed
  131. Mohammadinejad P, Ehman EC, Vasconcelos RN, Venkatesh SK, Hough DM, Lowe R, Lee YS, Nehra A, Dirks S, Holmes DR 3rd, Carter RE, Schmidt B, Halaweish AF, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Prior iterative reconstruction (PIR) to lower radiation dose and preserve radiologist performance for multiphase liver CT: a multi-reader pilot study. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 Jan; 45 (1):45-54
    View PubMed
  132. Ren L, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Yu L. Radiation dose efficiency of multi-energy photon-counting-detector CT for dual-contrast imaging. Phys Med Biol. 2019 Dec 13; 64 (24):245003
    View PubMed
  133. Baffour FI, Glazebrook KN, Morris JM, Michalak GJ, Fletcher JG, Leng S, McCollough CH. Clinical utility of virtual noncalcium dual-energy CT in imaging of the pelvis and hip. Skeletal Radiol. 2019 Dec; 48 (12):1833-1842 Epub 2019 May 30
    View PubMed
  134. Browne JE, Bruesewitz MR, Vrieze TJ, McCollough CH, Yu L. Technical Note: Increased photon starvation artifacts at low helical pitch in ultra-low-dose CT. Med Phys. 2019 Dec; 46 (12):5538-5543 Epub 2019 Oct 21
    View PubMed
  135. Mileto A, Guimaraes LS, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Yu L. State of the Art in Abdominal CT: The Limits of Iterative Reconstruction Algorithms. Radiology. 2019 Dec; 293 (3):491-503 Epub 2019 Oct 29
    View PubMed
  136. Ferguson CM, Eirin A, Michalak GJ, Hedayat AF, Abumoawad AM, Saad A, Zhu X, Textor SC, McCollough CH, Lerman LO. Renal Adiposity Does not Preclude Quantitative Assessment of Renal Function Using Dual-Energy Multidetector CT in Mildly Obese Human Subjects. Acad Radiol. 2019 Nov; 26 (11):1488-1494 Epub 2019 Jan 14
    View PubMed
  137. Fletcher JG, DeLone DR, Kotsenas AL, Campeau NG, Lehman VT, Yu L, Leng S, Holmes DR 3rd, Edwards PK, Johnson MP, Michalak GJ, Carter RE, McCollough CH. Evaluation of Lower-Dose Spiral Head CT for Detection of Intracranial Findings Causing Neurologic Deficits. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 Nov; 40 (11):1855-1863 Epub 2019 Oct 24
    View PubMed
  138. Sheikhzadeh M, Vercnocke AJ, Tao S, Rajendran K, Leng S, Ritman EL, McCollough CH. Impact of Effective Detector Pixel and CT Voxel Size on Accurate Estimation of Blood Volume in Opacified Microvasculature. Acad Radiol. 2019 Oct; 26 (10):1410-1416 Epub 2018 Dec 07
    View PubMed
  139. Navin PJ, Kim B, Wells ML, Khandelwal A, Halaweish AF, Moen TR, Johnson MP, McCollough S, Lee YS, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Reducing radiation dose for multi-phase contrast-enhanced dual energy renal CT: pilot study evaluating prior iterative reconstruction. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 Oct; 44(10):3350-3358.
    View PubMed
  140. Zhou W, Michalak G, Weaver J, Ferrero A, Gong H, Fetterly KA, McCollough CH, Leng S. Determination of iodine detectability in different types of multiple-energy images for a photon-counting detector computed tomography system. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2019 Oct; 6 (4):043501 Epub 2019 Oct 15
    View PubMed
  141. Tao S, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Leng S. Feasibility of multi-contrast imaging on dual-source photon counting detector (PCD) CT: An initial phantom study. Med Phys. 2019 Sep; 46 (9):4105-4115 Epub 2019 July 05
    View PubMed
  142. Morris J, Michalak G, Leng S, Moynagh M, Kurup AN, McCollough C, Fletcher J. Dual-Energy CT Monitoring of Cryoablation Zone Growth in the Spinal Column and Bony Pelvis: A Laboratory Study. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Sep; 30 (9):1496-1503 Epub 2019 May 18
    View PubMed
  143. Dilger SKN, Nelson N, Venkatesh SK, Ehman EC, Fidler JL, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Computed Tomography Cholangiography Using the Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Gadoxetate Disodium: A Phantom Study. Invest Radiol. 2019 Sep; 54 (9):572-579
    View PubMed
  144. Moen T, Ferrero A, McCollough C. Robustness of Textural Features to Predict Stone Fragility Across Computed Tomography Acquisition and Reconstruction Parameters. Acad Radiol. 2019 Jul; 26 (7):885-892 Epub 2018 Oct 02
    View PubMed
  145. D'Costa MR, Haley WE, Mara KC, Enders FT, Vrtiska TJ, Pais VM, Jacobsen SJ, McCollough CH, Lieske JC, Rule AD. Symptomatic and Radiographic Manifestations of Kidney Stone Recurrence and Their Prediction by Risk Factors: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Jul; 30 (7):1251-1260 Epub 2019 June 07
    View PubMed
  146. Tao A, Huang R, Tao S, Michalak GJ, McCollough CH, Leng S. Dual-source photon counting detector CT with a tin filter: a phantom study on iodine quantification performance. Phys Med Biol. 2019 May 31; 64 (11):115019
    View PubMed
  147. Tao S, Rajendran K, Zhou W, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Improving iodine contrast to noise ratio using virtual monoenergetic imaging and prior-knowledge-aware iterative denoising (mono-PKAID). Phys Med Biol. 2019 May 16; 64 (10):105014
    View PubMed
  148. Dilger SKN, Yu L, Chen B, Favazza CP, Carter RE, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Localization of liver lesions in abdominal CT imaging: I. Correlation of human observer performance between anatomical and uniform backgrounds. Phys Med Biol. 2019 May 10; 64 (10):105011
    View PubMed
  149. Dilger SKN, Leng S, Chen B, Carter RE, Favazza CP, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Localization of liver lesions in abdominal CT imaging: II. Mathematical model observer performance correlates with human observer performance for localization of liver lesions in abdominal CT imaging. Phys Med Biol. 2019 May 10; 64 (10):105012
    View PubMed
  150. Maldonado FJ, Al Bawardy BF, Nehra AK, Lee YS, Bruining DH, Adkins MC, Keaveny TM, Johnson MP, Fidler JL, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Findings of CT-Derived Bone Strength Assessment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Undergoing CT Enterography in Clinical Practice. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2019 May 04; 25(6):1072-1079.
    View PubMed
  151. Gong H, Yu L, Leng S, Dilger SK, Ren L, Zhou W, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. A deep learning- and partial least square regression-based model observer for a low-contrast lesion detection task in CT. Med Phys. 2019 May; 46 (5):2052-2063 Epub 2019 Apr 01
    View PubMed
  152. Leng S, Bruesewitz M, Tao S, Rajendran K, Halaweish AF, Campeau NG, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Photon-counting Detector CT: System Design and Clinical Applications of an Emerging Technology. Radiographics. 2019 May-Jun; 39 (3):729-743
    View PubMed
  153. Glazebrook KN, Doerge S, Leng S, Drees TA, Hunt KN, Zingula SN, Pruthi S, Geske JR, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Ability of Dual-Energy CT to Detect Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture and Nodal Silicone Spread. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Apr; 212 (4):933-942 Epub 2019 Feb 19
    View PubMed
  154. Ferrero A, Takahashi N, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Understanding, justifying, and optimizing radiation exposure for CT imaging in nephrourology. Nat Rev Urol. 2019 Apr; 16 (4):231-244
    View PubMed
  155. Zhou W, Bartlett DJ, Diehn FE, Glazebrook KN, Kotsenas AL, Carter RE, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Reduction of Metal Artifacts and Improvement in Dose Efficiency Using Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography and Tin Filtration. Invest Radiol. 2019 Apr; 54 (4):204-211
    View PubMed
  156. Bartlett DJ, Koo CW, Bartholmai BJ, Rajendran K, Weaver JM, Halaweish AF, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. High-Resolution Chest Computed Tomography Imaging of the Lungs: Impact of 1024 Matrix Reconstruction and Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography. Invest Radiol. 2019 Mar; 54 (3):129-137
    View PubMed
  157. Shanblatt ER, Sung Y, Gupta R, Nelson BJ, Leng S, Graves WS, McCollough CH. Forward model for propagation-based x-ray phase contrast imaging in parallel- and cone-beam geometry. Opt Express. 2019 Feb 18; 27 (4):4504-4521
    View PubMed
  158. McCollough CH. Computed Tomography Technology-and Dose-in the 21st Century. Health Phys. 2019 Feb; 116 (2):157-162
    View PubMed
  159. Hardy AJ, Bostani M, Hernandez AM, Zankl M, McCollough C, Cagnon C, Boone JM, McNitt-Gray M. Estimating a size-specific dose for helical head CT examinations using Monte Carlo simulation methods. Med Phys. 2019 Feb; 46 (2):902-912 Epub 2018 Dec 21
    View PubMed
  160. Long Z, DeLone DR, Kotsenas AL, Lehman VT, Nagelschneider AA, Michalak GJ, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Yu L. Clinical Assessment of Metal Artifact Reduction Methods in Dual-Energy CT Examinations of Instrumented Spines. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Feb; 212 (2):395-401 Epub 2018 Dec 12
    View PubMed
  161. Ren L, Tao S, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Yu L. Impact of prior information on material decomposition in dual- and multienergy computed tomography. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2019 Jan; 6 (1):013503 Epub 2019 Mar 14
    View PubMed
  162. Yu L, Bruesewitz MR, Vrieze TJ, McCollough CH. Lead Shielding in Pediatric Chest CT: Effect of Apron Placement Outside the Scan Volume on Radiation Dose Reduction. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Jan; 212 (1):151-156 Epub 2018 Nov 13
    View PubMed
  163. Weber NM, Koo CW, Yu L, Bartholmai BJ, Halaweish AF, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Breathe New Life Into Your Chest CT Exams: Using Advanced Acquisition and Postprocessing Techniques. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2019 Mar-Apr; 48(2):152-160. Epub 2018 Oct 24.
    View PubMed
  164. Gutjahr R, Fletcher JG, Lee YS, Halaweish AF, Suresh V, Weber NM, Vrtiska TJ, Williamson EE, Schmidt B, McCollough CH. Individualized Delay for Abdominal Computed Tomography Angiography Bolus-Tracking Based on Sequential Monitoring: Increased Aortic Contrast Permits Decreased Injection Rate and Lower Iodine Dose. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2019 Jul/Aug; 43(4):612-618.
    View PubMed
  165. Taasti VT, Hansen DC, Michalak GJ, Deisher AJ, Kruse JJ, Muren LP, Petersen JBB, McCollough CH. Theoretical and experimental analysis of photon counting detector CT for proton stopping power prediction. Med Phys. 2018 Nov; 45 (11):5186-5196 Epub 2018 Oct 01
    View PubMed
  166. Marcus RP, Fletcher JG, Ferrero A, Leng S, Halaweish AF, Gutjahr R, Vrtiska TJ, Wells ML, Enders FT, McCollough CH. Detection and Characterization of Renal Stones by Using Photon-Counting-based CT. Radiology. 2018 Nov; 289 (2):436-442 Epub 2018 Aug 07
    View PubMed
  167. Takahashi EA, Koo CW, White DB, Lindell RM, Sykes AG, Levin DL, Kuzo RS, Wolf M, Bogoni L, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Prospective Pilot Evaluation of Radiologists and Computer-aided Pulmonary Nodule Detection on Ultra-low-Dose CT With Tin Filtration. J Thorac Imaging. 2018 Nov; 33 (6):396-401
    View PubMed
  168. Leng S, Rajendran K, Gong H, Zhou W, Halaweish AF, Henning A, Kappler S, Baer M, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. 150-mum Spatial Resolution Using Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography Technology: Technical Performance and First Patient Images. Invest Radiol. 2018 Nov; 53 (11):655-662
    View PubMed
  169. Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Venkatesh SK, Hough DM, Takahashi N, Yu L, Johnson M, Leng S, Holmes DR 3rd, Carter R, McCollough CH. Observer Performance with Varying Radiation Dose and Reconstruction Methods for Detection of Hepatic Metastases. Radiology. 2018 Nov; 289 (2):455-464 Epub 2018 Sept 11
    View PubMed
  170. Marsh JF, Jorgensen SM, Rundle DS, Vercnocke AJ, Leng S, Butler PH, McCollough CH, Ritman EL. Evaluation of a photon counting Medipix3RX cadmium zinc telluride spectral x-ray detector. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2018 Oct; 5 (4):043503 Epub 2018 Dec 04
    View PubMed
  171. Hardy AJ, Bostani M, McMillan K, Zankl M, McCollough C, Cagnon C, McNitt-Gray M. Estimating lung, breast, and effective dose from low-dose lung cancer screening CT exams with tube current modulation across a range of patient sizes. Med Phys. 2018 Oct; 45 (10):4667-4682 Epub 2018 Sept 24
    View PubMed
  172. Ferrero A, Gutjahr R, Halaweish AF, Leng S, McCollough CH. Characterization of Urinary Stone Composition by Use of Whole-body, Photon-counting Detector CT. Acad Radiol. 2018 Oct; 25 (10):1270-1276 Epub 2018 Feb 14
    View PubMed
  173. Zhu XY, Zou X, Mukherjee R, Yu Z, Ferguson CM, Zhou W, McCollough CH, Lerman LO. Targeted Imaging of Renal Fibrosis Using Antibody-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles in Renal Artery Stenosis. Invest Radiol. 2018 Oct; 53 (10):623-628
    View PubMed
  174. Tao S, Rajendran K, McCollough CH, Leng S. Material decomposition with prior knowledge aware iterative denoising (MD-PKAID). Phys Med Biol. 2018 Sep 21; 63 (19):195003 Epub 2018 Sept 21
    View PubMed
  175. Zhou W, Lane JI, Carlson ML, Bruesewitz MR, Witte RJ, Koeller KK, Eckel LJ, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Leng S. Comparison of a Photon-Counting-Detector CT with an Energy-Integrating-Detector CT for Temporal Bone Imaging: A Cadaveric Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 Sep; 39 (9):1733-1738 Epub 2018 Aug 09
    View PubMed
  176. Samreen N, Glazebrook KN, Bhatt A, Venkatesh SK, McMenomy BP, Chandra A, Leng S, Adler KE, McCollough CH. Imaging findings of mammary and systemic silicone deposition secondary to breast implants. Br J Radiol. 2018 Sep; 91 (1089):20180098 Epub 2018 May 10
    View PubMed
  177. Yu L, Ren L, Li Z, Leng S, McCollough CH. Dual-source multienergy CT with triple or quadruple x-ray beams. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2018 Jul; 5 (3):033502 Epub 2018 July 24
    View PubMed
  178. Maldonado FJ, Sheedy SP, Iyer VR, Hansel SL, Bruining DH, McCollough CH, Harmsen WS, Barlow JM, Fletcher JG. Reproducible imaging features of biologically aggressive gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the small bowel. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Jul; 43 (7):1567-1574
    View PubMed
  179. Long Z, Bruesewitz MR, DeLone DR, Morris JM, Amrami KK, Adkins MC, Glazebrook KN, Kofler JM, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Halaweish AF, Yu L. Evaluation of projection- and dual-energy-based methods for metal artifact reduction in CT using a phantom study. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Jul; 19 (4):252-260 Epub 2018 May 10
    View PubMed
  180. Hanson GJ, Michalak GJ, Childs R, McCollough B, Kurup AN, Hough DM, Frye JM, Fidler JL, Venkatesh SK, Leng S, Yu L, Halaweish AF, Harmsen WS, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Low kV versus dual-energy virtual monoenergetic CT imaging for proven liver lesions: what are the advantages and trade-offs in conspicuity and image quality? A pilot study. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Jun; 43 (6):1404-1412
    View PubMed
  181. Mozingo JD, Akbari Shandiz M, Marquez FM, Schueler BA, Holmes DR 3rd, McCollough CH, Zhao KD. Validation of imaging-based quantification of glenohumeral joint kinematics using an unmodified clinical biplane fluoroscopy system. J Biomech. 2018 Apr 11; 71:306-312 Epub 2018 Feb 13
    View PubMed
  182. Ferguson CM, Eirin A, Michalak GJ, Hedayat AF, Abumoawad A, Saad A, Zhu X, Textor SC, McCollough CH, Lerman LO. Intrarenal fat deposition does not interfere with the measurement of single-kidney perfusion in obese swine using multi-detector computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2018 Mar - Apr; 12 (2):149-152 Epub 2018 Jan 10
    View PubMed
  183. Kittanamongkolchai W, Vaughan LE, Enders FT, Dhondup T, Mehta RA, Krambeck AE, McCollough CH, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC, Rule AD. The Changing Incidence and Presentation of Urinary Stones Over 3 Decades. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Mar; 93 (3):291-299 Epub 2018 Feb 14
    View PubMed
  184. Michalak G, Taasti V, Krauss B, Deisher A, Halaweish A, McCollough C. A comparison of relative proton stopping power measurements across patient size using dual- and single-energy CT. Acta Oncol. 2017 Nov; 56 (11):1465-1471 Epub 2017 Sept 08
    View PubMed
  185. Diehn FE, Michalak GJ, DeLone DR, Kotsenas AL, Lindell EP, Campeau NG, Halaweish AF, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. CT Dental Artifact: Comparison of an Iterative Metal Artifact Reduction Technique with Weighted Filtered Back-Projection. Acta Radiol Open. 2017 Nov; 6 (11):2058460117743279 Epub 2017 Nov 26
    View PubMed
  186. Taasti VT, Michalak GJ, Hansen DC, Deisher A, Kruse JJ, Krauss B, Muren LP, Petersen JBB, McCollough CH. Validation of proton stopping power ratio estimation based on dual energy CT using fresh tissue samples. Phys Med Biol. 2017 Oct 23 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  187. McCollough CH, Bartley AC, Carter RE, Chen B, Drees TA, Edwards P, Holmes DR 3rd, Huang AE, Khan F, Leng S, McMillan KL, Michalak GJ, Nunez KM, Yu L, Fletcher JG. Low-dose CT for the detection and classification of metastatic liver lesions: Results of the 2016 Low Dose CT Grand Challenge. Med Phys. 2017 Oct; 44 (10):e339-e352
    View PubMed
  188. Zhou W, Montoya J, Gutjahr R, Ferrero A, Halaweish A, Kappler S, McCollough C, Leng S. Lung nodule volume quantification and shape differentiation with an ultra-high resolution technique on a photon-counting detector computed tomography system. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2017 Oct; 4 (4):043502 Epub 2017 Nov 16
    View PubMed
  189. Sung Y, Gupta R, Nelson B, Leng S, McCollough CH, Graves WS. Phase-contrast imaging with a compact x-ray light source: system design. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2017 Oct; 4 (4):043503 Epub 2017 Nov 23
    View PubMed
  190. Rajendran K, Leng S, Jorgensen SM, Anderson JL, Halaweish AF, Abdurakhimova D, Ritman EL, McCollough CH. Measuring arterial wall perfusion using photon-counting computed tomography (CT): improving CT number accuracy of artery wall using image deconvolution. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2017 Oct; 4 (4):044006 Epub 2017 Dec 08
    View PubMed
  191. Michalak G, Grimes J, Fletcher J, Halaweish A, Yu L, Leng S, McCollough C. Selection of optimal tube potential settings for dual-energy CT virtual mono-energetic imaging of iodine in the abdomen. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2017 Sep; 42 (9):2289-2296
    View PubMed
  192. Leng S, Zhou W, Yu Z, Halaweish A, Krauss B, Schmidt B, Yu L, Kappler S, McCollough C. Spectral performance of a whole-body research photon counting detector CT: quantitative accuracy in derived image sets. Phys Med Biol. 2017 Aug 21; 62 (17):7216-7232
    View PubMed
  193. Yu L, Chen B, Kofler JM, Favazza CP, Leng S, Kupinski MA, McCollough CH. Correlation between a 2D channelized Hotelling observer and human observers in a low-contrast detection task with multislice reading in CT. Med Phys. 2017 Aug; 44 (8):3990-3999 Epub 2017 July 13
    View PubMed
  194. McMillan K, Bostani M, Cagnon CH, Yu L, Leng S, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF. Estimating patient dose from CT exams that use automatic exposure control: Development and validation of methods to accurately estimate tube current values. Med Phys. 2017 Aug; 44 (8):4262-4275 Epub 2017 June 30
    View PubMed
  195. Wells ML, Froemming AT, Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, Kim B, Hartman RP, Holmes DR 3rd, Carter RE, Bartley AC, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. A multi-reader in vitro study using porcine kidneys to determine the impact of integrated circuit detectors and iterative reconstruction on the detection accuracy, size measurement, and radiation dose for small (<4 mm) renal stones. Acta Radiol. 2017 Aug; 58: (8)1012-1019.
    View PubMed
  196. Carlson ML, Leng S, Diehn FE, Witte RJ, Krecke KN, Grimes J, Koeller KK, Bruesewitz MR, McCollough CH, Lane JI. Cochlear Implant Electrode Localization Using an Ultra-High Resolution Scan Mode on Conventional 64-Slice and New Generation 192-Slice Multi-Detector Computed Tomography. Otol Neurotol. 2017 Aug; 38 (7):978-984
    View PubMed
  197. Fletcher JG, Yu L, Fidler JL, Levin DL, DeLone DR, Hough DM, Takahashi N, Venkatesh SK, Sykes AG, White D, Lindell RM, Kotsenas AL, Campeau NG, Lehman VT, Bartley AC, Leng S, Holmes DR 3rd, Toledano AY, Carter RE, McCollough CH. Estimation of Observer Performance for Reduced Radiation Dose Levels in CT: Eliminating Reduced Dose Levels That Are Too Low Is the First Step. Acad Radiol. 2017 Jul; 24 (7):876-890 Epub 2017 Mar 02
    View PubMed
  198. Favazza CP, Ferrero A, Yu L, Leng S, McMillan KL, McCollough CH. Use of a channelized Hotelling observer to assess CT image quality and optimize dose reduction for iteratively reconstructed images. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2017 Jul; 4 (3):031213 Epub 2017 Oct 03
    View PubMed
  199. Huang AE, Montoya JC, Shiung M, Leng S, McCollough CH. Consistency of Renal Stone Volume Measurements Across CT Scanner Model and Reconstruction Algorithm Configurations. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Jul; 209 (1):116-121 Epub 2017 Apr 12
    View PubMed
  200. Brinjikji W, Michalak G, Kadirvel R, Dai D, Gilvarry M, Duffy S, Kallmes DF, McCollough C, Leng S. Utility of single-energy and dual-energy computed tomography in clot characterization: An in-vitro study. Interv Neuroradiol. 2017 Jun; 23 (3):279-284 Epub 2017 Jan 01
    View PubMed
  201. Ferrero A, Chen B, Li Z, Yu L, McCollough C. Technical Note: Insertion of digital lesions in the projection domain for dual-source, dual-energy CT. Med Phys. 2017 May; 44 (5):1655-1660 Epub 2017 Apr 17
    View PubMed
  202. Leng S, Takahashi N, Gomez Cardona D, Kitajima K, McCollough B, Li Z, Kawashima A, Leibovich BC, McCollough CH. Subjective and objective heterogeneity scores for differentiating small renal masses using contrast-enhanced CT. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2017 May; 42 (5):1485-1492
    View PubMed
  203. Li Z, Leng S, Yu L, Manduca A, McCollough CH. An effective noise reduction method for multi-energy CT images that exploit spatio-spectral features. Med Phys. 2017 May; 44 (5):1610-1623 Epub 2017 Apr 12
    View PubMed
  204. Li Z, Leng S, Yu Z, Kappler S, McCollough CH. Estimation of signal and noise for a whole-body research photon-counting CT system. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2017 Apr; 4 (2):023505 Epub 2017 June 22
    View PubMed
  205. Montoya JC, Eckel LJ, DeLone DR, Kotsenas AL, Diehn FE, Yu L, Bartley AC, Carter RE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Low-Dose CT for Craniosynostosis: Preserving Diagnostic Benefit with Substantial Radiation Dose Reduction. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Apr; 38 (4):672-677 Epub 2017 Feb 09
    View PubMed
  206. Vasconcelos R, Vrtiska TJ, Foley TA, Macedo TA, Cardona JC, Williamson EE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Reducing Iodine Contrast Volume in CT Angiography of the Abdominal Aorta Using Integrated Tube Potential Selection and Weight-Based Method Without Compromising Image Quality. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Mar; 208: (3)552-563.
    View PubMed
  207. Doerge S, Glazebrook ,, Leng S, McCollough C. Utility of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Silicone within Internal Mammary Nodes Austin J Clin Case Rep.2017;4:(1):1112.
  208. Marcus RP, Morris JM, Matsumoto JM, Alexander AE, Halaweish AF, Kelly JA, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Implementation of iterative metal artifact reduction in the pre-planning-procedure of three-dimensional physical modeling. 3D Print Med. 2017; 3(1):5. Epub 2017 Mar 31.
    View PubMed
  209. Ma C, Yu L, Chen B, Koo CW, Takahashi EA, Fletcher JG, Levin DL, Kuzo RS, Viers LD, Vincent-Sheldon SA, Leng S, McCollough CH. Evaluation of a projection-domain lung nodule insertion technique in thoracic computed tomography. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2017 Jan; 4 (1):013510 Epub 2017 Mar 31
    View PubMed
  210. Leng S, McGee K, Morris J, Alexander A, Kuhlmann J, Vrieze T, McCollough CH, Matsumoto J. Anatomic modeling using 3D printing: quality assurance and optimization. 3D Print Med. 2017; 3(1):6. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
    View PubMed
  211. Ferrero A, Montoya JC, Vaughan LE, Huang AE, McKeag IO, Enders FT, Williams JC Jr, McCollough CH. Quantitative Prediction of Stone Fragility From Routine Dual Energy CT: Ex vivo proof of Feasibility. Acad Radiol. 2016 Dec; 23 (12):1545-1552 Epub 2016 Oct 04
    View PubMed
  212. Long Z, Bruesewitz MR, Sheedy EN, Powell MA, Kramer JC, Supalla RR, Colvin CM, Bechel JR, Favazza CP, Kofler JM, Leng S, McCollough CH, Yu L. Technical Note: Display window setting: An important factor for detecting subtle but clinically relevant artifacts in daily CT quality control. Med Phys. 2016 Dec; 43(12):6413.
    View PubMed
  213. Kakar S, Breighner RE, Leng S, McCollough CH, Moran SL, Berger RA, Zhao KD. The Role of Dynamic (4D) CT in the Detection of Scapholunate Ligament Injury. J Wrist Surg. 2016 Nov; 5 (4):306-310 Epub 2016 Jan 18
    View PubMed
  214. Chen B, Ma C, Leng S, Fidler JL, Sheedy SP, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Yu L. Validation of a Projection-domain Insertion of Liver Lesions into CT Images. Acad Radiol. 2016 Oct; 23 (10):1221-9 Epub 2016 July 16
    View PubMed
  215. Yu Z, Leng S, Kappler S, Hahn K, Li Z, Halaweish AF, Henning A, McCollough CH. Noise performance of low-dose CT: comparison between an energy integrating detector and a photon counting detector using a whole-body research photon counting CT scanner. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2016 Oct; 3 (4):043503 Epub 2016 Dec 14
    View PubMed
  216. Leng S, Yu Z, Halaweish A, Kappler S, Hahn K, Henning A, Li Z, Lane J, Levin DL, Jorgensen S, Ritman E, McCollough C. Dose-efficient ultrahigh-resolution scan mode using a photon counting detector computed tomography system. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2016 Oct; 3 (4):043504 Epub 2016 Dec 22
    View PubMed
  217. Yu Z, Leng S, Li Z, McCollough CH. Spectral prior image constrained compressed sensing (spectral PICCS) for photon-counting computed tomography. Phys Med Biol. 2016 Sep 21; 61 (18):6707-6732 Epub 2016 Aug 23
    View PubMed
  218. Grimes J, Leng S, Zhang Y, Vrieze T, McCollough C. Implementation and evaluation of a protocol management system for automated review of CT protocols. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Sep 8; 17 (5):523-533 Epub 2016 Sept 08
    View PubMed
  219. Leng S, Huang A, Cardona JM, Duan X, Williams JC, McCollough CH. Dual-Energy CT for Quantification of Urinary Stone Composition in Mixed Stones: A Phantom Study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Aug; 207 (2):321-9 Epub 2016 May 25
    View PubMed
  220. Gutjahr R, Halaweish AF, Yu Z, Leng S, Yu L, Li Z, Jorgensen SM, Ritman EL, Kappler S, McCollough CH. Human Imaging With Photon Counting-Based Computed Tomography at Clinical Dose Levels: Contrast-to-Noise Ratio and Cadaver Studies. Invest Radiol. 2016 Jul; 51 (7):421-9
    View PubMed
  221. Yu Z, Leng S, Li Z, Halaweish AF, Kappler S, Ritman EL, McCollough CH. How Low Can We Go in Radiation Dose for the Data-Completion Scan on a Research Whole-Body Photon-Counting Computed Tomography System. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2016 Jul-Aug; 40 (4):663-70
    View PubMed
  222. Leng S, Chen B, Vrieze T, Kuhlmann J, Yu L, Alexander A, Matsumoto J, Morris J, McCollough CH. Construction of realistic phantoms from patient images and a commercial three-dimensional printer. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2016 Jul; 3(3):033501. Epub 2016 Jul 07.
    View PubMed
  223. McCollough CH. The Role of the Medical Physicist in Managing Radiation Dose and Communicating Risk in CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Jun; 206 (6):1241-4 Epub 2016 Apr 04
    View PubMed
  224. McCollough CH, Favazza CP. Potential Clinical Ramifications of Dose Alert on CT-Guided Interventional Procedures. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 May; 13 (5):542-4 Epub 2015 Sept 26
    View PubMed
  225. Fletcher JG, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough CH. Dealing with Uncertainty in CT Images. Radiology 2016 Apr; 279 (1):5-10
    View PubMed
  226. Jaeger CD, Rule AD, Mehta RA, Vaughan LE, Vrtiska TJ, Holmes DR 3rd, McCollough CM, Ziegelmann MJ, Herrera Hernandez LP, Lieske JC, Krambeck AE. Endoscopic and Pathologic Characterization of Papillary Architecture in Struvite Stone Formers. Urology. 2016 Apr; 90:39-44 Epub 2016 Jan 06
    View PubMed
  227. Ma C, Yu L, Chen B, Favazza C, Leng S, McCollough C. Impact of number of repeated scans on model observer performance for a low-contrast detection task in computed tomography. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2016 Apr; 3 (2):023504 Epub 2016 May 26
    View PubMed
  228. McCollough CH. To Scan or not to Scan: Consideration of Medical Benefit in the Justification of CT Scanning. Health Phys. 2016 Mar; 110 (3):287-90
    View PubMed
  229. Yu Z, Leng S, Jorgensen SM, Li Z, Gutjahr R, Chen B, Halaweish AF, Kappler S, Yu L, Ritman EL, McCollough CH. Evaluation of conventional imaging performance in a research whole-body CT system with a photon-counting detector array. Phys Med Biol. 2016 Feb 21; 61 (4):1572-95 Epub 2016 Feb 02
    View PubMed
  230. Breighner R, Holmes DR 3rd, Leng S, An KN, McCollough C, Zhao K. Relative accuracy of spin-image-based registration of partial capitate bones in 4DCT of the wrist. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Eng Imaging Vis. 2016; 4 (6):360-367 Epub 2014 Aug 12
    View PubMed
  231. Michalak G, Grimes J, Fletcher J, Halaweish A, Yu L, Leng S, McCollough C. Technical Note: Improved CT number stability across patient size using dual-energy CT virtual monoenergetic imaging. Med Phys. 2016 Jan; 43: (1)513.
    View PubMed
  232. Glazebrook KN, Leng S, Jacobson SR, McCollough CM. Dual-Energy CT for Evaluation of Intra- and Extracapsular Silicone Implant Rupture. Case Rep Radiol. 2016; 2016:6323709 Epub 2016 Jan 28
    View PubMed
  233. Li Z, Yu L, Leng S, Williamson EE, Kotsenas AL, DeLone DR, Manduca A, McCollough CH. A robust noise reduction technique for time resolved CT. Med Phys. 2016 Jan; 43: (1)347.
    View PubMed
  234. Wells ML, Froemming AT, Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, Kim B, Hartman RP, Holmes III DR, Carter RE, Bartley AC, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. A multi-reader in vitro study using porcine kidneys to determine the impact of integrated circuit detectors and iterative reconstruction on the detection accuracy, size measurement, and radiation dose for small (<4mm) renal stones Acta Radiologica.2016;0:(0)1-8.
  235. Chen B, Leng S, Yu L, Yu Z, Ma C, McCollough C. Lesion insertion in the projection domain: Methods and initial results. Med Phys. 2015 Dec; 42 (12):7034-42
    View PubMed
  236. Duan X, Li Z, Yu L, Leng S, Halaweish AF, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Characterization of Urinary Stone Composition by Use of Third-Generation Dual-Source Dual-Energy CT With Increased Spectral Separation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Dec; 205 (6):1203-7
    View PubMed
  237. Chen B, Duan X, Yu Z, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough C. Technical Note: Development and validation of an open data format for CT projection data. Med Phys. 2015 Dec; 42 (12):6964-72
    View PubMed
  238. Sahiner H, Srivastava A, McCollough CH, Liu X. Neutron activation analysis with a Monte Carlo simulation for kidney stones. Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2015 Dec; 1 (4) Epub 2015 Nov 23
    View PubMed
  239. Favazza CP, Duan X, Zhang Y, Yu L, Leng S, Kofler JM, Bruesewitz MR, McCollough CH. A cross-platform survey of CT image quality and dose from routine abdomen protocols and a method to systematically standardize image quality. Phys Med Biol. 2015 Nov 7; 60 (21):8381-97 Epub 2015 Oct 13
    View PubMed
  240. Yu L, Fletcher JG, Shiung M, Thomas KB, Matsumoto JM, Zingula SN, McCollough CH. Radiation Dose Reduction in Pediatric Body CT Using Iterative Reconstruction and a Novel Image-Based Denoising Method. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Nov; 205 (5):1026-37
    View PubMed
  241. Kotsenas AL, Michalak GJ, DeLone DR, Diehn FE, Grant K, Halaweish AF, Krauss A, Raupach R, Schmidt B, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. CT Metal Artifact Reduction in the Spine: Can an Iterative Reconstruction Technique Improve Visualization? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Nov; 36 (11):2184-90 Epub 2015 Aug 06
    View PubMed
  242. Grimes J, Duan X, Yu L, Halaweish AF, Haag N, Leng S, McCollough C. The influence of focal spot blooming on high-contrast spatial resolution in CT imaging. Med Phys. 2015 Oct; 42: (10)6011-20.
    View PubMed
  243. McCollough CH, Bushberg JT, Fletcher JG, Eckel LJ. Answers to Common Questions About the Use and Safety of CT Scans. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Oct; 90: (10)1380-92.
    View PubMed
  244. McCollough CH, Leng S, Yu L, Fletcher JG. Dual- and Multi-Energy CT: Principles, Technical Approaches, and Clinical Applications. Radiology. 2015 Sep; 276 (3):637-53
    View PubMed
  245. Leng S, Diehn FE, Lane JI, Koeller KK, Witte RJ, Carter RE, McCollough CH. Temporal Bone CT: Improved Image Quality and Potential for Decreased Radiation Dose Using an Ultra-High-Resolution Scan Mode with an Iterative Reconstruction Algorithm. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Sep; 36 (9):1599-603 Epub 2015 May 21
    View PubMed
  246. Fletcher JG, Yu L, Li Z, Manduca A, Blezek DJ, Hough DM, Venkatesh SK, Brickner GC, Cernigliaro JC, Hara AK, Fidler JL, Lake DS, Shiung M, Lewis D, Leng S, Augustine KE, Carter RE, Holmes DR 3rd, McCollough CH. Observer Performance in the Detection and Classification of Malignant Hepatic Nodules and Masses with CT Image-Space Denoising and Iterative Reconstruction. Radiology. 2015 Aug; 276 (2):465-78 Epub 2015 May 26
    View PubMed
  247. McCollough CH, Yu L, Kofler JM, Leng S, Zhang Y, Li Z, Carter RE. Degradation of CT Low-Contrast Spatial Resolution Due to the Use of Iterative Reconstruction and Reduced Dose Levels. Radiology. 2015 Aug; 276 (2):499-506 Epub 2015 Mar 26
    View PubMed
  248. Leng S, Yu L, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Maximizing Iodine Contrast-to-Noise Ratios in Abdominal CT Imaging through Use of Energy Domain Noise Reduction and Virtual Monoenergetic Dual-Energy CT. Radiology. 2015 Aug; 276 (2):562-70 Epub 2015 Apr 10
    View PubMed
  249. Qu M, Yu L, Cardona DG, Liu Y, Duan X, Ai S, Leng S, Shiung M, McCollough CH. Radiation Dose Reduction in Dual-Energy CT: Does It Affect the Accuracy of Urinary Stone Characterization? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Aug; 205 (2):W172-6
    View PubMed
  250. Kofler JM, Yu L, Leng S, Zhang Y, Li Z, Carter RE, McCollough CH. Assessment of Low-Contrast Resolution for the American College of Radiology Computed Tomographic Accreditation Program: What Is the Impact of Iterative Reconstruction? J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2015 Jul-Aug; 39 (4):619-23
    View PubMed
  251. Leng S, Shiung M, Duan X, Yu L, Zhang Y, McCollough CH. Size-specific Dose Estimates for Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic CT: Effect of Intrapatient Variability in Water-equivalent Diameter. Radiology. 2015 Jul; 276 (1):184-90 Epub 2015 Feb 25
    View PubMed
  252. Zhao K, Breighner R, Holmes D III, Leng S, McCollough C, An KN. A technique for quantifying wrist motion using four-dimensional computed tomography: approach and validation. Journal Of Biomechanical Engineering-Transactions Of The Asme. 2015 Jul; 137(7):074501.
  253. Bongartz T, Glazebrook KN, Kavros SJ, Murthy NS, Merry SP, Franz WB 3rd, Michet CJ, Veetil BM, Davis JM 3rd, Mason TG 2nd, Warrington KJ, Ytterberg SR, Matteson EL, Crowson CS, Leng S, McCollough CH. Dual-energy CT for the diagnosis of gout: an accuracy and diagnostic yield study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Jun; 74 (6):1072-7 Epub 2014 Mar 25
    View PubMed
  254. Fletcher JG, Hara AK, Fidler JL, Silva AC, Barlow JM, Carter RE, Bartley A, Shiung M, Holmes DR 3rd, Weber NK, Bruining DH, Yu L, McCollough CH. Observer performance for adaptive, image-based denoising and filtered back projection compared to scanner-based iterative reconstruction for lower dose CT enterography. Abdom Imaging. 2015 Jun; 40 (5):1050-9
    View PubMed
  255. Favazza CP, Yu L, Leng S, Kofler JM, McCollough CH. Automatic exposure control systems designed to maintain constant image noise: effects on computed tomography dose and noise relative to clinically accepted technique charts. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2015 May-Jun; 39 (3):437-42
    View PubMed
  256. Yu L, Vrieze TJ, Leng S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Technical Note: Measuring contrast- and noise-dependent spatial resolution of an iterative reconstruction method in CT using ensemble averaging. Med Phys. 2015 May; 42 (5):2261-7
    View PubMed
  257. Leng S, Hruska CB, McCollough CH. Use of ionizing radiation in screening examinations for coronary artery calcium and cancers of the lung, colon, and breast. Semin Roentgenol. 2015 Apr; 50: (2)148-60.
    View PubMed
  258. Miller WL, Behrenbeck TR, McCollough CH, Williamson EE, Leng S, Kline TL, Ritman EL. Coronary microcirculation changes in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy identified by novel perfusion CT. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Apr; 31 (4):881-8 Epub 2015 Feb 25
    View PubMed
  259. Haley WE, Ibrahim el-SH, Qu M, Cernigliaro JG, Goldfarb DS, McCollough CH. The Clinical Impact of Accurate Cystine Calculi Characterization Using Dual-Energy Computed Tomography. Case Rep Radiol. 2015; 2015:801021 Epub 2015 Nov 25
    View PubMed
  260. Selby MG, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, McCollough CH, Elsherbiny HE, Bergstralh EJ, Lieske JC, Rule AD. Quantification of asymptomatic kidney stone burden by computed tomography for predicting future symptomatic stone events. Urology. 2015 Jan; 85 (1):45-50 Epub 2014 Oct 22
    View PubMed
  261. Leng S, Shiung M, Ai S, Qu M, Vrtiska TJ, Grant KL, Krauss B, Schmidt B, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Feasibility of discriminating uric acid from non-uric acid renal stones using consecutive spatially registered low- and high-energy scans obtained on a conventional CT scanner. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Jan; 204 (1):92-7
    View PubMed
  262. Gabriel S, Eckel LJ, DeLone DR, Krecke KN, Luetmer PH, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG, Yu L. Pilot study of radiation dose reduction for pediatric head CT in evaluation of ventricular size. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Dec; 35 (12):2237-42 Epub 2014 July 31
    View PubMed
  263. Fazel R, Gerber TC, Balter S, Brenner DJ, Carr JJ, Cerqueira MD, Chen J, Einstein AJ, Krumholz HM, Mahesh M, McCollough CH, Min JK, Morin RL, Nallamothu BK, Nasir K, Redberg RF, Shaw LJ. Approaches to enhancing radiation safety in cardiovascular imaging a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2014 Nov 4; 130(19):1730-48.
    View PubMed
  264. Duan X, Rule AD, Elsherbiny H, Vrtiska TJ, Avula RT, Alexander MP, Lerman LO, McCollough CH. Automated assessment of renal cortical surface roughness from computerized tomography images and its association with age. Acad Radiol. 2014 Nov; 21 (11):1441-5 Epub 2014 July 30
    View PubMed
  265. Ai S, Qu M, Glazebrook KN, Liu Y, Rhee PC, Leng S, McCollough CH. Use of dual-energy CT and virtual non-calcium techniques to evaluate post-traumatic bone bruises in knees in the subacute setting. Skeletal Radiol. 2014 Sep; 43 (9):1289-95 Epub 2014 June 10
    View PubMed
  266. McCollough C, Bakalyar DM, Bostani M, Brady S, Boedeker K, Boone JM, Chen-Mayer HH, Christianson OI, Leng S, Li B, McNitt-Gray MF, Nilsen RA, Supanich MP, Wang J. Use of Water Equivalent Diameter for Calculating Patient Size and Size-Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) in CT: The Report of AAPM Task Group 220. AAPM Rep. 2014 Sep; 2014:6-23
    View PubMed
  267. Zhang Y, Leng S, Yu L, Carter RE, McCollough CH. Correlation between human and model observer performance for discrimination task in CT. Phys Med Biol. 2014 Jul 7; 59 (13):3389-404 Epub 2014 May 30
    View PubMed
  268. Ehman EC, Yu L, Manduca A, Hara AK, Shiung MM, Jondal D, Lake DS, Paden RG, Blezek DJ, Bruesewitz MR, McCollough CH, Hough DM, Fletcher JG. Methods for clinical evaluation of noise reduction techniques in abdominopelvic CT. Radiographics. 2014 Jul-Aug; 34: (4)849-62.
    View PubMed
  269. Liu Y, Leng S, Michalak GJ, Vrieze TJ, Duan X, Qu M, Shiung MM, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Reducing image noise in computed tomography (CT) colonography: effect of an integrated circuit CT detector. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2014 May-Jun; 38: (3)398-403.
    View PubMed
  270. Howard ME, McCollough CH, Leng S, Yu L, Bruesewitz MR. Use of CT dose notification and alert values in routine clinical practice. J Am Coll Radiol. 2014 May; 11(5):450-5. Epub 2014 Mar 19.
    View PubMed
  271. Tsuji Y, Takahashi N, Fletcher JG, Hough DM, McMenomy BP, Lewis DM, Vege SS, Chari ST, McCollough CH, Grant KL, Klotz E. Subtraction color map of contrast-enhanced and unenhanced CT for the prediction of pancreatic necrosis in early stage of acute pancreatitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Apr; 202: (4)W349-56.
    View PubMed
  272. Glazebrook KN, Brewerton LJ, Leng S, Carter RE, Rhee PC, Murthy NS, Howe BM, Ringler MD, Dahm DL, Stuart MJ, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Case-control study to estimate the performance of dual-energy computed tomography for anterior cruciate ligament tears in patients with history of knee trauma. Skeletal Radiol. 2014 Mar; 43 (3):297-305 Epub 2013 Dec 14
    View PubMed
  273. Behrenbeck TR, McCollough CH, Miller WL, Williamson EE, Leng S, Kline TL, Ritman EL. Early changes in myocardial microcirculation in asymptomatic hypercholesterolemic subjects: as detected by perfusion CT. Ann Biomed Eng. 2014 Mar; 42: (3)515-25.
    View PubMed
  274. Duan X, McCollough C. Risks, benefits, and risk reduction strategies in thoracic CT imaging. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Feb; 35: (1)83-90.
    View PubMed
  275. Li Z, Yu L, Trzasko JD, Lake DS, Blezek DJ, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Manduca A. Adaptive nonlocal means filtering based on local noise level for CT denoising. Med Phys. 2014 Jan; 41: (1)011908.
    View PubMed
  276. Pallanch JF, Yu L, Delone D, Robb R, Holmes DR 3rd, Camp J, Edwards P, McCollough CH, Ponikau J, Dearking AC, Lane J, Primak A, Shinkle A, Hagan J, Frigas E, Ocel JJ, Tombers N, Siwani R, Orme NM, Reed KB, Jerath N, Dhillon R, Kita H. Three-dimensional volumetric computed tomographic scoring as an objective outcome measure for chronic rhinosinusitis: clinical correlations and comparison to Lund-Mackay scoring. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Dec; 3 (12):963-72 Epub 2013 Sept 17
    View PubMed
  277. Frush D, Denham CR, Goske MJ, Brink JA, Morin RL, Mills TT, Butler PF, McCollough C, Miller DL. Radiation protection and dose monitoring in medical imaging: a journey from awareness, through accountability, ability and action...but where will we arrive? J Patient Saf. 2013 Dec; 9 (4):232-8
    View PubMed
  278. Liu Y, Qu M, Carter RE, Leng S, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Jaramillo G, Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, Vrtiska TJ, McCollough CH. Differentiating calcium oxalate and hydroxyapatite stones in vivo using dual-energy CT and urine supersaturation and pH values. Acad Radiol. 2013 Dec; 20 (12):1521-5
    View PubMed
  279. McCollough CH. Standardization versus individualization: how each contributes to managing dose in computed tomography. Health Phys. 2013 Nov; 105(5):445-53.
    View PubMed
  280. Duan X, Wang J, Leng S, Schmidt B, Allmendinger T, Grant K, Flohr T, McCollough CH. Electronic noise in CT detectors: Impact on image noise and artifacts. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Oct; 201 (4):W626-32
    View PubMed
  281. Linnes MP, Krambeck AE, Cornell L, Williams JC Jr, Korinek M, Bergstralh EJ, Li X, Rule AD, McCollough CM, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC. Phenotypic characterization of kidney stone formers by endoscopic and histological quantification of intrarenal calcification. Kidney Int. 2013 Oct; 84 (4):818-25 Epub 2013 May 22
    View PubMed
  282. Zhang D, Cagnon CH, Villablanca JP, McCollough CH, Cody DD, Zankl M, Demarco JJ, McNitt-Gray MF. Estimating peak skin and eye lens dose from neuroperfusion examinations: use of Monte Carlo based simulations and comparisons to CTDIvol, AAPM Report No. 111, and ImPACT dosimetry tool values. Med Phys. 2013 Sep; 40(9):091901.
    View PubMed
  283. Leng S, Yu L, Zhang Y, Carter R, Toledano AY, McCollough CH. Correlation between model observer and human observer performance in CT imaging when lesion location is uncertain. Med Phys. 2013 Aug; 40 (8):081908
    View PubMed
  284. Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, Li X, Bergstralh EJ, Rule AD, Holmes D 3rd, McCollough CM, Vrtiska TJ. Current computed tomography techniques can detect duct of Bellini plugging but not Randall's plaques. Urology. 2013 Aug; 82 (2):301-6 Epub 2013 June 20
    View PubMed
  285. Yu L, Fletcher JG, Grant KL, Carter RE, Hough DM, Barlow JM, Vrtiska TJ, Williamson EE, Young PM, Goss BC, Shiung M, Leng S, Raupach R, Schmidt B, Flohr T, McCollough CH. Automatic selection of tube potential for radiation dose reduction in vascular and contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Aug; 201 (2):W297-306
    View PubMed
  286. Hough DM, Yu L, Shiung MM, Carter RE, Geske JR, Leng S, Fidler JL, Huprich JE, Jondal DY, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Individualization of abdominopelvic CT protocols with lower tube voltage to reduce i.v. contrast dose or radiation dose. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Jul; 201 (1):147-53
    View PubMed
  287. Froemming AT, Kawashima A, Takahashi N, Hartman RP, Nathan MA, Carter RE, Yu L, Leng S, Kagoshima H, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Individualized kV selection and tube current reduction in excretory phase computed tomography urography: potential for radiation dose reduction and the contribution of iterative reconstruction to image quality. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2013 Jul-Aug; 37(4):551-9.
    View PubMed
  288. Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Thompson SM, Krishnamurthi G, Knudsen BE, Woodrum DA, Callstrom MR, McCollough CH. Evaluation of strategies to reduce radiation dose in perfusion CT imaging using a reproducible biologic phantom. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Jun; 200: (6)W621-7.
    View PubMed
  289. McCollough CH, Leng S, Sunnegardh J, Vrieze TJ, Yu L, Lane J, Raupach R, Stierstorfer K, Flohr T. Spatial resolution improvement and dose reduction potential for inner ear CT imaging using a z-axis deconvolution technique. Med Phys. 2013 Jun; 40 (6):061904
    View PubMed
  290. Duan X, Qu M, Wang J, Trevathan J, Vrtiska T, Williams JC Jr, Krambeck A, Lieske J, McCollough C. Differentiation of calcium oxalate monohydrate and calcium oxalate dihydrate stones using quantitative morphological information from micro-computerized and clinical computerized tomography. J Urol. 2013 Jun; 189 (6):2350-6 Epub 2012 Nov 07
    View PubMed
  291. Qu M, Jaramillo-Alvarez G, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Liu Y, Duan X, Wang J, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, Lieske J, McCollough CH. Urinary stone differentiation in patients with large body size using dual-energy dual-source computed tomography. Eur Radiol. 2013 May; 23 (5):1408-14 Epub 2012 Dec 21
    View PubMed
  292. Yu L, Leng S, Chen L, Kofler JM, Carter RE, McCollough CH. Prediction of human observer performance in a 2-alternative forced choice low-contrast detection task using channelized Hotelling observer: impact of radiation dose and reconstruction algorithms. Med Phys. 2013 Apr; 40 (4):041908
    View PubMed
  293. 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.
    View PubMed
  294. 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.
    View PubMed
  295. Christner JA, Braun NN, Jacobsen MC, Carter RE, Kofler JM, McCollough CH. Size-specific dose estimates for adult patients at CT of the torso. Radiology. 2012 Dec; 265 (3):841-7 Epub 2012 Oct 22
    View PubMed
  296. Wang J, Qu M, Duan X, Takahashi N, Kawashima A, Leng S, McCollough CH. Characterisation of urinary stones in the presence of iodinated contrast medium using dual-energy CT: a phantom study. Eur Radiol. 2012 Dec; 22 (12):2589-96 Epub 2012 Aug 04
    View PubMed
  297. 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.
    View PubMed
  298. Yu L, Leng S, McCollough CH. Dual-energy CT-based monochromatic imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Nov; 199 (5 Suppl):S9-S15
    View PubMed
  299. Vrieze TJ, Sturchio GM, McCollough CH. Technical note: precision and accuracy of a commercially available CT optically stimulated luminescent dosimetry system for the measurement of CT dose index. Med Phys. 2012 Nov; 39 (11):6580-4
    View PubMed
  300. Wang J, Duan X, Christner JA, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough CH. Attenuation-based estimation of patient size for the purpose of size specific dose estimation in CT. Part I. Development and validation of methods using the CT image. Med Phys. 2012 Nov; 39 (11):6764-71
    View PubMed
  301. Wang J, Christner JA, Duan X, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough CH. Attenuation-based estimation of patient size for the purpose of size specific dose estimation in CT. Part II. Implementation on abdomen and thorax phantoms using cross sectional CT images and scanned projection radiograph images. Med Phys. 2012 Nov; 39: (11)6772-8.
    View PubMed
  302. 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-Oct; 36 (5):560-9
    View PubMed
  303. 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-Oct; 36: (5)554-9.
    View PubMed
  304. Duan X, Wang J, Qu M, Leng S, Liu Y, Krambeck A, McCollough C. Kidney stone volume estimation from computerized tomography images using a model based method of correcting for the point spread function. J Urol. 2012 Sep; 188 (3):989-95 Epub 2012 July 21
    View PubMed
  305. McCollough CH, Chen GH, Kalender W, Leng S, Samei E, Taguchi K, Wang G, Yu L, Pettigrew RI. Achieving routine submillisievert CT scanning: report from the summit on management of radiation dose in CT. Radiology. 2012 Aug; 264 (2):567-80 Epub 2012 June 12
    View PubMed
  306. Yu L, Shiung M, Jondal D, McCollough CH. Development and validation of a practical lower-dose-simulation tool for optimizing computed tomography scan protocols. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2012 Jul-Aug; 36 (4):477-87
    View PubMed
  307. McCollough CH, Wang J, Gould RG, Orton CG. Point/counterpoint.The use of bismuth breast shields for CT should be discouraged. Med Phys. 2012 May; 39: (5)2321-4.
    View PubMed
  308. 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.
    View PubMed
  309. Zhang D, Cagnon CH, Villablanca JP, McCollough CH, Cody DD, Stevens DM, Zankl M, Demarco JJ, Turner AC, Khatonabadi M, McNitt-Gray MF. Peak skin and eye lens radiation dose from brain perfusion CT based on Monte Carlo simulation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Feb; 198(2):412-7.
    View PubMed
  310. 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.
    View PubMed
  311. Boone JM, Brink JA, Edyvean S, Huda W, Leitz W, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF, Dawson P, Deluca PLM, Seltzer SM, Brunberg JA, Burkett GW, Dixon RL, Geleijns J, McGahan JP, McKenney SE, Pelc NJ, Siewerdsen JH, Seibert JA, Winer-Muram H, Wootton-Gorges S. Radiation dose and image-quality assessment in computed tomography. Journal of the ICRU. 2012; 12(1):9-149.
  312. Wang J, Duan X, Christner JA, Leng S, Grant KL, McCollough CH. Bismuth shielding, organ-based tube current modulation, and global reduction of tube current for dose reduction to the eye at head CT. Radiology. 2012 Jan; 262(1):191-8.
    View PubMed
  313. Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Yu L, Kantor B, Ritman EL, McCollough CH. A strategy to decrease partial scan reconstruction artifacts in myocardial perfusion CT: phantom and in vivo evaluation. Med Phys. 2012 Jan; 39 (1):214-23
    View PubMed
  314. Bacani AK, McCollough CH, Glazebrook KN, Bond JR, Michet CJ, Milks J, Manek NJ. 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. 2012 Jan; 32 (1):235-9 Epub 2009 Dec 17
    View PubMed
  315. McCollough CH, Wang J, Berland LL. Bismuth shields for CT dose reduction: do they help or hurt? J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Dec; 8(12):878-9.
    View PubMed
  316. 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
    View PubMed
  317. Wang J, Garg N, Duan X, Liu Y, Leng S, Yu L, Ritman EL, Kantor B, McCollough CH. Quantification of iron in the presence of calcium with dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in an ex vivo porcine plaque model. Phys Med Biol. 2011 Nov 21; 56: (22)7305-16.
    View PubMed
  318. Wang J, Duan X, Christner JA, Leng S, Yu L, McCollough CH. Radiation dose reduction to the breast in thoracic CT: comparison of bismuth shielding, organ-based tube current modulation, and use of a globally decreased tube current. Med Phys. 2011 Nov; 38: (11)6084-92.
    View PubMed
  319. McCollough C, Branham T, Herlihy V, Bhargavan M, Robbins L, Bush K, McNitt-Gray M, Payne JT, Ruckdeschel T, Pfeiffer D, Cody D, Zeman R. Diagnostic reference levels from the ACR CT Accreditation Program. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Nov; 8 (11):795-803
    View PubMed
  320. 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 Sept 16
    View PubMed
  321. Duan X, Wang J, Christner JA, Leng S, Grant KL, McCollough CH. Dose reduction to anterior surfaces with organ-based tube-current modulation: evaluation of performance in a phantom study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Sep; 197 (3):689-95
    View PubMed
  322. 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.
    View PubMed
  323. 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.
    View PubMed
  324. Thompson SM, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Knudsen B, Grande JP, Christner JA, Xu M, Woodrum DA, McCollough CH, Callstrom MR. Porcine ex vivo liver phantom for dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography: development and initial results. Invest Radiol. 2011 Sep; 46 (9):586-93
    View PubMed
  325. Leng S, Zhao K, Qu M, An KN, Berger R, McCollough CH. Dynamic CT technique for assessment of wrist joint instabilities. Med Phys. 2011 Jul; 38 Suppl 1:S50
    View PubMed
  326. Leng S, Christner JA, Carlson SK, Jacobsen M, Vrieze TJ, Atwell TD, McCollough CH. Radiation dose levels for interventional CT procedures. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jul; 197 (1):W97-103
    View PubMed
  327. 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 Jun; 196 (6):1279-87
    View PubMed
  328. McCollough CH, Leng S, Yu L, Cody DD, Boone JM, McNitt-Gray MF. CT dose index and patient dose: they are not the same thing. Radiology 2011 May; 259 (2):311-6
    View PubMed
  329. 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
    View PubMed
  330. Leng S, Atwell TD, Yu L, Mandrekar J, Lewis BD, Woodrum DA, McCollough CH. Radiation dose reduction for CT-guided renal tumor cryoablation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 May; 196: (5)W586-91.
    View PubMed
  331. Zeman RK, Herlihy V, Branham TA, Bhargavan M, Bush KM, McCollough CH. Can experienced CT radiologists use technique parameters to predict excessive patient dose? An analysis of the ACR CT accreditation database. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Apr; 8(4):275-80.
    View PubMed
  332. Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Trzasko J, Leng S, Yu L, Manduca A, McCollough CH. Nonconvex prior image constrained compressed sensing (NCPICCS): theory and simulations on perfusion CT. Med Phys. 2011 Apr; 38 (4):2157-67
    View PubMed
  333. McCollough CH. Defending the use of medical imaging. Health Phys. 2011 Mar; 100(3):318-21.
    View PubMed
  334. Hricak H, Brenner DJ, Adelstein SJ, Frush DP, Hall EJ, Howell RW, McCollough CH, Mettler FA, Pearce MS, Suleiman OH, Thrall JH, Wagner LK. Managing radiation use in medical imaging: a multifaceted challenge. Radiology. 2011 Mar; 258(3):889-905. Epub 2010 Dec 16.
    View PubMed
  335. Apel A, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Hough DM, Yu L, Guimaraes LS, Bellemann ME, McCollough CH, Holmes DR, 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.
    View PubMed
  336. 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
    View PubMed
  337. Duan X, Wang J, Yu L, Leng S, McCollough CH. CT scanner x-ray spectrum estimation from transmission measurements. Med Phys. 2011 Feb; 38 (2):993-7
    View PubMed
  338. Turner AC, Zhang D, Khatonabadi M, Zankl M, DeMarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Cody DD, Stevens DM, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF. The feasibility of patient size-corrected, scanner-independent organ dose estimates for abdominal CT exams. Med Phys. 2011 Feb; 38(2):820-9.
    View PubMed
  339. Qu M, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Leng S, Williams JC, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Re: Dual-energy dual-source CT with additional spectral filtration can improve the differentiation of non-uric acid renal stones: An ex vivo phantom study. J Urol. 2011; 186(5):1916.
  340. Weigold WG, Abbara S, Achenbach S, Arbab-Zadeh A, Berman D, Carr JJ, Cury RC, Halliburton SS, McCollough CH, Taylor AJ, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Standardized medical terminology for cardiac computed tomography: a report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 May-Jun; 5(3):136-44.
    View PubMed
  341. 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
    View PubMed
  342. 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
    View PubMed
  343. 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.
    View PubMed
  344. 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
    View PubMed
  345. Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, McCollough CH, Leng S, Qu M, Yu L, Lieske JC. Imaging evaluation and treatment of nephrolithiasis: an update. Minn Med. 2010 Aug; 93 (8):48-51
    View PubMed
  346. Meneghini RM, Ford KS, McCollough CH, Hanssen AD, Lewallen DG. Bone remodeling around porous metal cementless acetabular components. J Arthroplasty. 2010 Aug; 25(5):741-7. Epub 2009 May 26.
    View PubMed
  347. 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
    View PubMed
  348. Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Noise reduction in computed tomography images using an anisotropic bilateral filter Revista Ingeniería Biomédica. 2010; 4(7):55-62.
  349. Christner JA, Kofler JM, McCollough CH. Estimating effective dose for CT using dose-length product compared with using organ doses: consequences of adopting International Commission on Radiological Protection publication 103 or dual-energy scanning. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Apr; 194 (4):881-9
    View PubMed
  350. Turner AC, Zankl M, DeMarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Zhang D, Angel E, Cody DD, Stevens DM, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF. 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 Apr; 37(4):1816-25.
    View PubMed
  351. McCollough CH, Christner JA, Kofler JM. How effective is effective dose as a predictor of radiation risk? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Apr; 194(4):890-6.
    View PubMed
  352. Yu L, Vrieze TJ, Bruesewitz MR, Kofler JM, DeLone DR, Pallanch JF, Lindell EP, McCollough CH. Dose and image quality evaluation of a dedicated cone-beam CT system for high-contrast neurologic applications. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Feb; 194(2):W193-201.
    View PubMed
  353. Christner JA, Stierstorfer K, Primak AN, Eusemann CD, Flohr TG, McCollough CH. Evaluation of z-axis resolution and image noise for nonconstant velocity spiral CT data reconstructed using a weighted 3D filtered backprojection (WFBP) reconstruction algorithm. Med Phys. 2010 Feb; 37: (2)897-906.
    View PubMed
  354. 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
    View PubMed
  355. Christner JA, Zavaletta VA, Eusemann CD, Walz-Flannigan AI, McCollough CH. Dose reduction in helical CT: dynamically adjustable z-axis X-ray beam collimation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Jan; 194 (1):W49-55
    View PubMed
  356. Araoz PA, Kirsch J, Primak AN, Braun NN, Saba O, Williamson EE, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar JN, McCollough CH. Dual-source computed tomographic temporal resolution provides higher image quality than 64-detector temporal resolution at low heart rates. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2010 Jan; 34 (1):64-9
    View PubMed
  357. 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.
    View PubMed
  358. Shapiro BP, Young PM, Kantor B, Choe YH, McCollough CH, Gerber TC. Radiation dose reduction in CT coronary angiography. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2010 Jan; 12 (1):59-67
    View PubMed
  359. Araoz PA, Kirsch J, Primak AN, Braun NN, Saba O, Williamson EE, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar JN, McCollough CH. Optimal image reconstruction phase at low and high heart rates in dual-source CT coronary angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Dec; 25 (8):837-45 Epub 2009 Aug 09
    View PubMed
  360. Flohr TG, Leng S, Yu L, Aiimendinger T, Bruder H, Petersilka M, Eusemann CD, Stierstorfer K, Schmidt B, McCollough CH. Dual-source spiral CT with pitch up to 3.2 and 75 ms temporal resolution: image reconstruction and assessment of image quality. Med Phys. 2009 Dec; 36 (12):5641-53
    View PubMed
  361. 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.
    View PubMed
  362. 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
    View PubMed
  363. 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
    View PubMed
  364. Gerber TC, Kantor B, McCollough CH. Radiation dose and safety in cardiac computed tomography. Cardiol Clin. 2009 Nov; 27 (4):665-77
    View PubMed
  365. Angel E, Yaghmai N, Jude CM, DeMarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Goldin JG, McCollough CH, Primak AN, Cody DD, Stevens DM, McNitt-Gray MF. Dose to radiosensitive organs during routine chest CT: effects of tube current modulation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Nov; 193(5):1340-5.
    View PubMed
  366. 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
    View PubMed
  367. 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
    View PubMed
  368. Rubinshtein R, Miller TD, Williamson EE, Kirsch J, Gibbons RJ, Primak AN, McCollough CH, Araoz PA. Detection of myocardial infarction by dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography using quantitated myocardial scintigraphy as the reference standard. Heart. 2009 Sep; 95 (17):1419-22 Epub 2009 Feb 05
    View PubMed
  369. McCollough CH, Guimaraes L, Fletcher JG. In defense of body CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul; 193 (1):28-39
    View PubMed
  370. Turner AC, Zhang D, Kim HJ, DeMarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Angel E, Cody DD, Stevens DM, Primak AN, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF. A method to generate equivalent energy spectra and filtration models based on measurement for multidetector CT Monte Carlo dosimetry simulations. Med Phys. 2009 Jun; 36(6):2154-64.
    View PubMed
  371. 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
    View PubMed
  372. 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
    View PubMed
  373. 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.
    View PubMed
  374. 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
    View PubMed
  375. 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
    View PubMed
  376. 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. Epub 2009 Feb 02.
    View PubMed
  377. 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. Epub 2009 Jan 06.
    View PubMed
  378. Hausleiter J, Meyer T, Hermann F, Hadamitzky M, Krebs M, Gerber T, McCollough CH, Martinoff S, Kastrati A, Schomig A, Achenbach SJ. Estimated radiation dose associated with cardiac CT angiography. JAMA. 2009; 301(5):500-07.
  379. 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.
    View PubMed
  380. Zhang D, Savandi AS, Demarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Angel E, Turner AC, Cody DD, Stevens DM, Primak AN, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF. Variability of surface and center position radiation dose in MDCT: Monte Carlo simulations using CTDI and anthropomorphic phantoms. Medical Physics. 2009; 36(3):1025-38.
  381. 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
    View PubMed
  382. Li H, Yu L, Liu X, McCollough CH. Metal artifact suppression from reformatted projections in multi-slice helical CT using dual-front active contours. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:993-6
    View PubMed
  383. 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. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:3529-32
    View PubMed
  384. 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.
    View PubMed
  385. Oudkerk M, Stillman AE, Halliburton SS, Kalender WA, Mohlenkamp S, McCollough CH, Vliegenthart R, Shaw LJ, Stanford W, Taylor AJ, van Ooijen PM, Wexler L, Raggi P, European Society of Cardiac Radiology, North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. Eur Radiol. 2008 Dec; 18(12):2785-807. Epub 2008 Jul 24.
    View PubMed
  386. 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
    View PubMed
  387. McCollough CH. CT dose: how to measure, how to reduce. Health Phys. 2008 Nov; 95 (5):508-17
    View PubMed
  388. Angel E, Wellnitz CV, Goodsitt MM, Yaghmai N, DeMarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Sayre JW, Cody DD, Stevens DM, Primak AN, McCollough CH, McNitt-Gray MF. Radiation dose to the fetus for pregnant patients undergoing multidetector CT imaging: Monte Carlo simulations estimating fetal dose for a range of gestational age and patient size. Radiology. 2008 Oct; 249(1):220-7.
    View PubMed
  389. 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 June 28
    View PubMed
  390. Oudkerk M, Stillman AE, Halliburton SS, Kalender WA, Mohlenkamp 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. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Aug; 24(6):645-71. Epub 2008 May 27.
    View PubMed
  391. 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
    View PubMed
  392. Pulido JS, Campeau NG, Klotz E, Primak AN, Saba O, Gunduz K, Cantrill H, Salomao D, McCollough CH. Correlation of histological findings from a large ciliochoroidal melanoma with CT perfusion and 3T MRI dynamic enhancement studies. Clin Ophthalmol. 2008 Jun; 2(2):275-81.
    View PubMed
  393. 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
    View PubMed
  394. Zhang J, Bruesewitz MR, Bartholmai BJ, McCollough CH. Selection of appropriate computed tomographic image reconstruction algorithms for a quantitative multicenter trial of diffuse lung disease. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2008 Mar-Apr; 32 (2):233-7
    View PubMed
  395. McCollough CH, Schmidt B, Yu L, Primak A, Ulzheimer S, Bruder H, Flohr TG. Measurement of temporal resolution in dual source CT. Med Phys. 2008 Feb; 35 (2):764-8
    View PubMed
  396. *Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Clavijo CA, McCollough CH. Tomografia computarizada por rayos X: fundamentos y actualidad. Revista Ingenieria Biomedica. 2008; 2(4):54-72.
  397. 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
    View PubMed
  398. 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.
    View PubMed
  399. Bauhs JA, Vrieze TJ, Primak AN, Bruesewitz MR, McCollough CH. CT dosimetry: comparison of measurement techniques and devices. Radiographics. 2008 Jan-Feb; 28 (1):245-53
    View PubMed
  400. Tay SC, Primak AN, Fletcher JG, Schmidt B, An KN, McCollough CH. Understanding the Relationship of Image Quality to Motion Velocity in Gated-CT Imaging: Preliminary Work for 4D Musculoskeletal Imaging. JCAT. 2008; 32(4):634-39.
  401. 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 Sept 06
    View PubMed
  402. Primak AN, Dong Y, Dzyubak OP, Jorgensen SM, McCollough CH, Ritman EL. A technical solution to avoid partial scan artifacts in cardiac MDCT. Med Phys. 2007 Dec; 34 (12):4726-37
    View PubMed
  403. 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
    View PubMed
  404. 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
    View PubMed
  405. Zhang J, Fletcher JG, Vrtiska TJ, Manduca A, Thompson JL, Raghavan ML, Wentz RJ, McCollough CH. Large-vessel distensibility measurement with electrocardiographically gated multidetector CT: phantom study and initial experience. Radiology. 2007 Oct; 245(1):258-66.
    View PubMed
  406. Fletcher JG, Booya F, Summers RM, Roy D, Guendel L, Schmidt B, McCollough CH, Fidler JL. Comparative performance of two polyp detection systems on CT colonography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Aug; 189: (2)277-82.
    View PubMed
  407. McCollough CH, Schueler BA, Atwell TD, Braun NN, Regner DM, Brown DL, LeRoy AJ. Radiation exposure and pregnancy: when should we be concerned? Radiographics. 2007 Jul-Aug; 27 (4):909-17; discussion 917-8
    View PubMed
  408. McCollough CH, Zhang J, Primak AN, Clement WJ, Buysman JR. Effects of CT irradiation on implantable cardiac rhythm management devices. Radiology. 2007 Jun; 243 (3):766-74 Epub 2007 Apr 26
    View PubMed
  409. McCollough CH, Primak AN, Saba O, Bruder H, Stierstorfer K, Raupach R, Suess C, Schmidt B, Ohnesorge BM, Flohr TG. Dose performance of a 64-channel dual-source CT scanner. Radiology. 2007 Jun; 243(3):775-84. Epub 2007 Apr 19.
    View PubMed
  410. DeMarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Cody DD, Stevens DM, McCollough CH, Zankl M, Angel E, McNitt-Gray MF. Estimating radiation doses from multidetector CT using Monte Carlo simulations: effects of different size voxelized patient models on magnitudes of organ and effective dose. Phys Med Biol. 2007 May 7; 52(9):2583-97.
    View PubMed
  411. Daghini E, Primak AN, Chade AR, Krier JD, Zhu XY, Ritman EL, McCollough CH, Lerman LO. Assessment of renal hemodynamics and function in pigs with 64-section multidetector CT: comparison with electron-beam CT. Radiology. 2007 May; 243 (2):405-12
    View PubMed
  412. McCollough CH, Ulzheimer S, Halliburton SS, Shanneik K, White RD, Kalender WA. Coronary artery calcium: a multi-institutional, multimanufacturer international standard for quantification at cardiac CT. Radiology. 2007 May; 243 (2):527-38
    View PubMed
  413. Flohr TG, Stierstorfer K, Suss C, Schmidt B, Primak AN, McCollough CH. Novel ultrahigh resolution data acquisition and image reconstruction for multi-detector row CT. Med Phys. 2007 May; 34(5):1712-23.
    View PubMed
  414. Daghini E, Primak AN, Chade AR, Zhu X, Ritman EL, McCollough CH, Lerman LO. Evaluation of porcine myocardial microvascular permeability and fractional vascular volume using 64-slice helical computed tomography (CT). Invest Radiol. 2007 May; 42: (5)274-82.
    View PubMed
  415. Fletcher JG, Booya F, Melton Z, Johnson K, Guendel L, Schmidt B, McCollough CH, Young B, Fidler JL, Harmsen WS. Automated polyp measurement with CT colonography: preliminary observations in a phantom colon model. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Apr; 188: (4)945-52.
    View PubMed
  416. Primak AN, McCollough CH, Bruesewitz MR, Zhang J, Fletcher JG. Relationship between noise, dose, and pitch in cardiac multi-detector row CT. Radiographics. 2006 Nov-Dec; 26(6):1785-94.
    View PubMed
  417. Bouxsein ML, Melton LJ 3rd, Riggs BL, Muller J, Atkinson EJ, Oberg AL, Robb RA, Camp JJ, Rouleau PA, McCollough CH, Khosla S. Age- and sex-specific differences in the factor of risk for vertebral fracture: a population-based study using QCT. J Bone Miner Res. 2006 Sep; 21(9):1475-82.
    View PubMed
  418. McCollough CH, Bruesewitz MR, Kofler JM Jr. CT dose reduction and dose management tools: overview of available options. Radiographics. 2006 Mar-Apr; 26 (2):503-12
    View PubMed
  419. Riggs BL, Melton LJ 3rd, Robb RA, Camp JJ, Atkinson EJ, Oberg AL, Rouleau PA, McCollough CH, Khosla S, Bouxsein ML. Population-based analysis of the relationship of whole bone strength indices and fall-related loads to age- and sex-specific patterns of hip and wrist fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 2006 Feb; 21: (2)315-23.
    View PubMed
  420. Bodily KD, Fletcher JG, Solem CA, Johnson CD, Fidler JL, Barlow JM, Bruesewitz MR, McCollough CH, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV Jr, Harmsen WS, Crownhart BS. Crohn Disease: mural attenuation and thickness at contrast-enhanced CT Enterography--correlation with endoscopic and histologic findings of inflammation. Radiology. 2006 Feb; 238: (2)505-16.
    View PubMed
  421. Flohr TG, McCollough CH, Bruder H, Petersilka M, Gruber K, Suss C, Grasruck M, Stierstorfer K, Krauss B, Raupach R, Primak AN, Kuttner A, Achenbach S, Becker C, Kopp A, Ohnesorge BM. First performance evaluation of a dual-source CT (DSCT) system. Eur Radiol. 2006 Feb; 16(2):256-68. Epub 2005 Dec 10.
    View PubMed
  422. Vrtiska TJ, McCollough CH. Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in a patient with coronary artery disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 Oct; 80(10):1386.
    View PubMed
  423. DeMarco JJ, Cagnon CH, Cody DD, Stevens DM, McCollough CH, O'Daniel J, McNitt-Gray MF. A Monte Carlo based method to estimate radiation dose from multidetector CT (MDCT): cylindrical and anthropomorphic phantoms. Physics in Medicine & Biology. 2005 Sep 7; 50(17):3989-4004.
    View PubMed
  424. Flohr TG, Stierstorfer K, Ulzheimer S, Bruder H, Primak AN, McCollough CH. Image reconstruction and image quality evaluation for a 64-slice CT scanner with z-flying focal spot. Med Phys. 2005 Aug; 32(8):2536-47.
    View PubMed
  425. Gorny KR, Leitzen SL, Bruesewitz MR, Kofler JM, Hangiandreou NJ, McCollough CH. The calibration of experimental self-developing Gafchromic HXR film for the measurement of radiation dose in computed tomography. Med Phys. 2005 Apr; 32: (4)1010-6.
    View PubMed
  426. Vrtiska TJ, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. State-of-the-art imaging with 64-channel multidetector CT angiography. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2005 Mar; 17 (1):3-8
    View PubMed
  427. Russell ST, Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, LeRoy AJ, Bruesewitz MR, Hartman RP, Slezak JM, McCollough CH, Chow GK, King BF. Three-dimensional CT virtual endoscopy in the detection of simulated tumors in a novel phantom bladder and ureter model. J Endourol. 2005 Mar; 19: (2)188-92.
    View PubMed
  428. Riggs BL, Melton LJ, Melton Iii LJ 3rd, Robb RA, Camp JJ, Atkinson EJ, Peterson JM, Rouleau PA, McCollough CH, Bouxsein ML, Khosla S. Population-based study of age and sex differences in bone volumetric density, size, geometry, and structure at different skeletal sites. J Bone Miner Res. 2004 Dec; 19 (12):1945-54 Epub 2004 Sept 20
    View PubMed
  429. Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, LeRoy AJ, Hartman RP, McCollough CH, King BF Jr. CT urography. Radiographics. 2004 Oct; 24 Suppl 1:S35-54; discussion S55-8
    View PubMed
  430. McCollough CH, Bruesewitz MR, McNitt-Gray MF, Bush K, Ruckdeschel T, Payne JT, Brink JA, Zeman RK, American College of Radiology. The phantom portion of the American College of Radiology (ACR) computed tomography (CT) accreditation program: practical tips, artifact examples, and pitfalls to avoid. Med Phys. 2004 Sep; 31 (9):2423-42
    View PubMed
  431. Johnson KT, Johnson CD, Anderson SM, Bruesewitz MR, McCollough CH. CT colonography: determination of optimal CT technique using a novel colon phantom. Abdom Imaging. 2004 Mar-Apr; 29 (2):173-6
    View PubMed
  432. Morin RL, Gerber TC, McCollough CH. Physics and dosimetry in computed tomography. Cardiol Clin. 2003 Nov; 21 (4):515-20
    View PubMed
  433. Mutic S, Palta JR, Butker EK, Das IJ, Huq MS, Loo LND, Salter BJ, McCollough CH, Van Dyk J. Quality assurance for computed-tomography simulators and the computed tomography-simulation process: Report of the AAPM radiation therapy committee task group no. 6 Med Phys. 2003 Oct; 30(10):2762-92.
    View PubMed
  434. Morin RL, Gerber TC, McCollough CH. Radiation dose in computed tomography of the heart. Circulation. 2003 Feb 18; 107 (6):917-22
    View PubMed
  435. McCollough CH. Patient dose in cardiac computed tomography. Herz. 2003 Feb; 28: (1)1-6.
    View PubMed
  436. Ling SH, Summers RM, Loew MH, McCollough CH, Johnson CD. Computer-aided detection of polyps in a colon phantom: Effect of scan orientation, polyp size, collimation, and dose. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002 Nov-Dec; 26(6):1013-8.
    View PubMed
  437. McCollough CH. Optimization of multidetector array CT acquisition parameters for CT colonography. Abdom Imaging. 2002 May-Jun; 27 (3):253-9
    View PubMed
  438. Ngutter LK, Kofler JM, McCollough CH, Vetter RJ. Update on patient radiation doses at a large tertiary care medical center. Health Phys. 2001 Nov; 81 (5):530-5
    View PubMed
  439. McCollough CH, Bruesewitz MR, Vrtiska TJ, King BF, LeRoy AJ, Quam JP, Hattery RR. Image quality and dose comparison among screen-film, computed, and CT scanned projection radiography: applications to CT urography. Radiology. 2001 Nov; 221 (2):395-403
    View PubMed
  440. McCollough CH, Daly TR, King BF Jr, LeRoy AJ. An auxiliary CT tabletop for radiography at the time of CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2001 Nov-Dec; 25 (6):876-80
    View PubMed
  441. Hara AK, Johnson CD, MacCarty RL, Welch TJ, McCollough CH, Harmsen WS. CT colonography: single- versus multi-detector row imaging. Radiology. 2001 May; 219(2):461-5.
    View PubMed
  442. McCollough CH, Bruesewitz MR, Daly TR, Zink FE. Motion artifacts in subsecond conventional CT and electron-beam CT: pictorial demonstration of temporal resolution. Radiographics. 2000 Nov-Dec; 20(6):1675-81.
    View PubMed
  443. Kruger RL, McCollough CH, Zink FE. Measurement of half-value layer in x-ray CT: a comparison of two noninvasive techniques. Med Phys. 2000 Aug; 27: (8)1915-9.
    View PubMed
  444. McCollough CH, Schueler BA. Calculation of effective dose. Med Phys. 2000 May; 27 (5):828-37
    View PubMed
  445. Swensen SJ, Yamashita K, McCollough CH, Viggiano RW, Midthun DE, Patz EF Jr, Muhm JR, Weaver AL. Lung nodules: dual-kilovolt peak analysis with CT--multicenter study. Radiology. 2000 Jan; 214 (1):81-5
    View PubMed
  446. McCollough CH, Zink FE. Performance evaluation of a multi-slice CT system. Med Phys. 1999 Nov; 26: (11)2223-30.
    View PubMed
  447. McCollough CH, Kanal KM, Lannutti N, Ryan KJ. Experimental determination of section sensitivity profiles and image noise in electron beam computed tomography. Med Phys. 1999 Feb; 26: (2)287-95.
    View PubMed
  448. McCollough CH. The AAPM/RSNA physics tutorial for residents. X-ray production. Radiographics. 1997 Jul-Aug; 17 (4):967-84
    View PubMed
  449. Hara AK, Johnson CD, Reed JE, Ahlquist DA, Nelson H, Ehman RL, McCollough CH, Ilstrup DM. Detection of colorectal polyps by computed tomographic colography: feasibility of a novel technique. Gastroenterology. 1996 Jan; 110 (1):284-90
    View PubMed
  450. McCollough CH, Liu HH. Breast dose during electron-beam CT: measurement with film dosimetry. Radiology. 1995 Jul; 196(1):153-7.
    View PubMed
  451. McCollough CH, Kaufmann RB, Cameron BM, Katz DJ, Sheedy PF 2nd, Peyser PA. Electron-beam CT: use of a calibration phantom to reduce variability in calcium quantitation. Radiology. 1995 Jul; 196: (1)159-65.
    View PubMed
  452. Thomas PJ, McCollough CH, Ritman EL. An electron-beam CT approach for transvenous coronary arteriography. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1995 May-Jun; 19 (3):383-9
    View PubMed
  453. Bielak LF, Kaufmann RB, Moll PP, McCollough CH, Schwartz RS, Sheedy PF 2nd. Small lesions in the heart identified at electron beam CT: calcification or noise? Radiology. 1994 Sep; 192(3):631-6.
    View PubMed
  454. McCollough CH, Zink FE, Morin RL. Radiation dosimetry for electron beam CT. Radiology. 1994 Sep; 192(3):637-43.
    View PubMed
  455. Zink FE, McCollough CH. The measurement of radiation dose profiles for electron-beam computed tomography using film dosimetry. Med Phys. 1994 Aug; 21: (8)1287-91.
    View PubMed
  456. McCollough CH, Morin RL. The technical design and performance of ultrafast computed tomography. Radiol Clin North Am. 1994 May; 32: (3)521-36.
    View PubMed
  457. McCollough CH, Miller WP, Van Lysel MS, Folts JD, Peppler WW, Albright DJ. Densitometric assessment of regional left ventricular systolic function during graded ischemia in the dog by use of dual-energy digital subtraction ventriculography. Am Heart J. 1993 Jun; 125(6):1667-75.
    View PubMed
  458. McCollough CH, Van Lysel MS, Peppler WW, Mistretta CA. A correlated noise reduction algorithm for dual-energy digital subtraction angiography. Med Phys. 1989 Nov-Dec; 16(6):873-80.
    View PubMed