Matthew Hoerner, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
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2025
Corrigendum to “Applying dual energy computed tomography to postmortem coronary computed tomographic angiography” [J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr (in press)]
Solomon N, Hoerner M, Vermillion B, Jang S, Sanchez H, Gosangi B, Staib L, Thorn S, Liu C, Sinusas A. Corrigendum to “Applying dual energy computed tomography to postmortem coronary computed tomographic angiography” [J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr (in press)]. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2025 PMID: 41309332, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2025.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApplying dual energy computed tomography to postmortem coronary computed tomographic angiography
Solomon N, Hoerner M, Vermillion B, Jang S, Sanchez H, Gosangi B, Staib L, Thorn S, Liu C, Sinusas A. Applying dual energy computed tomography to postmortem coronary computed tomographic angiography. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2025 PMID: 41176442, PMCID: PMC12712555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2025.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDual-energy CTCoronary computed tomographic angiographyTomographic angiographyDual-energy computed tomographySimultaneous characterizationCoronary artery patencyContrast agentsIodinated contrastGadolinium contrastArtery patencyComputed tomographyMyocardial perfusionEpicardial vesselsPostmortem computed tomographyTissue perfusionGadolinium agentsVascular patencyVessel obstructionMyocardial tissuePostmortem settingAngiographyExperimental validation of a comprehensive fluoroscopy peak skin dose model using four different computational phantoms
Vergara D, Makkia R, Li Z, Hoerner M, Fadhel M. Experimental validation of a comprehensive fluoroscopy peak skin dose model using four different computational phantoms. Medical Physics 2025, 52: 3635-3648. PMID: 40091498, DOI: 10.1002/mp.17737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluoroscopically guided interventional proceduresPeak skin doseComputational phantomsThermoluminescent dosimetersSkin doseMathematical phantomsMale anthropomorphic phantomAnthropomorphic computational phantomsDose distribution mapsDose tracking systemComputational human phantomsPatient anatomyDose distributionAnthropomorphic phantomDosimetric parametersRadiation fieldAir kermaHuman phantomRadiation-induced skin injuryField sizeKerma-area productPatient dimensionsTube voltagePhantomKerma
2024
The use of pencil ionization chamber with temporal readout capabilities to measure CT beam full width half maximum
Fadhel M, Grizzard K, Vergara D, Franco R, Zhao A, Hoerner M. The use of pencil ionization chamber with temporal readout capabilities to measure CT beam full width half maximum. Medical Physics 2024, 51: 4687-4695. PMID: 38758726, DOI: 10.1002/mp.17084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-width-half-maximumDose profilesPencil chamberWidth half maximumGafchromic filmBeam profileBeam widthHalf maximumPencil ionization chamberComputed tomography dose indexMeasurement of computed tomographyCollimator settingsIonization chamberChamber responseBeam width measurementsComputed tomographyPatient tablePatient doseHelical scanDose indexCT systemReadout capabilityBeamRoutine performance evaluationResponse function
2023
Performance and reliability assessment of a lower dose, task-based scoliosis radiography protocol in pediatric patients
Al-Dasuqi K, Taylor E, Ehrlich L, Cooperman D, Socci A, Tuason D, Hoerner M, Staib L, Silva C. Performance and reliability assessment of a lower dose, task-based scoliosis radiography protocol in pediatric patients. Pediatric Radiology 2023, 54: 146-153. PMID: 38010426, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-023-05812-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose area productPatient heightAdequate image qualityEffective doseExposure indexMedian effective doseLower radiation exposureComparison of proportionsChi-squared testIntraclass correlation coefficientBland-Altman plotsConsecutive patientsPediatric patientsIncident air kermaDose reductionLow doseSkeletal maturityRadiographsPatientsAir kermaRadiation exposureScoliosis radiographyStatistical significanceDoseSpinal curvaturePostmortem Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography As A Supplement To Autopsy: A Pilot Study
Solomon N, Vermillion B, Hoerner M, Sanchez, Gereg C, Masters A, Fish K, Morrow J, Thorn S, Sinusas A. Postmortem Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography As A Supplement To Autopsy: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2023, 17: s83. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2023.05.205.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Method of determining technique from weight and height to achieve targeted detector exposures in portable chest and abdominal digital radiography
Hoerner M, Grizzard K, Moroz J. Method of determining technique from weight and height to achieve targeted detector exposures in portable chest and abdominal digital radiography. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2022, 23: e13582. PMID: 35262265, PMCID: PMC9278666, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13582.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Social Distancing with Portable Chest Radiographs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Radiograph Technique and Image Quality Obtained at 6 Feet and Through Glass
Gange CP, Pahade JK, Cortopassi I, Bader AS, Bokhari J, Hoerner M, Thomas KM, Rubinowitz AN. Social Distancing with Portable Chest Radiographs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Radiograph Technique and Image Quality Obtained at 6 Feet and Through Glass. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2020, 2: e200420. PMID: 33778645, PMCID: PMC7673079, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2020200420.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Abdominal CT Imaging Applications of Low Kilovoltage Peak Techniques
Levinson MI, Hoerner M, Mustafa A, Pahade JK. Abdominal CT Imaging Applications of Low Kilovoltage Peak Techniques. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2018, 16: 482-484. PMID: 30528331, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.09.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThree-Dimensional Printing for Construction of Tissue-Equivalent Anthropomorphic Phantoms and Determination of Conceptus Dose.
Hoerner MR, Maynard MR, Rajon DA, Bova FJ, Hintenlang DE. Three-Dimensional Printing for Construction of Tissue-Equivalent Anthropomorphic Phantoms and Determination of Conceptus Dose. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2018, 211: 1283-1290. PMID: 30354270, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.17.19489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrinting technologyTissue-equivalent materialsFabrication of phantomsThree-dimensional printingFiller powderBone materialDiagnostic energy X-raysUrethane polymersPhantom materialConstruction timeAttenuation propertiesPhantom constructionComputational modelSpatial accuracySpatial resolutionMaterialsEnergy X-raysBone tissueComplex modelingScan rangeDosimetry purposesDensityDosimetry applicationsPhantomPhantom assembly
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