2020
Regional myocardial strain analysis via 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: validation with sonomicrometry and correlation with regional blood flow in the presence of graded coronary stenoses and dobutamine stress
Stendahl JC, Parajuli N, Lu A, Boutagy NE, Guerrera N, Alkhalil I, Lin BA, Staib LH, O’Donnell M, Duncan JS, Sinusas AJ. Regional myocardial strain analysis via 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: validation with sonomicrometry and correlation with regional blood flow in the presence of graded coronary stenoses and dobutamine stress. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2020, 18: 2. PMID: 31941514, PMCID: PMC6964036, DOI: 10.1186/s12947-019-0183-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeckle tracking echocardiographyLow-dose dobutamine stressPost-systolic indexDobutamine stressCoronary stenosisBlood flow measurementsTracking echocardiographyAnesthetized open-chest dogsCircumferential strainLow-dose dobutamineMid-left anteriorModerate coronary stenosisOpen-chest dogsRegional blood flowAcute canine modelMyocardial strain analysisMicrosphere blood flow measurementsLAD stenosis
2019
Scoring of Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics on Coronary CT Angiograms by Using Machine Learning
Johnson KM, Johnson HE, Zhao Y, Dowe DA, Staib LH. Scoring of Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics on Coronary CT Angiograms by Using Machine Learning. Radiology 2019, 292: 182061. PMID: 31237495, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019182061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexYoung AdultConceptsCoronary CT angiographyCoronary Artery Disease ReportingNonfatal myocardial infarctionHeart disease deathCT angiographyCause mortalityDisease deathsMyocardial infarctionCoronary heart disease deathDisease reportingCoronary artery diseaseNational Death IndexData System scoreCardiovascular eventsCoronary deathAdverse eventsArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseDeath IndexCoronary segmentsPrognostic informationVessel scorePatientsSystem scoreSubsequent death
2011
Vessel Connectivity Using Murray’s Hypothesis
Jiang Y, Zhuang ZW, Sinusas AJ, Staib LH, Papademetris X. Vessel Connectivity Using Murray’s Hypothesis. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2011, 14: 528-536. PMID: 22003740, PMCID: PMC3367766, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23626-6_65.Peer-Reviewed Original Research