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Rodrigo Julio Cerci

MD, PhD, Quanta Diagnostico por Imagem
Verified email at quantamn.com.br
Cited by 5899

Computed tomography angiography and perfusion to assess coronary artery stenosis causing perfusion defects by single photon emission computed tomography: the …

CE Rochitte, RT George, MY Chen… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims To evaluate the diagnostic power of integrating the results of computed tomography
angiography (CTA) and CT myocardial perfusion (CTP) to identify coronary artery disease …

A stepwise approach to the visual interpretation of CT-based myocardial perfusion

VC Mehra, C Valdiviezo, A Arbab-Zadeh, BS Ko… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular anatomic and functional testing have been longstanding and key
components of cardiac risk assessment. As part of that strategy, CT-based imaging has …

International impact of COVID-19 on the diagnosis of heart disease

AJ Einstein, LJ Shaw, C Hirschfeld, MC Williams… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected
diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable diseases. Its effects on delivery of diagnostic …

Diagnostic performance of combined noninvasive coronary angiography and myocardial perfusion imaging using 320-MDCT: the CT angiography and perfusion …

RT George, A Arbab-Zadeh, RJ Cerci… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Coronary MDCT angiography has been shown to be an accurate noninvasive
tool for the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Its sensitivity and …

Selective referral using CCTA versus direct referral for individuals referred to invasive coronary angiography for suspected CAD: a randomized, controlled, open-label …

HJ Chang, FY Lin, D Gebow, HY An, D Andreini… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2019 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study compared the safety and diagnostic yield of a selective referral
strategy using coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) compared with a direct …

Prognostic value of combined CT angiography and myocardial perfusion imaging versus invasive coronary angiography and nuclear stress perfusion imaging in the …

MY Chen, CE Rochitte, A Arbab-Zadeh, M Dewey… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare the prognostic importance (time to major adverse cardiovascular event
[MACE]) of combined computed tomography (CT) angiography and CT myocardial stress …

Aligning coronary anatomy and myocardial perfusion territories: an algorithm for the CORE320 multicenter study

RJ Cerci, A Arbab-Zadeh, RT George… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Appropriate clinical decisions concerning diagnosis and treatment of coronary
artery disease rely on correct integration of data on coronary anatomy and myocardial …

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

CB Hirschfeld, LJ Shaw, MC Williams, R Lahey… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of
cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the …

[HTML][HTML] Statin effects on atherosclerotic plaques: regression or healing?

MS Bittencourt, RJ Cerci - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Despite the well-documented improved survival of coronary heart disease with the use of
statins, their effects on atherosclerotic plaques are not yet fully understood. While some …

Accuracy of computed tomographic angiography and single-photon emission computed tomography–acquired myocardial perfusion imaging for the diagnosis of …

A Arbab-Zadeh, MFD Carli, R Cerci… - Circulation …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Establishing the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in symptomatic
patients allows appropriately allocating preventative measures. Single-photon emission …