Leaders in Learning: Publications of Faculty & Staff


Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine: 2000-2001



BENNETT, J.D.

Al-Basam, S., J.D. Bennett, Z.A. Layton, J.D. Denstedt, and H. Razvi. 2000. Treatment of caliceal diverticular stones: transdiverticular percutaneous nephrolithotomy with creation of a neoinfundibulum. Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology 11 (7): 885-889.

Bennett, J.D. 2001. Percutaneous renal access: how I do it. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 52 (2): 112-117.

Lo, I.K.Y., J.C. MacDermid, J.D. Bennett, Bogoch E., and G.J.W. King. 2001. The radioulnar ratio: a new method of quantifying distal radioulnar joint subluxation. The Journal of Hand Surgery 26A: 236-243.
 
 

CUNNINGHAM, I.A.

Cunningham, I.A., T. Moschandreou, and V. Subotic. 2001. The detective quantum efficiency of fluoroscopic systems: The case for a spatial-temporal approach (or, does the ideal observer have infinite patience?). Physics of Medical Imaging 4320: 1-10.

Cunningham, I.A., S. Stergiopoulos, and A. Dhanantwari. 2001. Organ motion effects in medical CT imaging applications (Chapter 16). Advanced Signal Processing Handbook Theory and Implementation for Radar, Sonar, and Medical Imaging Real-Time Systems. S. Stergiopoulos. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 16-1 - 16-35.

McManus. R.M., I.A. Cunningham, A. Watson, L. Harker, and D.T. Finegood. 2001. Beta-cell function and visceral fat in lactating women with a history of gestational diabetes. Metabolism 50 (6): 715-719.
 
 

DOWNEY, D.B.

Blake, C.C., T.L. Elliot, P.J. Slomka, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2000. Variability and accuracy of measurements of prostate brachytherapy seed position in vitro using three-dimensional ultrasound: An intra- and inter-observer study. Medical Physics 27 (12): 2788-2795.

Draper, K.J., C.C. Blake, L. Gowman, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2000. An algorithm for automatic needle localization in ultrasound-guided breast biopsies. Medical Physics 27 (8): 1971-1979.

Fenster, A., D.B. Downey, and H.N. Cardinal. 2001. Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology 46: R67-R99.

Ladak, H.M., F. Mao, Y. Wang, D.B. Downey, D.A. Steinman, and A. Fenster. 2000. Prostate boundary segmentation from 2D ultrasound images. Medical Physics 27 (8): 1777-1788.

Mak, W., K. Dunn, and D.B. Downey. 2000. Answer to case of the month #78 Acute exertional rhabdomyolysis. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 51 (5): 302-304.

Mao, F., J. Gill, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2000. Segmentation of carotid artery in ultrasound images: Method development and evaluation technique. Medical Physics 27 (8): 1-10.

Smith, W.L., K. Surry, L. Campbell, G. Mills, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2001. A three-dimensional ultrasound-guided breast biopsy system. Visulization, Display, and Image-Guided Procedures 4319: 134-143.

Smith, W.L., K.J.M. Surry, G.R. Mills, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2001. Three-dimensional ultrasound-guided core needle breast biopsy. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 27 (8): 1025-1034.
 
 

DRANGOVA, M.

DeGroot, C., M. Drangova, A. Fenster, S. Zhu, P.W. Pflugfelder, and D.R. Boughner. 2000. Evaluation of 3-D colour doppler ultrasound for the measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 26 (6): 989-999.

Nadkarni, S.K., D.R. Boughner, M. Drangova, and A. Fenster. 2001. In vitro simulation and quantification of temporal jitter artifacts in ECG-Gated dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 27 (2): 211-222.
 
 

DROST, D.J.

Bartha, R., D.J. Drost, R.S. Menon, and P.C. Williamson. 2000. Comparison of the quantification precision of human short echo time 1H spectroscopy at 1.5 and 4.0 tesla. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 185-192.

Bartha, R., D.J. Drost, R.S. Menon, and P.C. Williamson. 2000. Spectroscopic lineshape correction by QUECC: combined QUALITY deconvolution and Eddy Current correction. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 641-645.

Holdsworth, D.W., M.M. Thornton, D.J. Drost, P.H. Watson, L.J. Fraher, and A.B. Hodsman. 2000. Rapid small-animal dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry using digital radiography. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 15 (12): 2451-2457.

Thomas, A.W., D.J. Drost, and F.S. Prato. 2001. Human subjects exposed to a specific pulsed (200 microT) magnetic field: effects on normal standing balance. Neuroscience Letters 297: 121-124.
 
 

FENSTER, A.

Blake, C.C., T.L. Elliot, P.J. Slomka, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2000. Variability and accuracy of measurements of prostate brachytherapy seed position in vitro using three-dimensional ultrasound: An intra- and inter-observer study. Medical Physics 27 (12): 2788-2795.

Cardinal , H.N., J.D. Gill, and A. Fenster. 2000. Analysis of geometrical distortion and statistical variance in length, area, and volume in a linearly scanned 3-D ultrasound image. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 19 (6): 632-651.

Dabrowski, W., J. Dunmore-Buyze, H.N. Cardinal, and A. Fenster. 2001. A real vessel phantom for flow imaging: 3-D doppler ultrasound of steady flow. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 27 (1): 135-141. Technical note.

DeGroot, C., M. Drangova, A. Fenster, S. Zhu, P.W. Pflugfelder, and D.R. Boughner. 2000. Evaluation of 3-D colour doppler ultrasound for the measurement of proximal isovelocity surface area. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 26 (6): 989-999.

Draper, K.J., C.C. Blake, L. Gowman, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2000. An algorithm for automatic needle localization in ultrasound-guided breast biopsies. Medical Physics 27 (8): 1971-1979.

Fenster, A., D.B. Downey, and H.N. Cardinal. 2001. Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology 46: R67-R99.

Guo, Z., D.R. Boughner, J.M. Dietrich, P.W. Pflugfelder, L.-G. Durand, M. Loew, and A. Fenster. 2001. Quantitative assessment of in vitro jets based on three-dimensional Colour Doppler reconstruction. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 27 (2): 235-243.

Ladak, H.M., F. Mao, Y. Wang, D.B. Downey, D.A. Steinman, and A. Fenster. 2000. Prostate boundary segmentation from 2D ultrasound images. Medical Physics 27 (8): 1777-1788.

Lee, M.K., H.N. Cardinal, and A. Fenster. 2001. Single-Camera system for optically tracking freehand motion in 3D: experimental implementation and evaluation. Visualization, Display and Image Guided Procedures. 4319. S.K. Mun. 109-120.

Mao, F., J. Gill, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2000. Segmentation of carotid artery in ultrasound images: Method development and evaluation technique. Medical Physics 27 (8): 1-10.

Nadkarni, S.K., D.R. Boughner, M. Drangova, and A. Fenster. 2001. In vitro simulation and quantification of temporal jitter artifacts in ECG-Gated dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 27 (2): 211-222.

Nadkarni, S.K., D.R. Boughner, and A. Fenster. 2000. Assessment of temporal jitter in ECG Gated dynamic three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. Medical Imaging 2000: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing. 3982. K.K. Shung, and M.F. Insana. Bellingham : S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. 47-55.

Smith, W.L., K. Surry, L. Campbell, G. Mills, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2001. A three-dimensional ultrasound-guided breast biopsy system. Visulization, Display, and Image-Guided Procedures 4319: 134-143.

Smith, W.L., K.J.M. Surry, G.R. Mills, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2001. Three-dimensional ultrasound-guided core needle breast biopsy. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 27 (8): 1025-1034.

Zahalka, A., and A. Fenster. 2001. An automated segmentation method for three-dimensional carotid ultrasound images. Physics in Medicine and Biology 46: 1321-1342.
 
 

HARKER, L.

McManus. R.M., I.A. Cunningham, A. Watson, L. Harker, and D.T. Finegood. 2001. Beta-cell function and visceral fat in lactating women with a history of gestational diabetes. Metabolism 50 (6): 715-719.
 
 

HOLDSWORTH, D.W.

Holdsworth, D.W., M.M. Thornton, D.J. Drost, P.H. Watson, L.J. Fraher, and A.B. Hodsman. 2000. Rapid small-animal dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry using digital radiography. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 15 (12): 2451-2457.
 
 

HURWITZ, G.A.

Hurwitz, G.A. 2000. Increased extra-cardiac background uptake on immediate and delayed post-stress images with 99Tcm sestamibi: determinants, independence, and significance of counts in lung, abdomen and myocardium. Nuclear Medicine Communications 21: 887-895.

Hurwitz, G.A., D.S. McLaughlin, and P.J. Slomka. 2000. Comparing the image quality of myocardial perfusion agents in the clinical laboratory: small test groups and large reference populations. Nuclear Medicine Communications 21: 907-915.

Slomka, P.J., P. Radau, G.A. Hurwitz, and D. Dey. 2001. Automated three-dimensional quantification of myocardial perfusion and brain SPECT. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 25: 153-164.
 
 

KERTESZ, A.

Stodilka, R.Z., B.J. Kemp, F.S. Prato, A. Kertesz, D. Kuhl, and R.L. Nicholson. 2000. Scatter and attenuation correction for brain SPECT using attenuation distributions inferred from a head atlas. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 41 (9): 1569-1578.
 
 

KRIBS, S.

Kribs, S. 2001. Endovascular stent grafting: a review. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 52 (3): 145-152.
 
 

LEE, D.H.

Men, S., D.H. Lee, J.R. Barron, and D.G. Munoz. 2000. Selective neuronal necrosis associated with status epilepticus: MR findings. American Journal of Neuroradiology 21: 1837-1840. Case report.

Nabavi, D.G., L.M. LeBlanc, B. Baxter, D.H. Lee, A.J. Fox, S.P. Lownie, G.G. Ferguson, R.A. Craen, A.W. Gelb, and T.Y. Lee. 2001. Monitoring cerebral perfusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage using CT. Neuroradiology 43: 7-16.
 
 

LEE, T.Y.

Nabavi, D.G., L.M. LeBlanc, B. Baxter, D.H. Lee, A.J. Fox, S.P. Lownie, G.G. Ferguson, R.A. Craen, A.W. Gelb, and T.Y. Lee. 2001. Monitoring cerebral perfusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage using CT. Neuroradiology 43: 7-16.
 
 

MATTAR, A.G.

Hodgson, N., P.L. Zabel, A.G. Mattar, C.J. Engel, D. Girvan, and R. Holliday. 2001. A new radiocolloid for sentinel mode detection in breast cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 8 (2): 133-137.

Temple, C.L.F., C.G. Scilley, C.J. Engel, D.T. Shum, R.C. Lohmann, A.G. Mattar, and P.L. Zabel. 2000. Sentinel node biopsy in melanoma using technetium-99m rhenium colloid: the London experience. Annals of Plastic Surgery 45 (5): 491-499.
 
 

MCCURDY, L.I.

Becker, L., L.I. McCurdy, and D.H. Taves. 2001. Superficial thrombophlebitis of the breast (Mondor's disease). Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 52 (3): 193-195.
 
 

MENON, R.S.

Bartha, R., D.J. Drost, R.S. Menon, and P.C. Williamson. 2000. Comparison of the quantification precision of human short echo time 1H spectroscopy at 1.5 and 4.0 tesla. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 185-192.

Bartha, R., D.J. Drost, R.S. Menon, and P.C. Williamson. 2000. Spectroscopic lineshape correction by QUECC: combined QUALITY deconvolution and Eddy Current correction. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 641-645.
 
 

MILLWARD, S.F.

Forbes, T.L., and S.F. Millward. 2001. Femoral artery thrombosis after percutaneous thrombin injection of an external iliac artery pseudoaneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery 33 (5): 1093-1096.

Millward, S.F. 2000. Percutaneous nephrostomy: A practical approach. Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology 11 (8): 955-964.

Millward, S.F., and M.L. Holley. 2001. The current status of interventional radiology in Canada: results of a survey by the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 52 (2): 87-91.
 
 

NICHOLSON, R.L.

Stodilka, R.Z., B.J. Kemp, F.S. Prato, A. Kertesz, D. Kuhl, and R.L. Nicholson. 2000. Scatter and attenuation correction for brain SPECT using attenuation distributions inferred from a head atlas. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 41 (9): 1569-1578.
 
 

PRATO, F.S.

Choleris, E., A.W. Thomas, M. Kavaliers, and F.S. Prato. 2001. A detailed ethological analysis of the mouse open field test: effects of diazepam, chlordiazepoxide and an extremely low frequency pulsed magnetic field. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 25: 235-260.

Choleris, E., A.W. Thomas, K.P. Ossenkopp, M. Kavaliers, P. Valsecchi, and F.S. Prato. 2000. Sex differences in conditioned taste aversion and in the effects of exposure to a specific pulsed magnetic field in deer mice Peromyscus maniculatus. Physiology & Behavior 71: 237-249.

Krewski D., C.V. Byus, B.W. Glickman, W.G. Lotz, R. Mandeville, M.L. McBride, F.S. Prato, and D.F. Weaver. 2001. Potential health risks of radiofrequency fields from wireless telecommunication devices. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 4 ed. S. Kacew. London, UK: Taylor & Francis. 1-143. Part B: Critical Reviews.

Krewski D., C.V. Byus, B.W. Glickman, W.G. Lotz, R. Mandeville, M.L. McBride, F.S. Prato, and D.F. Weaver. 2001. Update - Recent advances in research on radiofrequency fields and health. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 4 ed. S. Kacew. London, UK: Taylor & Francis. 145-159. Part B: Critical Reviews.

Moran, G.R., and F.S. Prato. 2001. Modeling tissue contrast agent concentration: A solution to the tissue homogeneity model using a simulated arterial input function. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 45: 42-45.

Pereira, R.S., F.S. Prato, K.S. Lekx, J. Sykes, and G. Wisenberg. 2000. Contrast-enhanced MRI for the assessment of myocardial viability after permanent coronary artery occlusion. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 309-316.

Pereira, R.S., G. Wisenberg, F.S. Prato, and K. Yvorchuk. 2000. Clinical assessment of myocardial viability using MRI during a constant infusion of Gd-DTPA. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine 11: 104-113.

Prato, F.S., A.W. Thomas, and C.M. Cook. 2001. Human standing balance is affected by exposure to pulsed ELF magnetic fields: light intensity-dependent effects. NeuroReport 12 (7): 1-5.

Stodilka, R.Z., B.J. Kemp, F.S. Prato, A. Kertesz, D. Kuhl, and R.L. Nicholson. 2000. Scatter and attenuation correction for brain SPECT using attenuation distributions inferred from a head atlas. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 41 (9): 1569-1578.

Thomas, A.W., D.J. Drost, and F.S. Prato. 2001. Human subjects exposed to a specific pulsed (200 microT) magnetic field: effects on normal standing balance. Neuroscience Letters 297: 121-124.

Thornhill, R.E., F.S. Prato, R.S. Pereira, G. Wisenberg, and J. Sykes. 2001. Examining a canine model of stunned myocardium with Gd-DTPA-enhanced MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 45: 864-871.
 
 

SLOMKA, P.J.

Blake, C.C., T.L. Elliot, P.J. Slomka, D.B. Downey, and A. Fenster. 2000. Variability and accuracy of measurements of prostate brachytherapy seed position in vitro using three-dimensional ultrasound: An intra- and inter-observer study. Medical Physics 27 (12): 2788-2795.

Hurwitz, G.A., D.S. McLaughlin, and P.J. Slomka. 2000. Comparing the image quality of myocardial perfusion agents in the clinical laboratory: small test groups and large reference populations. Nuclear Medicine Communications 21: 907-915.

Slomka, P.J., P. Radau, G.A. Hurwitz, and D. Dey. 2001. Automated three-dimensional quantification of myocardial perfusion and brain SPECT. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 25: 153-164.
 
 

STEINMAN, D.A.

Ladak, H.M., F. Mao, Y. Wang, D.B. Downey, D.A. Steinman, and A. Fenster. 2000. Prostate boundary segmentation from 2D ultrasound images. Medical Physics 27 (8): 1777-1788.
 
 

TAVES, D.H.

Becker, L., L.I. McCurdy, and D.H. Taves. 2001. Superficial thrombophlebitis of the breast (Mondor's disease). Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 52 (3): 193-195.

Chen, Y., J.L. Barron, D.H. Taves, and R.E. Martin. 2001. Computer measurement of oral movement in swallowing. Dysphagia 16: 97-109.

Martin, R.E., P. Letsos, D.H. Taves, R.I. Inculet, H. Johnston, and H.G. Preiksaitis. 2001. Oropharyngeal dysphagia in esophageal cancer before and after transhiatal esophagectomy. Dysphagia 16: 23-31.

Taves, D.H., and L. Probyn. 2001. Cecal carcinoma: Initially diagnosed as Crohn's disease on small bowel follow-through. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 15 (5): 337-340.
 
 

WELLS, R.G.

Wells, R.G., M.A. King, P.H. Simkin, P.F. Judy, A.B. Brill, H.C. Gifford, R. Licho, P.H. Pretorius, P.B. Schneider, and Sledin D.W. 2000. Comparing filtered backprojection and ordered-subsets expectation maximization for small-lesion detection and localization in 67Ga SPECT. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 41 (8): 1391-1399.
 
 

WILLIAMSON, P.C.

Bartha, R., D.J. Drost, R.S. Menon, and P.C. Williamson. 2000. Comparison of the quantification precision of human short echo time 1H spectroscopy at 1.5 and 4.0 tesla. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 185-192.

Bartha, R., D.J. Drost, R.S. Menon, and P.C. Williamson. 2000. Spectroscopic lineshape correction by QUECC: combined QUALITY deconvolution and Eddy Current correction. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 641-645.
 
 

WISENBERG, G.

Pereira, R.S., F.S. Prato, K.S. Lekx, J. Sykes, and G. Wisenberg. 2000. Contrast-enhanced MRI for the assessment of myocardial viability after permanent coronary artery occlusion. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 44: 309-316.

Pereira, R.S., G. Wisenberg, F.S. Prato, and K. Yvorchuk. 2000. Clinical assessment of myocardial viability using MRI during a constant infusion of Gd-DTPA. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine 11: 104-113.

Thornhill, R.E., F.S. Prato, R.S. Pereira, G. Wisenberg, and J. Sykes. 2001. Examining a canine model of stunned myocardium with Gd-DTPA-enhanced MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 45: 864-871.
 
 

ZABEL, P.L.

Hodgson, N., P.L. Zabel, A.G. Mattar, C.J. Engel, D. Girvan, and R. Holliday. 2001. A new radiocolloid for sentinel mode detection in breast cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology 8 (2): 133-137.

Temple, C.L.F., C.G. Scilley, C.J. Engel, D.T. Shum, R.C. Lohmann, A.G. Mattar, and P.L. Zabel. 2000. Sentinel node biopsy in melanoma using technetium-99m rhenium colloid: the London experience. Annals of Plastic Surgery 45 (5): 491-499.