The Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging represents a collaborative partnership between Radiology and Cardiology. Currently we have six radiologists, two cardiologists and one physicist working primarily at the Clifton Road campus with some work also being performed at Grady Medical Center and Crawford Long Hospital. State-of-the-art equipment presently in use include Siemens Somatom Definition dual-source MDCT, Siemens Somatom Sensation 64 MDCT, GE Lightspeed VCT 64-slice MDCT, Siemens Biograph 64 PET-CT, Siemens Biograph 40 PET-CT, Siemens Avanto 1.5 T MRI, Siemens Trio 3.0 T MRI, and Philips 1.5 T MRI. Members of the division have held leadership positions in national societies and are active in both teaching and research.
- Arthur Stillman, MD, PhD
Director, Divisiton of Cardiothoracic Imaging
ESCR - Honorary Membership
Arthur Stillman, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging
Honorary Membership of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology (ESCR) is bestowed on individuals with a very substantial record of contributions to cardiac radiology. Dr. Stillman's outstanding achievements in this field and his leadership in radiology and in medicine as a whole, which are recognized internationally, make him a most worthy candidate for this honor.
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NASCI Gold Medal Award
Murray Baron, MD
The North American Society for Cardiac Imaging (NASCI) has awarded Dr. Baron the Gold Medal Award. The very first NASCI Gold Medal Award was given in 2002. Recipients of this honor are chosen because of their significant contributions to the cardiovascular imaging field. Dr. Baron demonstrated outstanding dedication and motivation. Congratulations on this prestigious achievement.
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Excellence in Design
Stefan Tigges, MD, MSCR
Dr. Stefan Tigges and co-authors (Sirineni GK, Oshinski JN, Johnson K, Stillman AE) were awarded the honor of Excellence in Design by RSNA for their educational exhibit on the Cardiac Cycle and 3D Motion of the Coronary Arteries: Impact on Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA).
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American Heart Association Fellow
Dr. Arthur Stillman, Director of Cardiothoracic Imaging, has been elected as a fellow with the American Heart Association. Fellowship recognizes leadership within the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) relative to cardiovascular diseases and stroke. To be accepted as a nominee the physician must show evidence of an ongoing interest and contributions in cardiovascular diseases and/or stroke disease through research, education or patient care.
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Chairman of the Cardiac CT Angiography Committee
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has recently appointed Dr. Arthur Stillman as Chairman of the Cardiac CT Angiography Committee for the Commission on Quality and Safety. He is also President of the North American Society for Cardiac Imaging, Co-Chair Council of Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention of the American Heart Association
Sirineni GK, Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Stillman AE. Calculation of coronary age using calcium scores in multiple ethnicities. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2008; 24:107-111.
Bellasi A, Lacey C, Taylor AJ, Raggi P, Wilson PWF, Budoff M, Vaccarino V, Shaw LJ. Comparison of prognostic usefulness of coronary artery calcium in men versus women (results from a meta- and pooled analysis estimating all-cause mortality and coronary heart disease death or myocardial infarction). Am J Cardiol (in press)
Nasir K, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TR, Flores PR, Flores FR, Raggi P, Berman DS, Roger S Blumenthal, Budoff MJ. Ethnic differences in the prognostic value of coronary artery calcification screening for all-cause mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol (in press)
Stillman AE, Oudkerk M, Ackerman M, Becker CR, Buszman PE, de Feyter PJ, Hoffmann U, Keadey MT, Marano R, Lipton MJ, Raff GL, Reddy GP, Rees MR, Rubin GD, Schoepf UJ, Tarulli G, van Beek EJR, Wexler L, White CS. Use of Multidetector Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain: A Consensus Statement of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2007 Aug;23(4):415-27.
Asanuma Y, Chung CP, Oeser A, Solus JF, Avalos I, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein, CM. Serum osteoprotegerin is increased and independently associated with coronary-artery atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Atherosclerosis. 2007 Jun 12; : 17570371
Sirineni GK, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Stillman AE. Calculation of Coronary Age Using Calcium Scores in Multiple Ethnicities. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2007 May 30; :17534734.
Sirineni G, Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Stillman AE. Calculation of coronary age using calcium scores in multiple ethnicities. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2007 May 30; : 17534734
Bellasi A,Veledar E, Ferramosca E, Ratti C, Block GA, Raggi P. Markers of vascular disease do not differ in black and white hemodialysis patients despite a different risk profile. Atherosclerosis. 2007 May 23; : 17524408
Raggi P, Bellasi A. Clinical assessment of vascular calcification. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2007:14:37-43.
Raggi P, Giachelli C, Bellasi A. Interaction of vascular and bone disease in patients with normal renal function and patients undergoing dialysis. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007;4:26-33
Raggi P, Bellasi A, Ferramosca E, Block GA, Muntner P. Pulse wave velocity is inversely related to vertebral bone density in hemodialysis patients. Hypertension 2007, April 9 [Epub ahead of print]
Stillman AE. What has happened to cardiac MRI? J Am Coll Radiol 2007 Apr; 4:224-226.
Bellasi A, Raggi P. Techniques and technologies to assess vascular calcification. Semin Dial. 2007;20:129-33.
Chung CP, Oeser A, Avalos I, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein, CM. Utility of the Framingham risk score to predict the presence of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther
Hyre AD, Muntner P, Menke A, Raggi P, He J. Trends in high LDL-cholesterol awareness, treatment, and control in US adults. Ann Epidemiol 2007, March 27 (Epub ahead of print)
Numburi UD, Chatzimavroudis GP, Stillman AE, Lieber ML, Uber AE 3rd, Kalafut JF, White RD, Halliburton SS. Patient-specific contrast injection protocols for cardiovascular multidetector row computed tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2007 Mar-Apr; 31:281-289.
Raggi P, Bellasi A, Ferramosca E, Islam T, Muntner P, Block GA. Association of pulse wave velocity with vascular and valvular calcification in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 2007 Feb 21; [Epub ahead of print]
Chung CP, Oeser A, Solus JF, Avalos I, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein, CM. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increased in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with coronary atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2007 Jan 29; [Epub ahead of print]
Raggi P, Bellasi A, Ferramosca E, Islam T, Muntner P, Block GA. Association of pulse wave velocity with vascular and valvular calcification in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int. 2007 Feb 21; [Epub ahead of print]
Chung CP, Avalos I, Raggi P, Stein CM. Atherosclerosis and inflammation: insights from rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatology 2007 Feb 2; [Epub ahead of print]
Sirineni GK, Stillman AE. Understanding the heart: CT and MRI for coronary heart disease. J Thoracic Imaging 2007 Feb; 22:107-113.
Sirineni GK, Stillman AE. Understanding the heart: CT and MRI for coronary heart disease. J Thorac Imaging 2007; 22:107-113.
Houston MC, Cooil B, Olaffson BJ, Raggi P. Effect of a phytonutrient concentrate powder on progression of coronary artery calcium, arterial compliance and antioxidant status in hypertension. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, February 2007 (advanced pub on line)
Greenland P, Bonow RO, Brundage BH, Budoff MJ, Eisenberg MJ, Grundy SM, Lauer MS, Post WS, Raggi P, Redberg RF, Rodgers GP, Shaw LJ, Taylor AJ, Weintraub WS, Harrington RA, Abrams J, Anderson JL, Bates ER, Grines CL, Hlatky MA, Lichtenberg RC, Lindner JR, Pohost GM, Schofield RS, Shubrooks SJ Jr, Stein JH, Tracy CM, Vogel RA, Wesley DJ; American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography); Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention; Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography). Circulation. 2007;115:402-26. Epub 2007 Jan 12
Block GA, Raggi P, Bellasi A, Kooniega L, Spiegel DM. Mortality effect of coronary calcification and phosphate binder choice in incident hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int. 2007;71:438-41 [Epub ahead of print Jan 3]
Arthur E. Stillman, MD, PhD - Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging
Murray Baron, MD, FACR, FACCO, FACC
Fabio Esteves, MD
Stamatios Lerakis, MD, FAHA, FASE, FACC
Paolo Raggi, MD, PACP, FACC
Stefan Tigges, MD
Kay Vydareny, MD
Cardiothoratic Imaging Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Imaging Clinical Research
Cardiothoracic Radiology
Department of Radiology
Emory University School of Medicine
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