Publications

• Beam hardening of K-edge contrast agents: a phantom study comparing clinical energy-integrating detector and photon-counting detector CT systems.
  Eur Radiol Exp Volume: 9 Page(s): 31
  03/19/2025 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Choux AR; Holmes TW; Schoepf UJ; van Assen M; De Cecco C; Emrich T; Varga-Szemes A
• Illuminating the Invisible: Harnessing Low-dose Ultra-high-Resolution PCD-CT for Enhanced Visceral Artery Visualization.
  Acad Radiol Volume: 32 Page(s): 754 - 756
  02/01/2025 Authors: Abbaspour E; Pourmorteza A; Malayeri AA; Nezami N
• Photon-Counting CT in Cancer Radiotherapy: Technological Advances and Clinical Benefits.
  ArXiv
  12/04/2024 Authors: Shah KD; Zhou J; Roper J; Dhabaan A; Al-Hallaq H; Pourmorteza A; Yang X
• Photon-Counting CT in Cancer Radiotherapy: Technological Advances and Clinical Benefits
  
  10/26/2024 Authors: Shah KD; Zhou J; Roper J; Dhabaan A; Al-Hallaq H; Pourmorteza A; Yang X
• Phase-Contrast CT: A Grand Challenge for Radiology.
  Radiology Volume: 312 Page(s): e241706
  07/01/2024 Authors: Bluemke DA; Pourmorteza A
• Ultrahigh-Resolution K-Edge Imaging of Coronary Arteries With Prototype Deep-Silicon Photon-Counting CT: Initial Results in Phantoms.
  Radiology Volume: 311 Page(s): e231598
  06/01/2024 Authors: Holmes TW; Yin Z; Bujila R; Madhav P; Kim C; Maltz JS; Pourmorteza A
• Proceedings of the 17th International Meeting on Fully 3D Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
  ArXiv
  01/31/2024 Authors: Huang C; Vaska P; Gao Y; Chang S; Holmes TW; Pourmorteza A; Liang J
• Cardiac-induced motion of the pancreas and its effect on image quality of ultrahigh-resolution CT.
  Eur Radiol Exp Volume: 8 Page(s): 4
  01/04/2024 Authors: Holmes TW; Yu Z; Thompson R; Oshinski JN; Pourmorteza A
• Proceedings of the 17th International Meeting on Fully 3D Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
  
  10/13/2023 Authors: Huang C; Vaska P; Gao Y; Chang S; Holmes TW; Pourmorteza A; Liang J
• Clinical Applications of Photon-counting CT: A Review of Pioneer Studies and a Glimpse into the Future.
  Radiology Volume: 309 Page(s): e222432
  10/01/2023 Authors: Douek PC; Boccalini S; Oei EHG; Cormode DP; Pourmorteza A; Boussel L; Si-Mohamed SA; Budde RPJ
• Photon-counting CT to Virtual Noncontrast CT Images.
  Radiology Volume: 306 Page(s): 205 - 206
  01/01/2023 Authors: Pourmorteza A
• Ultra-high-resolution spectral silicon-based photon-counting detector CT for coronary CT angiography: Initial results in a dynamic phantom.
  J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Volume: 17 Page(s): 341 - 344
  01/01/2023 Authors: Holmes TW; Yin Z; Stevens GM; Slavic S; Okerlund DR; Maltz JS; Pourmorteza A
• Photon-counting CT: Scouting for Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers.
  Radiology Volume: 298 Page(s): 153 - 154
  01/01/2021 Authors: Pourmorteza A
• Next-Generation Hardware Advances in CT: Cardiac Applications.
  Radiology Volume: 298 Page(s): 3 - 17
  01/01/2021 Authors: Kwan AC; Pourmorteza A; Stutman D; Bluemke DA; Lima JAC
• Spectral photon-counting CT in cardiovascular imaging.
  J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Volume: 15 Page(s): 218 - 225
  01/01/2021 Authors: Sandfort V; Persson M; Pourmorteza A; Nol PB; Fleischmann D; Willemink MJ
• Coronary artery calcium scoring with photon-counting CT: first in vivo human experience.
  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging Volume: 35 Page(s): 733 - 739
  04/01/2019 Authors: Symons R; Sandfort V; Mallek M; Ulzheimer S; Pourmorteza A
• Photon-counting CT: Technical Principles and Clinical Prospects.
  Radiology Volume: 289 Page(s): 293 - 312
  11/01/2018 Authors: Willemink MJ; Persson M; Pourmorteza A; Pelc NJ; Fleischmann D
• Germline VHL gene variant in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease does not predict renal tumor growth.
  Abdom Radiol (NY) Volume: 43 Page(s): 2743 - 2749
  10/01/2018 Authors: Farhadi F; Nikpanah M; Li X; Symons R; Pourmorteza A; Merino MJ; Linehan WM; Malayeri AA
• Differentiating papillary type I RCC from clear cell RCC and oncocytoma: application of whole-lesion volumetric ADC measurement.
  Abdom Radiol (NY) Volume: 43 Page(s): 2424 - 2430
  09/01/2018 Authors: Paschall AK; Mirmomen SM; Symons R; Pourmorteza A; Gautam R; Sahai A; Dwyer AJ; Merino MJ; Metwalli AR; Linehan WM
• Precision of regional wall motion estimates from ultra-low-dose cardiac CT using SQUEEZ.
  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging Volume: 34 Page(s): 1277 - 1286
  08/01/2018 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Keller N; Chen R; Lardo A; Halperin H; Chen MY; McVeigh E
• Dose Efficiency of Quarter-Millimeter Photon-Counting Computed Tomography: First-in-Human Results.
  Invest Radiol Volume: 53 Page(s): 365 - 372
  06/01/2018 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Symons R; Henning A; Ulzheimer S; Bluemke DA
• SiSSR: Simultaneous subdivision surface registration for the quantification of cardiac function from computed tomography in canines.
  Med Image Anal Volume: 46 Page(s): 215 - 228
  05/01/2018 Authors: Vigneault DM; Pourmorteza A; Thomas ML; Bluemke DA; Noble JA
• Photon-Counting Computed Tomography for Vascular Imaging of the Head and Neck: First In Vivo Human Results.
  Invest Radiol Volume: 53 Page(s): 135 - 142
  03/01/2018 Authors: Symons R; Reich DS; Bagheri M; Cork TE; Krauss B; Ulzheimer S; Kappler S; Bluemke DA; Pourmorteza A
• Regional myocardial strain measurements from 4DCT in patients with normal LV function.
  J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Volume: 12 Page(s): 372 - 378
  01/01/2018 Authors: McVeigh ER; Pourmorteza A; Guttman M; Sandfort V; Contijoch F; Budhiraja S; Chen Z; Bluemke DA; Chen MY
• Quarter-millimeter spectral coronary stent imaging with photon-counting CT: Initial experience.
  J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Volume: 12 Page(s): 509 - 515
  01/01/2018 Authors: Symons R; De Bruecker Y; Roosen J; Van Camp L; Cork TE; Kappler S; Ulzheimer S; Sandfort V; Bluemke DA; Pourmorteza A
• Feasibility of Dose-reduced Chest CT with Photon-counting Detectors: Initial Results in Humans.
  Radiology Volume: 285 Page(s): 980 - 989
  12/01/2017 Authors: Symons R; Pourmorteza A; Sandfort V; Ahlman MA; Cropper T; Mallek M; Kappler S; Ulzheimer S; Mahesh M; Jones EC
• Photon-Counting CT of the Brain: In Vivo Human Results and Image-Quality Assessment.
  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Volume: 38 Page(s): 2257 - 2263
  12/01/2017 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Symons R; Reich DS; Bagheri M; Cork TE; Kappler S; Ulzheimer S; Bluemke DA
• Photon-counting CT for simultaneous imaging of multiple contrast agents in the abdomen: An in vivo study.
  Med Phys Volume: 44 Page(s): 5120 - 5127
  10/01/2017 Authors: Symons R; Krauss B; Sahbaee P; Cork TE; Lakshmanan MN; Bluemke DA; Pourmorteza A
• Erratum: "A multichannel block-matching denoising algorithm for spectral photon-counting CT images" [Med. Phys. 44, 2447-2452 (2017)].
  Med Phys Volume: 44 Page(s): 5540
  10/01/2017 Authors: Harrison AP; Xu Z; Pourmorteza A; Bluemke DA; Mollura DJ
• Comprehensive use of cardiac computed tomography to guide left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
  Heart Rhythm Volume: 14 Page(s): 1364 - 1372
  09/01/2017 Authors: Behar JM; Rajani R; Pourmorteza A; Preston R; Razeghi O; Niederer S; Adhya S; Claridge S; Jackson T; Sieniewicz B
• Dual-contrast agent photon-counting computed tomography of the heart: initial experience.
  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging Volume: 33 Page(s): 1253 - 1261
  08/01/2017 Authors: Symons R; Cork TE; Lakshmanan MN; Evers R; Davies-Venn C; Rice KA; Thomas ML; Liu C-Y; Kappler S; Ulzheimer S
• A multichannel block-matching denoising algorithm for spectral photon-counting CT images.
  Med Phys Volume: 44 Page(s): 2447 - 2452
  06/01/2017 Authors: Harrison AP; Xu Z; Pourmorteza A; Bluemke DA; Mollura DJ
• DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING: DIFFERENTIATION OF CLEAR CELL FROM PAPILLARY RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
  Volume: 197 Page(s): E224 - E225
  04/01/2017 Authors: Mimromen SM; Nikpanah M; Gautam R; Metwalli A; Pourmorteza A; Linehan W; Malayeri A
• Low-dose lung cancer screening with photon-counting CT: a feasibility study.
  Phys Med Biol Volume: 62 Page(s): 202 - 213
  01/07/2017 Authors: Symons R; Cork TE; Sahbaee P; Fuld MK; Kappler S; Folio LR; Bluemke DA; Pourmorteza A
• Optimized energy of spectral CT for infarct imaging: Experimental validation with human validation.
  J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Volume: 11 Page(s): 171 - 178
  01/01/2017 Authors: Sandfort V; Palanisamy S; Symons R; Pourmorteza A; Ahlman MA; Rice K; Thomas T; Davies-Venn C; Krauss B; Kwan A
• Automatic high-resolution infarct detection using volumetric multiphase dual-energy CT.
  J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Volume: 11 Page(s): 288 - 294
  01/01/2017 Authors: Sandfort V; Kwan AC; Elumogo C; Vigneault DM; Symons R; Pourmorteza A; Rice K; Davies-Venn C; Ahlman MA; Liu C-Y
• Coronary CT Angiography: Variability of CT Scanners and Readers in Measurement of Plaque Volume.
  Radiology Volume: 281 Page(s): 737 - 748
  12/01/2016 Authors: Symons R; Morris JZ; Wu CO; Pourmorteza A; Ahlman MA; Lima JAC; Chen MY; Mallek M; Sandfort V; Bluemke DA
• A Computational Framework for Personalized Blood Flow Analysis in the Human Left Atrium.
  Ann Biomed Eng Volume: 44 Page(s): 3284 - 3294
  11/01/2016 Authors: Otani T; Al-Issa A; Pourmorteza A; McVeigh ER; Wada S; Ashikaga H
• BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Abdominal CT with Three K-Edge Contrast Materials Using a Whole-Body Photon-Counting Scanner: Initial Results of a Large Animal Experiment
  Volume: 43 Page(s): 3834 - 3834
  06/01/2016 Authors: Lakshmanan M; Symons R; Cork T; Davies-Venn C; Rice K; Malayeri A; Sandfort V; Bluemke D; Pourmorteza A
• Correlation of CT-based regional cardiac function (SQUEEZ) with myocardial strain calculated from tagged MRI: an experimental study.
  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging Volume: 32 Page(s): 817 - 823
  05/01/2016 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Chen MY; van der Pals J; Arai AE; McVeigh ER
• Abdominal Imaging with Contrast-enhanced Photon-counting CT: First Human Experience.
  Radiology Volume: 279 Page(s): 239 - 245
  04/01/2016 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Symons R; Sandfort V; Mallek M; Fuld MK; Henderson G; Jones EC; Malayeri AA; Folio LR; Bluemke DA
• CT-BASED VOLUMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF RENAL CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA IN VON HIPPEL-LINDAU (VHL) USING NOVEL HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS.
  Volume: 195 Page(s): E204 - E205
  04/01/2016 Authors: Malayeri A; Pourmorteza A; Shah N; Gautam R; Yazdi A; Lovell J; Boyle S; Asokan I; Srinivasan R; Metwalli A
• Reconstruction of difference in sequential CT studies using penalized likelihood estimation.
  Phys Med Biol Volume: 61 Page(s): 1986 - 2002
  03/07/2016 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Dang H; Siewerdsen JH; Stayman JW
• Transplantation of human oligodendrocyte progenitor cells improves sensory function after spinal cord injury
  Volume: 19 Page(s): 800 - 800
  09/01/2012 Authors: Pashai N; Gupta S; Bazley F; Pourmorteza A; Kerr C; All A
• Electrophysiological evaluation of sensory and motor pathways after incomplete unilateral spinal cord contusion.
  J Neurosurg Spine Volume: 16 Page(s): 414 - 423
  04/01/2012 Authors: Bazley FA; Hu C; Maybhate A; Pourmorteza A; Pashai N; Thakor NV; Kerr CL; All AH
• A new method for cardiac computed tomography regional function assessment: stretch quantifier for endocardial engraved zones (SQUEEZ).
  Circ Cardiovasc Imaging Volume: 5 Page(s): 243 - 250
  03/01/2012 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Schuleri KH; Herzka DA; Lardo AC; McVeigh ER
• Regional cardiac function assessment in 4D CT: comparison between SQUEEZ and ejection fraction.
  Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc Volume: 2012 Page(s): 4966 - 4969
  01/01/2012 Authors: Pourmorteza A; Schuleri KH; Herzka DA; Lardo AC; McVeigh ER
• DTI for assessing axonal integrity after contusive spinal cord injury and transplantation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells.
  Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc Volume: 2012 Page(s): 82 - 85
  01/01/2012 Authors: Bazley FA; Pourmorteza A; Gupta S; Pashai N; Kerr C; All AH
• Human embryonic stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitors aid in functional recovery of sensory pathways following contusive spinal cord injury.
  PLoS One Volume: 7 Page(s): e47645
  01/01/2012 Authors: All AH; Bazley FA; Gupta S; Pashai N; Hu C; Pourmorteza A; Kerr C
• Cardiac motion estimation by joint alignment of tagged MRI sequences.
  Med Image Anal Volume: 16 Page(s): 339 - 350
  01/01/2012 Authors: Oubel E; De Craene M; Hero AO; Pourmorteza A; Huguet M; Avegliano G; Bijnens BH; Frangi AF