Stephan Achenbach

Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology), University of Erlangen, Germany

Stephan Achenbach is Assistant Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany

His research focuses on the methodological and clinical investigation of coronary calcium detection/progression, and the relationship between the progression of aortic valve and coronary artery calcifications. He is particularly interested in methodological and clinical studies concerning the visualization and characterization of non-calcified coronary atherosclerotic plaque by multislice spiral CT and the use of electron beam CT and multi-slice spiral CT for non-invasive coronary angiography. Also of interest is the validation of image reconstruction methods for 2- and 3-dimensional coronary artery visualization.

Professor Achenbach is immediate Past-President of the Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT).

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Faculty Member: Cardiovascular Disorders > Cardiovascular Imaging (since 15 November 2005)

All recent recommendations

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  Diagnostic performance of 16- and 64-section spiral CT for coronary artery bypass graft assessment: meta-analysis.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Prognostic value of non-obstructive CT low-dense coronary artery plaques detected by multislice computed tomography.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Computed tomographic coronary angiographic assessment of high-risk coronary anatomy in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and intermediate pretest probability.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Dual-energy CT of the heart for diagnosing coronary artery stenosis and myocardial ischemia-initial experience.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
• 6.0
  Prospectively gated transverse coronary CT angiography versus retrospectively gated helical technique: improved image quality and reduced radiation dose.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Coronary 64-slice CT angiography predicts outcome in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Non-invasive coronary computed tomographic angiography for patients with suspected coronary artery disease: the Coronary Angiography by Computed Tomography with the Use of a Submillimeter resolution (CACTUS) trial.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with high, intermediate, or low pretest probability of significant coronary artery disease.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Prognostic value of multidetector coronary computed tomographic angiography for prediction of all-cause mortality.
  Recommended by Christopher Kramer, Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Effectiveness of dual-source CT coronary angiography for the evaluation of coronary artery disease in patients with atrial fibrillation: initial experience.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
• 4.8
  Multislice computed tomographic characteristics of coronary lesions in acute coronary syndromes.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach, Pim de Feyter
  
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  Usefulness of noninvasive cardiac imaging using dual-source computed tomography in an unselected population with high prevalence of coronary artery disease.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  Accuracy of 16-row multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of coronary artery stenosis.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach
  
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  High-resolution spiral computed tomography coronary angiography in patients referred for diagnostic conventional coronary angiography.
  Recommended by Stephan Achenbach