[Cover Caption] Other Issues:	Contents:  Volume 1, Issue 2, March 2008   [Index by Author]         ORIGINAL RESEARCH        FROM PICTURES TO PRACTICE PARADIGMS        HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE        BUSINESS AND ADVOCACY        IMAGING VIGNETTE        IMAGING EXCERPTS FROM SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS        NEWS AND VIEWS        EDITOR'S PAGE
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH :

Francesco Grigioni, Christophe Tribouilloy, Jean Francois Avierinos, Andrea Barbieri, Marinella Ferlito, Faouzi Trojette, Laurence Tafanelli, Angelo Branzi, Catherine Szymanski, Gilbert Habib, Maria G. Modena, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano on behalf of the MIDA Investigators Outcomes in Mitral Regurgitation Due to Flail Leaflets: A Multicenter European Study J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 133-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View CVN News Brief]

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Paul A. Grayburn Should We Operate on Asymptomatic Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation? J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 142-144. [Full Text] [PDF]

Juan Carlos Plana, Issam A. Mikati, Hisham Dokainish, Nasser Lakkis, John Abukhalil, Robert Davis, Brian C. Hetzell, and William A. Zoghbi A Randomized Cross-Over Study for Evaluation of the Effect of Image Optimization With Contrast on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Dobutamine Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease: The OPTIMIZE Trial J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 145-152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View CVN Interview][Cardiosource Journal Scan Summary][Cardiosource Clinical Trial Summary]

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Patricia A. Pellikka and Sharon L. Mulvagh Echocardiography Contrast for Image Optimization: Beyond Confidence, It Is a Matter of Accuracy J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 153-155. [Full Text] [PDF] [View CVN Interview]

Tali Sharir, Simona Ben-Haim, Konstantine Merzon, Vitali Prochorov, Dalia Dickman, Shlomo Ben-Haim, and Daniel S. Berman High-Speed Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Initial Clinical Comparison With Conventional Dual Detector Anger Camera Imaging J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 156-163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View CVN Interview]

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Robert O. Bonow High-Speed Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Dawn of a New Era in Nuclear Cardiology? J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 164-166. [Full Text] [PDF] [View CVN Interview]

Masahiro Terashima, Patricia K. Nguyen, Geoffrey D. Rubin, Carlos Iribarren, Brian K. Courtney, Alan S. Go, Stephen P. Fortmann, and Michael V. McConnell Impaired Coronary Vasodilation by Magnetic Resonance Angiography Is Associated With Advanced Coronary Artery Calcification J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 167-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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Nathaniel Reichek and Deepu Alexander Coronary Artery Function: Out of the Cath Lab and Into the Magnet J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 174-176. [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephan Achenbach, Ulrike Ropers, Axel Kuettner, Katharina Anders, Tobias Pflederer, Sei Komatsu, Werner Bautz, Werner G. Daniel, and Dieter Ropers Randomized Comparison of 64-Slice Single- and Dual-Source Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 177-186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

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João A.C. Lima Another Step Forward in CT Angiography J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 187-189. [Full Text] [PDF]

Joanne D. Schuijf, Jacob M. van Werkhoven, Gabija Pundziute, J. Wouter Jukema, Isabel Decramer, Marcel P. Stokkel, Petra Dibbets-Schneider, Martin J. Schalij, Johannes H.C. Reiber, Ernst E. van der Wall, William Wijns, and Jeroen J. Bax Invasive Versus Noninvasive Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 190-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Arik Wolak, Heidi Gransar, Louise E.J. Thomson, John D. Friedman, Rory Hachamovitch, Ariel Gutstein, Leslee J. Shaw, Donna Polk, Nathan D. Wong, Rola Saouaf, Sean W. Hayes, Alan Rozanski, Piotr J. Slomka, Guido Germano, and Daniel S. Berman Aortic Size Assessment by Noncontrast Cardiac Computed Tomography: Normal Limits by Age, Gender, and Body Surface Area J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 200-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

Kasumi Masuda, Toshihiko Asanuma, Asuka Taniguchi, Ayumi Uranishi, Fuminobu Ishikura, and Shintaro Beppu Assessment of Dyssynchronous Wall Motion During Acute Myocardial Ischemia Using Velocity Vector Imaging J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 210-220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [View Online Appendix]

FROM PICTURES TO PRACTICE PARADIGMS :

Patrick O’Gara, Lissa Sugeng, Roberto Lang, Maurice Sarano, Judy Hung, Subha Raman, Gregory Fischer, Blasé Carabello, David Adams, and Mani Vannan The Role of Imaging in Chronic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 221-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE :

H. William Strauss Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging— The Beginning... J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 238-240. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

BUSINESS AND ADVOCACY :

Robert C. Hendel Utilization Management of Cardiovascular Imaging: Pre-Certification and Appropriateness J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 241-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

IMAGING VIGNETTE :

James A. Goldstein, Simon Dixon, Robert D. Safian, George Hanzel, Cindy L. Grines, and Gilbert L. Raff Computed Tomographic Angiographic Morphology of Invasively Proven Complex Coronary Plaques J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 249-251. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

IMAGING EXCERPTS FROM SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS :

James K. Min, Leo Hofstra, Swaminatha V. Gurudevan, and Manuel D. Cerqueira Imaging Highlights of the American Heart Association 2007 Scientifc Sessions J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 252-262. [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF]

NEWS AND VIEWS :

Pamela S. Douglas, Rita F. Redberg, Roger S. Blumenthal, and Marietta Ambrose Imaging for Coronary Risk Assessment: Ready for Prime Time? J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 263-265. [Full Text] [PDF]

EDITOR'S PAGE :

Leslee J. Shaw and Jagat Narula Cardiovascular Imaging Quality—More Than a Pretty Picture! J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008 1: 266-269. [Full Text] [PDF] [View CVN Interview]

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