Publications

  1. Inoue A, Vrtiska TJ, Lee YS, Vasconcelos RN, Weber NM, Halaweish AF, Duba I, Williamson EE, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. The feasibility of low iodine dynamic CT angiography with test bolus for evaluation of lower extremity peripheral artery disease. Vascular. 2021 Dec; 29(6):927-937. Epub 2021 Jan 17.
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  2. Karkkainen JM, Oderich GS, Tenorio ER, Pather K, Oksala N, Macedo TA, Vrtiska T, Mees B, Jacobs MJ. Psoas muscle area and attenuation are highly predictive of complications and mortality after complex endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Apr; 73 (4):1178-1188.e1 Epub 2020 Sept 28
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  3. D'Oria M, Oderich GS, Tenorio ER, Karkkainen JM, Mendes BC, Macedo TA, Vrtiska T, DeMartino RR. Natural history of isolated type II endoleaks in patients treated by fenestrated-branched endovascular repair for pararenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 72 (1):44-54 Epub 2019 Nov 29
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  4. Tenorio ER, Oderich GS, Sandri GA, Ozbek P, Karkkainen JM, Vrtiska T, Macedo TA, Gloviczki P. Prospective nonrandomized study to evaluate cone beam computed tomography for technical assessment of standard and complex endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Jun; 71 (6):1982-1993.e5 Epub 2019 Oct 11
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  5. D'Costa MR, Haley WE, Mara KC, Enders FT, Vrtiska TJ, Pais VM, Jacobsen SJ, McCollough CH, Lieske JC, Rule AD. Symptomatic and Radiographic Manifestations of Kidney Stone Recurrence and Their Prediction by Risk Factors: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Jul; 30 (7):1251-1260 Epub 2019 June 07
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  6. Ferrero A, Takahashi N, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Understanding, justifying, and optimizing radiation exposure for CT imaging in nephrourology. Nat Rev Urol. 2019 Apr; 16 (4):231-244
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  7. Tenorio ER, Oderich GS, Sandri GA, Ozbek P, Karkkainen JM, Macedo TA, Vrtiska T, Cha S. Impact of onlay fusion and cone beam computed tomography on radiation exposure and technical assessment of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Apr; 69 (4):1045-1058.e3 Epub 2018 Dec 04
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  8. Vaughan LE, Enders FT, Lieske JC, Pais VM, Rivera ME, Mehta RA, Vrtiska TJ, Rule AD. Predictors of Symptomatic Kidney Stone Recurrence After the First and Subsequent Episodes. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Feb; 94 (2):202-210 Epub 2018 Dec 04
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  9. Gutjahr R, Fletcher JG, Lee YS, Halaweish AF, Suresh V, Weber NM, Vrtiska TJ, Williamson EE, Schmidt B, McCollough CH. Individualized Delay for Abdominal Computed Tomography Angiography Bolus-Tracking Based on Sequential Monitoring: Increased Aortic Contrast Permits Decreased Injection Rate and Lower Iodine Dose. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2019 Jul/Aug; 43(4):612-618.
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  10. Marcus RP, Fletcher JG, Ferrero A, Leng S, Halaweish AF, Gutjahr R, Vrtiska TJ, Wells ML, Enders FT, McCollough CH. Detection and Characterization of Renal Stones by Using Photon-Counting-based CT. Radiology. 2018 Nov; 289 (2):436-442 Epub 2018 Aug 07
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  11. Kittanamongkolchai W, Vaughan LE, Enders FT, Dhondup T, Mehta RA, Krambeck AE, McCollough CH, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC, Rule AD. The Changing Incidence and Presentation of Urinary Stones Over 3 Decades. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Mar; 93 (3):291-299 Epub 2018 Feb 14
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  12. Ribeiro M, Oderich GS, Macedo T, Vrtiska TJ, Hofer J, Chini J, Mendes B, Cha S. Assessment of aortic wall thrombus predicts outcomes of endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms using fenestrated and branched endografts. J Vasc Surg. 2017 Nov; 66 (5):1321-1333 Epub 2017 June 07
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  13. Wells ML, Froemming AT, Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, Kim B, Hartman RP, Holmes DR 3rd, Carter RE, Bartley AC, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. A multi-reader in vitro study using porcine kidneys to determine the impact of integrated circuit detectors and iterative reconstruction on the detection accuracy, size measurement, and radiation dose for small (<4 mm) renal stones. Acta Radiol. 2017 Aug; 58: (8)1012-1019.
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  14. de Almeida Sandri G, Ribeiro MS, Macedo TA, Vrtiska T, Oderich GS. Planning endovascular aortic repair with standard and fenestrated-branched endografts. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2017 Apr; 58 (2):204-217
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  15. Vasconcelos R, Vrtiska TJ, Foley TA, Macedo TA, Cardona JC, Williamson EE, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Reducing Iodine Contrast Volume in CT Angiography of the Abdominal Aorta Using Integrated Tube Potential Selection and Weight-Based Method Without Compromising Image Quality. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Mar; 208: (3)552-563.
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  16. De Cecco CN, Boll DT, Bolus DN, Foley WD, Kaza RK, Morgan DE, Rofsky NM, Sahani DV, Schoepf UJ, Shuman WP, Siegel MJ, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL. White Paper of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance on Dual-Energy CT, Part 4: Abdominal and Pelvic Applications. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2017 Jan; 41 (1):8-14
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  17. De Cecco CN, Schoepf UJ, Steinbach L, Boll DT, Foley WD, Kaza RK, Bolus DN, Morgan DE, Sahani DV, Shuman WP, Siegel MJ, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL. White Paper of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance on Dual-Energy CT, Part 3: Vascular, Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Musculoskeletal Applications. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2017 Jan; 41: (1)1-7.
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  18. Haley WE, Enders FT, Vaughan LE, Mehta RA, Thoman ME, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, Rule AD. Kidney Function After the First Kidney Stone Event. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Dec; 91 (12):1744-1752 Epub 2016 Oct 21
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  19. Siegel MJ, Kaza RK, Bolus DN, Boll DT, Rofsky NM, De Cecco CN, Foley WD, Morgan DE, Schoepf UJ, Sahani DV, Shuman WP, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL. White Paper of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance on Dual-Energy CT, Part 1: Technology and Terminology. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2016 Nov 10;
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  20. Foley WD, Shuman WP, Siegel MJ, Sahani DV, Boll DT, Bolus DN, De Cecco CN, Kaza RK, Morgan DE, Schoepf UJ, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL. White Paper of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance on Dual-Energy CT, Part 2: Radiation Dose and Iodine Sensitivity. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2016 Nov/Dec; 40 (6):846-850
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  21. Foley WD, Shuman WP, Siegel MJ, Sahani DV, Boll DT, Bolus DN, De Cecco CN, Kaza RK, Morgan DE, Schoepf UJ, Vrtiska TJ, Yeh BM, Berland LL. White paper of the society of computed body tomography and magnetic resonance on dual-energy ct, part 2: radiation dose and iodine sensitivity Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2016 Nov-dec; 40: (6)846-50.
  22. Ribeiro MS, Oderich GS, Macedo TA, Vrtiska TJ, Hofer JM, Chini J, Mendes BC, Cha S. Assessment of Aortic Wall Thrombus Predicts Outcomes of Endovascular Repair of Complex Aortic Aneurysms Using Fenestrated and Branched Endografts J Vasc Surg, 2016 Sept 9.2016;
  23. Rivera M, Cockerill PA, Enders F, Mehta RA, Vaughan L, Vrtiska TJ, Herrera Hernandez LP, Holmes DR 3rd, Rule AD, Lieske JC, Krambeck AE. Characterization of Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Plug Formation Among Idiopathic Calcium Oxalate Stone Formers. Urology. 2016 Aug; 94:47-52 Epub 2016 May 19
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  24. Denic A, Alexander MP, Kaushik V, Lerman LO, Lieske JC, Stegall MD, Larson JJ, Kremers WK, Vrtiska TJ, Chakkera HA, Poggio ED, Rule AD. Detection and Clinical Patterns of Nephron Hypertrophy and Nephrosclerosis Among Apparently Healthy Adults. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Jul; 68 (1):58-67 Epub 2016 Feb 06
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  25. Kim B, King BF Jr, Vrtiska TJ, Irazabal MV, Torres VE, Harris PC. Inherited renal cystic diseases. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016 Jun; 41 (6):1035-51
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  26. Tweet MS, Gulati R, Williamson EE, Vrtiska TJ, Hayes SN. Multimodality Imaging for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Women. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Apr; 9 (4):436-50
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  27. Jaeger CD, Rule AD, Mehta RA, Vaughan LE, Vrtiska TJ, Holmes DR 3rd, McCollough CM, Ziegelmann MJ, Herrera Hernandez LP, Lieske JC, Krambeck AE. Endoscopic and Pathologic Characterization of Papillary Architecture in Struvite Stone Formers. Urology. 2016 Apr; 90:39-44 Epub 2016 Jan 06
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  28. Malgor RD, Gloviczki P, Fahrni J, Kalra M, Duncan AA, Oderich GS, Vrtiska T, Driscoll D. Surgical treatment of varicose veins and venous malformations in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. Phlebology. 2016 Apr; 31: (3)209-15.
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  29. Wells ML, Froemming AT, Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, Kim B, Hartman RP, Holmes III DR, Carter RE, Bartley AC, Leng S, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. A multi-reader in vitro study using porcine kidneys to determine the impact of integrated circuit detectors and iterative reconstruction on the detection accuracy, size measurement, and radiation dose for small (<4mm) renal stones Acta Radiologica.2016;0:(0)1-8.
  30. Matsumoto JS, Morris JM, Foley TA, Williamson EE, Leng S, McGee KP, Kuhlmann JL, Nesberg LE, Vrtiska TJ. Three-dimensional Physical Modeling: Applications and Experience at Mayo Clinic. Radiographics 2015 Nov-Dec; 35 (7):1989-2006
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  31. Viers BR, Viers LD, Hull NC, Hanson TJ, Mehta RA, Bergstralh EJ, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE. The Difficult Ureter: Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics Associated With Upper Urinary Tract Access at the Time of Ureteroscopic Stone Treatment. Urology. 2015 Nov; 86 (5):878-84 Epub 2015 Aug 20
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  32. Prasad M, Tweet MS, Hayes SN, Leng S, Liang JJ, Eleid MF, Gulati R, Vrtiska TJ. Prevalence of extracoronary vascular abnormalities and fibromuscular dysplasia in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 15; 115 (12):1672-7 Epub 2015 Mar 23
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  33. Viers BR, Lieske JC, Vrtiska TJ, Herrera Hernandez LP, Vaughan LE, Mehta RA, Bergstralh EJ, Rule AD, Holmes DR 3rd, Krambeck AE. Endoscopic and histologic findings in a cohort of uric acid and calcium oxalate stone formers. Urology. 2015 Apr; 85 (4):771-6 Epub 2015 Feb 11
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  34. Tang X, Bergstralh EJ, Mehta RA, Vrtiska TJ, Milliner DS, Lieske JC. Nephrocalcinosis is a risk factor for kidney failure in primary hyperoxaluria. Kidney Int. 2015 Mar; 87 (3):623-31 Epub 2014 Sept 17
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  35. Leng S, Shiung M, Ai S, Qu M, Vrtiska TJ, Grant KL, Krauss B, Schmidt B, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Feasibility of discriminating uric acid from non-uric acid renal stones using consecutive spatially registered low- and high-energy scans obtained on a conventional CT scanner. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Jan; 204 (1):92-7
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  36. Selby MG, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, McCollough CH, Elsherbiny HE, Bergstralh EJ, Lieske JC, Rule AD. Quantification of asymptomatic kidney stone burden by computed tomography for predicting future symptomatic stone events. Urology. 2015 Jan; 85 (1):45-50 Epub 2014 Oct 22
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  37. de Cogain MR, Lieske JC, Vrtiska TJ, Tosh PK, Krambeck AE. Secondarily infected nonstruvite urolithiasis: a prospective evaluation. Urology. 2014 Dec; 84 (6):1295-300 Epub 2014 Oct 11
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  38. Duan X, Rule AD, Elsherbiny H, Vrtiska TJ, Avula RT, Alexander MP, Lerman LO, McCollough CH. Automated assessment of renal cortical surface roughness from computerized tomography images and its association with age. Acad Radiol. 2014 Nov; 21 (11):1441-5 Epub 2014 July 30
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  39. Eleid MF, Guddeti RR, Tweet MS, Lerman A, Singh M, Best PJ, Vrtiska TJ, Prasad M, Rihal CS, Hayes SN, Gulati R. Coronary artery tortuosity in spontaneous coronary artery dissection: angiographic characteristics and clinical implications. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Oct; 7 (5):656-62 Epub 2014 Aug 19
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  40. Eleid MF, Guddeti RR, Tweet MS, Lerman A, Singh M, Best PJ, Vrtiska TJ, Prasad M, Rihal CS, Hayes SN, Gulati R. Coronary artery tortuosity in spontaneous coronary artery dissection Circ Cardiovasc Interv..2014;(7)656-662.
  41. Liang JJ, Prasad M, Tweet MS, Hayes SN, Gulati R, Breen JF, Leng S, Vrtiska TJ. A novel application of CT angiography to detect extracoronary vascular abnormalities in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2014 May-Jun; 8 (3):189-97 Epub 2014 Apr 04
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  42. Wang X, Vrtiska TJ, Avula RT, Walters LR, Chakkera HA, Kremers WK, Lerman LO, Rule AD. Age, kidney function, and risk factors associate differently with cortical and medullary volumes of the kidney. Kidney Int. 2014 Mar; 85 (3):677-85 Epub 2013 Sept 25
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  43. Malgor RD, Oderich GS, Vrtiska TJ, Kalra M, Duncan AA, Gloviczki P, Cha S, Bower TC. A case-control study of intentional occlusion of accessory renal arteries during endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Dec; 58: (6)1467-75.
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  44. Liu Y, Qu M, Carter RE, Leng S, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Jaramillo G, Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, Vrtiska TJ, McCollough CH. Differentiating calcium oxalate and hydroxyapatite stones in vivo using dual-energy CT and urine supersaturation and pH values. Acad Radiol. 2013 Dec; 20 (12):1521-5
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  45. Linnes MP, Krambeck AE, Cornell L, Williams JC Jr, Korinek M, Bergstralh EJ, Li X, Rule AD, McCollough CM, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC. Phenotypic characterization of kidney stone formers by endoscopic and histological quantification of intrarenal calcification. Kidney Int. 2013 Oct; 84 (4):818-25 Epub 2013 May 22
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  46. Chowdhary VR, Crowson CS, Bhagra AS, Warrington KJ, Vrtiska TJ. CT angiographic imaging characteristics of thoracic idiopathic aortitis. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 Sep-Oct; 7 (5):297-302 Epub 2013 Sept 26
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  47. Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, Li X, Bergstralh EJ, Rule AD, Holmes D 3rd, McCollough CM, Vrtiska TJ. Current computed tomography techniques can detect duct of Bellini plugging but not Randall's plaques. Urology. 2013 Aug; 82 (2):301-6 Epub 2013 June 20
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  48. Yu L, Fletcher JG, Grant KL, Carter RE, Hough DM, Barlow JM, Vrtiska TJ, Williamson EE, Young PM, Goss BC, Shiung M, Leng S, Raupach R, Schmidt B, Flohr T, McCollough CH. Automatic selection of tube potential for radiation dose reduction in vascular and contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Aug; 201 (2):W297-306
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  49. Duan X, Qu M, Wang J, Trevathan J, Vrtiska T, Williams JC Jr, Krambeck A, Lieske J, McCollough C. Differentiation of calcium oxalate monohydrate and calcium oxalate dihydrate stones using quantitative morphological information from micro-computerized and clinical computerized tomography. J Urol. 2013 Jun; 189 (6):2350-6 Epub 2012 Nov 07
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  50. Akhtar NJ, Oderich GS, Vrtiska TJ, Williamson EE, Araoz PA. Computed tomography angiography of hybrid thoracic endovascular aortic repair of the aortic arch. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2013 May; 11(5):589-606.
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  51. Qu M, Jaramillo-Alvarez G, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Liu Y, Duan X, Wang J, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, Lieske J, McCollough CH. Urinary stone differentiation in patients with large body size using dual-energy dual-source computed tomography. Eur Radiol. 2013 May; 23 (5):1408-14 Epub 2012 Dec 21
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  52. Young PM, Mostardi PM, Glockner JF, Vrtiska TR, Macedo T, Haider CR, Riederer SJ. Prospective comparison of cartesian acquisition with projection-like reconstruction magnetic resonance angiography with computed tomography angiography for evaluation of below-the-knee runoff. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2013 Mar; 24 (3):392-9
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  53. Linnes MP, Krambeck AE, Cornell L, Williams JC Jr, Korinek M, Bergstralh EJ, Li X, Rule AD, McCollough CM, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC. Re: Phenotypic characterization of kidney stone formers by endoscopic and histological quantification of intrarenal calcification. J Urol. 2013; 190(5):1785.
  54. Rule AD, Sasiwimonphan K, Lieske JC, Keddis MT, Torres VE, Vrtiska TJ. Characteristics of renal cystic and solid lesions based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography of potential kidney donors. Am J Kidney Dis. 2012 May; 59 (5):611-8 Epub 2012 Mar 06
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  55. Hartman R, Kawashima A, Takahashi N, Silva A, Vrtiska T, Leng S, Fletcher J, McCollough C. Applications of dual-energy CT in urologic imaging: an update. Radiol Clin North Am. 2012 Mar; 50: (2)191-205, v.
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  56. Gloviczki P, Kalra M, Duncan AA, Oderich GS, Vrtiska TJ, Bower TC. Open and hybrid deep vein reconstructions: to do or not to do? Phlebology. 2012 Mar; 27 Suppl 1:103-6.
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  57. Lorenz EC, Lieske JC, Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, Li X, Bergstralh EJ, Melton LJ 3rd, Rule AD. Clinical characteristics of potential kidney donors with asymptomatic kidney stones. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Aug; 26 (8):2695-700 Epub 2011 Feb 01
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  58. Erickson SB, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC. Effect of Cystone(R) on urinary composition and stone formation over a one year period. Phytomedicine. 2011 Jul 15; 18 (10):863-7 Epub 2011 Mar 17
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  59. Haider CR, Riederer SJ, Borisch EA, Glockner JF, Grimm RC, Hulshizer TC, Macedo TA, Mostardi PM, Rossman PJ, Vrtiska TJ, Young PM. High temporal and spatial resolution 3D time-resolved contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the hands and feet. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Jul; 34 (1):2-12
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  60. Erickson SB, Vrtiska TJ, Canzanello VJ, Lieske JC. Cystone(R) for 1 year did not change urine chemistry or decrease stone burden in cystine stone formers. Urol Res. 2011 Jun; 39 (3):197-203 Epub 2010 Dec 16
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  61. Qu M, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Leng S, Williams JC, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Dual-energy dual-source CT with additional spectral filtration can improve the differentiation of non-uric acid renal stones: an ex vivo phantom study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jun; 196 (6):1279-87
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  62. Ryer EJ, Oderich GS, Bower TC, Macedo TA, Vrtiska TJ, Duncan AA, Kalra M, Gloviczki P. Differences in anatomy and outcomes in patients treated with open mesenteric revascularization before and after the endovascular era. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Jun; 53: (6)1611-8.e2.
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  63. Kumar R, Lieske JC, Collazo-Clavell ML, Sarr MG, Olson ER, Vrtiska TJ, Bergstralh EJ, Li X. Fat malabsorption and increased intestinal oxalate absorption are common after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Surgery. 2011 May; 149 (5):654-61 Epub 2011 Feb 05
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  64. Moghaddam MB, Kalra M, Bjarnason H, Vrtiska TJ. Splenic arteriovenous fistula: successful treatment with an Amplatz occlusion device. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 May; 25: (4)556.e17-20.
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  65. Erickson SB, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC. Effect of Cystone(R) on urinary composition, stone formation over a one year period. Phytomedicine [Epub ahead of print] [PubMed - as supplied by publisher].2011 Mar 16;PMID:21419609.
  66. Qu M, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Leng S, Williams JC, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC, McCollough CH. Re: Dual-energy dual-source CT with additional spectral filtration can improve the differentiation of non-uric acid renal stones: An ex vivo phantom study. J Urol. 2011; 186(5):1916.
  67. Erickson SB, Vrtiska TJ, Canzanello VJ, Lieske JC. Cystone for 1 year did not change urine chemistry or decrease stone burden in cystine stone formers. Urol Res 2011 Jun Epub PMID 21161651 [PubMed - in process].2010 Dec 16;39:(3):197-203.
  68. Vrtiska TJ, Krambeck AE, McCollough CH, Leng S, Qu M, Yu L, Lieske JC. Imaging evaluation and treatment of nephrolithiasis: an update. Minn Med. 2010 Aug; 93 (8):48-51
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  69. Tafur A, Wysokinski W, Vrtiska T, McBane R 2nd. Budd-Chiari syndrome, mediastinal mass and recalcitrant leg ulcers, an unlikely trio. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2010 Aug; 30 (2):226-8
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  70. Takahashi N, Vrtiska TJ, Kawashima A, Hartman RP, Primak AN, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Detectability of urinary stones on virtual nonenhanced images generated at pyelographic-phase dual-energy CT. Radiology. 2010 Jul; 256 (1):184-90
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  71. Vrtiska TJ, Takahashi N, Fletcher JG, Hartman RP, Yu L, Kawashima A. Genitourinary applications of dual-energy CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Jun; 194 (6):1434-42
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  72. Lorenz EC, Vrtiska TJ, Lieske JC, Dillon JJ, Stegall MD, Li X, Bergstralh EJ, Rule AD. Prevalence of renal artery and kidney abnormalities by computed tomography among healthy adults. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Mar; 5 (3):431-8 Epub 2010 Jan 14
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  73. Duymaz A, Karabekmez FE, Vrtiska TJ, Mardini S, Moran SL. Free tissue transfer for lower extremity reconstruction: a study of the role of computed angiography in the planning of free tissue transfer in the posttraumatic setting. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Aug; 124 (2):523-529
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  74. Vrtiska TJ, Hartman RP, Kofler JM, Bruesewitz MR, King BF, McCollough CH. Spatial resolution and radiation dose of a 64-MDCT scanner compared with published CT urography protocols. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Apr; 192: (4)941-8.
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  75. Reed NR, Kalra M, Bower TC, Vrtiska TJ, Ricotta JJ 2nd, Gloviczki P. Left renal vein transposition for nutcracker syndrome. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Feb; 49 (2):386-93; discussion 393-4
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  76. Takahashi N, Hartman RP, Vrtiska TJ, Kawashima A, Primak AN, Dzyubak OP, Mandrekar JN, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. Dual-energy CT iodine-subtraction virtual unenhanced technique to detect urinary stones in an iodine-filled collecting system: a phantom study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 May; 190 (5):1169-73
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  77. Siddiki H, Doherty MG, Fletcher JG, Stanson AW, Vrtiska TJ, Hough DM, Fidler JL, McCollough CH, Swanson KL. Abdominal findings in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: pictorial essay on 2D and 3D findings with isotropic multiphase CT. Radiographics. 2008 Jan-Feb; 28: (1)171-84.
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  78. Primak AN, Fletcher JG, Vrtiska TJ, Dzyubak OP, Lieske JC, Jackson ME, Williams JC Jr, McCollough CH. Noninvasive differentiation of uric acid versus non-uric acid kidney stones using dual-energy CT. Acad Radiol. 2007 Dec; 14 (12):1441-7
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  79. Zhang J, Fletcher JG, Vrtiska TJ, Manduca A, Thompson JL, Raghavan ML, Wentz RJ, McCollough CH. Large-vessel distensibility measurement with electrocardiographically gated multidetector CT: phantom study and initial experience. Radiology. 2007 Oct; 245(1):258-66.
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  80. Zilocchi M, Macedo TA, Oderich GS, Vrtiska TJ, Biondetti PR, Stanson AW. Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: imaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Sep; 189(3):712-9.
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  81. Glockner JF, Vrtiska TJ. Renal MR and CT angiography: current concepts. Abdom Imaging. 2007 May-Jun; 32: (3)407-20.
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  82. Altuwaijri M, Delis KT, Vrtiska T, Fulgham JR, Gloviczki P. Aortic fenestration for chronic aortic dissection type B complicated by transient ischemic attacks of spinal cord. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Jul; 44 (1):186-93
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  83. Vrtiska TJ. Quantitation of stone burden: imaging advances. Urol Res. 2005 Nov; 33 (5):398-402 Epub 2005 Nov 13
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  84. Vrtiska TJ, McCollough CH. Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in a patient with coronary artery disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 Oct; 80(10):1386.
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  85. Vrtiska TJ, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH. State-of-the-art imaging with 64-channel multidetector CT angiography. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2005 Mar; 17 (1):3-8
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  86. Russell ST, Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, LeRoy AJ, Bruesewitz MR, Hartman RP, Slezak JM, McCollough CH, Chow GK, King BF. Three-dimensional CT virtual endoscopy in the detection of simulated tumors in a novel phantom bladder and ureter model. J Endourol. 2005 Mar; 19: (2)188-92.
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  87. Pratz KW, Ma C, Aubry MC, Vrtiska TJ, Erlichman C. Large cell carcinoma with calcitonin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-associated Verner-Morrison syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 Jan; 80 (1):116-20
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  88. Kawashima A, Vrtiska TJ, LeRoy AJ, Hartman RP, McCollough CH, King BF Jr. CT urography. Radiographics. 2004 Oct; 24 Suppl 1:S35-54; discussion S55-8
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  89. Hough DM, Wittenberg KH, Pawlina W, Maus TP, King BF, Vrtiska TJ, Farrell MA, Antolak SJ Jr. Chronic perineal pain caused by pudendal nerve entrapment: anatomy and CT-guided perineural injection technique. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Aug; 181: (2)561-7.
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  90. McCollough CH, Bruesewitz MR, Vrtiska TJ, King BF, LeRoy AJ, Quam JP, Hattery RR. Image quality and dose comparison among screen-film, computed, and CT scanned projection radiography: applications to CT urography. Radiology. 2001 Nov; 221 (2):395-403
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  91. Alimi YS, Gloviczki P, Vrtiska TJ, Pairolero PC, Canton LG, Bower TC, Harmsen S, Harmsen S, Hallett JW Jr, Cherry KJ Jr, Stanson AW. Reconstruction of the superior vena cava: benefits of postoperative surveillance and secondary endovascular interventions. J Vasc Surg. 1998 Feb; 27 (2):287-99; 300-1
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  92. Vrtiska TJ, Hattery RR, King BF, Charboneau JW, Smith LH, Williamson B Jr, Brakke DM. Role of ultrasound in medical management of patients with renal stone disease. Urol Radiol. 1992; 14 (3):131-8
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