List of Publications

as of October 23, 2006


Books:

  1. Wahle A: Präzise dreidimensionale Rekonstruktion von Gefäßsystemen aus biplanen angiographischen Projektionen und deren klinische Anwendung. Fortschritt-Berichte, Reihe Biotechnik, VDI Verlag, Düsseldorf, Band 17, Nr. 152, 1997 (in German)

Book Chapters:

  1. Wahle A, Sonka M: Coronary Plaque Analysis by Multimodality Fusion. In: Plaque Imaging: Pixel to Molecular Level, Suri JS, Yuan C, Wilson DL, Laxminarayan S (eds), Studies in Health, Technology and Informatics, IOS Press, vol. 113, pp. 321-359, 2005

  2. Reiber JHC, Koning G, Dijkstra J, Wahle A, Goedhart B, Sheehan FH, Sonka M: Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound. In: Handbook of Medical Imaging - Volume 2: Medical Image Processing and Analysis, Sonka M, Fitzpatrick JM (eds), SPIE Press, pp. 711-808, 2000

  3. Dijkstra J, Wahle A, Koning G, Reiber JHC, Sonka M: Quantitative Coronary Ultrasound: State of the Art. In: What's New in Cardiovascular Imaging? Reiber JHC, van der Wall EE (eds), Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, Kluwer, vol. 204, pp. 79-94, 1998

  4. Oswald H, Wahle A, Wellnhofer E, Fleck E: 3-D Coronary Angiography for Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Morphology. In: Cardiovascular Imaging, Reiber JHC, van der Wall EE (eds), Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, Kluwer, vol. 186, pp. 57-78, 1996

  5. Oswald H, Wahle A, Beier J, Wegner S, Ossen A, Pleißner KP: Digital Signal Processing. In: Open Systems in Medicine, Fleck E (ed), Studies in Health, Technology and Informatics, IOS Press, vol. 8, pp. 190-213, 1995

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

  1. Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Chandran KB, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Plaque Development, Vessel Curvature, and Wall Shear Stress in Coronary Arteries assessed by X-ray Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound. Medical Image Analysis - Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, Elsevier, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 615-631, Aug. 2006

  2. Chandran KB, Wahle A, Vigmostad SC, Olszewski ME, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Coronary Arteries: Imaging, Reconstruction, and Fluid Dynamic Analysis. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, Begell House, Redding, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 23-103, 2006

  3. Feldman CL, Coskun AU, Yeghiazarians Y, Kinlay S, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Popma JJ, Orav J, Kuntz RE, Stone PH: Remodeling Characteristics of Minimally Diseased Coronary Arteries are Consistent along the Length of the Artery. American Journal of Cardiology, Elsevier, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 13-16, Jan. 2006

  4. Ramaswamy SD, Vigmostad SC, Wahle A, Lai YG, Olszewski ME, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Chandran KB: Comparison of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Hemodynamics before and after Angioplasty. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 40-48, Feb. 2006

  5. Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Sonka M: Interactive Virtual Endoscopy in Coronary Arteries based on Multi-Modality Fusion. Transactions on Medical Imaging - Virtual Endoscopy, IEEE Press, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1391-1403, Nov. 2004

  6. Ramaswamy SD, Vigmostad SC, Wahle A, Lai YG, Olszewski ME, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Chandran KB: Fluid Dynamic Analysis in a Human Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery with Arterial Motion. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Kluwer, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 1628-1641, Dec. 2004

  7. Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Pennington EC, Meeks SL, Braddy KC, Fox JM, Brennan TMH, Buatti JM, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Effects of Vessel Geometry and Catheter Position on Dose Delivery in Intracoronary Brachytherapy. Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Press, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1286-1295, Nov. 2003

  8. Coskun AU, Yeghiazarians Y, Kinlay S, Clark ME, Ilegbusi OJ, Wahle A, Sonka M, Popma JJ, Kuntz RE, Feldman CL, Stone PH: Reproducibility of Coronary Lumen, Plaque, and Vessel Wall Reconstruction and of Endothelial Shear Stress Measurements In-Vivo in Humans. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, John Wiley & Sons, New York, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 67-78, Sep. 2003

  9. Medina R, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Sonka M: Three Methods for Accurate Quantification of Plaque Volume in Coronary Arteries. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Kluwer, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 301-311, Aug. 2003

  10. Stone PH, Coskun AU, Kinlay S, Clark ME, Sonka M, Wahle A, Ilegbusi OJ, Yeghiazarians Y, Popma JJ, Orav J, Kuntz RE, Feldman CL: Effect of Endothelial Shear Stress on the Progression of Coronary Artery Disease, Vascular Remodeling, and In-stent Restenosis in Man; In-Vivo 6-Month Followup Study. Circulation, American Heart Association, Dallas, vol. 108, no. 4, pp. 438-444, July 2003

  11. Wellnhofer E, Wahle A, Fleck E: Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Quantified by Analysis of 3-D Reconstruction of Left Coronary Arteries. Atherosclerosis, Elsevier Science, vol. 160, no. 2, pp. 483-493, Feb. 2002

  12. Wahle A, Prause GPM, DeJong SC, Sonka M: Geometrically Correct 3-D Reconstruction of Intravascular Ultrasound Images by Fusion with Biplane Angiography - Methods and Validation. Transactions on Medical Imaging, IEEE Press, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 686-699, Aug. 1999

  13. Wahle A, Prause GPM, von Birgelen C, Erbel R, Sonka M: Fusion of Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound In-Vivo: Establishing the Absolute 3-D Frame Orientation. Transactions on Biomedical Engineering - Biomedical Data Fusion, IEEE Press, vol. 46, no. 10, pp. 1176-1180, Oct. 1999

  14. Hoffmann KR, Wahle A, Pellot-Barakat C, Sklansky J, Sonka M: Biplane X-Ray Angiograms, Intravascular Ultrasound, and 3-D Visualization of Coronary Vessels. International Journal of Cardiac Imaging, Kluwer, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 495-512, Dec. 1999

  15. Wellnhofer E, Wahle A, Mugaragu I, Gross J, Oswald H, Fleck E: Validation of an Accurate Method for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Quantitative Assessment of Volumes, Lengths and Diameters of Coronary Vascular Branches and Segments from Biplane Angiographic Projections. International Journal of Cardiac Imaging, Kluwer, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 339-353, Oct. 1999

  16. Wahle A, Oswald H, Fleck E: 3-D Heart-Vessel Reconstruction from Biplane Angiograms. Computer Graphics and Applications - Applications in Surgery and Therapy, IEEE-CS Press, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 65-73, Jan. 1996

  17. Wahle A, Wellnhofer E, Mugaragu I, Sauer HU, Oswald H, Fleck E: Assessment of Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease by Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Morphology based upon 3-D Reconstruction from Biplane Angiograms. Transactions on Medical Imaging, IEEE Press, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 230-241, June 1995

Invited Articles and Papers:

  1. Wahle A: Quantification of Coronary Hemodynamics and Plaque Morphology using X-Ray Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound. CVI 2004, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K, Farman AG, Doi K, Reiber JHC (eds), Chicago IL, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1268, pp. 1035-1039, 2004

  2. Wahle A: Coronary Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound - Spatio-Temporal Modeling and Quantification by Data Fusion. EFOMP 2003 - Klinische Fysika, Dutch Society of Clinical Physics (NVKF), Utrecht, no. 1, pp. 29-31, Dec. 2003

  3. Wahle A, Ramaswamy SD, Olszewski ME, Rossen JD, Lopez JJ, Lai YG, Chandran KB, Sonka M: Temporal Analysis of 3-D Coronary Plaque Morphology and Hemodynamic Shear Stress Distribution In-Vivo. In: Advances in Medical Imaging (I), Niederlag W, Lemke HU (eds), Health Academy, no. 2, pp. 25-31, 2002

Conference Papers:

  1. Wahle A, Gualano S, De A, Everett M, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Cinar S, Lee K, Sonka M, Lopez JJ: Correlation of Peri-Procedural Cardiac Enzyme Release with Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden using 3-D Fusion of Intravascular Ultrasound and Angiography. In: Computer Vision for Intravascular and Intracardiac Imaging (CVII '06), 1st International Workshop, Copenhagen, Ünal G, Kakadiaris I, Slabaugh G, Tannenbaum A (eds), Samfundslitteratur, Frederiksberg, pp. 90-97, 2006

  2. Hansen MS, Zhao F, Zhang H, Walker NE, Wahle A, Scholz TD, Sonka M: Detection of Connective Tissue Disorders from 3-D Aortic MR Images using Independent Component Analysis. CVAMIA 2006 in: Second International Workshop on Computer Vision Approaches to Medical Image Analysis at the 9th European Conference on Computer Vision, Beichel R, Sonka M (eds), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, vol. 4241, pp. 13-24, 2006

  3. Hansen MS, Zhao F, Zhang H, Ersbøll BK, Wahle A, Scholz TD, Sonka M: Diagnosis of Connective Tissue Disorders based on Independent Component Analysis of Aortic Shape and Motion from 4-D MR Images. In: Computer Vision for Intravascular and Intracardiac Imaging (CVII '06), 1st International Workshop, Copenhagen, Ünal G, Kakadiaris I, Slabaugh G, Tannenbaum A (eds), Samfundslitteratur, Frederiksberg, pp. 154-161, 2006

  4. Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Vembar M, Ciancibello L, Kerner A, Beyar R, Ghersin E, Subramanyan K, Sonka M: Quantitative Analysis of Vascular Dimensions and Plaque Composition in Coronary Multidetector Computed Tomography Images. In: Medical Imaging 2006: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 6143, pp. 58-69, 2006

  5. Zhang H, Walker NE, Mitchell SC, Thomas MT, Wahle A, Scholz TD, Sonka M: Analysis of Four-Dimensional Cardiac Ventricular Magnetic Resonance Images using Statistical Models of Ventricular Shape and Cardiac Motion. In: Medical Imaging 2006: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 6143, pp. 47-57, 2006

  6. Zhao F, Zhang H, Walker NE, Yang F, Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Scholz TD, Sonka M: Quantitative Analysis of Two-Phase 3D+Time Aortic MR Images. In: Medical Imaging 2006: Image Processing, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 6144, pp. 699-708, 2006

  7. Zhao F, Zhang H, Wahle A, Scholz TD, Sonka M: Automated 4-D Segmentation of Aortic Magnetic Resonance Images. In: British Machine Vision Conference 2006, Edinburgh, Chantler MJ, Trucco E, Fisher RB (eds), BMVA, Worcs, vol. 1, pp. 247-256, 2006

  8. Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Bokhari SW, Bennett JG, Holper EM, Rossen JD, Chandran KB, Sonka M: Relationship between Plaque Development and Local Hemodynamics in Coronary Arteries. In: Medical Imaging 2005: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 5746, pp. 223-232, 2005

  9. Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Chandran KB, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Analysis of the Interdependencies among Plaque Development, Vessel Curvature, and Wall Shear Stress in Coronary Arteries. FIMH '05, in: Third International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, Frangi AF, Radeva PI, Santos A, Hernandez M (eds), Barcelona, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, vol. 3504, pp. 12-22, 2005

  10. Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Khullar D, Subramanyan K, Sonka M: A Study Investigating Automated Quantitative Analyses of Coronary Multidetector Computed Tomography Images. In: Medical Imaging 2005: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 5746, pp. 214-222, 2005

  11. Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Vigmostad SC, Sonka M: Multidimensional Segmentation of Coronary Intravascular Ultrasound Images using Knowledge-Based Methods. In: Medical Imaging 2005: Image Processing, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 5747, pp. 496-504, 2005

  12. Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Medina R, Coskun AU, Feldman CL, Stone PH, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Rossen JD, Chandran KB, Sonka M: Quantitative Analysis of Circumferential Plaque Distribution in Human Coronary Arteries in Relation to Local Vessel Curvature. 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, IEEE Press, pp. 531-534, 2004

  13. Medina R, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Sonka M: Curvature and Torsion Estimation for Coronary Artery Motion Analysis. In: Medical Imaging 2004: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 5369, pp. 504-515, 2004

  14. Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Mitchell SC, Sonka M: Segmentation of Intravascular Ultrasound Images: A Machine Learning Approach Mimicking Human Vision. CVI 2004, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K, Farman AG, Doi K, Reiber JHC (eds), Chicago IL, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1268, pp. 1045-1049, 2004

  15. Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Pennington EC, Meeks SL, Braddy KC, Fox JM, Brennan TMH, Buatti JM, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Estimating the Actual Dose Delivered by Intravascular Coronary Brachytherapy using Geometrically Correct 3-D Modeling. In: Medical Imaging 2003: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 5029, pp. 129-137, 2003

  16. Wahle A, Medina R, Braddy KC, Fox JM, Brennan TMH, Lopez JJ, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Impact of Local Vessel Curvature on the Circumferential Plaque Distribution in Coronary Arteries. In: Medical Imaging 2003: Physiology and Function: Methods, Systems, and Applications, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 5031, pp. 204-213, 2003

  17. Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Medina R, Mitchell SC, Sonka M: Integrated System for Quantitative Analysis of Coronary Plaque via Data Fusion of Biplane Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound. CVI 2003, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Inamura K, Vannier MW, Farman AG, Doi K, Reiber JHC (eds), London, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1256, pp. 1117-1122, 2003

  18. Medina R, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Sonka M: Volumetric Quantification of Coronary Arteries Reconstructed by Fusion between Intravascular Ultrasound and Biplane Angiography. 2002 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, IEEE Press, pp. 891-894, 2002

  19. Sonka M, Wahle A, Lai YG, Chandran KB, Rossen JD: Virtual Angioscopy: 3-D and 4-D Coronary Hemodynamics and Local Atherosclerosis. 3rd International Workshop on Multislice CT, 3-D Imaging, Virtual Endoscopy, Rome IT, Springer Italia, Milan, 2002/03

  20. Spruijt HJ, Wahle A, Marques KMJ, Westerhof N, Heethaar RM, Bronzwaer JGF, Visser FC: 3-D Representation of Integration of Functional Coronary Angiograms and Nuclear Cardiac Imaging. In: Medical Imaging 2002: Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images, San Diego CA, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 4683, pp. 276-285, 2002

  21. Wahle A, Mitchell SC, Ramaswamy SD, Chandran KB, Sonka M: Virtual Angioscopy in Human Coronary Arteries with Visualization of Computational Hemodynamics. In: Medical Imaging 2001: Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images, San Diego CA, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 4321, pp. 32-43, 2001

  22. Wahle A, Mitchell SC, Ramaswamy SD, Chandran KB, Sonka M: Four-Dimensional Coronary Morphology and Computational Hemodynamics. In: Medical Imaging 2001: Image Processing, San Diego CA, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 4322, pp. 743-754, 2001

  23. Wahle A, Mitchell SC, Ramaswamy SD, Chandran KB, Sonka M: Visualization of Human Coronary Arteries with Quantification Results from 3-D and 4-D Computational Hemodynamics based upon Virtual Endoscopy. CVI 2001, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K, Farman AG, Doi K (eds), Berlin, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1230, pp. 877-882, 2001

  24. Chandran KB, Ramaswamy SD, Lai YG, Wahle A, Sonka M: Effect of Position and Flow Waveform on the Fluid Mechanics of a Stenosed Human Right Coronary Artery. 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, no. BED-23134, CD-ROM 2001

  25. Spruijt HJ, Wahle A, Marques KMJ, Westerhof N, Heethaar RM, Dijk WA, Dassen WRM, Visser FC: Visualization of Coronary Stenosis Plotted on Nuclear Polar Images. Computers in Cardiology 2001, Rotterdam NL, IEEE Press, vol. 28, pp. 281-284, 2001

  26. Wahle A, Mitchell SC, Long RM, Sonka M: Accurate Volumetric Quantification of Coronary Lesions by Fusion between Intravascular Ultrasound and Biplane Angiography. CARS 2000, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K, Farman AG, Doi K (eds), San Francisco CA, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1214, pp. 549-554, 2000

  27. Wahle A, Mitchell SC, Olszewski ME, Long RM, Sonka M: Accurate Visualization and Quantification of Coronary Vasculature by 3-D/4-D Fusion from Biplane Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound. EBiOS 2000, in: Biomonitoring and Endoscopy Technologies, Amsterdam NL, SPIE Europto, vol. 4158, pp. 144-155, 2000/2001

  28. Olszewski ME, Long RM, Mitchell SC, Wahle A, Sonka M: Quantitative Measurements in Geometrically Correct Representation of Coronary Vessels in 3-D and 4-D. 4th IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation, Austin TX, IEEE-CS Press, pp. 259-263, 2000

  29. Olszewski ME, Long RM, Mitchell SC, Wahle A, Sonka M: A Quantitative Study of Coronary Vasculature in Four Dimensions. World Congress 2000 - 22th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Chicago IL, IEEE Press, vol. 4, pp. 2621-2624, 2000

  30. Sonka M, Wahle A, Liang W: Cardiovascular Disease: Quantification, Prevention, and Treatment via Image Analysis. In: Analysis of Biomedical Signals and Images (Biosignal 2000), Jan J, Kozumplík J, Provazník I, Szabó Z (eds), Brno University of Technology, Vutium Press, Brno, pp. 3-8, 2000

  31. Wahle A, Prause GPM, von Birgelen C, Erbel R, Sonka M: Automated Calculation of the Axial Orientation of Intravascular Ultrasound Images by Fusion with Biplane Angiography. In: Medical Imaging 1999: Image Processing, San Diego CA, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 3661, pp. 1094-1104, 1999

  32. Wahle A, Mitchell SC, von Birgelen C, Erbel R, Sonka M: On-Site 3-D Reconstruction and Visualization of Intravascular Ultrasound based upon Fusion with Biplane Angiography. CARS '99, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K, Farman AG (eds), Paris FR, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1191, pp. 56-60, 1999

  33. Mitchell SC, Wahle A, von Birgelen C, Erbel R, Sonka M: Real-Time Visualization of Coronary Interventions using VRML. In: Medical Imaging 1999: Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images, San Diego CA, SPIE Proceedings, vol. 3660, pp. 279-287, 1999

  34. Wahle A, Prause GPM, DeJong SC, Sonka M: Accurate 3-D Fusion of Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound Data. CAR '98, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K, Farman AG (eds), Tokyo JP, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1165, pp. 164-169, 1998

  35. Wahle A, Prause GPM, DeJong SC, Sonka M: Determination of the Absolute Axial Orientation of Intracoronary Ultrasound Images in Fusion with Biplane Angiography. Computers in Cardiology 1998, Cleveland OH, IEEE Press, vol. 25, pp. 153-156, 1998

  36. Wahle A, Prause GPM, DeJong SC, Sonka M: A Comprehensive Method for Geometrically Correct 3-D Reconstruction of Coronary Arteries by Fusion of Intravascular Ultrasound and Biplane Angiography. In: Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Medical Imaging, Doi K, MacMahon H, Giger ML, Hoffmann KR (eds), Chicago IL, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1182, pp. 363-368, 1998/99

  37. Wahle A, Prause GPM, DeJong SC, Sonka M: 3-D Fusion of Biplane Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound for Accurate Visualization and Volumetry. MICCAI '98, in: First International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, Wells WM, Colchester A, Delp S (eds), Boston MA, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, vol. 1496, pp. 146-155, 1998

  38. Wahle A, Prause GPM, DeJong SC, Sonka M: Limitations of the Manual Pullback in Intracoronary Ultrasound Imaging. 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Hong Kong, IEEE Press, vol. 1, pp. 506-509, 1998

  39. Wahle A, Krauß U, Oswald H, Fleck E: Inter- and Extrapolation of Correction Coefficients in Dynamic Image Rectification. Computers in Cardiology 1997, Lund SE, IEEE Press, vol. 24, pp. 521-524, 1997

  40. Wahle A, Builtjes JH, Oswald H, Fleck E: Secure Inter-Institutional Image Communication by using DICOM-to-DICOM Gateways. Computers in Cardiology 1996, Indianapolis IN, IEEE Press, pp. 309-312, 1996

  41. Wahle A, Krauß U, Oswald H, Fleck E: Image Preprocessing for 3-D Reconstruction from Biplane Angiograms. 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Amsterdam NL, IEEE Press, vol. 2, pp. 654-655, 1996/97

  42. Wahle A, Builtjes JH, Oswald H, Fleck E: DICOM-Integration in a Heterogeneous Environment. 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), Amsterdam NL, IEEE Press, vol. 3, pp. 1228-1229, 1996/97

  43. Wahle A, Wellnhofer E, Mugaragu I, Trebeljahr A, Oswald H, Fleck E: Application of Accurate 3-D Reconstruction from Biplane Angiograms in Morphometric Analyses and in Assessment of Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease. CAR '95, in: Computer Assisted Radiology, Lemke HU, Inamura K, Jaffe CC, Vannier MW (eds), Berlin, Springer, pp. 208-215, 1995

  44. Wahle A, Wellnhofer E, Mugaragu I, Sauer HU, Oswald H, Fleck E: Accurate 3-D Reconstruction and Statistics for Assessment of Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease. Computers in Cardiology 1994, Bethesda MD, IEEE-CS Press, pp. 669-672, 1994/95

  45. Wahle A, Wellnhofer E, Oswald H, Fleck E: Biplane Coronary Angiography: Accurate Quantitative 3-D Reconstruction without Isocenter. Computers in Cardiology 1993, London UK, IEEE-CS Press, pp. 97-100, 1993

  46. Wahle A, Oswald H, Fleck E: A New 3-D Attributed Data Model for Archiving and Interchanging of Coronary Vessel Systems. Computers in Cardiology 1993, London UK, IEEE-CS Press, pp. 603-606, 1993

  47. Wahle A, Wellnhofer E, Mugaragu I, Sauer HU, Oswald H, Fleck E: Quantitative Volume Analysis of Coronary Vessel Systems by 3-D Reconstruction from Biplane Angiograms. Medical Imaging Conference 1993, San Francisco CA, IEEE Press, vol. 2, pp. 1217-1221, 1993/94

  48. Wahle A, Oswald H, Wellnhofer E, Beier J, Schulze GA, Fleck E: Accuracy in 3-D Reconstruction of Coronary Vessel Systems from Biplane Angiographic Views. S/CAR '92, in: Computer Applications to Assist Radiology, Brody WR, Johnston GS (eds), Baltimore MD, Symposia Foundation, pp. 695-699, 1992

  49. Wahle A, Oswald H, Schulze-Neick I, Schneider M, Hausdorf G, Alexi V, Weng YG, Hetzer R, Lange PE, Fleck E: 3-D Reconstruction on Biplane Angiograms of Coronary Arteries in Pediatric Cardiology. Computers in Cardiology 1992, Durham NC, IEEE-CS Press, pp. 19-22, 1992

  50. Wahle A, Oswald H, Schulze GA, Beier J, Fleck E: 3-D Reconstruction, Modelling and Viewing of Coronary Vessels. CAR '91, in: Computer Assisted Radiology, Lemke HU, Rhodes ML, Jaffe CC, Felix R (eds), Berlin, Springer, pp. 669-676, 1991

Conference Abstracts:

  1. Lopez JJ, Gualano S, De A, Everett M, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Cinar S, Lee K, Sonka M, Wahle A: Is Peri-procedural Cardiac Enzyme Release related to Atherosclerotic Burden? Lack of Correlation with 3-D IVUS Reconstruction. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 18th Annual Scientific Symposium, Washington DC, American Journal of Cardiology, Suppl. vol. 98, no. 8, pp. 193M-194M, abstr. 496, Oct. 2006

  2. Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Walker MJ, Lopez JJ, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Vembar M: Studies Comparing Coronary Multidetector Computed Tomography and Intravascular Ultrasound: Implications of Imaging Geometry. In press: Radiology, Suppl. Nov. 2006

  3. Vigmostad SC, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Chandran KB: Effects of Local Geometry on the Fluid Dynamics of Coronary Artery Segments with Implanted Stents. 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Journal of Biomechanics, Suppl. vol. 39, no. 1, pp. S401, abstr. 5328, 2006

  4. Zhang H, Walker NE, Thomas MT, Stolpen AH, Wahle A, Scholz TD, Sonka M: Four-Dimensional Active Appearance Model Segmentation of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Images. In press: American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions, Chicago IL, Circulation, Suppl. Oct./Nov. 2006

  5. Zhao F, Zhang H, Wahle A, Thomas MT, Stolpen AH, Scholz TD, Sonka M: Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Congenital Aortic Disease using Aortic Shape and Motion. In press: American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions, Chicago IL, Circulation, Suppl. Oct./Nov. 2006

  6. Wahle A, Lopez JJ, Olszewski ME, Vigmostad SC, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Bokhari SW, Bennett JG, Holper EM, Rossen JD, Chandran KB, Sonka M: Inverse Relationship between Local Wall Shear Stress and Plaque Thickness in Coronary Arteries is Retained by Compensatory Enlargement in Early Atherosclerosis. American College of Cardiology, 54th Scientific Sessions, Orlando FL, Journal of the ACC, Suppl. vol. 45, no. 3/A, pp. 416A, abstr. 1126-138, Feb. 2005

  7. Lopez JJ, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Gualano S, Bokhari SW, Bennett JG, Vigmostad SC, Medina R, Sonka M: Differential Effects of Coronary Stenting on Calcified and Non-Calcified Vessels: Reanalysis of the Mechanism of Lumen Enlargement by Quantitative Analysis of Plaque Redistribution with 3-D IVUS/Angiography Fusion. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, 28th Annual Scientific Sessions, Ponte Vedra FL, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Suppl. vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 131, abstr. C-23, May 2005

  8. Walker NE, Olszewski ME, Wahle A, Nixon E, Sieren JP, Yang F, Hoffman EA, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Measurement of Coronary Vasoreactivity in Sheep using 64-Slice Multidetector Computed Tomography and 3-D Segmentation. CAR 2005, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Inamura K, Doi K, Vannier MW, Farman AG (eds), Berlin, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1281, pp. 1304, 2005

  9. Feldman CL, Coskun AU, Yeghiazarians Y, Kinlay S, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Popma JJ, Orav J, Kuntz RE, Stone PH: Remodeling Characteristics of Minimally Diseased Coronary Arteries are Consistent along the Length of the Artery. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 16th Annual Scientific Symposium, Washington DC, American Journal of Cardiology, Suppl. vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 117E, abstr. 252, Sep. 2004

  10. Stone PH, Coskun AU, Yeghiazarians Y, Kinlay S, Wahle A, Sonka M, Popma JJ, Kuntz RE, Feldman CL: Coronary Plaque Progresses in Man Only in Regions with Endothelial Shear Stress less than 12 Dynes/cm2, but Luminal Encroachment Depends Primarily on Inward Remodeling. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 16th Annual Scientific Symposium, Washington DC, American Journal of Cardiology, Suppl. vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 121E, abstr. 259, Sep. 2004

  11. Vigmostad SC, Wahle A, Olszewski ME, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Chandran KB: Hemodynamics in Stented Human Coronary Arteries with Implications to Restenosis. 2004 BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Biomedical Engineering Society, no. 3, CD-ROM 2004

  12. Ramaswamy SD, Wahle A, Lai YG, Olszewski ME, Braddy KC, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Chandran KB: Effect of Motion on the Fluid Dynamics in a Human Left Coronary Artery. 2003 BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Biomedical Engineering Society, no. 6.P4.36, CD-ROM 2003

  13. Ramaswamy SD, Wahle A, Lai YG, Olszewski ME, Brennan TMH, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Chandran KB: Alterations in Arterial Motion and Flow Dynamics in a Coronary Artery Before and After Intervention. 2003 BMES Annual Fall Meeting, Biomedical Engineering Society, no. 6.P4.54, CD-ROM 2003

  14. Ramaswamy SD, Wahle A, Lai YG, Olszewski ME, Braddy KC, Brennan TMH, Rossen JD, Sonka M, Chandran KB: Steady and Unsteady Flow Dynamic Analysis in a Human Coronary Artery with Stenosis. 2003 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine IOMP/IFMBE, no. 3420, CD-ROM 2003

  15. Stone PH, Yeghiazarians Y, Coskun AU, Kinlay S, Clark ME, Sonka M, Wahle A, Ilegbusi OJ, Popma JJ, Orav J, Kuntz RE, Feldman CL: Progression of Coronary Artery Disease, Vascular Remodeling, and In-Stent Restenosis in Humans as a Function of Endothelial Shear Stress: An In-Vivo Six-Month Follow-Up Study. American College of Cardiology, 52st Scientific Sessions, Chicago IL, Journal of the ACC, Suppl. vol. 41, no. 6/A, pp. 270A, abstr. 1130MP-172, Mar. 2003

  16. Coskun AU, Kinlay S, Clark ME, Sonka M, Wahle A, Ilegbusi OJ, Popma JJ, Kuntz RE, Feldman CL, Stone PH: Reproducibility of Three-Dimensional Lumen, Plaque, and Outer Vessel Reconstructions and of Endothelial Shear Stress Measurements In-Vivo to Determine Progression of Atherosclerosis. American College of Cardiology, 51st Scientific Sessions, Atlanta GA, Journal of the ACC, Suppl. vol. 39, no. 5/A, pp. 44A, abstr. 1127-2, Mar. 2002

  17. Feldman CL, Kinlay S, Coskun AU, Clark ME, Sonka M, Wahle A, Ilegbusi OJ, Popma JJ, Kuntz RE, Stone PH: In-Vivo Prediction of Outward Remodeling in Native Portions of Stented Coronary Arteries Associated with Sites of High Endothelial Shear Stress at the Time of Deployment. American College of Cardiology, 51st Scientific Sessions, Atlanta GA, Journal of the ACC, Suppl. vol. 39, no. 5/A, pp. 247A, abstr. 834-4, Mar. 2002

  18. Kinlay S, Coskun AU, Feldman CL, Clark ME, Sonka M, Wahle A, Ilegbusi OJ, Popma JJ, Kuntz RE, Stone PH: Endothelial Shear Stress Identified In-Vivo Within the Stent is Related to In-Stent Restenosis and Remodeling of Stented Coronary Arteries. American College of Cardiology, 51st Scientific Sessions, Atlanta GA, Journal of the ACC, Suppl. vol. 39, no. 5/A, pp. 5A, abstr. 1005-5, Mar. 2002

  19. Lopez JJ, Wahle A, Pennington EC, Meeks SL, Buatti JM, Braddy KC, Fox JM, Brennan TMH, Rossen JD, Sonka M: Is Target Dosing Attained with Intracoronary Brachytherapy? - An IVUS 3D Reconstruction Analysis. American Heart Association, 75th Scientific Sessions 2002, Chicago IL, Circulation, Suppl. vol. 106, no. 19, pp. II-621, abstr. 3067, Nov. 2002

  20. Sonka M, Thedens DR, Schulze-Bauer CAJ, Holzapfel GA, Stollberger R, Bollinger L, Wahle A: Towards MR Assessment of Plaque Vulnerability: Image Acquisition and Segmentation. Tenth Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Honolulu HI, ISMRM, Berkeley CA, no. 1570, CD-ROM 2002

  21. Stone PH, Coskun AU, Kinlay S, Clark ME, Sonka M, Wahle A, Ilegbusi OJ, Popma JJ, Kuntz RE, Feldman CL: Prediction of Sites of Progression of Native Coronary Disease In-Vivo Based on Identification of Sites of Low Endothelial Shear Stress. American College of Cardiology, 51st Scientific Sessions, Atlanta GA, Journal of the ACC, Suppl. vol. 39, no. 5/A, pp. 217A, abstr. 1056-82, Mar. 2002

  22. Kinlay S, Coskun AU, Sonka M, Wahle A, Ilegbusi OJ, Popma JJ, Stone PH, Feldman CL: Reproducibility of Coronary Endothelial Shear Stress Measaurements In-Vivo to Determine Progression of Atherosclerosis. American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions 2001, Anaheim CA, Circulation, Suppl. vol. 104, no. 17, pp. II-771, abstr. 3634, Oct. 2001

  23. Wellnhofer E, Wahle A, Mugaragu I, Gross J, Oswald H, Fleck E: Quantitative Coronary Angiography: A Three-Dimensional as Compared to the Two-Dimensional Approach. XXIst Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Barcelona ES, European Heart Journal, Suppl. vol. 20, pp. 152, abstr. P952, Aug./Sep. 1999

  24. Sonka M, Wahle A, Prause GPM, DeJong SC, McKay CR: Biplane Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound Data Fusion: Assessment of Catheter Twist. American Heart Association, 71st Scientific Sessions, Dallas TX, Circulation, Suppl. vol. 98, no. 17, pp. I-508, abstr. 2672, Oct. 1998

  25. Wellnhofer E, Gross J, Wahle A, Oswald H, Fleck E: Quantitative Progression der Koronaratherosklerose; serielle morphometrische Analyse an aus Angiogrammen 3D-rekonstruierten linken Koronararterien. 64. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Herz- und Kreislaufforschung, Mannheim, Zeitschrift für Kardiologie, Steinkopff Verlag, Suppl. Band 87, Nr. 1, April 1998 (in German)

  26. Wellnhofer E, Gross J, Wahle A, Oswald H, Fleck E: Diffuse Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Quantified by Analysis of 3-D Reconstructions of Left Coronaries from Serial Biplane Angiograms. Abstracts 1998 International Symposium on Cardiovascular Imaging, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, pp. 103, abstr. 45, 1998

  27. Wahle A, Krauß U, Oswald H, Fleck E: Dynamic Correction of Geometric Distortions in Biplane Angiographic Images. CAR '97, in: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Lemke HU, Vannier MW, Inamura K (eds), Berlin, Excerpta Medica International Congress Series, Elsevier, vol. 1134, pp. 978, 1997

  28. Wellnhofer E, Mugaragu I, Wahle A, Oswald H, Fleck E: Diffuse Disease and Fractal Properties of Coronary Trees - A 3-Dimensional Study. American College of Cardiology, 45th Annual Scientific Session, Orlando FL, Journal of the ACC, Elsevier, Suppl. vol. 27, no. 2/A, pp. 351A, abstr. 1003-22, Feb. 1996

  29. Wellnhofer E, Wahle A, Mugaragu I, Sauer HU, Oswald H, Fleck E: Quantifizierung diffuser Koronarveränderungen durch Vermessung 3D-rekonstruierter Koronarbäume. 60. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Herz- und Kreislaufforschung, Mannheim, Zeitschrift für Kardiologie, Steinkopff Verlag, Suppl. Band 83, Nr. 1, S. 37, Abstr. 93, April 1994 (in German)

  30. Wahle A, Wellnhofer E, Mugaragu I, Beier J, Oswald H, Fleck E: Accurate Quantitative 3-D Reconstruction and Calibration on Biplane Angiograms. CAR '93, in: Computer Assisted Radiology, Lemke HU, Inamura K, Jaffe CC, Felix R (eds), Berlin, Springer, pp. 792, 1993

  31. Krauß U, Beier J, Wahle A, Oswald H, Fleck E: Data Compression and Image Quality in Digital Coronary Angiography. CAR '93, in: Computer Assisted Radiology, Lemke HU, Inamura K, Jaffe CC, Felix R (eds), Berlin, Springer, pp. 747, 1993

  32. Bao Y, Oswald H, Wahle A, Fleck E: Epipolar Relation to 3-D Reconstruction of Coronary Arteries from Biplane X-Ray Angiograms. CAR '91, in: Computer Assisted Radiology, Lemke HU, Rhodes ML, Jaffe CC, Felix R (eds), Berlin, Springer, pp. 858, 1991

  33. Schulze GA, Oswald H, Wahle A, Fleck E: Unified Medical Workstation: Concept, Tools and Realization. CAR '91, in: Computer Assisted Radiology, Lemke HU, Rhodes ML, Jaffe CC, Felix R (eds), Berlin, Springer, pp. 879, 1991


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