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Savvas Nicolaou

Professor of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital
Verified email at vch.ca
Cited by 10514

Traumatic pneumothorax detection with thoracic US: correlation with chest radiography and CT—initial experience

…, D Liu, KE Forkheim, JR Mayo, S Nicolaou - Radiology, 2002 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To prospectively compare the accuracy of ultrasonography (US) with that of
supine chest radiography in the detection of traumatic pneumothoraces, with computed …

Dual energy computed tomography in tophaceous gout

…, PL Munk, K Shojania, G Reid, S Nicolaou - Annals of the …, 2009 - ard.bmj.com
Objective: To evaluate the potential utility of a dual energy CT (DECT) scan in assessing urate
deposits among patients with tophaceous gout, and obtain computerised quantification of …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome: temporal lung changes at thin-section CT in 30 patients

…, WC Yiu, LJ Zhou, JCM Ho, B Lam, S Nicolaou… - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To evaluate lung abnormalities on serial thin-section computed tomographic (CT)
scans in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) during acute and …

Dual energy CT in gout: a prospective validation study

…, G Law, AS Kydd, H Ouellette, S Nicolaou - Annals of the …, 2012 - ard.bmj.com
Objective The authors prospectively determined: (1) the specificity and sensitivity of dual energy
CT (DECT) for gout; and (2) the interobserver and intraobserver reproducibility for DECT …

Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) viral infection: radiographic and CT findings

AM Ajlan, B Quiney, S Nicolaou… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to review the chest radiographic and CT findings
in patients with swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) infection. CONCLUSION. The …

Automated quantification of CT patterns associated with COVID-19 from chest CT

…, S Liu, F Mellot, N Murray, S Nicolaou… - Radiology: Artificial …, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To present a method that automatically segments and quantifies abnormal CT
patterns commonly present in COVID-19, namely ground-glass opacities and consolidations. …

Dual-energy CT for the musculoskeletal system

PI Mallinson, TM Coupal, PD McLaughlin, S Nicolaou… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
The principal advantages of dual-energy computed tomography (CT) over conventional CT
in the musculoskeletal setting relate to the additional information provided regarding tissue …

Influence of artificial intelligence on Canadian medical students' preference for radiology specialty: ANational survey study

…, W Guest, W Parker, PJ Chang, F Khosa, S Nicolaou - Academic radiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the clinical
practice of radiology. This study investigated Canadian medical students’ perceptions of the …

Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes for occult pneumothoraces in victims of major trauma

…, KB Laupland, DI Fox, S Nicolaou… - Journal of Trauma …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: The supine anteroposterior chest radiograph (CXR) is an insensitive test for
posttraumatic pneumothoraces (PTXs). Computed tomographic (CT) scanning often detects …

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: MR imaging features

…, K Al-Ismail, PL Munk, S Nicolaou… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to describe the MR imaging features of 10 cases
of histologically confirmed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. CONCLUSION. MR imaging …