Balazs Ruzsics, M.D., PhD
Curriculum vitae
Balazs Ruzsics, M.D., Ph.D.
Fellow in clinical radiology and cardiology
Address
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina
25 Courtnay Drive, MSC 226
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
USA
Phone: (843) 876-7146
Fax: (843) 876-3157
Education
- Benedictine Secondary School in Pannonhalma, Hungary
- Doctorate for medical sciences (M.D.), University of Pecs, Faculty of Medicine, Pécs, Hungary
- Doctoral Thesis: “The Immunological Background of Bechterew Disease” University of Pécs
- Ph.D. Degree in cardiac imaging: University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
- PhD thesis: “In Vivo Imaging Studies in Animal Models of Myocardial Infarction With and Without Cell Injections”, Mentor: Prof. Gabriel A. Elgavish, PhD.
Professional Experience
- Internal Medicine/Cardiology resident 2nd Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Pécs; Mentor: Prof. Lajos Papp and Prof. Tamas Simor; Faculty of Medicine, Hungary
- Research Associate, Univesrity of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biochemsitry and Molecular Genetics, USA
- Director of Research, Elgavish Paramagnetics Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Fellow in cardiac imaging research, Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Radiology, Charleston, South Carolina; Mentor: Prof. U. Joseph Schoepf
Awards and Honors
- Young Investigator Travel Award awarded by University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
- Graduate Research Day Competition 3rd place awarded by University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
- American Heart Association Investigator Award 1st Place awarded by North American Society of Cardiac Imaging
- Houndsfield Award (1st place major award) awarded by Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
Dual-energy computed tomography imaging of myocardial infarction
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Electro-cardiogram (ECG)-gated dual energy computed tomography (DECT) of the heart may enable spectral analysis of the myocardium for areas of decreased blood supply in addition to morphological assessment for coronary artery stenosis. We used DECT for evaluating a 49-year-old woman with known coronary artery disease and new onset chest pain. She … Read more
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DSCT Myocardial perfusion versus SPECT CT myocardial perfusion
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The following question has been sent by Dr. Shrinivas Desai: DSCT Myocardial perfusion versus SPECT CT myocardial perfusion: Jaslok Hospital in mumbai, India is buying Siemens DSCT (Flash Definition Dual source Dual energy). We already have a SPECT on which thallium myocardial perfusion is done. The nuclear medicine department is considering acquiring … Read more
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Comparison of Dual-Energy CT of the Heart With Single Photon Emission CT for Assessment of Coronary Artery Stenosis and of the Myocardial Blood Supply
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In conclusion, our initial experience suggests that DECT, as a single examination, might be promising for the integrative analysis of the coronary artery morphology and the myocardial blood supply and is in good agreement with ICA and SPECT. Read more
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Coronary CT angiography: automatic cardiac-phase selection for image reconstruction
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Abstract We evaluated an algorithm for automatic selection of the cardiac phase with the least motion for image reconstruction at coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography (CCTA). We analyzed data of 100 patients (49 female, mean age 59 years) who had undergone retrospectively ECG-gated CCTA. Two experienced observers visually identified the … Read more
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Coronary CT angiography: automatic cardiac-phase selection for image reconstruction
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Abstract We evaluated an algorithm for automatic selection of the cardiac phase with the least motion for image reconstruction at coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography (CCTA). We analyzed data of 100 patients (49 female, mean age 59 years) who had undergone retrospectively ECG-gated CCTA. Two experienced observers visually identified the most suitable … Read more
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Clinical Competence in Cardiac CT – interactive DVD library
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Clinical Competence in Cardiac CT is an interactive self assessment training tool on DVD. The goal of this home study program is to train doctors to meet their ACCF/AHA Level 1 and Level 2 Credentialing requirements in Cardiac CT with Case review and CME credit. The four volume library features 160 … Read more
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Myocardial Ischemia Diagnosed by Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Correlation With Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography
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For decades, dual-energy imaging has been used for tissue differentiation with several x-ray–based imaging modalities, exploiting the fact that the tissues in the human body show different absorption characteristics when penetrated with different x-ray spectra, spectra that are typically generated by different kV settings of the x-ray tube. Recently, dual-source … Read more
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