Ethan Halpern, M.D.

132 S. 10th Street
Suite 796D, Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-5345
(215) 955-8549 fax

Medical School
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

Residency
Diagnostic Radiology
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Fellowship
Abdominal Imaging
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Board Certification
American Board of Radiology — Diagnostic Radiology
National Board of Echocardiography

University Appointment
Professor of Radiology and Urology

Hospital Appointment
Active Medical Staff (1991)
Vice Chair for Research
Program Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship
Co-Director, Jefferson Prostate Diagnostic Center

Research and Clinical Interests
Prostate biopsy, Cardiac imaging

Publications

Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Is Coronary Stent Assessment Improved with Spectral Analysis of Dual Energy CT?
2. A Novel Approach to Reduce Breast Radiation Exposure with Coronary CTA. Angled Axial Image Acquisition
3. Differences in aortic valve area measured with CT planimetry and echocardiography (continuity equation) are related to divergent estimates of left ventricular outflow tract area.
4. Comparison of Image Quality and Arterial Enhancement with a Dedicated Coronary CTA Protocol versus a Triple Rule-out Coronary CTA Protocol1
5. A Novel Approach to Reduce Breast Radiation Exposure with Coronary CTA. Angled Axial Image Acquisition1
6. Radiation dose in a "Triple rule-out" coronary CT angiography protocol of emergency department patients using 64-MDCT: The impact of ECG-based tube current modulation on age, sex, and body mass index
7. Accuracy of MDCT in assessing the degree of stenosis caused by calcified coronary artery plaques
8. Independent Predictors of Acute Appendicitis on CT with Pathologic Correlation
9. Evaluation of a "triple rule-out" coronary CT angiography protocol: use of 64-Section CT in low-to-moderate risk emergency department patients suspected of having acute coronary syndrome.
10. Canine prostate: contrast-enhanced US-guided radiofrequency ablation with urethral and neurovascular cooling--initial experience.
11. Dutasteride Prior to Contrast-Enhanced Colour Doppler Ultrasound Prostate Biopsy Increases Prostate Cancer Detection
12. Targeted Biopsy of the Prostate: The Impact of Color Doppler Imaging and Elastography on Prostate Cancer Detection and Gleason Score
13. Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Flash Replenishment Method for Directed Prostate Biopsies
14. A prospective randomized trial comparing contrast-enhanced targeted versus systematic ultrasound guided biopsies: Impact on prostate cancer detection
15. Advances in Transrectal Ultrasound Imaging of the Prostate
16. Comparison of Contrast Enhanced Color Doppler Targeted Biopsy to Conventional Systematic Biopsy: Impact on Gleason Score
17. Sixty-four-slice multidetector computed tomography: the future of ED cardiac care
18. Small renal masses: The value of contrast-enhanced colour Doppler imaging
19. Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for Radio Frequency Ablation of Canine Prostates: Initial Results
20. Science to practice: Noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension - Can US aid in the prediction of portal pressure and monitoring of therapy?

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