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<\/a><\/div>\nAssistant Professor of Cardiology at the Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, head of the Cardiac CT Working Group and lead of the scientific cardiac CT program. EACVI Level III cardiac CT expert and Hungary\u2019s ambassador for the EACVI Heart Imagers of Tomorrow initiative.<\/p>\n
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- Multicentre CT research:<\/strong> site and core lab contributions to international multicentre CT trials.<\/li>\n
- Photon-counting CT protocol optimisation:<\/strong> ultra-high-resolution acquisition, reconstruction kernels, quantum iterative reconstruction and virtual monoenergetic levels for stenosis, plaque and stent imaging.<\/li>\n
- From reconstruction to outcomes:<\/strong> PhD on novel iterative reconstruction in coronary CT, followed by work on quantitative plaque imaging, CT strain, myocardial perfusion and CT-guided prevention.<\/li>\n
- Mentoring:<\/strong> supervises PhD and MD-PhD students and numerous young researchers and medical students, several with award-winning student research; clinical teacher in cardiac imaging since 2015, in Hungarian and English.<\/li>\n
- Grants and service:<\/strong> NKFIH OTKA Starting Grant and J\u00e1nos Bolyai Research Scholarship; board member of the Cardiovascular Imaging Section of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
People<\/p>\n
Core team<\/h2>\n
\n\n\nMil\u00e1n Vecsey-Nagy, MD, PhD<\/h3>\n
Fellow in Radiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nBorb\u00e1la Vattay, MD, PhD<\/h3>\n
Fellow in Cardiology
\nEACVI Level III Cardiac CT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nZs\u00f3fia Jokkel, MD<\/h3>\n
Fellow in Radiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nBarbara Sipos, MD<\/h3>\n
Fellow in Cardiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nBettina Nagy, MD, PhD<\/h3>\n
Fellow in Cardiology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Clinical members<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\u00c1d\u00e1m Jermendy, MD, PhD<\/h3>\n
Radiologist \u00b7 Assistant Lecturer
\nEACVI Level III Cardiac CT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nAlexisz Panajotu, MD<\/h3>\n
Radiologist
\nEACVI Level III Cardiac CT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nFerenc Imre Suhai, MD, PhD<\/h3>\n
Radiologist \u00b7 Assistant Lecturer
\nEACVI Level III Cardiac CT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nSarolta Borzs\u00e1k, MD, PhD<\/h3>\n
Radiologist
\nEACVI Level III Cardiac CT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nJoin us<\/p>\n
Students and fellows<\/h2>\n
We welcome motivated medical students (TDK), PhD candidates and visiting fellows interested in cardiovascular imaging.<\/p>\n
Education and fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- Photon-counting CT protocol optimisation:<\/strong> ultra-high-resolution acquisition, reconstruction kernels, quantum iterative reconstruction and virtual monoenergetic levels for stenosis, plaque and stent imaging.<\/li>\n