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Christoph R. Becker is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany, contributing extensively to medical research with a focus on various specialized fields. Their primary area of study is medicine, with a total of 62 publications. Within this broad area, Becker's work spans several subfields, including surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, oncology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research addresses a range of medical topics, with notable focus areas such as palliative care and end-of-life issues, advanced X-ray and CT imaging, sarcoma diagnosis and treatment, patient-provider communication in healthcare, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, gastrointestinal tumor research and treatment, and coronary artery anomalies.

Becker has contributed to multiple papers published in renowned venues. Among recent publications are:

  • "Temozolomide in Grade 3 Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Multicenter Retrospective Review," 2021, The Oncologist
  • "Accuracy of a novel stress echocardiography pattern for myocardial bridging in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease - A retrospective and prospective cohort study," 2020, International Journal of Cardiology
  • "Monitoring Sarcoma Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Local Cryotherapy with Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis," 2023, Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab for Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Single Institution Retrospective Review," 2020, Immunotherapy
  • "Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Compared With Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging as a Guide to Optimal Medical Therapy in Patients Presenting With Stable Angina: The RESCUE Trial," 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association

Frequent publication venues where Becker's work appears include Value in Health, Patient Education and Counseling, IET conference proceedings, The Oncologist, and International Journal of Cardiology. The highest number of contributions have been made to Value in Health and Patient Education and Counseling.

Collaboration features prominently in Becker's research. They have co-authored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as Sebastian Groß, Armon Arpagaus, Drahomir Aujesky, Dominik Fleischmann, and Stefano Bassetti, indicating active engagement within a network of medical researchers.

Best Publications

  • From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part II.

    Morteza Naghavi;Peter Libby;Erling Falk;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells

  • Material differentiation by dual energy CT: initial experience

    Thorsten R. C. Johnson;Bernhard Krauß;Martin Sedlmair;Martin Sedlmair;Michael Grasruck

  • First performance evaluation of a dual-source CT (DSCT) system.

    Thomas G. Flohr;Cynthia H. McCollough;Herbert Bruder;Martin Petersilka

  • Quantification of Obstructive and Nonobstructive Coronary Lesions by 64-Slice Computed Tomography: A Comparative Study With Quantitative Coronary Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound

    Alexander W. Leber;Andreas Knez;Franz von Ziegler;Alexander Becker

  • Accuracy of multidetector spiral computed tomography in identifying and differentiating the composition of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. A comparative study with intracoronary ultrasound

    Alexander W Leber;Andreas Knez;Alexander Becker;Christoph Becker

  • Quantification of regional cerebral blood flow and volume with dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced MR imaging.

    K. A. Rempp;Gunnar Brix;F. Wenz;C. R. Becker

  • Accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography to classify and quantify plaque volumes in the proximal coronary system: a comparative study using intravascular ultrasound.

    Alexander W. Leber;Alexander Becker;Andreas Knez;Franz von Ziegler

  • Multislice helical CT of the heart with retrospective ECG gating: reduction of radiation exposure by ECG-controlled tube current modulation.

    Tobias F. Jakobs;Christoph R. Becker;Bernd Ohnesorge;Thomas Flohr

  • Cardiac Imaging by Means of Electrocardiographically Gated Multisection Spiral CT: Initial Experience

    Bernd Ohnesorge;Thomas Flohr;Christoph Becker;Andreas F. Kopp

  • Correlation of coronary calcification and angiographically documented stenoses in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: results of 1,764 patients.

    Ralph Haberl;Alexander Becker;Alexander Leber;Andreas Knez

  • Dual-source CT cardiac imaging: initial experience.

    Thorsten R. C. Johnson;Konstantin Nikolaou;Bernd J. Wintersperger;Alexander W. Leber

  • Metal artifact reduction by dual energy computed tomography using monoenergetic extrapolation

    Fabian Bamberg;Alexander Dierks;Konstantin Nikolaou;Maximilian F. Reiser

  • Risk prediction of contrast-induced nephropathy

    Peter A. McCullough;Andy Adam;Christoph R. Becker;Charles J Davidson

  • ECG-gated reconstructed multi-detector row CT coronary angiography: effect of varying trigger delay on image quality.

    Cheng Hong;Christoph R. Becker;Armin Huber;U. Joseph Schoepf

  • Epidemiology and prognostic implications of contrast-induced nephropathy.

    Peter A McCullough;Andy Adam;Christoph R Becker;Charles Davidson

  • Subsegmental pulmonary emboli: improved detection with thin-collimation multi-detector row spiral CT.

    U. Joseph Schoepf;Nicolaus Holzknecht;Thomas K. Helmberger;Alexander Crispin

  • Pathophysiology of contrast-induced nephropathy.

    James Tumlin;Fulvio Stacul;Andy Adam;Christoph R. Becker

  • Dual energy CT characterization of urinary calculi: initial in vitro and clinical experience.

    Anno Graser;Thorsten R. C. Johnson;Markus Bader;Michael Staehler

  • Dual-energy CT in patients suspected of having renal masses: can virtual nonenhanced images replace true nonenhanced images?

    Anno Graser;Thorsten R.C. Johnson;Elizabeth M. Hecht;Christoph R. Becker

  • Comparison of CT colonography, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and faecal occult blood tests for the detection of advanced adenoma in an average risk population.

    A Graser;P Stieber;D Nagel;C Schäfer

Frequent Co-Authors

Maximilian F. Reiser
Maximilian F. Reiser Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Konstantin Nikolaou
Konstantin Nikolaou University of Tübingen
Thomas Flohr
Thomas Flohr Siemens (Germany)
Gerhard Steinbeck
Gerhard Steinbeck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
U. Joseph Schoepf
U. Joseph Schoepf Medical University of South Carolina
Bruno Reichart
Bruno Reichart Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Zahi A. Fayad
Zahi A. Fayad Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tarek A. Yousry
Tarek A. Yousry University College London
Philippe Morel
Philippe Morel University of Geneva
Geoffrey D. Rubin
Geoffrey D. Rubin University of Arizona

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