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Joel G. Fletcher

Joel G. Fletcher

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Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
35685
World Ranking
8018
National Ranking
4164

Overview

Joel G. Fletcher is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging. They have contributed extensively to the subfields of biomedical engineering, surgery, genetics, and epidemiology.

Their work covers a range of topics within medical imaging, including advanced X-ray and CT imaging, radiation dose and imaging, and medical imaging techniques and applications. They have also addressed conditions related to inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease and complications, radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging, and autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

Recent publications by Joel G. Fletcher highlight their involvement in innovations and clinical applications of computed tomography (CT). Notable papers include:

  • First Clinical Photon-counting Detector CT System: Technical Evaluation, 2021, Radiology
  • Low-dose CT image and projection dataset, 2020, Medical Physics
  • Small Bowel Crohn Disease at CT and MR Enterography: Imaging Atlas and Glossary of Terms, 2020, Radiographics
  • Photon-Counting Detector CT: Key Points Radiologists Should Know, 2022, Korean Journal of Radiology
  • Radiomics-based Machine-learning Models Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer on Prediagnostic Computed Tomography Scans at a Substantial Lead Time Before Clinical Diagnosis, 2022, Gastroenterology

Joel G. Fletcher frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Cynthia H. McCollough, Shuai Leng, David H. Bruining, Lifeng Yu, and Akitoshi Inoue. Their work appears in a variety of prominent publication venues, predominantly in:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Abdominal Radiology
  • Radiology
  • Radiographics
  • Medical Physics

Their extensive publication record spans over 300 contributions in the field of medicine, with imaging-related research particularly well represented. Joel's research integrates advanced imaging techniques with clinical diagnostics, particularly in radiation dose assessment and disease detection through radiomics and machine learning approaches.

Best Publications

  • Dual- and Multi-Energy CT: Principles, Technical Approaches, and Clinical Applications

    Cynthia H. McCollough;Shuai Leng;Lifeng Yu;Joel G. Fletcher

  • Managing incidental findings in human subjects research: Analysis and recommendations

    Susan M Wolf;Frances P Lawrenz;Charles A. Nelson;Jeffrey P. Kahn

  • A comparison of endoscopic ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and exam under anesthesia for evaluation of Crohn's perianal fistulas

    David A. Schwartz;Maurits J. Wiersema;Kika M. Dudiak;J.G. Fletcher

  • Frequent Detection of Pancreatic Lesions in Asymptomatic High-Risk Individuals

    Marcia Irene Canto;Ralph H. Hruban;Elliot K. Fishman;Ihab R. Kamel

  • Development of the Crohn's disease digestive damage score, the Lémann score†‡§

    Benjamin Pariente;Jacques Cosnes;Silvio Danese;William J. Sandborn

  • CT enterography as a diagnostic tool in evaluating small bowel disorders: review of clinical experience with over 700 cases.

    Scott R. Paulsen;James E. Huprich;Joel G. Fletcher;Fargol Booya

  • Noninvasive differentiation of uric acid versus non-uric acid kidney stones using dual-energy CT.

    Andrew N. Primak;Joel G. Fletcher;Terri J. Vrtiska;Oleksandr P. Dzyubak

  • Optimization of CT colonography technique: prospective trial in 180 patients.

    Fletcher Jg;Johnson Cd;Welch Tj;MacCarty Rl

  • Radiation dose reduction in computed tomography: techniques and future perspective

    Lifeng Yu;Xin Liu;Shuai Leng;James M Kofler

  • Assessment of Small Bowel Crohn Disease: Noninvasive Peroral CT Enterography Compared with Other Imaging Methods and Endoscopy—Feasibility Study

    Peter B Wold;Joel G Fletcher;C Daniel Johnson;William J Sandborn

  • Small-bowel imaging in Crohn's disease: a prospective, blinded, 4-way comparison trial

    Craig A. Solem;Edward V. Loftus;Joel G. Fletcher;Todd H. Baron

  • Prospective comparison of state-of-the-art MR enterography and CT enterography in small-bowel Crohn's disease.

    Hassan A. Siddiki;Jeff L. Fidler;Joel G. Fletcher;Sharon S. Burton

  • Crohn Disease: Mural Attenuation and Thickness at Contrast-enhanced CT Enterography—Correlation with Endoscopic and Histologic Findings of Inflammation

    Kale D. Bodily;Joel G. Fletcher;Craig A. Solem;C. Daniel Johnson

  • Photon-counting Detector CT: System Design and Clinical Applications of an Emerging Technology

    Shuai Leng;Michael Bruesewitz;Shengzhen Tao;Kishore Rajendran

  • Pancreatic malignancy: value of arterial, pancreatic, and hepatic phase imaging with multi-detector row CT.

    Joel G. Fletcher;Maurits J. Wiersema;Michael A. Farrell;Jeff L. Fidler

  • Virtual monochromatic imaging in dual-source dual-energy CT: Radiation dose and image quality

    Lifeng Yu;Jodie A. Christner;Shuai Leng;Jia Wang

  • Renal involvement in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis: CT and MR imaging findings.

    Naoki Takahashi;Akira Kawashima;Joel G. Fletcher;Suresh T. Chari

  • Projection space denoising with bilateral filtering and CT noise modeling for dose reduction in CT

    Armando Manduca;Lifeng Yu;Joshua D. Trzasko;Natalia Khaylova

  • CT colonography without cathartic preparation: feasibility study.

    Matthew R. Callstrom;C. Daniel Johnson;J. G. Fletcher;Judd E. Reed

  • Optimization of CT Colonography Technique: Prospective Trial in 180

    Joel G. Fletcher;C. Daniel Johnson;Timothy J. Welch;Robert L. MacCarty

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward V. Loftus
Edward V. Loftus Mayo Clinic
William J. Sandborn
William J. Sandborn University of California, San Diego
Adil E. Bharucha
Adil E. Bharucha Mayo Clinic
Rickey E. Carter
Rickey E. Carter Mayo Clinic
Armando Manduca
Armando Manduca Mayo Clinic
Suresh T. Chari
Suresh T. Chari The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Thomas C. Smyrk
Thomas C. Smyrk Mayo Clinic

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