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Sven Plein is a researcher affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, specializing in Medicine with a strong focus on cardiovascular imaging and diagnostics. Their work spans across multiple subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics that characterize Plein's research include:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Plein's significant contributions can be observed through several recent papers that focus primarily on cardiovascular magnetic resonance and artificial intelligence in cardiology:

  • Standardized image interpretation and post-processing in cardiovascular magnetic resonance - 2020 update (2020), published in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • The Prognostic Significance of Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion: An Artificial Intelligence Based Approach Using Perfusion Mapping (2020), published in Circulation
  • Predicting myocardial infarction through retinal scans and minimal personal information (2022), published in Nature Machine Intelligence
  • Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), published in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) recommended CMR protocols for scanning patients with active or convalescent phase COVID-19 infection (2020), published in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

The frequent co-authors associated with Plein's work include:

  • John P. Greenwood
  • Peter Swoboda
  • Eylem Levelt
  • Amrit Chowdhary
  • Nicholas Jex

Plein has published extensively in key venues aligned with cardiovascular imaging and cardiovascular medicine, including:

  • Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
  • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Overall, the academic profile indicates a consistent focus on the development and application of advanced imaging technologies and methodologies for improving cardiovascular diagnostics and understanding complex cardiac conditions. The interdisciplinary nature of work across imaging sciences, cardiology, and biomedical engineering supports a detailed exploration of cardiovascular diseases through innovative imaging and computational approaches.

Best Publications

  • Standardized image interpretation and post processing in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Board of Trustees Task Force on Standardized Post Processing

    Jeanette Schulz-Menger;David A Bluemke;Jens Bremerich;Scott D Flamm

  • Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and single-photon emission computed tomography for diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CE-MARC): a prospective trial

    John P Greenwood;Neil Maredia;John F Younger;Julia M Brown

  • Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Stenoses

    W. Yong Kim;W. Yong Kim;Peter G. Danias;Matthias Stuber;Scott D. Flamm

  • Normal human left and right ventricular dimensions for MRI as assessed by turbo gradient echo and steady-state free precession imaging sequences.

    Khaled Alfakih;Sven Plein;Holger Thiele;Tim Jones

  • Cardiac T1 Mapping and Extracellular Volume (ECV) in clinical practice: a comprehensive review

    Philip Haaf;Philip Haaf;Pankaj Garg;Daniel R. Messroghli;David A. Broadbent

  • Normal values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults and children

    Nadine Kawel-Boehm;Alicia Maceira;Emanuela R Valsangiacomo-Buechel;Jens Vogel-Claussen

  • Physical, cognitive, and mental health impacts of COVID-19 after hospitalisation (PHOSP-COVID): a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study.

    Rachael A Evans;Hamish McAuley;Ewen M Harrison;Aarti Shikotra

  • Standardized image interpretation and post-processing in cardiovascular magnetic resonance - 2020 update

    Jeanette Schulz-Menger;David A. Bluemke;Jens Bremerich;Scott D. Flamm

  • The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology

    Eugenio Picano;Eliseo Vañó;Eliseo Vañó;Madan M. Rehani;Alberto Cuocolo

  • Myocardial T1 mapping: application to patients with acute and chronic myocardial infarction.

    Daniel R. Messroghli;Kevin Walters;Sven Plein;Patrick Sparrow

  • Magnetic Resonance Perfusion or Fractional Flow Reserve in Coronary Disease

    Eike Nagel;John P. Greenwood;Gerry P. McCann;Nuno Bettencourt

  • MR Imaging of Cardiac Tumors and Masses: A Review of Methods and Clinical Applications

    Manish Motwani;Ananth Kidambi;Bernhard A Herzog;Akhlaque Uddin

  • Reference values for healthy human myocardium using a T1 mapping methodology: results from the International T1 Multicenter cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

    Darius Dabir;Nicholas Child;Ashwin Kalra;Toby Rogers

  • Steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging of the heart: comparison with segmented k-space gradient-echo imaging.

    Sven Plein;Timothy N. Bloomer;John P. Ridgway;Tim R. Jones

  • Effect of Care Guided by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy, or NICE Guidelines on Subsequent Unnecessary Angiography Rates: The CE-MARC 2 Randomized Clinical Trial.

    John P. Greenwood;David P. Ripley;Colin Berry;Gerry P. McCann;Gerry P. McCann

  • Cardiac biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome: from history to high-sensitivity cardiac troponin

    Pankaj Garg;Paul Morris;Asma Lina Fazlanie;Sethumadhavan Vijayan

  • Role of multimodality cardiac imaging in the management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an expert consensus of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Endorsed by the Saudi Heart Association.

    Nuno Cardim;Maurizio Galderisi;Thor Edvardsen;Sven Plein

  • Human myocardium: single-breath-hold MR T1 mapping with high spatial resolution--reproducibility study.

    Daniel R Messroghli;Sven Plein;David M Higgins;Kevin Walters

  • Comparison of right ventricular volume measurements between axial and short axis orientation using steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging.

    Khaled Alfakih;Sven Plein;Tim Bloomer;Tim Jones

  • The multi-modality cardiac imaging approach to the Athlete's heart: an expert consensus of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

    Maurizio Galderisi;Nuno Cardim;Antonello D'Andrea;Oliver Bruder

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Greenwood
John P. Greenwood University of Leeds
Eike Nagel
Eike Nagel Goethe University Frankfurt
James C. Moon
James C. Moon University College London
Julia Brown
Julia Brown University of Leeds
Patrizio Lancellotti
Patrizio Lancellotti University of Liège
Steffen E. Petersen
Steffen E. Petersen Queen Mary University of London
Gilbert Habib
Gilbert Habib Aix-Marseille University
Thor Edvardsen
Thor Edvardsen Oslo University Hospital
Bogdan A. Popescu
Bogdan A. Popescu Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Rob J. van der Geest
Rob J. van der Geest Leiden University Medical Center

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