VassiliosRaptopoulosMD

Radiology • Boston, MA

Professor of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Office
One Deaconess Road
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-754-2702

Fax+1 617-754-2545
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Education & Training

MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1973 - 1976
Maimonides Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
French Polyclinic HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of MedicineClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1975 - 1987
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Split-bolus pancreas CTA protocol for local staging of pancreatic cancer and detection and characterization of liver lesions
Andrés Camacho, Jieming Fang, Marcela Pecora Cohen, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Olga R. Brook> ;Abdominal Radiology. 2018 Feb 1
4 citations
Split-Bolus Injection Producing Simultaneous Late Arterial and Portal Venous Phases in CT Enterography: Preliminary Results
Johannes Boos, Jieming Fang, Christina M Chingkoe, Michele Perillo, Martin P. Smith, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Olga R. Brook> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2017 Aug 16
4 citations
Split-bolus intravenous contrast material injection vs. single-bolus injection in patients following endovascular abdominal aortic repair (EVAR)
Johannes Boos, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Alexander Brook, Olga R. Brook> ;Abdominal Radiology. 2017 Apr 26
16 citations
Dual energy CT angiography: pros and cons of dual-energy metal artifact reduction algorithm in patients after endovascular aortic repair.
Johannes Boos, Jieming Fang, Benedikt H. Heidinger, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Olga R. Brook> ;Abdominal Radiology. 2017 Mar 1
15 citations
MDCT vs. MRI for incidental pancreatic cysts: measurement variability and impact on clinical management
Johannes Boos, Alexander Brook, Christina M Chingkoe, Trevor C. Morrison, Koenraad J. Mortele, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Ivan Pedrosa, Olga R. Brook> ;Abdominal Radiology. 2017 Feb 1
10 citations
Metal implants on CT: comparison of iterative reconstruction algorithms for reduction of metal artifacts with single energy and spectral CT scanning in a phantom model
Jieming Fang, Da Zhang, Carol Wilcox, Benedikt H. Heidinger, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Alexander Brook, Olga R. Brook> ;Abdominal Radiology. 2017 Jan 2
2 citations
Diagnostic yield and clinical impact of microbiologic diagnosis from CT-guided drainage in patients previously treated with empiric antibiotics
Kathryn L. McGillen, Johannes Boos, Ruvandhi R. Nathavitharana, Alexander Brook, Maryellen R. Sun, Bettina Siewert, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Robert A. Kane, Robert G. Sh...> ;Abdominal Radiology. 2017 Jan 1
10 citations
Limited added utility of performing follow-up contrast-enhanced CT in patients undergoing initial non-enhanced CT for evaluation of flank pain in the emergency department
Monica D. Agarwal, Robin B. Levenson, Bettina Siewert, Marc A. Camacho, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;Emergency Radiology. 2015 Apr 1
2 citations
Assessment of liver fat in an obese patient population using noncontrast CT fat percent index
Ali F. Jon, Ahmad R. Cheema, Atif N. Khan, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Thomas H. Hauser, Imad Nasser, Francine K. Welty, Andrew Karellas, Melvin E. Clouse> ;Clinical Imaging. 2014 May 1
69 citations
Split-Bolus Spectral Multidetector CT of the Pancreas: Assessment of Radiation Dose and Tumor Conspicuity
Olga R. Brook, Sofia Gourtsoyianni, Alexander Brook, Bettina Siewert, Tara S. Kent, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;Radiology. 2013 Oct 1
81 citations
Spectral CT with Metal Artifacts Reduction Software for Improvement of Tumor Visibility in the Vicinity of Gold Fiducial Markers
Olga R. Brook, Sofia Gourtsoyianni, Alexander Brook, Anand Mahadevan, Carol Wilcox, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;Radiology. 2012 Jun 1
3 citations
Standardisation of liver MDCT by tracking liver parenchyma enhancement to trigger imaging
Harald Brodoefel, A Tognolini, Giulia Zamboni, Sofia Gourtsoyianni, Cd Claussen, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;European Radiology. 2012 Apr 1
8 citations
Female Breast, Lung, and Pelvic Organ Radiation From Dose-Reduced 64-MDCT Thoracic Examination Protocols: A Phantom Study
Diana Litmanovich, Denis Tack, Pei-Jan P. Lin, Phillip M. Boiselle, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Alexander A. Bankier> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011 Oct 1
32 citations
Incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing contrast-enhanced CT.
Jay Pahade, Christina A. LeBedis, Vassilios Raptopoulos, David Avigan, Chun S. Yam, Jonathan B. Kruskal, Ivan Pedrosa> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011 May 1
14 citations
Absorbed Radiation Dose in Radiosensitive Organs During Coronary CT Angiography Using 320-MDCT: Effect of Maximum Tube Voltage and Heart Rate Variations
Boris Nikolic, Faisal Khosa, Pei Jan Paul Lin, Atif N. Khan, Sheryar Sarwar, Chun-Shan Yam, Laurence E. Court, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Melvin E. Clouse> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010 Dec 1
6 citations
Escalating computed tomography angiogram (CTA) grade predicts unresectability and margin status for pancreaticobiliary neoplasms
Tara S. Kent, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Mark P. Callery, Shiva Gautam, Charles M. Vollmer> ;HPB. 2010 Mar 1
18 citations
Combined Vascular–Excretory Phase MDCT Angiography in the Preoperative Evaluation of Renal Donors
Giulia Zamboni, J Romero, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010 Jan 1
46 citations
Dose reduction in computed tomographic angiography of pregnant patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism.
Diana Litmanovich, Phillip M. Boiselle, Alexander A. Bankier, Milliam L. Kataoka, Oleg S. Pianykh, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2009 Nov 1
98 citations
CT and MRI in Diseases of the Aorta
Diana Litmanovich, Alexander A. Bankier, Luce Cantin, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Phillip M. Boiselle> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2009 Oct 1
7 citations
Body tumor CT perfusion protocols: optimization of acquisition scan parameters in a rat tumor model.
Alessia Tognolini, Rachel Schor-Bardach, Oleg S. Pianykh, Carol Wilcox, Vassilios Raptopoulos, S. Nahum Goldberg> ;Radiology. 2009 Jun 1
9 citations
Routine use of modified CT Enterography in patients with acute abdominal pain
Sofia Gourtsoyianni, Giulia Zamboni, J Romero, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;European Journal of Radiology. 2009 Mar 1
2 citations
Value of customized scan timing determined by tracking liver enhancement in oncology patients.
Giulia Zamboni, Sofia Gourtsoyianni, Epaminondas Sourlas, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2009 Mar 1
61 citations
Perfusion MDCT Enables Early Detection of Therapeutic Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy
Adeel Sabir, Rachel Schor-Bardach, Carol Wilcox, Syed Rahmanuddin, Michael B. Atkins, Jonathan B. Kruskal, Sabina Signoretti, Vassilios Raptopoulos, S. Nahum Goldberg> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2008 Jul 1
16 citations
Measuring noncalcified coronary atherosclerotic plaque using voxel analysis with MDCT angiography: a pilot clinical study.
Melvin E. Clouse, Adeel Sabir, Chun-Shan Yam, Norihiko Yoshimura, Shezhang Lin, Francine K. Welty, Pedro Martinezclark, Vassilios Raptopoulos> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2008 Jun 1
38 citations
Missed lesions at abdominal oncologic CT: lessons learned from quality assurance.
Bettina Siewert, Jacob Sosna, Ann McNamara, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Jonathan B. Kruskal> ;Radiographics. 2008 May 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts