Carl E. Ravin, MD

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• Radiology

Chair, Department of Radiology

Department / Division:
Radiology / Cardiac and Thoracic Imaging

Address:
DUMC 3808
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 684-2711

Office Telephone:
(919) 684-7227

Fax Telephone:
(919) 684-7124

• M.D., Cornell University, New York, 1968

• Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, 1968-69
• Radiology, University of Utah, 1971-74

• Thoracic Radiology, Yale University, Connecticut, 1974-75

Clinical Interests:
Pulmonary radiology

Research Interests:
The global focus of my research concerns technical improvements in chest radiography.  This interest has been manifested in numerous ways including clearer analysis of problems limiting technical excellence as well as the development and testing of strategies designed to overcome some of the inherent limitations in Thoracic Imaging.  Examples of research activity initial investigations of advanced multiple beam equalization radiography (AMBER), computed radiography (CR) and most recently selenium based digital radiography.  A "spin off " area of investigation interest involves distribution of digital images through picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).

Representative Publications:
Floyd CE Jr., Baydush AH, Lo JY, Bowsher JE, Ravin CE: Bayesian restoration of chest radiographs: Scatter compensation with improved signal to noise ratio. Investigative Radiology 29:904-910, 1994. (1994)

Floyd CE Jr, Chotas HG, Ravin CE: Scatter reduction characteristics of an Infinity-Focused gridded radiographic cassette. Investigative Radiology 29(9):852-855, 1994 (1994)

Chotas HG, Ravin CE: Chest radiography: Estimated lung volume and projected area obscured by the heart, mediastinum, and diaphragm. Radiology 193:403-404, 1994. (1994)

Chotas HG, Floyd CE Jr., Ravin CE: Technical evaluation of a digital chest radiography system that uses a selenium detector. Radiology 195:264-0, April 1995. (1995)

Floyd CE Jr., Baker JA, Chotas, HG, Delong DM, Ravin CE. Selenium-based digital radiography of the chest: radiologists' preference compared with film-screen radiographs. AJR 165(6):1353-1358, December 1995. (1995)