Christopher E. Cann

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Christopher E. Cann is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher E. Cann has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher E. Cann's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (25 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (20 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (18 papers). Christopher E. Cann is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (25 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (20 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (18 papers). Christopher E. Cann collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Israel. Christopher E. Cann's co-authors include Harry K. Genant, Bruce Ettinger, Tony M. Keaveny, R. Paul Crawford, Felix O. Kolb, Gilbert S. Gordan, B.H. Hasegawa, Daniel J. Cavanaugh, John R. Fike and K Faulkner and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Christopher E. Cann

91 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Precise Measurement of Vertebral Mineral Content Using Co... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Precise Measurement of Vertebral Mineral Content Using Computed Tomography
    1980 434 citations Christopher E. Cann, Harry K. Genant Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher E. Cann United States 32 2.0k 1.2k 1.0k 939 547 92 4.7k
S. Grampp Austria 31 3.2k 1.6× 824 0.7× 556 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 489 0.9× 91 4.7k
Christian M. Langton Australia 32 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 728 0.8× 511 0.9× 135 4.1k
William A. Murphy United States 39 1.7k 0.8× 784 0.7× 622 0.6× 2.0k 2.1× 238 0.4× 169 6.7k
H K Genant United States 24 1.2k 0.6× 531 0.4× 444 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 351 0.6× 66 2.9k
Christopher F. Njeh United States 30 2.1k 1.1× 789 0.7× 555 0.5× 731 0.8× 547 1.0× 67 3.1k
Anil Mathur United States 29 2.1k 1.0× 920 0.8× 440 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 3.0× 84 6.0k
M. Jergas United States 33 4.3k 2.2× 841 0.7× 941 0.9× 2.0k 2.1× 815 1.5× 68 6.1k
Masataka Uetani Japan 39 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 536 0.5× 1.7k 1.8× 220 0.4× 225 4.9k
Alejandro Muñoz del Río United States 37 876 0.4× 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.7× 364 0.7× 100 4.7k
Judith E. Adams United Kingdom 46 2.8k 1.4× 549 0.5× 908 0.9× 1.5k 1.6× 1.0k 1.9× 127 7.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Faulkner, K, Christopher E. Cann, & B.H. Hasegawa. (1991). Effect of bone distribution on vertebral strength: assessment with patient-specific nonlinear finite element analysis.. Radiology. 179(3). 669–674. 167 indexed citations
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Gobbel, Glenn T., Christopher E. Cann, Harriet S. Iwamoto, & John R. Fike. (1991). Measurement of regional cerebral blood flow in the dog using ultrafast computed tomography. Experimental validation.. Stroke. 22(6). 772–779. 59 indexed citations
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Mathes, Stephen J., et al.. (1990). Long-Term Effects of Tissue Expansion on Cranial and Skeletal Bone Development in Neonatal Miniature Swine. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 86(5). 825–834. 24 indexed citations
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Miller, Arthur J., Christopher E. Cann, I. Nielsen, & Gabriella Roda. (1988). Craniomandibular bone density in the primate as assessed by computed tomography. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 93(2). 117–125. 11 indexed citations
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Cann, Christopher E., et al.. (1985). QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR SPINAL MINERAL ASSESSMENT. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 9(3). 602–603. 28 indexed citations
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Kuriyama, Keiko, G Gamsu, Robert G. Stern, et al.. (1984). CT-Determined Pulmonary Artery Diameters in Predicting Pulmonary Hypertension. Investigative Radiology. 19(1). 16–22. 206 indexed citations
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Fike, John R., Richard A. LeCouteur, & Christopher E. Cann. (1984). ANATOMY OF THE CANINE ORBITAL REGION. Veterinary Radiology. 25(1). 32–36. 26 indexed citations
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Fike, John R., et al.. (1984). Computed Tomography Analysis of the Canine Brain: Effects of Hemibrain X Irradiation. Radiation Research. 99(2). 294–294. 21 indexed citations
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Webb, W. Richard, et al.. (1984). CT of a Bronchial Phantom. Investigative Radiology. 19(5). 394–398. 75 indexed citations
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Fike, John R., et al.. (1984). Dual energy CT scanning for analysis of brain damage due to X-irradiation. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 12(1). 15–28. 3 indexed citations
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Laval-Jeantet, A. M., et al.. (1984). A Postprocessing Dual Energy Technique for Vertebral CT Densitometry. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 8(6). 1164–1167. 53 indexed citations
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Cann, Christopher E.. (1984). Decreased Spinal Mineral Content in Amenorrheic Women. JAMA. 251(5). 626–626. 317 indexed citations
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Brasch, Robert C., Danute E. Nitecki, Michael Brant‐Zawadzki, et al.. (1983). Brain Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Enhanced by a Paramagnetic Nitroxide Contrast Agent: Preliminary Report. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 4(5). 1035–1039. 7 indexed citations
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Laval-Jeantet, A. M., Christopher E. Cann, & Harry K. Genant. (1983). METHODS AND PROBLEMS IN QUANTIFYING BONE MINERAL OF APPENDICULAR SKELETON USING COMMERCIAL CT SCANNING. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 7(3). 552–552. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Ben, Michael Brant‐Zawadzki, & Christopher E. Cann. (1982). Dynamic CT Scanning of Spinal Column Trauma. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 3(5). 561–565. 1 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Henry I., Christopher E. Cann, Albert A. Moss, et al.. (1982). Noninvasive Quantitation of Liver Iron in Dogs with Hemochromatosis Using Dual-Energy CT Scanning. Investigative Radiology. 17(4). 375–380. 68 indexed citations
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Cann, Christopher E. & Harry K. Genant. (1982). CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES OF VERTEBRAL MINERAL USING QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY.. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 6(1). 216–216. 17 indexed citations
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Boyd, Douglas P., et al.. (1982). FUTURE ADVANCED CT TECHNOLOGY FOR BONE AND TISSUE DENSITOMETRY. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 6(1). 202–202. 5 indexed citations
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Cann, Christopher E., et al.. (1980). Comparison of vertebral and peripheral mineral losses in disuse osteoporosis in monkeys.. Radiology. 134(2). 525–529. 47 indexed citations
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Cann, Christopher E. & S.G. Prussin. (1980). Radiochemical determination of short-lived radionuclides in neutron-activated biological samples. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 31(7). 446–447.

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