Early experimental studies

Speck U, Scheller B, Abramjuk C, Breitwieser C, Dobberstein J, Böhm M, Hamm B.
Neointima inhibition: comparison of effectiveness of non-stent-based local drug delivery and a drug-eluting stent in porcine coronary arteries.
Radiology. 2006;240:411-418 [PubMed]

Scheller B, Speck U, Abramjuk C, Bernhardt U, Böhm M, Nickenig G.
Paclitaxel balloon coating - a novel method for prevention and therapy of restenosis.
Circulation. 2004; 110: 810-814 [PubMed]

Scheller B, Speck U, Schmitt A, Böhm M, Nickenig G.
Addition of Paclitaxel to contrast media prevents restenosis after coronary stent implantation.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 42: 1415-1420 [PubMed]

Scheller B, Speck U, Romeike B, Schmitt A, Sovak M, Böhm M, Stoll HP.
Contrast media as carriers for local drug delivery. Successful inhibition of neointimal proliferation in the porcine coronary stent model.
Eur Heart 2003; 24: 1462-1467 [PubMed]

Clauss W., Scheller B., Schmitt A., Sovak M., Speck U.
No difference among modern contrast media’s effect on neointimal proliferation and restenosis following coronary stenting in pigs.
Invest Radiol 2003; 38: 743-749 [PubMed]

Speck U., Scheller B., Puls R., Stroszczynski C.
Paradigms and perspectives in contrast media research. Harry Fischer Memorial Lecture.
Acad Radiol 2002;9 (suppl 2): S 392-397 [PubMed]

Scheller B, Speck U, Schmitt A, Clauss W, Sovak M, Böhm M, Stoll HP.
Acute cardiac tolerance of current contrast media and the new taxane protaxel using iopromide as carrier during porcine coronary angiography and stenting.
Invest Radiol 2002; 37: 29-34 [PubMed]