2023
CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching.
Tu L, Navaratnam D, Melnick E, Forman H, Venkatesh A, Malhotra A, Yaesoubi R, Sureshanand S, Sheth K, Mahajan A. CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 221: 836-845. PMID: 37404082, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.29617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary stroke prevention medicationsStroke prevention medicationsEmergency departmentPrevention medicationsEchocardiography evaluationPosterior circulation strokeProportion of patientsGroup of patientsPhysical examination findingsNeuroimaging resultsUse of MRIReview of systemsGreater frequencyPropensity-score matchingExamination findingsRetrospective studyED readmissionMedical historyHead CTClinical impactMRI examinationsBrain MRINeck CTADizzinessPatients
2021
Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations.
Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 218: 544-551. PMID: 34585611, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck CTAED visitsEmergency departmentNonroutine communicationSingle health care systemAdult ED visitsSubset of reportsRadiologist communicationResult communicationPatient's chief concernHealth care systemFrequency of headCTA utilizationAcute findingsClinical presentationED settingPatient selectionIncidental findingClinical impactCTA examinationsCare systemCTAVisitsHigher numberNegative results
2018
Clinical Decision Support for Ordering CTA-PE Studies in the Emergency Department—A Pilot on Feasibility and Clinical Impact in a Tertiary Medical Center
Goehler A, Moore C, Manne-Goehler JM, Arango J, D'Amato L, Forman HP, Weinreb J. Clinical Decision Support for Ordering CTA-PE Studies in the Emergency Department—A Pilot on Feasibility and Clinical Impact in a Tertiary Medical Center. Academic Radiology 2018, 26: 1077-1083. PMID: 30389307, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2018.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismClinical decision supportPositivity rateTertiary medical centerComputed tomography angiographyPhysician adherenceD-dimerGood discriminatory powerTomography angiographyEmergency providersClinical impactMedical CenterRisk scoreDiscriminatory powerEmbolismPatientsAngiographyComplianceStudy
1994
Chest Radiography in Patients With Early Stage Prostatic Carcinoma Effect on Treatment Planning and Cost Analysis
Forman H, Fox L, Glazer H, McClennan B, Anderson D, Sagel S. Chest Radiography in Patients With Early Stage Prostatic Carcinoma Effect on Treatment Planning and Cost Analysis. CHEST Journal 1994, 106: 1036-1041. PMID: 7523036, DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.4.1036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic carcinomaChest radiographyChest radiographsRoutine preoperative chest radiographsChest radiography findingsRoutine chest radiographyRetropubic radical prostatectomyHospital-based outpatientPreoperative chest radiographProstate-specific antigenCost-effectiveness modelIntrathoracic metastasesRadiography findingsProspective studyPatient populationRadical prostatectomyClinical impactProstate carcinomaPatientsSpecific antigenPositive findingsFurther evaluationCarcinomaTreatment planningRadiographsCT screening for comorbid disease in patients with prostatic carcinoma: is it cost-effective?
Forman H, Heiken J, Brink J, Glazer H, Fox L, McClennan B. CT screening for comorbid disease in patients with prostatic carcinoma: is it cost-effective? American Journal Of Roentgenology 1994, 162: 1125-8; discussion 1129-30. PMID: 8165996, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.162.5.8165996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid diseasesProstatic carcinomaCT findingsFalse-positive CT findingsTime of diagnosisPopulation of patientsLack of efficacyScreening CT scanConsecutive patientsPreoperative evaluationProstatic surgeryMedical recordsClinical impactCT scanRadiation therapyPatientsCarcinomaFurther evaluationDiseaseCTMedicare reimbursementSurgeryTreatmentFindingsTherapy