2023
Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness.
Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 222: e2330060. PMID: 37937837, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.30060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality-adjusted life yearsEvaluation of patientsSecondary prevention measuresEmergency departmentProbabilistic sensitivity analysesConventional MRICumulative quality-adjusted life yearsCost-effective strategyIncremental costNoncontrast CT headAcute stroke treatmentSpecialized MRISelection of patientsHigher quality-adjusted life yearsConventional brain MRIMarkov decision-analytic modelNon-contrast CTNoncontrast head CTHealthcare system perspectiveUse of MRIBase-case analysisPrevention measuresDecision analytic modelGreater quality-adjusted life yearsDeterministic sensitivity analysesCT 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
2022
Deciphering the Network Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
Gonzalez-Escamilla G, Koirala N, Bange M, Glaser M, Pintea B, Dresel C, Deuschl G, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Deciphering the Network Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease. Neurology And Therapy 2022, 11: 265-282. PMID: 35000133, PMCID: PMC8857357, DOI: 10.1007/s40120-021-00318-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupplementary motor areaClinical outcomesParkinson's diseaseDBS locationPostoperative MRIBrain stimulationIntroductionDeep brain stimulationMotor symptom improvementPostoperative clinical outcomesIdiopathic PD patientsPrimary motor cortexOptimal clinical outcomesDeep brain stimulationSTN-DBS outcomesSuperior frontal cortexDBS electrode positionUse of MRIUse of DBSSubcortical volumetryDBS outcomesPD patientsSubcortical targetsSymptom improvementDBS surgeryMotor cortex
2019
Variation in the use of MRI for cervical spine clearance: an opportunity to simultaneously improve clinical care and decrease cost
Albaghdadi A, Leeds IL, Florecki KL, Canner JK, Schneider EB, Sakran JV, Haut ER. Variation in the use of MRI for cervical spine clearance: an opportunity to simultaneously improve clinical care and decrease cost. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019, 4: e000336. PMID: 31392284, PMCID: PMC6660802, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlunt trauma patientsUse of MRICervical spine clearanceInjury Severity ScoreTrauma centerTrauma patientsMRI useSpine clearanceNational guidelinesLevel 1 trauma centerNational Trauma Data BankHospital-level factorsProportion of patientsGlasgow Coma ScalePatient-level characteristicsTrauma center levelBest practice careCervical spine evaluationCurrent national guidelinesTrauma Data BankRecent national guidelinesHospital-specific factorsMotor vehicle collisionsAbbreviated Injury ScaleNon-teaching hospitals
2018
Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI
Tannenbaum SS, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Christakis NA, Forman HP, Yu JB, Killelea BK, Wang S, Gross CP. Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI. Cancer Medicine 2018, 7: 5901-5909. PMID: 30444005, PMCID: PMC6308117, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansPatient-sharing networksBreast cancerPerioperative MRISubsequent receiptNon-cancer patientsBreast cancer practiceMultivariable hierarchical modelsUse of MRIClinical characteristicsCare physiciansFemale patientsCancer practiceMedicare databaseNew imaging techniquesMedicare sampleStage 0Claims dataPatientsPhysician groupsMRISurgeonsCancerEquivocal evidencePhysiciansAssociation Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park HS, Yu JB, Weinreb JC, Gross CP, Ma X. Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology 2018, 124: 98-106. PMID: 30107188, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerDefinitive treatmentPCa diagnosisEnd Results-Medicare databaseResonance imagingMultivariable logistic regression analysisPropensity scoreDiagnosis of PCaUse of MRIConditional logistic regression modelsLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsInitial managementMultivariable analysisGreater oddsPatientsSocioeconomic statusDiagnosisHigher likelihoodRegression analysisDemographic factorsCancerCost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Clearance of Obtunded Blunt Trauma After a Normal Computed Tomographic Finding
Wu X, Malhotra A, Geng B, Kalra VB, Abbed K, Forman HP, Sanelli P. Cost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Clearance of Obtunded Blunt Trauma After a Normal Computed Tomographic Finding. JAMA Surgery 2018, 153: 625-632. PMID: 29541757, PMCID: PMC5875318, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBlunt traumaResonance imagingCervical clearanceNeurologic deficitsTomographic findingsHealth benefitsNational Spinal Cord Injury DatabaseSpinal Cord Injury DatabaseCost of MRISpecificity of MRIUse of MRIPermanent neurologic deficitsGroup of patientsComputed tomographic findingsNegative predictive valueProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisLower health benefitsCervical CTCT findingsInitial CTNormal CTCervical collarCervical spine
2016
Have clinicians adopted the use of brain MRI for patients with TIA and minor stroke?
Chaturvedi S, Ofner S, Baye F, Myers LJ, Phipps M, Sico JJ, Damush T, Miech E, Reeves M, Johanning J, Williams LS, Arling G, Cheng E, Yu Z, Bravata D. Have clinicians adopted the use of brain MRI for patients with TIA and minor stroke? Neurology 2016, 88: 237-244. PMID: 27927939, PMCID: PMC5272790, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000003503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIA/minor strokeDays of presentationMinor strokeDiffusion-weighted imagingPrevious guidelinesHospital complexityCoronary artery diseaseMinor stroke patientsVeterans Affairs hospitalPreferred imaging modalityUse of MRISubset of hospitalsFacility-level variablesPerformance of MRINational Health SystemPrior strokeSymptom durationChart abstractionArtery diseaseBlood pressureHeart failureNeurologic consultationStroke patientsAtrial fibrillationClinical variables
2009
Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy
Berg AT, Mathern GW, Bronen RA, Fulbright RK, DiMario F, Testa FM, Levy SR. Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy. Brain 2009, 132: 2785-2797. PMID: 19638447, PMCID: PMC2759335, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAnticonvulsantsBrainChildChild, PreschoolCognitionCohort StudiesDrug ResistanceEpilepsyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInfantLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurologic ExaminationNeuropsychological TestsNeurosurgical ProceduresPrognosisSclerosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPositive MRI scansEpilepsy patientsMRI scansEpilepsy syndromesEpilepsy evaluationSurgical proceduresMultiple logistic regression analysisUse of MRIComprehensive epilepsy evaluationNon-idiopathic patientsPediatric epilepsy patientsComprehensive Epilepsy CenterPositive MRI findingsCommunity-based cohortNormal neurological examPre-surgical evaluationLogistic regression analysisIdiopathic epilepsy syndromesFrequency of lesionsClinical factorsMRI abnormalitiesMRI findingsNeurological examSurgical treatment
2007
Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy?
Segara D, Krop IE, Garber JE, Winer E, Harris L, Bellon JR, Birdwell R, Lester S, Lipsitz S, Iglehart JD, Golshan M. Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy? Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2007, 96: 474-480. PMID: 17640031, DOI: 10.1002/jso.20856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPreoperative chemotherapyTumor sizePhysical examBreast cancerFinal pathologic tumor sizePathologic tumor sizeStart of therapyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer patientsPathologic tumor responseCorrelation of ultrasoundUse of MRIPhysical exam dataComplete respondersBreast conservationPathologic sizeCancer patientsPathology sizeTumor responseUS assessmentPathologic measurementsPathology responsePatients
1996
MRI Evaluation of Vocal Fold Paralysis Before and After Type I Thyroplasty
Bryant N, Gracco L, Sasaki C, Vining E. MRI Evaluation of Vocal Fold Paralysis Before and After Type I Thyroplasty. The Laryngoscope 1996, 106: 1386-1392. PMID: 8914906, DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199611000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingVocal fold paralysisFold paralysisUse of MRIImplant locationUnilateral vocal fold paralysisType IThree-dimensional evaluationEndoscopic assessmentMRI evaluationDissatisfied patientsUseful modalityResonance imagingPatientsMagnetic resonance imagesLaryngeal anatomyPoor resultsResonance imagesParalysisSuccessful resultsMedialization
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