2015
Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection
Braun ES, Crawford FW, Desai MM, Meek J, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Bennett NM, Lung KL, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Chaves SS. Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection. Infection 2015, 43: 569-575. PMID: 26148927, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0802-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza virus infectionMultivariate logistic regression modelSeasonal influenza severityLaboratory-confirmed influenzaRisk of pneumoniaInfluenza virus infectionLogistic regression modelsHospitalized adultsICU admissionObese patientsSevere obesityInfluenza severityArtificial ventilationVirus infectionWeight categoriesObesityPneumoniaSeverityRegression modelsAdultsUnderweightPatientsAdmissionInfectionInfluenza
2008
Evaluation of MR markers that predict survival in patients with newly diagnosed GBM prior to adjuvant therapy
Saraswathy S, Crawford FW, Lamborn KR, Pirzkall A, Chang S, Cha S, Nelson SJ. Evaluation of MR markers that predict survival in patients with newly diagnosed GBM prior to adjuvant therapy. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2008, 91: 69-81. PMID: 18810326, PMCID: PMC3022437, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9685-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlioblastoma multiformeRadiation therapyExternal beam radiation therapyLethal primary brain tumorProportional hazards analysisSurvival of patientsPrimary brain tumorsSpecific treatment protocolsBeam radiation therapyAdjuvant radiationAdjuvant therapySurgical resectionLesion burdenMR parametersPoor outcomeAnatomic lesionsPoor survivalScanner field strengthTreatment protocolStudy populationFocal therapyHigh riskBrain tumorsPatientsPredictive value
2005
Relationship of MR-derived lactate, mobile lipids, and relative blood volume for gliomas in vivo.
Li X, Vigneron DB, Cha S, Graves EE, Crawford F, Chang SM, Nelson SJ. Relationship of MR-derived lactate, mobile lipids, and relative blood volume for gliomas in vivo. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2005, 26: 760-9. PMID: 15814918, PMCID: PMC7977113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative cerebral blood volumeHigh-grade gliomasBiopsy/resectionBlood volumeLow-grade patientsDynamic susceptibility contrast MR imagingCerebral blood volumeRelative blood volumePerfusion-weighted imagesElevated lipsAppropriate therapyMR spectroscopic imagingSurgical biopsyMobile lipidsRCBV mapsPatientsGliomasResectionHeterogeneous tumorsRadiation treatmentMR imagingVivo distributionLipMR spectroscopic imagesVivo