2023
Contrast Agent Administration as a Source of Liability: A Legal Database Analysis.
Khan A, Bajaj S, Khunte M, Payabvash S, Wintermark M, Gandhi D, Mezrich J, Malhotra A. Contrast Agent Administration as a Source of Liability: A Legal Database Analysis. Radiology 2023, 308: e230802. PMID: 37724972, PMCID: PMC10546284, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.230802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContrast agent administrationKidney injuryMedical complicationsAnaphylactic reactionsAgent administrationCommon medical complicationsAcute kidney injuryContrast medium extravasationImaging proceduresMedium extravasationDatabase inceptionTerms of specialtyFrequent causeMedical malpracticeOutcomes of lawsuitsHealth care institutionsMedical malpractice claimsContrast mediumClinical contextPractice areaCare institutionsMalpractice claimsCase summariesInappropriate managementComplicationsUtility of Gadolinium-Based Contrast in Initial Evaluation of Seizures in Children Presenting Emergently
Andrijauskis D, Woolf G, Kuehne A, Al-Dasuqi K, Silva C, Payabvash S, Malhotra A. Utility of Gadolinium-Based Contrast in Initial Evaluation of Seizures in Children Presenting Emergently. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2023, 44: 1208-1211. PMID: 37652579, PMCID: PMC10549952, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainChildContrast MediaEpilepsyGadoliniumHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesSeizuresConceptsSeizure presentationMR imagingConsecutive pediatric patientsNew-onset seizuresEvaluation of seizuresIschemic/hypoxicImaging of patientsBrain MR imagingGadolinium-based contrast agentsNoncontrast studyAcute onsetHippocampal sclerosisPediatric seizuresPatient agePediatric patientsNormal findingsIntracranial hemorrhageEmergency departmentVascular anomaliesInpatient unitGadolinium contrastPatientsNeurodevelopmental lesionAdditive benefitSeizures
2018
Progressive T1 Shortening of the Dentate Nucleus in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Result of Multiple Administrations of Linear Gadolinium Contrast Agents Versus Intrinsic Disease.
Malhotra A, LeSar B, Wu X, Durand D, Das N, Anzai Y, Sanelli P. Progressive T1 Shortening of the Dentate Nucleus in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Result of Multiple Administrations of Linear Gadolinium Contrast Agents Versus Intrinsic Disease. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2018, 211: 1099-1105. PMID: 30160975, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.17.19155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrocyclic agent gadobutrolMultiple sclerosisGlobus pallidusDentate nucleusGadolinium-based contrast agentsGadopentetate dimeglumineIntrinsic diseaseContrast injectionMultiple administrationsRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisMultiple contrast injectionsSubsequent MRI studiesUnenhanced T1-weighted imagesT1-weighted imagesIntrinsic T1 hyperintensityPons SI ratioContrast agent administrationRetrospective reviewMore dosesT1 hyperintensitySignal intensity ratioContrast agentsGadolinium contrastMRI studiesPatientsUtility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT
Malhotra A, Durand D, Wu X, Geng B, Abbed K, Nunez DB, Sanelli P. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT. European Radiology 2018, 28: 2823-2829. PMID: 29450715, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-5285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt trauma evaluationCervical spine CTCervical spine MRIUnstable injuriesBlunt traumaTrauma evaluationSpine CTSpine MRIBlunt cervical spine traumaCervical spine clearanceCT cervical spineAbnormal neurological examinationBlunt trauma patientsPercent of patientsCervical spine traumaCervical spine studiesSoft tissue injuriesUtility of MRICervical CTSpine clearanceAdult patientsSubsequent MRINeurological examinationSpine traumaTrauma patients
2016
Cost-effectiveness analysis of CTA and LP for evaluation of suspected SAH after negative non-contrast CT
Wu X, Kalra VB, Forman HP, Malhotra A. Cost-effectiveness analysis of CTA and LP for evaluation of suspected SAH after negative non-contrast CT. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2016, 142: 104-111. PMID: 26827168, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2015.12.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research