2020
Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric Thyroid Imaging
Silva CT, Navarro OM. Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric Thyroid Imaging. Seminars In Ultrasound CT And MRI 2020, 41: 421-432. PMID: 32980089, DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2020.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse thyroid enlargementThyroid enlargementCongenital hypothyroidismThyroid nodulesThyroid imagingPediatric age groupRole of imagingRisk of malignancyPermanent congenital hypothyroidismGraves' diseasePediatric populationHashimoto's diseaseNodular hyperplasiaPapillary carcinomaThyroid glandAccurate diagnosisAge groupsThyroid dysgenesisHypothyroidismDiseaseChildrenTeenage girlsImagingManagement recommendationsEnlargement
2017
Abusive fracture incidence over three decades at a level 1 pediatric trauma center
Sharkey MS, Buesser KE, Gaither JR, Tate V, Cooperman DR, Moles RL, Silva CT, Ehrlich LJ, Leventhal JM. Abusive fracture incidence over three decades at a level 1 pediatric trauma center. Child Abuse & Neglect 2017, 76: 364-371. PMID: 29195174, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric trauma centerLevel 1 pediatric trauma centerAbusive fracturesTrauma centerED visitsSingle pediatric trauma centerSame trauma centerSingle-institution reviewFracture incidenceInstitution reviewEmergency departmentIncidenceAgeChildrenConsensus ratingsRecent dataTime periodVisitsFracturesCurrent studyRecent time periodPeriodGeographic regionsCenterStudyInter-rater reliability of physical abuse determinations in young children with fractures
Buesser KE, Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Tate V, Cooperman DR, Moles RL, Silva CT, Ehrlich LJ, Sharkey MS. Inter-rater reliability of physical abuse determinations in young children with fractures. Child Abuse & Neglect 2017, 72: 140-146. PMID: 28802910, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild abuse pediatriciansModerate agreementPediatric emergency departmentMedical record dataYoung childrenAbusive injuriesEmergency departmentJoint ratingsClinical detailsInter-rater reliabilityPediatric radiologistsClinical scenariosMedical providersPairs of ratersPediatric orthopaedistsLevel of agreementOrthopaedistsRecord dataCliniciansGold standardIndependent ratingsRadiologistsChildrenExtent of agreementPhysicians
2015
Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for catheter-related thrombosis in children
Li S, Silva CT, Brudnicki AR, Baker KE, Tala JA, Pinto MG, Polikoff LA, Qin L, Faustino EV, Northeast Pediatric Critical Care Research Consortium. Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for catheter-related thrombosis in children. Pediatric Radiology 2015, 46: 219-228. PMID: 26440129, PMCID: PMC4738063, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3467-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionCausalityCentral Venous CathetersChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConnecticutFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePoint-of-Care TestingPrevalenceReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySex DistributionUltrasonographyUpper Extremity Deep Vein ThrombosisConceptsCatheter-related thrombosisCare ultrasoundChance-corrected agreementIll childrenCare USCentral venous catheter-related thrombosisPediatric radiologistsDeep venous thrombosisCentral venous cathetersIntensive care unitVenous cathetersVenous thrombosisCare unitSubclavian veinThrombosisAccuracy of pointCatheterSensitivity of pointDiscordant readingsDiagnostic accuracyMulticenterUltrasoundRadiology departmentChildrenPhysiciansPrevalence of post‐thrombotic syndrome after cardiac catheterization
Luceri MJ, Tala JA, Weismann CG, Silva CT, Faustino EV. Prevalence of post‐thrombotic syndrome after cardiac catheterization. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2015, 62: 1222-1227. PMID: 25663038, PMCID: PMC4433560, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-thrombotic syndromeCardiac catheterizationFirst catheterizationCyanotic congenital heart diseaseManco-Johnson instrumentDeep venous thrombosisSurvival of childrenTime of enrollmentCongenital heart diseaseCross-sectional studyChronic complicationsCommon complicationMedian ageVenous thrombosisValvular insufficiencyFemoral veinHeart diseaseSignificant syndromeAntithrombotic agentsCatheterizationSyndromeDisease increasesThrombosisComplicationsChildren
2010
CT characteristics of lung nodules present at diagnosis of extrapulmonary malignancy in children.
Silva CT, Amaral JG, Moineddin R, Doda W, Babyn PS. CT characteristics of lung nodules present at diagnosis of extrapulmonary malignancy in children. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2010, 194: 772-8. PMID: 20173158, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapulmonary malignanciesCT characteristicsLung nodulesBilateral lung nodulesOncology servicesChest CTPathology resultsCommon findingRetrospective analysisMalignant lesionsBenign lesionsMalignancyBiopsyPeripheral distributionCT attenuationSolid attenuationCTChildrenNodulesLesionsDiagnosisNodule featuresSubgroupsCT imagesVariety of patterns