2001
Relationship between duration of pain and secondary signs of obstruction of the urinary tract on unenhanced helical CT.
Varanelli M, Coll D, Levine J, Rosenfield A, Smith R. Relationship between duration of pain and secondary signs of obstruction of the urinary tract on unenhanced helical CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2001, 177: 325-30. PMID: 11461855, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.2.1770325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of painUnenhanced helical CTFlank painSecondary signsCT studiesAcute ureterolithiasisSystem dilatationHelical CTUreteral dilatationUreteral obstructionPerinephric fluidUnenhanced CT studiesPerinephric strandingPeriureteral strandingConsecutive patientsUrinary tractPainDilatationNegative findingsNephromegalyObstructionPatientsCTUreterolithiasisSignificant increase
1999
REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN
BOVE P, KAPLAN D, DALRYMPLE N, ROSENFIELD A, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, SMITH R. REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 685-687. PMID: 10458342, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painHigh-power fieldUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyFlank painHelical computerized tomographyRed blood cellsHematuria testingComputerized tomographyExcretory urographyPower fieldPredictive valueInsufficient positive predictive valueAbsence of hematuriaDiagnosis of ureterolithiasisNegative dipstick testPositive predictive valueConsecutive patientsCT abnormalitiesUreteral obstructionUrinary tractMedical recordsSerious conditionDipstick testPainPositive testAcute flank pain: A modern approach to diagnosis and management
Smith R, Levine J, Dalrymple N, Barish M, Rosenfield A. Acute flank pain: A modern approach to diagnosis and management. Seminars In Ultrasound CT And MRI 1999, 20: 108-135. PMID: 10222519, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2171(99)90042-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUreteral obstructionSecondary CT signsUnenhanced helical CTSimilar clinical pictureComplex clinical problemDominant imaging modalityClinical pictureCT signsPatient managementStone sizeUnenhanced CTClinical problemPainClinical diagnosisObstructionHelical CTCTImaging modalitiesStone visualizationAbnormalitiesDiagnosisPatientsPathophysiology
1998
Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Taylor C, Degutis L, Lange R, Burns G, Cohn S, Rosenfield A. Computed Tomography in the Initial Evaluation of Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1998, 44: 893-901.. PMID: 9603095, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt abdominal traumaAbdominal traumaComputed tomographyGrading systemGrading of injuryHemodynamically Stable PatientsRate of admissionReporting of injuriesFive-point grading systemLevel 2 injuriesSpecificity 89.5Exploratory laparotomyAbdominal injuriesStable patientsSurgical managementTrauma casesPatient triageDiagnostic certaintyOverall severityIndeterminate studiesInjurySensitivity 100Initial evaluationInterobserver variabilityTraumaTHE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN
DALRYMPLE N, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, BOVE P, COVEY A, ROSENFIELD A, SMITH R. THE VALUE OF UNENHANCED HELICAL COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 735-740. PMID: 9474137, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63714-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyHelical computerized tomographyFlank painAdditional imaging studiesAdditional imagingComputerized tomographyRetrograde urographyImaging studiesSpontaneous stone passageFalse-negative examinationsLong-term outcomesCourse of therapyUreteral stone diseaseUnenhanced computerized tomographyUreteroscopic stone extractionClinical followupCT findingsNephrostomy catheterStone passageUreteral obstructionExcretory urographyFinal diagnosisMedical recordsStone disease
1997
Soft-tissue "rim" sign in the diagnosis of ureteral calculi with use of unenhanced helical CT.
Heneghan J, Dalrymple N, Verga M, Rosenfield A, Smith R. Soft-tissue "rim" sign in the diagnosis of ureteral calculi with use of unenhanced helical CT. Radiology 1997, 202: 709-11. PMID: 9051021, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.3.9051021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Acute ureteral obstruction: value of secondary signs of helical unenhanced CT.
Smith R, Verga M, Dalrymple N, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Acute ureteral obstruction: value of secondary signs of helical unenhanced CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 167: 1109-13. PMID: 8911160, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.167.5.8911160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCalculiDilatation, PathologicFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypertrophyKidneyKidney CalculiKidney DiseasesKidney Tubules, CollectingMaleMiddle AgedRadiographic Image EnhancementRenal VeinsSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedUreteral CalculiUreteral DiseasesUreteral ObstructionConceptsAcute flank painPerinephric strandingFlank painSecondary signsSystem dilatationUreteral dilatationUnenhanced CTRenal enlargementUreteral stonesPredictive valueTissue rim signUreteral stone diseaseNegative predictive valueSoft tissue attenuationPositive predictive valueUnenhanced CT imagesPatients NinetyUreteral obstructionRenal sizeSuspicious calcificationsOdds ratioStone diseaseRenal stonesPatientsDilatationDiagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT.
Smith R, Verga M, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A. Diagnosis of acute flank pain: value of unenhanced helical CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1996, 166: 97-101. PMID: 8571915, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.166.1.8571915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painFlank painUnenhanced CTStone diseaseUreteral stonesCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesUnenhanced helical CTUnenhanced CT findingsUreteral stone diseaseFalse-negative diagnosesUreteroscopic stone extractionExtraurinary causesAcute appendicitisCT abnormalitiesCT findingsDuct stonesAdnexal massesCT diagnosisStone extractionPainPatientsClinical diagnosisImaging studiesHelical CT
1995
Editorial
Rosenfield A. Editorial. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 1995, 20: 94-95. PMID: 7769209, DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199503000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography.
Smith R, Rosenfield A, Choe K, Essenmacher K, Verga M, Glickman M, Lange R. Acute flank pain: comparison of non-contrast-enhanced CT and intravenous urography. Radiology 1995, 194: 789-94. PMID: 7862980, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862980.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Imaging of the testicle: The painful scrotum and nonpalpable masses
Rosenfield A, Hammers L. Imaging of the testicle: The painful scrotum and nonpalpable masses. Urologic Radiology 1992, 14: 229-233. PMID: 1363258, DOI: 10.1007/bf02926937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariety of etiologiesColor Doppler ultrasonographySimple testicular cystScrotal painPainful scrotumCharacteristic findingsHyperechoic massDoppler ultrasonographyNonneoplastic lesionsEpidermoid cystTesticular abscessRadioisotope scanningTesticular flowAppendix testisPalpable onesColor DopplerTesticular imagingNonpalpable massesTesticular cystsScan imagingUltrasonographyLesionsCystsAbsence of flowSilent mass
1988
The nubbin sign on computed tomography and sonography
Blair D, Rigsby C, Rosenfield A. The nubbin sign on computed tomography and sonography. Urologic Radiology 1988, 9: 149-151. PMID: 3326239, DOI: 10.1007/bf02932647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSonography of renal inflammatory disease
Piccirillo M, Rigsby C, Rosenfield A. Sonography of renal inflammatory disease. Urologic Radiology 1988, 9: 66-78. PMID: 3303605, DOI: 10.1007/bf02932638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal inflammatory processesRenal parenchymal malakoplakiaRenal inflammatory diseaseRole of ultrasoundExtrarenal abscessesRenal tuberculosisXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritisTherapeutic managementInflammatory processSonographic findingsInflammatory diseasesDifferential diagnosisFungal infectionsDiffuse formDiseaseWide spectrumPyelonephritisPyonephrosisAbscessMalakoplakiaPatientsSonographyTuberculosisInfectionDiagnosisNonpalpable testes in young boys: evaluation with MR imaging.
Kier R, McCarthy S, Rosenfield A, Rosenfield N, Rapoport S, Weiss R. Nonpalpable testes in young boys: evaluation with MR imaging. Radiology 1988, 169: 429-33. PMID: 2902656, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.169.2.2902656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndescended testisNonpalpable testisMR imagingLong TR/TE sequencesMagnetic resonanceSurgical explorationProspective evaluationUnilateral absenceGubernaculum testisInguinal testesScrotal testesPatientsMediastinum testisTestisYoung boyComplete exclusionImagingBoysHyperintenseHypointenseScrotumCasesShort repetition timeDetection of renal masses: sensitivities and specificities of excretory urography/linear tomography, US, and CT.
Warshauer D, McCarthy S, Street L, Bookbinder M, Glickman M, Richter J, Hammers L, Taylor C, Rosenfield A. Detection of renal masses: sensitivities and specificities of excretory urography/linear tomography, US, and CT. Radiology 1988, 169: 363-5. PMID: 3051112, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.169.2.3051112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrelative imaging in abdominal infection: An algorithmic approach using nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and computed tomography
Gagliardi P, Hoffer P, Rosenfield A. Correlative imaging in abdominal infection: An algorithmic approach using nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and computed tomography. Seminars In Nuclear Medicine 1988, 18: 320-334. PMID: 3062784, DOI: 10.1016/s0001-2998(88)80041-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal infectionAbdominal abscessComplicated abdominal infectionGallium-67 scintigraphyPelvic inflammatory diseaseMultiple imaging studiesPlain film radiographyLimited diagnostic valueWBC scintigraphySignificant morbidityAbscess detectionClinical presentationSophisticated imaging techniquesClinical evaluationInflammatory diseasesAnatomic sitesInfectious processNuclear medicineUnnecessary examinationsDisease processImaging techniquesClinical diagnosisDiagnostic valueDifferent imaging techniquesImaging studiesRenal cell carcinoma: dynamic thin-section CT assessment of vascular invasion and tumor vascularity.
Zeman R, Cronan J, Rosenfield A, Lynch J, Jaffe M, Clark L. Renal cell carcinoma: dynamic thin-section CT assessment of vascular invasion and tumor vascularity. Radiology 1988, 167: 393-6. PMID: 3357945, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.167.2.3357945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaRenal veinCell carcinomaRenal vein invasionIpsilateral renal veinInferior vena cavaThin-section CTTumor thrombusVein invasionVascular invasionVena cavaVein enlargementTumor vascularityCT assessmentPatientsCross-sectional techniquesCarcinomaCTVeinInvasionAccurate indicatorRoutine methodCavaThrombusActual depiction
1987
Contemporary Imaging of Renal Inflammatory Disease
Piccirillo M, Rigsby C, Rosenfield A. Contemporary Imaging of Renal Inflammatory Disease. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 1987, 1: 927-964. PMID: 3333666, DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5520(20)30157-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal inflammatory diseaseInflammatory diseasesConventional excretory urographyManagement of patientsUpper urinary tractRenal inflammatory lesionsAbscess collectionXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritisInflammatory lesionsExcretory urographyUrinary tractPlain filmsContemporary imagingComputed tomographyBacterial infectionsFungal infectionsInfectionDiseaseWide spectrumPyelonephritisPyonephrosisMalakoplakiaUrographyPatientsLesionsCT Features of Hemorrhagic Malignant Liver Tumors
Siskind B, Malat J, Hammers L, Rigsby C, Taylor C, Radin D, Rosenfield A. CT Features of Hemorrhagic Malignant Liver Tumors. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 1987, 11: 766-770. PMID: 2821089, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-198709000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic colon carcinomaPrimary hepatic malignancySetting of anticoagulationMalignant liver tumorsPerihepatic fluidHemorrhagic complicationsHepatic metastasesCT featuresHepatic malignanciesHepatic massNoncontrast scansPeritoneal fluidSubcapsular fluidRadiographic signsHepatocellular carcinomaLiver tumorsPatientsColon carcinomaHemorrhageLiver borderComplicationsCarcinomaTumorsHematocrit effectLiverLow-dose digital urography in the pregnant patient
Albert S, Richter J, Rosenfield A. Low-dose digital urography in the pregnant patient. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1987, 156: 926-928. PMID: 3555081, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(87)90358-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research