Neuroradiology Section

General Information
P.O. Box 208042, Clinic Building-30
New Haven, CT 06520-8042 Sr. Admin Assistant, Lori Raccio |
Phone:
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203-785-5102
203-737-1241 |
The Yale Neuroradiology Section is committed to providing exceptional patient care through a comprehensive diagnostic imaging service for disorders of the head and neck, spine, central and peripheral nervous systems. We utilize advanced CT and MRI technology, image processing and analysis, and offer angiography and neurointerventional procedures such as myelograms, biopsies and therapeutic interventions. Yale Neuroradiologists are fellowship trained, highly subspecialized board certified physicians within the ABMS recognized Subspecialty of Neuroradiology. We are a team of 16 diagnostic and 3 interventional neuroradiologists that provide centralized care and exam interpretations for our hospitals and community imaging centers.
Subspecialties and Collaborations
Our faculty provide subspecialty expertise in pediatric neuroradiology, head and neck imaging, spine imaging, seizure imaging, emergency imaging, functional imaging, neurodiagnostic and interventional angiography. We work closely with the Departments and Sections of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, Orthopedics and Radiation Oncology. Our staff includes the past Presidents of the American Society of Neuroradiology and American Society of Spine Radiology. As one of two pediatric hospitals in the state, we offer MR imaging of pediatric patients in a safe environment (in partnership with the Yale Dept. of Anesthesia).
Education
Our Faculty and staff support the education of our ACGME accredited Neuroradiology Fellowship, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Residency Programs. We train our residents and fellows to deliver exceptional patient care, pursue research towards ultimately improving health care outcomes and to become future leaders in our field.
Research
Our research endeavors have led to a number of funded projects, many through collaboration with other Yale School of Medicine faculty. Current or recent funded initiatives include:
- Radiogenomics and Molecular Imaging
- Quantitative Image processing and new sequences in MR imaging
- Novel neuroimaging-based models for outcome prediction and treatment in stroke patients
- Development and application of radiomics, bioimage texture analysis, machine learning classifiers and deep learning.
- Risk and Predictors of Intractable Epilepsy in Children: A long-term follow-up
- (NINDS); Neurobiology and genetics of autism and related conditions
- Neuroimaging studies of autism and Asperger’s disorder (NICHD)
- Integrated methods for measuring neuroanatomy in Autism (NINDS)
- Mental Retardation And Developmental Psychology Autism And Asperger Syndrome--Neuropsychological And Biological Differentiation (NICHD)
- Multicenter study of epilepsy surgery (NIH)
- Development and connectivity of the fetal and infant brain
- Neurobiology and genetics of autism
- Risk and Predictors of Intractable Epilepsy in Children
- Imaging of epilepsy and cortical dysplasia
- Temporal lobe anatomy and anatomic variants
- Fetal and neonatal development
Awards & Honors
- Sam Payabvash, MD received a 2020 Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
- Mariam Aboian, MD, PhD Yale University Department of Radiology Seed Funding for functional neuroimaging with PET 2020 Academy Council for Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI2)
- Michele Johnson, MD elected President of the American Society of Spine Radiology 2019-20.
- Sam Payabvash MD was inducted in the 2019 Class of CECI² (Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging).
- Gordon Sze, MD: Held the position as President of the American Society of Neuroradiology, the world's premier neuroradiology society, in 2014.
Recent Publications
2021
- Early Thrombectomy Outcomes in Transfer Patients.Boltyenkov AT, Wang JJ, Malhotra A, Katz JM, Martinez G, Sanelli PC. Air Med J. 2021 Mar-Apr; 2021 Jan 16. PMID: 33637271.
- Sphenoidal artery: review of the literature and analysis of a dissected arterially injected fetal orbit.Kier EL, Mahajan A, Conlogue GJ. Surg Radiol Anat. 2021 Mar; 2021 Jan 22. PMID: 33481129.
- Assessment of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques Using 3D Black-Blood MRI: Comparison With 3D Time-of-Flight MRA and DSA.Tian X, Tian B, Shi Z, Wu X, Peng W, Zhang X, Malhotra A, Mossa-Basha M, Sekhar L, Liu Q, Lu J, Hu C, Zhu C. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2021 Feb; 2020 Aug 31. PMID: 32864816.
- Cost-Effectiveness of Imaging Tumor Response Criteria in Hepatocellular Cancer After Transarterial Chemoembolization.Wu X, Chapiro J, Malhotra A. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Jan 20; 2021 Jan 20. PMID: 33484726.
- Vessel wall MRI in ruptured cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas.Cord BJ, Renedo D, Santarosa C, Sujijantarat N, Antonios J, Kim JA, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Malhotra A, Matouk CC. Interv Neuroradiol. 2021 Jan 11; 2021 Jan 11. PMID: 33430655.
- Utility of Artificial Intelligence Tool as a Prospective Radiology Peer Reviewer - Detection of Unreported Intracranial Hemorrhage.Rao B, Zohrabian V, Cedeno P, Saha A, Pahade J, Davis MA. Acad Radiol. 2021 Jan; 2020 Feb 24. PMID: 32102747.
- Comparison of Drug-Eluting Embolics versus Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.Wu X, Chapiro J, Malhotra A, Kothary N. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Jan; 2020 Nov 5. PMID: 33160827.
- Bridging Thrombolysis Achieved Better Outcomes Than Direct Thrombectomy After Large Vessel Occlusion: An Updated Meta-Analysis.Wang Y, Wu X, Zhu C, Mossa-Basha M, Malhotra A. Stroke. 2021 Jan; 2020 Dec 11. PMID: 33302795.
- Prediction of post-radiotherapy locoregional progression in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using machine-learning analysis of baseline PET/CT radiomics.Haider SP, Sharaf K, Zeevi T, Baumeister P, Reichel C, Forghani R, Kann BH, Petukhova A, Judson BL, Prasad ML, Liu C, Burtness B, Mahajan A, Payabvash S. Transl Oncol. 2021 Jan; 2020 Oct 16. PMID: 33075658.
2020
- A Quantitative Assessment of Pre-Operative MRI Reports in Glioma Patients: Report Metrics and IDH Prediction Ability.Cao H, Erson-Omay EZ, Günel M, Moliterno J, Fulbright RK. Front Oncol. 2020; 2021 Jan 29. PMID: 33585216.
- Cost-Effectiveness Study of Initial Imaging Selection in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care.Martinez G, Katz JM, Pandya A, Wang JJ, Boltyenkov A, Malhotra A, Mushlin AI, Sanelli PC. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Dec 30; 2020 Dec 30. PMID: 33387454.
- Outcomes after Thrombectomy for Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis.Wu X, Khunte M, Payabvash S, Zhu C, Brackett A, Matouk CC, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. World Neurosurg. 2020 Dec 24; 2020 Dec 24. PMID: 33359881.
- A bibliometric evaluation of the top 100 cited natalizumab articles.García-Fernández FJ, García-Fernández AE, Nava E, Del Pozo JSG, Ikuta I, Jordan J, Galindo MF. J Neuroimmunol. 2020 Dec 15; 2020 Sep 8. PMID: 33007648.
- Clinical and genomic factors associated with seizures in meningiomas.Gupte TP, Li C, Jin L, Yalcin K, Youngblood MW, Miyagishima DF, Mishra-Gorur K, Zhao AY, Antonios J, Huttner A, McGuone D, Blondin NA, Contessa JN, Zhang Y, Fulbright RK, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Moliterno J. J Neurosurg. 2020 Dec 4; 2020 Dec 4. PMID: 33276341.
- PET/CT radiomics signature of human papilloma virus association in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Haider SP, Mahajan A, Zeevi T, Baumeister P, Reichel C, Sharaf K, Forghani R, Kucukkaya AS, Kann BH, Judson BL, Prasad ML, Burtness B, Payabvash S. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2020 Dec; 2020 May 12. PMID: 32399621.
- Implications of achieving TICI 2b vs TICI 3 reperfusion in patients with ischemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis.Wu X, Khunte M, Gandhi D, Matouk C, Hughes DR, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. J Neurointerv Surg. 2020 Dec; 2020 May 26. PMID: 32457225.
- Letter regarding: "Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury".Malhotra A, Wu X, Khunte M. J Surg Res. 2020 Dec; 2020 Aug 27. PMID: 32861424.
- The Spectrum of Neuroimaging findings on CT and MRI in Adults with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).Moonis G, Filippi CG, Kirsch CFE, Mohan S, Stein EG, Hirsch JA, Mahajan A. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Nov 25; 2020 Nov 25. PMID: 33236647.
- Machine Learning and Improved Quality Metrics in Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage by Noncontrast Computed Tomography.Davis MA, Rao B, Cedeno PA, Saha A, Zohrabian VM. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2020 Nov 15; 2020 Nov 15. PMID: 33243455.
- Initial Impact of COVID-19 on Radiology Practices: An ACR/RBMA Survey.Malhotra A, Wu X, Fleishon HB, Duszak R Jr, Silva E 3rd, McGinty GB, Bender C, Williams B, Pashley N, Stengel CJB, Naidich JJ, Hughes D, Sanelli PC. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Nov; 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32853538.