2012
Pulmonary embolism diagnosis and mortality with pulmonary CT angiography versus ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy: evidence of overdiagnosis with CT?
Sheh S, Bellin E, Freeman K, Haramati L. Pulmonary embolism diagnosis and mortality with pulmonary CT angiography versus ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy: evidence of overdiagnosis with CT? American Journal Of Roentgenology 2012, 198: 1340-5. PMID: 22623546, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.6426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary CT angiographyVentilation-perfusion scintigraphyPulmonary embolismCT angiographyQ scintigraphyPulmonary emboliOutcome-based clinical trialsSocial Security Death IndexUrban academic medical centerEvidence of overdiagnosisOdds of deathPulmonary embolic diseasePossibility of overdiagnosisCase fatality ratePulmonary embolism diagnosisDate of deathLogistic regression analysisAcademic medical centerEmbolic diseaseIncident diagnosisDeath IndexClinical trialsHospital databaseDisease spectrumMedical Center
2011
Should CT play a greater role in preventing the resection of granulomas in the era of PET?
May B, Levsky J, Godelman A, Jain V, Little B, Mahadevia P, Burton W, Haramati L. Should CT play a greater role in preventing the resection of granulomas in the era of PET? American Journal Of Roentgenology 2011, 196: 795-800. PMID: 21427327, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.10.5190.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
CT angiography for evaluation of coronary artery disease in inner-city outpatients: an initial prospective comparison with stress myocardial perfusion imaging
Haramati L, Levsky J, Jain V, Altman E, Spindola-Franco H, Bobra S, Doddamani S, Travin M. CT angiography for evaluation of coronary artery disease in inner-city outpatients: an initial prospective comparison with stress myocardial perfusion imaging. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2008, 25: 303-313. PMID: 18979224, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9382-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContrast MediaCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiopharmaceuticalsSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedUrban PopulationConceptsCT coronary angiographyCoronary artery diseaseNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueInner-city outpatientsPredictive valueArtery diseaseCoronary angiographyMyocardial perfusionStress SPECT myocardial perfusionHigh negative predictive valueSubsequent cardiac catheterizationStress myocardial perfusionEvaluation of CADSPECT myocardial perfusionHIPAA-compliant studyPositive SPECTCardiac catheterizationClinical endpointsOutpatient populationPatient outcomesPerfusion defectsProspective comparisonCT angiographyMore homogenous groups