2020
Reducing Radiation Dose and Contrast Medium Volume With Application of Dual-Energy CT in Children and Young Adults.
Tabari A, Gee M, Singh R, Lim R, Nimkin K, Primak A, Schmidt B, Kalra M. Reducing Radiation Dose and Contrast Medium Volume With Application of Dual-Energy CT in Children and Young Adults. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2020, 214: 1199-1205. PMID: 32286868, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.19.22231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-energy CTContrast material volumeDS-DECTDual-energy CTRadiation doseThird-generation dual-source CT scannerDual-source dual-energy CTDual-source CT scannerContrast volume reductionCT dose descriptorsMean patient ageApplications of dual-energy CTContrast medium volumeWeight-matched patientsYoung adultsReduce radiation doseLow radiation doseCohen's kappa testConsecutive childrenPatient ageRadiological findingsDose descriptorsPatient demographicsRetrospective studyKappa test
2019
Clinical significance of incidentally discovered renal cysts in pediatric patients
Botwin A, Phewplung T, Wu K, Lim R, Traum A, Gee M. Clinical significance of incidentally discovered renal cysts in pediatric patients. Abdominal Radiology 2019, 44: 2835-2840. PMID: 30972430, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-019-02017-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePediatric patientsRenal cystsFamily historyClinical significanceCyst groupRisk of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDiagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseAssociated with higher incidenceMethodsA retrospective searchFollow-up imagingDominant polycystic kidney diseaseSearch of radiology reportsMaximum cyst diameterStatistically significant elevationPolycystic kidney diseaseNo malignancyRetrospective search of radiology reportsCyst evaluationBilateral cystsCyst sizeFollow-up studyCyst characteristicsCyst diameterImaging predictors
2015
Simplifying size-specific radiation dose estimates in pediatric CT.
Khawaja R, Singh S, Vettiyil B, Lim R, Gee M, Westra S, Kalra M. Simplifying size-specific radiation dose estimates in pediatric CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: 167-76. PMID: 25539253, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.13.12191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSize-specific dose estimateStatistically significant correlationDose estimatesBody weightTorso diameterSize-specific doseConsecutive CT examinationsMedian body weightPatient's body weightRadiation dose estimatesSignificant correlationPediatric CTCT examinationsEffective diameterIndividual patientsOverall body weightClinical settingPatientsDoseD(apChildrenAutomated softwareMeasured diameterBodyManual measurements