2020
Lack of Superiority of Epidural Injections with Lidocaine with Steroids Compared to Without Steroids in Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Knezevic N, Manchikanti L, Urits I, Orhurhu V, Vangala B, Vanaparthy R, Sanapati M, Shah S, Soin A, Mahajan A, Atluri S, Kaye A, Hirsch J. Lack of Superiority of Epidural Injections with Lidocaine with Steroids Compared to Without Steroids in Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pain Physician 2020, 23: s239-s270. PMID: 32942786, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2020/23/s239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnesthetics, LocalAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansInjections, EpiduralLidocaineLow Back PainPain ManagementReproducibility of ResultsConceptsRandomized controlled trialsSpinal painSystematic reviewInterventional Pain Management Techniques-Quality AppraisalMeta-analysisSecondary to disc herniationPost surgery syndromeEvidence synthesis principlesCochrane review criteriaEpidural injectionSystematic review of randomized controlled trialsReview of randomized controlled trialsMethodological quality assessmentLiterature searchPreferred Reporting ItemsPain reliefSecondary outcome measuresEffects of lidocaineIPM-QRBLocal anestheticsEvidence synthesisModerate evidenceMultiple randomized controlled trialsReporting ItemsDiscogenic pain
2019
Multi-Institutional Validation of Deep Learning for Pretreatment Identification of Extranodal Extension in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Kann BH, Hicks DF, Payabvash S, Mahajan A, Du J, Gupta V, Park HS, Yu JB, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Husain ZA, Aneja S. Multi-Institutional Validation of Deep Learning for Pretreatment Identification of Extranodal Extension in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 38: 1304-1311. PMID: 31815574, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.02031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionSquamous cell carcinomaLymph nodesCell carcinomaContrast-enhanced CT scanDiagnostic abilityBoard-certified neuroradiologistsTreatment escalationCancer Genome AtlasPathologic confirmationPretreatment identificationDiagnostic challengeExternal validation data setsPathology resultsPretreatment imagingPoor prognosticatorClinical utilityCT scanPatientsClinical decisionHNSCCDiagnostic accuracyInstitutional ValidationGenome Atlas
2016
Practice Building: Achieving Growth Through Computed Tomographic Myelography–Based Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases
Zohrabian VM, Husain ZA, Laurans MS, Chiang VL, Mahajan A, Johnson MH. Practice Building: Achieving Growth Through Computed Tomographic Myelography–Based Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2016, 45: 324-329. PMID: 26920633, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyelographyRadiography, InterventionalRadiosurgeryReproducibility of ResultsSpinal NeoplasmsSpineTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyBody radiation therapySpinal metastasesTomographic myelographyRadiation therapyWorkup of patientsStereotactic radiation treatmentMultidisciplinary careNeural elementsSBRT programRadiation treatmentMyelographyMetastasisPatientsTherapyRadiologistsMagnetic resonanceStandardized method