2023
Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint
2009
The Effect of Teleradiology on Time to Interpretation for CT Pulmonary Angiographic Studies
Kennedy S, Bhargavan M, Sunshine JH, Forman HP. The Effect of Teleradiology on Time to Interpretation for CT Pulmonary Angiographic Studies. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2009, 6: 180-189.e1. PMID: 19248994, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT pulmonary angiographic studiesPulmonary angiographic studiesAngiographic studiesCT brain studiesEmergency medicine physiciansBrain studiesPrompt diagnosisPulmonary embolismPercentage of studiesMedicine physiciansLethal illnessSignificant improvementOptimal timeStatistical significanceT-testPhysiciansMonthsAchievable goalIdentical periodImprovement toolsMinutesReportEmbolismSuch examinations