2023
Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations
Kebaish K, Galivanche A, Mercier M, Varthi A, Rubin L, Grauer J. Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023, 36: 186-189. PMID: 36728293, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSpine centerAcademic spine centerRetrospective cohort studySignificant increased oddsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient undergoing treatmentEventual dispositionInsurance carriersCohort studyIncreased oddsCommercial insurance carriersMRI requestsMRI ordersUndergoing treatmentBACKGROUND DATAGreater oddsPreauthorization processCommercial insuranceResonance imagingSpine scansLogistic regressionPreauthorizationScans
2011
Oblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area.
Miller CP, Sabino J, Bible JE, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Oblique radiographs compared favorably with computed tomography images in assessing cervical foraminal area. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2011, 40: 241-5. PMID: 21734932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOblique radiographsComputed tomographyForaminal dimensionsCT scanFirst-line imaging studyCervical intervertebral foraminaNerve root compressionRoot compressionForaminal areaCervical spineIntervertebral foraminaDiagnostic utilityImaging studiesRadiographsRadiation exposureComputed tomography imagesCross-sectional areaInitial assessmentPearson correlation coefficientC2-C3Tomography imagesScansCT reconstructionPrevious studiesPatency
2009
Radiation Exposure from Musculoskeletal Computerized Tomographic Scans
Biswas D, Bible JE, Bohan M, Simpson AK, Whang PG, Grauer JN. Radiation Exposure from Musculoskeletal Computerized Tomographic Scans. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2009, 91: 1882-1889. PMID: 19651945, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.h.01199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputerized tomographic scanTomographic scanMean effective dosesEffective dosesEffective doseRadiation exposureEffective dose valuesElevated radiation exposureMusculoskeletal conditionsSingle institutionUpper extremityDosesNational Radiological Protection BoardHip scansDoseAppendicular skeletonScansAnatomic structuresPrior groupChestAbdomenPelvisExtremitiesSpineCurrent study