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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiographyCross-Sectional StudiesDizzinessEmergency Service, HospitalHumansStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedVertigoConceptsAcute 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
2021
Blind spots on CT imaging of the head: Insights from 5 years of report addenda at a single institution
Tu LH, Bokhari SAJ. Blind spots on CT imaging of the head: Insights from 5 years of report addenda at a single institution. Clinical Imaging 2021, 76: 189-194. PMID: 33957385, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT headSingle institutionCT imagingCross-sectional studyExtracranial soft tissuesType of pathologyCarotid terminusDistal MCAAnatomic subsiteJugular bulbBrain parenchymaVascular lesionsCommon siteConsecutive reportsAnatomic locationParotid glandCSF spaceFrontal scalpOccipital boneOsseous structuresSoft tissue