2018
Does MR enterography offer added value after a recent CT in the evaluation of abdominal pain in Crohn's disease patients?
Spektor M, Mathur M, Santacana G, Asch D, Huber S, Staib L, Israel G. Does MR enterography offer added value after a recent CT in the evaluation of abdominal pain in Crohn's disease patients? Clinical Imaging 2018, 54: 78-83. PMID: 30562678, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal painCrohn's diseaseDisease patientsHigher health care costsAcute abdominal painBowel wall thickeningCrohn's disease patientsContrast-enhanced CTStrict inclusion criteriaHealth care costsModerate interobserver agreementRecent CTBowel obstructionConsecutive patientsMR enterographyPatient riskInclusion criteriaBlinded reviewAbdominal radiologistsMRE examinationsCare costsWall thickeningFree fluidRoutine useDiagnostic CT
2016
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Multimodality Imaging Approach with Clinical-Pathologic Correlation
Revzin MV, Mathur M, Dave HB, Macer ML, Spektor M. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Multimodality Imaging Approach with Clinical-Pathologic Correlation. RadioGraphics 2016, 36: 1579-1596. PMID: 27618331, DOI: 10.1148/rg.2016150202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic inflammatory diseaseClinical manifestationsImaging examinationsDiagnosis of PIDFirst imaging examinationNonspecific clinical manifestationsTubo-ovarian abscessHemorrhagic ovarian cystsProper patient managementPelvic free fluidComplementary imaging examinationsCommon medical problemMagnetic resonance imagingSeptic thrombophlebitisTubal damageBowel obstructionEctopic pregnancyAdnexal torsionLate complicationsAcute salpingitisCT findingsAbdominal inflammationOvarian cystsReactive lymphadenopathyAbscess rupture