2020
Letter regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”
Malhotra A, Wu X, Khunte M. Letter regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 256: 696-697. PMID: 32861424, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.06.064.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injuries
Malhotra A, Malhotra A. Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injuries. Current Trauma Reports 2019, 5: 48-53. DOI: 10.1007/s40719-019-0163-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCervical spine injurySignificant cervical spine injuryMagnetic resonance imagingSpine injuriesBlunt traumaCervical spineCT scanHigh-quality CT scansAdult patientsAbnormal findingsSummaryCurrent evidenceCurrent evidenceMRI scansResonance imagingInjuryTraumaScansCTSpinePatientsEvaluationTherapySignificant advancesRecent literature
2018
Letter to the editor regarding “Utility of CT angiography in screening for traumatic cerebrovascular injury”
Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu LH. Letter to the editor regarding “Utility of CT angiography in screening for traumatic cerebrovascular injury”. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2018, 176: 138. PMID: 30446415, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor. Computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis of blunt cerebrovascular injury.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor. Computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis of blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2018, 129: 265-267. PMID: 29749913, DOI: 10.3171/2017.11.jns172884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Management of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy. Injury 2018, 49: 735-736. PMID: 29402423, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor Regarding “Increased detection of blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury after implementation of diagnostic imaging pathway in level 1 trauma centre in Western Australia”
Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Increased detection of blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury after implementation of diagnostic imaging pathway in level 1 trauma centre in Western Australia”. Injury 2018, 49: 738-739. PMID: 29366548, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu L. Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis. World Journal Of Surgery 2018, 42: 3451-3451. PMID: 29383427, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4518-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Letter to the Editor concerning “The utility of magnetic resonance imaging in addition to computed tomography scans in the evaluation of cervical spine injuries: a study of obtunded blunt trauma patients” by B.P.H. Lau, et al. [Eur Spine J (2017); doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5317-y]
Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor concerning “The utility of magnetic resonance imaging in addition to computed tomography scans in the evaluation of cervical spine injuries: a study of obtunded blunt trauma patients” by B.P.H. Lau, et al. [Eur Spine J (2017); doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5317-y]. European Spine Journal 2017, 27: 247-248. PMID: 29103129, DOI: 10.1007/s00586-017-5377-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey
Wu X, Malhotra A, Forman HP, Nunez D, Sanelli P. The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey. Academic Radiology 2016, 24: 456-461. PMID: 27979639, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular TraumaComputed Tomography AngiographyDatabases, FactualDelayed DiagnosisEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMass ScreeningRadiologistsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryRisk factorsEmergency departmentCT angiographyDenver criteriaMR angiographyC1-C3 fracturesUtilization of imagingCerebrovascular injuryBlunt injuryBlunt traumaScreening ratesAngiographic studiesLarge academic institutionVascular injuryScreening patientsPatientsPreferred modalityRoutine useInjurySubsequent strokeAngiographyScreening criteriaPhysiciansRadiologistsUtility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Nardini HK, Liu R, Abbed KM, Forman HP. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis. European Radiology 2016, 27: 1148-1160. PMID: 27334017, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4426-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive finding rateUnstable injuriesUtility of MRIAlert patientsPooled incidenceCervical spine trauma patientsCervical spine clearanceBlunt traumatic injurySpine trauma patientsMajor medical databasesFurther studiesCS clearanceSpine clearanceTrauma patientsAwake patientsNegative CTTraumatic injuryPatientsUnique citationsSystematic reviewInjuryPositive findingsIncidenceMRIHigh false positive rate
2015
Letter to the Editor regarding “is magnetic resonance imaging in addition to a computed tomographic scan necessary to identify clinically significant cervical spine injuries in obtunded blunt trauma patients?”
Wu X, Kalra VB, Forman HP, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor regarding “is magnetic resonance imaging in addition to a computed tomographic scan necessary to identify clinically significant cervical spine injuries in obtunded blunt trauma patients?”. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 211: 825-826. PMID: 26782805, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor regarding "Sixty-Four–Slice Computed Tomographic Scanner to Clear Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury: Systematic Review of the Literature"
Wu X, Forman HP, Kalra VB, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor regarding "Sixty-Four–Slice Computed Tomographic Scanner to Clear Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury: Systematic Review of the Literature". Journal Of Critical Care 2015, 30: 1141-1142. PMID: 26117219, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
CT and MR Imaging of Pediatric Calvarial Lesions
Durand D, Kalra V, Wu X, Malhotra A. CT and MR Imaging of Pediatric Calvarial Lesions. Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology 2014, 37: 1-7. DOI: 10.1097/01.cdr.0000456250.06117.ef.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements