2014
Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: Is There a Relationship with the Development of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and All-Cause Mortality?
Chernyak V, Flusberg M, Haramati L, Rozenblit A, Bellin E. Incidental Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: Is There a Relationship with the Development of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and All-Cause Mortality? Radiology 2014, 274: 161-9. PMID: 25117591, PMCID: PMC4334243, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14140796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidental pancreatic cystsPancreatic cystsPancreatic adenocarcinomaInitial CTCharlson scoreHazard ratioMR examinationsTertiary care medical centerMR imagingRespective mean agesPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaCox hazard modelInstitutional review boardMagnetic resonanceCause mortalityOverall mortalityAbdominal CTMean agePancreatic cancerDuctal adenocarcinomaHospital databaseOutcome eventsMedical CenterStudy populationHazards model
2002
CT Demonstration of Dilated Thoracoabdominal Veins in Patients With Arteriovenous Fistulas or Grafts for Hemodialysis
Haramati L, Farkas S, Bogomol A, Stein M. CT Demonstration of Dilated Thoracoabdominal Veins in Patients With Arteriovenous Fistulas or Grafts for Hemodialysis. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2002, 26: 801-804. PMID: 12439317, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200209000-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral venous obstructionSGOT/SGPTHepatitis B serologyVenous obstructionB serologyC serologyCT evidenceClinical chartsCT findingsArteriovenous fistulaEvidence of cirrhosisHepatitis C serologyMore CT findingsPercent of patientsDiagnosis of cirrhosisComplex physiologic changesContrast-enhanced scansHepatitis BRenal failureVenous dilatationAbdominal CTCaudate lobeLiver functionMean agePhysiologic changes