2020
Establishing diagnostic criteria and treatment of subsegmental pulmonary embolism: A Delphi analysis of experts
den Exter P, Kroft L, Gonsalves C, Le Gal G, Schaefer‐Prokop C, Carrier M, Huisman M, Klok F, Meijboom L, Beenen L, de Roos A, Hartmann I, Dennie C, Revel M, Haramati L, van Beek E, Screaton N, Ferretti G, Ghaye B, Das M, White C, Pena Fernandez E, Paul N, Vlahos I, Renapurkar R, Ravenel J, Kanne J, Abbara S, Rémy‐Jardin M, Geurts B, Frauenfelder T, Sverzellati N, Prosch H, Goo J, Vogel‐Claussen J, MacMahon P, Bhalla S, Kahn S, Shivakumar S, Wells P, Rodger M, Castellucci L, Duffett L, Delluc A, Siegal D, Lazo‐Langner A, Wu C, Lee A, Garcia D, Zwicker J, Aujesky D, Jimenez D, Righini M, Blondon M, Ay C, Barco S, Kamphuisen P, Ferreira M, Sanchez O, Moores L, Tromeur C, Ageno W, Hunt B, Prandoni P, Monreal M, Crowther M, Roy P, Pabinger I, Donadini M, Moustafa F, Jara‐Palomares L, Pedroc R, Bertoletti L, Verhamme P, Eikenboom H, van der Meer F, Büller H, van Es N. Establishing diagnostic criteria and treatment of subsegmental pulmonary embolism: A Delphi analysis of experts. Research And Practice In Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2020, 4: 1251-1261. PMID: 33313465, PMCID: PMC7695556, DOI: 10.1002/rth2.12422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubsegmental pulmonary embolismDiagnostic criteriaAnticoagulant treatmentPulmonary embolismProximal deep vein thrombosisStandard radiological criteriaDeep vein thrombosisClinical expert panelUniform diagnostic criteriaLow interobserver agreementExpert thoracic radiologistsPrior VTEAntiphospholipid syndromeVenous thromboembolismVein thrombosisBenign presentationArtery diameterRadiological criteriaClinical trialsSubsegmental arteriesExpert consensusSSPEThoracic radiologistsLevel of agreementInterobserver agreement
2012
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Chest Pain—Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
Bettmann M, Baginski S, White R, Woodard P, Abbara S, Atalay M, Dorbala S, Haramati L, Hendel R, Martin E, Ryan T, Steiner R. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Chest Pain—Suspected Pulmonary Embolism. Journal Of Thoracic Imaging 2012, 27: w28-w31. PMID: 22343403, DOI: 10.1097/rti.0b013e31823efeb6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPulmonary embolismAppropriateness CriteriaClinical conditionsDiagnosis of PEDiagnostic imagingAppropriateness of imagingAcute chest painACR Appropriateness CriteriaDeep vein thrombosisTomography pulmonary angiographyLower extremity ultrasoundMultidisciplinary expert panelRadiology Appropriateness CriteriaEvidence-based guidelinesD-dimer testSpecific clinical conditionsHigh pretest probabilityCurrent medical literatureImportant clinical conditionBasis of signsMajor diagnostic modalityChest painPeer-reviewed journalsVein thrombosisClinical status
2011
Successful and Safe Implementation of a Trinary Interpretation and Reporting Strategy for V/Q Lung Scintigraphy
Glaser J, Chamarthy M, Haramati L, Esses D, Freeman L. Successful and Safe Implementation of a Trinary Interpretation and Reporting Strategy for V/Q Lung Scintigraphy. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2011, 52: 1508-1512. PMID: 21803837, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.090753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismFemale patientsLung scintigraphyMale patientsMean ageFN rateLow probability interpretationPediatric subgroup analysisDeep vein thrombosisEmergency department patientsLow probability groupInterpretation groupVein thrombosisDepartment patientsSubgroup analysisBaseline evaluationScan interpretationPE presentQ scanPatientsIntermediate probabilityFN studiesFalse negative rateLow probabilityScintigraphy
2002
Utilization of CT-PA in an emergency department with readily available V/Q scintigraphy
Grishina A, Haramati L, Hoppenfeld B, Freeman L. Utilization of CT-PA in an emergency department with readily available V/Q scintigraphy. Emergency Radiology 2002, 9: 75-78. PMID: 15290581, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-002-0197-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep vein thrombosisPulmonary embolismEmergency departmentPrimary imaging modalityQ scanCT-PADoppler evidenceClinical presentationQ scintigraphyAlternative diagnosesChest radiographsStudy periodVentilation-perfusion scintigraphyMajority of patientsImaging modalitiesInitial imaging testSame study periodPulmonary emboliConsecutive patientsVein thrombosisPatient's symptomsDischarge diagnosisDoppler ultrasonographyMean agePatient management