2013
Acute aortic syndromes: a second look at dual-phase CT.
Lovy A, Rosenblum J, Levsky J, Godelman A, Zalta B, Jain V, Haramati L. Acute aortic syndromes: a second look at dual-phase CT. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2013, 200: 805-11. PMID: 23521452, PMCID: PMC3685820, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.12.8797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overAortic DiseasesAortographyCase-Control StudiesChi-Square DistributionContrast MediaFemaleHumansIohexolLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRadiation DosageRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSyndromeTomography, X-Ray ComputedTriiodobenzoic AcidsConceptsAcute aortic syndromeContrast-enhanced CTAAortic syndromeIntramural hematomaUnenhanced CTControl subjectsMore CT findingsType B dissectionCT dose length productHealthy control subjectsContrast-enhanced CTDose-length productDual-phase CTRadiation effective doseContrast-enhanced phasesMean radiation effective doseAtherosclerotic ulcerB dissectionAortic dissectionAortic ruptureCase patientsCT findingsEmergency departmentCTA examinationsStudy population
2011
Postlobectomy Chest Radiographic Changes: A Quantitative Analysis
Kim C, Godelman A, Jain V, Merav A, Haramati L. Postlobectomy Chest Radiographic Changes: A Quantitative Analysis. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal 2011, 62: 280-287. PMID: 21958743, DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir leak durationPrior sternotomyMediastinal shiftRadiographic changesChest radiographsRetrospective case-control seriesDuration of hospitalizationPostoperative chest radiographsChest radiographic changesPresence of pneumothoraxCase-control seriesRatio of postSubsequent lobectomyHospital staySurgical complicationsComplication rateConsecutive patientsRadiographic findingsHemidiaphragm elevationPreoperative measurementsPatient outcomesAir leakLobectomy siteLobectomySternotomyShould CT play a greater role in preventing the resection of granulomas in the era of PET?
May B, Levsky J, Godelman A, Jain V, Little B, Mahadevia P, Burton W, Haramati L. Should CT play a greater role in preventing the resection of granulomas in the era of PET? American Journal Of Roentgenology 2011, 196: 795-800. PMID: 21427327, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.10.5190.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Success of a safe and simple algorithm to reduce use of CT pulmonary angiography in the emergency department.
Stein E, Haramati L, Chamarthy M, Sprayregen S, Davitt M, Freeman L. Success of a safe and simple algorithm to reduce use of CT pulmonary angiography in the emergency department. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2010, 194: 392-7. PMID: 20093601, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAngiographyChi-Square DistributionContrast MediaFalse Negative ReactionsFemaleGadolinium DTPAHumansInservice TrainingMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary EmbolismPulmonary MedicineRadiation DosageRadiation InjuriesRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiologyRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsEmergency department patientsPulmonary embolismQ scanningDepartment patientsRadiation exposureEffective doseUnderwent chest radiographyEducational interventionVentilation-perfusion scanningCT pulmonary angiographyMean effective doseEmergency medicine departmentRadiation effective doseMean radiation effective doseFalse-negative findingsResults of CTPAClinical suspicionSubsequent thromboembolismPulmonary angiographyEmergency departmentCT pulmonaryPractice patternsChest radiographyChest radiographsCTPA examinations