2023
Bend but don't break: Experience of a diverse New York City lung cancer screening program during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Stahl M, Shamah S, Wattamwar K, Furlani A, Serrano M, Haramati L. Bend but don't break: Experience of a diverse New York City lung cancer screening program during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Imaging 2023, 100: 1-6. PMID: 37120922, PMCID: PMC10129344, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screening programsLung cancer screening programsScreening programLung cancerPre-pandemic periodCOVID-19 pandemicLung-RADS scorePercentage of examsPandemic periodFirst yearRetrospective cohortAppropriate followPandemic surgeScreening volumeHigh mortalityPatientsCOVID surgeNew York StateCancerCOVID-19Significant differencesDemographic subgroupsCohortFollowInner-city program
2022
Evaluation of a National Quality Improvement Collaborative for Improving Cancer Screening
Joung R, Mullett T, Kurtzman S, Shafir S, Harris J, Yao K, Bilimoria K, Cance W, Nelson H, Abedi A, Acharya S, Adams K, Agarwal R, Agarwal S, Ahmad R, Albaneze P, Aldis K, Allen A, Allman S, Alsen M, Ansteth M, Appiah A, Arentz C, Arias A, Armetta C, Arnold A, Arsene C, Arthur K, Ashton B, Atassi M, Attia S, Bahna H, Bailen L, Baker T, Balan S, Balis A, Balsley A, Barajas D, Barone J, Batchelor B, Bates E, Bayliss T, Beck S, Bennett B, Bennett R, Bennett N, Bensenhaver J, Berby-Todd J, Berrocal J, Bertoni D, Bevan A, Bhatti R, Bier-Laning C, Blackwood M, Blake K, Blankner J, Blansfield J, Blaszkowsky L, Blonigen B, Bloom D, Boatsman J, Boggs J, Bold R, Bollinger D, Bolton C, Boolbol S, Boone G, Borges L, Bouton M, Bovest C, Bowman Seitz T, Boyer C, Boyle C, Bracho F, Bragg A, Branton S, Breslin T, Brock M, Broder A, Brown C, Brown B, Brown H, Brown L, Brown R, Bruce L, Bruce S, Bruton C, Bryant K, Burak W, Burgers J, Busch K, Caba D, Cain J, Campbell M, Campo C, Canavan L, Cannick L, Caputo P, Carr H, Casteel C, Cattaneo S, Cecil A, Celano P, Chambers K, Chambers S, Chin J, Christian M, Chu C, Church A, Clark J, Clark L, Clements M, Cohen S, Cole C, Colemire D, Compton J, Connery C, Constanza-Guaqueta D, Contreras S, Coon A, Copelen K, Corral J, Cosio R, Costas K, Cox A, Cox J, Crane E, Crotzer D, Cruz C, Cygan A, Cyphers L, Czerlanis C, Dale P, Danak S, Dang P, Darcourt J, Davuluri R, Day B, DeAntonio P, Der Y, DiAddezio N, Dietrich L, Diller E, Dodge T, Domenech G, Donovan D, Dubil E, Dunn G, Ebling L, Edsall B, Eftimie B, El Mouallem N, Eladoumikdachi F, Elliott J, Elliott K, Ellis M, Endo K, England T, Ennis C, Everhart T, Evins A, Facktor M, Fadel C, Farrell M, Fawley D, Feldman E, Finan M, Fintel A, Fleshman J, Fogarty S, Fontanilla H, Fontenot E, Foran J, Foss-Blizard C, Frank J, Franz J, Freeman L, Freter R, Fried S, Gabriel R, Galbraith J, Garcia J, Gardner K, Geary K, Gemmel D, Gerlach J, Ghee L, Ghisoli M, Giannone D, Gibbons C, Gillis P, Gilmore D, Gonzalez V, Gooley L, Gorrell C, Grady S, Grew D, Grisby S, Guerra C, Guerriero J, Gupta K, Gynn M, Hafertepen L, Hale C, Hallenbeck R, Hals L, Hammons E, Haramati L, Harper N, Harris J, Harrison M, Harrison M, Hassapis J, Haverlock B, Hawley A, Hayden T, Hayes C, Hayes D, Headen C, Hehnly E, Heikens S, Heinzman S, Herring M, Hill M, Hirner P, Hobbs K, Hordyk H, Horning N, Howard D, Huang K, Hughes C, Hughes J, Huibregtse C, Huitt N, Hunsucker L, Inverso T, Irwin T, Isbell M, Jabbour N, Jackson M, Jackson R, Jacob-Perez S, Jafri N, Jahania S, Jarrett A, Jenkinson S, Johnson R, Johnson A, Johnson D, Johnson P, Johnston C, Jones R, Jones S, Joseph J, Joseph N, Joyner R, Juarez-Perez M, Kaczmarski K, Kakani V, Kamran A, Kanaan S, Kang T, Kannarkatt J, Kanneganti S, Kantharaj B, Kaufman H, Keeler V, Keiser S, Kennedy M, Khan I, Khan R, Kibel L, Kiernan M, Kim B, Kinnaird A, Kipping-Johnson K, Kirkland P, Kirshnan S, Klaff L, Kloss R, Klotz J, Knight S, Koch J, Kocheril P, Kodali D, Kohli M, Koko I, Kong A, Kozyreva O, Kraft L, Krisher S, Kruse E, Kupstas A, Kurian M, Kwait R, Lan C, Lanciano R, Lannon W, Laster S, LaTrenta L, Law S, Le I, Lean N, Leatherbury K, Lee J, Leete T, Legenza M, Leung W, Li J, Likhacheva A, Lingerfelt B, Llaguna O, Longo L, Loop M, Lopez N, Loporchio N, Lowney J, Lozoraitis C, Lu K, Lue D, Lush R, Luyimbazi D, Lyons D, Macedo F, Machenzie M, Mack D, Mack J, MacVicar J, Mah K, Mahoney K, Makani N, Makower D, Malad S, Maldonado C, Malik F, Malone A, Mantha S, Marczak K, Margolis N, Mashanic K, Mathison J, Mauzy T, Maxwell L, McAllaster J, McCarthy C, McClune J, McColgan J, McCusker T, McDaniel D, McFayden L, McGivney R, McGovern K, McKeever H, McManus S, McNair K, McNeil H, McRae J, Medrano C, Mehta P, Merrigan T, Meyers E, Mickey S, Miller J, Miller L, Miller S, Mink T, Miranda J, Mitchell M, Monroe J, Moore J, Morin-Ducote G, Moritz T, Morris P, Mukherjee S, Mullally S, Mulligan M, Mullins D, Mullins M, Munoz I, Murdock J, Myers S, Nair S, Nandamuri K, Nicholls J, Nick D, Nish A, Nowell A, Nowell K, O'Connor L, O'Neill J, O'Riordan M, Ogunkunle R, Opsasnick M, Ortiz C, Osgood R, Oxenberg J, Page B, Palmer J, Parikh D, Park D, Partin J, Passwater C, Patel M, Patrick J, Patterson S, Pearson L, Peiffer S, Peralta E, Peterson M, Pettus B, Pezzulo J, Pfarr M, Phelps C, Phillips L, Pick M, Piephoff J, Pinkston J, Piper J, Pollak S, Ponec R, Popalzai M, Pories S, Prieto R, Proctor K, Provost K, Prow D, Puc M, Purdon M, Quaranta B, Quinlan-Davidson S, Rabines A, Rahman R, Ramasubbaiah R, Ramírez-Solá M, Randolph D, Raskin E, Rasmussen L, Rasmussen N, Rasmussen R, Reed C, Reese S, Regis S, Reilly J, Reitherman R, Reneau C, Renfroe C, Renn C, Reyna C, Rieger-Christ K, Ringer R, Rizack T, Rizwan U, Robinson W, Robles-Rodriguez E, Rogers E, Ronk M, Rossidis G, Rovito M, Roy A, Roybal L, Ruggiero G, Ruskin R, Ryan J, Sachdeva K, Saffie A, Sall N, Salters D, Sanchez J, Sandborn J, Sarap M, Sarap M, Sasaki J, Schallenkamp J, Schilder L, Schlesinger K, Scholl J, Scoppetuolo M, Scott J, Sexton W, Seydel A, Shackour M, Shah A, Shah M, Sharif S, Shaw C, Shehata A, Shelton C, Shields R, Shilad S, Shively E, Shriner M, Siebentritt J, Singhal S, Sinha S, Sinha S, Slotkin J, Smith K, Smith S, Smith-Marrone S, Sobel L, Sobolewski A, Sobolewski R, Solomon N, Songy T, Sonnier F, Sorenson L, Sorto J, Souza W, Spector D, Spigelman Z, Steitz B, Stephens C, Stewart S, Stipec G, Stith B, Street H, Subramanian J, Sumrall M, Sundermeyer M, Syed A, Szwerc M, Tanner L, Tatum T, Taveira R, Taylor M, Taylor J, Teal C, Tello-Skjerseth C, Terhaar K, Terhar M, Thind R, Thomas K, Thompson N, Thomson C, Tieu B, Toke M, Tomita M, Tomkovich K, Tong E, Tothy P, Tran M, Travis-Soper K, Trikha G, Trikha G, Vasnani R, Veeramachaneni N, Veerapaneni A, Ventura-Cullen D, Vester D, Vinsky J, Visioni A, Vlaminck L, Wadhera A, Wagner J, Waits B, Walenga S, Walker M, Wallace L, Wallace J, Ward M, Warmington K, Wasley R, Watson K, Watson W, Waxman J, Weathersby R, Weaver E, Weber M, Weiselberg C, Wesen C, Wexler A, Weyer D, White P, White C, Whitefield K, Wilkinson R, Willey J, Williams V, Wilson J, Witt V, Wold H, Woodford D, Woomer S, Wray J, Yeh K, Yoon-Flannery K, Zera R, Zlomke M, Zummo K, Zwicky K. Evaluation of a National Quality Improvement Collaborative for Improving Cancer Screening. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2242354. PMID: 36383381, PMCID: PMC9669819, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Early Detection of CancerHumansMass ScreeningNeoplasmsPandemicsQuality ImprovementConceptsCancer screeningPreintervention periodScreening interventionsCancer programsNational Quality Improvement CollaborativeQI studiesQI projectCancer-related deathQuality Improvement CollaborativeAdditional screening testInterrupted time series analysisNationwide quality improvementsQI supportPrimary outcomeCancer careHospital characteristicsIntervention periodPrepandemic periodQI interventionsMAIN OUTCOMEPreintervention trendsDisease sitesScreening testIntervention effectsQI teamsProne Chest Radiographs: Distinguishing Features and Identification of Support Devices
Lazarus M, Hossain R, Villasana G, Herring A, Ye K, Jeudy J, Levsky J, White C, Haramati L. Prone Chest Radiographs: Distinguishing Features and Identification of Support Devices. Lung 2022, 200: 441-445. PMID: 35708780, PMCID: PMC9201801, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-022-00545-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupine radiographsSupport devicesStomach bubbleAcute lung injuryBreast shadowPaucity of literatureLung injuryLung basesProne positionSupine positionChest radiographsProne patientsProne techniqueIRB approvalScapula tipRadiographsCardiothoracic radiologistsDevice placementInformed consentTube positionPatientsCOVID-19 pandemicResultsRadiographsInjuryDisease
2021
Experience with a perfusion-only screening protocol for evaluation of pulmonary embolism during the COVID-19 pandemic surge.
Kumar A, Moadel R, Haramati L, Ye K, Freeman L, Zuckier L. Experience with a perfusion-only screening protocol for evaluation of pulmonary embolism during the COVID-19 pandemic surge. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2021, 63: jnumed.121.262580. PMID: 34353874, PMCID: PMC8973288, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic surgeCOVID-19 negative patientsCOVID-19 pandemic surgeSegmental perfusion defectsCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 surgeHospital dischargePulmonary embolismLung scintigraphyFinal diagnosisPerfusion defectsClinical dataNormal resultsLung opacitiesLower mortalityPatientsPOS resultsStudy periodAdditional examinationDemographic informationElectronic recordsPerfusionAlternative testingEmbolismScintigraphy
2020
Reply: COVID-19 and Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnostic Imaging Trends
Zuckier L, Moadel R, Haramati L, Freeman L. Reply: COVID-19 and Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnostic Imaging Trends. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 61: 1102-1103. PMID: 32576640, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.250530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCT Scans Obtained for Nonpulmonary Indications: Associated Respiratory Findings of COVID-19
Hossain R, Lazarus M, Roudenko A, Dako F, Mehta V, Alis J, Zalta B, Lei B, Haramati L, White C. CT Scans Obtained for Nonpulmonary Indications: Associated Respiratory Findings of COVID-19. Radiology 2020, 296: 201743. PMID: 32391741, PMCID: PMC7437495, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020201743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Emergency Service, HospitalFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansIncidental FindingsLungMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRadiography, AbdominalRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Spinal DiseasesSpineTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019Nonrespiratory symptomsGroup 2Emergency departmentCervical spineCT scanGroup 1CT findingsDisease 2019COVID-19COVID-19-related pneumoniaLung parenchymal findingsPulmonary COVID-19Results Group 1Group 1 patientsCommon CT findingsGround-glass opacitiesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction resultsFisher's exact testTranscription-polymerase chain reaction resultsCOVID-19 testingPolymerase chain reaction resultsPulmonary diseaseRT-PCR resultsAtypical manifestationsThe Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Consensus Statement from the Fleischner Society
Rubin G, Ryerson C, Haramati L, Sverzellati N, Kanne J, Raoof S, Schluger N, Volpi A, Yim J, Martin I, Anderson D, Kong C, Altes T, Bush A, Desai S, Goldin J, Goo J, Humbert M, Inoue Y, Kauczor H, Luo F, Mazzone P, Prokop M, Remy-Jardin M, Richeldi L, Schaefer-Prokop C, Tomiyama N, Wells A, Leung A. The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Consensus Statement from the Fleischner Society. Radiology 2020, 296: 201365. PMID: 32255413, PMCID: PMC7233395, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020201365.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRisk factorsChest radiographyCOVID-19Upper respiratory viral infectionRespiratory viral infectionsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicUnprecedented health care crisisHealth care workersDisease 2019 pandemicPersonal protective equipmentHealth care deliveryPulmonary disease diagnosisHospitalized patientsRespiratory dysfunctionDisease progressionMild casesMultidisciplinary panelPretest probabilityChest imagingConsensus statementPatient managementRespiratory diseaseSevere casesCommunity transmissionViral infectionThe Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic A Multinational Consensus Statement From the Fleischner Society
Rubin G, Ryerson C, Haramati L, Sverzellati N, Kanne J, Raoof S, Schluger N, Volpi A, Yim J, Martin I, Anderson D, Kong C, Altes T, Bush A, Desai S, Goldin J, Goo J, Humbert M, Inoue Y, Kauczor H, Luo F, Mazzone P, Prokop M, Remy-Jardin M, Richeldi L, Schaefer-Prokop C, Tomiyama N, Wells A, Leung A. The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic A Multinational Consensus Statement From the Fleischner Society. CHEST Journal 2020, 158: 106-116. PMID: 32275978, PMCID: PMC7138384, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRisk factorsChest radiographyCOVID-19Upper respiratory viral infectionRespiratory viral infectionsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicUnprecedented health care crisisHealth care workersDisease 2019 pandemicPersonal protective equipmentHealth care deliveryPulmonary disease diagnosisHospitalized patientsRespiratory dysfunctionDisease progressionMild casesMultidisciplinary panelPretest probabilityChest imagingConsensus statementPatient managementRespiratory diseaseSevere casesCommunity transmissionViral infectionDiagnostic evaluation of pulmonary embolism during the COVID-19 pandemic
Zuckier L, Moadel R, Haramati L, Freeman L. Diagnostic evaluation of pulmonary embolism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 61: jnumed.120.245571. PMID: 32238427, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.245571.Peer-Reviewed Original Research