2024
Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI
Tu L, Tegtmeyer K, de Oliveira Santo I, Venkatesh A, Forman H, Mahajan A, Melnick E. Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI. Emergency Radiology 2024, 31: 705-711. PMID: 39034381, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02273-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayEvaluation of dizzinessAbbreviated MRIConventional MRIMRI protocolEmergency departmentNon-contrast CT headConventional MRI protocolHead and neckPosterior circulation strokeAnalysis of length of stayTurnaround timeED length of stayCT headNo significant differenceAcute dizzinessCirculation strokeRetrospective analysisDizzinessAcute settingAssociated with greater impactMRI studiesImaging modalitiesMRIPatients
2023
CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching.
Tu L, Navaratnam D, Melnick E, Forman H, Venkatesh A, Malhotra A, Yaesoubi R, Sureshanand S, Sheth K, Mahajan A. CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 221: 836-845. PMID: 37404082, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.29617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary stroke prevention medicationsStroke prevention medicationsEmergency departmentPrevention medicationsEchocardiography evaluationPosterior circulation strokeProportion of patientsGroup of patientsPhysical examination findingsNeuroimaging resultsUse of MRIReview of systemsGreater frequencyPropensity-score matchingExamination findingsRetrospective studyED readmissionMedical historyHead CTClinical impactMRI examinationsBrain MRINeck CTADizzinessPatients
2021
Pilot MRI-based strategies to improve the detection of stroke in patients with dizziness/vertigo
Tu LH, Mahajan A, Minja FJ, Navaratnam D, Melnick ER. Pilot MRI-based strategies to improve the detection of stroke in patients with dizziness/vertigo. Clinical Imaging 2021, 82: 234-236. PMID: 34902799, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDizziness/vertigoCT/CTAPosterior strokeNon-specific complaintsEmergency department practiceSuch patientsPosterior circulationStroke evaluationDetection of strokeFalse reassuranceConventional MRIStrokePatientsMRIVertigoDepartment practiceHigh rateSpecialized MRICTALow sensitivityDizzinessComplaintsCT