2024
Impact of Baseline Collateral Status Assessed on Perfusion Scans on Patient Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review (P2-5.001)
Nayar D, Bajaj S, Malhotra A. Impact of Baseline Collateral Status Assessed on Perfusion Scans on Patient Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review (P2-5.001). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor Re “Rethinking Cervical Spine Clearance in Obtunded Trauma Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Khunte M. Letter to the Editor Re “Rethinking Cervical Spine Clearance in Obtunded Trauma Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Injury 2024, 55: 111359. PMID: 38262333, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111359.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2019
Culprit intracranial plaque without substantial stenosis in acute ischemic stroke on vessel wall MRI: A systematic review
Wang Y, Liu X, Wu X, Degnan AJ, Malhotra A, Zhu C. Culprit intracranial plaque without substantial stenosis in acute ischemic stroke on vessel wall MRI: A systematic review. Atherosclerosis 2019, 287: 112-121. PMID: 31254918, PMCID: PMC6707846, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.06.907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke patientsVessel wall MRISubstantial stenosisIschemic strokeStroke patientsMagnetic resonance angiographyIntracranial plaquesPlaque featuresAtherosclerotic plaquesSystematic reviewHigh-resolution vessel wall MRIHigh-risk plaque featuresAcute ischemic stroke patientsProgressive motor deficitsAcute ischemic strokeIntracranial atherosclerotic plaquesOverall functional outcomeHigh-risk plaquesRelevant clinical dataArterial atherosclerotic plaquesArticle reference listsAcute strokeCulprit plaquesIntracranial atherosclerosisMotor deficitsDifferentiation of lymphomatous, metastatic, and non-malignant lymphadenopathy in the neck with quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis
Payabvash S, Brackett A, Forghani R, Malhotra A. Differentiation of lymphomatous, metastatic, and non-malignant lymphadenopathy in the neck with quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroradiology 2019, 61: 897-910. PMID: 31175398, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-019-02236-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lymph nodesAverage apparent diffusion coefficientStandardized mean differenceLymph nodesNon-malignant nodesDiagnostic odds ratioCervical lymphadenopathySubgroup analysisADC thresholdSystematic reviewSuspicious cervical lymph nodesUnknown primary cancer siteMean differenceNon-malignant lymphadenopathyCochrane Central RegisterNeck lymph nodesPrimary cancer siteConfidence intervalsSROC AUCRandom-effects modelComprehensive literature searchAverage ADC valueDiffusion-weighted imagingQuantitative diffusion-weighted imagingCentral Register
2016
Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Nardini HK, Liu R, Abbed KM, Forman HP. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance after blunt traumatic injury: a meta-analysis. European Radiology 2016, 27: 1148-1160. PMID: 27334017, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4426-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive finding rateUnstable injuriesUtility of MRIAlert patientsPooled incidenceCervical spine trauma patientsCervical spine clearanceBlunt traumatic injurySpine trauma patientsMajor medical databasesFurther studiesCS clearanceSpine clearanceTrauma patientsAwake patientsNegative CTTraumatic injuryPatientsUnique citationsSystematic reviewInjuryPositive findingsIncidenceMRIHigh false positive rate
2015
Letter to the Editor regarding “Systematic review of flexion/extension radiography of the cervical spine in trauma patients”
Wu X, Kalra VB, Forman HP, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor regarding “Systematic review of flexion/extension radiography of the cervical spine in trauma patients”. European Journal Of Radiology 2015, 84: 2686-2687. PMID: 26381447, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLetter to the Editor regarding "Sixty-Four–Slice Computed Tomographic Scanner to Clear Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury: Systematic Review of the Literature"
Wu X, Forman HP, Kalra VB, Malhotra A. Letter to the Editor regarding "Sixty-Four–Slice Computed Tomographic Scanner to Clear Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury: Systematic Review of the Literature". Journal Of Critical Care 2015, 30: 1141-1142. PMID: 26117219, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScreening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Goodman TR, Schindler J, Forman HP. Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2015, 50: 1751-1757. PMID: 26546389, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryPediatric blunt cerebrovascular injurySelective computed tomography angiographyComputed tomography angiographyOptimal imaging strategyCost-effectiveness analysisAnticoagulation therapyCerebrovascular injuryManagement of BCVIAppropriate anticoagulation therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk factorsImaging strategiesPossible screening strategiesReview of literatureSelective anticoagulationPediatric patientsAnticoagulation complicationsTomography angiographySystematic reviewPatientsSocietal perspectiveCost-effective strategyData extractionScreening strategy