2016
Three-Dimensional Isotropic MRI of the Cervical Spine
Fu MC, Buerba RA, Neway WE, Brown JE, Trivedi M, Lischuk AW, Haims AH, Grauer JN. Three-Dimensional Isotropic MRI of the Cervical Spine. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: 66-71. PMID: 26889989, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3182a355e5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Interrater and intrarater agreements of magnetic resonance imaging findings in the lumbar spine: significant variability across degenerative conditions
Fu MC, Buerba RA, Long WD, Blizzard DJ, Lischuk AW, Haims AH, Grauer JN. Interrater and intrarater agreements of magnetic resonance imaging findings in the lumbar spine: significant variability across degenerative conditions. The Spine Journal 2014, 14: 2442-2448. PMID: 24642053, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingLumbar spineIntrarater agreementDegenerative conditionsMRI findingsInterrater agreementLumbar spine magnetic resonance imagingStandardized criteriaLumbar magnetic resonance imagingSpine magnetic resonance imagingLarge academic medical centerRetrospective diagnostic studyBone marrow changesDisc space heightAbsolute interrater agreementDegenerative lumbar spineLumbar vertebral levelDifferent pathologic conditionsAcademic medical centerFleiss' kappa coefficientModerate overall agreementDegenerative findingsMarrow changesSagittal MRI sequencesDegenerative changesImpact of velaglucerase alfa on bone marrow burden score in adult patients with type 1 Gaucher disease: 7-Year follow-up
Elstein D, Haims AH, Zahrieh D, Cohn GM, Zimran A. Impact of velaglucerase alfa on bone marrow burden score in adult patients with type 1 Gaucher disease: 7-Year follow-up. Blood Cells Molecules And Diseases 2014, 53: 56-60. PMID: 24581483, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2014.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow burdenBMB scoreVelaglucerase alfaLumbar spinePhase I/II trialLong-term extension studyGaucher diseaseType 1 Gaucher diseaseTotal score decreaseBone marrow infiltrationBone marrow burden scoreT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagesAssessable patientsII trialAdult patientsMarrow involvementMarrow infiltrationProspective studyBurden scoreGD patientsMedian changeLarge cohortScore decreaseDose reductionPatients