2023
Predictive Value of CT Biomarkers in Lung Transplantation Survival: Preliminary Investigation in a Diverse, Underserved, Urban Population
Friedman R, Tarasova A, Jain V, Ye K, Mansour A, Haramati L. Predictive Value of CT Biomarkers in Lung Transplantation Survival: Preliminary Investigation in a Diverse, Underserved, Urban Population. Lung 2023, 201: 581-590. PMID: 37917190, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-023-00650-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT biomarkersPredictive valueHounsfield unitsFat areaErector spinaeSingle-center retrospective cohort studyHigh visceral fat areaDonor lung availabilityLung transplant programsLung transplant survivalLung transplantation survivalResultsThe study cohortRetrospective cohort studyPost-transplant survivalVertebral body Hounsfield unitsVisceral fat areaKaplan-Meier curvesSubcutaneous fat areaAbsence of sarcopeniaMuscle areaCox proportional hazardsPectoralis muscle areaLung transplantCohort studyStudy cohortLung Cancer Screening Penetration in an Urban Underserved County
Lee K, Haramati L, Ye K, Lin J, Mardakhaev E, Gohari A. Lung Cancer Screening Penetration in an Urban Underserved County. Lung 2023, 201: 243-249. PMID: 36892635, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-023-00609-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screening programsCancer screening programsRace/ethnicityLung cancerScreening programSocioeconomic statusMethodsThis retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyInstitutional review board approvalLung cancer screeningUrban medical centerReview board approvalSignificant differencesTwo-sample t-testLower SES neighborhoodsCohort studyMore patientsHispanic patientsCancer screeningCancer cohortUnderserved countiesInclusion criteriaMedical CenterBoard approvalPatients
2020
Comparison Between Anatomical and Functional Imaging Modalities for Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
Kargoli F, Levsky J, Bulcha N, Mustehsan M, Brown-Manhertz D, Furlani A, Polanco D, Mizrachi S, Makkiya M, Golive A, Haramati L, Taub C, Garcia M. Comparison Between Anatomical and Functional Imaging Modalities for Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2020, 125: 1809-1814. PMID: 32345475, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingStress echocardiographyEmergency departmentChest painRehospitalization ratesCoronary angiographyLeast intermediate riskNegative initial troponinUrban ED settingDiagnostic coronary angiographyRetrospective cohort studyHospital emergency departmentUrban hospital emergency departmentFunctional imaging modalitiesCCTA groupInitial troponinED dischargeCohort studyIntermediate riskSecondary outcomesNondiagnostic electrocardiogramPrimary outcomeED settingTomography angiographyClinical utility
2019
The relationship between adrenal incidentalomas and mortality risk
Taya M, Paroder V, Bellin E, Haramati L. The relationship between adrenal incidentalomas and mortality risk. European Radiology 2019, 29: 6245-6255. PMID: 30993434, PMCID: PMC6801004, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06202-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdrenal incidentalomasMortality riskSurvival analysisNational Death Index queryCox proportional hazards modelAdrenal incidentaloma patientsMethodsRetrospective cohort studyPeripheral vascular diseaseChronic pulmonary diseaseCause mortality riskIncidence of malignancyKaplan-Meier curvesEmergency room presentationProportional hazards modelAcademic medical centerAbdominal CT examsIncidentaloma patientsCause mortalityHospital deathCohort studyAdrenal diseaseCT abdomenHeart failurePulmonary diseaseRenal disease
2017
Performance of Low-Dose Perfusion Scintigraphy and CT Pulmonary Angiography for Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy
Sheen JJ, Haramati LB, Natenzon A, Ma H, Tropper P, Bader AS, Freeman LM, Bernstein PS, Moadel RM. Performance of Low-Dose Perfusion Scintigraphy and CT Pulmonary Angiography for Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy. CHEST Journal 2017, 153: 152-160. PMID: 28823756, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative predictive valuePulmonary embolismPregnant womenSubgroup analysisChest radiographsRadiation exposureRetrospective cohort studyInitial imaging modalityCT pulmonary angiographyMontefiore Medical CenterFirst-choice modalityNegative resultsVTE diagnosisPregnant patientsCohort studyNormal pregnancyPerfusion scanningPrimary outcomeInitial imagingPulmonary angiographyPerfusion scintigraphyUncommon diagnosisCT pulmonaryMedical CenterNegative studies
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