2024
Imaging Utilization and Cost of Substance Use in an Urban Academic Medical Center During the Contemporary Opioid Epidemic
Blinick R, Felsen A, Ye K, Lewis A, Kargoli F, Bellin E, Naji L, Haramati L. Imaging Utilization and Cost of Substance Use in an Urban Academic Medical Center During the Contemporary Opioid Epidemic. Academic Radiology 2024, 31: 5217-5225. PMID: 38582686, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive urine toxicologyUrine toxicologyComparison cohortInstitutional review boardAcademic medical centerNegative urine toxicologyEmergency departmentMedical CenterImaging utilizationGroup of ED patientsIn-hospital mortalityCharlson Comorbidity IndexSubstance useICD codesRetrospective studyUrban academic medical centerUnderserved urban populationIllicit substance useComorbidity indexContemporary opioid epidemicED patientsOpioid epidemicImaging studiesPatientsED population
2021
Clearing the Congestion
Berman J, Lee L, Monga R, Ye K, Sprayregen S, Haramati L. Clearing the Congestion. Journal Of Thoracic Imaging 2021, 38: 18-22. PMID: 34739426, DOI: 10.1097/rti.0000000000000625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal brain natriuretic peptideBrain natriuretic peptideCongestive heart failureHistory of CHFSerum brain natriuretic peptideHigher body mass indexBody mass indexBNP levelsMass indexPresence of CHFHigher serum BNP levelsSerum BNP levelsEmergency department patientsED cohortCXR resultsHeart failureDepartment patientsED patientsStudy cohortNatriuretic peptideClinical dilemmaChest radiographsPatientsCXRLogistic regression
2020
Implementation of an aortic dissection CT protocol with clinical decision support aimed at decreasing radiation exposure by reducing routine abdominopelvic imaging
Patel V, Fruauff A, Esses D, Lipsitz E, Levsky J, Haramati L. Implementation of an aortic dissection CT protocol with clinical decision support aimed at decreasing radiation exposure by reducing routine abdominopelvic imaging. Clinical Imaging 2020, 67: 108-112. PMID: 32559680, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute aortic syndromeAortic dissectionAortic syndromeClinical decision supportED patientsChest/abdomen/pelvisRadiation doseDiagnostic accuracyStudy periodTotal ED populationMedian radiation doseAbdomen/pelvisRoutine abdominopelvicVs. 3.7ED populationContrast doseDiagnostic yieldRetrospective analysisCT scanCT protocolPatientsDissectionRadiation exposureDoseScreening protocol
2007
Impact of chest CT on the clinical management of immunocompetent emergency department patients with chest radiographic findings of pneumonia
Banker P, Jain V, Haramati L. Impact of chest CT on the clinical management of immunocompetent emergency department patients with chest radiographic findings of pneumonia. Emergency Radiology 2007, 14: 383-388. PMID: 17701235, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0659-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest radiographic findingsEmergency department patientsChest CTCXR findingsDepartment patientsRadiographic findingsClinical managementSmall bowel obstructionSex-matched controlsRenal cell carcinomaT-testFindings of pneumoniaStudent's t-testAuscultation abnormalitiesBowel obstructionEndobronchial massNight sweatsChart reviewPulmonary embolismClinical presentationED patientsHypersensitivity pneumonitisCell carcinomaMean ageMultiple myeloma
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