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
2021
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Patient with Opioid Use Disorder
Tumenta T, Adeyemo S, Oladeji O, Jegede O, Laurent B, Olupona T. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Patient with Opioid Use Disorder. Case Reports In Psychiatry 2021, 2021: 9999481. PMID: 34221530, PMCID: PMC8225411, DOI: 10.1155/2021/9999481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeReversible encephalopathy syndromeHeroin use disorderEncephalopathy syndromeUse disordersSignificant white matter diseaseClinical-radiographic syndromeOpioid use disorderCerebral white matterWhite matter diseaseOpioid withdrawalNeurology teamEndothelial injuryMyelin damageCerebral autoregulationClinical symptomsCT headMedical floorChronic headacheMental statusRisk factorsRadiographic syndromeMultifactorial etiologyCerebral hemispheresWhite matterBlind spots on CT imaging of the head: Insights from 5 years of report addenda at a single institution
Tu LH, Bokhari SAJ. Blind spots on CT imaging of the head: Insights from 5 years of report addenda at a single institution. Clinical Imaging 2021, 76: 189-194. PMID: 33957385, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT headSingle institutionCT imagingCross-sectional studyExtracranial soft tissuesType of pathologyCarotid terminusDistal MCAAnatomic subsiteJugular bulbBrain parenchymaVascular lesionsCommon siteConsecutive reportsAnatomic locationParotid glandCSF spaceFrontal scalpOccipital boneOsseous structuresSoft tissueBasal Ganglia Calcification Is Associated With Local and Systemic Metabolic Mechanisms in Adult Hypoparathyroidism
Zavatta G, Tebben P, McCollough C, Yu L, Vrieze T, Clarke B. Basal Ganglia Calcification Is Associated With Local and Systemic Metabolic Mechanisms in Adult Hypoparathyroidism. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2021, 106: 1900-1917. PMID: 33788935, DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow serum calciumBasal ganglia calcificationSerum calciumChronic hypoparathyroidismNonsurgical patientsSerum phosphorusAssociated with lower serum calciumComputed tomographyDecreased serum parathyroid hormoneRetrospective review of medical recordsReview of medical recordsSerum parathyroid hormoneAssociated with soft tissue calcificationSex-matched controlsAssociated with greater volumeDuration of treatmentCase-control studyDistribution of calcificationSoft tissue calcificationIncreased serum phosphorusCalcium/phosphate ratioCT headRetrospective reviewParathyroid hormoneImaging findings
2019
A comparison of benign positional vertigo and stroke patients presenting to the emergency department with vertigo or dizziness
Hanna J, Malhotra A, Brauer PR, Luryi A, Michaelides E. A comparison of benign positional vertigo and stroke patients presenting to the emergency department with vertigo or dizziness. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2019, 40: 102263. PMID: 31358317, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoStroke risk factorsCT/CTAEmergency departmentBPPV patientsNeurologic symptomsStroke patientsRisk factorsPositional vertigoCT headExam findingsNeurologic exam findingsPosterior circulation strokeProfile of patientsBenign positional vertigoParoxysmal positional vertigoCommon imaging modalityAcute strokeNeurologic examInitial imagingMRI brainDischarge diagnosisComputed tomographyPatientsVertigo
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