Body Imaging
The Body Imaging division at Yale is composed of two cohesive sections (Ultrasound and Abdominal imaging) whose 19 faculty members provide subspecialty expertise in magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, computed tomography, and fluoroscopy. The division has built up a strong reputation for clinical excellence, academic productivity, innovation and enviable education/mentoring. Faculty members are committed to teaching at the graduate and post-graduate levels while delivering high quality clinical care. The breadth of experience among the faculty is reflected in the wide range of academic pursuits enjoyed by the division. The faculty work closely with our referring providers through numerous tumor boards and research collaborations, ensuring the best clinical are for our patients.
The Body Imaging division reading rooms are located in Yale New Haven Hospital (York street and Hospital Saint Raphael Campus) as well the Smilow Cancer Hospital and several outpatient imaging centers (Park Avenue Medical Center, North Haven Medical Center and Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus). In addition to teaching Yale Medical Students and the Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Residents, the division hosts two Cross-sectional Imaging fellowship positions (with rotations in Ultrasound, Body CT, Body MR as well as electives), two Body MRI fellowship positions, and one combined Body/Cardiac Imaging fellowship position.
Sub-sections
Abdominal Imaging
Ultrasound
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Leadership
Section Chief, Abdominal Imaging
Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Chief, Body Imaging Section; Chief, Body Computed Tomography (CT)
Co-Section Chief, Ultrasound
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Co-Section Chief, Ultrasound, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Co-Section Chief, Ultrasound
Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Co-Section Chief, Ultrasound, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
News & Media
- February 28, 2024
TULSA #50: Marking a Milestone
- September 29, 2020Source: CT Insider
No more lead aprons during X-rays; Yale New Haven among handful nationwide ending practice
- September 07, 2020Source: Youtube Playlist
“Introduction to Radiology” lecture series
Publications
2025
Multimodality imaging review of retroperitoneal fibrosis
Czerniak S, Mathur M. Multimodality imaging review of retroperitoneal fibrosis. Abdominal Radiology 2025, 1-19. PMID: 40035807, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-025-04847-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetroperitoneal fibrosisSecondary causesEvaluation of retroperitoneal fibrosisAssociated with autoimmune diseasesNonspecific clinical presentationIgG4 related diseasePotential diagnostic pitfallsDiffusion weighted imagingMagnetic resonance imagingAdvanced imaging techniquesPET/CT imagingClinical presentationMultimodality imaging reviewVenous stenosisClinical featuresDiagnostic pitfallsFibroinflammatory diseaseImaging findingsAutoimmune diseasesImaging reviewInflammatory disordersIdiopathic diseaseTreatment approachesImaging appearanceImaging modalitiesComparative Performance of Machine Learning Models in Reducing Unnecessary Targeted Prostate Biopsies
Chen F, Esmaili R, Khajir G, Zeevi T, Gross M, Leapman M, Sprenkle P, Justice A, Arora S, Weinreb J, Spektor M, Huber S, Humphrey P, Levi A, Staib L, Venkataraman R, Martin D, Onofrey J. Comparative Performance of Machine Learning Models in Reducing Unnecessary Targeted Prostate Biopsies. European Urology Oncology 2025 PMID: 39924390, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2025.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsProstate cancerPrediction of clinically significant prostate cancerClinical dataProstate-specific antigen levelClinically significant prostate cancerProstate magnetic resonance imagingSeverity of prostate cancerCombination of clinical featuresPrediction of csPCaSignificant prostate cancerProstate Imaging-ReportingCore needle biopsyRetrospective analysis of dataDecision curve analysisReducing unnecessary biopsiesProstate cancer diagnosisReceiver operating characteristic curveArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveFalse-negative rateMagnetic resonance imagingPersonalized risk assessmentAntigen levelsNeedle biopsyPatient ageUnnecessary biopsies
2024
Beyond cholangiocarcinoma: imaging features of mimicking pathologies in the biliary tract
Khasawneh H, O’Brien C, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Qayyum A, Miller F, Arif Tiwari H, Paspulati R, Kierans A. Beyond cholangiocarcinoma: imaging features of mimicking pathologies in the biliary tract. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39710762, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04749-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant conditionsOverlap of imaging findingsDiagnosis of cholangiocarcinomaPrimary malignancyDifferentiate cholangiocarcinomaHistopathological confirmationImaging findingsMorphological subtypesDifferential diagnosisBiliary tractHeterogeneous diseaseDiagnostic accuracyPatient managementCholangiocarcinomaAccurate diagnosisHepatobiliary systemImage featuresPeriductal-infiltratingClinical practiceImaging characteristicsDiagnosisRenal transplant ultrasound: assessment of complications and advanced applications
Langdon J, Sharbidre K, Garner M, Robbin M, Scoutt L. Renal transplant ultrasound: assessment of complications and advanced applications. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-28. PMID: 39643733, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal transplantationSurgical techniqueUltrasound evaluationSolid organ transplant proceduresComplication of renal transplantationLong-term complications of renal transplantationManagement of transplant patientsAssessment of complicationsComprehensive ultrasound evaluationLong-term complicationsRenal transplant evaluationOrgan transplant proceduresTransplant patientsUltrasound findingsSonographic findingsTransplant proceduresTransplant evaluationComplicationsTransplantationUltrasoundSurgeryPracticing radiologistsRelative prevalenceAllograftPatientsClassification of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
El Homsi M, Alkhasawneh A, Arif-Tiwari H, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Khasawneh H, Kierans A, Paspulati R, Singh C. Classification of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39643732, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04732-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMRI after focal therapy for prostate cancer: what radiologists must know?
Jalilianhasanpour R, Arora S, Mansoori B, Raman S, Greenwood B, Sprenkle P, Schade G, Camacho M, Hosseini N, Westphalen A. MRI after focal therapy for prostate cancer: what radiologists must know? Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-20. PMID: 39542951, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04670-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenovascular hypertension – a primer for the radiologist
Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Sindoni J, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Solomon N, Sailer A, Bhatt S, Fananapazir G, Pellerito J, Revzin M. Renovascular hypertension – a primer for the radiologist. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-13. PMID: 39542950, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04677-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsRenovascular hypertensionRenal arteryCause of renovascular hypertensionComputed tomography angiographyMagnetic resonance angiographyDiagnosing RVHExtrinsic compressionSecondary hypertensionRare conditionImaging findingsPolyarteritis nodosaSurgical interventionFibromuscular dysplasiaAnatomical variantsPage kidneyPictorial reviewHypertension casesAccurate diagnosisMedical managementDiagnostic criteriaTreatment approachesImaging modalitiesHypertensionImpact diagnosisYoung femalesCoordinate-Independent 3-D Ultrasound Principal Stretch and Direction Imaging
Jeng G, Chen P, Hsieh M, Liu Z, Langdon J, Ahn S, Staib L, Stendahl J, Thorn S, Sinusas A, Duncan J, O'Donnell M. Coordinate-Independent 3-D Ultrasound Principal Stretch and Direction Imaging. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering 2024, 71: 3312-3323. PMID: 38941195, PMCID: PMC11637688, DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2024.3420220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrincipal stretchesAxial displacement componentsSpeckle tracking methodSpeckle tracking approachTracking methodRobust filterDisplacement componentsTissue incompressibilityDisplacement estimationStrain componentsDisplacement gradientsStrain informationLocalized diseased regionStrain imagingLagrangian strainLeast-squares methodTracking approachTracking frameworkCoordinate systemCardiac coordinate systemProbe orientationFilterHigher spatial resolutionCardiac datasetsEnhanced accuracyUltrasound of the Upper Urinary Tract
Revzin M, Srivastava B, Pellerito J. Ultrasound of the Upper Urinary Tract. Radiologic Clinics Of North America 2024, 63: 57-82. PMID: 39510663, DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2024.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidual Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents Mimicking Portal Venous Gas
Bitar R, Langdon J, Kaur M, Crandall I, McNamara R, Revzin M. Residual Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents Mimicking Portal Venous Gas. Ultrasound Quarterly 2024, 40: e00694. PMID: 39466239, DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUltrasound enhancing agentsPortal venous gasBowel ischemiaAbdominal ultrasoundVenous gasEchogenic fociContrast-enhanced echocardiographyEvaluation of cardiac functionPortal venous systemSeries of casesSonographic detectionCardiac functionDifferential diagnosisPortal veinVenous systemObservational studyLiver parenchymaPortal triadsVascular patencyBowelIschemiaEchocardiographyLiverUltrasoundUltrasound Contrast Agents Current Role in Adults and Children for Various Indications
Mundada K, Pellerito J, Srivastava B, Revzin M. Ultrasound Contrast Agents Current Role in Adults and Children for Various Indications. Radiologic Clinics Of North America 2024, 62: 1035-1062. PMID: 39393849, DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2024.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsUltrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta and Mesenteric Arteries
Gunabushanam G, Robbin M, Scoutt L. Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta and Mesenteric Arteries. Radiologic Clinics Of North America 2024, 63: 123-135. PMID: 39510656, DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2024.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsRemoved: “Kiosk 8Q-FA-03—Gedatolisib Associated Acute Myocarditis in a Patient with Breast Adenocarcinoma” [Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 26 (2024) 100856]
Khattab M, Kwan J, Alkhatib D, Shen M, Desai S, Akintoye E, Huber S, Baldassarre L. Removed: “Kiosk 8Q-FA-03—Gedatolisib Associated Acute Myocarditis in a Patient with Breast Adenocarcinoma” [Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 26 (2024) 100856]. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2024, 26: 101084. PMID: 39181776, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocmr.2024.101084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProposed Updates to the First-Trimester US Reporting Lexicon: A Laudable Goal.
Scoutt L, Norton M. Proposed Updates to the First-Trimester US Reporting Lexicon: A Laudable Goal. Radiology 2024, 312: e242013. PMID: 39189903, PMCID: PMC11366668, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.242013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConventional and Contrast-enhanced US of the Lung: From Performance to Diagnosis.
Jiménez-Serrano S, Páez-Carpio A, Doménech-Ximenos B, Cornellas L, Sánchez M, Revzin M, Vollmer I. Conventional and Contrast-enhanced US of the Lung: From Performance to Diagnosis. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230171. PMID: 38935548, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPeripheral lung diseaseContrast-enhanced USDiagnosis of peripheral lung diseasePercutaneous biopsyLung USEnhancement patternLung diseaseImage-guided percutaneous biopsyAccurate differential diagnosisDiagnostic chest imagingLung biopsySubpleural lesionsConventional USDifferential diagnosisPathological findingsPulmonary physiologyChest imagingArterial supplyBiopsyLungDiagnostic testsDiagnosisSoft tissueDiseaseImaging timeRenal bleeding: imaging and interventions in patients with tumors
Singer E, Karbasian N, Katz D, Wong V, Abdelsalam M, Stanietzky N, Nguyen T, Shenoy-Bhangle A, Badawy M, Revzin M, Shehata M, Eltaher M, Elsayes K, Korivi B. Renal bleeding: imaging and interventions in patients with tumors. Diagnostic And Interventional Radiology 2024 PMID: 38874163, DOI: 10.4274/dir.2024.242822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsRenal bleedingComputed tomographyRenal tumorsSpontaneous renal bleedingMalignant renal tumorsRenal cell carcinomaCross-sectional imaging techniquesFollow-up evaluationEffective patient managementMagnetic resonance imagingAdvanced imaging techniquesCell carcinomaClinical presentationCoagulation disordersImaging techniquesImaging findingsVascular anomaliesUreteral obstructionTreatment optionsEnhancing massBleedingPatient managementTumorResonance imagingPatientsTricuspid valve flow measurement using a deep learning framework for automated valve‐tracking 2D phase contrast
Lamy J, Gonzales R, Xiang J, Seemann F, Huber S, Steele J, Wieben O, Heiberg E, Peters D. Tricuspid valve flow measurement using a deep learning framework for automated valve‐tracking 2D phase contrast. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2024, 92: 1838-1850. PMID: 38817154, PMCID: PMC11341256, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsStroke volumeHealthy subjectsLong-axis cine imagesTricuspid valve planeTricuspid regurgitation velocityDiastolic function evaluationVentricular stroke volumePhase contrastSystolic excursionRegurgitation velocityTricuspid valveTrace regurgitationDiastolic flowCine imagesTricuspidClinical challengeCardiovascular MRValve planeValvular planeAcquisition planeHigh-velocity jetPatientsTraining deep learning networksPlanimetryDeep learning frameworkUltrasound evaluation of portal venous gas and its mimics
Bitar R, Kaur M, Crandall I, McNamara R, Revzin M. Ultrasound evaluation of portal venous gas and its mimics. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 49: 2756-2769. PMID: 38735019, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04328-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsMulti-Task Learning for Motion Analysis and Segmentation in 3D Echocardiography
Ta K, Ahn S, Thorn S, Stendahl J, Zhang X, Langdon J, Staib L, Sinusas A, Duncan J. Multi-Task Learning for Motion Analysis and Segmentation in 3D Echocardiography. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2024, 43: 2010-2020. PMID: 38231820, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2024.3355383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsMulti-task learning networkCross-stitch unitsComposite loss functionAccurate motion estimationTask-specific networksMotion estimationSegmentation masksLearning networkLoss functionSegmentation stepEchocardiography datasetNetworkMotion displacementMotion analysisMultiple time framesTaskAnalysis pipelineSegmentsStrain measurementsDatasetRepresentationPeer Learning in Neuroradiology: Easier Than It Sounds
Kunst M, Sharpe R, Pahade J, Donnelly L, Broder J. Peer Learning in Neuroradiology: Easier Than It Sounds. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2024, 45: e12-e13. PMID: 38697795, PMCID: PMC11288595, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMultimodality Imaging of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Techniques, Complications, and Tumor Recurrence.
Thai J, Sodagari F, Colwell A, Winograd J, Revzin M, Mahmoud H, Mozayan S, Chou S, Destounis S, Butler R. Multimodality Imaging of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Techniques, Complications, and Tumor Recurrence. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230070. PMID: 38573814, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTumor recurrencePostoperative evaluation of patientsFlap reconstruction methodsImplant-based reconstructionMultimodal imagingBreast reconstruction techniquesFat graft placementBreast cancer recurrenceTissue flap reconstructionEvaluation of patientsNipple-sparing techniquesTissue donor sitesFlap-based reconstructionNipple-areolar complex reconstructionDiagnostic breast imagingUnique patient populationAutologous tissue flapsAbnormal imaging appearancesBreast cancer screeningMastectomy optionLocal recurrenceOncoplastic surgeryDisease recurrenceFlap reconstructionReconstructed breastDoppler Ultrasound of the Renal Vasculature
Gunabushanam G, Chaubal R, Scoutt L. Doppler Ultrasound of the Renal Vasculature. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2024, 43: 1543-1562. PMID: 38654477, DOI: 10.1002/jum.16466.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAltmetricConceptsRenal artery stent placementFirst-line imaging modalityUnexplained renal dysfunctionArtery stent placementSuspected renovascular diseaseUltrasound imaging findingsRenal dysfunctionStent placementRenovascular hypertensionImaging findingsRenovascular diseaseRenal vesselsRenal arteryRenal vasculatureDoppler ultrasoundAtherosclerotic stenosisImaging modalitiesUltrasoundKiosk 8Q-FA-03 Gedatolisib Associated Acute Myocarditis in a Patient with Breast Adenocarcinoma
Khattab M, Kwan J, Alkhatib D, Shen M, Desai S, Akintoye E, Huber S, Baldassarre L. Kiosk 8Q-FA-03 Gedatolisib Associated Acute Myocarditis in a Patient with Breast Adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2024, 26: 100856. PMID: 39155091, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocmr.2024.100856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsImaging of Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Melamud K, Wahab S, Smereka P, Dighe M, Glanc P, Kamath A, Maheshwari E, Scoutt L, Hindman N. Imaging of Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230164. PMID: 38547034, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPostpartum hemorrhageQuarter of maternal deathsSevere obstetric hemorrhagePuerperal genital hematomaPlacenta accreta spectrum disordersMaternal mortalityBladder flap hematomaMaternal deathsObstetric hemorrhageUterine atonyCesarean deliveryProducts of conceptionUterine ruptureUterine dehiscenceAntepartum hemorrhageAntepartum periodFlap hematomaPlacenta previaPlacental abruptionVasa previaInfectious complicationsBleeding complicationsRectus sheathVascular anomaliesHemorrhageAdded Value of Contrast-enhanced US for Evaluation of Female Pelvic Disease.
Olinger K, Liu X, Khoshpouri P, Khoshpouri P, Scoutt L, Khurana A, Chaubal R, Moshiri M. Added Value of Contrast-enhanced US for Evaluation of Female Pelvic Disease. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230092. PMID: 38175802, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsContrast-enhanced USFemale pelvisUS contrast agentEnd-stage renal diseaseContrast-enhanced CTExcellent safety profileModality of choiceUterine cavity morphologyVisualization of lesionsRenal diseaseGynecologic diseaseGynecologic tumorsPelvic diseaseSafety profileTubal patencyPelvic fistulasAdditional imagingIndeterminate lesionsContrast agentsDiseasePelvisImaging modalitiesExcellent optionLesionsCharacterization of disease
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