2021
Preoperative MRI and LDH in women undergoing intra-abdominal surgery for fibroids: Effect on surgical route
Kim A, Boyd L, Ringel N, Meyer J, Bennett G, Lerner V. Preoperative MRI and LDH in women undergoing intra-abdominal surgery for fibroids: Effect on surgical route. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0246807. PMID: 33561167, PMCID: PMC7872248, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imaging resultsIntra-abdominal surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingPower morcellationSurgical routeAbnormal magnetic resonance imaging resultsOpen approachResonance imagingSerum lactate dehydrogenase levelPost-protocol groupPre-protocol groupRetrospective cohort studyBaseline patient characteristicsSubset of womenPost-menopausal womenLactate dehydrogenase levelsHigh-risk casesPreoperative magnetic resonanceDiffusion-weighted imagingHigh rateImaging resultsSymptomatic fibroidsChart reviewCohort study
2019
Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Rule out Leiomyosarcoma in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Leiomyomas: A Real World Experience in an Unenhanced Patient Population
Lerner V, Ringel N, Meyer J, Bennett G, Boyd L. Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Rule out Leiomyosarcoma in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Leiomyomas: A Real World Experience in an Unenhanced Patient Population. Journal Of Gynecologic Surgery 2019, 35: 363-369. DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingAbnormal magnetic resonance imagingHigh lactate dehydrogenaseLactate dehydrogenasePredictive valueNormal magnetic resonance imagingRetrospective observational cohort studyNegative magnetic resonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingObservational cohort studyNormal lactate dehydrogenaseCase of leiomyosarcomaNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueDiffusion-weighted imagingPostprotocol cohortCohort studyMalignant leiomyosarcomaUterine pathologyPatient populationPathology resultsBenign leiomyomaLeiomyosarcomaMRI resultsPatients