2018
Does MR enterography offer added value after a recent CT in the evaluation of abdominal pain in Crohn's disease patients?
Spektor M, Mathur M, Santacana G, Asch D, Huber S, Staib L, Israel G. Does MR enterography offer added value after a recent CT in the evaluation of abdominal pain in Crohn's disease patients? Clinical Imaging 2018, 54: 78-83. PMID: 30562678, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal painCrohn's diseaseDisease patientsHigher health care costsAcute abdominal painBowel wall thickeningCrohn's disease patientsContrast-enhanced CTStrict inclusion criteriaHealth care costsModerate interobserver agreementRecent CTBowel obstructionConsecutive patientsMR enterographyPatient riskInclusion criteriaBlinded reviewAbdominal radiologistsMRE examinationsCare costsWall thickeningFree fluidRoutine useDiagnostic CTMRI-Ultrasound Fusion Targeted Biopsy of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2 Category 5 Lesions Found False-Positive at Multiparametric Prostate MRI.
Sheridan AD, Nath SK, Aneja S, Syed JS, Pahade J, Mathur M, Sprenkle P, Weinreb JC, Spektor M. MRI-Ultrasound Fusion Targeted Biopsy of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Version 2 Category 5 Lesions Found False-Positive at Multiparametric Prostate MRI. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2018, 210: w218-w225. PMID: 29489409, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.17.18680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI-RADS 5 lesionsBenign pathologic resultsLower prostate-specific antigen densitySignificant prostate cancerProstate-specific antigen densityBenign prostatic hyperplasia nodulesMRI-ultrasound fusionProstate Imaging ReportingCategory 5 lesionsPathologic resultsProstate cancerClinical featuresBenign diseaseAntigen densityImaging ReportingGleason 6 diseasePI-RADS version 2High-risk lesionsMultivariate logistic regressionRoutine clinical interpretationMultiparametric prostate MRIInflammatory changesNormal anatomic structuresBiopsy resultsTargeted biopsies
2017
Diagnosis of gastrogastric fistula on computed tomography: a quantitative approach
Gao G, Nezami N, Mathur M, Balcacer P, Israel G, Spektor M. Diagnosis of gastrogastric fistula on computed tomography: a quantitative approach. Abdominal Radiology 2017, 43: 1329-1333. PMID: 28884370, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-017-1304-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Intraoperatively Confirmed Pelvic Adhesions
Macer ML, Mathur M, Spektor M, Gysler S, Staib L, Kodaman P, McCarthy S. Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Intraoperatively Confirmed Pelvic Adhesions. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2015, 39: 896-900. PMID: 26466105, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPelvic adhesionsPositive predictive valuePredictive valueResonance imagingSpecificity of MRIGynecologic abdominal surgeryInstitutional review board-approved retrospective analysisNegative predictive valueAnterior culPosterior culAbdominal surgeryOperative reportsInclusion criteriaRetrospective analysisStudy populationBlinded specialistsMRI sensitivityPatientsImaging