2020
Effect of a 12-Week Pilates Pelvic Floor-Strengthening Program on Short-Term Measures of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Pilot Study
Hein JT, Rieck TM, Dunfee HA, Johnson DP, Ferguson JA, Rhodes DJ. Effect of a 12-Week Pilates Pelvic Floor-Strengthening Program on Short-Term Measures of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2020, 26: 158-161. PMID: 31916840, PMCID: PMC7044776, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2019.0330.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Long-term outcomes and predictors of failure after surgery for stage IV apical pelvic organ prolapse
Linder BJ, El-Nashar SA, Mukwege AA, Weaver AL, McGree ME, Rhodes DJ, Gebhart JB, Klingele CJ, Occhino JA, Trabuco EC. Long-term outcomes and predictors of failure after surgery for stage IV apical pelvic organ prolapse. International Urogynecology Journal 2017, 29: 803-810. PMID: 28921036, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-017-3482-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterosacral ligament suspensionApical pelvic organ prolapsePelvic organ prolapseProlapse recurrencePrior hysterectomyProlapse symptomsOrgan prolapseCox proportional hazards modelRecurrent prolapse symptomsMethodsThe medical recordsKaplan-Meier methodType of surgeryLong-term outcomesPredictors of failureApical prolapse repairProportional hazards modelConclusionsYounger agePrimary outcomeSurgical retreatmentApical prolapseProlapse repairExcellent survivalMedical recordsSurgical techniqueSurvival time
2012
The Use of Molecular Breast Imaging to Assess Response in Women Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
Wahner-Roedler DL, Boughey JC, Hruska CB, Chen B, Rhodes DJ, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, S. S, O'Connor MK. The Use of Molecular Breast Imaging to Assess Response in Women Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2012, 37: 344-350. PMID: 22391702, PMCID: PMC3296091, DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e31824437b3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBreastBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPilot ProjectsRadionuclide ImagingTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenConceptsMolecular breast imagingNeoadjuvant therapyTumor sizeBreast cancerResidual tumor sizeProspective pilot studyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer treatmentTumor-specific radiopharmaceuticalsPathologic extentResidual diseasePretreatment valuesTumor responseTumor extentPosttreatment valuesIntravenous injectionPathologic measurementsRadiotracer uptakePredictive valueMolecular breastPatientsCancerCancer treatmentPilot studyInterest analysisEvaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in Women Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Sestamibi
Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Collins DA, Tortorelli CL, Askew JW, O'Connor MK. Evaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in Women Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Sestamibi. Journal Of Women's Health 2012, 21: 730-738. PMID: 22404787, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular breast imagingBreast diseaseBreast cancerDiagnostic yieldMyocardial perfusionHigh-risk benign breast lesionsMyocardial perfusion stress testingRecent negative mammogramStress myocardial perfusionHigh diagnostic yieldStress myocardial perfusion studyBenign breast lesionsNumber of cancersMyocardial perfusion studiesBreast imagingNew cancersRecent mammogramSestamibi injectionNegative mammogramUnnecessary workupPerfusion studiesBreast lesionsCancerIsotope injectionWomen