2021
Diagnostic renal mass biopsy is associated with individual categories of PADUA and RENAL nephrometry scores: Analysis of diagnostic and concordance rates with surgical resection
Fonseca RB, Straub Hogan MM, Kapp ME, Cate F, Coogan A, Arora S, Gordetsky J, Smelser WW, Clark PE, Cates J, Giannico GA. Diagnostic renal mass biopsy is associated with individual categories of PADUA and RENAL nephrometry scores: Analysis of diagnostic and concordance rates with surgical resection. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2021, 39: 371.e7-371.e15. PMID: 33773915, PMCID: PMC8205938, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore needle biopsySmall renal massesFine-needle aspirationRenal mass biopsyDiagnostic core needle biopsyDiagnostic fine needle aspirationRenal massesNon-diagnostic rateCystic massMass biopsyConcordance rateEndophytic growthRenal sinus invasionRENAL nephrometry scoreSurgical resection specimensSurgical resectionNephrometry scoreSinus invasionRetrospective studyPreoperative aspectsResection specimensSingle institutionClinical managementSubset analysisNeedle biopsy
2009
Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression in Carotid Arteries: Monitoring with High-Spatial-Resolution MR Imaging—Multicenter Trial
Boussel L, Arora S, Rapp J, Rutt B, Huston J, Parker D, Yuan C, Bassiouny H, Saloner D, Investigators F. Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression in Carotid Arteries: Monitoring with High-Spatial-Resolution MR Imaging—Multicenter Trial. Radiology 2009, 252: 789-96. PMID: 19508991, PMCID: PMC2734890, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2523081798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatin therapyCarotid arteryVessel wall volumeInstitutional review boardMR imagingRate of progressionAtherosclerotic plaque progressionUnenhanced T1-weighted imagesSite's institutional review boardMagnetic resonance imagingT1-weighted imagesU.S. study sitesMean annual changeAtheroma volumeClinical factorsMulticenter trialCarotid diseaseFraction of studiesMulticenter studyPlaque progressionMultiple linear regression analysisLow bifurcationPatientsArteryLinear regression analysis