2003 Publications and Presentations and National Meetings
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:
Amendola BE, Wolf A, Coy SR, Amendola MA. Role of radiosurgery in craniopharyngio-mas: A preliminary report. Med. Pediatric Oncology 2003; 41:123-127.
Angelis M, Augenstein JS, Ciancio G, Figueiro J, Sfakianakis GN, Miller J, Burke GW. Ex vivo repair and renal autotransplantation after penetrating trauma: Is there an upper limit of ischemic/traumatic injury beyond which a kidney is unsavageable? The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2003; 606-609.
Angle JF, Shilling AT, Schenk WG, Bissonette EA, Standtlander KS., et al. Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology 2003; January-February 26(1):9-18.
Aviram G, Fishman JE, Young ML, Redha E, Biliciler-Denktas G, Rodriguez MM. Magnetic resonance evaluation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in pediatric patients. AJR American Journal of Roentgenology 2003; 180:1135-1141.
Azouz EM . Arthritis in children: Conventional and advanced imaging. Seminars in Musculosckletal Radiology 2003; 7:95-102.
Berkmen T, Troffkin NA, Wakhloo AK. Direct percutaneous puncture of a cervical internal carotid artery aneurysm for coil placement after previous incomplete stent-assisted endovascular treatment. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1230-1233.
Berkmen T, Troffkin NA, Wakhloo AK. Transvenous sonographically guided percutaneous access for treatment of an indirect carotid cavernous fistula. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1548-1551.
Ebel A . Govindaraju V, Maudsley AA. Comparison of inversion recovery preparation schemes for lipid suppression in 1H MRSI of human brain. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2003; 49:903-908.
Ebel A , Maudsley AA. Improved spectral quality for 3D MR spectroscopic imaging using a high spatial resolution acquisition strategy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2003; 21:113-120.
Fishman JE , Milikowski C, Ramsinghani R, Velasquez MV, Aviram G. Ultrasound guided core biopsy of the breast: how many specimens are required? Radiology 2003; 226:779-782. [Article abstracted in Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 2003.]
Kester RR, Leboeuf L, Amendola MA, Kim SS, Benoit A, Gousse AE. The value of express T2 weighted pelvic MRI in the preoperative evaluation of severe pelvic floor prolapsed: A prospective study. Urology 2003; 61(6):1135-1139.
Klaus R, Serafini AN. Protocol for the combined diagnosed and therapeutic use of recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2003; 28:14-17.
Krishnamurthy VN , Casillas VJ, Latorre T. Radiofrequency ablation of hepatic lesions: A review. Applied Radiology 2003; 32(10):11-26.
Rivas LA , Fishman JE, Munera F, Bajayo DE. Multisclice CT in Thoracic Trauma. Radiological Clinics of North America 2003; 41(3):599-616.
Saigal G, Abdenour G, Azouz EM. Urethral duplication with posterior urethral valves in each moiety. Pediatric Radiology 2003; 33:794-796.
Saraf-Lavi E, Bowen BC, Pattany PM, Sklar EML, Murdoch JB, Petito CK. 1H MR spectroscopy of gliomatosis cerebri: Case report of elevated myo-inositol with normal choline levels. American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24(5):946-951.
Schuster ME, Fishman JE, Copeland JF, Hatabu H, Boiselle PM. Pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients: a survey of practices and policies for CT pulmonary angiography. AJR American Journal of Roentgenology 2003; 181:1495-1498.
Serrano MF, Casillas VJ, Dehner LP, Kato T, Mittal N, Rodriguez MM, Tzakis AG. Concurrent infantile hemangioendothelioma and mesenchymal harmartoma in a developmentally arrested liver of an infant requiring hepatic transplantation. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology 2003; 6:552-557.
Sklar EML , Pizarro J. Sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma involvement of the paranasal sinuses. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24(6):1152-1155.
Studholme C, Cardenas V, Maudsley A, Weiner M. An intensity consistent filtering approach to the analysis of deformation tensor derived maps of brain shape. NeuroImage 2003; 19:1638-1649.
Troffkin NA, Graham III CB, Berkment T, Wakhloo AK. Combined transvenous and trasarterial embolization of a tentorial-incisural dural arteriovenous malformation (DAVM) FOLLOWED BY Primary stenting of the associated stenotic straight sinus: Technical case report. Journal of Neurosurgery 2003; 99:579-583.
Yamashiki N, Kato T, Bejarano PA, Berho M, Montalvo B, Sherbert RT, Goodman ZD, Seki T, Schiff ER, Tzakis AG. Histopathological changes after microwave coagulation therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Review of 15 explanted livers. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2003; 98(9):2052-2059.
Young SA, Sfakianakis GN, Pyrsopoulos N, Nishida S. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy in liver transplant patients – The “Blind End Sign” and its differentiation from bile leak. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2003; 28-638-642.
Zhu ZP, Du AT, Jahng G, Soher BJ, Maudsley AA, Weiner MW, Schuff N. Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging reconstruction with deformable shape-intensity models. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2003; 50:474-482.
INVITED PUBLICATIONS IN NON-PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS:
Aviram G, Fishman JE, Boiselle P. Thoracic manifestation of AIDS. Applied Radiology 2003; 32:11-21.
Kang TI, Brophy P, Hickeson M, Heyman S, Evans AE, Charron M, Maris JM. Targeted radiotherapy with submyeloablative doses of 131I-MIBG is effective for disease palliation in highly refractory neuroblastoma. Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology 2003; 10:769-773.
Zhuang H, Sam JW, Chacko TK, Duarte PS, Hickeson M, Feng Q, Nakhoda KZ, Guan L, Reich P, Altimari SM, Alavi A. Rapid normalization of osseous FDG uptake following traumatic or surgical fractures. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2003; 8:1096-1103.
Amendola MA . Book Review: Textbook of Uroradiology, 3 rd ed., Dunnick NR et al., Radiology 2003; 229:282.
Bowen BC . Glial neoplasms without elevated choline-to-creatine ratios. Editorial. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:782-784.
Bowen BC . Book review: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine, 3 rd ed., Atlas SW (ed). AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1478-1479.
Bowen BC . Book review: Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy, and Variants by Jenkins JR. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:774-775.
Do H, Quencer RM . Scott W. Atlas, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1729.
Fishman JE . Book Review: P.E.S. Palmer: The Imaging of Tuberculosis with Epidemiological, Pathological, and Clinical Correlation. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:161-162.
Henry RP . Book Review. Imaging of Head Trauma – NeuroImaging Clinics of North America. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1725-1726.
Munera F , Cohn S. Penetrating Zone II Neck Injury: Does Dynamic Computer Tomographic Scan Contribute to the Diagnostic Sensitivity of Physical Examination for Surgically Significant Injury. Letter to the Editor; Journal of Trauma 2003; 390.
Quencer RM . Biography: Charles Strother, 45 th President of the American Society of Neuroradiology. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1715-1716.
Quencer RM . Biography: Gregg Zoarski, 9 th President of the American Society of Spine Radiology. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1919-1920.
Quencer RM , Winters RK, Leadbetter D. Unlocking the mental aspects of the golf swing: Can functional MR imaging give us insights. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1033-1034.
Quencer RM . Editor’s Note: AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24-1271.
Quencer RM , Strother CM. The AJNR Cover: A face-lift reveals the journal’s true identity. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:1.
Sfakianakis GN . Functional Cerebral SPECT and PET Imaging – 3 rd Edition. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 24:772-773.
Wakhloo AK , Lieber BB. Device malfunction in endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: Shared responsibilities of physician and manufacturer [Editorial]. AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology 2003; 23:1265-1267.
BOOK CHAPTERS/MONOGRAPHS:
Amendola MA . Book Review. Textbook of Uroradiology 3 rd ed., Dunnick NR et al. Radiology 2003; 229:282.
Azouz EM , Barr LL. Essentials of Musculoskeletal Imaging. In: Georges Y. El-Khoury, Editor, Chapter 55-63. Pediatric Bone Disease. Churchill Livingston/Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, 2003; 421-463.
Bowen BC , Saraf Lavi E, Pattany PM . MR Angiography of the Spine: Update. In: Castillo M (ed) MR Neuroimaging: Update and Newer Techniques II. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America. Elsevier Science ( USA), Philadelphia, 2003; 559-584.
Bowen BC , Saigal G, Ruiz A. Neuroimaging: CT/MRI Vascular Imaging. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Marsden CD (eds). Neurology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, New York, 2003; 599-623.
Geldmacher DS, Bowen BC . Spinal Cord Vascular Disease. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Marsden CD (eds). Neurology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, New York, 2003; 1313-1322.
Morillo G . Focal liver lesions. In: Furie B, Atkins MB, Mayer RJ, Cassileth PA. Clinical Hematology & Oncology. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, 2004; 115-128.
Munera F , Soto JA, Zuluaga A. Abdominal Trauma, In: Trauma and Surgery, Morales C and Isaza LF eds., Universidad de Antioquia, 3 rd edition, Volume 4, 2003.
Sandhu JS, Wakhloo AK . Carotid Stenting and Angioplasty. In: De Marchena E, Ferreira A, eds. Interventional Cardiology Secrets. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus, 2003; 322-332.
Saraf-Lavi E, Bowen BC, Quencer RM, Sklar EML, Holz A, Falcone S, Latchaw RE, Duncan R, Wakhloo A. Detection of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula with MRI and Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Prediction of Vertebral Level. In: Osborn AG (Editor in Chief). Yearbook of Diagnostic Radiology, Mosby Year book, Inc. New York, 2003.
Wakhloo AK , Lieber BB, Gounis M, Sandhu J. Flow Dynamics in Aneurysms. In: Le Roux PD, Winn HR, Newell DW, eds. Management of Cerebral Aneurysms. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, 2003; 99-120.
Zuckier L, Serafini AN. Clinical Applications of Monoclonal Antibody Imaging. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, 4 th Ed., Edited by MP Sandler, M.D., RE Coleman, M.D., JA Patton, M.D., FJ, Wackers, M.D., A. Gottschalk, M.D., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2003; 951-968.
Zuluaga A, Munera F, Soto JA. Chest Trauma, In: Trauma and Surgery, Morales C, Isaza LF, ed., Universidad de Antioquia, 3 rd edition, Volume 4, 2003.
NATIONAL MEETINGS:
A. PAPERS:
AMERICAN ROENTGEN RAY SOCIETY – May 4 – 9, 2003 – San Diego, California
Detection and characterization of renal masses with Mn DPDP-Enhanced MRI. Rossi PG, Amendola MA , Kava B.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEURORADIOLOGY – April 26 – May 2, 2003 – Washington, DC
Clinical experience with bioactive coils for intracranial aneurysms. Wakhloo AK , Sandhu JS, Shaibani A, Graham CB, Aziz-Sultan A, Ziayee H, Salenius S , Schnau D , Lieber BB .
Emboli rerouting to the external carotid artery: A novel stroke prevention technique. Norbash A, Harris D, Wakhloo AK , Assaf Y, Tanne D, Nishri B, Frerichs KU, Yodfat O, Grad Y.
Intracranial stenting and angioplasty: Early and midterm angiographic and clinical outcome. Wakhloo AK , Sandhu JS, Graham CB, Shaibani A, Aziz-Sultan A, Ziayee H, Onizuka M, Lieber BB .
Quantitative analysis of the effects of physiologic brain motion on point-resolved spectroscopy. Massand MG, Pattany PM , Bowen BC, Quencer, RM .
Stroke embolus filtration and diversion: in vitro feasibility for a preventative carotid implantable device. Norbash A, Harris D, Wakhloo AK, Freirichs KU, Tanne D, Nishri B, Lieber BB , Yodfat O, Grad Y.
Therapeutic options for aneurysms: New devices, coils, techniques, and stents. Wakhloo AK .
Thoracic intradural aspergillus abscess formation following epidural steroid injection – A case report. Saigal G, Sklar EML , Kozic D, Post MJD .
Treatment of thirty intracranial aneurysms with a hydraulically detachable coil system. Wakhloo AK , Sandhu JS, Aziz-Sultan A, Shaibani A, Graham CB, Ziayee H, Onizuka M, Lieber BB .
Unusual MR imaging presentation of cryptococcocis in immunocompetent patients. Saigal G, Post MJD , Sklar EML , Campo RE.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SPINE RADIOLOGY – February 19 – 23, 2003 – Scotsdale, Arizona
Myelopathy. Falcone S.
Use of MR imaging in detection of retrograde Wallerian degeneation: “Die-back phenomenon.” Saigal G, Pattany PM, Quencer RM, Pasquale-Styles M, Norenberg M, Marcillo A, Post MJD.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE (ISMRM) – July 2003 – Toronto, Canada
Application of volumetric proton MRSI to mild traumatic brain injury. Govindaraju V, Gauger G, Manley G, Ebel A, Maudsley AA.
GAVA: A graphical pulse sequence simulation, display and storage environment. Aygula Z, Soher BJ, Young K, Maudsley AA.
High spatial resolution acquisition improves spectral quality for 3D MR spectroscopic imaging of the brain. Ebel A, Maudsley AA.
Improved metabolite-baseline discrimination in automated 1H spectral analysis using a flexible lineshape model. Soher BJ, Maudsley AA.
Observation of 1H coupled spin metabolite groups at long TE. Soher BJ, Maudsley AA.
JOINT MEETING OF THE ASNS/CNS SECTION ON CEREBROVASCULAR SURGERY AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL & THERAPEUTIC NEURORADIOLOGY – February 15 – 19, 2003 – Phoenix, AZ
Management of anterior circulation aneurysms. Wakhloo AK.
Management of posterior circulation aneurysms. Wakhloo AK.
Stenting and angioplasty for intracranial atherosclerotic occlusive disease: Clinical and angiographic outcomes. Wakhloo AK, Sandhu JS, Mohammed MI, Troffkin MA, Berkmen T, Lieber BB.
RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA – November 30 – December 5, 2003 – Chicago, Illinois
Detection and Characterization of Renal Masses with Mn DPDP-Enhnaced MRI. Rossi PG, Amendola MA , Kava B.
Innominate Artery Occlusive Disease: Sonographic Findings. Saden SE, Grant EG, Madrazo BL, Carroll BA, Baker D, Kliever MA.
Recommendation of PET imaging in all equivocal cases of CT can have a significant impact on the diagnosis and management of tumors. Ezuddin SH, Sfakianakis GN, Acosta J, Baez T, Guillaume G.
Refresher Course: International Imaging Symposium: Trauma imaging as practiced in Latin America. CT for penetrating trauma. Munera F.
Refresher Course: MR of Spine Trauma. Quencer, RM.
SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE – June 21 – 25, 2003 – New Orleans, Louisiana
Evaluation of obstruction in patients with extrarenal pelvis using time zero diuretic renography. Sfakianaki E, Panagakus GM, Rodriquez JA, Georgiou MF, Leveillee RJ, Sfakianakis GN.
Evaluation of PET for bone imaging. Hickeson, M.
MAG 3-F 0 to stratify renal colic patients in the ER for emergency intervention versus discharge with outpatient follow up. Sfakianakis GN, Sfakianaki E, Young S, Jacob J, Orange D, Pevsner D.
SOCIETY OF GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOLOGY AND THE 28 TH SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIETY OF URORADIOLOGY – February 16 – 21, 2003 – Cancun, Mexico
Pitfalls of Genirourinary MRI. Amendola , MA.
B. EXHIBITS/POSTERS :
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA – September 11 – 13, 2003 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
New CT Scoring System Predicts the Need for Intervention After Splenic Injury. Thompson BT, Munera F, Cohn SM, Cameron J, Rivas L, Bajayo D.
AMERICAN ROENTGEN RAY SOCIETY – May 4 – 9, 2003 – San Diego, California
Abdominal Aortic Injury in Blunt Abdominal Trauma on Contrast-Enhanced Helical CT. Bajayo D, Munera F, Nunez D, Rivas LA, Cameron J.
Correlation of US and MRI Findings of INtratesticular and Paratesticular Lesion: From Infants to Adults. Gupta R, Alobaidi M, Amendola M, Jafri SZ, Bis K.
CT and MR Imaging of Fat Containing Masses in the Perirenal Spaces. Rossi PG, Amendola MA, Jafri ZH.
Imaging of Gassypibomas in the Abdomen and Pelvis. Amendola MA, Ghersin E, Jafri ZA, Engel A, Sirkhoda A.
Thoracic Trauma: Value of Multislice CT. Bajayo DE, Munera F , Rivas LA , Fishman JE .
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY – October 22 – 25, 2003 – Las Vegas, Nevada
CTA following penetrating trauma of the subclavian artery. Munera F, Staller B, Sota JA, Nunez DB, Sanchez A. (Awards: Cum Laude)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEURORADIOLOGY – April 26 – May 2, 2003 – Washington, DC
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging of Treated Cerebral Neoplasms: Automated Analysis of Multivoxel Spectra. Gorniak RJ, Bowen BC , Pattany PM , Falcone S .
JOINT MEETING OF THE ASNS/CNS SECTION ON CEREBROVASCULAR SURGERY AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL & THERAPEUTIC NEURORADIOLOGY – February 15 – 19, 2003 – Phoenix, AZ
Preliminary experience with the hydraulic detachable coil system (Trufill DCS) in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Wakhloo AK , Sandhu JS, Troffkin NA, Berkmen T, Lieber BB.
SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE – June 21 – 25, 2003 – New Orleans, Lousiana
A comparison of gated SPECT imaging with echocardiography in the evaluation of aortic and mitral insufficiency. Jacob JS, Garcia LB, Bien-Aime W, Ezuddin S .
SOCIETY OF THORACIC RADIOLOGY – March 2 – 7, 2003 – Miami Beach, Florida
Percutaneous Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of a Lung Mass: A Survey of Procedural Technique Among Members of the Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR). Aviram G, Schwartz D , Fishman JE .
Pulmonary Embolus in Pregnant Patients: Survey of CT Pulmonary Angiography Imaging Practices and Policies. Schuster ME, Fishman JE , Boiselle P.
RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA – November 30 – December 5, 2003 – Chicago, Illinois
CT for Penetrating Abdominal Injuries. Munera F .
Dental Imaging for the Radiologist: Update and Review. Saida S, Clifford P , Reed J, Stern M.
Extrahepatic Abdominal Imaging with Mangafoldipir-Trisodium (Mn-DPDP) Enhanced MRI. Rossi PG, Amendola MA , Eber D.
Imaging of AIDS in the Genitourinary Tract. Amendola MA , Rossi PG, Madrazo BL, Anaya CA, Eber D.
Imaging of Vascular Disorders of the Kidneys. Fasano N. Madrazo BL, Casillas V, Montalvo, BM , Amendola MA , Dickson, PR .
Liver Specific Contrast Agents: When are they indicated and which one should we choose. Amendola MA , Rossi PG, Casillas V, Dickson PR, Eber D.
Pictorial Essay of Arterial and Venous Aneurysms of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Imaging, Pitfalls, and Therapeutic Approach. Rossi PG, Casillas VJ, Montalvo BM, Amendola MA, Rivas L, Eber D.
The Spotted Spleen and Its Differential Diagnosis on CT and MRI. Amendola MA , Madrazo BL , Jafri ZS, Casillas V, Gomez-Jorge JT, Ghersin E.
Triple Contrast Helical CT in the Selective Management of Penetrating Wounds to the Abdomen: Experience in a Large Patient Population. Staller B, Munera F, Soto JA.
Unusual Pancreatic Masses: Imaging Appearance, Pathologic Correlation, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment. Staller B, Casillas V, Jorda M, Levi JU, Montalvo BM, Madrazo BL.
FACULTY ADVISORSHIP - 2003 (Residents’ Day and Fellows’ Week)
A. RESIDENTS’ DAY – JUNE 21, 2003
Ari F. Abril, M.D. – “Differentiation of Cerebral Radiation Necrosis and Scarring from Tumor Recurrence with 18F-FDG Using a Hybrid Dual Detector Camera.”
Advisor: George N. Sfakianakis, M.D., Ph.D.
John Cameron, M.D. – “Splenic Injury: Predictors of Failure of Conservative Management.”
Advisors: Felipe Munera, M.D., Venkataramu Krishnamurthy, M.D.
Daniel Frank, M.D.- “Accuracy of Automated Volumetric Measurements of Visceral Adipose Tissue Using the Analyze Image Software.”
Advisors: Brian C. Bowen, Ph.D., M.D., Pradip M. Pattany, Ph.D.
Ana I. Guinea-Martin, M.D.- “Non-Calcified Hyalinized Fibroadenomas of the Breast: A Sonographic and Histologic Correlation.”
Advisor: Maria V. Velasquez, M.D.
Patricio Rossi, M.D.- “Detection and Characterization of Renal Masses with Mn-DPDP Enhanced MRI.”
Advisor: Marco A. Amendola, M.D.
**BEST RESIDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATION AWARD
Binor B. Said, M.D.- “The Relationship of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Detectable Metabolites m-Ins/Gly and Histologic Grade of Brain Gliomas.”
Advisors: Brian C. Bowen, Ph.D., M.D., Pradip M. Pattany, Ph.D.
Paul Schroeder, M.D.- “Comparison of Gadolinium-Enhanced T1-Weighted Fat-Suppressed MRI of the Brain with Conventional Post-Gadolinium T1-Weighted MR Sequence for Detection of Parenchymal Brain Lesions.”
Advisor: Steven Falcone, M.D.
Daniel M. Schwartz, M.D.- “Use of Ultrasound Imaging for Evaluation of Clavicle Fractures Resulting from Birth Trauma.”
Advisor: Paul D. Clifford, M.D.
Lee Yang, M.D.- “Evaluation of the Thoracolumbar Spine after Blunt Trauma Using Chest and Abdominal Computed Tomographic Scanning in Comparison to Plain Film Radiography.”
Advisors: Luis Rivas, M.D., Felipe Munera, M.D.
Steven A. Young, M.D.- “Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy in Liver Transplant Patients: The “Blind End Sign” and Its Differentiation from Bile Leak?”
Advisor: George N. Sfakianakis, M.D., Ph.D.
FELLOWS’ WEEK – May 27 – May 30, 2003
ABDOMINAL IMAGING:
Juan Carlos Diez, M.D.- “Percutaneous Catheter Sclerotherapy of Post Renal Transplant Lymphoceles.”
Advisors: Javier Casillas, M.D., Berta M. Montalvo, George W. Burke, M.D.
Prasanna Kumar, M.D. - “Correlation of Low Hepatic Artery Peak Systolic Velocities in Post Liver Transplant Patients and Subsequent Development of Hepatic Artery Compromise.”
Advisor: Berta M. Montalvo, M.D.
Aamir Mir, M.D. – “Percutaneous Drainage of Liver Abscesses.”
Advisor: Marco A. Amendola, M.D.
Carlos Manuel Rey, M.D.- “Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Tumors.”
Advisors: Javier Casillas, M.D., Raymond J. Leveillee, M.D., A. Lopez-Pujals, M.D.
EMERGENCY/TRAUMA RADIOLOGY:
David Bajayo, M.D.- “Vascular Injuries of the Abdominal Aorta; Helical CT/Surgical Correlation.”
Advisors: Felipe Munera, M.D., Luis Rivas, M.D.
MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY:
Jeffrey Fidel, M.D.- “MR Accuracy and Arthroscopic Incidence of Meniscal Radial Tears.”
Advisor: Thomas Magee, M.D.
Galen Hewell, M.D. - “MR Imaging of Mitek & Arthrex Rotator Cuff Anchors”
Advisors: Thomas Magee, M.D., Marc Shapiro, M.D., David Williams, M.D.
MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY:
Terry Prince, M.D. - “ Bone Spectroscopy.”
Advisor: Pradip M. Pattany, Ph.D.
Joel Rosner, M.D. – “Accuracy of our Routine MR Pulse Sequences used in Clinical Practice for Evaluating.”
Advisors: Paul Clifford, M.D., N. Henry Pevsner, M.D.
Erik Stromeyer, M.D.- “Utility of SMASH Sequence in MR Imaging of the Shoulder.”
Advisor: Thomas Magee, M.D.
NEURORADIOLOGY:
Mayte Gierbolini, M.D. - “Ischemic Changes After the Endovascular Treatment of Asymptomatic Intracranial Aneurysm Patients: An Analysis of Stroke Risk Based on Coil Type.”
Advisor: B. Cole Graham, III., M.D.
Javier Oliver, M.D. - “Diffusion Weighted Imaging of Normal Human Spinal Cords: Detection of Age Related Morphometric Changes.”
Advisor: Pradip Pattany, Ph.D.
Serge Ouanounou, M.D. - “Follow-up Imaging of Endovascular Treated Cerebral Aneurysms with Detachable Coils: Noninvasive Gd-enhanced 3D MRA (Gd-MRA) vs. Digital Subtraction Angiography.”
Advisors: Ajay Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D. Brian C. Bowen, Ph.D., M.D., Armando Manny D’Fana
Phillip Piasecki, M.D.- “MRI Evaluation to Detect Retrograde Wallerian Degeneration.”
Advisor: M. Judith D. Post, M.D.
Jerome Puryear, M.D. – “Functional MRI in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.”
Advisor: Byron Bernal, M.D.
THORACIC RADIOLOGY:
Belinda D’Souza, M.D. - “Iodixanol vs. Ioversol in Pulmonary CT Angiography.”
Advisor: Joel E. Fishman, M.D., Ph.D.
VASCULAR/INTERVENTIONAL:
Victor Hernandez, M.D. - “Quantitative Analysis of Technetium Labeled Red Blood Cells in Gastrointestinal Bleeding Scan. A Predictor of Positive Angiogram?”
Advisors: Ana M. Echenique, M.D., George N. Sfakianakis, M.D., Ph.D.
Hrishikesh Kale, M.D. - “Correlation of Changes Produced by Radiation Enteritis on Nuclear Scan and Angiography in Cases of Post Radiotherapy GI Bleeding.”
Advisors: Michelle Ferrari, M.D., Ana M. Echenique, M.D., George N. Sfakianakis, M.D., Ph.D.
Fernando Rivera, M.D.- “Percutaneous Thrombin Injection: The New Approach to Treat Common Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysms.”
Advisor: Venkataramu Krishnamurthy, M.D.
Alvaro Sanchez, M.D.- “Uterine Artery Embolization.”
Advisors: Javier Casillas, M.D., Jackeline Gomez-Jorge, M.D.
B. GRANTS AND AWARDS :
Principal Investigator: Daniel H. Kett, M.D.
Co-Investigator : Berta M. Montalvo, M.D.
Protocol XRP4563C/501, Study No. 01/344B, IRB approval date –9/17/02
Sponsored by Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., North American and Global Medical Affairs, Bridgewater, NJ, USA.
A Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Multicenter Study on Extended TE Prophylaxis in Acutely III Medical Patients with Prolonged Immobilization –
Start Date: 09/12/02
End Date: 09/16/03
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D, Ph.D.
Co-Investigators : Sebastian Koch, M.D., Berta M. Montalvo, M.D.
IRB #: 01/607B; Protocol 99-706
Funding Agency: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
A Prospective, Non-Randomized, Multi-Center, Single-Arm Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Acculink Carotid Stent System with the Acunet TM Embolic Protection System in the Treatment of High-Risk Surgical Patients and Non-Surgical patients with Lesions in the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA).
Start Date: February 1, 2002
End Date: March 30, 2003
Principal Investigator : Shabbir Ezuddin, M.D.
Study Number 0050-02-763.
Sponsored by Mallinckrodt
An open-label, multicenter, phase 4 study to evaluate the effect of age (Geriatric) and renal function on the safety, efficacy (sensitivity, specificity) and pharmacokinetics of OctreoScan in patients referred for scintigraphy of all solid tumors with a high suspicion of containing somatostatin receptor positive tissue.
Budget Summary: $145,475.00
Start Date: July 18, 2003
End Date: July 18, 2004
Principal Investigator : George Sfakianakis, M.D.
Collaborators : Steven Young, M.D., Efrosyni Sfakianaki, M.D., Marco Amendola, M.D., Sponsored by Mallinckrodt
Raymond Leveillee, M.D., Isiah Lerner, M.D., Orlando Gomez-Marin, M.D.,
Effect of MAG 3-F 0 diuretic scintigraphy on patient care in renal colic
Budget Summary: $48,750.00
Start Date: October 2001
End Date: October 2003
Principal Investigator : Aldo Serafini, M.D.
IRB #: CP-98-020
Expanded access study of Iodine-131 Anti –B 1 antibody for relapsed/refractory low-grade and transformed low-grade Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Sponsored by Corixa.
Budget Summary: $7,000.00
Start Date: February 20, 2001
End Date: February 19, 2011
Principal Investigator : Aldo Serafini, M.D.
IRB # Grant #: ID: 106-98.
Sponsored by Corixa
A multicenter long term follow up study of patients with low grade Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma previously treated with Tositumomab and/or Iodine I-131 Tositumomab in studies RIT-I-000, RIT-II-001, RIT-II-002, RIT-II-004, or CP-97-012.
Budget Summary: $9,210.00
Start Date: September 2003
End Date: August 31, 2008
Principal Investigator: John G. Clarkson, M.D.
Program Director: Jay S. Skyler, M.D.
Core Director : Brian Bowen, Ph.D., M.D. (MRI Core, 10% time)
1-M01–RR 16587-01 University of Miami GCRC Application
General Clinical Research Center
Start Year: 2001
End Year: 2005
Program Director and Cord Project Leader: W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator : Brian Bowen, Ph.D. M.D. (MR Imaging, Cord B, 10% time)
Grant # 1POINS38665-01A2 –
“Mechanisms of damage and recovery following spinal cord injury.”
Program Project: Total = $4,924,403, year 1 = $948,161
Cord B (Animal Core): Total = $699,739, year 1= $134,720
Start Year: 2001
End Year: 2005
Principal Investigator: W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator : Brian Bowen, Ph.D., M.D. (MR Imaging, 10% effort)
NIH Grant #2 P50 NS-30291-11A1
Mechanisms of recovery following traumatic brain injury
Program project total: $4,997,558
Start Date: July 1, 2002
End Date: June 30, 2007
Principal Investigator: Emamalee S. Bandstra, M.D.
Co-Investigator : Brian Bowen, Ph.D., M.D. (MR Imaging, 5% effort)
NIH Grant #R21 DA 15906-01
Neuroimaging technology development to assess brain and behavior in pediatric population
Program project total: $454,500, year 1 - $151,500
Start Date: September 1, 2002
End Date: August 31, 2005
Principal Investigator: Andrew Maudsley, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator : Brian Bowen, Ph.D., M.D. (5% effort)
NIH/NIBIB #R01 EB000730
Volumetric MR molecular imaging of brain
Program project total: $225,000
Start Date: September 20, 2002
End Date: August 31, 2007
Principal Investigator : Andrew A. Maudsley, Ph.D.
NIH R01 EB00822
Partnership for MR Spectroscopic Imaging Data Processing
Program project total: $860,552 (Year 1 Consortium Direct Costs)
Start Date: July 1, 2002
End Date: June 30, 2007
Principal Investigator : Andrew A. Maudsley, Ph.D.
NIH R01 EB00730
Volumetric MR Molecular Imaging of Brain
$225,00 p.a. direct cost
Start Date: October 1, 2002
End Date: September 30, 2006
Principal Investigator : Andrew A. Maudsley, Ph.D.
NIH R01NS41946
Proton MR spectroscopic Imaging of Epilepsy
$225,000 p.a. direct costs
Start Date: August 1, 2001
End Date: July 31, 2007
Principal Investigator : Andrew A. Maudsley, Ph.D.
NIH RO1EB00207 (Previously R01AG12119)
Data Processing for MR Spectroscopic Imaging
Total direct costs: $793,174
Start Date: February 1, 1999
End Date: January 31, 2004
Principal Investigator : Marco A. Amendola, M.D.
Co-Investigators: Jose Yrizarry, M.D., Kevin Stadtlander, M.D., Beatrice L. Madrazo, M.D.
IRB 03/028C - UM-IRB # 302286
Sponsored by Berlex Protocol #: 306781
Randomized, Multicenter open label study of the safety (open label) and efficacy (open label & blind reader) of magnevist ® injection enhanced magnetic resonance arteriography (MRA at two dose levels and 2-dimensional-time-of-flight (2D-TOF) MRA in patients undergoing MRA of the infrarenal aorta and peripheral arteries with intra-arterial digital subtraction arteriography (i.a. DSA) as Standards of Reference.
Budget Summary $116,000
Start Date: February 1, 2003
End Date: June 30, 2004
Principal Investigator: Lennox J. Jeffers, M.D.
Co-Investigators : Jose M. Yrizarry, M.D., Jorge J. Guerra, Jr., M.D., Thomas, Scagnelli, M.D., Edward Russell, M.D., Ana Maria Echenique, M.D.
IRB # 95/98 – Grant #: 1 R01 DK50680-02
Multicenter randomized trial of DSRS versus TIPS
Budget Summary $337,037.00
Start Date: September 1, 2001
End Date: December 31, 2004
Principal Investigator: Lynn Feun, M.D.
Co-Investigator : Jose M. Yrizarry, M.D.
SCCC # 2002028
IRB #: 02275, Protocol # 2002028
Sponsored by FeRx
A phase 2/3 open label-multicenter randomized, controlled study of doxorubicin hydrochloride absorbed to magnetic targeted carriers (MTC-DOX) administered by intrahepatic delivery (via hepatic artery catheterization) versus intravenous doxorubicin for treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Budget Summary $164,481.00
Start Date: September 10, 2002
End Date: September 30, 2004
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Master Research Agreement: Domation of 3D rotational digital angiography equipment valued at $969,000
Funding Agency: Siemens Medical Systems
Start Date: June 2001
End Date: June 2006
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Master Research Agreement: Siemens Fellowship
Funding Agency: Siemens Medical Systems
Budget Summary: $100,000
Start Date: June 1, 2001
End Date: May 30, 2003
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Carotid Stent clinical Trial
Funding Agency: Boston Scientific Corporation
Budget Summary $162,120
Start Date: August 1, 2001
End Date: July 31, 2003
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
IRB #: 02/298B; Protocol #: 1101142-01
MATRIX: Matrix Detachable Coils Post-Market Clinical Study
Funding Agency: Boston Scientific Corporation
Budget Summary: $40,280
Start Date: June 18, 2002
End Date: June 17, 2004
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Protocol #: M03-00962
Evaluation of New Coil Designs in Canine
Funding Agency: Micrus Corporation
Budget Summary: $77,056
Start Date: February 1, 2003
End Date: December 31, 2004
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Protocol #: M03-01020
Evaluation of Embolic Agents
Funding Agency: BioCure, Inc.
Budget Summary: $21,216.75
Start Date: February 11, 2003
End Date: December 31, 2004
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Protocol #: M03-01103
In Vivo Evaluation of an Embolic Containment System in a Rabbit Elastase-Induced Aneurysm Model $29,633
Funding Agency: Boston Scientific Corporation/Target Therapeutics
Budget Summary: $29,282.12
Start Date: March 6, 2003
End Date: September 5, 2003
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Protocol #: M03-01112
Enterprise – Vascular Reconstruction Device System
Funding Agency: Cordis Neurovascular, Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson Company)
Budget Summary: $85,148
Start Date: March 20, 2003
End Date: February 27, 2004
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-investigator: B. Cole Graham, III, M.D.
IRB #: 03/066C
Hydrocoil for Endovascular Aneurysm Occlusion (HEAL)
Funding Agency: Micro Vention, Inc.
Budget Summary $14,520
Start Date: April 1, 2003
End Date: February 18, 2005
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Protocol #: M04-00434
Chronic Rabbit Study – Stent-Assisted Coiling of Elastase-Induced Carotid Aneurysms in abbits Using a New Self-Expanding Helical Stent Design
Funding Agency: Micrus Corporation
Budget Summary: $148,042
Start Date: September 15, 2003
End Date: May 1, 2004
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Protocol #: M04-00435
Biocompatibility Study – The Effect of a Synthetic Sealant on the Performance of Large Diameter Vascular Grafts
Funding Agency: Innovia LLC
Budget Summary: $57,631
Start Date: September 22, 2003
End Date: September 21, 2004
Principal Investigator : Baruch B. Lieber, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
Award Number: 1-R01-NS045753
Flow Divertors to Cure Cerebral Aneurysms
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Budget Summary: $1,215,408
Start Date: December 1, 2003
End Date: November 30, 2007
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
IRB #: 01/106B; Protocol # COR2000001U
Sponsored by: Boston Scientific Corporation
SHELTER: Stenting of high-risk patients – extracranial lesion trial with emboli removal
Budget Summary $139,095
Start Date: August 16, 2001
End Date: August 16, 2007
Principal Investigator : Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D., Ph.D.
IRB #: 01/106B; Protocol #COR2000001U
Sponsored by: Boston Scientific Corporation
BEACH: A carotid stenting trial for high-risk surgical patients.
Budget Summary: $173,800
Start Date: December 20, 2001
End Date: December 19, 2008
VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS::
Azouz, E. Michel, M.D. – University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, California – September 12, 2003.
Post, M. Judith, M.D. – Boston University Medical Center – Boston, Massachusetts – December 23, 2003.
Quencer, Robert M., M.D. – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX – April 18-19, 2003.
Quencer, Robert M., M.D. – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH – May 8-11, 2003.
Quencer, Robert M, M.D. – Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC – October 23, 2003.
George N. Sfakianakis, M.D. – Florida International University, Miami – June 19, 2003.
George N. Sfakianakis, M.D. – National Naval Medical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington, DC – October 27, 2003.
Ajay K. Wakhloo, M.D. – University of Cincinnati, Ohio – August 10, 2003.
