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Bone SPECT/CT of the Spine, Foot, and Ankle: Evaluation of Surgical Patients by Waldman, Leah E., Scharf, Stephen C.

“…Radionuclide bone scanning has been used routinely in the evaluation of bone pathology for decades. The greatest strength of the procedure is its extreme…”
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Bone SPECT/CT in Skeletal Trauma by Scharf, Stephen C., MD

“…The utility of radionuclide bone scanning in skeletal trauma has been greatly enhanced over the last decade by hybrid technology merging multislice CT with…”
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Is Nuclear Imaging Important in the Management of Head and Neck Paragangliomas? by Myssiorek, David, Scharf, Stephen C

“…Nuclear medical imaging is indicated in most, but not all, patients with suspected paragangliomas of the head and neck. Advances in technology and somatostatin…”
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Agreement between SPECT V/Q scan and CT angiography in patients with high clinical suspicion of PE by Mahdavi, Ramyar, Caronia, Jonathan, Fayyaz, Jazeela, Panagopoulos, Georgia, Lessnau, Klaus D., Scharf, Stephen C., Mina, Bushra, Allred, Charles, DiFabrizio, Larry

“…Objective To track agreement between single positron emission computed tomography (SPECT) V/Q and CT angiography in patients with high clinical suspicion of…”
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria Acute Hip Pain—Suspected Fracture by Ward, Robert J., MD, CCD, Weissman, Barbara N., MD, Kransdorf, Mark J., MD, Adler, Ronald, MD, PhD, Appel, Marc, MD, Bancroft, Laura W., MD, Bernard, Stephanie A., MD, Bruno, Michael A., MD, Fries, Ian Blair, MD, Morrison, William B., MD, Mosher, Timothy J., MD, Roberts, Catherine C., MD, Scharf, Stephen C., MD, Tuite, Michael J., MD, Zoga, Adam C., MD

“…Substantial cost, morbidity, and mortality are associated with acute proximal femoral fracture and may be reduced through an optimized diagnostic imaging…”
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Trauma to the Knee by Tuite, Michael J., MD, Daffner, Richard H., MD, Weissman, Barbara N., MD, Bancroft, Laura, MD, Bennett, D. Lee, MD, MA, Blebea, Judy S., MD, Bruno, Michael A., MD, Fries, Ian Blair, MD, Hayes, Curtis W., MD, Kransdorf, Mark J., MD, Luchs, Jonathan S., MD, Morrison, William B., MD, Roberts, Catherine C., MD, Scharf, Stephen C., MD, Stoller, David W., MD, Taljanovic, Mihra S., MD, Ward, Robert J., MD, Wise, James N., MD, Zoga, Adam C., MD

“…There are more than 1 million visits to the ER annually in the United States for acute knee trauma. Many of these are twisting injuries in young patients who…”
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SPECT/CT in the Management of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus by Meftah, Morteza, Katchis, Stuart D., Scharf, Stephen C., Mintz, Douglas N., Klein, Devon A., Weiner, Lon S.

“…Background: The treatment of osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) is mainly based upon the stage of the disease so accurate imaging is crucial. SPECT/CT…”
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The poppy seed test for colovesical fistula: big bang, little bucks by Kwon, Eric O, Armenakas, Noel A, Scharf, Stephen C, Panagopoulos, Georgia, Fracchia, John A

“…Diagnosis of a colovesical fistula is often challenging, and usually involves numerous invasive and expensive tests and procedures. The poppy seed test stands…”
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Neuroradiological and Neuropathological Changes After 177Lu-Octreotate Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy of Refractory Esthesioneuroblastoma by Schneider, Julia R, Shatzkes, Deborah R, Scharf, Stephen C, Tham, Tristan M, Kulason, Kay O, Buteau, François-Alexandre, Del Prete, Michela, Chakraborty, Shamik, Anderson, Todd A, Asiry, Saeed, Beauregard, Jean-Mathieu, Langer, David J, Costantino, Peter D, Boockvar, John A

“…Abstract BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE Olfactory neuroblastoma, also known as esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB), is a malignant neoplasm with an unpredictable behavior…”
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Is there a role for radionuclide imaging in breast cancer screening? by Scharf, Stephen C

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Intraoperative Gamma Probe Localization of Parathyroid Adenomas by Sullivan, Daniel P., Scharf, Stephen C., Komisar, Arnold

“…Objectives/Hypothesis In an effort to reduce operative time, improve diagnostic accuracy, and decrease perioperative morbidity, we combined preoperative…”
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Evaluation of patella viability after disruption of the arterial circulation by Scuderi, G, Scharf, S C, Meltzer, L, Nisonson, B, Scott, W N

“…Fifty patients whose surgical approach violated the arterial geniculate circulation to the patella were evaluated to determine the subsequent effect on patella…”
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The relationship of lateral releases to patella viability in total knee arthroplasty by Scuderi, G, Scharf, S C, Meltzer, L P, Scott, W N

“…A prospective clinical and radionuclide study was done to ascertain the effect of a lateral release on patella vascularity in total knee arthroplasty. Although…”
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Diagnostic Value of the Preoperative Sestamibi Scan in Intraoperative Localization of Parathyroid Adenomas: A Case Study by George, Elaina F., Komisar, Arnold, Scharf, Stephen C., Ferracci, Adrienne, Blaugrund, Stanley

“…A retrospective chart review of 43 patients who underwent technetium 99m (Tc‐99m) sestamibi scans from June 1995 to January 1997 was performed. Only those who…”
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Scintigraphic determination of patellar viability after excision of infrapatellar fat pad and/or lateral retinacular release in total knee arthroplasty by McMahon, M S, Scuderi, G R, Glashow, J L, Scharf, S C, Meltzer, L P, Scott, W N

“…A prospective study ascertained the effect of lateral retinacular release and/or excision of the infrapatellar fat pad on patellar vascularity after total knee…”
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Pharmacologic Alterations in Tc-99m Binding by Red Blood Cells: Concise Communication by Lee, Hyo-Bok, Wexler, John P, Scharf, Stephen C, Blaufox, M. Donald

“…The effect of two antihypertensive agents (captopril and prazosin) and of digoxin on the efficiency of Tc-99m binding to RBCs was evaluated in the rat. RBCs…”
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Radionuclides in the evaluation of urinary obstruction by Scharf, S C, Blaufox, M D

“…Radionuclide renography and renal scanning techniques are ideally suited to the initial and follow-up evaluation of patients with obstructive uropathy. While…”
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Cinematic Display of Respiratory Organ Motion with Impedance Techniques by Heller, Sherman L, Scharf, Stephen C, Hardoff, Ruth, Blaufox, M. Donald

“…A technique is described for the recording of individual images during discrete phases of the respiratory cycle, i.e., isovolume images. The method is based on…”
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Cardiovascular consequences of primary antihypertensive therapy with prazosin hydrochloride by Scharf, Stephen C., Lee, Hyo-Bok, Wexler, John P., Blaufox, M.Donald

“…Ten patients with essential hypertension who had no end-organ damage were treated with prazosin, starting with a dose of 1 mg/day. The dose was titrated to a…”
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A Dual Collimator Design for Beat-to-Beat Measurement of Cardiac Performance with an Anger Camera by Heller, Sherman L, Goodwin, Paul N, Scharf, Stephen C, Hardoff, Ruth, Blaufox, M. Donald

“…A dual collimator was designed for an Anger camera to permit measurement of cardiac performance on a beat-to-beat basis. Special all-purpose (SAP) and special…”
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