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The Effects of Changes in Utilization and Technological Advancements of Cross-Sectional Imaging on Radiologist Workload by McDonald, Robert J., MD, PhD, Schwartz, Kara M., MD, Eckel, Laurence J., MD, Diehn, Felix E., MD, Hunt, Christopher H., MD, Bartholmai, Brian J., MD, Erickson, Bradley J., MD, PhD, Kallmes, David F., MD

“…Rationale and Objectives To examine the effect of changes in utilization and advances in cross-sectional imaging on radiologists' workload. Materials and…”
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Thyroid Acropachy: Report of 40 Patients Treated at a Single Institution in a 26-Year Period by Fatourechi, Vahab, Ahmed, Debra D. F., Schwartz, Kara M.

“…Thyroid acropachy is an extreme manifestation of autoimmune thyroid disease. It presents with digital clubbing, swelling of digits and toes, and periosteal…”
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Benign fibrous dysplasia on [11C]choline PET: a potential mimicker of disease in patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer by Gu, Chris N., Hunt, Christopher H., Lehman, Vance T., Johnson, Geoffrey B., Diehn, Felix E., Schwartz, Kara M., Eckel, Laurence J.

“…We present the case of a 74-year-old male with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer who underwent [ 11 C]choline PET/CT. The PET/CT demonstrated an…”
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Hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis: a case report by Schwartz, Kara M., Skinner, John A.

“…A 38-year-old man presented for evaluation of severe pain in his lower limbs of 16 months’ duration. Radiographs showed diffuse bony sclerosis involving the…”
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CNS imaging findings associated with Parry–Romberg syndrome and en coup de sabre: correlation to dermatologic and neurologic abnormalities by Doolittle, Derrick A., Lehman, Vance T., Schwartz, Kara M., Wong-Kisiel, Lily C., Lehman, Julia S., Tollefson, Megha M.

“…Introduction Parry–Romberg syndrome (PRS) and en coup de sabre (ECS) are variants of morphea. Although numerous findings on central nervous system (CNS)…”
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e-ASPECTS software improves interobserver agreement and accuracy of interpretation of aspects score by Brinjikji, Waleed, Abbasi, Mehdi, Arnold, Catherine, Benson, John C, Braksick, Sherry A, Campeau, Norbert, Carr, Carrie M, Cogswell, Petrice M, Klaas, James P, Liebo, Greta B, Little, Jason T, Luetmer, Patrick H, Messina, Steven A, Nagelschneider, Alex A, Schwartz, Kara M, Wood, Christopher P, Nasr, Deena M, Kallmes, David F

“…Introduction There is increased interest in the use of artificial intelligence-based (AI) software packages in the evaluation of neuroimaging studies for acute…”
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Superficial siderosis associated with an iatrogenic posterior fossa dural leak identified on CT cisternography by Madhavan, Ajay A, Wood, Christopher P, Aksamit, Allen J, Schwartz, Kara M, Atkinson, John L, Kumar, Neeraj

“…Superficial siderosis refers to hemosiderin deposition along the pial surface of the brain and spinal cord. It results from chronic and repetitive low-grade…”
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Brain Herniation into Arachnoid Granulations: Clinical and Neuroimaging Features by Liebo, Greta B., Lane, John (Jack) I., Van Gompel, Jamie J., Eckel, Laurence J., Schwartz, Kara M., Lehman, Vance T.

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Brain herniation into presumed arachnoid granulations (BHAG) is an increasingly recognized entity. Though it has previously been…”
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The Central Dot Sign: A Specific Post-gadolinium Enhancement Feature of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases by Madhavan, Ajay A., Diehn, Felix E., Rykken, Jeffrey B., Wald, John T., Wood, Chris P., Schwartz, Kara M., Kaufmann, Timothy J., Hunt, Christopher H., Kim, Dong Kun, Eckel, Laurence J.

“…Purpose Peripheral enhancement characteristics on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), namely the rim and flame signs, are specific for intramedullary spinal cord…”
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Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer by Garrity, James A., Henderson, Brett M., Schembri Wismayer, David J., Pritt, Bobbi S., Diehn, Felix E., Hunt, Christopher H., Eckel, Laurence J., Schwartz, Kara M.

“…We present the unusual case of a 74 year-old female with a history of breast cancer who presented with acute painless orbital swelling and vertical diplopia…”
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Traumatic anterior cervical pseudomeningocele causing intracranial hypotension successfully treated with blood patch: case report by Takahashi, Edwin A, Eckel, Laurence J, Diehn, Felix E, Schwartz, Kara M, Hunt, Christopher H, Daniels, David J

“…Cervical pseudomeningocele is a rare complication of trauma. It develops when an extradural collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) develops after a dural…”
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Vertebral Body Infarct and Ventral Cauda Equina Enhancement: Two Confirmatory Findings of Acute Spinal Cord Infarct by Diehn, Felix E., Hunt, Christopher H., Lehman, Vance T., Schwartz, Kara M., Eckel, Laurence J., Black, David F., Wood, Christopher P., Kotsenas, Amy L., Wald, John T., Hocker, Sara E.

“…ABSTRACT Two valuable confirmatory MRI findings of acute spinal cord infarct are highlighted and discussed: concomitant vertebral body infarct and ventral…”
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Emerging Trends in the Volume and Format of Outside Examinations Submitted for Secondary Interpretation by HUNT, Christopher H, WOOD, Christopher P, DIEHN, Felix E, ECKEL, Laurence J, SCHWARTZ, Kara M, ERICKSON, Bradley J

“…The purpose of this article is to describe the trends of secondary interpretations, including the total volume and format of cases. This retrospective study…”
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Ventilation tube removal: Does treatment affect perforation closure? by Schwartz, Kara M., Orvidas, Laura J., Weaver, Amy L., Thieling, Sarah E.

“…Objective: The study goal was to determine whether treatment of the tympanic membrane at the time of ventilation tube (VT) removal affects closure of the…”
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Frequency of Eye Deviation in Stroke and Non-stroke Patients Undergoing Head CT by Schwartz, Kara M., Ahmed, Ahmed T., Fugate, Jennifer E., Diehn, Felix E., Eckel, Laurence J., Hunt, Christopher H., Kallmes, David F.

“…Background and Purpose Although conjugate eye deviation (CED) on head CT has been described in patients with acute stroke, the incidence in other patient…”
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Pseudotumor of Infancy and Congenital Muscular Torticollis: 170 Cases by Wei, Julie L., Schwartz, Kara M., Weaver, Amy L., Orvidas, Laura J.

“…Objectives To review pseudotumor of infancy (POI) and congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) and to suggest an algorithm for treatment. Study Design…”
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Diffusion-weighted imaging for cholesteatoma evaluation by Schwartz, Kara M, Lane, John I, Neff, Brian A, Bolster, Jr, Bradley D, Driscoll, Colin L, Beatty, Charles W

“…Computed tomography (CT) has long been considered the optimal imaging technique for the detection of cholesteatomas. However, this modality often lacks…”
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Increasing neuroradiology exam volumes on-call do not result in increased major discrepancies in primary reads performed by residents by Verdoorn, Jared T, Hunt, Christopher H, Luetmer, Marianne T, Wood, Christopher P, Eckel, Laurence J, Schwartz, Kara M, Diehn, Felix E, Kallmes, David F

“…A common perception is that increased on-call workload leads to increased resident mistakes. To test this, we evaluated whether increased imaging volume has…”
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Development of localized myxedema in a skin graft by Schwartz, Kara M., Ahmed, Debra D. F., Ahmed, Iftikhar, Fatourechi, Vahab

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The Central Dot Sign by Madhavan, Ajay A, Diehn, Felix E, Rykken, Jeffrey B, Wald, John T, Wood, Chris P, Schwartz, Kara M, Kaufmann, Timothy J

“…Purpose Peripheral enhancement characteristics on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), namely the rim and flame signs, are specific for intramedullary spinal cord…”
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