Scholars@Duke
Danielle Elizabeth Kruse

Danielle Elizabeth Kruse

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Radiology, Abdominal Imaging

Selected Publications

Detection of clinically significant prostate cancer using targeted MRI-informed microultrasound biopsy.

Journal Article Eur Radiol · November 22, 2025 OBJECTIVES: This study compares the rate of detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) using multiparametric MRI (mpMRI)-informed microultrasound-guided (microUS) biopsy to historical published data using mpMRI-ultrasound (mpMRI-US) fusion ... Full text Link to item Cite

External validation of inter-reader reliability of the Prostate Imaging after Focal Ablation (PI-FAB) scoring system following focal cryoablation and focal high-intensity focused ultrasound.

Journal Article Eur Radiol · November 2025 OBJECTIVES: The efficacy of focal therapy (FT) has improved with the use of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for lesion identification, though standardized mpMRI reporting post-FT is lacking. The Prostate Imaging after Focal Ablation (PI-FAB) scoring system was ... Full text Link to item Cite

Splenic imaging and non-vascular intervention: when to intervene on the spleen and how to do it safely.

Journal Article Abdom Radiol (NY) · October 2025 Cross-sectional interventional radiology (CSIR) for the spleen has evolved over the past two decades. Contemporary data show that CT- and US-guided splenic procedures are safer than once assumed, allowing for biopsy and drainage when clinically appropriate ... Full text Link to item Cite

Current State of Evidence for Use of MRI in LI-RADS.

Journal Article J Magn Reson Imaging · September 2025 The American College of Radiology Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) is the preeminent framework for classification and risk stratification of liver observations on imaging in patients at high risk for hepatocellular carcinoma. In this revie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Current Challenges in Imaging-Based Cancer Screening, From the AJR Special Series on Screening.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · April 23, 2025 The early detection of cancer confers many significant benefits for patients, primarily by enabling less invasive and more effective treatments and thus lowering disease mortality. Radiology is integral to early cancer detection, playing either a primary o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Analysis of Timely Follow-Up in the Evaluation of Postmenopausal Bleeding.

Journal Article O G Open · February 2025 OBJECTIVE: To characterize guideline-adherent follow-up in patients evaluated with transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) for postmenopausal bleeding. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with an intact uterus and postmenopausal bleeding wh ... Full text Link to item Cite

Photon-Counting CT Effects on Sensitivity for Liver Lesion Detection: A Reader Study Using Virtual Imaging.

Journal Article Radiology · January 2025 Background Detection of hepatic metastases at CT is a daily task in radiology departments that influences medical and surgical treatment strategies for oncology patients. Purpose To compare simulated photon-counting CT (PCCT) with energy-integrating detect ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Incidental Pancreatic Cyst: When to Worry About Cancer.

Journal Article Korean J Radiol · June 2024 Incidental pancreatic cystic lesions are a common challenge encountered by diagnostic radiologists. Specifically, given the prevalence of benign pancreatic cystic lesions, determining when to recommend aggressive actions such as surgical resection or endos ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationship Between Pretreatment Body Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving First-Line Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab.

Journal Article Clin Genitourin Cancer · December 2023 INTRODUCTION: Biomarkers are needed to identify patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) most likely to benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors. We examined associations between radiographically assessed body composition (BC) variables and bo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optimization of non-endorectal prostate MR image quality using PI-QUAL: A multidisciplinary team approach.

Journal Article Eur J Radiol · September 2023 PURPOSE: To evaluate the utility of the PI-QUAL score in assessing protocol changes aimed to improve image quality from a non-endorectal coil prostate MR imaging protocol during a 9-month quality improvement (QI) project and to quantify the inter-reader ag ... Full text Link to item Cite

High-fidelity simulation training improves resident knowledge of contrast reaction management, especially for junior residents.

Journal Article Eur J Radiol Open · 2022 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Contrast reactions are rare but serious events, frequently managed independently by Radiology Residents, who are likely underprepared to lead the acute event response. At our tertiary care center, Radiology Residents are the first ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emergent postpartum pelvic sonography

Journal Article Emergency Radiology · August 2021 Full text Cite

Mentorship in Radiology

Journal Article Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology · September 2017 Full text Cite

Erratum to: Is Urinary Cadmium a Biomarker of Long-term Exposure in Humans? A Review (Current Environmental Health Reports, (2016), 3, 4, (450-458), 10.1007/s40572-016-0107-y)

Journal Article Current Environmental Health Reports · December 1, 2016 The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The presentation of Figure 1 was incorrect. The corrected Figure 1 is given below, along with the corresponding figure legend. The original article was updated to reflect the correct F ... Full text Cite

Is Urinary Cadmium a Biomarker of Long-term Exposure in Humans? A Review.

Journal Article Curr Environ Health Rep · December 2016 Cadmium is a naturally-occurring element, and humans are exposed from cigarettes, food, and industrial sources. Following exposure, cadmium accumulates in the kidney and is slowly released into the urine, usually proportionally to the levels found in the k ... Full text Link to item Cite

Low-level mercury, omega-3 index and neurobehavioral outcomes in an adult US coastal population.

Journal Article Eur J Nutr · March 2016 BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental effects of omega-3 fatty acids and mercury from fish consumption have been characterized in children. In contrast, neurobehavioral outcomes associated with fish are not well studied in adults. OBJECTIVE: This study of avid se ... Full text Link to item Cite

High mercury seafood consumption associated with fatigue at specialty medical clinics on Long Island, NY

Journal Article Preventive Medicine Reports · December 1, 2015 We investigated the association between seafood consumption and symptoms related to potential mercury toxicity in patients presenting to specialty medical clinics at Stony Brook Medical Center on Long Island, New York. We surveyed 118 patients from April-A ... Full text Cite

Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Early Operative versus Observational Management.

Journal Article Am Surg · June 2015 We assessed the nonoperative and operative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) and compared complication rates and surgical outcomes. ASBO is a common complication of abdominopelvic surgery. Although patients may respond to nonoperative m ... Link to item Cite

High rates of metachronous colon cancer or dysplasia after segmental resection or subtotal colectomy in Crohn's colitis.

Journal Article Inflamm Bowel Dis · August 2013 BACKGROUND: In ulcerative colitis, total proctocolectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with colonic dysplasia or cancer because of the high risk for metachronous neoplasia. It is unknown whether patients with Crohn's disease and colon cancer or d ... Full text Link to item Cite

Immunosuppressive therapy does not increase operative morbidity in patients with Crohn's disease.

Journal Article J Clin Gastroenterol · July 2013 GOALS: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of immunosuppressive therapy on the morbidity of intestinal surgery in patients with Crohn's disease. BACKGROUND: An increasing number of immunomodulating agents are being used in the treatment of Croh ... Full text Link to item Cite