Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin 2004
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 2015 - 2018
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 2010 - 2011
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Liver surface nodularity score as a new noninvasive biomarker for chronic viral hepatitis awarded by ImageIQ, Inc. 2016 - 2017
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Allen, BC, and Shen, P. "Peritoneal carcinomatosis: Radiologic diagnosis." In Advances in the Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, 17-30. August 1, 2014.  Full Text

  • Journal Articles

    • Wildman-Tobriner, B, Allen, BC, and Maxfield, CM. "Common Resident Errors When Interpreting Computed Tomography of the Abdomen and Pelvis: A Review of Types, Pitfalls, and Strategies for Improvement." Current problems in diagnostic radiology (January 6, 2018). (Review)  Full Text
    • Wildman-Tobriner, B, Cline, B, Swenson, C, Allen, BC, and Maxfield, CM. "Evaluating Resident On-Call Performance: Does Volume Affect Discrepancy Rate?." Current problems in diagnostic radiology (January 6, 2018).  Full Text
    • Extein, JE, Allen, BC, Shapiro, ML, and Jaffe, TA. "CT Findings of Traumatic Bucket-Handle Mesenteric Injuries." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 209, no. 6 (December 2017): W360-W364. (Review)  Full Text
    • Mileto, A, Allen, BC, Pietryga, JA, Farjat, AE, Zarzour, JG, Bellini, D, Ebner, L, and Morgan, DE. "Characterization of Incidental Renal Mass With Dual-Energy CT: Diagnostic Accuracy of Effective Atomic Number Maps for Discriminating Nonenhancing Cysts From Enhancing Masses." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 209, no. 4 (October 2017): W221-W230.  Full Text
    • Wildman-Tobriner, B, Allen, BC, Bashir, MR, Camp, M, Miller, C, Fiorillo, LE, Cubre, A, Javadi, S, Bibbey, AD, Ehieli, WL, McGreal, N, Quevedo, R, Thacker, JK, Mazurowski, M, and Jaffe, TA. "Structured reporting of CT enterography for inflammatory bowel disease: effect on key feature reporting, accuracy across training levels, and subjective assessment of disease by referring physicians." Abdominal radiology (New York) 42, no. 9 (September 2017): 2243-2250.  Full Text
    • McClellan, T, Allen, BC, Kappus, M, Bhatti, L, Dafalla, RA, Snyder, LD, and Bashir, MR. "Repeatability of Computerized Tomography-Based Anthropomorphic Measurements of Frailty in Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Undergoing Lung Transplantation." Current problems in diagnostic radiology 46, no. 4 (July 2017): 300-304.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Lugauer, F, Nickel, D, Bhatti, L, Dafalla, RA, Dale, BM, Jaffe, TA, and Bashir, MR. "Effect of a Low-Rank Denoising Algorithm on Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Measures of Liver Fat and Iron." Journal of computer assisted tomography 41, no. 3 (May 2017): 412-416.  Full Text
    • Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging:, , Coakley, FV, Oto, A, Alexander, LF, Allen, BC, Davis, BJ, Froemming, AT, Fulgham, PF, Hosseinzadeh, K, Porter, C, Sahni, VA, Schuster, DM, Showalter, TN, Venkatesan, AM, Verma, S, Wang, CL, Remer, EM, and Eberhardt, SC. "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Prostate Cancer-Pretreatment Detection, Surveillance, and Staging." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 14, no. 5S (May 2017): S245-S257.  Full Text
    • Expert Panel on Urologic Imaging:, , Hosseinzadeh, K, Oto, A, Allen, BC, Coakley, FV, Friedman, B, Fulgham, PF, Hartman, MS, Heller, MT, Porter, C, Sahni, VA, Sudakoff, GS, Verma, S, Wang, CL, Yoo, DC, Remer, EM, and Eberhardt, SC. "ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hematospermia." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 14, no. 5S (May 2017): S154-S159.  Full Text
    • Patel, BN, Alexander, L, Allen, B, Berland, L, Borhani, A, Mileto, A, Moreno, C, Morgan, D, Sahani, D, Shuman, W, Tamm, E, Tublin, M, Yeh, B, and Marin, D. "Dual-energy CT workflow: multi-institutional consensus on standardization of abdominopelvic MDCT protocols." Abdominal radiology (New York) 42, no. 3 (March 2017): 676-687.  Full Text
    • Wildman-Tobriner, B, Allen, BC, Davis, JT, Miller, CM, Schooler, GR, McGreal, NM, Quevedo, R, Thacker, JK, and Jaffe, TA. "Structured Reporting of Magnetic Resonance Enterography for Pediatric Crohn's Disease: Effect on Key Feature Reporting and Subjective Assessment of Disease by Referring Physicians." Current problems in diagnostic radiology 46, no. 2 (March 2017): 110-114.  Full Text
    • McClellan, TR, Motosugi, U, Middleton, MS, Allen, BC, Jaffe, TA, Miller, CM, Reeder, SB, Sirlin, CB, and Bashir, MR. "Intravenous Gadoxetate Disodium Administration Reduces Breath-holding Capacity in the Hepatic Arterial Phase: A Multi-Center Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial." Radiology 282, no. 2 (February 2017): 361-368.  Full Text
    • Yacoub, JH, Oto, A, Allen, BC, Coakley, FV, Friedman, B, Hartman, MS, Hosseinzadeh, K, Porter, C, Sahni, VA, Sudakoff, GS, Verma, S, Wang, CL, Remer, EM, and Eberhardt, SC. "ACR Appropriateness Criteria Staging of Testicular Malignancy." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 13, no. 10 (October 2016): 1203-1209.  Full Text
    • Gurwara, S, Allen, BC, Kouri, B, Clingan, MJ, Picard, M, and Leyendecker, JR. "Effect of Direct Marketing for Uterine Artery Embolization on Rates of Leiomyomas, Incidental Findings, and Management After Pelvic MRI." Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 13, no. 7 (July 2016): 775-779.  Full Text
    • Makar, RA, Bashir, MR, Haystead, CM, Iseman, C, Mayes, N, Hebert, S, Allen, BC, Bhattacharya, SD, Choudhury, KR, and Jaffe, TA. "Diagnostic performance of MDCT in identifying closed loop small bowel obstruction." Abdominal radiology (New York) 41, no. 7 (July 2016): 1253-1260.  Full Text
    • Sofue, K, Sirlin, CB, Allen, BC, Nelson, RC, Berg, CL, and Bashir, MR. "How reader perception of capsule affects interpretation of washout in hypervascular liver nodules in patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma." Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 43, no. 6 (June 2016): 1337-1345.  Full Text
    • Marin, D, Mileto, A, Gupta, RT, Ho, LM, Allen, BC, Choudhury, KR, and Nelson, RC. "Effect of radiologists' experience with an adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction algorithm on detection of hypervascular liver lesions and perception of image quality." Abdominal imaging 40, no. 7 (October 2015): 2850-2860.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, and Francis, IR. "Adrenal Imaging and Intervention." Radiologic clinics of North America 53, no. 5 (September 2015): 1021-1035. (Review)  Full Text
    • Smith, AD, Allen, BC, Sanyal, R, Carson, JD, Zhang, H, Williams, JH, Collins, C, Griswold, M, and Zhang, X. "Outcomes and complications related to the management of Bosniak cystic renal lesions." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 204, no. 5 (May 2015): W550-W556.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Tirman, P, Tobben, JP, Evans, JA, and Leyendecker, JR. "Gastroduodenal ulcers on CT: forgotten, but not gone." Abdominal imaging 40, no. 1 (January 2015): 19-25.  Full Text
    • Del Gaizo, AJ, Lall, C, Allen, BC, and Leyendecker, JR. "From esophagus to rectum: a comprehensive review of alimentary tract perforations at computed tomography." Abdominal imaging 39, no. 4 (August 2014): 802-823. (Review)  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, and Leyendecker, JR. "MR enterography for assessment and management of small bowel Crohn disease." Radiologic clinics of North America 52, no. 4 (July 2014): 799-810. (Review)  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Hosseinzadeh, K, Qasem, SA, Varner, A, and Leyendecker, JR. "Practical approach to MRI of female pelvic masses." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 202, no. 6 (June 2014): 1366-1375. (Review)  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Tirman, P, Jennings Clingan, M, Manny, J, Del Gaizo, AJ, and Leyendecker, JR. "Characterizing solid renal neoplasms with MRI in adults." Abdominal imaging 39, no. 2 (April 2014): 358-387. (Review)  Full Text
    • Marin, D, Choudhury, KR, Gupta, RT, Ho, LM, Allen, BC, Schindera, ST, Colsher, JG, Samei, E, and Nelson, RC. "Clinical impact of an adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction algorithm for detection of hypervascular liver tumours using a low tube voltage, high tube current MDCT technique." European Radiology 23, no. 12 (December 1, 2013): 3325-3335.  Full Text
    • Marin, D, Choudhury, KR, Gupta, RT, Ho, LM, Allen, BC, Schindera, ST, Colsher, JG, Samei, E, and Nelson, RC. "Clinical impact of an adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction algorithm for detection of hypervascular liver tumours using a low tube voltage, high tube current MDCT technique." Eur Radiol 23, no. 12 (December 2013): 3325-3335.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Allen, BC, and Leyendecker, JR. "Placental evaluation with magnetic resonance." Radiologic clinics of North America 51, no. 6 (November 2013): 955-966. (Review)  Full Text
    • Gupta, P, Allen, BC, Chen, MY, Childs, DD, Kota, G, and Zagoria, RJ. "Renal function outcomes for multifocal renal neoplasms managed by radiofrequency ablation." Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 36, no. 5 (October 2013): 1329-1335.  Full Text
    • Del Gaizo, A, Silva, AC, Lam-Himlin, DM, Allen, BC, Leyendecker, J, and Kawashima, A. "Magnetic resonance imaging of solid urethral and peri-urethral lesions." Insights into Imaging 4, no. 4 (August 2013): 461-469.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Chen, MY, Childs, DD, and Zagoria, RJ. "Imaging-guided radiofrequency ablation of cystic renal neoplasms." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 200, no. 6 (June 2013): 1365-1369.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Bashir, MR, Dale, BM, Heye, TJ, Gupta, RT, and Merkle, EM. "Bone marrow enhancement during time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography of the pelvis." J Comput Assist Tomogr 37, no. 3 (May 2013): 458-462.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Luke, FE, Allen, BC, Moshiri, ST, Ho, LM, Massey, CM, Stinnett, SS, Muir, AJ, and Jaffe, TA. "Multiphase multi-detector row computed tomography in the setting of chronic liver disease and orthotopic liver transplantation: can a series be eliminated in order to reduce radiation dose?." J Comput Assist Tomogr 37, no. 3 (May 2013): 408-414.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Allen, BC, Kirsch, J, and Szomstein, S. "Case 187: De Garengeot hernia." Radiology 265, no. 2 (November 2012): 640-644.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Mohammed, TL, Tan, CD, Miller, DV, Williamson, EE, and Kirsch, JS. "Metastatic melanoma to the heart." Current problems in diagnostic radiology 41, no. 5 (September 2012): 159-164. (Review)  Full Text
    • Bashir, MR, Gupta, RT, Davenport, MS, Allen, BC, Jaffe, TA, Ho, LM, Boll, DT, and Merkle, EM. "Hepatocellular carcinoma in a North American population: Does hepatobiliary MR imaging with Gd-EOB-DTPA improve sensitivity and confidence for diagnosis?." Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI (September 2012). (Academic Article)  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Kirsch, J, and Szomstein, S. " Case 187." Radiology 264, no. 1 (July 1, 2012): 295-296.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Barnhart, H, Bashir, M, Nieman, C, Breault, S, and Jaffe, TA. "Diagnostic accuracy of intra-abdominal fluid collection characterization in the era of multidetector computed tomography." Am Surg 78, no. 2 (February 2012): 185-189.  Link to Item
    • Smith, AD, Remer, EM, Cox, KL, Lieber, ML, Allen, BC, Shah, SN, and Herts, BR. "Bosniak category IIF and III cystic renal lesions: outcomes and associations." Radiology 262, no. 1 (January 2012): 152-160.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Baker, ME, Einstein, DM, Remer, EM, Herts, BR, Achkar, J-P, Davros, WJ, Novak, E, and Obuchowski, NA. "Effect of altering automatic exposure control settings and quality reference mAs on radiation dose, image quality, and diagnostic efficacy in MDCT enterography of active inflammatory Crohn's disease." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 195, no. 1 (July 2010): 89-100.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, and Remer, EM. "Percutaneous cryoablation of renal tumors: patient selection, technique, and postprocedural imaging." Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 30, no. 4 (July 2010): 887-900.  Full Text
    • Pelton, WM, Kirsch, J, Candocia, FJ, Allen, BC, Bhalla, S, and Mohammed, T-LH. "Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings." Journal of thoracic imaging 24, no. 3 (August 2009): 241-247.  Full Text
    • ALLEN, BC, BAKER, ME, and FALK, GW. "IN REPLY." Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 76, no. 4 (April 1, 2009): 218-218.  Full Text
    • Allen, BC, Baker, ME, and Falk, GW. "Role of barium esophagography in evaluating dysphagia." Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 76, no. 2 (February 2009): 105-111.  Full Text
    • Nirula, R, Allen, B, Layman, R, Falimirski, ME, and Somberg, LB. "Rib fracture stabilization in patients sustaining blunt chest injury." The American surgeon 72, no. 4 (April 2006): 307-309.
    • Allen, BC, and Rhee, JS. "Complications associated with isotretinoin use after rhinoplasty." Aesthetic plastic surgery 29, no. 2 (March 2005): 102-106.  Full Text
    • Brasel, KJ, Allen, B, Edmiston, C, and Weigelt, JA. "Correlation of intracellular organisms with quantitative endotracheal aspirate." The Journal of trauma 54, no. 1 (January 2003): 141-144.  Full Text

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