Lisa Mei-ling Ho | Scholars@Duke

Lisa Mei-ling Ho
Associate Professor of Radiology, with tenure

Adrenal imaging, Dual Energy CT, Pelvic MR

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 2014

Contact Information

Box 3808 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept Of Radiology, Durham, NC 27710
lisa.ho@duke.edu (919) 684-2711

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., University of Maryland, College Park 1992
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 2010 - 2014
- Assistant Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 2001 - 2010
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 2000 - 2001
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 2000
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 1997 - 1998
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Radiology, Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Radiology 1997
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Allen, BC, Ho, LM, Jaffe, TA, Miller, CM, Mazurowski, MA, and Bashir, MR. "Comparison of Visualization Rates of LI-RADS Version 2014 Major Features With IV Gadobenate Dimeglumine or Gadoxetate Disodium in Patients at Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 210, no. 6 (June 2018): 1266-1272. Full Text
  - Jaffe, TA, Tian, X, Bashir, MR, Marin, D, Patel, BN, Ho, LM, and Samei, E. "Clinically Acceptable Optimized Dose Reduction in Computed Tomographic Imaging of Necrotizing Pancreatitis Using a Noise Addition Software Tool." Journal of computer assisted tomography 42, no. 2 (March 2018): 197-203. Full Text
  - Gardner, CS, Bashir, MR, Marin, D, Nelson, RC, Choudhury, KR, and Ho, LM. "Diagnostic performance of imaging criteria for distinguishing autoimmune cholangiopathy from primary sclerosing cholangitis and bile duct malignancy." Abdominal imaging 40, no. 8 (October 2015): 3052-3061. 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
  - Jaffe, TA, Raiff, D, Ho, LM, and Kim, CY. "Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications in Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Interventions." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 205, no. 2 (August 2015): 421-428. (Review) Full Text
  - Mileto, A, Nelson, RC, Marin, D, Roy Choudhury, K, and Ho, LM. "Dual-energy multidetector CT for the characterization of incidental adrenal nodules: diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced material density analysis." Radiology 274, no. 2 (February 2015): 445-454. Full Text
  - Tripuraneni, V, Patel, K, Brennan, TV, and Ho, LM. "Fulminant herpes simplex viral hepatitis: ultrasound and CT imaging appearance and a review of the imaging literature." Clin Imaging 38, no. 2 (March 2014): 191-194. Full Text Link to Item
  - 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." European Radiology 23, no. 12 (December 2013): 3325-3335. Full Text
  - Evans, PD, Miller, CM, Marin, D, Stinnett, SS, Wong, TZ, Paulson, EK, and Ho, LM. "FDG-PET/CT characterization of adrenal nodules: diagnostic accuracy and interreader agreement using quantitative and qualitative methods." Acad Radiol 20, no. 8 (August 2013): 923-929. Full Text Link to Item
  - Gardner, CS, Jaffe, TA, Hertzberg, BS, Javan, R, and Ho, LM. "The incarcerated uterus: a review of MRI and ultrasound imaging appearances." AJR Am J Roentgenol 201, no. 1 (July 2013): 223-229. (Review) 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
  - 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 37, no. 2 (February 2013): 398-406. Full Text
  - Heye, T, Nelson, RC, Ho, LM, Marin, D, and Boll, DT. "Dual-energy CT applications in the abdomen." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 199, no. 5 Suppl (November 2012): S64-S70. (Review) Full Text
  - Ho, LM, Marin, D, Neville, AM, Barnhart, HX, Gupta, RT, Paulson, EK, and Boll, DT. "Characterization of adrenal nodules with dual-energy CT: can virtual unenhanced attenuation values replace true unenhanced attenuation values?." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 198, no. 4 (April 2012): 840-845. Full Text
  - Chaudhry, HS, Davenport, MS, Nieman, CM, Ho, LM, and Neville, AM. "Histogram analysis of small solid renal masses: differentiating minimal fat angiomyolipoma from renal cell carcinoma." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 198, no. 2 (February 2012): 377-383. Full Text
  - Ho, LM, Merkle, EM, Kuo, PC, and Paulson, EK. "Imaging appearance of surgical sponges at 1.5 T MRI: an in vitro study." Eur J Radiol 80, no. 2 (November 2011): 514-518. Full Text Link to Item
  - Thompson, WM, Ho, L, and Marroquin, C. "Pneumatosis intestinalis and pneumoperitoneum after bilateral lung transplantation in adults." American Journal of Roentgenology 196, no. 3 (2011): W273-W279. Full Text
  - Marin, D, Nelson, RC, Barnhart, H, Schindera, ST, Ho, LM, Jaffe, TA, Yoshizumi, TT, Youngblood, R, and Samei, E. "Detection of pancreatic tumors, image quality, and radiation dose during the pancreatic parenchymal phase: effect of a low-tube-voltage, high-tube-current CT technique--preliminary results." Radiology 256, no. 2 (August 2010): 450-459. Full Text
  - Coursey, CA, Nelson, RC, Boll, DT, Paulson, EK, Ho, LM, Neville, AM, Marin, D, Gupta, RT, and Schindera, ST. "Dual-energy multidetector CT: how does it work, what can it tell us, and when can we use it in abdominopelvic imaging?." Radiographics : a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 30, no. 4 (July 2010): 1037-1055. Full Text
  - Gupta, RT, Ho, LM, Marin, D, Boll, DT, Barnhart, HX, and Nelson, RC. "Dual-energy CT for characterization of adrenal nodules: initial experience." AJR Am J Roentgenol 194, no. 6 (June 2010): 1479-1483. Full Text Link to Item
  - Marin, D, Ho, LM, Barnhart, H, Neville, AM, White, RR, and Paulson, EK. "Percutaneous abscess drainage in patients with perforated acute appendicitis: effectiveness, safety, and prediction of outcome." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 194, no. 2 (February 2010): 422-429. Full Text
  - Ho, LM, Yoshizumi, TT, Hurwitz, LM, Nelson, RC, Marin, D, Toncheva, G, and Schindera, ST. "Dual energy versus single energy MDCT: measurement of radiation dose using adult abdominal imaging protocols." Academic Radiology 16, no. 11 (November 2009): 1400-1407. Full Text
  - Marin, D, Nelson, RC, Samei, E, Paulson, EK, Ho, LM, Boll, DT, DeLong, DM, Yoshizumi, TT, and Schindera, ST. "Hypervascular liver tumors: low tube voltage, high tube current multidetector CT during late hepatic arterial phase for detection--initial clinical experience." Radiology 251, no. 3 (June 2009): 771-779. Full Text
  - Brady, MJ, Thomas, J, Wong, TZ, Franklin, KM, Ho, LM, and Paulson, EK. "Adrenal nodules at FDG PET/CT in patients known to have or suspected of having lung cancer: a proposal for an efficient diagnostic algorithm." Radiology 250, no. 2 (February 2009): 523-530. Full Text
  - Ho, LM, Paulson, EK, Brady, MJ, Wong, TZ, and Schindera, ST. "Lipid-poor adenomas on unenhanced CT: does histogram analysis increase sensitivity compared with a mean attenuation threshold?." AJR Am J Roentgenol 191, no. 1 (July 2008): 234-238. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, Hodulik, KL, Suhocki, PV, Hurwitz, LM, and Paulson, EK. "New classes of anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents: preprocedure management and safety guidelines for imaging-guided intervention." J Comput Assist Tomogr 32, no. 3 (May 2008): 475-479. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Paulson, EK, Weaver, C, Ho, LM, Martin, L, Li, J, Darsie, J, and Frush, DP. "Conventional and reduced radiation dose of 16-MDCT for detection of nephrolithiasis and ureterolithiasis." AJR Am J Roentgenol 190, no. 1 (January 2008): 151-157. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, Paulson, EK, and Thompson, WM. "Pneumatosis intestinalis in the adult: benign to life-threatening causes." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 188, no. 6 (June 2007): 1604-1613. (Review) Full Text
  - Schindera, ST, Miller, CM, Ho, LM, DeLong, DM, and Merkle, EM. "Magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiography: quantitative and qualitative comparison of 3.0 Tesla with 1.5 Tesla." Invest Radiol 42, no. 6 (June 2007): 399-405. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, Nelson, RC, and Delong, DM. "Determining contrast medium dose and rate on basis of lean body weight: does this strategy improve patient-to-patient uniformity of hepatic enhancement during multi-detector row CT?." Radiology 243, no. 2 (May 2007): 431-437. Full Text
  - Ho, LM, Merkle, EM, Paulson, EK, and Dale, BM. "Contrast-enhanced hepatic magnetic resonance angiography at 3 T: does parallel imaging improve image quality?." J Comput Assist Tomogr 31, no. 2 (March 2007): 177-180. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, Mosca, PJ, and Thompson, WM. "Pneumatosis intestinalis after lung transplant." Abdom Imaging 30, no. 5 (September 2005): 598-600. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, Nelson, RC, Thomas, J, Gimenez, EI, and DeLong, DM. "Abdominal aortic aneurysms at multi-detector row helical CT: optimization with interactive determination of scanning delay and contrast medium dose." Radiology 232, no. 3 (September 2004): 854-859. Full Text
  - O'Connell, MJ, Paulson, EK, Jaffe, TA, and Ho, LM. "Percutaneous biopsy of periarterial soft tissue cuffs in the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma." Abdom Imaging 29, no. 1 (January 2004): 115-119. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, Thomas, J, Fine, SA, and Paulson, EK. "Usefulness of sonographic guidance during percutaneous biopsy of mesenteric masses." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 180, no. 6 (June 2003): 1563-1566. Full Text
  - Bergin, D, Ho, LM, Jowell, PS, Pappas, TN, and Paulson, EK. "Simple pancreatic cysts: CT and endosonographic appearances." Ajr. American Journal of Roentgenology 178, no. 4 (April 2002): 837-840. Full Text
  - Gaskin, CM, Low, VH, and Ho, LM. "Isolated primary non-hodgkin's lymphoma of the esophagus." AJR Am J Roentgenol 176, no. 2 (February 2001): 551-552. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, Low, VH, and Freed, KS. "Vaginal opacification during defecography: utility of placing a folded gauze square at the introitus." Abdom Imaging 24, no. 6 (November 1999): 562-564. Link to Item
  - Low, VH, Ho, LM, and Freed, KS. "Vaginal opacification during defecography: direction of vaginal migration aids in diagnosis of pelvic floor pathology." Abdom Imaging 24, no. 6 (November 1999): 565-568. Link to Item
  - Ho, LM, and Lipper, MH. "Mastocytosis of the axial skeleton presenting as an epidural mass lesion: MR imaging appearance." AJR Am J Roentgenol 167, no. 3 (September 1996): 716-718. Full Text Link to Item
  - Balber, AE, and Ho, LM. "Trypanosoma brucei gambiense: partitioning of glycopeptides of bloodstream and procyclic forms in Triton X-114." Exp Parasitol 65, no. 2 (April 1988): 290-293. Link to Item
- Book Sections
  - "Adrenal glands." In CT of the Retroperitoneum: From Conventional to Multi-energy Imaging, 69-81. May 1, 2014. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Ho, LM, Nelson, RC, and Kurylo, LM. "Comparison of four different strategies for determining the volume and rate of contrast media administration for multidetector helical CT of the abdomen." 2005. Link to Item
  - Thomas, J, Ho, LM, Raj, G, Leder, RA, and Webster, G. "Artificial urethral sphincter." 2005. Link to Item

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Conference Papers