Timothy James Amrhein | Scholars@Duke

Timothy James Amrhein
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Radiology, Neuroradiology, Radiology 2014

Contact Information

Box 3808 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept Of Radiology, Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-8111

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., New York Medical College 2006
Research
Selected Grants
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Book Sections
  - Amrhein, TJ, Jennings, JP, Carr, CM, and Bartynski, WS. "Back pain." In Imaging Acute Neurologic Disease: A Symptom-Based Approach, 76-90. January 1, 2014. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, and Kim, CY. "Vascular radiology: Case 20." In Duke Radiology Case Review: Imaging, Differential Diagnosis, and Discussion: 2nd Edition, 420-421. January 19, 2012.
  - Kim, CY, Newman, GE, Smith, TP, Stackhouse, DJ, Suhocki, PV, Payne, CS, Husum, K, Bryant, JA, Hayes, MA, Engstrom, B, Toomayan, GA, Amrhein, TJ, and Duncan, SM. "Vascular radiology." In Duke Radiology Case Review: Imaging, Differential Diagnosis, and Discussion: 2nd Edition, 381-. January 19, 2012.
- Journal Articles
  - Kranz, PG, Amrhein, TJ, and Gray, L. "CSF Venous Fistulas in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Imaging Characteristics on Dynamic and CT Myelography." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 209, no. 6 (December 2017): 1360-1366. Full Text
  - Chen, MC, Ball, RL, Yang, L, Moradzadeh, N, Chapman, BE, Larson, DB, Langlotz, CP, Amrhein, TJ, and Lungren, MP. "Deep Learning to Classify Radiology Free-Text Reports." Radiology (November 13, 2017): 171115-. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Parivash, SN, Gray, L, and Kranz, PG. "Incidence of Inadvertent Dural Puncture During CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Interlaminar Epidural Corticosteroid Injections in the Cervical Spine: An Analysis of 974 Cases." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 209, no. 3 (September 2017): 656-661. Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Malinzak, MD, Amrhein, TJ, and Gray, L. "Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension." Current pain and headache reports 21, no. 8 (August 2017): 37-. (Review) Full Text
  - Hassanpour, S, Langlotz, CP, Amrhein, TJ, Befera, NT, and Lungren, MP. "Performance of a Machine Learning Classifier of Knee MRI Reports in Two Large Academic Radiology Practices: A Tool to Estimate Diagnostic Yield." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 208, no. 4 (April 2017): 750-753. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Mostertz, W, Matheus, MG, Maass-Bolles, G, Sharma, K, Collins, HR, and Kranz, PG. "Reformatted images improve the detection rate of acute traumatic subdural hematomas on brain CT compared with axial images alone." Emergency radiology 24, no. 1 (February 2017): 39-45. Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Joshi, AB, Roy, LA, Choudhury, KR, and Amrhein, TJ. "Inadvertent Intrafacet Injection during Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection: A Comparison of CT Fluoroscopic and Conventional Fluoroscopic Guidance." AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 38, no. 2 (February 2017): 398-402. Full Text
  - Ceponis, PJ, Fox, W, Tailor, TD, Hurwitz, LM, Amrhein, TJ, and Moon, RJ. "Non-dysbaric arterial gas embolism associated with chronic necrotizing pneumonia, bullae and coughing: a case report." Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 44, no. 1 (January 2017): 73-77.
  - Kranz, PG, Amrhein, TJ, Choudhury, KR, Tanpitukpongse, TP, and Gray, L. "Time-Dependent Changes in Dural Enhancement Associated With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 207, no. 6 (December 2016): 1283-1287. Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Tanpitukpongse, TP, Choudhury, KR, Amrhein, TJ, and Gray, L. "How common is normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure in spontaneous intracranial hypotension?." Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache 36, no. 13 (November 2016): 1209-1217. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Joshi, AB, and Kranz, PG. "Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 207, no. 3 (September 2016): 631-634. Full Text
  - Ruth, N, Amrhein, T, Passo, M, and Gilkeson, G. "Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in The Context of Kidney Dialysis and Plasma Exchange in Pediatric Lupus." Journal of Pediatric Neurology 14, no. 03 (August 30, 2016): 105-109. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Befera, NT, Gray, L, and Kranz, PG. "CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Blood Patching of Ventral CSF Leaks by Direct Needle Placement in the Ventral Epidural Space Using a Transforaminal Approach." AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (July 7, 2016). Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Amrhein, TJ, Schievink, WI, Karikari, IO, and Gray, L. "The "Hyperdense Paraspinal Vein" Sign: A Marker of CSF-Venous Fistula." AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 37, no. 7 (July 2016): 1379-1381. Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Tanpitukpongse, TP, Choudhury, KR, Amrhein, TJ, and Gray, L. "Imaging Signs in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Prevalence and Relationship to CSF Pressure." AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 37, no. 7 (July 2016): 1374-1378. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Schauberger, JS, Kranz, PG, and Hoang, JK. "Reducing Patient Radiation Exposure From CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Spine Pain Injections by Targeting the Planning CT." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 206, no. 2 (February 2016): 390-394. Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Luetmer, PH, Diehn, FE, Amrhein, TJ, Tanpitukpongse, TP, and Gray, L. "Myelographic Techniques for the Detection of Spinal CSF Leaks in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension." AJR. American journal of roentgenology 206, no. 1 (January 2016): 8-19. (Review) Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Amrhein, TJ, and Gray, L. "Incidence of Inadvertent Intravascular Injection during CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Epidural Steroid Injections." AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 36, no. 5 (May 2015): 1000-1007. Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Amrhein, TJ, and Provenzale, JM. "Spontaneous brain parenchymal hemorrhage: an approach to imaging for the emergency room radiologist." Emergency radiology 22, no. 1 (February 2015): 53-63. (Review) Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Tabesh, A, Collins, HR, Gordon, LL, Helpern, JA, and Jensen, JH. "Instituting a radiology residency scholarly activity program." Education for health (Abingdon, England) 28, no. 1 (January 2015): 68-73. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Paxton, BE, Lungren, MP, Befera, NT, Collins, HR, Yurko, C, Eastwood, JD, and Kilani, RK. "Physician self-referral and imaging use appropriateness: negative cervical spine MRI frequency as an assessment metric." AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 35, no. 12 (December 2014): 2248-2253. Full Text
  - Kranz, PG, Amrhein, TJ, and Gray, L. "Rebound intracranial hypertension: a complication of epidural blood patching for intracranial hypotension." AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 35, no. 6 (June 2014): 1237-1240. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Kranz, PG, Amrhein, TJ, and Provenzale, JM. "Spontaneous brain parenchymal hemorrhage: an approach to imaging for the emergency room radiologist." Emergency Radiology 22, no. 1 (2014): 53-63. Full Text
  - Lungren, MP, Amrhein, TJ, Paxton, BE, Srinivasan, RC, Collins, HR, Eastwood, JD, and Kilani, RK. "Physician self-referral: frequency of negative findings at MR imaging of the knee as a marker of appropriate utilization." Radiology 269, no. 3 (December 2013): 810-815. Full Text
  - Amrhein, TJ, Lungren, MP, Paxton, BE, Srinivasan, R, Jung, S-H, Yu, M, Eastwood, JD, and Kilani, RK. "Journal Club: Shoulder MRI utilization: relationship of physician MRI equipment ownership to negative study frequency." AJR Am J Roentgenol 201, no. 3 (September 2013): 605-610. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mouraviev, V, Venkatraman, TN, Tovmasyan, A, Kimura, M, Tsivian, M, Mouravieva, V, Polascik, TJ, Wang, H, Amrhein, TJ, Batinic-Haberle, I, and Lascola, C. "Mn porphyrins as novel molecular magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents." J Endourol 26, no. 11 (November 2012): 1420-1424. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mouraviev, V, Venkatraman, TN, Tovmasyan, A, Kimura, M, Tsivian, M, Mouravieva, V, Polascik, TJ, Wang, H, Amrhein, TJ, Batinic-Haberle, I, and Lascola, C. "Mn-porphyrins as novel molecular magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents." J Endourol (November 3, 2011): 1420-1424. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Amrhein, TJ, Kim, C, Smith, TP, and Washington, L. "Bronchial artery arising from the left vertebral artery: case report and review of the literature." J Clin Imaging Sci 1 (2011): 62-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cosetti, M, Amrhein, T, and Linstrom, C. "Perioperative management of intracranial aneurysms and otologic disease." The Laryngoscope 117, no. 1 (January 2007): 35-39. Full Text

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Book Sections

Journal Articles