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Travis Scott Henry

Travis Scott Henry

Professor of Radiology
Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging
travis.henry@duke.edu
2301 Erwin Rd, Duke Health Radiology, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Academic influence of American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria: a citation analysis of thoracic and cardiac imaging guidelines.

Journal Article Clin Imaging · July 2025 PURPOSE: To evaluate the academic impact of the American College of Radiology thoracic and cardiac Appropriateness Criteria (ACR-AC) guideline publications through citation analysis. METHODS: The Scopus database was used to collect publication year, versio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multidisciplinary Approach to Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Journal Article Radiographics · July 2025 Familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) represents a subset of patients with interstitial lung disease that can be a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician and radiologist. Diagnosis can be challenging, as the age at presentation and penetrance can vary even among ... Full text Link to item Cite

Best Practice: International Multisociety Consensus Statement for Post-COVID-19 Residual Abnormalities on Chest CT Scans.

Journal Article Radiology · July 2025 Residual lung abnormalities on CT scans after COVID-19 respiratory infection may be associated with persistent or progressive respiratory symptoms and frequently correlate with abnormal pulmonary function testing results. These abnormalities have been desc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Technology Characterization Through Diverse Evaluation Methodologies: Application to Thoracic Imaging in Photon-Counting Computed Tomography.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · January 2025 OBJECTIVE: Different methods can be used to condition imaging systems for clinical use. The purpose of this study was to assess how these methods complement one another in evaluating a system for clinical integration of an emerging technology, photon-count ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Imaging of Thoracic Vascular Trauma

Chapter · January 1, 2025 Injury to the thorax is a common indication for imaging in the emergency setting. Thoracic trauma can be grouped into blunt and penetrating trauma, and vascular injury is a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in both major types of trauma. Imaging ... Full text Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Workup of Pleural Effusion or Pleural Disease.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · June 2024 Pleural effusions are categorized as transudative or exudative, with transudative effusions usually reflecting the sequala of a systemic etiology and exudative effusions usually resulting from a process localized to the pleura. Common causes of transudativ ... Full text Link to item Cite

A common polymorphism in the Intelectin-1 gene influences mucus plugging in severe asthma.

Journal Article Nat Commun · May 9, 2024 By incompletely understood mechanisms, type 2 (T2) inflammation present in the airways of severe asthmatics drives the formation of pathologic mucus which leads to airway mucus plugging. Here we investigate the molecular role and clinical significance of i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation and Utilization of Flow Artifacts at CT.

Journal Article Radiographics · May 2024 Flow artifacts are commonly encountered at contrast-enhanced CT and can be difficult to discern from true pathologic conditions. Therefore, radiologists must be comfortable distinguishing flow artifacts from true pathologic conditions. This is of particula ... Full text Link to item Cite

Persistent mucus plugs in proximal airways are consequential for airflow limitation in asthma.

Journal Article JCI Insight · February 8, 2024 BACKGROUNDInformation about the size, airway location, and longitudinal behavior of mucus plugs in asthma is needed to understand their role in mechanisms of airflow obstruction and to rationally design muco-active treatments.METHODSCT lung scans from 57 p ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Incidentally Detected Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2023 Incidental pulmonary nodules are common. Although the majority are benign, most are indeterminate for malignancy when first encountered making their management challenging. CT remains the primary imaging modality to first characterize and follow-up inciden ... Full text Link to item Cite

Image quality of photon counting and energy integrating chest CT - Prospective head-to-head comparison on same patients.

Journal Article Eur J Radiol · September 2023 PURPOSE: To prospectively compare the image quality of high-resolution, low-dose photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) with standard energy-integrating-detector CT (EID) on the same patients. METHOD: IRB-approved, prospective study; patients received same-d ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

3D modeling in congenital cardiac interventions

Chapter · July 29, 2023 Survival rates have continually improved in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) over the past few decades as a result of progress in medical and surgical care (Warnes, et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 37:1170-1175, 2001). Thus, most patients born today w ... Full text Cite

CT Approach to Lung Injury.

Journal Article Radiographics · July 2023 Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD), which represents the pathologic changes seen after acute lung injury, is caused by damage to all three layers of the alveolar wall and can ultimately result in alveolar collapse with loss of the normal pulmonary architecture. ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Lung Cancer Screening: 2022 Update.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2023 Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality for men and women in the United States. Screening for lung cancer with annual low-dose CT is saving lives, and the continued implementation of lung screening can save many more. In 2015, the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of Smoking and Vaping Related Diffuse Lung Injury.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · November 2022 Lung injury associated with smoking tobacco or other substances results in a variety of clinical presentations and imaging patterns, depending on mechanism of injury and substance inhaled. Patients may present in the acute setting, as in the case of acute ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: 2022 Update.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2022 Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a common and important clinical condition that cannot be accurately diagnosed on the basis of signs, symptoms, and history alone. The diagnosis of PE has been facilitated by technical advancements and multidetector CT pulmon ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension: 2022 Update.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2022 Pulmonary hypertension may be idiopathic or related to a large variety of diseases. Various imaging examinations may be helpful in diagnosing and determining the etiology of pulmonary hypertension. Imaging examinations discussed in this document include ch ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Follow-Up of Esophageal Cancer.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2022 This document provides recommendations regarding the role of imaging in the staging and follow-up of esophageal cancer. For initial clinical staging, locoregional extent and nodal disease are typically assessed with esophagogastroduodenoscopy and esophagea ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictive Value of Coronary Artery Calcium in Patients Receiving Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 1, 2022 PURPOSE: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a frequent incidental finding on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department (ED); however, its prognostic value is unclear. In this study ... Full text Link to item Cite

COVID-19 in the Radiology Literature: A Look Back.

Journal Article Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging · August 2022 Full text Link to item Cite

Mucus Plugs Persist in Asthma, and Changes in Mucus Plugs Associate with Changes in Airflow over Time.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · May 1, 2022 Rationale: Cross-sectional analysis of mucus plugs in computed tomography (CT) lung scans in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP)-3 showed a high mucus plug phenotype. Objectives: To determine if mucus plugs are a persistent asthma phenotype and if ch ... Full text Link to item Cite

Medication-induced Pulmonary Injury: A Scenario- and Pattern-based Approach to a Perplexing Problem.

Journal Article Radiographics · 2022 Medication-induced pulmonary injury (MIPI) is a complex medical condition that has become increasingly common yet remains stubbornly difficult to diagnose. Diagnosis can be aided by combining knowledge of the most common imaging patterns caused by MIPI wit ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnosis of Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease in the Absence of Hemodynamic Abnormalities

Conference JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION · 2022 Cite

Persistent Mucus Plugs in Asthma Associate with Changes in Airflow Over Time

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · 2022 Cite

Update on the limited sensitivity of computed tomography relative to RT-PCR for COVID-19: a systematic review.

Journal Article Pol J Radiol · 2022 PURPOSE: The global and ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has compelled the need for timely and reliable methods of detection for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has been widely accepted as a reference standa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of Thoracic Vascular Trauma

Chapter · January 1, 2022 Injury to the thorax is a common indication for imaging in the emergency setting. Thoracic trauma can be grouped into blunt and penetrating trauma, and vascular injury is a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in both major types of trauma. Imaging ... Full text Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Cough.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2021 Chronic cough is defined by a duration lasting at least 8 weeks. The most common causes of chronic cough include smoking-related lung disease, upper airway cough syndrome, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT Findings and Patterns of e-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Multicenter Cohort of 160 Cases.

Journal Article Chest · October 2021 BACKGROUND: e-Cigarette or vaping-induced lung injury (EVALI) causes a spectrum of CT lung injury patterns. Relative frequencies and associations with vaping behavior are unknown. RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the frequencies of imaging findings and CT patte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Disseminated Legionella micdadei infection in a liver transplant patient presenting as pulmonary nodules and a laryngeal lesion.

Journal Article Transpl Infect Dis · June 2021 We report a liver transplant patient with disseminated Legionella micdadei infection with pulmonary, laryngeal, and suspected muscle involvement. This organism, which stains weakly acid-fast, primarily affects immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis is d ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2021 Chest radiography is the most frequent and primary imaging modality in the intensive care unit (ICU), given its portability, rapid image acquisition, and availability of immediate information on the bedside preview. Due to the severity of underlying diseas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Declining interest in clinical imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of Google Trends data.

Journal Article Clin Imaging · May 2021 OBJECTIVE: Current evidence suggests a decrease in elective diagnostic imaging procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic with potentially severe long-term consequences. The aim of this study was to quantify recent trends in public interest and related online ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mucus Plugs and Emphysema in the Pathophysiology of Airflow Obstruction and Hypoxemia in Smokers.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · April 15, 2021 Rationale: The relative roles of mucus plugs and emphysema in mechanisms of airflow limitation and hypoxemia in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are uncertain.Objectives: To relate image-based measures of mucus plugs and emphysema ... Full text Link to item Cite

Peer Learning Through Multi-Institutional Case Conferences: Abdominal and Cardiothoracic Radiology Experience.

Conference Acad Radiol · February 2021 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: We describe a model of multi-institutional, multisociety, online case conferences that is a case-based group discussion of selected (nonrandom) cases which are subsequently hosted on social media and online platforms (e.g., YouTub ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT for Evaluation of Hemoptysis.

Journal Article Radiographics · 2021 Hemoptysis, which is defined as expectoration of blood from the alveoli or airways of the lower respiratory tract, is an alarming clinical symptom with an extensive differential diagnosis. CT has emerged as an important noninvasive tool in the evaluation o ... Full text Link to item Cite

QR Codes: A Simple Tool for Engaging Radiology Audiences.

Journal Article Curr Probl Diagn Radiol · 2021 As the expectations of modern learners change, it is important for educators to adapt. Quick Response codes are an easy way to distribute web-based information to audiences. We familiarize the reader with Quick Response codes and demonstrate a few of the s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging Manifestations of Chest Trauma.

Journal Article Radiographics · 2021 Trauma is the leading cause of death among individuals under 40 years of age, and pulmonary trauma is common in high-impact injuries. Unlike most other organs, the lung is elastic and distensible, with a physiologic capacity to withstand significant change ... Full text Link to item Cite

[CT Presentations of Adult and Pediatric SARS-COV-2 Patients: A Review of Early COVID-19 Data].

Journal Article Radiologia · 2021 OBJECTIVE: Initial COVID-19 reports described a variety of clinical presentations, but lower respiratory abnormalities are most common and chest CT findings differ between adult and pediatric patients. We aim to summarize early CT findings to inform health ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT presentations of adult and pediatric SARS-CoV-2 patients: A review of early COVID-19 data.

Journal Article Radiologia (Engl Ed) · 2021 OBJECTIVE: Initial COVID-19 reports described a variety of clinical presentations, but lower respiratory abnormalities are most common and chest CT findings differ between adult and pediatric patients. We aim to summarize early CT findings to inform health ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia: Imaging and Clinical Features of a Frequently Delayed Diagnosis.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · December 2020 OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to assess features of diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) on CT, clinical presentation, and delays in radiologic and clinical diagnosis in a series of 32 patients. MATERIALS AND ME ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Limited Sensitivity of Chest Computed Tomography Relative to Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Infection: A Systematic Review on COVID-19 Diagnostics.

Journal Article Invest Radiol · December 2020 OBJECTIVES: Several studies suggest the sensitivity of chest computed tomography (CT) is far greater than that of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in diagnosing COVID-19 patients, and therefore, CT should be included as a primary di ... Full text Link to item Cite

A case of acute onset gigantomastia in a 20-year-old woman.

Journal Article Clin Imaging · December 2020 Gigantomastia is an abnormal and rare breast condition characterized by excessive breast tissue growth that can result in physical and psychosocial debilitation. While the etiology is not fully understood, it is postulated that abnormal endogenous hormone ... Full text Link to item Cite

Peer Learning Through Multi-Institutional Web-based Case Conferences: Perceived Value (and Challenges) From Abdominal, Cardiothoracic, and Musculoskeletal Radiology Case Conference Participants.

Conference Acad Radiol · November 2020 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Peer learning is a case-based group-learning model intended to improve performance. In this descriptive paper, we describe multi-institutional, multi-subspecialty, web-based radiology case conferences and summarize the participant ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnostic Tools for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Comparing CT and RT-PCR Viral Nucleic Acid Testing.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · October 2020 OBJECTIVE. Multiple studies suggest CT should be a primary diagnostic tool for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) because they reported sensitivities with CT far superior to that of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. This review ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence, Trends, and Distribution of Nicotine and Marijuana use in E-cigarettes among US adults: The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2016-2018.

Journal Article Prev Med · October 2020 Use of substances other than nicotine in e-cigarettes, especially marijuana, is becoming increasingly popular in the US. However, population-representative data on such poly-use (nicotine and marijuana) remains limited. We therefore conducted a cross-secti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chest CT and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Critical Review of the Literature to Date.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · October 2020 OBJECTIVE. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. Studies in the radiology literature have suggested that CT might be sufficiently sensitive and specific in diagnosing COVID-19 when used in lieu of a reverse transcription-polymerase chain rea ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chest Computed Tomography for Detection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Don't Rush the Science.

Journal Article Ann Intern Med · July 21, 2020 This commentary discusses the findings of early studies that addressed the use of chest computed tomography for the detection of COVID-19. The authors urge caution in rushing science and overinterpreting preliminary or flawed data. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19. Endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and RSNA - Secondary Publication.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · July 2020 Routine screening CT for the identification of COVID-19 pneumonia is currently not recommended by most radiology societies. However, the number of CTs performed in persons under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 has increased. We also anticipate that some p ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hemoptysis.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2020 Hemoptysis, the expectoration of blood, ranges in severity from nonmassive to massive. This publication reviews the literature on the imaging and treatment of hemoptysis. Based on the literature, the imaging recommendations for massive hemoptysis are both ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiological society of North America expert consensus document on reporting chest CT findings related to COVID-19: Endorsed by the society of thoracic radiology, the American college of radiology, and RSNA

Journal Article Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging · April 1, 2020 Routine screening CT for the identification of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pneumonia is currently not recommended by most radiology societies. However, the number of CT examinations performed in persons under investigation for COVID-19 has increased. ... Full text Cite

Radiologic, Pathologic, Clinical, and Physiologic Findings of Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-associated Lung Injury (EVALI): Evolving Knowledge and Remaining Questions.

Journal Article Radiology · March 2020 Proposed as a safer alternative to smoking, the use of electronic cigarettes has not proven to be innocuous. With numerous deaths, there is an increasing degree of public interest in understanding the symptoms, imaging appearances, causes of, and treatment ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging Findings of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · March 2020 To listen to the podcast associated with this article, please select one of the following: iTunes or Google Play. OBJECTIVE. E-cigarettes are devices that aerosolize nicotine- or cannabis-based concentrates mixed with other solvents and have been marketed ... Full text Link to item Cite

When to rule out COVID-19: How many negative RT-PCR tests are needed?

Journal Article Respiratory Medicine Case Reports · January 1, 2020 Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have been plagued with dilemmas related to the uncertainty about diagnostic testing for the virus. It has become commonplace for a patient under investigation (PUI) to repeatedly test negative but have imaging findi ... Full text Cite

Multisystem Imaging of the Critically Ill Patient.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · January 2020 Full text Link to item Cite

Approach to Abnormal Chest Computed Tomography Contrast Enhancement in the Hospitalized Patient.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · January 2020 This article describes an approach to analyzing the distribution of intravenous contrast on chest computed tomography and illustrates the various pathologies and pitfalls that may be encountered by the imager, especially in the hospitalized patient. Unders ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dedicated Diagnostic Radiology/Radiation Oncology Rounds: Added Value Beyond Traditional Tumor Boards.

Journal Article Curr Probl Diagn Radiol · 2020 OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the impact of collaborative discussion between diagnostic radiologists and radiation oncologists on radiation oncology management for thoracic oncology patients. METHODS: We reviewed cases presented at multidisciplinary tho ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rare Protein-Altering Telomere-related Gene Variants in Patients with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · November 1, 2019 Rationale: Rare genetic variants in telomere-related genes have been identified in familial, idiopathic, and rheumatoid arthritis-associated pulmonary fibrosis. Short peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) telomere length predicts poor outcomes in chronic hypers ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of Vaping-Associated Lung Disease.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · October 10, 2019 Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of the Thoracic Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disease.

Journal Article Clin Chest Med · September 2019 Imaging, specifically computed tomography (CT), is a key component in the characterization, management, and follow-up of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD)-related diffuse lung disease. The main role of CT is to help direct treatment by determin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Smoke: How to Differentiate Flow-related Artifacts From Pathology on Thoracic Computed Tomographic Angiography.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 2019 Nonuniform contrast opacification of vasculature is frequently encountered on thoracic computed tomographic angiography. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to discuss the appearance of, and factors underlying mixing artifacts, which we term "smoke." We ... Full text Link to item Cite

Building blocks for thoracic MRI: Challenges, sequences, and protocol design.

Journal Article J Magn Reson Imaging · September 2019 Thoracic MRI presents important and unique challenges. Decreased proton density in the lung in combination with respiratory and cardiac motion can degrade image quality and render poorly executed sequences uninterpretable. Despite these challenges, thoraci ... Full text Link to item Cite

Significance of bronchiolocentric fibrosis in patients with histopathological usual interstitial pneumonia.

Journal Article Histopathology · June 2019 AIMS: To evaluate the clinical significance of bronchiolocentric fibrosis (BCF) in patients with a histopathological pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). METHODS AND RESULTS: Two hundred and fifty-two patients with pathological UIP pattern were i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Smoking-Related Lung Disease.

Journal Article Semin Ultrasound CT MR · June 2019 Smoke from cigarettes and other sources may induce a variety of patterns of lung injury. While smoking related lung diseases, in general, have a better prognosis than many other diffuse lung diseases, they may be a cause of significant symptoms and, in som ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Rib Fractures.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2019 Rib fractures are the most common thoracic injury after minor blunt trauma. Although rib fractures can produce significant morbidity, the diagnosis of injuries to underlying organs is arguably more important as these complications are likely to have the mo ... Full text Link to item Cite

How far have we come? Artificial intelligence for chest radiograph interpretation.

Journal Article Clin Radiol · May 2019 Due to recent advances in artificial intelligence, there is renewed interest in automating interpretation of imaging tests. Chest radiographs are particularly interesting due to many factors: relatively inexpensive equipment, importance to public health, c ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Lung Cancer Screening.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2018 Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Smoking is the single greatest risk factor for the development of lung cancer. For patients between the age of 55 and 80 with 30 or more pack years smoking history who currently s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · October 1, 2018 BACKGROUND: This Guideline, a collaborative effort from the American Thoracic Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Society of Thoracic Radiology, aims to provide evidence-based recommendations to guide contemporary management of patients with a malig ... Full text Link to item Cite

Periprocedural Management in Transthoracic Needle Biopsy: Review of the Current Evidence

Journal Article Current Radiology Reports · April 1, 2018 Purpose of Review: Transthoracic needle biopsy (TTNB) is a common diagnostic tool with expanding clinical indications. While most literature on this topic has focused on complications and techniques, this review will examine the evidence for periprocedural ... Full text Cite

Gated thoracic magnetic resonance angiography at 3T: noncontrast versus blood pool contrast.

Journal Article Int J Cardiovasc Imaging · March 2018 Both noncontrast and contrast-enhanced approaches to gated thoracic magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for aortic root evaluation have been reported at 3T. We compare qualitative and quantitative image quality measures for the two approaches, and assess ... Full text Link to item Cite

The MUC5B promoter polymorphism and telomere length in patients with chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: an observational cohort-control study.

Journal Article Lancet Respir Med · August 2017 BACKGROUND: Patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis are at risk of developing pulmonary fibrosis, which is associated with reduced survival. In families with multiple affected members, individuals might be diagnosed as having idiopathic pulmonary fibros ... Full text Link to item Cite

The role of high-resolution computed tomography in the follow-up of diffuse lung disease: Number 2 in the Series "Radiology" Edited by Nicola Sverzellati and Sujal Desai.

Journal Article Eur Respir Rev · June 30, 2017 High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lung is a key component of the multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis in diffuse lung disease (DLD). HRCT also plays an important role in the follow-up of patients with established DLD. In this respect, se ... Full text Link to item Cite

The use of pretest probability increases the value of high-resolution CT in diagnosing usual interstitial pneumonia.

Journal Article Thorax · May 2017 BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested that non-definitive patterns on high-resolution CT (HRCT) scan provide sufficient diagnostic specificity to forgo surgical lung biopsy in the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The objective of this ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2017 Pulmonary hypertension may be idiopathic or related to a large variety of diseases. Various imaging examinations that may be helpful in diagnosing and determining the etiology of pulmonary hypertension are discussed. Imaging examinations that may aid in th ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Chest Pain-Suspected Pulmonary Embolism.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2017 Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a common and important clinical condition that cannot be accurately diagnosed on the basis of signs, symptoms, and history alone. The diagnosis of PE has been facilitated by technical advancements and multidetector CT pulmon ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ferumoxytol MRA for transcatheter aortic valve replacement planning with renal insufficiency.

Journal Article Int J Cardiol · March 15, 2017 BACKGROUND: Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the test of choice for pre-procedure imaging of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) candidates. The iodinated contrast required, however, increases the risk of renal dysfunction in patients wit ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of Model-based Iterative Reconstruction to Improve Detection of Congenital Cardiovascular Anomalies in Infants Undergoing Free-breathing Computed Tomographic Angiography.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · March 2017 PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to assess the detection of congenital cardiovascular anomalies (congenital heart disease) in neonates and infants using model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) algorithm compared with hybrid iterative reconstruction (H ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary Function Tests for the Radiologist.

Journal Article Radiographics · 2017 Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) provide important quantitative information about lung function and can be used to elucidate pathologic conditions responsible for respiratory symptoms, assess the severity and course of disease, and evaluate the patient for ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · November 2016 Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by circulating autoantibodies and autoimmune-mediated organ damage. Common CTDs with lung manifestations are rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, Sj ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of Small Airways Diseases.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · November 2016 Small airways disease, or bronchiolitis, encompasses many conditions that result in bronchiolar inflammation and/or fibrosis. Bronchioles are distal airways within secondary pulmonary lobules that are only visible on imaging when abnormal. High-resolution ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary stenting for the treatment of sarcoid induced pulmonary vascular stenosis.

Journal Article Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis · October 7, 2016 BACKGROUND: The best treatment of patients with external pulmonary vascular compression due to advanced sarcoidosis is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To report a single-center experience of percutaneous treatment for pulmonary vascular stenosis caused by external co ... Link to item Cite

Instituting a Low-dose CT-guided Lung Biopsy Protocol.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · September 2016 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate whether implementation of a low-dose computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy protocol, with the support of individual radiologists in the section, would lead to immediate and sustained decreases in radiati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Balloon Versus Computed Tomography Sizing of the Aortic Annulus for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and the Impact of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Calcification and Morphology on Sizing.

Journal Article J Invasive Cardiol · July 2016 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of balloon annular sizing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). BACKGROUND: Multidetector cardiac computed tomography (MDCT) is the gold standard for aortic annular sizing in TAVR. Balloon sizing is increasingly ... Link to item Cite

Nondiagnostic Computed Tomography-guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsies Are More Likely When Infection Is Suspected.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · May 2016 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of nondiagnostic computed tomography-guided lung biopsy results, stratified by biopsy indication, and determine the final diagnosis in such cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Following institutional ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multidisciplinary Approach to Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.

Conference J Thorac Imaging · March 2016 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) may be a challenging diagnosis given the wide variability of its clinical, radiographic, and pathologic manifestations. A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis is critical in maintaining a high specificity for HP. An in- ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Spectrum of Interstitial Lung Disease in Connective Tissue Disease.

Conference J Thorac Imaging · March 2016 Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). In a minority of patients the ILD may be the presenting (or only) manifestation of an underlying CTD. Diagnosis of CTD-related IL ... Full text Link to item Cite

Myocardial fibrosis detected with Gadolinium Delayed Enhancement in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ventriculoarterial Coupling alterations in patients with Acute Myocarditis.

Journal Article Hellenic J Cardiol · 2016 BACKGROUND: The delayed Gadolinium Myocardium Enhancement (DGE) extent on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) correlates with biomarkers of myocardial injury in patients with acute viral myocarditis and is an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular ou ... Full text Link to item Cite

Simulation for Teaching and Assessment of Nodule Perception on Chest Radiography in Nonradiology Health Care Trainees.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2015 PURPOSE: Simulation has been used as an educational and assessment tool in several fields, generally involving training of physical skills. To date, simulation has found limited application in teaching and assessment of skills related to image perception a ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · November 2015 Portable chest radiography is a fundamental and frequently utilized examination in the critically ill patient population. The chest radiograph often represents a timely investigation of new or rapidly evolving clinical findings and an evaluation of proper ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and testing of a silicone in vitro model of descending aortic dissection.

Journal Article J Surg Res · October 2015 BACKGROUND: Stanford type B dissection of the descending aorta is a potentially fatal condition that is poorly understood. Limited scientific understanding of the role of current interventional techniques, as well as heterogeneity in the condition, contrib ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Journal Article Current Radiology Reports · September 27, 2015 Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are electromechanical pumps that aid the failing heart and are essential option in the modern management of heart failure that may serve as a bridge to transplantation and provide destination therapy or short-term re ... Full text Cite

Traditional text-only versus multimedia-enhanced radiology reporting: referring physicians' perceptions of value.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · May 2015 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate referring physicians' perceptions of multimedia-enhanced radiology reporting (MERR) as an alternative to traditional text-only radiology reporting. MERR supplements text-only reports by embedding user-friendly ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary effects of synthetic marijuana: chest radiography and CT findings.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · April 2015 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to present the first chest radiographic and CT descriptions of organizing pneumonia in response to smoking synthetic marijuana. CONCLUSION: Chest radiographs showed a diffuse miliary-micronodular pattern. Chest CT ... Full text Link to item Cite

Scoring of coronary artery calcium scans: history, assumptions, current limitations, and future directions.

Journal Article Atherosclerosis · March 2015 Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning is a reliable, noninvasive technique for estimating overall coronary plaque burden and for identifying risk for future cardiac events. Arthur Agatston and Warren Janowitz published the first technique for scoring CAC ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterization of cardiac quiescence from retrospective cardiac computed tomography using a correlation-based phase-to-phase deviation measure.

Journal Article Med Phys · February 2015 PURPOSE: Accurate knowledge of cardiac quiescence is crucial to the performance of many cardiac imaging modalities, including computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). To accurately quantify quiescence, a method for detecting the quiescent periods o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mosaic Attenuation: Etiology, Methods of Differentiation, and Pitfalls.

Journal Article Radiographics · 2015 Mosaic attenuation is a commonly encountered pattern on computed tomography that is defined as heterogeneous areas of differing lung attenuation. This heterogeneous pattern of attenuation is the result of diverse causes that include diseases of the small a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bronchiectasis: Mechanisms and Imaging Clues of Associated Common and Uncommon Diseases.

Journal Article Radiographics · 2015 Bronchiectasis is permanent irreversible dilatation of the airways and occurs in a variety of pathologic processes. Recurrent infection and inflammation and the resulting chemical and cellular cascade lead to permanent architectural changes in the airways. ... Full text Link to item Cite

ACR appropriateness Criteria® rib

Journal Article Journal of Thoracic Imaging · November 8, 2014 Rib fracture is the most common thoracic injury, present in 10% of all traumatic injuries and almost 40% of patients who sustain severe nonpenetrating trauma. Although rib fractures can produce significant morbidity, the diagnosis of associated complicatio ... Full text Cite

Mapping the future of cardiac MR imaging: case-based review of T1 and T2 mapping techniques.

Journal Article Radiographics · October 2014 Cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has grown over the past several decades into a validated, noninvasive diagnostic imaging tool with a pivotal role in cardiac morphologic and functional assessment and tissue characterization. With traditional cardiac ... Full text Link to item Cite

The incomplete border sign.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · July 2014 Full text Link to item Cite

ACR appropriateness criteria® hemoptysis.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · May 2014 Although hemoptysis is often self-limited and benign in origin, it can be an indicator of serious disease including bronchiectasis, granulomatous infection, and malignancy. Hemoptysis severity can be graded on the basis of the quantity of expectorated bloo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Role of imaging in the diagnosis and management of parasitic infections.

Journal Article Curr Opin Pulm Med · May 2013 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This article reviews the imaging findings of common parasitic infections of the lung with a focus on the radiographic and computed tomography (CT) appearances in the context of the life cycle and pathophysiology of each organism. RECENT ... Full text Link to item Cite

Posttraumatic anomalous pulmonary edema.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · November 2012 Focal pulmonary edema from increased venous hydrostatic pressure is most commonly seen in mitral valve regurgitation (in the right upper lobe) or in pulmonary venous obstruction/compression from neoplastic, fibrotic, or iatrogenic causes (in any lobe). We ... Full text Link to item Cite

Differences in coronary plaque composition with aging measured by coronary computed tomography angiography.

Journal Article Int J Cardiol · July 12, 2012 BACKGROUND: Little is known about the independent impact of aging on coronary plaque morphology and composition in the era of cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA). METHODS: We studied 1015 consecutive asymptomatic South Korean subjects (49 ± 10 y ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chest CT features of North American paragonimiasis.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 2012 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to characterize the chest CT findings of North American paragonimiasis due to Paragonimus kellicotti in the largest (to our knowledge) case series reported to date and to compare the findings with those reported for ... Full text Link to item Cite

Congenital thoracic vascular anomalies.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · January 2010 Congenital vascular anomalies of the thorax represent an important group of entities that can occur either in isolation or in association with different forms of congenital heart disease. It is extremely important that radiologists have a clear understandi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Protein phosphatase 2A dephosphorylation of phosphoserine 112 plays the gatekeeper role for BAD-mediated apoptosis.

Journal Article Mol Cell Biol · September 2003 BAD, a proapoptotic molecule of the BCL2 family, is regulated by reversible phosphorylation. During survival, BAD is sequestered by 14-3-3 through serine 136 phosphorylation and is dissociated from BCL-X(L) through serine 155 phosphorylation. We report tha ... Full text Link to item Cite