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Emily Nicole Vinson

Associate Professor of Radiology
Radiology, Musculoskeletal Imaging
Box 3808 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Radiology, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Financial Impact of Imaging Examination Site of Service in the Medicare Population.

Journal Article Curr Probl Diagn Radiol · 2023 PURPOSE: The financial sustainability of the US healthcare system is a growing concern in an environment of declining reimbursement and rising costs. Variable Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) reimbursement and denial rates for specific imaging exami ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prospective Multireader Evaluation of Photon-counting CT for Multiple Myeloma Screening.

Journal Article Radiol Imaging Cancer · November 2022 Purpose To determine whether photon-counting CT (PCCT) acquisition of whole-body CT images provides similar quantitative image quality and reader satisfaction for multiple myeloma screening at lower radiation doses than does standard energy-integrating det ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of the accuracy of telehealth examination versus clinical examination in the detection of shoulder pathology.

Journal Article Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · May 2021 Hypothesis/backgroundIn 2017, the American Orthopaedic Association advocated for the increased use of telehealth as an assessment and treatment platform, and demand has significantly increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Diagnost ... Full text Cite

Dose and Recovery Response of Patellofemoral Cartilage Deformations to Running.

Journal Article Orthop J Sports Med · December 2020 BACKGROUND: Running is a common recreational activity that provides many health benefits. However, it remains unclear how patellofemoral cartilage is affected by varied running distances and how long it takes the cartilage to recover to its baseline state ... Full text Link to item Cite

Upper extremity exertional rhabdomyolysis: MR imaging findings in four cases.

Journal Article Radiol Case Rep · June 2020 While uncommon, exertional-induced rhabdomyolysis is an important diagnostic consideration when encountering hyperintensity within one or more muscles on fluid sensitive sequences in conjunction with signal abnormality in the overlying superficial fascia a ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Quantifying the biochemical state of knee cartilage in response to running using T1rho magnetic resonance imaging.

Journal Article Sci Rep · February 5, 2020 Roughly 20% of Americans run annually, yet how this exercise influences knee cartilage health is poorly understood. To address this question, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to infer the biochemical state of cartilage. Specificall ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Advanced Patellar Tendinopathy Is Associated With Increased Rates of Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autograft Failure at Early Follow-up After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Journal Article Orthop J Sports Med · November 2018 BACKGROUND: Revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction can be potentially devastating for a patient. As such, it is important to identify prognostic factors that place patients at an increased risk for graft failure. There are no data on the ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Value of MRI in Distinguishing Subtypes of Lipomatous Extremity Tumors Needs Reassessment in the Era of MDM2 and CDK4 Testing.

Journal Article Sarcoma · 2018 INTRODUCTION: Extremity lipomas and well-differentiated liposarcomas (WDLs) are difficult to distinguish on MR imaging. We sought to evaluate the accuracy of MRI interpretation using MDM2 amplification, via fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH), as the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hindfoot Arthritis Progression and Arthrodesis Risk After Total Ankle Replacement.

Journal Article Foot Ankle Int · November 2017 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the radiographic progression of subtalar and talonavicular degenerative joint disease in a series of patients who had undergone TAA (total ankle arthroplasty) with minimum follow-up of 5 years. METHODS: T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical features of glenoid labral flap tears.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · August 2017 OBJECTIVE: Displaced flaps of glenoid labral tissue are an uncommonly encountered finding on MRI of the shoulder, and are of unclear clinical significance. The purpose of this study is to describe the imaging characteristics of displaced glenoid labral fla ... Full text Link to item Cite

Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma: novel MR imaging findings.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · May 2016 OBJECTIVE: To describe novel MR imaging features, and clinical characteristics of soft tissue angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) at presentation, local recurrence, and metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We described the MRI findings of six cases of his ... Full text Link to item Cite

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of meniscoid superior labrum: normal variant or superior labral tear.

Journal Article Radiol Bras · 2016 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of a "meniscoid" superior labrum. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of 582 magnetic resonance imaging examinations of shoulders. Of those 582 examinations, 110 wer ... Full text Link to item Cite

The use of routine non density calibrated clinical computed tomography data as a potentially useful screening tool for identifying patients with osteoporosis.

Journal Article Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab · 2016 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether lumbar vertebral body density CT attenuation values measured in Hounsfield Units (HUs) on routine Computed Tomography (CT) examinations can be reliably measured with limited variability, and to evaluate for a correlation bet ... Full text Link to item Cite

Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · March 2015 Radiation recall is an uncommon phenomenon in which administration of a chemotherapeutic agent induces an acute inflammatory reaction in previously irradiated tissues, often weeks to years after completion of radiotherapy. This entity is well known to medi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison Between Sexes of Bone Contusions and Meniscal Tear Patterns in Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.

Journal Article Am J Sports Med · June 2014 BACKGROUND: Valgus load has been linked to female predominance and mechanism for noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies reporting frequent medial contusions in noncontact ACL injuries suggest anterior ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bone marrow biopsy: RNA isolation with expression profiling in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer--factors affecting diagnostic success.

Journal Article Radiology · December 2013 PURPOSE: To determine the rate at which computed tomographically guided pelvic percutaneous bone biopsy in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) yields adequate tissue for genomic profiling and to identify issues likely to affect ... Full text Link to item Cite

Tram-track appearance of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL): correlations with mucoid degeneration, ligamentous stability, and differentiation from PCL tears.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · August 2013 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to describe the MRI findings in the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) analogous to mucoid degeneration in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); to correlate MRI findings in the PCL with ligamentous stability; to diff ... Full text Link to item Cite

Elbow MR imaging findings in patients with synovial fringe syndrome.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · May 2013 OBJECTIVE: To describe imaging findings in patients with synovial fringe (SF) syndrome of the elbow and to compare with a control population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nine patients (5 men, 4 women) whose mean age was 35.7 years were diagnosed with SF syndrom ... Full text Link to item Cite

MRI of selected abnormalities at the anterior superior aspect of the shoulder: potential pitfalls and subtle diagnoses.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · September 2012 OBJECTIVE: MRI has proven to be a helpful tool in the detection and description of pathologic changes of the rotator cuff, biceps tendon, and glenoid labrum and has thus become a mainstay in the evaluation of patients with shoulder pain. This review seeks ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hemi-bucket-handle tears of the meniscus: appearance on MRI and potential surgical implications.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · August 2012 OBJECTIVES: To describe a type of meniscus flap tear resembling a bucket-handle tear, named a "hemi-bucket-handle" tear; to compare its imaging features with those of a typical bucket-handle tear; and to discuss the potential therapeutic implications of di ... Full text Link to item Cite

Magnetic resonance imaging features of osteochondral lesions of the talus.

Journal Article Foot Ankle Int · July 2012 BACKGROUND: Osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT) traditionally have been thought to occur anterolaterally or posteromedially. Recent studies utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have questioned this teaching. The purpose of this study was to use ... Full text Link to item Cite

MRI of the shoulder: Rotator cuff

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Imaging of recurrent intramuscular granulomatous masses induced by depot injection of leuprorelin.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · March 2012 Leuprorelin is a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) agonist that is used as an agent of androgen deprivation in some patients with prostate cancer. When administered in depot form, local granulomatous reactions may occur at the injection site, w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 18

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Duke radiology case review: Imaging, differential diagnosis, and discussion: 2nd edition

Book · January 19, 2012 Residents, fellows and practicing radiologists who are preparing for certification exams (the current ABR Part II oral, the future ABR Core and Certifying, CAQ and MOC) will find the new edition of this case-based review book an indispensable tool for succ ... Cite

Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 14

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 7

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 23

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 5

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 15

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 21

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 22

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 16

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 24

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 1

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 17

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 2

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Musculoskeletal imaging: Case 20

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Magnetic resonance arthrography of the shoulder: accuracy of gadolinium versus saline for rotator cuff and labral pathology.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · February 2011 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity of intra-articular gadolinium versus saline alone in magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) of the shoulder. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our database was reviewed for 100 consecutive shoulder MRA ... Full text Link to item Cite

Osteoporosis in lung transplant candidates compared to matched healthy controls.

Journal Article Clin Transplant · 2011 PURPOSE: Advanced lung disease increases the risk for diminished bone mineral density (BMD). The prevalence and severity of osteoporosis in lung transplant candidates is unclear. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated BMD of subjects screened for lung trans ... Full text Link to item Cite

Aseptic lymphocyte-dominated vasculitis-associated lesion: a clinicopathologic review of an underrecognized cause of prosthetic failure.

Journal Article Am J Clin Pathol · December 2010 It is estimated that 35% of total hip arthroplasties (THAs) involve a second-generation metal-on-metal (MOM) prosthesis. A novel complication has appeared in a subset of patients with MOM THAs that is described as an aseptic, lymphocyte-dominated vasculiti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Case report: Neuropathic arthropathy of the hip as a sequela of undiagnosed tertiary syphilis.

Journal Article Clin Orthop Relat Res · November 2010 BACKGROUND: Neuropathic arthropathy is characterized by rapidly progressive bone destruction in the setting of impaired nociceptive and proprioceptive innervation to the involved joint. It is seen most commonly in the foot and ankle, secondary to periphera ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of plain radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of bone tunnel widening after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Journal Article Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · August 2010 Bone tunnel widening poses a problem for graft fixation during revision anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Large variability exists in the utilization of imaging modalities for evaluating bone tunnels in pre-operative planning for revision AC ... Full text Link to item Cite

Traumatic subchondral fracture of the femoral head: a case report.

Journal Article J Surg Orthop Adv · 2010 Subchondral insufficiency fractures of the femoral head have been described in elderly, osteoporotic patients and most commonly occur at the superolateral aspect of the femoral head. This case report describes an insufficiency fracture that involves the po ... Link to item Cite

MRI findings associated with luxatio erecta humeri.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · January 2010 OBJECTIVE: Luxatio erecta humeri is a rare type of inferior glenohumeral dislocation with a unique radiographic appearance; however, the magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with this dislocation have not been described in the radiology literatur ... Full text Link to item Cite

A young patient with polyarthralgia and hearing loss: a case report of Muenke syndrome.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · October 2009 Featured Publication There are few reports of the typical radiographic findings in the hands and feet of patients with Muenke syndrome. We present a case report of a young girl with Muenke syndrome, whose diagnosis was made following the observation of coalitions and coned epi ... Full text Link to item Cite

MRI evaluation of anterior knee pain: predicting response to nonoperative treatment.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · September 2009 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Tibial tubercle lateral deviation and patellofemoral chondromalacia are associated with anterior knee pain (AKP). We hypothesized that increased tibial tubercle lateral deviation and patellofemoral chondromalacia on magnetic resonance imaging co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical image: mandibular osteolysis secondary to systemic sclerosis.

Journal Article Arthritis Rheum · March 2009 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Images in clinical medicine. Occult hip fracture.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · December 25, 2008 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Synovial lipomatosis arborescens of the peroneal tendon sheath.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · October 2008 Featured Publication The term "lipoma arborescens" has been used to describe the diffuse infiltration of fat within hypertrophic synovial villi, a condition which has been most frequently described in the knee. We advocate the term "synovial lipomatosis arborescens" for this p ... Full text Link to item Cite

MRI appearance of posterior cruciate ligament tears.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · October 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: There is little in the radiology literature regarding the MRI appearance of a torn posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). The purpose of this study was to describe the MRI appearance of surgically proven PCL tears and to emphasize previously unrepor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical image: Pamidronate "zebra" lines.

Journal Article Arthritis Rheum · September 2008 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical images: synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint.

Journal Article Arthritis Rheum · August 2008 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Association of peripheral vertical meniscal tears with anterior cruciate ligament tears.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · July 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to describe a type of meniscal tear seen on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the peripheral vertical tear, and to determine the prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in knees with this type of menisc ... Full text Link to item Cite

The posterolateral corner of the knee.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · February 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the clinical importance and MRI appearances of injuries to the posterolateral corner of the knee. CONCLUSION: Injuries to the posterolateral corner structures of the knee can cause significant disability ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anomalous biceps tendon insertion into the rotator cable: a case report.

Journal Article J Surg Orthop Adv · 2008 Featured Publication An anomalous origin of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) from the rotator cable has not been described in the orthopaedic surgery literature. This case report describes the intraoperative findings of this aberrant origin, found incidentally during ... Link to item Cite

MRI appearance of surgically proven abnormal accessory anterior-inferior tibiofibular ligament (Bassett's ligament).

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · January 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: A thickened accessory anterior-inferior tibiofibular ligament (Bassett's ligament) of the ankle can be a cause of ankle impingement. Its imaging appearance is not well described. The purpose of this study was to determine if the ligament could b ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rim-rent tear of the rotator cuff: a common and easily overlooked partial tear.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · October 2007 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of rim-rent rotator cuff tears in a population of patients referred for shoulder MRI and to determine the sensitivity of MRI for the detection of these tears. CONCLUSION: Rim-rent tears ar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Scurvy with manifestations limited to a previously injured extremity.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 2007 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Magnetic resonance imaging findings associated with surgically proven rotator interval lesions.

Journal Article Skeletal Radiol · May 2007 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To identify shoulder magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings associated with surgically proven rotator interval abnormalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The preoperative MRI examinations of five patients with surgically proven rotator interval (R ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association of Peripheral Vertical Meniscal Tears With ACL Tears

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY · May 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

Clinical images: scapular winging.

Journal Article Arthritis Rheum · December 2006 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical Images: a not-so crystal-clear ankle mass.

Journal Article Arthritis Rheum · August 2006 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging for evaluation of posterolateral corner injury.

Journal Article J Knee Surg · April 2005 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

MRI findings associated with surgically proven rotator interval lesions

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY · January 1, 2005 Link to item Cite

Magnetic resonance imaging of the lungs utilizing hyperpolarized noble gases

Journal Article Applied Radiology · January 1, 2004 Imaging of the lungs by conventional proton magnetic resonance imaging techniques is inherently difficult. Imaging with inhaled hyperpolarized noble gases seeks to overcome some of the difficulties of imaging of the lungs by improving the signal strength a ... Cite

MR imaging of ankylosing spondylitis.

Journal Article Semin Musculoskelet Radiol · June 2003 Featured Publication Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is one of a group of disorders characterized by association with HLA-B27 histocompatibility complex, seronegativity for rheumatoid factor, and propensity for inflammation at entheses, synovial articulations, and cartilaginous ar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Contamination of catheter-drawn blood cultures.

Journal Article J Clin Microbiol · September 2001 Featured Publication To assess the risk of contamination, we reviewed retrospectively 1,408 matched pairs of simultaneous catheter-drawn and venipuncture blood cultures. Catheter-drawn cultures were equally likely to be truly positive (14.4 versus 13.7%) but more likely to be ... Full text Link to item Cite

Promotion of the development of enteric neurons and glia by neuropoietic cytokines: interactions with neurotrophin-3.

Journal Article Dev Biol · June 15, 1998 Featured Publication Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) is known to promote enteric neuronal and glial development. Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) were investigated to test the hypothesis that the development of subsets of enteric neurons and/or gli ... Link to item Cite

Immunohistochemical localization of netrin-1 in the embryonic chick nervous system.

Journal Article J Neurosci · July 15, 1997 Featured Publication Netrin-1 has profound in vitro effects on the growth properties of vertebrate embryonic axons. In addition, netrin-1 mRNA is found in the floor plate of the embryonic nervous system, an intermediate target of many axons, including commissural axons that ar ... Full text Link to item Cite

Immunohistochemical localization of ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor alpha expression in the rat nervous system.

Journal Article J Neurosci · January 15, 1996 Featured Publication Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor alpha (CNTFR alpha) is essential for normal embryonic development and may be involved in postnatal and adult neuronal maintenance. In addition, a rapidly growing body of evidence suggests that CNTFR alpha serves as a si ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor alpha mRNA in NB41A3 neuroblastoma cells: regulation by cAMP.

Journal Article Eur J Pharmacol · January 4, 1996 Featured Publication Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) affects the in vitro and in vivo survival and differentiation of several classes of neurons by binding to the CNTF receptor alpha. We examined the possibility that intracellular cAMP can regulate CNTF receptor alpha mRNA ... Full text Link to item Cite