Research

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The Albany Medical Center Radiology Department has a long history of biomedical and clinical research. The residents are strongly encouraged to participate as active members of investigative teams. Financial support is provided for those who are selected to present their research at national conferences, including the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the Association of University Radiologists (AUR), the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the Society for Vascular and Interventional Radiology (SCVIR), and Society of Nuclear Medicine(SNM).

Publications have been authored in most disciplines with a strong representation in body imaging, cardiothoracic imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, vascular and interventional radiology, and nuclear medicine.

Publications

Kim C, Patel U, Narayan S, Narayan A, Foyt D, Rapaport R (2020). Does Underdeveloped Mastoid Air Cell System Increase The Risk of Pediatric Acquired Cholesteatoma? Otorinolaringologia.  March 2021;71(1):40-2

Jaitovich A, Dumas C, Itty R, Chieng H,  Khan M, Naqvi A, Fantauzzi J, Hall J, Feustel P, Judson M. ICU admission body composition: skeletal muscle, bone, and fat effects on mortality and disability at hospital discharge. A prospective, cohort study. Critical Care. September 2020; 24 (1):566

Becerra V, Giampa J, Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease: A Geographic Case Series in the Northeastern United States. Miami Neuroscience Symposium - Accepted October 2020

Jaitovich A, Malik MH, Khan S, Itty R, Chieng H, Dumas C, Nadendla P, Fantauzzi J, Yucel R, Feustel PJ, Judson MA. ICU admission muscle and fat mass, survival and disability at discharge: a prospective cohort study. CHEST, Feb 2019.

Conuel E, Chieng HC, Fantauzzi J, Pokhrel K, Goldman C, Smith TC, Tiwari A, Chopra A, Judson MA. Cannabinoid Oil Vaping-Associated Lung Injury and its Radiographic Appearance. Am J Med. 2019 Nov 18. PMID: 31751528

Cohan S., Thomas, J, et al. (2019). Reducing return of disease activity in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis transitioned from natalizumab to teriflunomide: 12-month interim results of teriflunomide therapy. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin 5(1). PMID: 30729028

Wu M, Schuster M, et al. (2019). Update on Management of Portal Vein Thrombosis and the Role of Novel Anticoagulants. J Clin Transl Hepatol 7(2): 154-164. PMID: 31293916

Perrotti M, Python L, Yates C, Kuebler K, Perrotti A, Aupperle B, Sheridan S, Guyett M and Parikh S. MRI Detection of Prostate Cancer with the UroNav MRI Fusion Platform. Clinics in Oncology, vol 4, May 2019.

Ruchman RB, Kwak AJ, Jaeger J, Sayegh A. Job satisfaction of program directors in radiology: a survey of current program directors. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2013, Feb; 200(2): 238-247.

Wang SC, Schulman-Marcus J, Fantauzzi J, Bevington T, Sayegh A, Lee E, Ata A, Kambam M, Sidhu M, Lyubarova R. Colon cancer laterality is associated with atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2019, Feb; 10(1): 30-36. 

Herr A, Collins D, White M, Mandato K, Keating L, Stark C, Lee H and Siskin G. (2019). Percutaneous Biliary Endoscopy for Stones. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 22(3): 127-134. 

Kim CS, Patel U, Pastena G et al. (2019). The Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearance of Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Defect Reconstruction Using Free Mucosal Graft. World Neurosurgery.  

Jaitovich A, Dumas C, Fantauzzi J, Nadendla P et al. (2019). ICU Admission Muscle and Fat Mass, Survival, and Disability at Discharge: A Prospective Cohort Study. Chest 155(2): 322-330.  

Pastena G. Neuroimaging in the Patient with Pain, p. 35-38. In: Argoff CE et al. Pain Management Secrets. Elsevier. 2018. 

Nathani A, Alley M, Modi A, Narayan S, Beegle S. Bronchobiliary fistula caused by diaphragmatic invasion of a hepatic tumour. BMJ case reports vol. 2018 bcr2018224753. 29 Aug. 2018, doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224753

Grimm, L. J.,Whiteside B,  et al. (2019). Frequency of Breast Cancer Thoughts and Lifetime Risk Estimates: A Multi-Institutional Survey of Women Undergoing Screening Mammography. J Am Coll Radiol. 

Grimm, LJ, Whiteside B, et al.. Patient Perceptions of Breast Cancer Risk in Imaging-Detected Low-Risk Scenarios and Thresholds for Desired Intervention: A Multi-Institution Survey. J Am Coll Radiol  2018, 15(6): 911-919. 

Brier, B, Vinh, P, Schuster M, Mayforth H, & Johnson Chapin E. (2015). A radiologic study of an ancient Egyptian mummy with a prosthetic toe. Anatomical Record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), 298(6), 1047–1058. http://doi.org/10.1002/ar.23135

Ramirez-Zamora A, Ramani, H, Pastena, G. (2014). Bilateral pallidal and medial temporal lobe ischaemic lesions after opioid overdose. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. http://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2014-308730

Heit JJ, Pastena GT, Nogueira, RG, Yoo, AJ, Leslie-Mazwi, TM, Hirsch, JA, & Rabinov, JD. (2015). Cerebral Angiography for Evaluation of Patients with CT Angiogram-Negative Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An 11-Year Experience. AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. http://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4503 

Adamovich A, Park S, Siskin GP, Englander MJ, Mandato KD, Herr A and Keating LJ. The ABCs of the FDA: A Primer on the Role of the United States Food and Drug Administration in Medical Device Approvals and IR Research. (2015) Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology , Volume 26 , Issue 9 , 1324 - 1330.

Birney AD, Siskin GPSpherical Embolic Agents.  In: Embolization Therapy: Principles and Clinical Applications.  Guimaraes M, Lencioni R, Siskin GP eds.  Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA.  2015.

Stavrakis C, Narayan A, Voronel O. Cerebral Blastomycosis: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Solitary CNS Blastomycosis Mass-Like Infection. J Clin Imaging Sci 2015;5:30.  

Stavrakis C, Wolf M, Thomas J. Ectopia Lentis. ACR Case in Point. 2015

Santos, R, Chela, K, Allmendinger, N; Boulos M; Whyte, C; Lepow, M. Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Hepatitis A Virus Infection in Children. CFP 2015;15(5):254-255.

Bakhos CT, Pupovac SS, Ata A, Fantauzzi JP, Fabian T.  Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: An Extensive Workup is Not Required. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Jun 6. 

Cooley C, DeBenedectis. ABR Residency Leave Policy an Experience-Changer for Trainees.
Published 4/28/2022 on www.theABR.org. https://www.theabr.org/blogs/abr-residency-leave-policy-an-experience-changer-for-trainees.

Naman J, Saglamer N, Yock T, Pugh J, Pastena G, Weintraub L.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and necrotizing enterocolitis in a pediatric patient with medulloblastoma and COVID-19 infection. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jul 16:e29868. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29868. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35841310.

Tsang T, Dumas C. Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return with secundum atrial septal defect: A case report.Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Jun 28;17(9):3185-3187. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.05.091. PMID: 35795326; PMCID: PMC9251557.

Ghalib S, Chopra A, Fantauzzi JP, Nabagiez JP, Tiwari A. A Young Woman With Recurrent Episodes of Fever and Cough. Chest. 2021 Jul;160(1):e25-e28. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.042. PMID: 34246384.

Chieng H, Saha B, Itty R, Foulke L, Fantauzzi J, Smith TC. A 67-Year-Old Woman With Progressive Dyspnea and Innumerous Pulmonary Nodules. Chest. 2021 Jun;159(6):e395-e401. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.019. PMID: 34099157.

Magudia K, Ng TSC, Campbell SR, Balthazar P, Dibble EH, Hassanzadeh CJ, Lall N, Merfeld EC, Esfahani SA, Jimenez RB, Fields EC, Lightfoote JB, Ackerman SJ, Jeans EB, Englander MJ, DeBenedectis CM, Porter KK, Spalluto LB, Deitte LA, Jagsi R, Arleo EK. Family and Medical Leave for Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, and Radiation Oncology Residents in the United States: A Policy Opportunity. Radiology. 2021 Jul;300(1):31-35. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2021210798. Epub 2021 Apr 13. PMID: 33847521.

Educational Exhibits

R Patel, F Khan, C Stark, L Keating, A Herr, G Siskin. A Strategy for Embolic Agent Inventory in an Era of Cost Containment. 2020 SIR Meeting. Seattle, WA. March 2020 – Poster accepted, meeting cancelled due to COVID-19 

Gewolb D, Jacobson E, Fickes M, et al. Taking Advantage of Innovations in Embolization Plug Technology. 2020 SIR Meeting. Seattle, WA. March 2020 – Poster accepted, meeting cancelled due to COVID-19 

A Chockalingam, C Stark, R Brooks, M Fickes, L Keating, A Herr, G Siskin. Development of an Interactive Scheduling Tool to increase Throughput in a High-Volume Interventional Radiology Practice. 2020 SIR Meeting. Seattle, WA. March 2020 – Poster accepted, meeting canceled due to COVID-19 

Doro, F Khan, R Brooks, C Stark, L Keating, A Herr, G Siskin. There’s an App for That: The Value of Enhancing an IR Clinical Service with a Handheld App. 2020 SIR Meeting. Seattle, WA. March 2020 – Poster accepted, meeting canceled due to COVID-19 

J Moon, M Konstantinidis, S Fordyce, C Stark, L Keating, A Herr, G Siskin. Current Healthcare Burden and Rising Costs of Nephrostomy-Related Procedures in the United States. 2020 SIR Meeting. Seattle, WA. March 2020. Poster accepted, meeting canceled due to COVID-19 

Dumas C, Cooley C. Evolution of an Acute Aortic Syndrome. Case of the Day, Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting, March 2021.

Thompson L,  Dumas C. When “false news” is a real emergency! A review of the imaging appearance and management of left ventricular true and false aneurysms. Educational Poster, Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting, March 2021.

Narayan S, Gewolb D, Patel R, Stark C, Keating L, Herr A, Siskin G (2020). The Hospital Value Analysis Committee: Friend or Foe? E-poster at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology, Seattle, WA

Dumas C, Fantauzzi J. Alright, Alright, Alright- Don’t let the right heart leave you dazed and confused. Educational Poster, Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting, March 2020.

Sayegh A, Narayan S, Doro N, Stark C, Keating L, Herr A, Siskin G. (March, 2020). The Impact of Advanced Directives on the Informed Consent Process. Poster presented at: Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA, USA.

Jacobson E, Narayan S, DiCaprio M, Cooley M (2019). Illustrating the radiologist’s role in the diagnosis, surveillance and treatment of desmoid type fibromatosis. Educational exhibit at ARRS 2020.

Narayan S, Becerra V, Collins D, Stark C, Keating L, Mandato M, Herr A, Siskin G (2019). Use of Modified MMI to Assess Applicants for the Interventional Radiology Residency. Poster presentation at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology, Austin, TX

Doro N, Miller R, Sayegh A, Stark C, Keating L, Mandato K, Herr A, Siskin G. (March, 2019). Technology Selection for Percutaneous Ablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Poster presented at: Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting; Austin, TX, USA.

Bevington T, Sayegh A, Fantauzzi J. (May, 2019). Colon Cancer Laterality: Predictor of Coronary and Aortic Atherosclerosis Poster presented at: American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting; Honolulu, HI, USA.

Sayegh A, Bevington R, Fantauzzi J. (May, 2019). Morphometric Measurements as a Prognostic Indicator in Advanced Stage Cancer Patients. Poster presented at: American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting; Honolulu, HI, USA.

Narayan S, Becerra V, Collins D, Stark C, Keating L, Mandato K, Herr A, Siskin G. Use of the Modified MMI to Assess Applicants for the Interventional Radiology Residency.  Society of Interventional Radiology – Poster Presentation - March 2019.

Becerra V, Cooley M. Extracranial Meningiomas Involving the Right Superior Pubic Ramus Leading to Intracranial Imaging & Diagnosis: A Case Report. Sociedade Brasileira de Radiologia Intervencionista e Cirurgia Endovascular, Poster presentation, August 8th, 2019.

Narayan S, Gill T.  (2018). Radiology in Ukraine. Oral presentation at the Rad-Aid Annual Meeting at WHO Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Becerra V, Le R, Herr A . Distal Ileocolic Hemorrhage Treated with Coil & Onyx Embolization.  Symposium on Academic Interventional Radiology – Poster Presentation - September 2018.

Narayan S, DeMarco J, Collins D, Nadendla PStark CHerr A, Keating L, Mandato K, Englander M, Siskin G. (2018). The Urban Legends of Interventional Radiology: Can we handle the truth? Poster presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology, Los Angeles, CA.

Judson M, Jaitovich A, Saha B, Dumas C, Fantauzzi J. Nutritional Status is Predictive of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Exacerbations. Presented at American Thoracic Society meeting, May 2018.

Becerra V , Le R, Herr A . Distal Ileocolic Hemorrhage Treated with Coil & Onyx Embolization.  Symposium on Academic Interventional Radiology – Poster Presentation - September 2018.

Narayan S, Gill T. (2017). Radiologists without Borders: Our initial experience introducing digital screening mammography and ultrasound to Ukraine. Poster presentation at the Rad-Aid Annual Meeting at WHO Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Rau E, Koutroumpakis E, Dumas C, Fantauzzi J, Torosoff M.  Incidental Detection of Coronary Artery Disease by CT and Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Presented at ACC annual meeting, March 2017 Orlando, Florida

Narayan S. (2017). Evidenced Based Medicine: Neuroimaging of Abusive Head Trauma. Oral presentation to radiology residents and faculty, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. 

Owens K, Narayan S, Higgins M, Pinheiro-Neto C,  Narayan A. (2017). A Sniff of Fresh Air: A case based review of what the surgeons want to know regarding sinus pathology. Educational exhibit presented at the ASNR 55th annual meeting.

Stavrakis C, Dumas C, Fantauzzi J. Non-Ischemic Causes of Delayed Myocardial Hyperenhancement on MRI. Poster; presented at North American Society of Cardiovascular Imagers; October 2016 Baltimore, MD.

Oral Presentations

Dumas C, Fantauzzi J. Alright, Alright, Alright. Don’t Let the Right Heart Leave You Dazed and Confused. Presented at the Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting, March 8-11, 2020, Indian Wells, CA. Received Summa Cum Laude.

Vitto M, Fantauzzi J. Early Manifestations of Vape Induced Lung Injury. Presented at the Society of Thoracic Radiology Annual Meeting, March 8-11, 2020, Indian Wells, CA.

Sayegh A, Narayan S. (November, 2019). Radiology Outreach in Ukraine and Uganda. Oral Presentation presented at: Annual RAD-AID Conference: International Radiology and Global Health; Washington, DC, USA.

Sayegh A, Zipkin J, Stark C, Keating L, Herr A, Siskin G. (March, 2020). Scheduling Elective Interventional Radiology Procedures on Weekends: Implications for Length of Stay, Cost, and Efficiency Oral Presentation presented at: Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA, USA.

Becerra, V , Collins D , Le R , Langford S , Siskin GRadiographic Repertoire for Diagnosis and Intervention Regarding Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeds.  American Roentgen Ray Society – Oral Presentation - May 2019.

Becerra V, Brooks RF, Pavlus J, Siskin G.   Expeditionary Interventional Radiology: How A Minimally Invasive Specialty Has Its Place Among the Stars.  International Space Station Research & Development Conference – Oral Presentation August 1st, 2019.

Book Chapters

Schuster M, Jacobson E, Sayegh A, Kim P, Becerra V, Brooks RF. Radiologic Detection. Management of Occult GI Bleeding. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021.

Chand R, Becerra V, Zerona N, Altman A, Park JK. Pediatric IR. In Pocketbook of Clinical IR: A Concise Guide to Interventional Radiology (1st ed.). Published January 24, 2019. Thieme.

Nadendla P, Siskin GP. The Female Genital System: Vascular and Nonvascular. In: Interventional Radiology: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice. Pua BB, Covey AM, Madoff DC. Oxford University Press, New York NY. 2019

Tartaglione R, Siskin GPEndovascular Treatment of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.  In: Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery, 2’nd Edition.  Carnevale FC ed.  2014. 

Blumer S, Fantauzzi JP, Pneumopericardium. In: Cardiac Imaging. White CS, Haramati LB, Chen JJ, Levsky JM, eds. Oxford University Press, New York: New York, 2014. 442-444.

Enxhi Rrapi, Sunil Narayan, Gary Siskin, Steven C. Stain, Micheal Tadros, Marcel Tafen. “Biploar and Monopolar Cautery, Clips, Bands, Sprays, Injections, Embolization and Minimally Invasive Surgery.” Management of Occult GI Bleeding. Springer. 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-71467-3. pp. 165-195.

Schuster M, Sayegh A, Kim , and Becerra V and Jacobson E. “Imaging Detection.” Management of Occult GI Bleeding. Springer. 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-71467-3.

Scholarly Activity

Koo B, Cooley C, Prabhala T, Dumas C.  RSNA Case Collection: Gastric Mucinous Adenocarcinoma.  Published 9/7/2021.

Pierce S, Moon j, Stark C. Arterioportal Fistula. RSNA Case Collection. Publication date: 5/12/2021

Fordyce S, Chockalingam A, Dumas C. RSNA Case Collection. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Publication date: 9/11/2020.

Koo B, Dumas C, Cooley C. Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis. RSNA Case Collection, Publication date:  3/23/2021 DOI:10.1148/cases.2021427

Koo B, Becerra V, Vitto M. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lung. RSNA Case Collection, Case No: 3736.  Submitted September 2020.

Stavrakis C, Wolf M, Thomas J. Ectopia Lentis. ACR Case in Point. 2015

Appleton, Jewel and Dangman, Barbara.  ACR case of the day: Meconium Periorchitis.  Submitted and accepted August 2014.

Menezes T: Radiopedia Cases

Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma: http://radiopaedia.org/cases/ovarian-mucinous-cystadenoma-9

Pneumoparotid: http://radiopaedia.org/cases/pneumoparotid-1

Ileocolic Intussusception: http://radiopaedia.org/cases/ileocolic-intussusception-4"

Pierce S, Moon J, Stark C. RSNA Case Collection: Arterioportal Fistula. Published 5/12/2021. https://doi.org/10.1148/cases.20223884.

Madsen J, Schuster M. RSNA Case Collection: Carcenoid of the Ileal Neobladder. Published 2/3/2022. https://doi.org/10.1148/cases.20224968.

Koo B, Cooley C, Dumas C. RSNA Case Collection: Zanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis. Published 3/23//2021. https://doi.org/10.1148/cases.20224279.

Madsen J Cooley C, and Dumas C. Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease. Published 9/29/2021 in RSNA Case Collection.DIO: https://doi.org/10.1148/cases.20225859.

Koo B, Cooley C, Prabhala T, Dumas C. RSNA Case Collection: Gastric Mucinous Adenocarcinoma. Published 9/7/2021. https://doi.org/10.1148/cases.20224463.

Leverant R, Mammen L, Cooley C. RSNA Case Collection: Arterio-enteric Fistula. Published 5/31/2022.https://doi.org/10.1148/cases.20226301.

Leverant R, Pierce S, Patel R and Herr A. Endoleak Management.
Online publication in Society of Interventional Radiology Survival Guide Series Sept. 10 2021.

Hay A, Gewolb D, Narayan A. Malignant Melanotic Schwannoma. RSNA Case Collection, May 2022.

Patel J, Gewolb D, Giampa J. Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor. RSNA Case Collection, November 2021.

Gewolb D, Lee J, Quinlan J, Narayan A. Intraventricular Meningioma. RSNA Case Collection, November 2021.

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