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Scholarly Activity

Oral and poster presentations listed below were presented at the annual Bridgeport Hospital Scientific Symposium (BHSS), as well as the annual meetings of the following societies:

AIUM       American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
AUR        Association of University Radiologists
ARRS      American Roentgen Ray Society
ASER      American Society of Emergency Radiology
ASNR      American Society of Neuroradiology
ECR        European Congress of Radiology
RSNA      Radiological Society of North America
SMR        Society of Magnetic Resonance

PRESENTATIONS:

"Anatomy Wiz" Module-Temporal Bone Anatomy: Online anatomy tutorial presented at the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), San Diego, CA, April 2006, Meera Raghavan, M.D., Kira Wendorf, M.D.; Preceptor: Gerard Muro, M.D.

Dr. John Pan received the Resident/Fellow RSNA Research & Roentgen Education Fund award, 2006

Dr. Meera Raghavan and Dr. Kira Wendorf: "Summa cum Laude" award and selection for presentation at ASHR "Anatomy Wiz" Module-Temporal Bone Anatomy: On-line tutorial presented at the ASNR, San Diego, CA, 2007

Cardiac Anatomy Tutorial: Online Anatomy Tutorial presented at the 21st Annual Science Symposium, April 2007, Vijay Ramakrishnan, M.D., Gerard Muro, M.D., Greg Marrinan, M.D.

Mimickers of Recurrent Disease on MRI in the Post Procedural Breast poster presentation at the 21st Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 2007; Grace Lin, M.D., Lawrence Lo, M.D.

Mimickers of Recurrent Disease on MRI in the Post Procedural Breast poster presentation at the Annual American Society of Breast Disease Meeting in San Francisco, CA, April 2007; Grace Lin, M.D.

Peritoneal Tuberculosis with Elevated CA-125 Level Mimicking Advanced Ovarian Carcinoma poster presentation at the 21st Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 2007; Orkun Tan, M.D., Edward Luchansky, M.D., Scott Brannan.

Wheeler SC, Zinn K, Hughes T. Endovascular covered stent repair of an iatrogenic subclavian artery to pulmonary artery fistula and pseudoaneurysm. JVIR 2007 June; 18(6):775-9.

CT Basics for the Medical Resident: A primer in cross-sectional imaging. Yale University-Bridgeport Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Noon Conference, August 28-2007; Scott Brannan, M.D., Ian Karol, M.D.

Drs. Grace Lin and Marcia Walker submitted a breast cancer abstract to the American Society of Breast Disease and the Society of Breast Imaging in October 2007. Preceptor: Pamela Reeser, M.D.

Dr. Scott Brannan presented MRI of Lyme Encephalopathy" and "You Make the Call." Recognize the Non-Contrast Signs of Early Stroke and Improve Decision-Making Regarding Thrombolytics: An interactive audio and image-based learning module at RSNA in November 2007. Scott Brannan. Preceptor: Peter Shimkin, M.D.

Dr. Scott Brannan presented Image-guided Solutions to Common Hemodialysis Graft Complications at the Joint Vascular and Interventional Conference held at Bridgeport Hospital, November 28, 2007. Preceptor: Kenneth Zinn, M.D.

Drs. Scott Brannan, Bruce Kovalenko and Vijay Ramakrishnan conducted a data acquisition research project, Pre-Procedural Guidelines for Patients on Anticoagulation Therapy—Survey and General Overview; presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology held in Seattle, Washington, March 10-20, 2008; abstract accepted to SIR. Preceptors: Terence Hughes, M.D., Noel Velasco, M.D. and Kenneth Zinn, M.D.

Drs. Scott Brannan, Nausheen Naveed, Gerard Muro and Dana Schwartz received a summa cum laude award for their scientific exhibit Web-Based Atlas of Normal Pediatric Cervical Spine CT: Utilizing Digital Technology and Web-Based Design to Create a Scrollable and Searchable Atlas of Normal Cervical Spine CT at Progressive Intervals throughout Pediatric Development at ASNR 2008 held in New Orleans, April 2008.

Drs. Grace Lin and Marcia Walker were commended for outstanding scholarly activity at the Bridgeport Hospital’s 22nd Annual Science Symposium held April 24, 2008 for their poster presentation, Factors Impacting Women’s Breast Cancer Screening Behavior. Preceptor: Pamela Reeser, M.D.

Dr. Qasim Rao received a gold medal for scholarly activity at the Bridgeport Hospital’s 22nd Annual Science Symposium held April 24, 2008 for his poster presentation, Percutaneous Vertebroplasty. Preceptor: Scott Williams, M.D.

Hepato-portal Fixtula Resulting from a Gunshot Wound, Presenting as Unexplained Portal Hypertension Decades Later; poster presentation at the 22nd Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 24, 2008; Scott Brannan, M.D.

Chronic Lithium Induced Nephropathy; poster presentation at the 22nd Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 24, 2008; Bruce Kovalenko, M.D. Preceptor: Steven Cohen, M.D.

Epiploic Appendigitis and its Differential Diagnosis; poster presentation at the 22nd Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 24, 2008; Nausheen Naveed, M.D. Preceptor: Scott Williams, M.D.

Drug Restrictions for Interventional Procedures; oral presentation at the 22nd Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 24, 2008; Scott Brannan, M.D.

Web-Based Atlas of Pediatric Cervical Spine CT; oral presentation at the 22nd Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 24, 2008; Scott Brannan, M.D.; preceptors: Gerard Muro, M.D. and Dana Schwartz, M.D.

You Make the Call: Stroke CT; oral presentation at the 22nd Annual Science Symposium at Bridgeport Hospital, April 24, 2008; Scott Brannan, M.D. Preceptor: Peter Shimkin, M.D.

Dr. Bruce Kovalenko received notification that he had been selected to receive the 2009 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Resident-In Training Scholarship, held March 8 – 13, 2009 in San Diego, CA; nominated by Terence Hughes, MD.

Dr. Scott Brannan presented an abstract entitled "CT pulmonary angiography for evaluation of pulmonary embolus in patients with elevated BMI: Predicting and preparing for the ‘habitus-limited’ study based upon evaluation of body mass index" at the European Congress of Radiology’s 2009 Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 6-10, 2009. Brannan SM, Ramakrishnan V, Naveed N, Berner MA, Rao QA, Williams SC, Marrinan GB.

Dr. Bruce Kovalenko presented an electronic abstract entitled "Drug Restriction in Procedures, Preliminary Survey Results" at the 2009 AIR Annual Scientific Meeting held March 8-13, 2009 in San Diego, CA. Other authors include Dr. Vijay Ramakrishnan and Dr. Scott Brannan.

Dr. Scott Brannan presented an abstract entitled "Web-Based CT Atlas of Normal Pediatric Skull Base and Suture" had been accepted for presentation at the American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver May 16 - 21, 2009. Brannan SB, Muro G., Berner M, Spinning K, Rosovsky M, Sapire J.

PUBLICATIONS:

Casanegra A, Brannan SM, Manthous C, Hughes T, Marrinan G.  “Brief Communication:  Short-term Femoral Vein Catheterization Rarely Causes Thrombosis or Bacteremia” manuscript accepted for online-only publication in the Journal of Hospital Medicine; publication date to be advised.
 
Constantino MM, Randall G, Gosselin M, Brandt M, Spinning K, Vegas CD.  CT Angiography in the Evaluation of Acute Pulmonary Embolus.  Am J. Roentgenol. 2008 Aug; 191(2):471-4.
 
Townsend-Watts M, Karol I, Pinto A.  Radiological Case:  Testicular Microlithiasis.  Applied Radiology.  December 2008; 37(12):34-36.
 
Kier R, Abrahamian H, Caminear D, Eterno R, Feldman A, Abrahamsen T, Davis D.  MR Arthrography of the Second and Third Metatarsophalangeal Joints for the Detection of Tears of the Plantar Plate and Joint Capsule.  Accepted pending revision to Am J Roentgenol.
 
Brannan S, Ramakrishnan V, Berner M, Williams S, Marrinan G.  MDCT Pulmonary Angiography for Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism in patients with Elevated Body Mass Index:  predicting and preparing for the “habitus-limited” study based upon evaluation of body mass index.  European Congress of Radiology, 2009.
 
Kier R, Abrahamian H.  MR Arthrography of the Second and Third Metatarsophalangeal Joints for the Detection of Tears of the Plantar Plate and Joint Capsule.  Accepted for publication in the American Journal of Roentgenology/AJRonline.org as a Technical Innovation article; October 2009.
 
Kier R, Abrahamian H, Caminear D, Eterno R, Feldman A, Abrahamsen T, Davis D, Rice A.  “MR Arthrography of the Second and Third Metatarsophalangeal Joints for the Detection of Tears of the Plantar Plate and Joint Capsule.”  AJR 2010; 194:1079-1081.
 
Kovalenko B, Karol I.  ACR Case in Point:  “Chronic Lithium Induced Nephropathy”; to be published April 28, 2010. 

Broadband and the Wireless Technologies, John Pan, M.D., (Chapter) ELC Syllabus for the ASNR 43rd Annual Meeting, May 2005.

Testicular Microlithiasis the Association with Classic Seminoma, Michelle Townsend, M.D., Applied Radiology, August 2005.

Raghavan M, Shimkin PS, Karol I: Angioedema of the Colon and Stomach: CT Appearance. Manuscript under review.

Rao QA, Newhouse JH: "Risk of nephropathy after intravenous administration of contract material: a critical literature analysis, Radiology, 2006 May; 239(2):392-7.Epub 2006 Mar 16.

Loeffler L: "Case in Point": Small Bowel Obstruction and Crohn’s Disease. American College of Radiology website; April 18, 2006.

Vascular endothelial growth factor and angiopoietin are required for prostate regeneration, The Prostate, Volume 67, Issue 5, Date: 1 April 2007, Pages: 485-499; Gui-min Wang, Bruce Kovalenko, Yili Huang, David Moscatelli.

Wheeler SC, Zinn K, Hughes T. Endovascular covered stent repair of an iatrogenic subclavian artery to pulmonary artery fistula and pseudoaneurysm. JVIR 2007 June;18 (6):775-9.

Vascular density is highest in the proximal region of the mouse prostate, The Prostate, Volume 67, Issue 9, 15 June 2007, Pages: 968-975; Gui-Min Wang, Bruce Kovalenko, E. Lynette Wilson, David Moscatelli.

Kovalenko B. et al. Endothelial cells support the growth of prostate tissue in vivo. The Prostate; published online March 24, 2008.

Case Report: Computed Tomography Imaging of a Blind-ending Bifid Ureter. Bruce Kovalenko, M.D., Scott C. Williams, M.D., Louis Germaine, M.D. Submitted to the Journal of Abdominal Imaging.

Case Report: 54-Year Old Woman with Chronic Lithium Induced Nephropathy—Confirmed with MRI. Bruce Kovalenko, M.D., Steven Cohen, M.D. Submitted to ACR: Case in Point.

Case Report:  Computed Tomography Imaging of a Blind-Ending Bifid Ureter.  Kovalenko B, Williams SC, Germaine L; submitted to the Journal of Abdominal Imaging.

Case Report: 72 Year Old Male with Bladder Diverticulum. Kovalenko B, Velasco NB; submitted to the ACR: Case in Point.


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