Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: updates from diagnosis to treatment

…, AA Madhavan, JT Verdoorn, DP Shlapak… - Neuroradiology, 2023 - Springer
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is caused by spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
leaks, which result in continued loss of CSF volume and multiple debilitating clinical …

Lateral decubitus dynamic CT myelography for fast cerebrospinal fluid leak localization

AA Madhavan, JT Verdoorn, DP Shlapak, MC Pope… - Neuroradiology, 2022 - Springer
Dynamic CT myelography is used to precisely localize fast spinal CSF leaks. The procedure
is most commonly performed in the prone position, which successfully localizes most fast …

Incremental diagnostic yield and clinical outcomes of lateral decubitus CT myelogram immediately following negative lateral decubitus digital subtraction myelogram

DP Shlapak, IT Mark, DK Kim… - The Neuroradiology …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
… - Darya P Shlapak, Ian T Mark, Dong Kun Kim, John C Benson, Felix E Diehn, Narayan R
Kissoon, Greta B Liebo, Ajay A Madhavan, Jonathan M Morris, Pearse P Morris, Michael P Oien…

Diagnostic yield of intrathecal gadolinium MR myelography for CSF leak localization

…, VT Lehman, GB Liebo, PP Morris, DP Shlapak… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Intrathecal gadolinium magnetic resonance (MR) myelography can be used to
localize various types of spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks; however, its diagnostic yield is …

Osseous spicules of the posterior elements causing fast cerebrospinal fluid leaks

AA Madhavan, DP Shlapak, JC Benson, CM Carr… - Neuroradiology, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Dural tears are a common cause of spontaneous spinal CSF leaks. The majority of
such leaks occur ventrally along the thecal sac, typically due to ventral osseous spicules that …

Benefits of Photon-Counting CT Myelography for Localization of Dural Tears in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

…, IT Mark, MP Oien, DP Shlapak… - American Journal …, 2024 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Photon-counting CT is an increasingly used technology with numerous advantages over
conventional energy-integrating detector CT. These include superior spatial resolution, high …

[HTML][HTML] Transplanted endothelial progenitor cells improve ischemia muscle regeneration in mice by diffusion tensor MR imaging

XG Peng, Y Bai, JR James, DP Shlapak, S Ju - Stem Cells …, 2016 - hindawi.com
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an important role in repairing ischemia tissues.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was applied to detect the architectural organization of skeletal …

Utility of CT venography in monitoring stent patency in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: retrospective single-center study

DP Shlapak, G Lanzino, PP Morris… - Journal of …, 2021 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Cerebral venous sinus stenting is an established treatment for patients with
idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), refractory to medical management and with stenotic …

Increased visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio is associated with decreased overall survival in patients with metastatic melanoma receiving anti-angiogenic therapy

VP Grignol, AD Smith, D Shlapak, X Zhang… - Surgical oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Body fat distribution is an emerging prognostic indicator in patients treated with
anti-angiogenic (AA) therapy. We sought to evaluate the association of visceral and …

Predicting overall survival in patients with metastatic melanoma on antiangiogenic therapy and RECIST stable disease on initial posttherapy images using CT texture …

…, MR Gray, SM Del Campo, D Shlapak… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to use CT texture analysis to predict overall
survival (OS) in patients with metastatic melanoma and stable disease (SD) according to the …