Center for Ultrasound Research & Translation (CURT)

Conference Presentations

Invited Talks

2017   

Novel Ultrasound Technologies and its Potential for Detecting Active Disease in Patients with IBD and Differentiation between Inflammatory Disease, Fibrosis and Normal Tissue. Novel technologies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Workshop, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. New York City, NY. M. DHYANI

Ultrasound as a Quantitative Imaging Biosensor: Emerging Applications and Opportunities. Stanford Radiology Grand Rounds, Stanford, CA  A. SAMIR

Ultrasound Elastography: Emerging Applications and Opportunities. Hampton Symposium. Boston, MA. A. SAMIR

Stern Grant Award Report: Automated Interpretation of Ultrasound Elastography. Society of Abdominal Radiology Annual Meeting. Hollywood,FL  A. SAMIR

Interpretation of Ultrasound Elastography in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A practical approach. Society of Abdominal Radiology Annual Meeting. Hollywood, FL  A.  SAMIR

Hertz to Elastography-What is new in Ultrasound? MGH/BWH Radiology Update 2017. Boston, MA.   M. DHYANI

2016  

Ultrasound Elastography: Overview and Clinical Applications. Noon conference for residents, radiologists, sonographers and technologists at the Lahey Clinic, MA.  M.DHYANI

Imaging of Recurrent Thyroid Cancer after Thyroidectomy. Endocrine Oncology Meeting, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA  A. SAMIR

Ultrasound Elastography. Novartis®, Cambridge, MA. A. SAMIR

Ultrasound Elastography. Parexel® Waltham, MA. A. SAMIR

Ultrasound as a Widely Available Biosensor: Emerging Applications and Opportunities. Stanford University Stanford, CA.  A. SAMIR

Clinical Needs and Opportunities in Diffuse Liver Disease. MIT Cambridge, MA. A. SAMIR

Ultrasound as a NAFLD/NASH Biomarker.  Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. A.  SAMIR

NAFLD/NSH Biomarker Development.  Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. A.  SAMIR

SWE QIBA Working Group Summary. Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. A.  SAMIR

From Hertz to Elastography: What’s New in Ultrasound. Harvard Abdominal Radiology Course Boston, MA. A.  SAMIR

2015  

Optical tracking and force dependence, decreasing operator dependent variability in ultrasound reporting.Greater Boston VascularTechnologists. Worchester, MA.  M.  DHYANI

Decreasing operator dependent variability in US reporting: Optical tracking and force dependence. Annual Society of Vascular Ultrasound meeting, Las Vegas, NV.  M.DHYANI

 Elastography; Coming Away From Potential Confounders and Making it Work for You. Annual Society of Vascular Ultrasound meeting, Las Vegas, NV.   M.  DHYANI

Confounders in Elastography. AIUM, Orlando, FL.  M.  DHYANI

Non-hepatic Applications of Ultrasound Elastography Society of Abdominal Radiology. Annual Meeting San Diego, CA. A.  SAMIR

Ultrasound Elastography.  Pfizer® Cambridge, MA. A.  SAMIR

Non-hepatic Applications of Ultrasound Elastography. Radiologic Society of North America Chicago, IL. A.  SAMIR

Creativity in Healthcare Technology Design. Google Deepmind London, UK. A.  SAMIR

 An Innovation Framework for Machine Learning in Healthcare. Google Deepmind London, UK. A.  SAMIR

2014   

Elastography and Ergonomics. Annual Society of Vascular Ultrasound meeting, Orlando, FL.  M.  DHYANI

The Liver: Diagnostic and Interventional Challenges. MIT-IMES Cambridge, MA   A. SAMIR

Non-hepatic Applications of Ultrasound Elastography. Radiologic Society of North America Chicago, IL. A.  SAMIR

2013

Sonoelastography.  Annual Refresher Course Ultrasound. The New England Roentgen Ray Society, Waltham, MA   A. SAMIR

Sonoelastography. Annual Ultrasound refresher course of the New England Roentgen Ray Society  M.  DHYANI

Sonoelastography and its Clinical Applications in the Thyroid and Liver. Children’s Hospital Miami.   M.  DHYANI

Genitourinary Ultrasound. BWH/MGH Radiology Review, Boston, MA. A.  SAMIR

Clinical Opportunities and Biological Rationales in the Era of Tissue Mechanical Imaging. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. Annual Meeting New York, NY. A.  SAMIR

2013-2015

Genitourinary Ultrasound. MGH-BWH Radiology Review Course Boston, MA. A.  SAMIR

2012    

US Elastography as an Imaging Biomarker in Chronic Liver Disease. Imaging Biomarkers in Clinical Trials Conference, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. A.  SAMIR

Genitourinary Ultrasound. Brigham Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Radiology Review, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. A.  SAMIR

Liver Sonoelastography as a Biomarker of Diffuse Liver Disease. Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge MA.  A.  SAMIR

Follow-up of Renal Lesions with an Initial Inconclusive Diagnosis on Core Biopsy: Value of Repeat Biopsy. Radiologic Society of North America Chicago, IL.  A.  SAMIR

Percutaneous Catheter Drainage of Abdominal Collections Complicating Synthetic Mesh Hernia Repair. Radiologic Society of North America, Chicago, IL.  A. SAMIR

Follicular Neoplasms of the Thyroid: Can Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) Assist Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Nodules? Radiology Society of North America, Chicago, IL.  A.  SAMIR

Shear Wave Sonoelastography for the Estimation of Liver Fibrosis: Does Steatosis and Inflammation Have a Role to Play? Radiologic Society of North America Chicago, IL. A.  SAMIR

Shear Wave Sonoelastography for the Detection of Malignant Follicular Neoplasms of the Thyroid: Utility and Inter-observer Variation. Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD. A.  SAMIR

Shear Wave Sonoelastography: A new method to differentiate intermediate stages of liver fibrosis. Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD. A.  SAMIR

Liver Elastography. Taiwan Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. A.  SAMIR

Thyroid Elastography. Taiwan Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. A.  SAMIR

2010     

Elastography: It isn’t that hard. New England Roentgen Ray Society Ultrasound Course Waltham, MA.  A.  SAMIR

2008     

Ultrasound in Transplantation Medicine. New England Ultrasound Technologist Society, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Wellesley, MA.  A.  SAMIR

2006-2009

Ultrasound in Transplantation Medicine. Invited Lecturer New England Ultrasound Technologist Society A.  SAMIR

2006-2011

  Senior radiology residents Board Review Sessions. Massachusetts General Hospital  A.  SAMIR

Conference Papers

2018

Baikpour M, Ozturk A, Dhyani M, Mercaldo ND, Samir AE.The value of portal vein pulsatility for diagnosis of high risk nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Accepted presentation, November 2018, Radiology Society of North America Conference, Chicago,IL 

Brattain L, Ozturk A, Telfer B, Samir AE. FEMCATH-AI: Machine Learning Assisted Ultrasound Image-Guided Rapid Femoral Vascular Catheterization System. Military Health System Research Symposium 2018, Kissimmee, FL.  

Zubajlo RE, Ranger B, Ozturk A, Dhyani M, Thomenius KE, Samir AE, Anthony BW. Quantitative ultrasound biomarkers for disease detection. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Medical Electronic Device Realization Center (MEDRC) 10th annual workshop, May 2018, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Ozturk A, Brattain LJ, Samir AE. Advanced data analytics for improved liver fibrosis staging with ultrasound elastography. Poster presentation Hampton Symposium 2018, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA. 

2017

Ozturk A, Dhyani A, Samir AEImaging Biomarkers: Understanding the Concept and Context of Use. Presenting author- Ozturk A. Oral Poster Presentation at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting, Chicago, November 2017.

Ozturk A, Palmeri M, Dhyani M, Alam SK, Barr RG, Sporea I, Chen S, Nightingale K, Rouze N, McAleavey S, Urban MW, Chen L, Shamdasani V, MacDonald M, Obuchowski N, Xie H, Lynch T, Milkowski A, Wear KA, Hall TJ, Carson PL, Garra B, Samir AEQIBA Ultrasound Shear Wave Speed Biomarker Committee: Overview and Status Update. Presenting author- Ozturk A. Oral Poster Presentation at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting, Chicago, November 2017.

Chen Z, Dhyani MBrattain LSamir AEQuality Assessment for individual Elastograms: A step towards decreasing the minimum number of SWE measurements for each patient. Presenting author – Chen Z at the annual American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) at Buena Vista, Florida. March 2017

Qian Li, Anthony E. Samir, Xi Zhang, Ronald S. Arellano. How to balance the safety and adequacy when a low adequacy is encountered during ultrasound guided native renal biopsy? Presenting author – Qian Li at the annual convention of Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) at Washington D.C., March 2017

Qian Li, Anthony E. Samir, Xi Zhang, Ronald S. Arellano. The imaging related risk factors for ultrasound guided native renal biopsy – a case-control study. Presenting author – Qian Li at the annual convention of Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) at Washington D.C., March 2017

Zhikui Chen, Manish Dhyani, Laura Brattain, Atul K. Bhan, Qian LiFeixiang Xiang, Anthony E. Samir. SAR 2015 Howard S. Stern Research Grant Report: Improving Hepatic Shear Wave Elastography for Liver Fibrosis Staging Through Computerized Selection of Analysis Data. SAR 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting and Educational Course, March 26 – 31, at Hollywood, Florida.

Ramin Mohammadi, Manish Dhyani, Sagar Kamarathi, Atul K. Bhan, Zhikui Chen, Joe Grajo, Kathleen Corey, Raymond T. Chung, Anthony E. Samir, Jagpreet Chhatwal. Non-invasive detection of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis at risk of adverse liver outcomes. Presenting author – Chhatwal J at the annual EASL – The International Liver Congress, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 22, 2017.

2016

Pan M, Li Q, Dhyani M, Samir AE. Modern Ultrasound Techniques in the Assessment of Cervical Nodal Metastatic Diseases. Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 2016.

Zakrzewski, A., Dhyani, M., Samir, A.E., Anthony, B.WNon-Invasive, Non-Occlusive Blood Pressure Estimation Using Ultrasound: Clinical Results. – accepted for lecture presentation at the 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, August 2016.

Dhyani M, Li CSamir AE, Stephen A. Elastography: Applications and Limitations of New Technology in Advanced Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound, edited by Mira Milas, Susan Mandel, and Jill E. Langer (Springer). 1st ed. 2016

Dhyani M, Samir AE, Palmeri M, Milkowski A, Barr RG, Cosgrove D, Hall TJ, Carson PL, Garra BS. The RSNA-QIBA Shear Wave Speed Profile: Current Status, Methods in generating the Profile and a discussion of currently open and closed issues. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the annual International Tissue Elasticity Conference (ITEC) meeting, Fairlee, Vermont, October 2016.

Garra BS, Dhyani MSamir AE, Barr RG, Hall TJ, Milkowski A, Carson PL, Cosgrove D. The QIBA Shear Wave Speed Profile: Implications for Quality Assurance, Quality Monitoring, Regulatory Evaluation and Clinical Acceptance of Quantitative Elastography.  Presenting author – Garra BS at the annual International Tissue Elasticity Conference (ITEC) meeting, Fairlee, Vermont, October 2016. 

Samir AEDhyani M, Palmeri M, Milkowski A, Barr RG, Cosgrove D, Hall TJ, Carson PL, Garra BS. RSNA-QIBA Shear Wave Speed Profile – What the clinical workflow would look like and a review of biological confounders.  Presenting author – Dhyani M at the annual International Tissue Elasticity Conference (ITEC) meeting, Fairlee, Vermont, October 2016. 

Palmeri ML, Hall TJ, Garra BS, Milkowski A, Lynch T, Chen S, Rouze NC, Barr RG, Shamdasani V, Macdonald M, Guenette G, Dhyani M, Hah Z, Gee A, Couade M, Managuli R, Chen J, Obuchowski NA, Carson PL. RSNA-QIBA Comparison of Shear Wave Speed Estimation in Viscoelastic Phantoms.  Presenting author – Hall TJ at the annual International Tissue Elasticity Conference (ITEC) meeting, Fairlee, Vermont, October 2016.

Aaron M. Zakrzewski, Manish Dhyani, Anthony Edward Samir, Brian W. Anthony.Non-Invasive, Non-Occlusive Blood Pressure Estimation Using Ultrasound: Clinical Results.  Presenting author – Zakrzewski A at the 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida USA. August 2016. 

Li C, Chen L, Chen Z, Cosgrove D, Bhan AK, Fusco D, Dhyani M, Samir AEUltrasound elastography: Variation of fibrosis assessment as a function of depth, force and distance from central axis of the transducer with a comparison of different systems.  Presenting author – Li C at the annual American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting, New York, March 2016.

Li Q, Dhyani M, Samir AE. Shear Wave Elastography of Liver: the optimal minimum measurement number for different fibrosis stages, a prospective study. Presenting author – Li Q at the annual American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting, New York, March 2016.

2015

Chen LDhyani M, Samir AE. Sonographic and Demographical Features Associated with BRAF and RAS Mutations in the Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.  Presenting author – Chen L at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting, Chicago, November 2015.

Grajo J, Dhyani M, Samir AE.Validation of Shear-Wave Elastography cut-off values for liver fibrosis staging.  Presenting author – Grajo J at the annual International Tissue Elasticity Conference, Italy, September 2015. 

Kuppermann D, Allard CB, Dhyani M, Rodriguez D, Sanchez A, Deshmukh S, et al. Diagnostic Success and Prediction of Tumor Subtype of Renal Mass Biopsy Improves with Experience: Longitudinal Results in a Single Series Cohort of 1233 Tumors. J Urol. Elsevier; 2015;193(4):e614. 

Kuppermann D, Dhyani M, Rodriguez D, Deshmukh S, McGovern FJ, Blute ML, et al. Role of Repeat Biopsy in the Follow-up of Renal Lesions with a Prior Non-Diagnostic Biopsy of the Same Mass. J Urol. Elsevier; 2015;193(4):e614–5.

Dhyani M., Udeshi M, Kurup AN, and Samir AE. Benign, Malignant, and Cystic Focal Renal Lesions, In: Sahani, DV and Samir AE eds. Abdominal Imaging, 2nd Ed., Elsevier, September 2015.

Dhyani M, Grajo J, Xiaozhou Ma, Samir AE. Advanced ultrasound techniques: 4D ultrasound, CEUS, Liver elastography, In: Sahani, D.S. and Samir A.E. eds. Abdominal Imaging, 2nd Ed., Elsevier, September 2015.

Kuppermann, D., Dhyani, M., Rodriguez, D., Deshmukh, S., McGovern, F.J., Blute, M.L., Tambouret, R., Wu, C.L., Arellano, R.S., Samir, A., Feldman, A.S. Role of repeat biopsy in the follow-up of renal lesions with a prior non-diagnostic biopsy of the same mass.  – accepted for moderated poster presentation at the American Urological Association’s Annual Meeting, May 2015.

Palmeri, M., Kathy Nightingale, K., Fielding, S., Rouze, N., Deng, Y., Lynch, T., Chen, S., Song, P., Urban, M., Xie, H., Wear, K. Garra, B., Milkowski, A., Rosenzweig, S., Carson, P., Barr, R., Shamdasani, V., Macdonald, M., Wang, M., Guenette, G., Miyajima, Y., Okamura, Y., Dhyani, M.Samir, A., Hah, Z., McLaughlin, G., Gee, A., Chen, Y., Napolitano, D., McAleavey, S., Obuchowski, N., Hall, T. RSNA QIBA ultrasound sheer wave speed phase II phantom study in viscoelastic media. – accepted for moderated poster presentation at the Radiological Society of North America, December 2015.

Kuppermann, D., Allard, C.B., Dhyani, M., Rodriguez, D., Sanchez, A., Deshmukh, S., McGovern, F.J., Wszolek, M., Blute, M.L., Tambouret, R., Wu, C.L., Samir, A., Feldman, A.S. Diagnostic success and prediction of tumor subtype of renal mass biopsy improves with experience: longitudinal results in a single series cohort of 1233 tumors. – accepted for moderated poster presentation at the American Urological Association’s Annual Meeting, May 2015.

Dhyani M, Palmeri M, Alam SK, Barr RG, Cosgrove DG, et al. RSNA/QIBA Ultrasound Shear Wave Speed Biomarker Committee. Oral Poster Presentation at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting, Chicago, November 2015.

Li CDhyani M, Li Q, Samir AE. Assessing Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: Role of Elastography and Molecular Diagnosis of Fine Needle Aspirates. Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 2015.

Kuppermann D, Allard CB, Dhyani M, Rodriguez D, Sanchez A, Deshmukh S, McGovern FJ, Wszolek M, Blute ML, Tambouret R, Wu CL, Samir AE, Feldman AS. Diagnostic success and prediction of tumor subtype of renal mass biopsy improves with experience: longitudinal results in a single series cohort of 1233 tumors. Oral Poster Presentation at the American Urological Association annual meeting, New Orleans, May 2015.

Kuppermann D*, Dhyani M, Rodriguez D, Deshmukh S, McGovern FJ, Blute ML, Tambouret R, Wu CL, Arellano RS, Samir AE, Feldman AS. Role of repeat biopsy in the follow-up of renal lesions with a prior non-diagnostic biopsy of the same mass. Oral Poster Presentation at the American Urological Association annual meeting, New Orleans, May 2015.

Dhyani M, Palmeri M, Barr RG, Cosgrove DO, et al. RSNA/QIBA: Variability Sources and Potential Mitigation Strategies in Shear Wave Elastography for the Staging of Liver Fibrosis. Oral Poster Presentation at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting, Chicago, November 2015.

2014

Dhyani, M., Gilbertson, M., Anvari, A., Anthony, B., Samir, A.E. Precise quantification of sonographic forces: a first step toward reducing ergonomic injury. – presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, April 2014.

Anvari, A., Samir, A.EIncidental findings of ovarian cyst assessment on ultrasonography in non-pregnant premenopausal women. – presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, April 2014.

Anvari, A., Samir, A.EUltrasonography findings in primary hyperparathyroidism. – presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, April 2014.

Vij, A.Dhyani, M., Zegel, H., Samir, ATo biopsy or not to biopsy: simplifying the complexity of selection of thyroid nodules for tissue sampling. – presented at the America Roentgen Ray Society meeting, May 2014.

Carson, P., Milkowski, A., Hall, T., Garra, B., Nightingale, K., Palmeri, M., Samir, A., Chen, S., Lynch, T., Rouze, N., Dhyani, M., Sullivan, D. Ultrasound shear wave speed: sources of variability in phantoms, simulations and humans. – accepted for presentation at the Biomedical Engineering Society meeting, October 2014.

Allegretti, A., Samir, A., Zhu, Q.Dhyani, M., Anvari, A., Sullivan, D., Trottier, C., Williams, W., Babitt, J., Wegner, J., Thadhani, R., Li, H. Shear wave elastography in chronic kidney disease: a novel noninvasive ultrasound technique asa marker for renal fibrosis. – accepted for presentation at the ASN Kidney Week Annual Meeting, November 2014.

Carson P, Milkowski A, Hall T, Garra B, Nightingale K, Palmeri M, Samir A, Chen S, Lynch T, Rouse N, Dhyani M, Sullivan D. RSNA QIBA Ultrasound Shear Wave Speed: Sources of Variability in Phantoms, Simulations and Humans. Presenting author – Carson P at the Biomedical Engineering Society annual meeting, San Antonio, October, 2014.

Dhyani M, Gilbertson M, Anvari AAnthony B, Samir AEPrecise Quantification of Sonographic Forces: A First Step Toward Reducing Ergonomic Injury. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the annual American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. Las Vegas, April 2014.

Allegretti AS, Samir AZhu QDhyani M, Anvari A, Sullivan D, Trottier C, Dougherty S, Williams W, Babitt J, Thadhani, RI, Lin H. Shear Wave Elastography in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Novel Noninvasive Ultrasound Technique as a Marker for Renal Fibrosis. Oral Poster Presentation at the ASN Kidney Week Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, November, 2014.

Vij ADhyani M, Zegel H, Samir AE. To Bx or not to Bx: Simplifying the complexity of selection of thyroid nodules for tissue sampling. Electronic Exhibit at the annual ARRS meeting. San Diego, May 2014. 

2013

Dhyani M, Hedgire S, Aggarwal S. It’s Not Always FNH: A Review of Entities That Can Appear Hyperintense on Hepatobiliary Phase Imaging. Poster presentation at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting, Chicago, December 2013.

Dhyani M, Anvari A, Samir AE. Ultra-Fast Doppler: Understanding the Terms, Current and Potential Clinical Applications. Poster presentation at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting, Chicago, December 2013.

Dhyani M, Shenoy-Bhangle A, Samir AE, Arellano RS. Differentiating Fat Poor Angiomyolipoma from Renal Cell Carcinomas on Contrast Enhanced CT. Poster presentation at the Society of Abdominal Radiology annual meeting, Maui, Hawaii, February 2013.

Dhyani M, Shenoy-Bhangle A, Hahn PF, Gee MS. Can We Ignore Spleen Lesions that are Not Metabolically Active? Poster presentation at the Society of Abdominal Radiology annual meeting, Hawaii, February 2013.

Shenoy-Bhangle A, Dhyani M, Blake M, Arellano RS. Importance of Imaging and Intervention of the Perirenal Space. Poster presentation at the Society of Abdominal Radiology annual meeting, Hawaii, February 2013.

Shenoy-Bhangle A, Dhyani M, Arellano RS. Role of Interventional Radiology in the Management of Post-Hepatectomy Collections. Poster presentation at the Society of Interventional Radiology annual meeting, New Orleans, April 2013. 

Anvari ADhyani M, Daniels GH, Samir AEThe Natural History of Thyroid Nodules with Peripheral Calcification. Accepted for oral presentation at the annual AIUM conference. April, 2013

Ayyala R, Dhyani M, Anupindi SA, Gee MS. An Unforgettable Journey through the diseases of the “Forgotten organ”: the SPLEEN. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Radiology. May 2013.

Dhyani M, Deshmukh S, Rodriguez D, Barrisford GW, Feldman A, Gervais DA, Arellano RS, Samir AEUltrasound-Guided Percutaneous Renal Mass Biopsy: Diagnostic Rate Compared with CT. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the annual Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound conference. Chicago, October 2013.

Dhyani M, Deshmukh S, Feldman A, Arellano RS, Samir AEBiopsy Proven Oncocytoma and Oncocytic Neoplasms: In Situ Natural History and Clinical Outcomes of 139 lesions. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2013.

Barrisford GW, Deshmukh SM, Dhyani M, Arellano RS, Samir AE, Blute ML, Feldman AS. Renal mass biopsy: Does fine needle aspiration add value?  Presenting author – Barrisford GW at the New England Section of the American Urological Association – June 2013.

Dhyani, M., Shenoy-Bhangle, A., Samir, A.E., Arellano, R.S. Differentiating fat poor angiomyolipoma from renal cell carcinomas on contrast enhanced CT.  – presented at the Society of Abdominal Radiology annual meeting, February 2013.

Anvari, A., Samir, A.E., Gee, M.S. Cranial ultrasound findings in preterm infant with germinal matrix and periventricular leukomalacia.  – presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, April 2013.

Anvari, A., Dhyani, M., Daniels, G.H., Samir, A.EThe natural history of thyroid nodules with peripheral calcification. – presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, April 2013.

Hall, T.J, Milkowski, A., Samir, A.E., Zhoa, HS. Shear wave speed as a biomarker for liver fibrosis staging. – presented at the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, July 2013.

Dhyani, M., Deshmukh, S., Rodriguez, D., Barrisford, G., Feldman, A., Gervais, D.A., Arellano, R.S., Samir, A.E. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous renal mass biopsy: diagnostic rate compared with CT. – presented at the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, October 2013.

Dhyani, M., Deshmukh, S.M., Feldman, A.S., Tambouret, R., Grvais, D.A., Arellano, R.S., Samir, A.E. Biopsy proven oncocytoma and oncocytic neoplasms: in situ natural history and clinical outcomes of 139 lesions. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, December 2013.

Dhyani, M., Anvari, A., Samir, A.E. Ultrafast Doppler: understanding the terms, current and potential clinical applications. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, December 2013.

Anvari, A., Forsberg, F., Samir, A.E. A primer on physical principles of differential harmonic tissue imaging and its clinical applications.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, December 2013.

Anvari, A., Samir, A.E., Halpern, E.F. Essentials of statistical methods for assessing reliability and agreement in quantitative imaging. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, December 2013.

Anvari, A., Samir, A.E., Halpern, E.F. Nonparametric tests in radiology clinical research: a CME educational exhibit. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, December 2013.

Anvari, A., Kandakatla, P.Samir, A.E.; Arellano, R.S.,Shenoy-Bhangle AS, Dhyani M, Arellano R. Virtual navigation systems in ct-guided interventional procedures in liver and kidney. Abstract No. 406-Role of interventional radiology in the management of posthepatectomy collections. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Elsevier; 2013;24(4):S172.

Feldman AS, Deshmukh SM, Dhyani M, Barrisford G, Rodriguez D, Mcgovern FJ, et al. Proposal of an algorithm for utilization of percutaneous renal mass biopsy based on the results of 1000 case series. 2013. pp. 8–9.

Deshmukh SM, Dhyani M, McGovern FJ, McDougal WS, Olumi AF, Dahl DM, et al. To biopsy or not to biopsy: Results of 1000 renal mass biopsies at a single institution. J Urol. Elsevier; 2013;189(4):e437. 

2012

Dhyani M, Samir AE, Hahn PF, Gee MS. Can We Reliably Differentiate Benign From Malignant Splenic Lesions by PETCT? RSNA, November 2012.

Anvari A, Dhyani M, Samir AE. The Role of Ultrasound Elastography Techniques in Clinical Assessment of Liver Diseases. RSNA, November 2012.

Dhyani M, Shenoy-Bhangle AS, Wicky S, Samir AE, Arellano RS. Spectrum of Imaging and Interventions of Renal AML. RSNA, November 2012.

Anvari ADhyani M, Samir AE. US Elastography of Prostate and Thyroid Lesions. RSNA, November 2012.

Shenoy-Bhangle AS, Perez-Johnston R, Shelly MJ, Gervais DA, Dhyani M, Arellano RS. Drainage of Post-Hepatectomy Bilomas: Tips and Tricks to Ensure Effective Drainage. RSNA, November 2012. Awarded – “Magna-Cum-Laude”.

Patwardhan V*, Dhyani M*, Corey KE, Bhan AK, Li Q, Chung RT, Samir AEUltrasound Shear Wave Elastography: A non-invasive tool to predict liver fibrosis. *Authors contributed equally. – Poster presentation at the annual Digestive Disease Week conference, May 2012.

Prescott JD, Dhyani M, Samir AE, Arellano H, Hodin RA, Gaz RD, Randolph GW, Zurakowski D, Finkelstein DM, Parangi S, Stephen AE. The Role of Shear-wave ultrasound elastography in estimating cancer risk and determining the extent of surgery in patients with indeterminate thyroid nodules.  Annual conference of American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, April 2012.

Dhyani M, Anvari A, Faquin W, Lubitz CC, Daniels GH, Samir AE. Interpreting Thyroid FNA Results: A Guide for the Busy Radiologist. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2012. Oral poster presentation, Awarded – “Certificate of Merit”.

Dhyani M, Arellano RS, Deshmukh SM, Feldman AS, Samir AE. Follow-up of Renal Lesions with an Initial Inconclusive Diagnosis on Core Biopsy: Value of Repeat Biopsy. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2012. 

Dhyani M, Samir AE, Mueller PR, Hahn PF, Arellano RS, Gervais DA, Uppot RN. Percutaneous Catheter Drainage of Abdominal Collections Complicating Synthetic Mesh Hernia Repair. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, November 2012.

Dhyani M, Arellano H, Anvari A, Stephen AE, Samir AEFollicular Neoplasms of the Thyroid: Can Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) Assist Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Nodules? Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2012.

Dhyani M, Chen J, Lee H, Vij A, Bhan AK, Corey K, Chung RT, Samir AEShear Wave Sonoelastography for the Estimation of Liver Fibrosis: Does Steatosis and Inflammation Have a Role to Play?  Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2012.

Feldman AS, Deshmukh SM, Dhyani M, McGovern FJ, McDougal WS, Olumi A, Dahl DM, Arellano RS, Samir AE, Blute ML. To biopsy or not to biopsy: results of 1000 renal mass biopsies at a single institution. Presenting author – Feldman AS at the Society of Urologic Oncology, November 2012. 

Dhyani M, Anvari A, Arellano H, Stephen AE, Samir AEShear Wave Sonoelastography for the Detection of Malignant Follicular Neoplasms of the Thyroid: Utility and Inter-observer Variation. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the annual meeting of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound; October 2012 Baltimore, MD.

Dhyani M, Perez-Johnston R, Mino-Kenudson M, Sahani DV. Pathological Subtypes of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: Can CT Patterns Predict Invasiveness? Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Society of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance annual meeting, October 2012. (Oral Poster Presentation) “Finalist – Poster” 

Prescott, J.D., Dhyani, M., Samir, A.E., Arellano, H., Hodin, R.A., Gaz, R.D., Randolph, G.W., Zurakowski, D., Finkelstein, D.M., Parangi, S., Stephen, A.E. The role of shear-wave ultrasound elastography in estimating cancer risk and determining the extent of surgery in patients with indeterminate thyroid nodules. – presented at the annual conference of American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, April 2012.

Patwardhan, V.*, Dhyani, M.*, Corey, K.E., Bhan, A.K., Li, Q., Chung, R.T., Samir, A.E. Ultrasound shear wave elastography: a non-invasive tool to predict liver fibrosis. *Authors contributed equally. – presented at the annual conference of Digestive Disease Week, May 2012.

Li, Q., and Samir ADetection and characterization of stones with strain sonoelastography – a phantom study. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2012.

Dhyani, M., Samir, A.E., Hahn, P.F., Gee, M.S. Can we reliably differentiate benign from malignant splenic lesions by PETCT?  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, November 2012.

Dhyani, M., Shenoy-Bhangle, A.S., Wicky, S., Samir, A.E., Arellano, R.S. Spectrum of imaging and interventions of renal AML.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, November 2012.

Dhyani, M., Anvari, A., Faquin, W., Lubitz, C.C., Daniels, G.H., Samir, A.EInterpreting thyroid FNA results: a guide for the busy radiologist. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, November 2012.

Anvari, A., Samir, A.E.  A primer on the physical principles of ultrasound elastography and their clinical relevance.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, November 2012.

Anvari, A., Dhyani, M., Samir, A.E. The role of ultrasound elastography techniques in clinical assessment of liver diseases. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, November 2012.

Anvari, A., Dhyani, M., Samir, A.E. US elastography of prostate and thyroid lesions.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America, November 2012.

Cohen-Bacrie, C.,Garra, B., Hall, T.J., Milkowski, A., Palmeri, M., Cosgrove, D., Samir A.E., Wear, K., Carson, P., Sullivan, D. QIBA technical committee for shear wave speed (SWS) measurement. – presented at the Supersonic Imagine’s Aixplorer Liver Users’ Meeting, November 2012.

Samir A.ETo biopsy or not to biopsy:  the results of 1000 renal mass biopsies at a single institution.  – presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology in Conjunction with the World Urological Oncology Federation University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, November 2012.

Patwardhan V, Dhyani M, Corey KE, Bhan AK, Li Q, Chung RT, et al. Mo1944. Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography: A Non-Invasive Tool to Predict Liver Fibrosis. Gastroenterology. WB Saunders; 2012;142(5):S–1006. 

2011

Dhyani M, Ayyala R, Anupindi SA, Gee MS. Defining an imaging algorithm for noncystic splenic lesions identified in young patients. Presented at the RSNA, December 2011.

Dhyani M, Chung RT, Samir AE. Shear wave sonoelastography: a new method to differentiate intermediate stages of liver fibrosis. Presenting author – Dhyani M at the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound annual meeting. October 2011. 2011-Memebr-in-training Award Presentation as the annual award given for the best research paper by a resident/fellow.

Alkasab T.K., Huang A.J., Pomerantz S.R., Samir A.E., Wright A., Rosenthal D.I., Abujudeh H.H., Thrall J.H. QatchAll:  deploying an information system for reporting technical quality issues. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2011.

Kambadakone A.R., Arellano R.S., Dawson S.L., Uppot R.N., Samir A.E., Gervais D.A., Mueller P.R. Percutaneous image-guided interventions in management of ureteral lesions:  a pictorial overview.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, November 2011.

2010

Uppot, R.N., Gervais D.A., Arellano R.S., Samir, A.E., Mueller P.R. Image-guided percutaneous ablation of adrenal gland tumors. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 2010.

Vij A., Siqueira L., Karaosmanoglu A.D., Gervais D.A., Mueller P.R., Samir A.EIs it worthwhile repeating a nondiagnostic renal lesion biopsy? Lessons learned in 972 focal renal lesion biopsies. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 2010.

Stingley P.R., Byers E., Doyle P., Wright J., Samir A.E., Romero J.M. Establishing a peer review program for imaging technologists.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 2010.

Gupta S, Singh A.K., Sagar P., Kawai T., Harris G.J., Samir A.EThe expanding latitude of three-dimensional ultrasound: the story so far.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 2010.

Vij A., Buckland D., McDowell J. A., Chasaki D., Mueller P. R., Samir A.E.  Tissue elasticity imaging: physical principles and clinical applications in the thyroid, prostate, liver, and musculoskeletal system.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 2010.

Buckland D., Perez-Rossello J. Samir A.E., Snyder B.D. Ultrasound imaging of the cervical spine intervertebral disc space. – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 2010.

Vij A., Uppot R.N., Chasaki D., Halpern E.F., Mueller P.R., Samir A.EThyroid nodule microcalcifications: it’s harder than you think.  – presented at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 2010.