The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville



The Department of Radiology

Scholarly Activity

Current Publications

Wall JS, Martin EB, Lands R, Ramchandren R, Stuckey A, Heidel RE, Whittle B, Powell D, Richey T, Williams AD, Foster JS, Guthrie S, Kennel SJ..
Cardiac amyloid detection by PET/CT imaging of iodine ((124)i) evuzamitide ((124)i-p5+14): A phase 1/2 study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Nov;16(11):1433-1448. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.08.009.

Nogueira RG, Pinheiro A, Brinjikji W, Abbasi M, Al-Bayati AR, Mohammaden MH, Souza Viana L, Ferreira F, Abdelhamid H, Bhatt NR, Kvamme P, Layton KF, Delgado Almandoz JE, Hanel RA, Mendes Pereira V, Almekhlafi MA, Yoo AJ, Jahromi BS, Gounis MJ, Patel B, Arturo Larco JL, Fitzgerald S, Mereuta OM, Doyle K, Savastano LE, Cloft HJ, Thacker IC, Kayan Y, Copelan A, Aghaebrahim A, Sauvageau E, Demchuk AM, Bhuva P, Soomro J, Nazari P, Cantrell DR, Puri AS, Entwistle J, Polley EC, Frankel MR, Kallmes DF, Haussen DC..
Clot composition and recanalization outcomes in mechanical thrombectomy. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 Jul 7:jnis-2023-020117. doi: 10.1136/jnis-2023-020117. Online ahead of print.

Mereuta OM, Abbasi M, Arturo Larco JL, Dai D, Liu Y, Arul S, Kadirvel R, Hanel RA, Yoo AJ, Almekhlafi MA, Layton KF, et.al.
Correlation of von Willebrand factor and platelets with acute ischemic stroke etiology and revascularization outcome: an immunohistochemical study. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 May;15(5):488-494. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2022-018645. Epub 2022 May 20.

Tumpa TR, Acuff SN, Gregor J, Bradley Y, Fu Y, Osborne DR.
Data-driven head motion correction for PET using time-of-flight and positron emission particle tracking techniques. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 31;17(8):e0272768. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272768. eCollection 2022.

Quraishi MI.
Radiomics-guided precision medicine approaches for colorectal cancer. Front Oncol. 2022 Jun 9;12:872656. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.872656. eCollection 2022.

Brinjikji W, Abbasi M, Mereuta OM, Fitzgerald S, Larco JA, Dai D, Kadirvel R, Nogueira RG, Kvamme P, et. Al.
Histological composition of retrieved emboli in acute ischemic stroke is independent of pre-thrombectomy alteplase use. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Apr;31(4):106376. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106376. Epub 2022 Feb 17.

Mereuta OM, Abbasi M, Fitzgerald S, Dai D, Kadirvel R, Hanel RA, Yoo AJ, Almekhlafi MA, Layton KF, Delgado Almandoz JE, Kvamme P, et al.
Histological evaluation of acute ischemic stroke thrombi may indicate the occurrence of vessel wall injury during mechanical thrombectomy. J Neurointerv Surg. 2022 Apr;14(4):356-361. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017310. Epub 2021 May 11.

Joyce C, Roman FL, Miller B, Jeffries J, Miller RC.
Emerging cybersecurity threats in radiation oncology. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2021 Sep 20;6(6):100796. eCollection 2021 Nov-Dec. Available in PubMed: Nov 2021.

Wall JS, Martin EB, Endsley A, Stuckey AC, Williams AD, Powell D, Whittle B, Hall S, Lambeth TR, Julian RR, Stabin M, Lands RH, Kennel SJ.
First in human evaluation and dosimetry calculations for peptide (124)I-p5+14-a novel radiotracer for the detection of systemic amyloidosis using PET/CT imaging. Molecular Imaging and Biology. 2021 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print]

Worth H, Helmlinger K, Raj R, Heidel E, Lands R.
Thromboembolic rates are similar between intensive care unit and nonintensive care unit hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A retrospective cohort study. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 2021 Jan-Dec;27:10760296211053315.

Miller RC, Tsai CJ.
Top 20 peer reviewers for 2020. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2021 Aug 6;6(4):100709. eCollection 2021 Jul-Aug.

Martin EB, Donnell R, Richey T, Stuckey A, Kennel SJ, Wall JS.
Discrete binding patterns of two heparin-reactive proteins, basic fibroblast growth factor and peptide p5R, in amyloid-laden and healthy mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2021 May 7;552:136-141.

Mereuta OM, Abbasi M, Fitzgerald S, Dai D, Kadirvel R, Hanel RA, Yoo AJ, Almekhlafi MA, Layton KF, Delgado Almandoz JE, Kvamme P, Mendes Pereira V, Jahromi BS, Nogueira RG, Gounis MJ, Patel B, Aghaebrahim A, Sauvageau E, Bhuva P, Soomro J, Demchuk AM, Thacker IC, Kayan Y, Copelan A, Nazari P, Cantrell DR, Haussen DC, Al-Bayati AR, Mohammaden M, Pisani L, Rodrigues GM, Puri AS, Entwistle J, Meves A, Arturo Larco JL, Savastano L, Cloft HJ, Kallmes DF, Doyle KM, Brinjikji W.
Histological evaluation of acute ischemic stroke thrombi may indicate the occurrence of vessel wall injury during mechanical thrombectomy. Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2021 May 11:neurintsurg-2021-017310. [Epub ahead of print]

Abbasi M, Kvamme P, Layton KF, Hanel RA, Almekhlafi MA, Delgado JE, Pereira VM, Patel BM, Jahromi BS, Yoo AJ, Nogueira RG, Gounis MJ, Fitzgerald S, Mereuta OM, Dai D, Kadirvel R, Kallmes DF, Doyle KM, Savastano LE, Cloft HJ, Liu Y, Thacker IC, Aghaebrahim.
Per pass analysis of thrombus composition retrieved by mechanical thrombectomy. Interventional Neuroradiology. 2021 Apr 7:15910199211009119. [Epub ahead of print]

Brinjikji W, Nogueira RG, Kvamme P, Layton KF, Delgado Almandoz JE, Hanel RA, Mendes Pereira V, Almekhlafi MA, Yoo AJ, Jahromi BS, Gounis MJ, Patel B, Abbasi M, Fitzgerald S, Mereuta OM, Dai D, Kadirvel R, Doyle K, Savastano L, Cloft HJ, Haussen DC, Al-Ba.
Association between clot composition and stroke origin in mechanical thrombectomy patients: Analysis of the Stroke Thromboembolism Registry of Imaging and Pathology. Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2021 Mar 15:neurintsurg-2020-017167. [Epub ahead of print]

Meyers PM, Fifi JT, Cockroft KM, Miller TR, Given CA, Zomorodi AR, Jagadeesan BD, Mokin M, Kan P, Yao TL, Diaz O, Huddle D, Bellon RJ, Seinfeld J, Polifka AJ, Fiorella D, Chitale RV, Kvamme P, Morrow JT, Singer J, Wakhloo AK, Puri AS, Deshmukh VR, Hanel RA, Gonzalez LF, Woo HH, Aziz-Sultan MA.
Safety of the APOLLO Onyx delivery microcatheter for embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations: Results from a prospective post-market study. Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2021 Feb 1:neurintsurg-2020-016830. [Epub ahead of print]

Osborne D, Kiser JW, Knowland J, Townsend D, Fisher DR.
Patient-specific extravasation dosimetry using uptake probe measurements. Health Physics. 2021 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Wall JS, Heidel RE, Stuckey A, Martin EB, Richey T, Williams A, Foster JS, Whittle B, Fu Y, Powell D, Lands RH, Guthrie S, Kennel SJ.
Detection of systemic AL amyloidosis and differentiation of AL from Attr using 124I-p5+14 PET imaging. Blood. 2020 Nov;136(Sup 1):17–18. Available in Scopus: Dec 2020.

Wallis J, Klein R, Bradshaw T, Catana C, Hatt M, Laforest R, Liu C, Mawlawi O, McCall K, Osborne D, Tang J, Wells RG, Ghesani M.
PIDSC remote viewing guidelines document. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. 2020 Dec 30:jnmt.120.261890. [Epub ahead of print]

Smith LM, King SA, Shealy JA, Heidel RE, Morin-Ducote GI, Husband LD, Callison JC, Rosen BA, Savoy RA, Daley BJ.
Incidental findings in the trauma population: Interdisciplinary approach and electronic medical record reminder association with pre-discharge reporting and medicolegal risk. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2020 Dec 29:S1072-7515(20)32582-5. [Epub ahead of print]

Tumpa TR, Acuff SN, Gregor J, Lee S, Hu D, Osborne DR.
A data-driven respiratory motion estimation approach for PET based on time-of-flight weighted positron emission particle tracking. Medical Physics. 2020 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Biney I, Dudney T, Ferris J, Shamiyeh J, Peeke J, Dhand R.
CT findings in 30-day COPD readmissions. CHEST. 2020 Oct;158(4):A2491. Available in Scopus: Nov 2020.

Shaikh F, Dupont-Roettger D, Dehmeshki J, Kubassova O, Quraishi MI.
Advanced imaging of biochemical recurrent prostate cancer with PET, MRI, and radiomics. Frontiers in Oncology. 2020 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Houston KR, Gross AJ, Hudson JW, McCoy JM.
A multidisciplinary approach to synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint with cranial base involvement: A brief review of the literature and case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020 May 15. Available in PubMed: Jun 2020. [Epub ahead of print]

Quraishi MI, Rizvi AA, Heidel RE.
Off-site radiology workflow changes due to the COVID19 pandemic. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2020 May 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Hechler B, Carlson ER, Heidel RE, Fahmy MD, McCoy JM.
Are oral pain and otalgia predictive of perineural invasion in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2020 Apr 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Tumpa TR, Acuff SN, Osborne DR.
Classification of infiltrated injections during PET/CT imaging applying deep learning technique. IEEE International Conference on Tools With Artificial Intelligence Proceedings. 2020 Feb;8995254:1781-1785. Available in Scopus: Mar 2020.

Raymond J, Ghostine J, van Adel BA, Shankar JJS, Iancu D, Mitha AP, Kvamme P, Turner RD, Turk A, Mendes-Pereira V, Carpenter JS, Boo S, Evans A, Woo HH, Fiorella D, Alaraj A, Roy D, Weill A, Lavoie P, Chagnon M, Nguyen TN, Rempel JL, Darsaut TE.
Does increasing packing density using larger caliber coils improve angiographic results of embolization of intracranial aneurysms at 1 year: A randomized trial. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2020 Jan;41(1):29-34. Epub 2020 Jan 2.

Osborne DR, Acuff SN, Fang M, Weaver MD, Fu Y.
Assessing and reducing PET radiotracer infiltration rates: a single center experience in injection quality monitoring methods and quality improvement. BMC Medical Imaging. 2020 Jan 10;20(1):3.

Wong TZ, Benefield T, Masters SC, Kiser JW, Crowley JR, Osborne D, Mawlawi O, Barnwell J, Gupta P, Mintz A, Ryan KA, Perrin SR, Lattanze RK, Townsend DW.
Quality improvement initiatives to assess and improve PET/CT injection infiltration rates at multiple centers. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. 2019 Dec;47(4):326-331. Epub 2019 Jun 10.

Wall JS, Stuckey A, Martin EB, Richey T, Williams A, Wooliver DC, Macy S, Foster JS, Whittle B, Geldrich R, Powell M, Fu Y, Powell D, Osborne D, Heidel RE, Marine B, Besozzi M, Ramchandren R, Lands RH, Kennel SJ.
Preliminary phase 1 data on the safety and efficacy of a novel PET radiotracer, 124I-p5+14, for imaging systemic amyloidosis. Blood. 2019 Nov;134(Supplement_1):3034-3034.

Blevins DW, Rigney GH, Fang MY, Akula MR, Osborne DR.
Novel methods for the quantification of toxic, residual phase transfer catalyst in fluorine-18 labeled radiotracers. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2019 Jul/Aug;74-75:41-48. Epub 2019 Jul 22.

Acuff S, Mathotaarachchi S, Zukotynski K, Osborne D, Subramaniam RM.
Clinical and technical considerations for implementing PET brain imaging for dementia. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. 2019 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Rowe JA, Morandi F, Osborne DR, Wall JS, Kennel SJ, Reed RB, LeBlanc AK.
Relative skeletal distribution of proliferating marrow in the adult dog determined using 3'-deoxy-3'-[(18) F]fluorothymidine. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. 2019 Jan;48(1):46-52. Epub 2018 Oct 23.

Siman W, Mikell JK, Mawlawi OR, Mourtada F, Kappadath SC.
Dose volume histogram-based optimization of image reconstruction parameters for quantitative (90) Y-PET imaging. Medical Physics. 2019 Jan;46(1):229-237. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

Books and Book Chapters

Pasciak AS, Bradley Y, McKinney JM. Handbook of Radioembolization: Physics, Biology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2016.

Gash JR, Noe JA: Radiology of the urinary tract. In: Basic Radiology (Lange Series), 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill , Chapter 9, 233-254, 2010.

Current Presentations

Oakley TR, Norton DG, Peacock JW, Gray RI. It is Rapid, but is it right? Presented at American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Meeting; 2022 October-19; Austin, Texas.

Porter CG, McAdams CD, Heidel RE, Brooks AJ, Bowers A, Santoso M, Kurien N, Morin-Ducote GI, Lloyd JL. Factors Associated with Radial Scar to Support Excision Versus Close Observation. Presented at American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 April-6; Las Vegas, Nevada.

Treat S, Maroun R, DePolo J, Dhand R. When to pull the trigger – Persistent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the setting of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm and cystogastrostomy stent ultimately requiring coil embolization. Presented at CHEST; 2021 Oct 17-20; Orlando, FL.

Purkey SC, DePolo J, Anderson M. A rare case of Amyand’s hernia presenting as acute uncomplicated appendicitis. Presented at American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting; 2021 Oct 22-27; Las Vegas, NV.

McCoy JM. The odontogenic keratocyst past and present: A case series review from UTMCK. Presented at Tennessee Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (Invited Lecture); 2021 Aug 21; Franklin, TN.

Chaney T, Worth H, Helmlinger K, Rasnake M. When anticoagulation is not enough - COVID-19. Presented at Society of Hospital Medicine Converge; 2021 May 3-7; Virtual.

Wall J, Heidel RE, Martin EB, Stuckey AC, Whittle BA, Powell D, Lands R, Kennel SJ. Detection and differentiation of cardiac amyloidosis using [124]I-P5+14 PET/CT imaging and the correlation with clinical biomarkers. Presented at American College of Cardiology; 2021 May 15-17; Atlanta, GA.

Helmlinger K, Worth H, Drew J, Griffard J, Nickloes T. A comparison of outcomes in blunt spleen injuries treated by splenic artery embolization and splenectomy, a five year experience. Presented at Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting; 2021 Mar 20-26; Nashville, TN.

Link N, Fu Y. Typical diagnostic workup in the evaluation of cardiac amyloidosis. Presented at Radiological Society of North America; 2020 Nov 29 - Dec 5; Virtual.

Thakur S, Peeke J. Overview of pneumoconiosis: Causes, diagnosis, and complications. Presented at Radiological Society of North America; 2020 Nov 29 - Dec 5; Virtual.

Norton D, Oakley T, Peacock J, Heidel E, Gray R, Norwood D. Code stroke in the stroke belt: A cross-sectional stroke center. Presented at American Society of Emergency Radiology Meeting (Virtual); 2020 Sep 30 - Oct 3; Austin, TX.

Curry M, Link NB, Fu Y. Overview and analysis of the utility of 1- and 3- hour 99m technetium-pyrophosphate planar and SPECT/CT imaging in the diagnosis of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. Presented at Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Virtual; 2020 Jul 11-14; New Orleans, LA.

Fu Y, Jain N, Thakur S. Identifying and correcting commonly encountered artifacts in diagnostic myocardial perfusion scan interpretation: An interactive exhibit for physicians. Presented at Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Virtual; 2020 Jul 11-14; New Orleans, LA.

Baveja S, Akpa B, Ferris J, Hecht J, Heidel RE, Zeng R, Dhand R. Correlation of ultrasound measurement of muscle thickness, muscle weakness, and functional limitation in patients admitted for medical illness. Presented at *American Thoracic Society; 2020 May 15-20; Philadelphia, PA.

Upton HB, Ferrel A. Bow Hunter's syndrome: Case review and literature survey. Presented at *American Society of Neuroradiology 58th Annual Meeting; 2020 May 30 - Jun 4; Las Vegas, NV.

Green C, Stephens C, Acuff S, Minwell G, Pollard B, Walker D, Osborne D. Overestimation of Y-90 lung shunt fraction by Tc99m-MAA scans, preliminary results. Presented at *Society of Interventional Radiology; 2020 Mar 28 - Apr 2; Seattle, WA.

McCoy J. American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: 2019-2020 update . Presented at Tennessee Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Annual Meeting (Invited Lecture); 2020 Jan 11; Cool Springs, TN.

Alsharif O, O’Connor K, Coombes T, Smith NP, DePolo J. Primary hyperparathyroidism induced bradycardia. Presented at Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Cardiology; 2019 Nov 15-16; Nashville, TN.

McCoy JM. Prophylactic antibiotic use today. Presented at Anderson County Dental Society (Invited Lecture); 2019 Nov 7; Clinton, TN.

O'Connor K, Majdick K, Depolo J, Rasnake MS. Pneumococcal meningitis complicated by cerebral vasculitis. Presented at Annual Scientific Meeting of the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Physicians; 2019 Oct 11-12; Franklin, TN.

McCoy J. Ulcerative lesions of the oral and perioral area. Presented at Second District Dental Society (Invited Lecture); 2019 Jul 18; Knoxville, TN.

Osborne DR, Thakur S, Acuff SN. A retrospective study of physiologic markers to assess radiopharmaceutical infiltration compared to external injection monitoring. Presented at Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting; 2019 Jun 22-25; Anaheim, CA.

Turner JF, Peeke J, Baveja S, Crook J, Dudney T. Incidental non-cardiac abnormalities found on cardiac CT for coronary calcium scoring. Presented at American Thoracic Society International Conference; 2019 May 17-22; Dallas, TX.

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