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Vijay M. Rao
Researcher at Thomas Jefferson University
Publications - 229
Citations - 6635
Vijay M. Rao is an academic researcher from Thomas Jefferson University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicare Part B & Magnetic resonance imaging. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 228 publications receiving 6203 citations. Previous affiliations of Vijay M. Rao include Thomas Jefferson University Hospital & Radiological Society of North America.
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Femoral head avascular necrosis: correlation of MR imaging, radiographic staging, radionuclide imaging, and clinical findings.
Donald G. Mitchell,Vijay M. Rao,Murray K. Dalinka,Charles E. Spritzer,Abass Alavi,Marvin E. Steinberg,Michael D. Fallon,Herbert Y. Kressel +7 more
TL;DR: A chronologic pattern of central MR signal features is presented which may allow staging of AVN by MR imaging, and symptoms were least severe in lesions isointense with fat and mostsevere in lesions with low-signal central regions at short and long TRs and TEs.
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Musculoskeletal imaging: medicare use, costs, and potential for cost substitution.
Laurence Parker,Levon N. Nazarian,John A. Carrino,William B. Morrison,Gregory M. Grimaldi,Andrea J. Frangos,David C. Levin,Vijay M. Rao +7 more
TL;DR: The substitution of ultrasound (US) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders by describing the recent use and costs of MSK imaging in the Medicare population, projecting these trends from 2006 to 2020, and estimating cost-savings involved in substituting MSK US for MSK MRI, when appropriate.
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The overuse of diagnostic imaging and the Choosing Wisely initiative.
Vijay M. Rao,David C. Levin +1 more
TL;DR: This commentary discusses the overuse of diagnostic imaging tests and approaches to limit imaging studies and other tests and treatments that are inappropriate, unnecessary, wasteful, or redundant.
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Placement and Removal of Inferior Vena Cava Filters: National Trends in the Medicare Population
TL;DR: The frequency of IVC filter placement has doubled over the past decade, and radiologists continue to perform more than half of all procedures, and the inpatient setting remains by far the most common site of service.
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Papillary endolymphatic sac tumors: CT, MR imaging, and angiographic findings in 20 patients.
Suresh K. Mukherji,Vanessa S. Albernaz,William W.M. Lo,Michael J. Gaffey,Cliff A. Megerian,Joseph G. Feghali,Allan Brook,Jonathan S. Lewin,Charles F. Lanzieri,J. Michael Talbot,Joel R. Meyer,Raymond F. Carmody,Jane L. Weissman,James G. Smirniotopoulos,Vijay M. Rao,J. Randy Jinkins,Mauricio Castillo +16 more
TL;DR: Papillary endolymphatic sac tumors are destructive, hypervascular lesions that arise from the temporal bone retrolabyrinthine region and increased signal intensity at unenhanced T1-weighted MR imaging is common and may help distinguish these lesions from more common, aggressive temporal bone tumors.