Publications by authors named "D D Picus"
A Practical Guide for Left Adrenal Vein Sampling in Patients with Left Renal Vein Variants.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
October 2023
Background: The presence of left renal vein (LRV) variants can increase the complexity of adrenal vein sampling (AVS), an already technically demanding procedure. While AVS literature often focuses on the right adrenal vein, an understanding of common LRV variants, their relationship with the left adrenal vein, and principles for successful catheterization can facilitate AVS. This guide provides practical, technical tips for AVS for duplicated (Du), circumaortic (Ca), and retroaortic (Ra) LRVs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a fistulous connection between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein that bypasses the normal pulmonary capillary bed resulting in a right-to-left shunt. Because of the potential for paradoxical emboli, PAVMs are treated when their feeding arteries exceed 3 mm or patients are symptomatic. PAVMs are often encountered in patients with suspected hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCT for Evaluation of Hemoptysis.
Radiographics
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- Hemoptysis is the coughing up of blood, which is a serious clinical symptom that requires careful diagnosis through various methods, with CT scans being the preferred noninvasive tool.
- The process of interpreting CT scans for hemoptysis involves identifying hemorrhage in the lungs and determining whether the bleeding has a specific vascular source, as hemoptysis can arise from both primary and secondary vascular causes.
- Understanding these vascular mechanisms is crucial for radiologists to accurately diagnose the underlying issues leading to hemoptysis and to guide appropriate treatment decisions.
Purpose: To determine outcomes after successful fallopian tube recanalization (FTR) in women who suffer infertility with documented tubal occlusion on hysterosalpingogram.
Methods: A retrospective review of consecutive successful FTR procedures from January 2010 to December 2016 was performed. 53 women who had hysterosalpingogram confirmed unilateral or bilateral tubal occlusion from a single tertiary academic medical center and successful FTR were eligible for inclusion.