Publications by authors named "Emily Alper"
Statement Of Problem: Long-term restoration success depends on a precision marginal fit to prevent marginal leakage and caries. The successful fit of a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufactured (CAD-CAM) crown may be affected by different workflow variables, including preparation, scanning, crown design, milling, sintering, and cementation. Discrepancies in any of these steps may result in poor marginal and internal fit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of our study was to improve adherence to American College of Radiology (ACR) white paper follow-up imaging recommendations for incidental adnexal lesions seen on pelvic CT (herein referred to as "adherence rate to recommendations"). This quality improvement project was conducted at a large academic teaching hospital. The baseline adherence rate to recommendations was assessed by screening all pelvic CT reports for the period from October 22, 2016, through December 22, 2016, for incidental adnexal findings, followed by manual review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess the incidence and clinical significance of discrepancy in subspecialty interpretation of outside breast imaging examinations for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients presenting to a tertiary cancer center.
Materials And Methods: This Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective study included patients presenting from July 2016 to March 2017 to a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center for second opinion after breast cancer diagnosis. Outside and second opinion radiology reports of 252 randomly selected patients were compared by two subspecialty breast radiologists to consensus.
Objective: This study aimed to develop a diagnostic model that predicts acute pancreatitis (AP) risk before imaging.
Methods: Emergency department patients with serum lipase elevated to 3 times the upper limit of normal or greater were identified retrospectively (September 1, 2013-August 31, 2015). An AP diagnosis was established by expert review of full hospitalization records.
Background: The Wells score for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has a high failure rate and low efficiency among inpatients.
Objective: To create and validate an inpatient-specific risk stratification model to help assess pre-test probability of DVT in hospitalized patients.
Design: Prospective cohort study of hospitalized patients undergoing lower-extremity ultrasonography studies (LEUS) for suspected DVT.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic performance of screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to that of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in a mixed DBT and FFDM imaging environment.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective observational study consisted of all female patients undergoing screening DBT or FFDM at an academic medical center and outpatient imaging facility between October 2012 and May 2015. Patient demographics and personal history of breast cancer were collected from the electronic medical record.
Background: Per the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria, renal ultrasound is the most appropriate imaging examination to evaluate patients with acute kidney injury. However, recent studies suggest that renal ultrasound may be more selectively performed, which could lead to reductions in the use of medical imaging.
Objective: Evaluate a published risk stratification prediction model (the Licurse model) for using renal ultrasound in hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury.