Publications by authors named "Jesse A Davila"

Purposes: To assess residents' exposure to professional turf battles, via a survey of the radiology residency class of 2005, and to assess perceptions about the causes, solutions, and impact of turf battles on resident education.

Methods: An electronic survey composed by the ACR Resident and Fellow Section was completed by 168 senior residents (a 18.9% response rate) enrolled in allopathic radiology residency programs from across the United States.

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Purpose: To assess experiences and perceptions of the fellowship application process of the radiology residency class of 2005, including the 2005 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Radiology Fellowship Match.

Methods: An electronic survey composed by the ACR Resident and Fellow Section was completed by 416 senior residents (a 46.9% response rate) enrolled in allopathic radiology residency programs from across the United States.

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Purpose: To examine the postresidency plans of the radiology residency class of 2005, including influences on and trends in the decision to pursue subspecialty fellowship training after residency.

Methods: An electronic survey composed by the ACR Resident and Fellow Section was completed by 416 senior residents (a 46.9% response rate) enrolled in allopathic radiology residency programs from across the United States, representing approximately 41.

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Purpose: To retrospectively determine whether calcium scores of the abdominal aorta obtained during computed tomographic (CT) colonography relate to Framingham risk factors and clinical cardiac events.

Materials And Methods: The institutional review board approved the current HIPAA-compliant retrospective study and waived informed consent. Between 1995 and 1998, 480 patients underwent CT colonography; 467 patients were available for assessment.

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Purpose: The purpose of our study was to assess the accuracy of a computer-assisted templating in the surgical planning of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty utilizing EndoMap software (Siemans AG, Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany). Endomap Software is an electronic program that uses DICOM images to analyze standard anteroposterior radiographs for determination of optimal prosthesis component size.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the preoperative radiographs of 36 patients undergoing uncomplicated primary total hip arthroplasty, utilizing EndoMap software, Version VA20.

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Objective: To review the imaging findings, age and gender distribution of chondroblastoma of the hands and feet.

Design And Patients: Twenty-five cases of pathologically proven chondroblastoma of the hands and feet were reviewed. Available imaging modalities included radiographs (n=24), CT (n=3), MRI (n=5), and radionuclide bone scintigraphy (n=1).

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