Michelle M. Silvera, M.D.

  1. Neuroradiologist
  2. Pediatric Radiologist
  1. Madhavan AA, Kranz PG, Carlton Jones L, Ahn ES, Amrhein TJ, Brinjikji W, Callen A, Cutsforth-Gregory JK, Mamlouk MD, Silvera VM, Guerin JB. Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in Children: A Multi-Institutional Review of Spinal CSF Leaks Localized on Advanced Myelography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Oct 25 [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. Guerin JB, Brodsky MC, Silvera VM. Infectious and Inflammatory Processes of the Orbits in Children. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2023 Nov; 33 (4):685-697 Epub 2023 July 06
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  3. Welby JP, Madhavan AA, Campeau NG, Eckel LJ, Silvera VM, Guerin JB. Dorsoventral splitting of the infundibulum in a child with pituitary hypoplasia. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Aug; 18 (8):2754-2757 Epub 2023 June 03
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  4. Mankad K, Sidpra J, Mirsky DM, Oates AJ, Colleran GC, Lucato LT, Kan E, Kilborn T, Agrawal N, Teeuw AH, Kelly P, Zeitlin D, Carter J, Debelle GD, Berger RP, Christian CW, Lindberg DM, Raissaki M, Argyropoulou M, Adamsbaum C, Cain T, van Rijn RR, Silvera VM, Rossi A, Kemp AM, Choudhary AK, Offiah AC. International Consensus Statement on the Radiological Screening of Contact Children in the Context of Suspected Child Physical Abuse. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 May 1; 177 (5):526-533
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  5. Bilgin C, Ghozy S, Kadirvel R, Brinjikji W, Kallmes DF, Silvera MV, Lehman VT. Journal Selection Primer for Neuroradiology Researchers. Acad Radiol. 2023 Mar; 30 (3):552-562 Epub 2022 June 02
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  6. Radhakrishnan R, Shea LAG, Pruthi S, Silvera VM, Bosemani T, Desai NK, Gilbert DL, Glenn OA, Guimaraes CV, Ho ML, Lam HFS, Maheshwari M, Mirsky DM, Nadel HR, Partap S, Schooler GR, Udayasankar UK, Whitehead MT, Wright JN, Rigsby CK, Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Ataxia-Child. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Nov; 19 (11S):S240-S255
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  7. Joseph AK, Guerin JB, Eckel LJ, Dalvin LA, Keating GF, Liebo GB, Benson JC, Brinjikji W, Laack NN, Silvera VM. Imaging Findings of Pediatric Orbital Masses and Tumor Mimics. Radiographics. 2022 May-Jun; 42 (3):880-897 Epub 2022 Mar 04
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  8. Silvera VM, Guerin JB, Brinjikji W, Dalvin LA. Retinoblastoma: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 Apr; 42 (4):618-626 Epub 2021 Jan 28
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  9. Lindan CE, Mankad K, Ram D, Kociolek LK, Silvera VM, Boddaert N, Stivaros SM, Palasis S, ASPNR PECOBIG Collaborator Group. Neuroimaging manifestations in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multinational, multicentre collaborative study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Mar; 5 (3):167-177 Epub 2020 Dec 16
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  10. Brinjikji W, Mark IT, Silvera VM, Guerin JB. Cervicofacial Venous Malformations Are Associated with Intracranial Developmental Venous Anomalies and Dural Venous Sinus Abnormalities. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Jul; 41 (7):1209-1214 Epub 2020 June 25
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  11. Benson JC, Eckel L, Guerin J, Silvera VM, Diehn F, Passe T, Carlson ML, Lane JI. Review of Temporal Bone Microanatomy : Aqueducts, Canals, Clefts and Nerves. Clin Neuroradiol. 2020 Jun; 30 (2):209-219 Epub 2019 Dec 05
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  12. Benson JC, Diehn F, Passe T, Guerin J, Silvera VM, Carlson ML, Lane J. The Forgotten Second Window: A Pictorial Review of Round Window Pathologies. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Feb; 41 (2):192-199 Epub 2019 Dec 12
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  13. LoVerde Z, Murray A, Silvera VM, Guerin J. Osseous lesions of the head and face in children American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology. 2020.
  14. Thaker VV, Lage AE, Kumari G, Silvera VM, Cohen LE. Clinical Course of Nonfunctional Pituitary Microadenoma in Children: A Single-Center Experience. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Dec 1; 104 (12):5906-5912
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  15. Choudhary AK, Narang SK, Moreno JA, Christian CW, Servaes S, Palusci VJ, Hedlund GL, Dias MS, Nelson MD, Silvera VM, Palasis S, Raissaki M, Rossi A, Offiah AC. Correction to: A consensus response on the complete picture: reply to Lynoe and Eriksson. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 May; 49 (5):692-693
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  16. Zaazoue MA, Manley PE, Kapur K, Ullrich NJ, Silvera VM, Goumnerova LC. Natural History and Management of Incidentally Discovered Focal Brain Lesions Indeterminate for Tumor in Children. Neurosurgery. 2019 Apr 15 [Epub ahead of print]
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  17. Choudhary AK, Servaes S, Slovis TL, Palusci VJ, Hedlund GL, Narang SK, Moreno JA, Dias MS, Christian CW, Nelson MD Jr, Silvera VM, Palasis S, Raissaki M, Rossi A, Offiah AC. Consensus statement on abusive head trauma in infants and young children. Pediatr Radiol. 2018 Aug; 48 (8):1048-1065 Epub 2018 May 23
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  18. Walsh BH, Neil J, Morey J, Yang E, Silvera MV, Inder TE, Ortinau C. The Frequency and Severity of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities in Infants with Mild Neonatal Encephalopathy. J Pediatr. 2017 Aug; 187:26-33.e1 Epub 2017 May 04
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  19. Irace AL, Adil EA, Archer NM, Silvera VM, Perez-Atayde A, Rahbar R. Pediatric sialoblastoma: Evaluation and management. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Aug; 87:44-9 Epub 2016 Apr 29
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  20. Gordon LB, Kleinman ME, Massaro J, D'Agostino RB Sr, Shappell H, Gerhard-Herman M, Smoot LB, Gordon CM, Cleveland RH, Nazarian A, Snyder BD, Ullrich NJ, Silvera VM, Liang MG, Quinn N, Miller DT, Huh SY, Dowton AA, Littlefield K, Greer MM, Kieran MW. Clinical Trial of the Protein Farnesylation Inhibitors Lonafarnib, Pravastatin, and Zoledronic Acid in Children With Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Circulation. 2016 Jul 12; 134 (2):114-25
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  21. Ginat DT, Vargas SO, Silvera VM, Volk MS, Degar BA, Robson CD. Imaging Features of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma of the Pediatric Head and Neck. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 May; 37 (5):910-6 Epub 2016 Jan 07
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  22. Vasquez PC, Torres AR, Silvera VM, Scott RM. Hemifacial Spasm in a Child Treated With Microvascular Decompression of the Facial Nerve. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Apr; 57:84-7 Epub 2016 Jan 20
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  23. Bandopadhayay P, Silvera VM, Ciarlini PDSC, Malkin H, Bi WL, Bergthold G, Faisal AM, Ullrich NJ, Marcus K, Scott RM, Beroukhim R, Manley PE, Chi SN, Ligon KL, Goumnerova LC, Kieran MW. Myxopapillary ependymomas in children: imaging, treatment and outcomes. J Neurooncol. 2016 Jan; 126 (1):165-174
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  24. Hseu A, Watters K, Perez-Atayde A, Silvera VM, Rahbar R. Pediatric nodular fasciitis in the head and neck: evaluation and management. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jan; 141 (1):54-9
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  25. Silvera VM, Danehy AR, Newton AW, Stamoulis C, Carducci C, Grant PE, Wilson CR, Kleinman PK. Retroclival collections associated with abusive head trauma in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Dec; 44 Suppl 4:S621-31 Epub 2014 Dec 14
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  26. Gantwerker EA, Hughes AL, Silvera VM, Vargas SO, Rahbar R. Management of a large antenatally recognized foregut duplication cyst of the tongue causing respiratory distress at birth. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Nov; 140 (11):1065-9
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  27. Gordon LB, Massaro J, D'Agostino RB Sr, Campbell SE, Brazier J, Brown WT, Kleinman ME, Kieran MW, Progeria Clinical Trials Collaborative. Impact of farnesylation inhibitors on survival in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Circulation. 2014 Jul 1; 130 (1):27-34 Epub 2014 May 02
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  28. Barber I, Perez-Rossello JM, Wilson CR, Silvera MV, Kleinman PK. Prevalence and relevance of pediatric spinal fractures in suspected child abuse. Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Nov; 43 (11):1507-15 Epub 2013 June 28
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  29. Ullrich NJ, Kieran MW, Miller DT, Gordon LB, Cho YJ, Silvera VM, Giobbie-Hurder A, Neuberg D, Kleinman ME. Neurologic features of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome after lonafarnib treatment. Neurology. 2013 Jul 30; 81 (5):427-30 Epub 2013 June 28
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  30. Silvera VM, Gordon LB, Orbach DB, Campbell SE, Machan JT, Ullrich NJ. Imaging characteristics of cerebrovascular arteriopathy and stroke in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 May; 34 (5):1091-7 Epub 2012 Nov 22
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  31. Singla A, Silvera VM, Ciarlini P, Warf BC. Dysplastic-reactive choroid plexus presenting as an intramedullary tumor of the cervicomedullary junction in a patient with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Nov; 10 (5):406-10 Epub 2012 Sept 14
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  32. Ullrich NJ, Silvera VM, Campbell SE, Gordon LB. Craniofacial abnormalities in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2012 Sep; 33 (8):1512-8 Epub 2012 Mar 29
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  33. Kelly TG, Madhavan VL, Peters JM, Kazacos KR, Silvera VM. Spinal cord involvement in a child with raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) meningoencephalitis. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Mar; 42 (3):369-73 Epub 2011 June 01
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  34. Ajose-Popoola O, Lin HW, Silvera VM, Teot LA, Madsen JR, Meara JG, Rahbar R. Nasal glioma: prenatal diagnosis and multidisciplinary surgical approach. Skull Base Rep. 2011 Nov; 1 (2):83-8 Epub 2011 Aug 03
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  35. Kim AH, Kasliwal MK, Kim AH, McNeish B, Silvera VM, Proctor MR, Smith ER. Features of the lumbar spine on magnetic resonance images following sectioning of filum terminale. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Oct; 8 (4):384-9
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  36. Fennessy BG, Kozakewich HP, Silvera M, Frerichs K, Lillhei CW, Poe D, Rahbar R. The presentation and management of multiple paraganglioma in head and neck. Ir J Med Sci. 2011 Sep; 180 (3):757-60 Epub 2009 May 07
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  37. Maski KP, Sengupta S, Silvera M, Rivkin MJ. Intracranial artery dissection in an adolescent with Marfan syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2011 Jul; 45 (1):39-41
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  38. Jordaan MR, Prabhu SP, Silvera VM. Primary leptomeningeal central nervous system lymphoma in an immunocompetent adolescent: an unusual presentation. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Dec; 40 Suppl 1:S141-4 Epub 2010 May 13
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  39. Kheir JN, Lawlor MW, Ahn ES, Lehmann L, Riviello JJ, Silvera VM, McManus M, Folkerth RD. Neuropathology of a fatal case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2010 Sep-Oct; 13 (5):397-403 Epub 2010 Feb 16
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  40. Benoit MM, Silvera VM, Nichollas R, Jones D, McGill T, Rahbar R. Image guidance systems for minimally invasive sinus and skull base surgery in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Oct; 73 (10):1452-7 Epub 2009 Aug 19
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  41. Fennessy BG, Vargas SO, Silvera MV, Ohlms LA, McGill TJ, Healy GB, Rahbar R. Paediatric aneurysmal bone cysts of the head and neck. J Laryngol Otol. 2009 Jun; 123 (6):635-41 Epub 2008 Sept 02
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  42. Tran B, Silvera M, Newton A, Kleinman PK. Inflicted T12 fracture-dislocation: CT/MRI correlation and mechanistic implications. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Nov; 37 (11):1171-3 Epub 2007 Sept 06
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  43. LaMarca V, Silvera VM, Jimenez E, Jallo GI. A 5-year-old boy with headache and vomiting. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2001 Nov; 35 (5):270-3
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  44. Roonprapunt C, Silvera VM, Setton A, Freed D, Epstein FJ, Jallo GI. Surgical management of isolated hemangioblastomas of the spinal cord. Neurosurgery. 2001 Aug; 49 (2):321-7; discussion 327-8
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  45. Jallo GI, Kothbauer K, Silvera VM. Colloid cyst and epidermoid cyst. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2001 Jul; 35 (1):48-9
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  46. Di Rocco C, Jallo GI, Silvera M, Jimenez E, Abbott IR. A 4-year-old boy with partial complex seizures. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2001 Jun; 34 (6):319-24
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  47. Lefton DR, Pinto RS, Silvera VM, DeLara FA, Schwartz JB, Haller JO. Radiologic features of pediatric thalamic and hypothalamic tumors. Crit Rev Diagn Imaging. 2000 Aug; 41 (4):237-78
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  48. Jallo GI, Silvera VM, Abbott IR. Meningioangiomatosis. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Apr; 32 (4):220-1
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  49. Babcook CJ, Silvera M, Drake C, Levine D. Effect of maternal hydration on mild fetal pyelectasis. J Ultrasound Med. 1998 Sep; 17 (9):539-44; quiz 545-6
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  50. Friedman E, Perez-Atayde AR, Silvera M, Jonas RA. Growth of tracheal anastomoses in lambs. Comparison of PDS and Vicryl suture material and interrupted and continuous techniques. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1990 Aug; 100 (2):188-93
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