Publications Print Rao D, Murray JV, Agarwal AK, Sandhu SJ, Rhyner PA. Comprehensive Review of Inner Ear Anatomy on Photon-Counting CT. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Nov 14 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Agarwal A, Bathla G, Bhatt A, Murray J, Rao D, Vijay K, Rhyner P, Vibhute P. Molecular Markers in the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors, Fifth Edition. Radiographics. 2024 Oct; 44(10):e240037. View PubMed Rao D, Murray JV, Agarwal AK, Sandhu SJ, Rhyner PA. Comprehensive Review of External and Middle Ear Anatomy on Photon-Counting CT. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Sep 26 Epub 2024 Sept 26 View PubMed Singh RB, Ahmed AK, Virador GM, Alami Idrissi Y, Bhatt AA, Lakhani DA, Oei MW, Gopal N, Overfield C, Rowell C, Rao D, Vibhute P, Watson RE, Sandhu SJS. Exploring the role of CT scouts in expediting MRI in acute stroke. Emerg Radiol. 2024 Sep 21 Epub 2024 Sept 21 View PubMed Alami Idrissi Y, Virador GM, Singh RB, Rao D, Stone JA, Sandhu SJS. Imaging 3.0: A scoping review. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2024 May-Jun; 53 (3):399-404 Epub 2024 Jan 17 View PubMed Agarwal A, Bathla G, Soni N, Desai A, Ajmera P, Rao D, Gupta V, Vibhute P. Newly Recognized Genetic Tumor Syndromes of the CNS in the 5th WHO Classification: Imaging Overview with Genetic Updates. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Feb 7; 45 (2):128-138 Epub 2024 Feb 07 View PubMed Rao D, Weyh A, Bunnell A, Hernandez M. The Role of Imaging in Mandibular Reconstruction with Microvascular Surgery. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Aug; 35 (3):327-344 Epub 2023 Apr 07 View PubMed Wang W, Elsherif S, Abdulhalim A, Fredericks T, Kumar S, Rao D. An uncommon case of high-pressure paint gun injury to the orbit with multimodality evaluation and literature review. Emerg Radiol. 2023 Apr; 30 (2):235-238 Epub 2023 Mar 06 View PubMed Holtzman AL, Glassman GE, Dagan R, Rao D, Fiester PJ, Tavanaieour D, Morris CG, Indelicato DJ, Mendenhall WM. Long-term outcomes of fractionated proton beam therapy for benign or radiographic intracranial meningioma. J Neurooncol. 2023 Feb; 161 (3):481-489 Epub 2023 Jan 24 View PubMed Mehkri Y, Hernandez J, Panther E, Gendreau J, Pafford R, Rao D, Fiester P, Rahmathulla G. Incisional Wound Vacuum-Evaluation of Wound Outcomes in Comparison With Standard Dressings for Posterior Spinal Fusions in Traumatic Patients. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2023 Feb 1; 24 (2):138-144 Epub 2022 Nov 02 View PubMed Gopireddy DR, Virarkar M, Vulasala SSR, Caro D, Norse A, Rao D. Metrics-driven successful strategy by emergency and radiology driven task force to mitigate global CT contrast media shortage in a safety net hospital. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2023; 13:2 Epub 2023 Jan 06 View PubMed Patel J, Jenson M, Hernandez M, Fiester P, Rao D. Is Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Redundant for Suspected Intracranial Infection in the Emergency Setting? J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 47(1):102-107. Epub 2022 Nov 04. View PubMed Hoefnagel AL, Yao J, Rao D, Kovacs P, Brzezicki G, Mongan PD. Anesthesia, Blood Pressure, and Socioeconomic Status in Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke: A Single Center Retrospective Case Cohort. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2023 Jan 1; 35 (1):41-48 Epub 2021 July 12 View PubMed Rao D, Stein R, Jenson M, Patel J, Fiester P. Imaging Review of the Endoscopic Operative Corridor for Clivus Lesions. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2023 Jan-Feb; 52(1):66-76. Epub 2022 Jul 30. View PubMed Feindt A, Lara-Velazquez M, Alkhasawneh A, Rao D, Makary R, Dombrowski K, Tavanaiepour D, Rahmathulla G. Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Rare Case of CNS Involvement following Renal Transplant. J Clin Med. 2022 Nov 29; 11 (23) View PubMed Fiester P, Soule E, Patel J, Jenson M, Rao D. Interrelationship Between Craniocervical Dissociation Spectrum Injuries and Atlantoaxial Instability on Trauma Cervical MRI Examinations. Cureus. 2022 Nov; 14(11):e31238. Epub 2022 Nov 08. View PubMed Fiester P, Soule E, Rao D, Patel J, Jenson M, Rahmathulla G, Orallo P. Appropriateness of Cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation and Management of C1 Jefferson Fractures. World Neurosurg. 2022 Nov; 167:e137-e145. Epub 2022 Aug 07. View PubMed Holtzman AL, Rutenberg MS, De Leo AN, Rao D, Patel J, Morris CG, Indelicato DJ, Mendenhall WM. The incidence of brainstem toxicity following high-dose conformal proton therapy for adult skull-base malignancies. Acta Oncol. 2022 Aug; 61(8):1026-1031. Epub 2022 Jul 27. View PubMed Godreau JP, Vulasala SSR, Gopireddy D, Rao D, Hernandez M, Lall C, Bhosale P, Virarkar MK. Introducing and Building a Dual-Energy CT Business. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2022 Aug; 43 (4):355-363 Epub 2022 Mar 19 View PubMed Rahmathulla G, Lara-Velazquez M, Pafford R, Hoefnagel A, Rao D. Upper Extremity Monoplegia following Prone Surrender Position for Spinal Surgery. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2022 Jul; 13(3):537-540. Epub 2022 Jun 13. View PubMed Jenson M, Nguyen QH, Fiester P, Patel J, Rao D. Meningiomas Can Present as Intracranial Hemorrhage in Rare Cases: A Case Report of a Patient With a History of Minor Trauma and Massive Intracranial Hemorrhage. Cureus. 2022 Jun; 14(6):e25823. Epub 2022 Jun 10. View PubMed Rutenberg MS, Holtzman AL, Indelicato DJ, Huh S, Rao D, Fiester PJ, Morris CG, Tavanaiepour D, Amdur RJ. Disease Control after Radiotherapy for Adult Craniopharyngioma: Clinical Outcomes from a Large Single-Institution Series. J Neurooncol. 2022 May; 157(3):425-433. Epub 2022 Mar 12. View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Soule E, Jenson M, Rahmathulla G. Occult craniocervical dissociation on cervical CT: an under-appreciated presentation of craniocervical trauma requiring occipital cervical fusion. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Apr; 29(2):383-393. Epub 2022 Jan 14. View PubMed Lara-Velazquez M, Mehkri Y, Panther E, Hernandez J, Rao D, Fiester P, Makary R, Rutenberg M, Tavanaiepour D, Rahmathulla G. Current Advances in the Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas. Curr Oncol. 2022 Mar 04; 29(3):1645-1671. View PubMed Fiester P, Orallo P, Soule E, Rao D, Tavanaiepour D. Utility of Anterior Atlantodens Interval Widening on Cervical Spine CT for Assessing Transverse Atlantal Ligament Injury. Global Spine J. 2022 Feb 25; 21925682221081211 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Patel J, Le RT, Haymes D, Rao D, Fiester P, Hernandez M, Jenson M. Imaging of dental infections. Emerg Radiol. 2022 Feb; 29(1):197-205. Epub 2021 Sep 07. View PubMed Warda F, Ho S, Kuo E, Rao D, Jurado-Flores M. Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting with Metastasis to the Pancreas. Case Rep Endocrinol. 2022; 2022:5355419 Epub 2022 Jan 20 View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Soule E, Jenson M, Patel J, Supsupin E, Rahmathulla G, Tavanaiepour D. Radiologic utility of the Gehweiler and AO spine classification systems for C1 Trauma: A retrospective review from a Level I trauma center. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2022 Oct-Dec; 13(4):432-438. Epub 2022 Dec 07. View PubMed Fiester P, Soule E, Rahmathulla G, Rao D. C1-C2 Dorsal Epidural Hematoma on Cervical Spine CT: A Novel Imaging Sign of Posterior Atlanto-Occipital Membrane Stripping Injury. Cureus. 2021 Nov; 13(11):e19543. Epub 2021 Nov 13. View PubMed Rao D, Behzadi F, Le RT, Dagan R, Fiester P. Radiation Induced Mucositis: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Nov-Dec; 50 (6):899-904 Epub 2020 Nov 15 View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Soule E, Rahmathulla G. Occipital condylar avulsion fractures in the acute trauma setting: Stable or unstable injury? Eur Spine J. 2021 Oct; 30(10):3128-3134. Epub 2021 Aug 02. View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Soule E, Patel J, Jenson M. "Supradental space sign" on cervical spine CT-a sign of tectorial membrane injury in adults trauma patients. Emerg Radiol. 2021 Oct; 28(5):903-910. Epub 2021 May 14. View PubMed Yergin CG, Pafford R, Pirris J, Rao D, Rahmathulla G. Spinal Tuberculosis Secondary to Intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guerin Treatment for Bladder Cancer. Cureus. 2021 Aug; 13(8):e17446. Epub 2021 Aug 25. View PubMed Gallo E, Brzezicki G, Makary R, Rahmathulla G, Rao D, Tavanaiepour D. Falx Cerebelli Meningioma: Case Report of a Rarely Occurring Tumor, Management Nuances, and Literature Review. J Neurol Surg Rep. 2021 Jul; 82(3):e32-e35. Epub 2021 Sep 29. View PubMed Fiester P, Rahmathulla G, Haymes D, Soule E, Rao D. Proposed Grading System for Posterior Atlantooccipital Membrane Complex Injuries on Cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jul; 151:e663-e671. Epub 2021 Apr 30. View PubMed Gallo E, Rahmathulla G, Rao D, Tavanaiepour K, Tavanaiepour D. Spontaneous syrinx resolution in patient with Chiari I malformation: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2021 Jun 28; 1(26):CASE21236. View PubMed Holtzman AL, Rotondo RL, Rutenberg MS, Indelicato DJ, De Leo A, Rao D, Patel J, Morris CG, Mendenhall WM. Clinical Outcomes Following Dose-Escalated Proton Therapy for Skull-Base Chordoma. Int J Part Ther. 2021 Summer; 8(1):179-188. Epub 2021 Jun 25. View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Andreou S, Soule E, Patel J. Pediatric Retroclival Epidural Hematoma in the Acute Trauma Setting: A Sign of Tectorial Membrane Stripping Injury. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Jun; 216(6):1641-1648. Epub 2021 Apr 07. View PubMed De Leo AN, Holtzman AL, Ho MW, Morris CG, Rutenberg MS, Rotondo RL, Bates JE, Indelicato DJ, Rao D, Asa Hasan M, Mendenhall WM. Vision loss following high-dose proton-based radiotherapy for skull-base chordoma and chondrosarcoma. Radiother Oncol. 2021 May; 158:125-130. Epub 2021 Feb 19. View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Soule E, Jenson M, Patel J. Tectorial Membrane Injury, Frequently Identified in Adult Trauma Patients Who Undergo Occipital-Cervical Fusion for Craniocervical Instability. Cureus. 2021 Apr 02; 13(4):e14254. View PubMed Baig S, Stein R, Haymes D, Fiester P, Rao D. Imaging Review of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema of the Head and Neck. Cureus. 2021 Mar 21; 13 (3):e14021 View PubMed Soule E, Baig S, Fiester P, Holtzman A, Rutenberg M, Tavanaiepour D, Rao D. Current Management and Image Review of Skull Base Chordoma: What the Radiologist Needs to Know. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2021; 11:46. Epub 2021 Aug 30. View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Soule E, Orallo P, Rahmathulla G. Anatomic, functional, and radiographic review of the ligaments of the craniocervical junction. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2021 Jan-Mar; 12(1):4-9. Epub 2021 Mar 04. View PubMed Behzadi F, Fiester PJ, Rao D. Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration Following Brainstem Insult: A Retrospective Review and Examination of Causative Pathology. Neurosci Insights. 2021; 16:26331055211007445 Epub 2021 Apr 30 View PubMed Way AR, Fiester P, Holtzman A, Rao D. A Case of Carotid Body Tumor with Perineural Tumor Spread along the Superior Laryngeal Nerve. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2021; 11:6. Epub 2021 Feb 09. View PubMed Fiester P, Rao D, Soule E, Andreou S, Haymes D. The Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus and Internuclear Opthalmoparesis: There's More Than Meets the Eye. Cureus. 2020 Aug 23; 12 (8):e9959 View PubMed Mongan PD, Yao J, Rao D, Hoefnagel AL. Limitations of the Current Literature Regarding Anesthesia and Mechanical Thrombectomy for Anterior Ischemic Stroke. Archives in Neurology & Neurosience. 2020; 8(3):1-4. Rutenberg MS, Rotondo RL, Rao D, Holtzman AL, Indelicato DJ, Huh S, Morris CG, Mendenhall WM. Clinical outcomes following proton therapy for adult craniopharyngioma: a single-institution cohort study. J Neurooncol. 2020 Apr; 147(2):387-395. Epub 2020 Feb 21. View PubMed Patel J, Huynh TJ, Rao D, Brzezicki G. Vascular Trauma in the Head and Neck and Endovascular Neurointerventional Management. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2020; 10:44. Epub 2020 Jul 30. View PubMed Scott KW, Tavanaiepour D, Tavanaiepour K, Halawi A, Rao D, Rahmathulla G. Spontaneous Cerebral Spinal Fluid Rhinorrhea with Meningocele Secondary to Congenital Foramen Rotundum Defect: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Asian J Neurosurg. 2020 Jan-Mar; 15(1):187-189. Epub 2020 Feb 25. View PubMed Rao D, Fiester P, Rahmathulla G, Makary R, Tavanaiepour D. A case of a facial nerve venous malformation presenting with crocodile tear syndrome. Surg Neurol Int. 2020; 11:3. Epub 2020 Jan 03. View PubMed Kumaev B, Soule E, Rao D, Fiester P. Optic Disc Drusen. Appl Radiol. 2020; 49(6):54-55. Fiester P, Emerson B, Natter P, Rao D, Sandhu JS. Wernicke’s encephalopathy: Consequence of Self-Palliative Therapy in the Setting of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. Applied Radiology. 2020; 9(3):48D-48G. Le RT, Behzadi F, Fiester P, Patel J, Dagan R, Rao D. Radiologic Findings of Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis. EuroSafe Imaging. 2020. Baig S. Fiester P, Patel J, Le RT, Rao D. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE-i) Angioedema: An Insidious Strangler. European Congress of Radiology. 2020. Fiester P, Baig SA, Patel J, Rao D. An Anatomic, Imaging, and Clinical Review of the Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2020; 10:83. Epub 2020 Dec 18. View PubMed Rao D, Le RT, Fiester P, Patel J, Rahmathulla G. An Illustrative Review of Common Modern Craniotomies. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2020; 10:81. Epub 2020 Dec 10. View PubMed Fiester P, Soule E, Natter P, Rao D. Tectorial membrane injury in adult and pediatric trauma patients: a retrospective review and proposed classification scheme. Emerg Radiol. 2019 Dec; 26 (6):615-622 Epub 2019 July 27 View PubMed Rao D, Fiester P, Patel J, Rutenberg M, Holtzman A, Dagan R, Rotondo RL, Sandhu SJS. Multidisciplinary Imaging Review Conference Improves Neuro-oncology Radiation Treatment Planning and Follow-up. Cureus. 2019 Oct 10; 11(10):e5882. View PubMed Fiester PJ, Soule E, Natter PE, Haymes D, Rao D. Necrotic Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2019 Jun 17; 11 (6):e4910 Epub 2019 June 17 View PubMed Holtzman AL, Rotondo RL, Rutenberg MS, Indelicato DJ, Mercado CE, Rao D, Tavanaiepour D, Morris CG, Louis D, Flampouri S, Mendenhall WM. Proton therapy for skull-base chondrosarcoma, a single-institution outcomes study. J Neurooncol. 2019 May; 142(3):557-563. Epub 2019 Mar 02. View PubMed Jenson M, Libby J, Soule E, Sandhu SJ, Fiester PJ, Rao D. CT Perfusion Protocol for Acute Stroke Expedites Mechanical Thrombectomy. Cureus. 2019 Apr 26; 11(4):e4546. View PubMed Sandhu S, Soule E, Fiester P, Natter P, Tavanaiepour D, Rahmathulla G, Rao D. Brainstem Diffuse Axonal Injury and Consciousness. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2019; 9:32. Epub 2019 Jun 28. View PubMed Rao D, Scuderi G, Scuderi C, Grewal R, Sandhu SJ. The Use of Imaging in Management of Patients with Low Back Pain. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2018; 8:30. Epub 2018 Aug 24. View PubMed Rao D, Silliman S, High A, Natter P, Sandhu SJS. A Case Report of Neurovascular Compression of the Optic Nerve in a Patient with Glaucoma Resulting in Unilateral Afferent Pupillary Defect. Consultant. 2018; 58(5):e276. Dextraze K, Saha A, Kim D, Narang S, Lehrer M, Rao A, Narang S, Rao D, Ahmed S, Madhugiri V, Fuller CD, Kim MM, Krishnan S, Rao G, Rao A. Spatial habitats from multiparametric MR imaging are associated with signaling pathway activities and survival in glioblastoma. Oncotarget. 2017 Dec 22; 8 (68):112992-113001 Epub 2017 Dec 05 View PubMed Narang S, Kim D, Aithala S, Heimberger AB, Ahmed S, Rao D, Rao G, Rao A. Tumor image-derived texture features are associated with CD3 T-cell infiltration status in glioblastoma. Oncotarget. 2017 Nov 24; 8 (60):101244-101254 Epub 2017 Sept 05 View PubMed Rao D, Natter P, Fernandes R, Wang ZB, Sandhu SJS. A Case Report of Mikulicz Syndrome. J Radiol Case Rep. 2017 Jul; 11(7):1-7. Epub 2017 Jul 31. View PubMed Sandhu SS, Fischer A, Natter A, Rao D, Cohen-Rasen I, Wasserman PL, Haymes DE. Diffuse cerebral fat emboli in fat embolism syndrome. Consultant. 2017; 57(3):187-8. Rao D, Sandhu SS, Ormsby C, Haymes D, Natter P, Cohen I, Jensen M. Review of the pterygomandibular raphe. Neurographics. 2017; 7(2):121-5. PST-20547872 Home Publications