Daniel E. Wessell, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Radiologist
  2. Vice Chair, Research
  3. Program Director, Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship
  1. Samet JD, Alizai H, Chalian M, Costelloe C, Deshmukh S, Kalia V, Kamel S, Mhuircheartaigh JN, Saade J, Walker E, Wessell D, Fayad LM. Society of skeletal radiology position paper - recommendations for contrast use in musculoskeletal MRI: when is non-contrast imaging enough? Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Jan; 53 (1):99-115 Epub 2023 June 10
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  2. Martin-Noguerol T, Barousse R, Wessell DE, Rossi I, Luna A. Clinical applications of skeletal muscle diffusion tensor imaging. Skeletal Radiol. 2023 Sep; 52 (9):1639-1649 Epub 2023 Apr 21
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  3. Khan MA, Jennings JW, Baker JC, Smolock AR, Shah LM, Pinchot JW, Wessell DE, Kim CY, Lenchik L, Parsons MS, Huhnke G, Shek-Man Lo S, Lu Y, Potter C, Reitman C, Sahgal A, Sharma A, Yalla NM, Beaman FD, Kapoor BS, Burns J, Expert Panels on Neurological Imaging, Interventional Radiology, and Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures: 2022 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 May; 20 (5S):S102-S124
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  4. Garner HW, Wessell DE, Lenchik L, Ahlawat S, Baker JC, Banks J, Demertzis JL, Moon BS, Pierce JL, Scott JA, Sharda NK, Surasi DS, Temporal M, Chang EY, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Soft Tissue Masses: 2022 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 May; 20 (5S):S234-S245
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  5. Ahlawat S, Debs P, Amini B, Lecouvet FE, Omoumi P, Wessell DE. Clinical Applications and Controversies of Whole-Body MRI: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2023 Apr; 220 (4):463-475 Epub 2022 Sept 28
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  6. Martin-Noguerol T, Barousse R, Wessell DE, Rossi I, Luna A. A handbook for beginners in skeletal muscle diffusion tensor imaging: physical basis and technical adjustments. Eur Radiol. 2022 Nov; 32 (11):7623-7631 Epub 2022 May 12
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  7. Stanborough R, Demertzis JL, Wessell DE, Lenchik L, Ahlawat S, Baker JC, Banks J, Caracciolo JT, Garner HW, Hentz C, Lewis VO, Lu Y, Maynard JR, Pierce JL, Scott JA, Sharma A, Beaman FD, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Malignant or Aggressive Primary Musculoskeletal Tumor-Staging and Surveillance: 2022 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Nov; 19 (11S):S374-S389
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  8. Pierce JL, Perry MT, Wessell DE, Lenchik L, Ahlawat S, Baker JC, Banks J, Caracciolo JT, DeGeorge KC, Demertzis JL, Garner HW, Scott JA, Sharma A, Beaman FD, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Suspected Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, or Soft Tissue Infection (Excluding Spine and Diabetic Foot): 2022 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Nov; 19 (11S):S473-S487
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  9. Overfield CJ, Edgar MA, Wessell DE, Wilke BK, Garner HW. NTRK-rearranged spindle cell neoplasm of the lower extremity: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Skeletal Radiol. 2022 Aug; 51 (8):1707-1713 Epub 2022 Jan 14
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  10. Stanborough RO, Wessell DE, Elhassan BT, Schoch BS. MRI of the Elbow: Interpretation of Common Orthopaedic Injuries. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Mar 15; 30 (6):e573-e583
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  11. Czuczman GJ, Mandell JC, Wessell DE, Lenchik L, Ahlawat S, Baker JC, Cassidy RC, Demertzis JL, Garner HW, Klitzke A, Maynard JR, Pierce JL, Reitman C, Thiele R, Yost WJ, Beaman FD, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Inflammatory Back Pain: Known or Suspected Axial Spondyloarthritis: 2021 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Nov; 18 (11S):S340-S360
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  12. Boulter DJ, Job J, Shah LM, Wessell DE, Lenchik L, Parsons MS, Agarwal V, Appel M, Burns J, Hutchins TA, Kendi AT, Khan MA, Liebeskind DS, Moritani T, Ortiz AO, Shah VN, Singh S, Than KD, Timpone VM, Beaman FD, Corey AS, Expert Panel on Neurological and Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Plexopathy: 2021 Update. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Nov; 18 (11S):S423-S441
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  13. Banks JS, Garner HW, Chow AZ, Peterson JJ, Bestic JM, Wessell DE. Radiology-pathology correlation for bone and soft tissue tumors or tumor-like masses: single institutional experience after implementation of a weekly conference. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Apr; 50 (4):731-738 Epub 2020 Sept 23
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  14. Azar A, Garner HW, Rhodes NG, Yarlagadda B, Wessell DE. CT Attenuation Values Do Not Reliably Distinguish Benign Sclerotic Lesions From Osteoblastic Metastases in Patients Undergoing Bone Biopsy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Apr; 216 (4):1022-1030 Epub 2021 Feb 17
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  15. Feldhaus JM, Garner HW, Wessell DE. Society of skeletal radiology member utilization and performance of whole-body MRI in adults. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Nov; 49 (11):1731-1736 Epub 2020 May 22
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  16. Azar A, Wessell DE, Janus JR, Simon LV. Fractured aluminum nasopharyngeal swab during drive-through testing for COVID-19: radiographic detection of a retained foreign body. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Nov; 49 (11):1873-1877 Epub 2020 Aug 21
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  17. Bestic JM, Wessell DE, Beaman FD, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Lenchik L, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Sloan AE, Than K, Walker EA, Ying-Kou Yung E, Kransdorf MJ, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Primary Bone Tumors. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 May; 17 (5S):S226-S238
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  18. Martin Noguerol T, Raya JG, Wessell DE, Vilanova JC, Rossi I, Luna A. Functional MRI for evaluation of hyaline cartilage extracelullar matrix, a physiopathological-based approach. Br J Radiol. 2019 Nov; 92 (1103):20190443 Epub 2019 Aug 23
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  19. Walker EA, Beaman FD, Wessell DE, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Lenchik L, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Ying-Kou Yung E, Kransdorf MJ, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) Suspected Osteomyelitis of the Foot in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 Nov; 16 (11S):S440-S450
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  20. Torabi M, Lenchik L, Beaman FD, Wessell DE, Bussell JK, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Khurana B, Klitzke A, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Walker EA, Kransdorf MJ, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging:. ACR Appropriateness Criteria((R)) Acute Hand and Wrist Trauma. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 May; 16 (5S):S7-S17
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  21. Garner HW, Wessell DE. Gout: Update on Dual-Energy Computed Tomography with Emphasis on Artifact Identification. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2018 Nov 13; 20 (12):86
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  22. Shah LM, Jennings JW, Kirsch CFE, Hohenwalter EJ, Beaman FD, Cassidy RC, Johnson MM, Kendi AT, Lo SS, Reitman C, Sahgal A, Scheidt MJ, Schramm K, Wessell DE, Kransdorf MJ, Lorenz JM, Bykowski J, Expert Panels on Neurological Imaging, Interventional Radiology, and Musculoskeletal Imaging:. ACR Appropriateness Criteria((R)) Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Nov; 15 (11S):S347-S364
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  23. Garner HW, Wessell DE. Current status of ultrasound and dual-energy computed tomography in the evaluation of gout. Rheumatol Int. 2018 Aug; 38 (8):1339-1344 Epub 2018 May 02
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  24. Kransdorf MJ, Murphey MD, Wessell DE, Cassidy RC, Czuczman GJ, Demertzis JL, Lenchik L, Motamedi K, Pierce JL, Sharma A, Walker EA, Ying-Kou Yung E, Beaman FD, Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging:. ACR Appropriateness Criteria((R)) Soft-Tissue Masses. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 May; 15 (5S):S189-S197
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  25. Hillen TJ, Talbert RJ, Friedman MV, Long JR, Jennings JW, Wessell DE, Baker JC. Biopsy of CT-Occult Bone Lesions Using Anatomic Landmarks for CT Guidance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Jul; 209 (1):214-221 Epub 2017 May 02
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  26. Garner HW, Bestic JM, Peterson JJ, Attia S, Wessell DE. Preoperative radioactive seed localization of nonpalpable soft tissue masses: an established localization technique with a new application. Skeletal Radiol. 2017 Feb; 46 (2):209-216 Epub 2016 Nov 24
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  27. Garner HW, Paturzo MM, Gaudier G, Pickhardt PJ, Wessell DE. Variation in Attenuation in L1 Trabecular Bone at Different Tube Voltages: Caution Is Warranted When Screening for Osteoporosis With the Use of Opportunistic CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Jan; 208 (1):165-170 Epub 2016 Oct 20
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  28. Roberts CC, Kransdorf MJ, Beaman FD, Adler RS, Amini B, Appel M, Bernard SA, Fries IB, Germano IM, Greenspan BS, Holly LT, Kubicky CD, Lo SS, Mosher TJ, Sloan AE, Tuite MJ, Walker EA, Ward RJ, Wessell DE, Weissman BN. ACR Appropriateness Criteria Follow-Up of Malignant or Aggressive Musculoskeletal Tumors. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Apr; 13 (4):389-400 Epub 2016 Feb 24
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  29. Malone JC, Preston KS, Garner HW, Bestic JM, Wessell DE, Peterson JJ. MRI of the hand and fingers Applied Radiology. 2016; 45: (2)9-21.
  30. Tuite MJ, Kransdorf MJ, Beaman FD, Adler RS, Amini B, Appel M, Bernard SA, Dempsey ME, Fries IB, Greenspan BS, Khurana B, Mosher TJ, Walker EA, Ward RJ, Wessell DE, Weissman BN. ACR Appropriateness Criteria Acute Trauma to the Knee. J Am Coll Radiol. 2015 Nov; 12 (11):1164-72
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  31. Dobson MA, McDonald DJ, Wessell DE, Friedman MV. Imaging evaluation of treated benign bone tumours. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2015 Oct; 59: (5)599-604.
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  32. Friedman MV, Hillen TJ, Wessell DE, Hildebolt CF, Jennings JW. Hip chondrolysis and femoral head osteonecrosis: a complication of periacetabular cryoablation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Oct; 25: (10)1580-8.
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  33. Demertzis JL, Kyriakos M, Loomans R, McDonald DJ, Wessell DE. Synovial hemangioma of the hip joint in a pediatric patient Skeletal Radiology. 2014; 43(1):107-113.
  34. Friedman MV, Kyriakos M, Matava MJ, McDonald DJ, Jennings JW, Wessell DE. Intra-articular synovial sarcoma. Skeletal Radiol. 2013 Jun; 42(6):859-67. Epub 2013 Mar 01.
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  35. Hillen TJ, Baker JC, Jennings JW, Wessell DE. Image-guided biopsy and treatment of musculoskeletal tumors. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2013 Apr; 17(2):189-202. Epub 2013 May 14.
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  36. Baker JC, Demertzis JL, Rhodes N, Wessell DE, Rubin DA. Diabetic musculoskeletal complications and their imaging mimics. Radiographics. 2012 Nov-Dec; 32(7):1959-74.
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  37. Wall LB, Teefey SA, Middleton WD, Dahiya N, Steger-May K, Kim HM, Wessell D, Yamaguchi K. Diagnostic performance and reliability of ultrasonography for fatty degeneration of the rotator cuff muscles. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Jun 20; 94: (12)e83.
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  38. Hillen TJ, Wessell DE. Multidetector CT scan in the evaluation of chest pain of nontraumatic musculoskeletal origin. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Feb; 20(1):167-73.
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  39. Hillen TJ, Wessell DE. Multidetector CT scan in the evaluation of chest pain of nontraumatic musculoskeletal origin. Radiol Clin North Am. 2010 Jan; 48(1):185-91.
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  40. Baird WH, Frey EC, Tsui BMW, Wang Y, Wessell DE. Evaluation of rotating slant-hole SPECT mammography using Monte Carlo simulation methods. IEEE Trans Nucl Sci. 2003; 50(1):105-109.
  41. MacDonald LR, Patt BE, Iwanczyk JS, Tsui BMW, Wang Y, Frey EC, Wessell DE, Acton PD, Kung HF. Pinhole SPECT of mice using the LumaGEM Gamma camera. IEEE Trans Nucl Sci. 2001; 48(3):830-836.
  42. Kottler NE, Tran HT, Wessell DE. A complete steady state model of solute and water transport in the kidney. Math Computer Modeling. 1999; 29(6):63-82.
  43. Tsui BMW, Wessell DE, Zhao XD, Wang WT, Lewis DP, Frey EC. Imaging characteristics of scintimammography using parallel-hole and pinhole collimators. IEEE Trans Cucl Sci. 1998; 45(4):2155-2161.