Christin A. Tiegs-Heiden, M.D.

  1. Radiologist
  1. Hamilton-Cave MA, Al-Dulaimi R, McDonald JS, Ringler MD, Tiegs-Heiden CA. Utilization trends for MR arthrography of the hip and shoulder: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 20-year data from a tertiary care academic medical center. Skeletal Radiol. 2026 Jan; 54 (1):97-103 Epub 2024 June 03
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  2. Tiegs-Heiden CA. MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for Musculoskeletal Applications. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2024 Nov; 32 (4):641-650 Epub 2024 Mar 23
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  3. Holder EK, Lee H, Raghunandan A, Marshall B, Michalik A, Nguyen M, Saffarian M, Schneider BJ, Smith CC, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Zheng P, Patel J, Levi D, International Pain and Spine Intervention Society's Patient Safety Committee. FACTFINDERS FOR PATIENT SAFETY: Minimizing risks with cervical epidural injections. Interv Pain Med. 2024 Sep; 3 (3):100430 Epub 2024 Aug 27
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  4. Lee H, Tiegs Heiden CA, Nguyen M, Marshall B, Michalik A, Levi D. Mitigating Risks with Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections - the Role of Preprocedural Review of Advanced Imaging (MRI and CT) International Pain and Spine Intervention Society Factfinders for Patient Safety. June 2024.
  5. Christin A Tiegs-Heiden, Francis I Baffour, Garret M Powell, Shuai Leng, Matthew P Johnson, Katrina N Glazebrook. Dual energy CT for the diagnosis of gout: Evaluating the optimal Hounsfield unit setting for dual energy processing The Royal College of Radiologists Open. 2024; 2:100150.
  6. Long Z, Hesley GK, Lu A, Hangiandreou NJ, Gorny KR, Tiegs-Heiden CA. MRgFUS ablation of a recurrent tenosynovial giant cell tumor in the foot using ExAblate 2100 system in combination with patient immobilization device. Radiography (Lond). 2024 May; 30 (3):840-842 Epub 2024 Apr 03
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  7. Oeding JF, Pareek A, Nieboer MJ, Rhodes NG, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Camp CL, Martin RK, Moatshe G, Engebretsen L, Sanchez-Sotelo J. A Machine Learning Model Demonstrates Excellent Performance in Predicting Subscapularis Tears Based on Pre-Operative Imaging Parameters Alone. Arthroscopy. 2024 Apr; 40 (4):1044-1055 Epub 2023 Sept 15
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  8. Heaton DJ, Collins MS, Johnson AC, Krych AJ, Dancy ME, Tiegs-Heiden CA. Retrospective evaluation of MRI findings in arthroscopically confirmed cases of hypermobile lateral meniscus. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Mar; 53 (3):465-472 Epub 2023 Aug 24
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  9. Lehman VT, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Broski SM. Beyond Anatomy: Fat-Suppressed MR and Molecular Imaging of Spinal Pain Generators. Radiol Clin North Am. 2024 Mar; 62 (2):247-261 Epub 2023 Nov 13
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  10. Faghani S, Nicholas RG, Patel S, Baffour FI, Moassefi M, Rouzrokh P, Khosravi B, Powell GM, Leng S, Glazebrook KN, Erickson BJ, Tiegs-Heiden CA. Development of a deep learning model for the automated detection of green pixels indicative of gout on dual energy CT scan. Res Diagn Interv Imaging. 2024 Mar; 9:100044 Epub 2024 Mar 08
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  11. Chang EY, Bencardino JT, French CN, Fritz J, Hanrahan CJ, Jibri Z, Kassarjian A, Motamedi K, Ringler MD, Strickland CD, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Walker REA. SSR white paper: guidelines for utilization and performance of direct MR arthrography. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Feb; 53 (2):209-244 Epub 2023 Aug 11
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  12. Chang EY, Bencardino JT, French CN, Fritz J, Hanrahan CJ, Jibri Z, Kassarjian A, Motamedi K, Ringler MD, Strickland CD, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Walker REA. Correction to: SSR white paper: guidelines for utilization and performance of direct MR arthrography. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Feb; 53 (2):245
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  13. Madhavan AA, Liebo GB, Baffour F, Diehn FE, Maus TP, Murthy NS, Rhodes NG, Tiegs-Heiden CA. A review of epidural and non-epidural contrast flow patterns during fluoroscopic and CT-guided epidural steroid injections. Interv Neuroradiol. 2024 Jan 5; 15910199231221857 Epub 2024 Jan 05
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  14. Newell E, Chorney H, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Benson JC, Ouellet J, Driscoll M. Augmentation of musculoskeletal soft tissue morphology within low back pain patients may suggest the presence of physiological stress shielding: An in vivo study. J Biomech. 2024 Jan; 162:111894 Epub 2023 Dec 04
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  15. Rixey AB, Glazebrook KN, Powell GM, Baffour FI, Collins MS, Takahashi EA, Tiegs-Heiden CA. Rhabdomyolysis: a review of imaging features across modalities. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Jan; 53 (1):19-27 Epub 2023 June 15
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  16. Faghani S, Patel S, Rhodes NG, Powell GM, Baffour FI, Moassefi M, Glazebrook KN, Erickson BJ, Tiegs-Heiden CA. Deep-learning for automated detection of MSU deposits on DECT: evaluating impact on efficiency and reader confidence. Front Radiol. 2024; 4:1330399 Epub 2024 Feb 19
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  17. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Hesley GK, Long Z, Lu A, Lamer TJ, Gorny KR, Hangiandreou NJ, Lehman VT. MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation of painful lumbar facet joints: a retrospective assessment of safety and tolerability in human subjects. Pain Med. 2023 Nov 2; 24 (11):1219-1223
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  18. Dhillon P, Jebastin Thangaiah J, Anderson TL, Tiegs-Heiden CA. Fasciitis ossificans: imaging features, histology, and differential diagnosis. Clin Radiol. 2023 Sep; 78 (9):697-702 Epub 2023 June 02
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  19. Tiegs-Heiden C, Talsma J, Willard F, Maus T, El-Yahchouchi C. The S1 dorsal foramen: Nuances of anatomy. Interv Pain Med. 2023 Mar; 2 (1):100172 Epub 2022 Dec 18
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  20. Pitot MA, Powell GM, Holcomb R, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Baffour FI, Collins MS, Glazebrook KN. Multimodality evaluation of transfascial muscle and other soft tissue herniations of the extremities. Skeletal Radiol. 2023 Jan; 52 (1):1-8 Epub 2022 July 15
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  21. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Anderson TC, Collins MS, Johnson MP, Osmon DR, Wenger DE. Outcomes in patients with clinically suspected pedal osteomyelitis based on bone marrow signal pattern on MRI. J Bone Jt Infect. 2023; 8(2):99-107. Epub 2023 Mar 22.
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  22. Muller SA, Muller-Lebschi JA, Shotts EE, Bond JR, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Collins MS, O'Driscoll SW. Advantages of CT Versus MRI for Preoperative Assessment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Dec; 50 (14):3941-3947 Epub 2022 Nov 07
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  23. Thangaiah JJ, Venable ER, Sivasubramaniam P, Tiegs-Heiden C, Rech KL, Hartley CP. Erdheim-Chester disease: Cytomorphologic clues for a rare histiocytic neoplasm including a distinct tigroid background pattern on smears. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2022 Oct; 60:151998. Epub 2022 Jun 21.
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  24. Clarke-Brodber AL, Hartley CP, Ahmed F, Thangaiah JJ, Tiegs-Heiden C, Hagen CE. Desmoid fibromatosis involving the pancreas: A retrospective case series with clinical, cytopathologic and radiologic correlation. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2022 Oct; 60:152015 Epub 2022 July 22
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  25. Gong H, Baffour FI, Glazebrook KN, Rhodes NG, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Thorne JE, Cook JM, Kumar S, Fletcher JG, McCollough CH, Leng S. Deep learning-based virtual noncalcium imaging in multiple myeloma using dual-energy CT. Med Phys. 2022 Oct; 49 (10):6346-6358 Epub 2022 Aug 28
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  26. Collins MS, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Frick MA, Brandt MD. Medial patellofemoral ligament MRI abnormalities in the setting of MCL injuries: are they clinically relevant? Skeletal Radiol. 2022 Jul; 51(7):1381-1389. Epub 2021 Dec 07.
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  27. Sytsma TT, Rittenberg JD, Maus TP, Air MEM, Mauck WD, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Fischer KM, Greenlund LS. Spinal region corticosteroid injections are not associated with increased risk for influenza. Spine J. 2022 Jul; 22 (7):1100-1105 Epub 2022 Feb 01
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  28. McCarthy MR, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Sturgis CD, Swanson AA, Gupta S, Thangaiah JJ, Hartley CP. Biphasic squamoid alveolar renal cell carcinoma: Cytologic features of a rare entity. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2022 Jun; 58:151906 Epub 2022 Feb 03
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  29. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Madhavan AA, Diehn FE, Lehman VT, Murthy NS. Injection into the Space of Okada During Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections. Pain Med. 2022 May 30; 23 (6):1066-1074
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  30. Sivasubramaniam P, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Geiersbach KB, Hagen CE, Sturgis CD, Thangaiah JJ, Hartley CP. Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma: A challenging case arising in a young man with radiation exposure. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2022 Apr; 57:151862 Epub 2021 Nov 22
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  31. Sivasubramaniam P, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Sturgis CD, Hagen CE, Hartley CP, Thangaiah JJ. Malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor: Cytologic, histologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular pitfalls. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2021 Dec; 55:151813 Epub 2021 Sept 06
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  32. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Murthy NS, Geske JR, Diehn FE, Lehman VT, Liebo GB, Verdoorn JT, Carr CM, McKenzie GA. Impact of flow pattern, body mass index, and age on intraprocedural fluoroscopic time and radiation dose during sacroiliac joint injections. Neuroradiol J. 2021 Oct; 34 (5):428-434 Epub 2021 Mar 08
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  33. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Frick MA, Johnson MP, Collins MS. Utility of the FABS MRI sequence in the evaluation of distal biceps pathology. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 May; 50(5):895-902. Epub 2020 Oct 01.
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  34. Long Z, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Anderson TL, Adkins MC, Hagen J, Glazebrook KN, Halaweish A, McCollough C, Fletcher JG. Clinical evaluation of a new adaptive iterative metal artifact reduction method in whole-body low-dose CT skeletal survey examinations. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Jan; 50 (1):149-157 Epub 2020 July 20
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  35. Bernard CD, McGauvran AM, Desai VS, Frick MA, Tiegs-Heiden C, Camp CLA, Krych AJ, Collins MS. Understanding the Implications of the Meniscal Ossicle: Patient Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes. J Knee Surg. 2021 Jan; 34 (2):155-163 Epub 2019 Aug 07
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  36. Collins MS, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Frick MA. MRI appearance of jogger's foot. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Dec; 49 (12):1957-1963 Epub 2020 June 18
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  37. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Adkins MC, Carter RE, Geske JR, McKenzie GA, Ringler MD. Does gadolinium improve magnetic resonance arthrography of the hip beyond fluid distension alone? Clin Radiol. 2020 Sep; 75 (9):713.e1-713.e9 Epub 2020 June 16
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  38. Browne JE, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Lehman VT, Long Z, Hangiandreou NJ, Watson RE, Hesley GK, Gorny KR. Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Lumbar Facet Joints of a Patient With a Magnetic Resonance Image Non-Conditional Pacemaker at 1.5T. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Aug; 4 (4):464-468 Epub 2020 Aug 05
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  39. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Howe BM. Imaging of the Hand and Wrist. Clin Sports Med. 2020 Apr; 39 (2):223-245 Epub 2020 Feb 04
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  40. Collins MS, Tiegs-Heiden CA. Osteochondral lesions of the lateral trochlear ridge: a rare, subtle but important finding on advanced imaging in patients with elbow pain. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Apr; 49 (4):593-599 Epub 2019 Nov 16
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  41. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Lehman VT, Gorny KR, Boon AJ, Hesley GK. Improved Treatment Response Following Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Lumbar Facet Joint Pain. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Feb; 4 (1):109-113 Epub 2019 Dec 28
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  42. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Rhodes NG, Collins MS, Fender QA, Howe BM. MR arthrogram of the postoperative glenoid labrum: normal postoperative appearance versus recurrent tears. Skeletal Radiol. 2018 Nov; 47 (11):1475-1481 Epub 2018 May 13
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  43. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Murthy NS, Glazebrook KN, Skinner JA. Subfascial fat herniation: sonographic features of back mice. Skeletal Radiol. 2018 Jan; 47 (1):137-140 Epub 2017 Sept 15
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  44. Broski SM, Tiegs Heiden CA, Ringler MD. Muscle: Ischemia, Infarction, and Compartment Syndrome. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2017 Sep; 21 (4):443-458 Epub 2017 Aug 03
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  45. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Murthy NS, Geske JR, Diehn FE, Schueler BA, Wald JT, Kaufmann TJ, Lehman VT, Carr CM, Amrami KK, Morris JM, Thielen KR, Maus TP. Fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural steroid injections at a quaternary-care teaching institution: effect of trainee involvement and patient body mass index on fluoroscopy time and patient dose. Clin Radiol. 2016 Jan; 71: (1)e16-20.
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  46. Tiegs-Heiden CA, Eckel LJ, Hunt CH, Diehn FE, Schwartz KM, Kallmes DF, Salomao DR, Witzig TE, Garrity JA. Immunoglobulin G4-related disease of the orbit: imaging features in 27 patients. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Jul; 35 (7):1393-7 Epub 2014 Mar 13
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  47. Collins MS, Tiegs-Heiden CA, Stuart MJ. Patellar calcar: MRI appearance of a previously undescribed anatomical entity. Skeletal Radiol. 2014 Feb; 43 (2):219-25 Epub 2013 Nov 28
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  48. Tiegs Heiden CA, Knudsen JM, Kurup AN. Primary hepatic angiosarcoma. American College of Radiology, Case in Point.10/31/2013;
  49. Tiegs Heiden CA, Reading CC. Lipoleiomyoma. American College of Radiology, Case in Point.1/4/2013;