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Abdominal Radiologist at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology St. Louis - Interested in medical education and healthcare awareness

St Louis, MO
Joined May 2012
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Malak Itani
2 years
What's your diagnosis? #ultrasound
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Malak Itani
3 years
4 publications this week, I could hibernate until 2023
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
2 years
First real life case of dysphagia lusoria!! #radres #bodyrad #meded
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Malak Itani
7 months
Ever wondered how does a #biopsy device works? Check out our recently published manuscript Percutaneous Core Biopsy Devices: A Detailed Review and Comparison of Different Needle Designs #meded #radres #radiology
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Malak Itani
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3 findings, one image. What's your diagnosis?? Answer will be posted in 24 hours #radiology #meded #radiograph #genitourinary #fluoroscopy #lost_art
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Malak Itani
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Red arrow: Stricture of the bulbar urethra Green arrows: reflux into Cowper duct and gland Purple arrow: Reflux into the prostate utricle #radiology #meded #radiograph #genitourinary #fluoroscopy
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Proud to be elected a fellow of the SAR, a special society which has provided lifelong friendships, allowed meaningful contributions and rewarding collaborations!! thank you @SocietyAbdRad #SAR24
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
3 years
New @RadioGraphics paper -- a great reference for residents and for anyone who wants to learn more about VQ scans Thanks for @RadG_Editor @cookyscan1 and the amazing RG editorial team
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Malak Itani
4 months
Have you seen this complication before? What's the most common histology? #radiology #urology #meded #CT #abdrad Challenge: Detect 2 findings! Answer will be posted tomorrow
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
8 months
Packing the tract with gelfoam as we exit the liver.. #ultrasound #radres #procedures #biopsy
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
1 year
Don't miss this great review on FDG-PET/CT based response assessment in malignancies by @TheNUCguy @MIRimaging Hot off the press AND open access!
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Malak Itani
5 months
Reconstructed MPR. Two findings, one etiology. What's your diagnosis? #radiology #meded #imaging
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
3 years
Published today @RadioGraphics Thank you Jordan Lang for strong work on this paper, @sanjeevbhalla for your unlimited inspiration, and the great @RadG_Editor and editorial team
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Malak Itani
3 months
Ever seen a gallstone extending to an intercostal location? Cholecystitis with body wall abscess!!! Note: history is more complex with prior percutaneous cholecystostomy tube that was internalized.. #meded #radiology #abdrad #abdomen #imaging @SARBiliaryDFP
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
2 years
Excellent paper
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Costa Raptis
2 years
Congratulations to Kacie Steinbrecher on her wonderful just published paper on difficult acute aortas - Santa came early! 🎅🏻 🌲 @kmarquis1 @sanjeevbhalla @westleyohman @RadG_Editor @MIRimaging
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Nice study- I'll go with liver density of < 40HU on NCCT and < 80HU on PVP CT to call steatosis -- Detection of Moderate Hepatic Steatosis on Portal Venous Phase Contrast-Enhanced CT: Evaluation Using an Automated Artificial Intelligence Tool | AJR
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Malak Itani
11 months
Excellent review on #ultrasound quantification of liver fat by @DTFetzer et al @RadioGraphics @sruradiology
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Malak Itani
3 years
"The rate of inappropriate orders was 36.3% for CT and 84.4% for US." I could see that 84% happening in other places... Thank you @nverma21 @TLHM_MD nice study!!
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Malak Itani
3 years
Interesting case of the day from @RadiologyACR Case in Point today testicular hemangioma!! #ultrasound #radres
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Malak Itani
1 year
A second read of #ultrasound exams at @MIRimaging resulted in recommended management change in 26% of studies Published today in Abdominal Radiology @Abdominal_Rad
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Malak Itani
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It's an honor to review for such a prestigious journal, and always a pleasure to work with an awesome, highly motivated, dedicated, selfless, hardworking, and encyclopedic-knowledgeable editor @cookyscan1
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Malak Itani
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What's your diagnosis? 67-year old female with incidental finding on CT disclaimer: uncommon pathology case from @MIRimaging #meded #radiology #radpath #abdrad #gyn #gynpath
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Malak Itani
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70 yo woman with hematuria, what's your diagnosis? case from @MIRimaging #meded #radiology #abdrad #urology #nephrology
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Malak Itani
4 months
Would you biopsy this lymph node? Accessible with posterior oblique approach between nerve root (green) and lumbar veins (blue). Another option is to scan in different positions to attempt an anterior window between bowel loops. #radiology #abdrad #IR #biopsy #imaging #meded
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Malak Itani
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Published today in @RadioGraphics Added Value of FDG PET/MRI in Gynecologic Oncology: A Pictorial Review Expertise from @MIRimaging with collaborators from MDAnderson, UW Madison, and Mayo clinic
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Malak Itani
5 months
#spleen #biopsy #safety just published in @radiology_rsna thank you @olgabrook @hadiskavandi @CsirEtc for this great opportunity to contribute our experience from @MIRimaging
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Olga R Brook, MD, FSAR, FSIR, FSABI, FESGAR
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We have shown that #18G needle #splenicbiopsy is as safe as splenic biopsy with smaller needles. So even if it is scary, you can still biopsy spleen! @CsirEtc @BIDMC_AbdImg @BIDMCRad @hadiskavandi @ItaniMalak @SamGalgano @VPlanz @cozb @abrook
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4 months
Don't miss this excellent webinar organized by #SAR @SocietyAbdRad and presented by our section chief, an amazing speaker, Dr. Mellnick from @MIRimaging Registration link at
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Malak Itani
4 years
A great resource for trainees nicely written by @DavidBallardMD from @MIRimaging in @RadioGraphics #radres #meded
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Malak Itani
8 months
44-yo female. Find the 4 lesions, and what's your diagnosis? #radres #meded #radiology #abdrad
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
3 years
"Imaging of abdominal and pelvic infections in the cancer patient" published in #Abdominal_Radiology READ ONLY free full-text link thank you for great mentors @ElsayesKhaled @cookyscan1 @MargaritaRevzin
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Malak Itani
2 years
Eh route to #ARRS22 #ARRS2022 #SouthwestAirlines first maskless flight in 2 years 😷 👀 🦠
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Malak Itani
1 year
Top articles in #Radiology for 2022 were a product of @sruradiology don't miss US of soft tissue masses and incidentally detected gallbladder polyps
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2 years
New from the @SARNETDFP "Neuroendocrine neoplasm imaging: protocols by site of origin" in @Abdominal_Rad Full text link
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Malak Itani
3 years
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: pitfalls in interpretation @Abdominal_Rad #abdradJ free full text #radres #meded #MRI #MRCP
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Malak Itani
3 months
How to foster a growth mindset? Excellent tips from the book "thanks for the feedback"
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Malak Itani
11 months
What would you call this renal lesion? Bosniak 3/4 but pathology was an organizing hematoma (hematoma with secondary papillary endothelial hyperplasia). Check out these 3 recently published cases
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Malak Itani
1 year
Not enough coffee ☕️ to work on SAR talks 😅 #sar23 #radiology
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Malak Itani
3 years
Interesting investigation of cystic artery velocity in diagnosing cholecystitis "CAv ≥ 40 cm/s alone had a PPV of 94.7% and overall accuracy of 81.4% in diagnosing acute cholecystitis" #abdradJ @Abdominal_Rad
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Malak Itani
2 years
#SRU22 Congratulations to the newly elected SRU fellows @sruradiology Barton Lane, MD Catherine Phillips, MD Deborah Baumgarten, MD Hailey Choi, MD Lauren Alexander, MD Wendy VanBuren, MD
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Malak Itani
10 months
When all studies are urgent/expedited, then no study is urgent. Is the “stat read” abused??? #radiology
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Malak Itani
2 years
Reviewing a submission for @Abdominal_Rad while waiting for my flight to #PHX Phoenix #SRU22
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Malak Itani
7 months
#RSNA2023 #RSNA23 I've always liked #RSNA case of the day - entertaining and educational with CME credits! Don't miss Tuesday Ultrasound case of the day prepared by yours truly and my great colleagues @MIRimaging
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Malak Itani
2 years
Fifth grade here we come #sdc1stday22
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Malak Itani
2 years
Back to clinical service from a great #SAR2022 enjoying the beauty of #CEUS for procedure guidance. These lesions were completely occult on B-mode #ultrasound
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Malak Itani
10 months
Don't miss today's case in point from ACR!!
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Malak Itani
3 years
CEUS for characterizing focal liver lesions .. excellent paper in this issue of JUM "CEUS performs better than standard ultrasound and at least equivalent to both CT and MR"
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Malak Itani
2 years
Cannot wait for #SAR22 @SocAbdRadiology my firrst in-person meeting post #COVID19 And actually #SAR20 was my last in person meeting before #COVID19 .. that's March 2020 when hydroxychloroquine and Clorox were popular
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Malak Itani
3 years
Don't miss the @SARNETDFP case of the month and short video @SocAbdRadiology @Abdominal_Rad
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Malak Itani
4 years
ACR white paper for Incidental Adnexal Findings on CT and MRI from @JACRJournal
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Malak Itani
1 year
#SAR23 don't miss our section chief Dr. Mellnick presenting a spectacular talk on internal hernias during this plenary session @MIRimaging
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Malak Itani
3 years
Congratulations all Awardees of AAWR and Dr. Benzinger from ⁦ @MIRimaging ⁩ on being selected as a fellow of ⁦ @AAWR_org ⁩ ⁦ @BenzingerNeuro1
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Malak Itani
3 years
Don't miss the excellent case of the month from @SARNETDFP from Drs. Gao, Morani, Masrani, and Bhosale
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Malak Itani
1 year
#rad #radresident please stop using "mid-pole"
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Daniel Souza
1 year
Welcome to my world: yet another one of my many @AIUMultrasound 'pet peeves' @futureradres @BWHRadEdu @ACOREdu @SAR_RFS thanks Dr. Munn from @TuftsMedicalCtr for this highly referenced (at least by me) article! #MedTwitter 'The Earth has north and south poles. It has no mid-pole'
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Malak Itani
3 years
Congratulations @ElsayesKhaled Very well deserved Professorship @SocAbdRadiology
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Malak Itani
3 years
Don't miss 11 new ACR appropriateness criteria documents and 5 updates
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Malak Itani
2 years
The #radiologist ’s favorite pet, by far, is a #mouse .. they even carry their mice with them to the different reading rooms every single day 🐁 #happyMonday
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4 months
Malignant transformation of a urachal diverticulum (red arrows) at urachal attachment site at the bladder dome (urachus = dashed arrows). Yellow arrows: Remote metastatic deposit. Most common histology: invasive adenocarcinoma (PMID: 26364859) #radiology #urology #meded #abdrad
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Malak Itani
4 years
Nice review of Morison’s pouch in Abdominal Radiology @ElsayesKhaled
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Malak Itani
3 months
Surgical pathology: Cervical hemangioma!
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Malak Itani
3 months
Cannot wait to be working with this stellar group of trainees. Congratulations to all!! #radres #MatchDay2024
@MIRimaging
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
3 months
Happy Match Day! Next year, we get to welcome these 19 talented medical students into our #radres program and guide them as they become the radiologists of tomorrow. Congrats and welcome to MIR! #MatchDay2024 #MIReducation
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Malak Itani
8 months
Excited to be the guest speaker at Iowa State Radiologic Society Meeting
@YashantAswani
Yashant Aswani
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2023 annual meeting of the Iowa Radiological Society @ItaniMalak @markalson @IowaRAD
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Malak Itani
4 years
It's not only our problem then!!! The rate of inappropriate orders (from ED for abdominal pain) was 36.3% for CT and 84.4% for US. Don't miss out this interesting paper in @CPDRJournal @TanMohammedMD @nverma21 Nicely done!!
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Malak Itani
2 months
Strong presence for @MIRimaging at #SAR24 with 10 speakers from our Abdominal Imaging Section. Don't miss superb talks by Dr. Shetty @nupedogg our amazing PD, Dr. Mellnick our fearless chief, Drs. Ludwig, Fraum, Ballard, Tsai, Rajput, Hoegger, Lanier, and myself.
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Anup Shetty
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These guys are the best! Enjoyed giving our session on PI-RR at #SAR24 with Daniel Ludwig and Tyler Fraum. @MIRimaging @WUSTLmed @WashUAcadEd
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Malak Itani
4 years
Improve visualization of renal stones on ultrasound, All stones are echogenic regardless of composition #SRU2020 Dr Martin
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Malak Itani
3 years
New case of the month from @SARNETDFP by Drs. Vulasala, Singareddy, Kumar, Gopireddy and Lall
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Malak Itani
2 years
Interesting paper in @Abdominal_Rad Conclusion: "We recommend that a post-cholecystectomy patient who presents with a CD > 10 mm on CT and elevated bilirubin should undergo further clinical and imaging follow-up"
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Malak Itani
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#ARRS22 Load up on coffee from the connection squad (lv1 9:30-10:30) then come challenge yourself in #emergency #ultrasound #vascular cases (Empire D lv 2 at 10:30) session with @MargaritaRevzin @sbhatt1516 And Dr. Dogra on Ultrasound in the ED
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Malak Itani
8 months
“What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.” ...
@MIRimaging
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
8 months
Join us in congratulating the 8 uniquely talented research and clinical faculty members who were recently promoted.
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Malak Itani
3 years
Nice review on a common finding!!
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Malak Itani
7 months
Some dates to put on the calendar
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Malak Itani
3 years
Interesting, I've always wondered about contralateral adrenal gland thickness, now I got my answer!! #abdradj @Abdominal_Rad Thanks @twloehfelm @MTCorwin
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Malak Itani
1 year
Great news for all of @MIRimaging and for the radiology world! Congrats @PamelaWoodardp 👏🏼
@MIRimaging
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
1 year
Pamela Woodard, MD ( @PamelaWoodardp ), has been named the next director of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and head of the radiology department at #WashUMed , effective July 1. Congratulations, Dr. Woodard!
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2 years
Excellent talk on pediatric CEUS at #sru22 @sruradiology by Dr. Judy Squires from UPMC with wide range of applications including differentiating lung atelectasis from pneumonia
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Malak Itani
2 years
Women in Radiology Spotlight Pamela Woodard Enjoyed reading this, thank you @PamelaWoodardp @AustinWheelerMD
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Malak Itani
4 years
Browsing #RSNA20 program and couldn't stop watching this amazing session presented by Dr. Harvey from MGH Medical Malpractice in Radiology: How to Avoid and Deal with It -- RC432 Very highly recommended!!!
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Malak Itani
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Dropped gallstones Dashed arrow: classic location. Solid arrow: Atypical location along laporoscopy tract 👏👏 Dr. Aswani @YashantAswani
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Malak Itani
2 years
Excellent turnout despite early 7am start for a spectacular plenary session on rectal cancer #SAR2022 @SARDFPRECTAL
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Malak Itani
4 years
Don't miss out this cool @RadioGraphics article with embedded videos from the amazing @MIRimaging chief resident @DavidBallardMD @ParisaMazaheri @cookyscan1 "Imaging of Abdominal Wall Masses, Masslike Lesions, and Diffuse Processes"
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Malak Itani
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Congratulations to the awesome teacher and clinician, humble and humorous Bill Middleton from @MIRimaging for this very well-deserved lifetime achievement award #sru22 @sruradiology
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Malak Itani
2 months
Congratulations @PamelaWoodardp no better person for this leadership role!!
@MIRimaging
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
2 months
A new era begins. @RadiologyACR announced today that MIR Director Pamela Woodard, MD, will serve as the incoming ACR president upon the closing of #ACR2024 . Congrats, Dr. Woodard!
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Malak Itani
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Congrats to @MIRimaging @Mariazulfiqar14 on a very well written @RadioGraphics article, selected for the monthly highlight of the RSNA journals
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Malak Itani
2 years
Stephanie Wilson MD highlighting CEUS applications in the liver #sru22 @sruradiology
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Malak Itani
2 years
@drsherrywang delivering an excellent talk at #ARRS22
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Malak Itani
8 months
Mesenteric biopsy? Excellent display of challenging biopsy cases by Dr Strnad from ⁦⁦ @MIRimaging ⁩ at ⁦ @sruradiology #sru23
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Malak Itani
1 year
#SAR23 in-person and live-streamed today at 1:20 PM Come learn about the "Challenges, Impactful Indications, and Opportunities of CEUS" in Manchester A. Excited to co-present with the distinguished @DTFetzer
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@ItaniMalak
Malak Itani
4 years
Visited the beautiful campus of my Alma Mater @AUB_Lebanon to give back to my residency program with teaching cases from @MIRimaging #MIReducation #radiology #radres
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Malak Itani
2 years
Don't miss the new @SARNETDFP case of the month contributed by Dr. David Bates @DavidBatesMD All cases available on @SocAbdRadiology SAR Active Panels webpage
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Malak Itani
3 years
Nice validation study of the #ultrasound #transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) risk stratification model Thank you @GhanehF !!! @AIUMultrasound V ≥300 cm/s, spectral broadening, and intraparenchymal AT ≥0.1 second
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Malak Itani
3 years
PEG allergy: don't give ultrasound contrast. Thanks for the prompt notification from @sruradiology #ultrasound #CEUS #contrast_ultrasound #radres #radiology
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Malak Itani
1 year
If you're attending #SAR23 and want to start or learn more about CEUS in procedures, attend workshop #144 at 2pm in Violet "Logistics and Utility of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in Procedures".. Thrilled to co-present with @RachitaKhot
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