Sue Kaste

Summary

Affiliation: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) concept in pediatric interventional and fluoroscopic imaging: striving to keep radiation doses as low as possible during fluoroscopy of pediatric patients--a white paper executive summary
    Keith J Strauss
    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 36:110-2. 2006
  2. ncbi Wilms tumour: prognostic factors, staging, therapy and late effects
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 38:2-17. 2008
  3. ncbi Changes in bone mineral density in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 46:77-87. 2006
  4. ncbi Pediatric surface osteosarcoma: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic features
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 47:152-62. 2006
  5. ncbi Pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma survivors at negligible risk for significant bone mineral density deficits
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 52:516-21. 2009
  6. ncbi Imaging challenges: a US perspective on controlling exposure to ionizing radiation in children with cancer
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences and Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 3678, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 39:S74-9. 2009
  7. ncbi Asymptomatic kidney stones in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    S C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
    Leukemia 23:104-8. 2009
  8. ncbi Quantitative bone mineral density assessment in malignant infantile osteopetrosis
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 48:181-5. 2007
  9. ncbi PET-CT in children: where is it appropriate?
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MSN 220, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 41:509-13. 2011
  10. ncbi QCT versus DXA in 320 survivors of childhood cancer: association of BMD with fracture history
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 47:936-43. 2006

Detail Information

Publications80

  1. ncbi The ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) concept in pediatric interventional and fluoroscopic imaging: striving to keep radiation doses as low as possible during fluoroscopy of pediatric patients--a white paper executive summary
    Keith J Strauss
    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 36:110-2. 2006
  2. ncbi Wilms tumour: prognostic factors, staging, therapy and late effects
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 38:2-17. 2008
    ..The advent of molecular markers of disease severity and improved functional imaging might help...
  3. ncbi Changes in bone mineral density in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 46:77-87. 2006
    ..There is little information about factors modulating bone mineral density (BMD) in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)...
  4. ncbi Pediatric surface osteosarcoma: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic features
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 47:152-62. 2006
    ..Osteosarcoma (OS) arising from the surface of bone is far less common than its intramedullary counterpart. Although surface OSs share some radiographic and clinical features, they can be divided into three distinct histologic subtypes...
  5. ncbi Pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma survivors at negligible risk for significant bone mineral density deficits
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 52:516-21. 2009
    ..We hypothesized that pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors would have bone mineral density (BMD) deficits compared to their peers because of osteotoxic chemotherapy during the time of greatest BMD accretion...
  6. ncbi Imaging challenges: a US perspective on controlling exposure to ionizing radiation in children with cancer
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences and Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 3678, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 39:S74-9. 2009
    ..These issues will be introduced in this paper...
  7. ncbi Asymptomatic kidney stones in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    S C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Tennessee at Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
    Leukemia 23:104-8. 2009
    ..Thus, kidney stones in childhood ALL survivors could herald the future deterioration of renal function and development of hypertension. Long-term follow-up imaging may be warranted in these patients to monitor for progressive morbidity...
  8. ncbi Quantitative bone mineral density assessment in malignant infantile osteopetrosis
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 48:181-5. 2007
    ..To investigate the use of quantitative computed tomography (QCT) and dual energy absorptiometry (DXA) for assessing bone mineral density (BMD) in the evaluation of children with malignant infantile osteopetrosis (MIOP)...
  9. ncbi PET-CT in children: where is it appropriate?
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MSN 220, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 41:509-13. 2011
    ..The focus of this paper will be its use in children being treated for non-central nervous system and non-cardiac disorders...
  10. ncbi QCT versus DXA in 320 survivors of childhood cancer: association of BMD with fracture history
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 47:936-43. 2006
    ..To assess agreement on diagnosis of diminished bone mineral density (BMD) and correlation between BMD values obtained by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in childhood cancer survivors...
  11. ncbi 18F-PET-CT in extracranial paediatric oncology: when and for whom is it useful?
    Sue C Kaste
    Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale MSN #752, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 38:S459-66. 2008
  12. ncbi Safety in pediatric MR and cardiac CT: results of a membership survey of the Society for Pediatric Radiology-2006
    Sue Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, MS 752, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 37:409-12. 2007
  13. ncbi Skeletal toxicities of treatment in children with cancer
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 50:469-73; discussion 486. 2008
    ..This presentation will discuss many of the issues related to defining, identifying, and classifying deficits in BMD and osteonecrosis, and will likely raise more issues than it answers...
  14. ncbi Imaging pediatric abdominal tumors
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-2794, USA
    Semin Roentgenol 43:50-9. 2008
  15. ncbi PET-CT in pediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis
    Sue C Kaste
    Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 37:615-22. 2007
    ..We conclude that PET-CT information is clinically useful to evaluate disease activity and response to therapy and provides information that cannot be obtained from technetium 99m methylene diphosphonate bone scans or radiographs...
  16. ncbi Bone mineral density deficits in pediatric patients treated for sarcoma
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 50:1032-8. 2008
    ..Children treated for sarcoma are at risk of treatment-associated deficits in bone mineral density (BMD). We investigated the severity of risk factors for BMD deficits in this patient population...
  17. ncbi 18F-FDG-avid sites mimicking active disease in pediatric Hodgkin's
    Sue C Kaste
    St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 35:141-54. 2005
    ..It is essential for radiologists to be familiar with these findings in order to stage disease activity and therapeutic response accurately...
  18. ncbi Impact of radiation and chemotherapy on risk of dental abnormalities: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, and Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee School of Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    Cancer 115:5817-27. 2009
    ..The current study was performed to describe frequencies and risk factors of altered oral health and odontogenesis in childhood cancer survivors...
  19. ncbi Orbital development in long-term survivors of retinoblastoma
    S C Kaste
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    J Clin Oncol 15:1183-9. 1997
    ..To determine the effects of enucleation, irradiation, and age at diagnosis on bony orbital growth in long-term survivors of retinoblastoma using measurements based on computed tomographic (CT) imaging...
  20. ncbi Bone mineral density and osteonecrosis in survivors of childhood allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
    S C Kaste
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Bone Marrow Transplant 33:435-41. 2004
    ..d. We conclude that pediatric alloBMT survivors have decreased BMD and are at risk of osteonecrosis. They should be monitored to assure early intervention that may ameliorate adverse outcomes...
  21. ncbi Oncology protocols: how can we do better?
    Sue C Kaste
    St Jude Children s Research Hospital, MSN 220, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 3678, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 41:S166-9. 2011
    ..This presentation will discuss these factors and potential means of improving upon inconsistencies, and consider factors that might influence the future...
  22. ncbi Osteonecrosis in children after therapy for malignancy
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 196:1011-8. 2011
    ..Because osteonecrosis is often asymptomatic until late in the process, imaging is critical for its detection and characterization when interventions may be most effective to ameliorate its progression...
  23. ncbi Imaging pediatric bone sarcomas
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, MSN 220, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    Radiol Clin North Am 49:749-65, vi-vii. 2011
    ....
  24. ncbi Oncological imaging: tumor surveillance in children
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, MSN 220, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 41:505-8. 2011
    ..This review will examine the role and limitations of surveillance imaging in pediatric oncology...
  25. ncbi Thallium bone imaging as an indicator of response and outcome in nonmetastatic primary extremity osteosarcoma
    S C Kaste
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 31:251-6. 2001
    ..We investigated one 201Tl bone scintigraphy method as a predictor of histologic response and event-free survival (EFS) of nonmetastatic extremity osteosarcoma...
  26. ncbi Complications of limb-sparing procedures using endoprosthetic replacements about the knee for pediatric skeletal sarcomas
    S C Kaste
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 31:62-71. 2001
    ..This pictorial essay describes the imaging characteristics of the complications associated with endoprosthetic devices and discusses the conditions that may simulate them...
  27. ncbi Imaging aspects of neurologic emergencies in children treated for non-CNS malignancies
    S C Kaste
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 30:558-65. 2000
    ..We hope to familiarize pediatric radiologists with these entities in order to expedite diagnosis, facilitate treatment, and minimize morbidity and mortality that may be associated with these complications...
  28. ncbi Issues specific to implementing PET-CT for pediatric oncology: what we have learned along the way
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 34:205-13. 2004
    ..This paper focuses on our experience in implementing PET-CT in a tertiary pediatric referral center...
  29. ncbi Bone-mineral density deficits from childhood cancer and its therapy. A review of at-risk patient cohorts and available imaging methods
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital 332 North Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 34:373-8; quiz 443-4. 2004
    ..This review addresses bone-mineral density deficits that may predispose childhood cancer survivors to earlier onset and more severe osteopenia and osteoporosis than the normal population...
  30. ncbi Tumor size as a predictor of outcome in pediatric non-metastatic osteosarcoma of the extremity
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 43:723-8. 2004
    ..We investigated the predictive value of MR imaging-based measures of absolute and relative tumor size and volume at the time of diagnosis. We also assessed the relation of tumor size to age and histologic response...
  31. ncbi Estimation of potential excess cancer incidence in pediatric 201Tl imaging
    Sue C Kaste
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, and Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee School of Health Science Center, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Mailstop 220, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 194:245-9. 2010
    ..The purpose of our study was to estimate the potential excess lifetime cancer incidence and mortality associated with thallium bone imaging in pediatric patients...
  32. ncbi Itraconazole-enhanced chemotherapy toxicity in a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma
    Hamid Bashir
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, 38105, USA
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 28:33-5. 2006
    ..Appropriate care should be exercised when combining cancer chemotherapy with cytochrome P450 and P-glycoprotein inhibitors, such as itraconazole...
  33. ncbi Risk-adapted, combined-modality therapy with VAMP/COP and response-based, involved-field radiation for unfavorable pediatric Hodgkin's disease
    Melissa M Hudson
    Department of Hematology Oncology, Radiological Sciences and Biostatistics, St Jude Children s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    J Clin Oncol 22:4541-50. 2004
    ....
  34. ncbi Treatment of metastatic retinoblastoma
    Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
    Department of Hematology Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    Ophthalmology 110:1237-40. 2003
    ..The risk for death in patients with retinoblastoma is increased in those who present with metastatic disease, and the role of intensive chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell rescue in these patients remains unclear...
  35. ncbi Minority adult survivors of childhood cancer: a comparison of long-term outcomes, health care utilization, and health-related behaviors from the childhood cancer survivor study
    Sharon M Castellino
    Department of Pediatrics, East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
    J Clin Oncol 23:6499-507. 2005
    ..To determine the influence of race/ethnicity on outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)...
  36. ncbi Pericardial involvement at diagnosis in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma patients
    Hamid Bashir
    Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 49:666-71. 2007
    ..Because most cases are clinically silent, the incidence, clinical course, and outcome of pericardial involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma are unknown...
  37. ncbi Treating childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia without cranial irradiation
    Ching Hon Pui
    Department of Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    N Engl J Med 360:2730-41. 2009
    ..Prophylactic cranial irradiation has been a standard treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who are at high risk for central nervous system (CNS) relapse...
  38. ncbi Initial response to salvage therapy determines prognosis in relapsed pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma patients
    Monika L Metzger
    Department of Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Cancer 116:4376-84. 2010
    ..Pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a highly curable disease; however, prognostic factors for the survival of patients who develop recurrent disease have not been clearly defined...
  39. ncbi Correlation of bone age, dental age, and chronological age in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
    Mary Beth Martin
    Department of Orthodontics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Int J Paediatr Dent 18:217-23. 2008
    ..There is little information about oncotherapy-related dental development in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)...
  40. ncbi Effect of race on the outcome of pediatric patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma
    Monika L Metzger
    Department of Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    J Clin Oncol 26:1282-8. 2008
    ..We examine the effects of race on clinical outcomes among children with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) treated with contemporary therapy at a tertiary care children's hospital...
  41. ncbi Airway evaluation and management in 7 children with malignant infantile osteopetrosis before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
    Kimberly A Kasow
    Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, North Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 30:225-9. 2008
    ..Using a quantitative approach, we demonstrate that MIOP children have OSA and hypoxemia; thus, these children should have airway evaluations and treatments to potentially reduce the risk of life-threatening pulmonary complications...
  42. ncbi Physical performance limitations in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort
    Kirsten K Ness
    Departments of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, Oncology, and Radiologic Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    J Clin Oncol 27:2382-9. 2009
    ....
  43. ncbi Phase I study of vandetanib during and after radiotherapy in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
    Alberto Broniscer
    St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
    J Clin Oncol 28:4762-8. 2010
    ....
  44. ncbi The use of bone age for bone mineral density interpretation in a cohort of pediatric brain tumor patients
    E Brannon Morris
    Department of Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 38:1285-92. 2008
    ..Previous investigators have proposed using bone age (BA) rather than chronological age (CA) when interpreting bone mineral density (BMD) values in children...
  45. ncbi Improved prognosis for older adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Ching Hon Pui
    St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    J Clin Oncol 29:386-91. 2011
    ..We reviewed the outcome of older adolescents (age 15 to 18 years) treated in four consecutive Total Therapy studies to determine if recent improved treatment extended to this high-risk group...
  46. ncbi Retention of survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a longitudinal study of bone mineral density
    Deborah B Crom
    Department of Hematology Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    J Child Health Care 10:337-50. 2006
    ..Nurses need to be aware of the reasons that participants withdraw from clinical trials, as they are in a strategic position to encourage patients to participate in health promotion studies...
  47. ncbi Pharmacogenetic risk factors for osteonecrosis of the hip among children with leukemia
    Mary V Relling
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    J Clin Oncol 22:3930-6. 2004
    ..Putative risk factors for osteonecrosis have included being female, white race, and older age. Our goal was to define possible genetic risk factors for osteonecrosis among children treated for newly diagnosed ALL...
  48. ncbi A model for quantitative changes in the magnetic resonance parameters of muscle in children after therapeutic irradiation
    Matthew J Krasin
    Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Magn Reson Imaging 24:1319-24. 2006
    ....
  49. ncbi Differential attenuation of clavicle growth after asymmetric mantle radiotherapy
    Thomas E Merchant
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 59:556-61. 2004
    ..To determine the effects of 15 Gy on bone growth as a function of time and age by comparing clavicle length before and after asymmetric mantle irradiation in pediatric patients...
  50. ncbi The cause and clinical significance of central tumor photopenia on thallium scintigraphy of pediatric osteosarcoma of the extremity
    M Beth McCarville
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale St, Memphis, TN 38105 2974, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 188:572-8. 2007
    ....
  51. ncbi PET imaging in pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma
    Melissa M Hudson
    Department of Hematology Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 34:190-8. 2004
    ....
  52. ncbi Patterns of treatment failure in pediatric and young adult patients with Hodgkin's disease: local disease control with combined-modality therapy
    Matthew J Krasin
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    J Clin Oncol 23:8406-13. 2005
    ..This study defines the cumulative incidence (CI) of local failure (LF) and prognostic factors for pediatric patients treated for HD with combined-modality therapy (CMT)...
  53. ncbi Positron emission tomography in pediatric radiation oncology: integration in the treatment-planning process
    Matthew J Krasin
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Radiation Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 34:214-21. 2004
    ..To explore the potential role of PET and its incorporation into treatment planning in pediatric radiation oncology, an example case of pediatric Hodgkin's disease is discussed...
  54. ncbi Bone and [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography scanning for the assessment of osseous involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma in children and young adults
    Barry L Shulkin
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    Leuk Lymphoma 50:1794-802. 2009
    ..In nine patients (19 scan pairs), both studies were negative. All osseous metastases identified on bone scan were present on PET. Many additional sites of bony involvement were identified on PET. The bone scan may be safely eliminated...
  55. ncbi St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee: gestational choriocarcinoma
    Aaron Weiss
    Department of Hematology Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, and Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 47:640-6. 2006
    ..Key features and findings of the case as well as important management issues will be discussed...
  56. ncbi MR safety and compatibility of a noninvasively expandable total-joint endoprosthesis
    Robert J Ogg
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Magn Reson Imaging 23:789-94. 2005
    ..Thus, the prosthesis can be safely exposed to MR imaging pulse sequences at 1.5 T, and the visualization of some tissue surrounding the device is clinically useful...
  57. ncbi Treatment of refractory osteosarcoma with fractionated cyclophosphamide and etoposide
    Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
    Department of Hematology Oncology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 2794, USA
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 24:250-5. 2002
    ..By identifying new chemotherapeutic strategies, the outcome of these patients can be improved and the toxicity of treatment regimens decreased...
  58. ncbi Comparison of gallium and PET scans at diagnosis and follow-up of pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma
    Melissa Hines-Thomas
    University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 51:198-203. 2008
    ..Positron emission tomography (PET) and gallium scans facilitate diagnosis and staging, evaluation of response to therapy, and monitoring for relapse in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), but have not been compared in pediatric HL...
  59. ncbi A mouse model for glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis: effect of a steroid holiday
    Lei Yang
    Departement of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    J Orthop Res 27:169-75. 2009
    ..Moreover, asparaginase hastened osteonecrosis, indicating that drugs may interact with glucocorticoids to affect osteonecrosis risk...
  60. ncbi Abdominal compartment syndrome in a newly diagnosed patient with Burkitt lymphoma
    Jennifer M Hendrick
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 36:254-7. 2006
    ..We present the radiological and clinical aspects of a patient with advanced-stage Burkitt lymphoma who presented with an acute abdomen complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome...
  61. ncbi MRI of knee osteonecrosis in children with leukemia and lymphoma: Part 2, clinical and imaging patterns
    Evguenia J Karimova
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale St, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 186:477-82. 2006
    ..Clinical symptoms often lag MRI presentation and may develop late in the course of the disease. Routine MRI evaluation is recommended for timely diagnosis of treatment-induced osteonecrosis...
  62. ncbi Sister Mary Joseph's nodule as presenting sign of a desmoplastic small round cell tumor
    Leslie Doros
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 50:388-90. 2008
    ..The diagnosis of an intra-abdominal malignancy, most commonly a DSRCT, should be considered in the presence of an umbilical mass in a child...
  63. ncbi PET/CT in the evaluation of childhood sarcomas
    M Beth McCarville
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale St, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:1293-304. 2005
    ..It was useful in monitoring response to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and radiofrequency ablation and aided the postoperative evaluation of tumor resection sites...
  64. ncbi Femoral head osteonecrosis in pediatric and young adult patients with leukemia or lymphoma
    Evguenia J Karimova
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging and Biostatistics, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    J Clin Oncol 25:1525-31. 2007
    ..We determined clinical and imaging risk factors predicting clinical joint outcomes of femoral head osteonecrosis in pediatric patients with leukemia or lymphoma...
  65. ncbi Relationships among severity of osteonecrosis, pain, range of motion, and functional mobility in children, adolescents, and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Victoria G Marchese
    Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health Sciences, Health Science Center, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn, USA
    Phys Ther 88:341-50. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among the degree of osteonecrosis, pain, range of motion (ROM), and functional mobility in people with ALL...
  66. ncbi Nutritional intake of long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: evidence for bone health interventional opportunities
    Frances A Tylavsky
    Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee, Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 55:1362-9. 2010
    ..As little is known about their dietary or nutrient intake that may affect their long-term bone health, we examined nutrient intake in long-term survivors of childhood ALL...
  67. ncbi Nephrotoxicity of iopamidol in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients who have undergone allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
    Ann E Haight
    Department of Hematology-Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
    Radiology 226:399-404. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: Iopamidol nephrotoxicity was negligible in this cohort of pediatric patients who had undergone allogeneic BMT, even in the presence of elevated renal function levels...
  68. ncbi CRHR1 polymorphisms predict bone density in survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    Terreia S Jones
    Department of Radiology, Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA
    J Clin Oncol 26:3031-7. 2008
    ..Because CRHR1 polymorphisms have been associated with other corticosteroid effects, our goal was to define whether CRHR1 polymorphisms predict which patients with ALL are likely to develop bone mineral deficits...
  69. ncbi MRI of knee osteonecrosis in children with leukemia and lymphoma: Part 1, observer agreement
    Evguenia J Karimova
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale St, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 186:470-6. 2006
    ..We think its use can contribute to a standardized approach to the interpretation of MRI findings in pediatric osteonecrosis of the knee...
  70. ncbi MR imaging of osteonecrosis of the knee in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia
    E Jane Karimova
    Department of Radiological Sciences, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105 2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 37:1140-6. 2007
    ..Such abnormalities must be distinguished from osteonecrosis, which can lead to joint collapse and predispose to secondary arthritis...
  71. ncbi Comparison of orbital volumes in enucleated patients with unilateral retinoblastoma: hydroxyapatite implants versus silicone implants
    Cari E Lyle
    Hamilton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
    Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 23:393-6. 2007
    ..To compare the difference in volume between enucleated and contralateral, uninvolved orbits in patients with unilateral retinoblastoma treated with primary enucleation who received either hydroxyapatite or solid silicone implants...
  72. ncbi Femoral resurfacing in young patients with hematologic cancer and osteonecrosis
    Evguenia J Karimova
    Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
    Clin Orthop Relat Res 466:3044-50. 2008
    ..Level of Evidence: Level II, prognostic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence...
  73. ncbi Resolution of chronic hepatic sequestration in a patient with homozygous sickle cell disease receiving hydroxyurea
    Michael R Jeng
    Departments of Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25:257-60. 2003
    ..The findings in this case suggest that hydroxyurea may benefit patients who have unusual complications of sickle cell disease, such as chronic erythrocyte sickling in the liver...
  74. ncbi Imaging findings of recurrent acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and young adults, with emphasis on MRI
    Rosalyn P Porter
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 34:400-8. 2004
    ..Because other disorders can mimic recurrence of leukemia, it is important for the radiologist to judge recurrence from non-recurrence accurately in order to avoid unnecessary testing and emotional stress on the patient and family...
  75. ncbi The 'Image Gently' campaign: increasing CT radiation dose awareness through a national education and awareness program
    Marilyn J Goske
    Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC 5031, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA
    Pediatr Radiol 38:265-9. 2008
  76. ncbi Bone mineral density deficits in survivors of childhood cancer: long-term follow-up guidelines and review of the literature
    Karen Wasilewski-Masker
    Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatrics 121:e705-13. 2008
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  77. ncbi Imaging in unilateral Wilms tumour
    Hervé J Brisse
    Service de Radiodiagnostic, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d Ulm, Paris, France
    Pediatr Radiol 38:18-29. 2008
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  78. ncbi ALARA in pediatric interventional and fluoroscopic imaging: striving to keep radiation doses as low as possible during fluoroscopy of pediatric patients--a white paper executive summary
    Keith J Strauss
    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    J Am Coll Radiol 3:686-8. 2006
    ..This symposium is the third multidisciplinary program that focused on the ALARA principle in pediatric imaging and addressed issues associated with pediatric fluoroscopy and interventional imaging techniques...
  79. ncbi The Image Gently campaign: working together to change practice
    Marilyn J Goske
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 190:273-4. 2008
  80. ncbi Octreotide therapy of pediatric hypothalamic obesity: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
    Robert H Lustig
    Department of Endocrinology, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:2586-92. 2003
    ..Octreotide suppressed insulin, and stabilized weight and BMI. Improved quality of life correlated with the degree of insulin suppression. Octreotide was safe and well tolerated...