Joshua A Hirsch

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Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Midterm clinical experience with a complex-shaped detachable platinum coil system for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms: Trufill DCS Orbit detachable coil system registry interim results
    Joshua A Hirsch
    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02214, USA
    J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:1487-94. 2007
  2. ncbi Explosive growth of facet joint interventions in the Medicare population in the United States: a comparative evaluation of 1997, 2002, and 2006 data
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti
    Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY, 42003, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:84. 2010
  3. ncbi Automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy for the contained herniated lumbar disc: a systematic assessment of evidence
    Joshua A Hirsch
    Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Pain Physician 12:601-20. 2009
  4. ncbi Elderly patients are at higher risk for poor outcomes after intra-arterial therapy
    Ronil V Chandra
    Department of Radiology, Divisions of Interventional, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Stroke 43:2356-61. 2012
  5. ncbi Infarct volume is a pivotal biomarker after intra-arterial stroke therapy
    Albert J Yoo
    Departments of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Stroke 43:1323-30. 2012
  6. ncbi Predictors of functional outcome vary by the hemisphere of involvement in major ischemic stroke treated with intra-arterial therapy: a retrospective cohort study
    Albert J Yoo
    Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    BMC Neurol 10:25. 2010
  7. ncbi Diffusion weighted imaging reversibility in the brainstem following successful recanalization of acute basilar artery occlusion
    Albert J Yoo
    Department of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 2:195-7. 2010
  8. ncbi Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous acetabuloplasty
    Amar C Gupta
    Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:134-8. 2012
  9. ncbi Acute ischemic stroke: infarct core estimation on CT angiography source images depends on CT angiography protocol
    Benjamin Pulli
    Division of Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Gray 241, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Radiology 262:593-604. 2012
  10. ncbi Palliation of compression fractures in cancer patients by vertebral augmentation: a retrospective analysis
    Ruchira M Jha
    Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 2:221-8. 2010

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Publications36

  1. ncbi Midterm clinical experience with a complex-shaped detachable platinum coil system for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms: Trufill DCS Orbit detachable coil system registry interim results
    Joshua A Hirsch
    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02214, USA
    J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:1487-94. 2007
    ..To report an interim analysis of the registry data and evaluate the performance of Trufill DCS Orbit coils in terms of the stability of initial aneurysmal occlusion...
  2. ncbi Explosive growth of facet joint interventions in the Medicare population in the United States: a comparative evaluation of 1997, 2002, and 2006 data
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti
    Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY, 42003, USA
    BMC Health Serv Res 10:84. 2010
    ..The purpose of the study was to determine trends of frequency and cost of facet joint interventions in managing spinal pain...
  3. ncbi Automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy for the contained herniated lumbar disc: a systematic assessment of evidence
    Joshua A Hirsch
    Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Pain Physician 12:601-20. 2009
    ..However, there is a paucity of evidence for all decompression techniques, specifically alternative techniques including automated and laser discectomy...
  4. ncbi Elderly patients are at higher risk for poor outcomes after intra-arterial therapy
    Ronil V Chandra
    Department of Radiology, Divisions of Interventional, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Stroke 43:2356-61. 2012
    ..We compare safety and clinical outcomes of multimodal IAT in elderly versus nonelderly patients and investigate differences in baseline health and disability as possible explanatory factors...
  5. ncbi Infarct volume is a pivotal biomarker after intra-arterial stroke therapy
    Albert J Yoo
    Departments of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Stroke 43:1323-30. 2012
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  6. ncbi Predictors of functional outcome vary by the hemisphere of involvement in major ischemic stroke treated with intra-arterial therapy: a retrospective cohort study
    Albert J Yoo
    Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    BMC Neurol 10:25. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to characterize the impact of stroke lateralization on both functional outcome and its predictors in a well-defined population of anterior circulation proximal artery occlusions treated with IAT...
  7. ncbi Diffusion weighted imaging reversibility in the brainstem following successful recanalization of acute basilar artery occlusion
    Albert J Yoo
    Department of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 2:195-7. 2010
    ..The degree of apparent diffusion coefficient reduction on pretreatment MRI may not adequately identify which DWI abnormal brainstem tissue is potentially reversible...
  8. ncbi Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous acetabuloplasty
    Amar C Gupta
    Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:134-8. 2012
    ..To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous acetabuloplasty in treating the pain and disability related to metastatic lesions of the acetabulum...
  9. ncbi Acute ischemic stroke: infarct core estimation on CT angiography source images depends on CT angiography protocol
    Benjamin Pulli
    Division of Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Gray 241, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Radiology 262:593-604. 2012
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  10. ncbi Palliation of compression fractures in cancer patients by vertebral augmentation: a retrospective analysis
    Ruchira M Jha
    Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 2:221-8. 2010
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of vertebral augmentation (VA) in cancer patients...
  11. ncbi CT angiography source images acquired with a fast-acquisition protocol overestimate infarct core on diffusion weighted images in acute ischemic stroke
    Albert J Yoo
    Division of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
    J Neuroimaging 22:329-35. 2012
    ..We sought to test this relationship using our current CTA protocol optimized for faster scan acquisition...
  12. ncbi The use of vertebral augmentation and external beam radiation therapy in the multimodal management of malignant vertebral compression fractures
    Ariel E Hirsch
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Pain Physician 14:447-58. 2011
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  13. ncbi Onyx embolization for the treatment of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: initial experience with long-term follow-up. Technical case report
    Raul G Nogueira
    Division of Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Neurosurgery 64:E197-8; discussion E198. 2009
    ..We report our initial experience with Onyx embolization in the treatment of SDAVFs...
  14. ncbi Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke: current indications
    Albert J Yoo
    Division of Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 15:33-40. 2012
    ..Anterior circulation strokes represent the primary focus of this review...
  15. ncbi Reversible parkinsonism after treatment of dural arteriovenous fistula
    Raul G Nogueira
    Neurocritical Care and Vascular Neurology Section, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Neuroimaging 19:183-4. 2009
    ..We now report a case of parkinsonian syndrome reversed by treatment of a dural arteriovenous malformation...
  16. ncbi CT angiography-source image hypoattenuation predicts clinical outcome in posterior circulation strokes treated with intra-arterial therapy
    Pamela W Schaefer
    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Stroke 39:3107-9. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to correlate CT angiography-source image (CTA-SI) parenchymal hypoattenuation with clinical outcome in patients with vertebrobasilar occlusion treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis...
  17. ncbi MRI-based selection for intra-arterial stroke therapy: value of pretreatment diffusion-weighted imaging lesion volume in selecting patients with acute stroke who will benefit from early recanalization
    Albert J Yoo
    Department of Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Gray 241, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Stroke 40:2046-54. 2009
    ..In patients with initial infarcts <70 cm(3), we sought to determine what effect recanalization and time to recanalization had on infarct growth and functional outcome...
  18. ncbi Novel use of onyx for treatment of intracranial vertebral artery dissection
    Daniel C Oh
    Department of Interventional Neuroradiology Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:31-3. 2012
    ..There were no embolic complications. During the 3 month hospital stay, there was no rebleeding. The patient was discharged to skilled nursing facility and was lost to follow-up...
  19. ncbi Effects of a music intervention on patients undergoing cerebral angiography: a pilot study
    Teresa L Vanderboom
    Interventional Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:229-33. 2012
    ..To test the effect of a music intervention on procedural anxiety, stress response and medication requirements in participants with a cerebral aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) undergoing cerebral angiography...
  20. ncbi The Penumbra Stroke System: a technical review
    Albert J Yoo
    Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02214, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:199-205. 2012
    ..The aim of this technical review is to convey various tips and tricks learnt from this experience...
  21. ncbi Lateral sacral artery aneurysm of the lumbar spine: hemorrhage resulting in cauda equina syndrome
    Raul G Nogueira
    Division of Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 2:399-401. 2010
    ..To describe the effective treatment of a ruptured lateral sacral artery aneurysm presenting as a spinal epidural hematoma...
  22. ncbi Introduction to radiation safety and monitoring
    John J Cuaron
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    J Am Coll Radiol 8:259-64. 2011
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  23. ncbi Evaluation of dual-energy CT for differentiating intracerebral hemorrhage from iodinated contrast material staining
    Rajiv Gupta
    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Neuroradiology GRB 273A, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Radiology 257:205-11. 2010
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of dual-energy computed tomography (CT) in the differentiation of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) from iodinated contrast material in patients who received contrast material via intraarterial or intravenous delivery...
  24. ncbi Trabecular structure analysis using C-arm CT: comparison with MDCT and flat-panel volume CT
    Catherine M Phan
    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroradiology, GRB 273A, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Skeletal Radiol 40:1065-72. 2011
    ..This paper assesses interscan, interreader, and intrareader variability of C-arm CT and compares it to that of flat-panel volume-CT (fpVCT) and high-definition multi-detector-CT (HD-MDCT)...
  25. ncbi Intradiscal therapies for discogenic pain
    Stuart R Pomerantz
    Department of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 10:125-35. 2006
    ..Other novel intradiscal therapies are emerging for percutaneous treatment of discogenic pain and await more widespread clinical evaluation...
  26. ncbi Persistent nonfused segments of the basilar artery: longitudinal versus axial nonfusion
    Brian L Hoh
    Endovascular Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology Service, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 25:1194-6. 2004
    ..We report one case of persistent longitudinal nonfusion of the basilar artery in a 3-year-old boy and a case of persistent axial nonfusion of the basilar artery in a 43-year-old man...
  27. ncbi Percutaneous sacroplasty
    Amar C Gupta
    Department of Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:385-9. 2012
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  28. ncbi Polymethylmethacrylate and radioisotopes in vertebral augmentation: an explanation of underlying principles
    Ariel E Hirsch
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Pain Physician 12:887-91. 2009
    ..We believe that embedding radioisotopes in PMMA is merely a first step in the road of local treatment for symptomatic local lesions in the setting of systemic disease...
  29. ncbi Vertebral augmentation complicated by perioperative addisonian crisis
    Alexander J Nemeth
    Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Pain Physician 9:257-60. 2006
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  30. ncbi Treatment of metastatic carcinoma to the hip with CT-guided percutaneous acetabuloplasty: report of four cases
    Bishnu H Sapkota
    Department of Radiology, Division of Neurointerventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Vasc Interv Radiol 20:548-52. 2009
    ..The procedure was well tolerated by each patient without morbidity. PA appears to be a reasonable palliative procedure for painful and fragile hips associated with metastatic bone disease...
  31. ncbi Low-pressure balloon angioplasty with adjuvant pharmacological therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial arterial occlusions
    Raul G Nogueira
    Department of Radiology, Endovascular Neurosurgery Interventional Neuroradiology Section, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Neuroradiology 50:331-40. 2008
    ..We report our experience using more compliant elastomer balloons for thrombus resistant to intraarterial (IA) pharmacological and mechanical thrombolysis in acute stroke...
  32. ncbi Intra-arterial thrombolysis in patients treated with warfarin
    Italo Linfante
    Department of Radiology, Neuroendovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
    Cerebrovasc Dis 19:133-5. 2005
  33. ncbi Periprocedural blood pressure management in neurointerventional surgery
    Thabele M Leslie-Mazwi
    Department of Neurologic Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 3:66-73. 2011
    ..Also included are parameters for conditions typically encountered in the neurointerventional suite based on best available evidence, with reference to blood pressure management before, during and after neurointerventional therapy...
  34. ncbi Predictors of successful palliation of compression fractures with vertebral augmentation: single-center experience of 525 cases
    Ruchira M Jha
    Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Vasc Interv Radiol 20:760-8. 2009
    ..To determine the effectiveness of vertebral augmentation in relieving pain, differences in pain relief outcomes based on procedure type were investigated. Variables that potentially influence outcomes were identified...
  35. ncbi Radioisotopes and vertebral augmentation: dosimetric analysis of a novel approach for the treatment of malignant compression fractures
    Ariel E Hirsch
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Radiother Oncol 87:119-26. 2008
    ..Six therapeutic radioisotopes, uniformly mixed in a PMMA bolus, were investigated for their dosimetric properties...
  36. ncbi Position statement on percutaneous vertebral augmentation: a consensus statement developed by the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congres
    Mary E Jensen
    Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:325-30. 2007