Justin S Smith

Summary

Affiliation: University of Virginia
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Clinical and radiographic evaluation of the adult spinal deformity patient
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, PO Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA Electronic address
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 24:143-56. 2013
  2. ncbi Clinical and radiographic parameters that distinguish between the best and worst outcomes of scoliosis surgery for adults
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, PO Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Eur Spine J 22:402-10. 2013
  3. ncbi Assessment of symptomatic rod fracture after posterior instrumented fusion for adult spinal deformity
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Neurosurgery 71:862-7. 2012
  4. ncbi Dynamic changes of the pelvis and spine are key to predicting postoperative sagittal alignment after pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a critical analysis of preoperative planning techniques
    Justin S Smith
    Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:845-53. 2012
  5. ncbi Clinical outcomes after microendoscopic discectomy for recurrent lumbar disc herniation
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    J Spinal Disord Tech 23:30-4. 2010
  6. ncbi Risk-benefit assessment of surgery for adult scoliosis: an analysis based on patient age
    Justin S Smith
    Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:817-24. 2011
  7. ncbi Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of six hundred five pediatric patients with isthmic or dysplastic spondylolisthesis
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:308-12. 2011
  8. ncbi Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 7:37-41. 2011
  9. ncbi Outcomes and complications of extension of previous long fusion to the sacro-pelvis: is an anterior approach necessary?
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
    World Neurosurg 79:177-81. 2013
  10. ncbi Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis
    Charles A Sansur
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 13:589-93. 2010

Detail Information

Publications59

  1. ncbi Clinical and radiographic evaluation of the adult spinal deformity patient
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, PO Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA Electronic address
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 24:143-56. 2013
    ..This article focuses on clinical and radiographic evaluation of spinal deformity in the adult population, particularly scoliosis and kyphotic deformities...
  2. ncbi Clinical and radiographic parameters that distinguish between the best and worst outcomes of scoliosis surgery for adults
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, PO Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Eur Spine J 22:402-10. 2013
    ..Our objective was to identify factors that distinguish between patients with the best and worst outcomes following surgery for adult scoliosis...
  3. ncbi Assessment of symptomatic rod fracture after posterior instrumented fusion for adult spinal deformity
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Neurosurgery 71:862-7. 2012
    ..Improved understanding of rod fracture (RF) in adult spinal deformity could be valuable for implant design, surgical planning, and patient counseling...
  4. ncbi Dynamic changes of the pelvis and spine are key to predicting postoperative sagittal alignment after pedicle subtraction osteotomy: a critical analysis of preoperative planning techniques
    Justin S Smith
    Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:845-53. 2012
    ..Retrospective, radiographical analysis of mathe-matical formulas used to predict sagittal vertical axis (SVA) after pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO)...
  5. ncbi Clinical outcomes after microendoscopic discectomy for recurrent lumbar disc herniation
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    J Spinal Disord Tech 23:30-4. 2010
    ..Retrospective review of consecutive case series...
  6. ncbi Risk-benefit assessment of surgery for adult scoliosis: an analysis based on patient age
    Justin S Smith
    Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:817-24. 2011
    ..Retrospective review of a prospective, multicenter database...
  7. ncbi Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of six hundred five pediatric patients with isthmic or dysplastic spondylolisthesis
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:308-12. 2011
    ..Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected database...
  8. ncbi Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 7:37-41. 2011
    ..This study provides more detailed morbidity and mortality data with an analysis of 23,918 pediatric cases reported in the multicenter, multisurgeon Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database...
  9. ncbi Outcomes and complications of extension of previous long fusion to the sacro-pelvis: is an anterior approach necessary?
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
    World Neurosurg 79:177-81. 2013
    ..Our objective was to evaluate the outcomes and complications of these patients, stratified based on whether the revision was performed using a posterior-only spinal fusion (PSF) or combined anterior-posterior spinal fusion (APSF)...
  10. ncbi Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,242 adults with spondylolisthesis
    Charles A Sansur
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 13:589-93. 2010
    ..This database was reviewed to assess complication incidence, and to identify factors that were associated with increased complication rates...
  11. ncbi The impact of standing regional cervical sagittal alignment on outcomes in posterior cervical fusion surgery
    Jessica A Tang
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    Neurosurgery 71:662-9; discussion 669. 2012
    ..Positive spinal regional and global sagittal malalignment has been repeatedly shown to correlate with pain and disability in thoracolumbar fusion...
  12. ncbi Does bone morphogenetic protein increase the incidence of perioperative complications in spinal fusion? A comparison of 55,862 cases of spinal fusion with and without bone morphogenetic protein
    Brian J Williams
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1685-91. 2011
    ..Retrospective review of a multi-institutional, multisurgeon database...
  13. ncbi Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:556-63. 2011
    ..Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database...
  14. ncbi Rates of new neurological deficit associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report of the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality committee
    D Kojo Hamilton
    University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1218-28. 2011
    ..Retrospective review of a prospectively collected, multicenter database...
  15. ncbi Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database
    Davis L Reames
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1484-91. 2011
    ..Retrospective review of a multicenter database...
  16. ncbi Does prior short-segment surgery for adult scoliosis impact perioperative complication rates and clinical outcome among patients undergoing scoliosis correction?
    Manish K Kasliwal
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 17:128-33. 2012
    ....
  17. ncbi Functional mapping-guided resection of low-grade gliomas in eloquent areas of the brain: improvement of long-term survival. Clinical article
    Edward F Chang
    Brain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Neurosurg 114:566-73. 2011
    ..Given the lack of long-term survival data, the prognostic significance of eloquent brain tumor location and the role of functional mapping during resective surgery in presumed eloquent brain regions are unknown...
  18. ncbi Operative versus nonoperative treatment of leg pain in adults with scoliosis: a retrospective review of a prospective multicenter database with two-year follow-up
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:1693-8. 2009
    ..Retrospective review of a prospective, multicenter study...
  19. ncbi Correlation of higher preoperative American Society of Anesthesiology grade and increased morbidity and mortality rates in patients undergoing spine surgery
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 14:470-4. 2011
    ....
  20. ncbi Rates and causes of mortality associated with spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Database
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:1975-82. 2012
    ..A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database...
  21. ncbi Impact of spinopelvic alignment on decision making in deformity surgery in adults: A review
    Christopher P Ames
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 16:547-64. 2012
    ..In this review the authors describe the proper analysis of spinopelvic alignment for surgical planning. Online videos supplement the text to better illustrate the key concepts...
  22. ncbi Short-term morbidity and mortality associated with correction of thoracolumbar fixed sagittal plane deformity: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:958-64. 2011
    ..Retrospective review...
  23. ncbi Complication rates of three common spine procedures and rates of thromboembolism following spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:2140-9. 2010
    ..Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database...
  24. ncbi Incidence of unintended durotomy in spine surgery based on 108,478 cases
    Brian J Williams
    University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Neurosurgery 68:117-23; discussion 123-4. 2011
    ..Unintended durotomy is a common complication of spinal surgery. However, the incidences reported in the literature vary widely and are based primarily on relatively small case numbers from a single surgeon or institution...
  25. ncbi Short-term complications associated with surgery for high-grade spondylolisthesis in adults and pediatric patients: a report from the scoliosis research society morbidity and mortality database
    Manish K Kasliwal
    University of Virginia Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Neurosurgery 71:109-16. 2012
    ....
  26. ncbi Improvement of back pain with operative and nonoperative treatment in adults with scoliosis
    Justin S Smith
    Departments of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Neurosurgery 65:86-93; discussion 93-4. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to assess whether back pain is improved with surgical treatment compared with nonoperative management in adults with scoliosis...
  27. ncbi Preoperative prognostic classification system for hemispheric low-grade gliomas in adults
    Edward F Chang
    Brain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg 109:817-24. 2008
    ..As a result, the objective in the present study was to design a preoperative scoring system to prognosticate long-term outcomes in patients with LGGs...
  28. ncbi Spontaneous improvement of cervical alignment after correction of global sagittal balance following pedicle subtraction osteotomy
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 17:300-7. 2012
    ..The object of this study was to evaluate postoperative reciprocal changes within the cervical spine following lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO)...
  29. ncbi C-2 neurectomy during atlantoaxial instrumented fusion in the elderly: patient satisfaction and surgical outcome
    D Kojo Hamilton
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 15:3-8. 2011
    ..The authors' objective was to assess the surgical and clinical impact of routine C-2 neurectomy performed with C1-2 segmental instrumented arthrodesis in a consecutive series of elderly patients with C1-2 instability...
  30. ncbi Prevalence, severity, and impact of foraminal and canal stenosis among adults with degenerative scoliosis
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:1181-7. 2011
    ..However, the often substantially, but poorly defined, greater degenerative changes present in degenerative scoliosis impact the management of these patients...
  31. ncbi Selective versus nonselective fusion for idiopathic scoliosis: does lumbosacral takeoff angle change?
    Mark F Abel
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1103-12. 2011
    ..Retrospective review of a prospective, multicentered database...
  32. ncbi Morbidity and mortality in the surgical treatment of 10,329 adults with degenerative lumbar stenosis
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 12:443-6. 2010
    ....
  33. ncbi Natural history and surgical management of incidentally discovered low-grade gliomas
    Matthew B Potts
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Neurosurg 116:365-72. 2012
    ..The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of patients with incidental and symptomatic LGGs and determine any prognostic factors associated with those outcomes...
  34. ncbi Frequency, risk factors, and treatment of distal adjacent segment pathology after long thoracolumbar fusion: a systematic review
    Manish K Kasliwal
    University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37:S165-79. 2012
    ..Systematic review...
  35. ncbi Role of extent of resection in the long-term outcome of low-grade hemispheric gliomas
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, Room M 779, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    J Clin Oncol 26:1338-45. 2008
    ..The prognostic role of extent of resection (EOR) of low-grade gliomas (LGGs) is a major controversy. We designed a retrospective study to assess the influence of EOR on long-term outcomes of LGGs...
  36. ncbi Molecular signatures define two main classes of meningiomas
    Lucia Helena Carvalho
    Brain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Mol Cancer 6:64. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was identify molecular signatures unique to the different grades of meningiomas and to unravel underlying molecular mechanisms driving meningioma tumorigenesis...
  37. ncbi Standardized measures of health status and disability and the decision to pursue operative treatment in elderly patients with degenerative scoliosis
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    Neurosurgery 66:42-7; discussion 47. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to assess whether standardized measures of health status and disability may be useful in distinguishing those patients who elect for surgical treatment...
  38. ncbi Management of high-grade spondylolisthesis
    Manish K Kasliwal
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, PO Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 24:275-91. 2013
    ....
  39. ncbi Free-hand thoracic pedicle screws placed by neurosurgery residents: a CT analysis
    Vincent Y Wang
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0112, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Eur Spine J 19:821-7. 2010
    ..There were no re-operations for screw replacement. We concluded that under appropriate supervision, neurosurgery residents can safely place free-hand thoracic pedicle screws with an acceptable breach rate...
  40. ncbi Basilar invagination
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Neurosurgery 66:39-47. 2010
    ..Patients frequently present with neurologic symptoms and deficits and warrant surgical treatment to prevent progression...
  41. ncbi Neurological symptoms and deficits in adults with scoliosis who present to a surgical clinic: incidence and association with the choice of operative versus nonoperative management
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 9:326-31. 2008
    ....
  42. ncbi Decision making in pediatric spinal deformity
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    Neurosurgery 63:54-68. 2008
    ..To review the concepts involved in the decision-making process for management of pediatric patients with spinal deformity...
  43. ncbi Minimally invasive posterior thoracic fusion
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 25:E9. 2008
    ..The topic is divided by pathology into sections including trauma, deformity, spinal column tumors, and osteomyelitis...
  44. ncbi Coronal realignment and reduction techniques and complication avoidance
    Kai Ming G Fu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA Electronic address
    Neurosurg Clin N Am 24:195-202. 2013
    ..Treatment of these deformities can require osteotomies or vertebral column resections, techniques further discussed in accompanying articles...
  45. ncbi Multiinstitutional validation of the University of California at San Francisco Low-Grade Glioma Prognostic Scoring System. Clinical article
    Edward F Chang
    Brain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Neurosurg 111:203-10. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to validate the scoring system in a large patient group drawn from multiple external institutions...
  46. ncbi Reversing HOXA9 oncogene activation by PI3K inhibition: epigenetic mechanism and prognostic significance in human glioblastoma
    Bruno M Costa
    The Brain Tumor Research Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158 9001, USA
    Cancer Res 70:453-62. 2010
    ..Our findings suggest a transcriptional pathway through which PI3K activates oncogenic HOXA expression with implications for mTOR or PI3K targeted therapies...
  47. ncbi Safety, efficacy, and dosing of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for posterior cervical and cervicothoracic instrumented fusion with a minimum 2-year follow-up
    D Kojo Hamilton
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:103-11; discussion 111. 2011
    ..Considerable attention has focused on concerns of increased complications with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) use for anterior cervical fusion, but few reports have assessed its use for posterior cervical fusions...
  48. ncbi Cadaveric evaluation of minimally invasive posterolateral thoracic corpectomy: a comparison of 3 approaches
    Alfred T Ogden
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Spinal Disord Tech 22:524-9. 2009
    ..A cadaver study comparing 3 different minimally invasive approaches to the anterior thoracic spine...
  49. ncbi Biomechanical comparison of traditional and minimally invasive intradural tumor exposures using finite element analysis
    Alfred T Ogden
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, The Neurological Institute, 710 W 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 24:143-7. 2009
    ..No biomechanical data exist however evaluating the effects of traditional and minimally invasive exposures...
  50. ncbi Classification systems for adolescent and adult scoliosis
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    Neurosurgery 63:16-24. 2008
    ..To review current classification systems for adolescent and adult scoliosis...
  51. ncbi A survey-based study of wrong-level lumbar spine surgery: the scope of the problem and current practices in place to help avoid these errors
    Michael W Groff
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    World Neurosurg 79:585-92. 2013
    ..To understand better the scope of wrong-level lumbar spine surgery and current practices in place to help avoid such errors...
  52. ncbi Treatment for posterior fossa dissemination of primary supratentorial glioma
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0350, USA
    J Neurosurg 106:567-74. 2007
    ..This study was designed to assess the presentation, management, and outcome of cases involving patients who had a supratentorial glioma that subsequently progressed in the posterior fossa (PF)...
  53. ncbi Vertebral column resection for rigid spinal deformity
    Justin S Smith
    University of Virginia, Department of Neurological Surgery, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    Neurosurgery 63:177-82. 2008
    ..This article reviews the VCR technique as it relates to correction of rigid spinal deformity, including case examples to illustrate its application...
  54. ncbi Effect of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in an experimental model of spinal fusion in a radiated area
    Christopher P Ames
    Comprehensive Spine Center, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:2585-92. 2005
    ..An animal model of posterolateral intertransverse process spine fusion was used...
  55. ncbi Cervical spinal cord bullet fragment removal using a minimally invasive surgical approach: a case report
    Cort D Lawton
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, 676 N, St, Clair Street, Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60661, USA
    J Med Case Rep 6:235. 2012
    ..abstract:..
  56. ncbi Diffusion-weighted MR imaging abnormalities in pediatric patients with surgically-treated intracranial mass lesions
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, San Francisco School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0112, USA
    J Neurooncol 79:203-9. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of these postoperative abnormalities in pediatric patients with intracranial mass lesions...
  57. ncbi Genetic aberrations in gliomatosis cerebri
    Marcus L Ware
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Neurosurgery 60:150-8; discussion 158. 2007
    ....
  58. ncbi Association between absence of epidermal growth factor receptor immunoreactivity and poor prognosis in patients with atypical meningioma
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
    J Neurosurg 106:1034-40. 2007
    ..Because multiple growth factor receptors have been identified in these tumors, the authors sought to assess the capacity of the expression patterns of a subset of these receptors to stratify meningioma cases...
  59. ncbi Serial diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in cases of glioma: distinguishing tumor recurrence from postresection injury
    Justin S Smith
    Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California 94143 0112, USA
    J Neurosurg 103:428-38. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate prospectively the incidence, time course, and ultimate outcome of these abnormalities...