2023
Association of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Imaging Metrics of Brain Integrity and Functional Connectivity in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years in the US, 2016-2018
Kaltenhauser S, Weber C, Lin H, Mozayan A, Malhotra A, Constable R, Acosta J, Falcone G, Taylor S, Ment L, Sheth K, Payabvash S. Association of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference With Imaging Metrics of Brain Integrity and Functional Connectivity in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years in the US, 2016-2018. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314193. PMID: 37200030, PMCID: PMC10196880, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigher body mass indexWaist circumferenceBMI z-scoreCross-sectional studyBrain healthCross-sectional analysisFunctional connectivityMass indexMean ageInterval developmentCorpus callosumAssociation of BMIHigher baseline body mass indexBaseline cross-sectional analysisBaseline body mass indexBrain integrityResting-state functional connectivityLongitudinal analysisFuture treatment trialsABCD studyLower microstructural integrityCognitive Development StudyAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyCardiovascular implications
2008
Application of magnetic resonance urography in diagnosis of congenital urogenital anomalies in children
Payabvash S, Kajbafzadeh AM, Saeedi P, Sadeghi Z, Elmi A, Mehdizadeh M. Application of magnetic resonance urography in diagnosis of congenital urogenital anomalies in children. Pediatric Surgery International 2008, 24: 979. PMID: 18668256, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2196-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance urographyRenal nuclide scanCongenital urogenital anomaliesUrogenital anomaliesConventional imaging modalitiesUrinary tractNuclide scanJunction obstructionConventional intravenous urographyVesicoureteral junction obstructionPosterior urethral valvesImaging modalitiesUreteropelvic junction obstructionSoft tissue lesionsReliable noninvasive techniqueUrethral valvesEctopic kidneyIntravenous urographySurgical findingsMean ageFinal diagnosisUseful adjuvantCongenital anomaliesPolycystic kidneysMRU technique