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Nancy Fischbein

Professor of Radiology, Stanford University
Verified email at stanford.edu
Cited by 12212

Diffusion-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis

…, MD Geschwind, NJ Fischbein… - American Journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Abnormalities on diffusion-weighted images (DWIs) and
fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images are reported in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (…

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer: the UCSF experience focusing on target volume delineation

N Lee, P Xia, NJ Fischbein, P Akazawa… - International Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To review the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) experience of using
intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to treat head-and-neck cancer focusing on the …

Selection of acute ischemic stroke patients for intra-arterial thrombolysis with pro-urokinase by using ASPECTS

…, LR Wechsler, HC Roberts, WP Dillon, NJ Fischbein… - Stroke, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Previous studies have suggested that baseline computed tomographic (CT)
scans might be a useful tool for selecting particular ischemic stroke patients who would …

Ameloblastoma: a clinical review and trends in management

…, NJ Fischbein, CF Holsinger, J Sunwoo… - European Archives of …, 2016 - Springer
Ameloblastoma is a rare odontogenic neoplasm of the mandible and maxilla, with multiple
histologic variants, and high recurrence rates if improperly treated. The current mainstay of …

Accuracy of dynamic perfusion CT with deconvolution in detecting acute hemispheric stroke

M Wintermark, NJ Fischbein… - American journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dynamic perfusion CT (PCT) with deconvolution
produces maps of time-to-peak (TTP), mean transit time (MTT), regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), …

Differentiation of low-grade oligodendrogliomas from low-grade astrocytomas by using quantitative blood-volume measurements derived from dynamic susceptibility …

…, T Tihan, F Crawford, NJ Fischbein… - American journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Histopathologic evaluation remains the reference standard
for diagnosis of glioma and classification of histologic subtypes, but is challenged by …

The prevalence of “incidental” acoustic neuroma

D Lin, JL Hegarty, NJ Fischbein… - … of otolaryngology–head …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To estimate the prevalence of “incidental” acoustic neuromas (ANs) in the population
at large. Design An intracranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) database of 46 414 …

The “presyrinx” state: a reversible myelopathic condition that may precede syringomyelia

NJ Fischbein, WP Dillon, C Cobbs… - American journal of …, 1999 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Alteration of CSF flow has been proposed to be an
important mechanism leading to the development of syringomyelia. We hypothesize that a “…

Regional angiographic grading system for collateral flow: correlation with cerebral infarction in patients with middle cerebral artery occlusion

JJ Kim, NJ Fischbein, Y Lu, D Pham, WP Dillon - Stroke, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Collateral flow plays an important role in maintaining tissue
viability in proximal large vessel occlusion. We developed and tested a regional angiographic …

Radiologic classification of brain stem tumors: correlation of magnetic resonance imaging appearance with clinical outcome

NJ Fischbein, MD Prados, W Wara, C Russo… - Pediatric …, 1996 - karger.com
Although tumors of the brain stem have traditionally been classified as a single entity, these
tumors are increasingly being recognized as a heterogeneous group, with some subgroups …