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Visceral disseminated varicella-zoster: radiographical features to aid diagnosis.

Forcey DS, Wong V, Beech P, Makary M, Abbinga SJ, Basu G

(2023), Internal medicine journal, 53(11), 2143-4

DOI: 10.1111/imj.16271

Neuroimaging characteristics may aid in diagnosis, subtyping, and prognosis in autoimmune encephalitis

Broadley J, Wesselingh R, Beech P, Seneviratne U, Kyndt C, Buzzard K, Nesbitt C, D'Souza W, Brodtmann A, Macdonell R, Kalincik T, O'Brien TJ, Butzkueven H, Monif M; Australian Autoimmune Encephalitis Consortium

(2023), NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 44(4), 1327-40

DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-06523-9

Changes in Oesophageal Transit, Macro-Reflux Events, and Gastric Emptying Correlate with Improvements in Gastro-Intestinal Symptoms and Food Tolerance Early Post Sleeve Gastrectomy

Wickremasinghe AC, Johari Y, Yue H, Laurie C, Shaw K, Playfair J, Beech P, Hebbard G, Yap KS, Brown W, Burton P

(2023), OBESITY SURGERY, 33(8), 2384-95

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06695-z

Delayed Gastric Emptying After Sleeve Gastrectomy Is Associated with Poor Weight Loss

Wickremasinghe AC, Johari Y, Laurie C, Shaw K, Playfair J, Beech P, Yue H, Becroft L, Hebbard G, Yap KS, Brown W, Burton P

(2022), Obes Surg, 32(12), 3922-31

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06323-2

Noninvasive Assessment of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract After Allogeneic Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Using 18F-FDG PET

Cherk MH, Khor R, Barber TW, Yap KSK, Patil S, Walker P, Avery S, Roberts S, Kemp W, Pham A, Bailey M, Kalff V

(2022), J Nucl Med, 63(12), 1899-1905

DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.121.263688

Yield of baseline imaging for distant metastases in high-risk primary melanoma

Yan MK, Adler NR, Pan Y, Chamberlain A, Kelly J, Yap K, Voskoboynik M, Haydon A, Shackleton M, Mar VJ

(2022), J Surg Oncol, 125(8), 1312-7

DOI: 10.1002/jso.26846

18 F-FDG PET/CT features of immune-related adverse events and pitfalls following immunotherapy

Cherk MH, Nadebaum DP, Barber TW, Beech P, Haydon A, Yap KS

(2022), J MED IMAG RADIAT ON, 66(4), 483-94

DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.13390

Clinical utility of stimulated cholescintigraphy using a standardized Ensure-Plus fatty meal protocol in patients with suspected functional gallbladder disorder: a retrospective study of seven-years clinical experience

Li AY, Yue H, Kavnoudias H, Cherk MH, Nadebaum DP, Barton H, Beech P, Yap KSK, Smith M, Paul E, Barber TW

(2022), ANZ J Surg, 92(4), 774-80

DOI: 10.1111/ans.17388

Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Gastro-esophageal Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy

Johari Y, Lim G, Wickremasinghe A, Yue H, Seah J, Ooi G, Playfair J, Laurie C, Beech P, Yap K, Hebbard G, Brown W, Burton P

(2022), Ann Surg, 276(5), e407-16

DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004637

Limb-shaking TIA: a case of cerebral hypoperfusion in severe cerebrovascular disease in a young adult

Richardson TE, Beech P, Cloud GC

(2021), BMC Neurol, 21(1), 260

DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02296-4

Expected Values of Esophageal Transit and Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy Post-uncomplicated Sleeve Gastrectomy

Johari Y, Yue H, Laurie C, Hebbard G, Beech P, Yap KS, Brown W, Burton P

(2021), Obes Surg, 31(8), 3727-37

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05487-7

Mechanisms of Esophageal and Gastric Transit Following Sleeve Gastrectomy

Johari Y, Wickremasinghe A, Kiswandono P, Yue H, Ooi G, Laurie C, Hebbard G, Beech P, Yap K, Brown W, Burton P

(2021), Obes Surg, 31(2), 725-37

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04988-1

Findings and Resolution of Melanoma Perineural Spread Along the Greater Auricular Nerve on FDG PET/CT and MRI

Nguyen J, Barber TW, Cameron R, Haydon A, Mar V

(2021), Clin Nucl Med, 46(6), e329-31

DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003534

Excellent suppression of physiological myocardial FDG activity in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis

Sankaran SS, Kyprianou K, Cherk MH, Nadebaum DP, Beech PA, Khor R, Zimmet H, Hare JL, Larby A, Yap KS, Barber TW

(2021), J MED IMAG RADIAT ON, 65(1), 54-9

DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.13121

Detection and localisation of primary prostate cancer using 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT compared with mpMRI and radical prostatectomy specimens

Kalapara AA, Nzenza T, Pan HY, Ballok Z, Ramdave S, O'Sullivan R, Ryan A, Cherk M, Hofman MS, Konety BR, Lawrentschuk N, Bolton D, Murphy DG, Grummet JP, Frydenberg M

(2020), BJU Int, 126(1), 83-90

DOI: 10.1111/bju.14858

Recalcitrant plunging ranulas: a new approach to salivary tissue localization using prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography

Chen F, Barber TW, Tudge S

(2020), ANZ J Surg, 90(11), e108-9

DOI: 10.1111/ans.15824

Use of a radiopharmaceutical multidose dispenser for positron emission tomography: Risk assessment and mitigation measures for infection prevention

Karanfilovska D, Martin R, Barton H, Yap KS, Cheng A

(2020), Infection, Disease and Health, 25(2), 101-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2019.12.003

Metastatic melanoma presenting as intravenous tumour thrombus

Nguyen J, Clements W, McLean C, Haydon A, Moore M, Yap KS, Mar V, Shackleton M

(2020), J MED IMAG RADIAT ON, 64(6), 814-6

DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.13019

Clinical Outcomes of 177Lu-PSMA Radioligand Therapy in Earlier and Later Phases of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Grouped by Previous Taxane Chemotherapy

Barber TW, Singh A, Kulkarni HR, Niepsch K, Billah B, Baum RP

(2019), J Nucl Med, 60(7), 955-62

DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.216820

Normal brain metabolism on FDG PET/MRI during childhood and adolescence

Barber TW, Veysey D, Billah B, Francis P

(2018), Nucl Med Commun, 39(11), 1022-1032

DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000000912