Professor, Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine

Radiology

Dr. Iraj Khalkhali is an expert in the field of Radiology. He studied medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center. Doctor Iraj Khalkhali, MD is a published physician. He published 23 publications, including: 'Scintimammography--a new tool for breast cancer diagnosis.' He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• The role of imaging in the evaluation of focal mastalgia.
• Excisional biopsy of borderline lesions after large bore vacuum-assisted core needle biopsy- is it necessary?
• Routine breast MRI as a screening modality for occult contralateral breast cancer: where do we draw the line?
• The impact of mammography in a public university affiliated hospital in an urban community.
• Evaluation of three scoring systems predicting non sentinel node metastasis in breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel node biopsy.
• Intraoperative injection of technetium-99m sulfur colloid is effective in the detection of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer.
• Percutaneous excisional biopsy of palpable breast masses under ultrasound visualization.
• Outcomes of clinical and surgical assessment of women with pathological nipple discharge.
• Outcomes of surgical and sonographic assessment of breast masses in women younger than 30.
• Abnormal mammographic findings with short-interval follow-up recommendation.
• Practical use of ultrasound at a dedicated breast center.
• Sentinel lymph node mapping of breast cancer: a case-control study of methylene blue tracer compared to isosulfan blue.
• Diagnosis of palpable breast masses: ultrasound-guided large core biopsy in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Outcomes of sonography-based management of breast cysts.
• Use of preoperative breast ultrasonography for mapping of breast cancer extent improves resection margins during breast conservation surgery.
• Lymphatic tumor burden negatively impacts the ability to detect the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer.
• Immediate preoperative injection of 99m-Tc sulfur colloid is effective in the detection of breast sentinel lymph nodes.
• The role of nuclear medicine in breast cancer detection: a focus on Technetium-99 Sestamibi scintimammography.
• A validation trial of subdermal injection compared with intraparenchymal injection for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer.
• (99m)Tc sestamibi breast imaging for the examination of patients with dense and fatty breasts: multicenter study.
• Nuclear imaging maximizes care of emergency patients.
• Scintimammography--a new tool for breast cancer diagnosis.

Schools

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• Tehran University Of Medical Sciences Faculty Of Medicine

• Bronx Municipal Hospital Center

• Elmhurst Hospital Center Mt Sinai

• University Ca Davis Med Center

Doctors Specialties

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• Diagnostic Radiology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Radiology

Accepted Insurances

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• Blue Card PPO
• LACare
• Medicare MCR
• Molina Healthcare
• Heritage Signature
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Education

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• University of California Davis
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Elmhurst
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1306809561
Last Name Of The Provider	KHALKHALI
First Name Of The Provider	IRAJ
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