Professor, Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Radiology
Dr. William E. Rothfus, MD
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William Rothfus practices Radiology. He researched medicine at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. William Rothfus is a published doctor and has 70 publications published. The lastest was: 'Imaging case of the month: cavernous hemangioma.' He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Endoscopic endonasal approach for growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas: outcomes in 53 patients using 2010 consensus criteria for remission.
- Targeted CT-Guided Epidural Blood Patch for Treatment of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Due to Calcified Intradural Thoracic Disc Herniation.
- 'Progressive-Onset' versus Injury-Associated Discogenic Low Back Pain: Features of Disc Internal Derangement in Patients Studied with Provocation Lumbar Discography.
- Immediate pain response to interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid administration: response characteristics and effects of anesthetic concentration.
- Imaging of the pituitary.
- Lesions and pseudolesions of the cavernous sinus and petrous apex.
- Preoperative and intraoperative imaging for endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base.
- Severe thoracic kyphosis in the older patient in the absence of vertebral fracture: association of extreme curve with age.
- Cervical diskography performed with a "prong deflector" for improved access to the cervical disk spaces.
- Incorrect needle position during lumbar epidural steroid administration: inaccuracy of loss of air pressure resistance and requirement of fluoroscopy and epidurography...
- Refractory occipital neuralgia: preoperative assessment with CT-guided nerve block prior to dorsal cervical rhizotomy.
- Radicular pain avoidance during needle placement in lumbar diskography.
- Neuroradiologic-pathologic correlation in a neurenteric cyst of the clivus.
- Parasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with a nonpupil sparing third nerve palsy mimicking a posterior communicating artery aneurysm in an adult.
- Cavernous malformation tumors: a case study and review of the literature.
- The MR imaging appearance of the vascular pedicle nasoseptal flap.
- Midbrain ptosis caused by periaqueductal infarct following cardiac catheterization: early detection with diffusion-weighted imaging.
- Magnetic resonance imaging in cases of severe head injury.
- Lymphocyte subsets in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study of B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes.
- Lipoma of the septum pellucidum: case report.
- Choristoma of the optic nerve and chiasm.
- Orbital lymphangioma. Correlation of magnetic resonance images and intraoperative findings.
- Midline cerebral malformations and schizophrenia.
- Silent cerebral microemboli occurring during carotid angiography: frequency as determined with Doppler sonography.
- "Fingerprints" of vertebral trauma--a unifying concept based on mechanisms.
- Pseudofractures of the cervical vertebral body.
- Diagnosis of bilateral intracavernous carotid artery aneurysms by computed tomography.
- MR imaging in the diagnosis of spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas.
- Thoracic fractures and dislocations in motorcyclists.
- Optic nerve/sheath enlargement. A differential approach based on high-resolution CT morphology.
- Extraocular muscle enlargement: a CT review.
- Cerebellar venous angioma: "benign" entity?
- Computed tomography of orbital myositis.
- Hormonal, metabolic, and neuroradiologic abnormalities associated with septo-optic dysplasia.
- MR imaging of heterotopic gray matter.
- Nonefficacy of routine removal of CSF during neurodiagnostic procedures.
- The posterior vertebral body line: importance in the detection of burst fractures.
- The impact of magnetic resonance on the diagnostic evaluation of acute cervicothoracic spinal trauma.
- Patterns of high-speed impact injuries in motor vehicle occupants.
- Syringomyelia: myelography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
- Improvement of cerebral CT abnormalities following liver transplantation in a patient with Wilson disease.
- Thoracic disc herniation versus spinal metastases: optimizing diagnosis with magnetic resonance imaging.
- Chondrosarcoma of the larynx. Report of a case with characteristic computed tomography findings.
- Occult occipital condyle fractures presenting as tumors.
- Neuroradiologic aspects of pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation.
- Callosomarginal infarction secondary to transfalcial herniation.
- Head-hanging CT: an alternative method for evaluating traumatic CSF rhinorrhea.
- Delayed spinal subarachnoid hematoma: a rare complication of C1-C2 cervical myelography.
- Hyperextension injuries of the cervical spine. Magnetic resonance findings.
- Extracranial carotid artery aneurysm: an unusual neck mass in a young adult.
- Major cerebral vessels injury caused by a seatbelt shoulder strap: case report.
- CT features of sarcoid infiltration of a lumbosacral nerve root.
- MR recognition of posterior lumbar vertebral ring fracture.
- Acute tissue tear hemorrhages of the brain: computed tomography and clinicopathological correlations.
- Absent cord sign in acute spinal trauma.
- The radiologic assessment of post-traumatic vertebral stability.
- Degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Role of CT-myelography in the MR era.
- Detection of clinically silent intracranial emboli ipsilateral to internal carotid occlusions during cerebral angiography.
- Diagnosis of Os odontoideum using kinematic magnetic resonance imaging. A case report.
- Imaging case of the month: cavernous hemangioma.
- Case report 790. Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the sacrum.
- Ankylosing spondylitis complicated by trauma: MR findings correlated with plain radiographs and CT.
- Management of neurocytomas: case report and review of the literature.
- Robust midsagittal plane extraction from normal and pathological 3-D neuroradiology images.
- Treatment of failed Adult Chiari Malformation decompression with CSF drainage: observations in six patients.
- Pain improvement after intradiskal lidocaine administration in provocation lumbar diskography: association with diskographic contrast leakage.
- Lower cervical nerve root block using CT fluoroscopy in patients with large body habitus: another benefit of the swimmer's position.
- Postdiskogram CT features of lidocaine-sensitive and lidocaine-insensitive severely painful disks at provocation lumbar diskography.
- Adjacent double-nerve root contributions in unilateral lumbar radiculopathy.
Schools
University Of Rochester
Doctors Specialties
- Neuroradiology
- Radiology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
University of Missouri-Columbia -
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Hospital
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UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside -
UPMC Passavant
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1679542435 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | ROTHFUS | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | WILLIAM | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 152132546 | |
| NPPES Provider State | PA | |
| Specialty Description | Diagnostic Radiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 12.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1679542435 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | ROTHFUS |
| First Name Of The Provider | WILLIAM |
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