Matthew Amans, MD

Professor
Director, Neuro Interventional Fellowship Program
Co-Director, Pulsatile Tinnitus Clinic
Department of Radiology
Professor Clinical Radiology
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Biography

Matthew Amans, MD, MSc is an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology of Neuro Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Neuroradiology at UCSF. He completed Diagnostic Radiology residency at Weill Cornell Medical College in 2011. From 2011-2012, Dr. Amans was a Diagnostic Neuroradiology fellow at UCSF and then worked as an attending Neuroradiologist at UCSF San Francisco General Hospital . Subsequently, he completed a two-year Neurointerventional Radiology fellowship at UCSF.

Dr. Amans’ clinical focus is on the treatment of acute stroke, cerebral aneurysms and other vascular anomalies, and the use of directed chemotherapy for cerebral tumors, including pediatric retinoblastoma. His interest in pulsatile tinnitus led him to found and serve as co-director of the UCSF Pulsatile Tinnitus Clinic, a multidisciplinary group of physicians and researchers in the departments of Radiology, Neurology, and Psychiatry.

Expertise:
Neurointerventional Radiology and Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Specialty:
Minimally invasive treatment of complex cerebrovascular diseases, pulsatile tinnitus, stroke

Professional Interests:
Interventional neuroradiology, diagnostic neuroradiology, cerebral angiography, management of acute intracranial hemorrhage, stroke, aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, arteriovenous fistula, pediatric vascular malformations, pediatric stroke

Education and Training:
• Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
• Internship: New York School of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY
• Residency: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
• Fellowship: University of California San Francisco – Diagnostic Neuroradiology
• Fellowship: University of California San Francisco – Neurointerventional Radiology

Education

2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California

Honors and Awards

Resident Research Fellowship Award, RSNA, 2008

Publications

Duvvuri M, Ali H, Amans MR. Non-invasive imaging modalities for diagnosing pulsatile tinnitus: a comprehensive review and recommended imaging algorithm. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Nov 02.
Amans MR, De Leacy RA. Golden age of cerebral venous and CSF disorders. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Oct 14; 16(11):1067-1068.
Manupipatpong S, Primiani CT, Fargen KM, Amans MR, Leithe L, Schievink WI, Luciano MG, Hui FK. Jugular venous narrowing and spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks: A case-control study exploring association and proposed mechanism. Interv Neuroradiol. 2024 Oct 03; 15910199241287417.
Clausen TM, Fargen KM, Primiani CT, Sattur M, Amans MR, Hui FK. Post-acute sequelae of COVID infection and cerebral venous outflow disorders: Overlapping symptoms and mechanisms? Interv Neuroradiol. 2024 Sep 02; 15910199241273946.
Remer J, Narsinh K, Caton T, Lamboy A, Tu-Chan A, Raj A, Amans MR. Beyond the Buzz: Cortical and subcortical brain changes in patients with pulsatile tinnitus. Neuroimage Clin. 2024; 43:103653.
McGrath M, Clarke J, Midtlien JP, Fargen KM, Ali H, Amans MR, Hui F, Brinjikji W, Levitt MR. Safety of intracranial venous stenting in patients with nickel allergy. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Aug 03.
Cummins DD, Caton MT, Hemphill K, Lamboy A, Tu-Chan A, Meisel K, Narsinh KH, Amans MR. Clinical evaluation of pulsatile tinnitus: history and physical examination techniques to predict vascular etiology. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Apr 23; 16(5):516-521.
Isikbay M, Caton MT, Mattay R, Han W, Cooke DL, Raper D, Winkler EA, Savastano L, Narsinh KH, Hetts SW, Amans MR. Arteriovenous shunts of the cervical spine: patient demographics, presentation, patterns of high-risk venous drainage, and updated classification. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Apr 11.
Sathya A, Nguyen TN, Klein P, Finitsis S, Setty BN, Dmytriw AA, Fargen KM, Hui FK, Weber P, Amans MR, Abdalkader M. Endovascular vs surgical treatment of sigmoid sinus diverticulum causing pulsatile tinnitus: A systematic review. Interv Neuroradiol. 2024 Mar 22; 15910199241231325.
Cardona JJ, Iwanaga J, Chaiyamoon A, Wang A, Nickele CM, Amans MR, Heiferman DM, Johnson KD, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Angulation of the dural venous sinuses of the posterior cranial fossa: Anatomical study with clinical and surgical applications. Clin Anat. 2024 Jul; 37(5):546-554.
Al-Mufti F, Marden FA, Burkhardt JK, Raper D, Schirmer CM, Baker A, Chen PR, Bulsara KR, Narsinh KH, Amans MR, Cooper J, Yaghi S, Al-Kawaz M, Hetts SW, SNIS Standards and Guidelines Committee, SNIS Board of Directors. Endovascular therapy for anterior circulation emergent large vessel occlusion stroke in patients with large ischemic cores: a report of the SNIS Standards and Guidelines Committee. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Feb 23.
Elfil M, Morsi RZ, Ghozy S, Elmashad A, Siddiqui A, Al-Bayati AR, Alaraj A, Brook A, Kam AW, Chatterjee AR, Patsalides A, Waldau B, Prestigiacomo CJ, Matouk C, Schirmer CM, Altschul D, Parrella DT, Toth G, Jindal G, Shaikh HA, Dolia JN, Fifi JT, Fraser JF, DO JT, Amuluru K, Kim LJ, Harrigan M, Amans MR, Kole M, Mokin M, Abraham M, Jumaa M, Janjua N, Zaidat O, Youssef PP, Khandelwal P, Wang QT, Grandhi R, Hanel R, Kellogg RT, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Sheth S, Nguyen TN, Szeder V, Hu YC, Yoo AJ, Tanweer O, Jankowitz B, Heit JJ, Williamson R, Kass-Hout T, Crowley RW, El-Ghanem M, Al-Mufti F. Factors Affecting Selection of TraineE for Neurointervention (FASTEN). Interv Neuroradiol. 2024 Feb 22; 15910199241232726.
Reynolds CD, Caton MT, Baker A, Smith ER, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Gupta N, Abla AA, Auguste K, Fox CH, Fullerton H, Hetts SW. Clarifying the clinical landscape of pediatric spinal arteriovenous shunts: an institutional experience and individual patient-data meta-analysis. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 Dec 19; 16(1):94-100.
Yu Y, Mattay R, Amans MR. The cortical venous ribbon sign: diffuse cerebral cortex hyperaemia due to venous congestion. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Dec 07; 16(12).
Cardona JJ, Iwanaga J, Heiferman DM, Amans MR, Nickele CM, Johnson KD, Dumont AS, Shane Tubbs R. Dural sinus septum as an underlying cause of intrinsic venous sinus stenosis: Anatomical, clinical, and stent placement considerations. Interv Neuroradiol. 2023 Oct 06; 15910199231206040.
Mehta TI, Arun A, Heiberger C, Cognetti D, Ray TR, Amans MR, Fargen K, Huisman TAGM, Hui F. Venous Pathologies and Interventions of the Head. Semin Neurol. 2023 06; 43(3):439-453.
Baker A, Hemphill K, Smith ER, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Narsinh KH. Transvenous coil embolization of a Cognard V transverse-sigmoid sinus dural arteriovenous fistula. Interv Neuroradiol. 2023 Aug 08; 15910199231188257.
Abdalkader M, Hui F, Amans MR, Raz E, Hanning U, Ma A, Brinjikji W, Malek AM, Oxley TJ, Nguyen TN. Cerebral venous disorders: Diagnosis and endovascular management. J Neuroradiol. 2023 Nov; 50(6):581-592.
Amans M, Mattay R, Hills NK, Smith E, McCoy D, Narsinh K, Meisel K. More than just noise: Association of pulsatile tinnitus with anxiety, depression, and reduction of quality of life. Interv Neuroradiol. 2023 Apr 17; 15910199231168751.
Baker A, Caton MT, Smith ER, Narsinh KH, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Hetts SW. Evolving indications for pediatric neurointerventional radiology: A single institutional 25-year experience in infants less than one year of age and a brief historical review. Interv Neuroradiol. 2023 Feb 09; 15910199231154689.
Caton MT, Duvvuri M, Baker A, Smith ER, Narsinh KH, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Cooke DL, Dowd CF. Percutaneous sclerotherapy for head and neck lymphatic malformations in neonates and infants ≤12 months of age. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 Dec; 15(12):1242-1246.
Isikbay M, Narsinh K, Caton M, Amans M. Transitional vascular anomaly of a persistent medial procephalic vein causing obstructive hydrocephalus and intracranial haemorrhage. BJR Case Rep. 2022 Nov 01; 8(6):20220064.
Sattur MG, Amans M, Fargen KM, Huisman TAGM, Brinjikji W, Hui F, Shingala A, Vosler PS, Pereira VM, Hepworth E, Dehdashti AR, Patsalides A, Lo SL, Spiotta AM. Angiographic Evaluation of Cranial Venous Outflow Patterns in Patients With and Without Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2023 01 01; 24(1):e29-e35.
Mark IT, Amans MR, Shah VN, Narsinh KH, Caton MT, Teixeira S, Dillon WP. Resisted Inspiration: A New Technique to Aid in the Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 10; 43(10):1544-1547.
Cummins DD, Caton MT, Hemphill K, Lamboy A, Tu-Chan A, Meisel K, Narsinh KH, Amans MR. Cerebrovascular pulsatile tinnitus: causes, treatments, and outcomes in 164 patients with neuroangiographic correlation. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 Oct; 15(10):1014-1020.
Baker A, Raygor K, Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Smith E, Dowd CF, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Amans MR, Abla AA, Hetts SW. Pharyngo-tympano-stapedial middle meningeal artery variant supply to a falcotentorial dural arteriovenous fistula. J Neurointerv Surg. 2022 May 11.
Caton MT, Mark IT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Ko NU, Chung SA, Amans MR. Endovascular Therapy for Intracranial Giant Cell Arteritis : Systematic Review, Technical Considerations and the Effect of Intra-arterial Calcium Channel Blockers. Clin Neuroradiol. 2022 Dec; 32(4):1045-1056.
Narsinh KH, Hui F, Saloner D, Tu-Chan A, Sharon J, Rauschecker AM, Safoora F, Shah V, Meisel K, Amans MR. Diagnostic Approach to Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Narrative Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 05 01; 148(5):476-483.
Fargen KM, Kittel C, Amans MR, Brinjikji W, Hui F. A national survey of venous sinus stenting practices for idiopathic intracranial hypertension. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 May; 15(5):507-511.
Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Rapp JH, Ianuzzi JC, Tseng E, Gasper WJ, Cooke DL. Eptifibatide bridging therapy for staged carotid artery stenting and cardiac surgery: Safety and feasibility. Vascular. 2024 Apr; 32(2):433-439.
Smith ER, Caton MT, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Remer J, Eisenmenger LB, Baker A, Shah VN, Tu-Chan A, Meisel K, Amans MR. Brain herniation (encephalocele) into arachnoid granulations: prevalence and association with pulsatile tinnitus and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Neuroradiology. 2022 Sep; 64(9):1747-1754.
Salman R, Chong I, Amans M, Hui F, Desai N, Huisman TAGM, Tran B. Pediatric tinnitus: The role of neuroimaging. J Neuroimaging. 2022 05; 32(3):400-411.
Narsinh KH, Hui F, Duvvuri M, Meisel K, Amans MR. Management of vascular causes of pulsatile tinnitus. J Neurointerv Surg. 2022 Nov; 14(11):1151-1157.
Cummins DD, Caton MT, Shah V, Meisel K, Glastonbury C, Amans MR. MRI and MR angiography evaluation of pulsatile tinnitus: A focused, physiology-based protocol. J Neuroimaging. 2022 03; 32(2):253-263.
Narsinh KH, Narsinh K, McCoy DB, Sun Z, Halabi C, Meisel K, Tihan T, Chaganti K, Amans MR, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW, Dowd CF, Winkler EA, Abla AA, Nowakowski TJ, Cooke DL. Endovascular Biopsy of Vertebrobasilar Aneurysm in Patient With Polyarteritis Nodosa. Front Neurol. 2021; 12:697105.
Narsinh KH, Mirza MH, Duvvuri M, Caton MT, Baker A, Winkler EA, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Abla AA, Dowd CF. Radial artery access anatomy: considerations for neuroendovascular procedures. J Neurointerv Surg. 2021 Dec; 13(12):1139-1144.
Narsinh KH, Mirza MH, Caton MT, Baker A, Winkler E, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Abla AA, Dowd CF. Radial artery access for neuroendovascular procedures: safety review and complications. J Neurointerv Surg. 2021 Dec; 13(12):1132-1138.
Duvvuri M, Caton MT, Narsinh K, Amans MR. Balloon-backstop technique: Preserving physiologic venous drainage during transvenous coil embolization of sigmoid sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas. Neuroradiol J. 2022 Jun; 35(3):412-417.
Phelps RRL, Raygor KP, Amans MR, Gupta N, Abla AA. Occult Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Superimposed on a Pial Arteriovenous Fistula: Case Report. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2021; 56(6):549-554.
Narsinh KH, Paez R, Mueller K, Caton MT, Baker A, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Norbash AM, Cooke DL. Robotics for neuroendovascular intervention: Background and primer. Neuroradiol J. 2022 Feb; 35(1):25-35.
Arun A, Amans MR, Higgins N, Brinjikji W, Sattur M, Satti SR, Nakaji P, Luciano M, Huisman TA, Moghekar A, Pereira VM, Meng R, Fargen K, Hui FK. A proposed framework for cerebral venous congestion. Neuroradiol J. 2022 Feb; 35(1):94-111.
Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Amans MR. Endovascular treatment strategy, technique, and outcomes for dural arteriovenous fistulas of the marginal sinus region. J Neurointerv Surg. 2022 Feb; 14(2):155-159.
Amans MR, Smith E, Narsinh KH, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Mccoy D, Ciano M, Dillon WP, Copelan AZ, Drocton GT, Khangura RS, Murph D, Hartley ZJ, Abla AA. Reply. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 08; 42(8):E58-E59.
Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Halbach VV, Amans MR. Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Foramen Magnum Region: Clinical Features and Angioarchitectural Phenotypes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 08; 42(8):1486-1491.
Townsend RK, Jost A, Amans MR, Hui F, Bender MT, Satti SR, Maurer R, Liu K, Brinjikji W, Fargen KM. Major complications of dural venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: case series and management considerations. J Neurointerv Surg. 2022 Jan; 14(1).
Caton MT, Copelan AZ, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Abla AA, Higashida RT, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Cooke DL. The Geometry of Y-Stent Configurations Used for Wide-Necked Aneurysm Treatment: Analyzing Double-Barrel Stents In Vitro Using Flat-Panel Computed Tomography. World Neurosurg. 2021 07; 151:e363-e371.
Narsinh KH, Kilbride BF, Mueller K, Murph D, Copelan A, Massachi J, Vitt J, Sun CH, Bhat H, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Moore T, Wilson MW, Cooke DL, Hetts SW. Combined Use of X-ray Angiography and Intraprocedural MRI Enables Tissue-based Decision Making Regarding Revascularization during Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention. Radiology. 2021 04; 299(1):167-176.
Tenorio A, Holmes BB, Abla AA, Amans M, Meisel K. An isolated ruptured spinal aneurysm presents with a thalamic Infarct: case report. BMC Neurol. 2021 Feb 03; 21(1):52.
Amans MR, Carter NS, Chandra RV, Shah V, Hirsch JA. Vertebral augmentation. Handb Clin Neurol. 2021; 176:379-394.
Narsinh KH, Caton MT, Mahmood NF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Cooke DL. Intrasaccular flow disruption (WEB) of a large wide-necked basilar apex aneurysm using PulseRider-assistance. Interdiscip Neurosurg. 2021 Jun; 24.
Copelan AZ, Smith ER, Drocton GT, Narsinh KH, Murph D, Khangura RS, Hartley ZJ, Abla AA, Dillon WP, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Keenan K, Nelson J, Mccoy D, Ciano M, Amans MR. Recent Administration of Iodinated Contrast Renders Core Infarct Estimation Inaccurate Using RAPID Software. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 12; 41(12):2235-2242.
Narsinh KH, Mueller K, Nelson J, Massachi J, Murph DC, Copelan AZ, Hetts SW, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Abla AA, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Kim H, Cooke DL. Interrater Reliability in the Measurement of Flow Characteristics on Color-Coded Quantitative DSA of Brain AVMs. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 12; 41(12):2303-2310.
Isikbay M, Narsinh KH, Arroyo S, Smith WS, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Amans MR. Computed tomography perfusion abnormalities after carotid endarterectomy help in the diagnosis of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2021 Mar; 7(1):171-175.
Drocton GT, Copelan A, Eisenmenger L, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Dillon WP, Shah VN, Meisel K, Amans M. Venous sinus stenting as a treatment approach in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and encephaloceles. Interv Neuroradiol. 2021 Feb; 27(1):129-136.
Copelan A, Drocton G, Caton MT, Smith ER, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Abla AA, Fox C, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Kim H, Fullerton HJ, Gupta N, Hetts SW, UCSF Center For Cerebrovascular Research and UCSF Pediatric Brain Center. Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Recurrence After Apparent Microsurgical Cure: Increased Risk in Children Who Present With Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture. Stroke. 2020 10; 51(10):2990-2996.
Caton MT, Callen AL, Copelan AZ, Narsinh KH, Smith ER, Amans MR. Jugular Venous Reflux Can Mimic Posterior Fossa Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas on MRI-MRA. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 06; 216(6):1626-1633.
Vella M, Alexander MD, Mabray MC, Cooke DL, Amans MR, Glastonbury CM, Kim H, Wilson MW, Langston DE, Conrad MB, Hetts SW. Comparison of MRI, MRA, and DSA for Detection of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 06; 41(6):969-975.
Knox JA, Alexander MD, McCoy DB, Murph DC, Hinckley PJ, Ch'ang JC, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Cooke DL. Impact of Aortic Arch Anatomy on Technical Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 02; 41(2):268-273.
Valluru K, Parkhill J, Gautam A, Haraldsson H, Kao E, Leach J, Wright A, Ballweber M, Meisel K, Saloner D, Amans M. Sound Measurement in Patient-Specific 3D Printed Bench Models of Venous Pulsatile Tinnitus. Otol Neurotol. 2020 01; 41(1):e7-e14.
Srinivasan VM, Srivatsan A, Spiotta AM, Hendricks BK, Ducruet AF, Albuquerque FC, Puri A, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Ogilvy CS, Thomas AJ, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Rai A, Boo S, Carlson AP, Crowley RW, Rangel-Castilla L, Lanzino G, Chen PR, Diaz O, Bohnstedt BN, O'Connor KP, Burkhardt JK, Johnson JN, Chen SR, Kan P. Early postmarket results with PulseRider for treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter experience. J Neurosurg. 2020 12 01; 133(6):1756-1765.
Alexander MD, Halbach VV, Hallam DK, Cooke DL, Ghodke BV, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Meyers PM. Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment of Indirect Carotid Cavernous Fistulae: Superior Efficacy, Safety, and Durability of Transvenous Coiling Over Other Techniques. Neurosurgery. 2019 07 01; 85(1):E94-E100.
Wang Y, Kao E, Zhang Y, Tian B, Gong J, Faraji F, Haraldsson H, Amans MR, Saloner D, Liu J. Shape-appearance constrained segmentation and separation of vein and artery in pulsatile tinnitus patients based on MR angiography and flow MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2019 09; 61:187-195.
Donzelli GF, Nelson J, McCoy D, McCulloch CE, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Kim H, Cooke DL. The effect of preoperative embolization and flow dynamics on resection of brain arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 2020 06 01; 132(6):1836-1844.
Haraldsson H, Leach JR, Kao EI, Wright AG, Ammanuel SG, Khangura RS, Ballweber MK, Chin CT, Shah VN, Meisel K, Saloner DA, Amans MR. Reduced Jet Velocity in Venous Flow after CSF Drainage: Assessing Hemodynamic Causes of Pulsatile Tinnitus. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 05; 40(5):849-854.
Salazar JW, Meisel K, Smith ER, Quiggle A, McCoy DB, Amans MR. Depression in Patients with Tinnitus: A Systematic Review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 07; 161(1):28-35.
Alexander MD, Halbach VV, Hallam DK, Cooke DL, Ghodke B, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Meyers PM. Relationship of clinical presentation and angiographic findings in patients with indirect cavernous carotid fistulae. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Sep; 11(9):937-939.
Amans MR, Haraldsson H, Kao E, Kefayati S, Meisel K, Khangura R, Leach J, Jani ND, Faraji F, Ballweber M, Smith W, Saloner D. MR Venous Flow in Sigmoid Sinus Diverticulum. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 11; 39(11):2108-2113.
Weinberg BD, Amans M, Deviren S, Berger T, Shah V. Brachioradial pruritus treated with computed tomography-guided cervical nerve root block: A case series. JAAD Case Rep. 2018 Aug; 4(7):640-644.
Talbott JF, Cooke DL, Mabray MC, Larson PS, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Wilson MW, Moore T, Salegio EA. Accuracy of image-guided percutaneous injection into a phantom spinal cord utilizing flat panel detector CT with MR fusion and integrated navigational software. J Neurointerv Surg. 2018 Dec; 10(12):e37.
Ammanuel S, Alexander MD, Damato B, Cooke DL, Halbach VV, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Hetts SW. Improved procedural safety following protocol changes for selective ophthalmic arterial infusion of chemotherapy for treatment of ocular retinoblastoma. Interv Neuroradiol. 2018 Jun; 24(3):345-350.
Kondapavulur S, Cooke DL, Kao A, Amans MR, Alexander M, Darflinger R, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Damato B, Halbach VV, Matthay KK, Hetts SW. Estimation of intra-arterial chemotherapy distribution to the retina in pediatric retinoblastoma patients using quantitative digital subtraction angiography. Interv Neuroradiol. 2018 Apr; 24(2):214-219.
Alexander MD, Rebhun JM, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Settecase F, Darflinger RJ, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Cooke DL. Technical factors affecting outcomes following endovascular treatment of posterior circulation atherosclerotic lesions. Surg Neurol Int. 2017; 8:284.
Settecase F, McCoy DB, Darflinger R, Alexander MD, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Hetts SW, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Amans MR. Improving mechanical thrombectomy time metrics in the angiography suite: Stroke cart, parallel workflows, and conscious sedation. Interv Neuroradiol. 2018 Apr; 24(2):168-177.
Overdevest JB, Amans MR, Zaki P, Pletcher SD, El-Sayed IH. Patterns of vascularization and surgical morbidity in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: A case series, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Head Neck. 2018 02; 40(2):428-443.
Shah VN, von Fischer ND, Chin CT, Yuh EL, Amans MR, Dillon WP, Hess CP. Long-Term Effectiveness of Direct CT-Guided Aspiration and Fenestration of Symptomatic Lumbar Facet Synovial Cysts. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 Jan; 39(1):193-198.
Hetts SW, Yen A, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Jolivalt P, Banaga J, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Kim H, Halbach VV. Pial Artery Supply as an Anatomic Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke in the Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Dec; 38(12):2315-2320.
Cooke DL, McCoy DB, Halbach VV, Hetts SW, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawson D, Nelson J, Wang CY, Kim H, Werb Z, McCulloch C, Hashimoto T, Su H, Sun Z. Endovascular Biopsy: In Vivo Cerebral Aneurysm Endothelial Cell Sampling and Gene Expression Analysis. Transl Stroke Res. 2018 02; 9(1):20-33.
Kao E, Kefayati S, Amans MR, Faraji F, Ballweber M, Halbach V, Saloner D. Flow patterns in the jugular veins of pulsatile tinnitus patients. J Biomech. 2017 02 08; 52:61-67.
Kefayati S, Amans M, Faraji F, Ballweber M, Kao E, Ahn S, Meisel K, Halbach V, Saloner D. The manifestation of vortical and secondary flow in the cerebral venous outflow tract: An in vivo MR velocimetry study. J Biomech. 2017 01 04; 50:180-187.
Lum MA, Martin AJ, Alexander MD, McCoy DB, Cooke DL, Lillaney P, Moftakhar P, Amans MR, Settecase F, Nicholson A, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, McDermott MW, Saloner D, Hetts SW. Intra-Arterial MR Perfusion Imaging of Meningiomas: Comparison to Digital Subtraction Angiography and Intravenous MR Perfusion Imaging. PLoS One. 2016; 11(11):e0163554.
Alexander MD, Nicholson AD, Darflinger RJ, Settecase F, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Hetts SW, Halbach VV. Effects on vessel measurement accuracy and subsequent occlusion after calcium channel blocker infusion during treatment of cerebral aneurysms with the Pipeline embolization device. Interv Neuroradiol. 2017 Feb; 23(1):47-51.
Hetts SW, Moftakhar P, Maluste N, Fullerton HJ, Cooke DL, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV. Pediatric intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas: age-related differences in clinical features, angioarchitecture, and treatment outcomes. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Nov; 18(5):602-610.
Alexander MD, Halbach V, Nicholson A, Settecase F, Darflinger RJ, Amans MR. Transvenous ethanol sclerotherapy of feeding arteries for treatment of a dural arteriovenous fistula. J Neurointerv Surg. 2017 Mar; 9(3):e12.
Alexander MD, Halbach V, Nicholson A, Settecase F, Darflinger RJ, Amans MR. Transvenous ethanol sclerotherapy of feeding arteries for treatment of a dural arteriovenous fistula. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jul 15; 2016.
Causey MW, Amans MR, Han S, Higashida RT, Conte M. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome is a rare cause of stroke after carotid endarterectomy. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Dec; 64(6):1847-1850.
Amans MR, Dillon WP. Cerebral parenchymal cyst: A rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction in an adult. Radiol Case Rep. 2013; 8(1):784.
Amans MR, Phillips CD. Hepatoblastoma metastatic to brain mimicking intracranial hemorrhage: Case report and literature review. Radiol Case Rep. 2012; 7(2):611.
Settecase F, Nicholson AD, Amans MR, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Hetts SW. Onyx embolization of an intraosseous pseudoaneurysm of the middle meningeal artery in a patient with meningiomatosis, McCune-Albright syndrome, and gray platelet syndrome. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 17(3):324-9.
Settecase F, Hetts SW, Nicholson AD, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV. Superselective Intra-Arterial Ethanol Sclerotherapy of Feeding Artery and Nidal Aneurysms in Ruptured Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 Apr; 37(4):692-7.
Narvid J, Amans MR, Cooke DL, Hetts SW, Dillon WP, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, Halbach VV. Spontaneous retroclival hematoma: a case series. J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar; 124(3):716-9.
Acevedo-Bolton G, Amans MR, Kefayati S, Halbach V, Saloner D. Four dimensional magnetic resonance velocimetry for complex flow in the jugular vein. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2015 Aug; 5(4):635-7.
Hetts SW, Tsai T, Cooke DL, Amans MR, Settecase F, Moftakhar P, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Lawton MT, Halbach VV. Progressive versus Nonprogressive Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Characteristics and Outcomes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Oct; 36(10):1912-9.
Alexander MD, Rebhun JM, Hetts SW, Kim AS, Nelson J, Kim H, Amans MR, Settecase F, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Cooke DL. Lesion location, stability, and pretreatment management: factors affecting outcomes of endovascular treatment for vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis. J Neurointerv Surg. 2016 May; 8(5):466-70.
Moftakhar P, Cooke DL, Fullerton HJ, Ko NU, Amans MR, Narvid JA, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW. Extent of collateralization predicting symptomatic cerebral vasospasm among pediatric patients: correlations among angiography, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography, and clinical findings. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Mar; 15(3):282-90.
Alexander MD, Cooke DL, Meyers PM, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW. Lesion stability characteristics outperform degree of stenosis in predicting outcomes following stenting for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis. J Neurointerv Surg. 2016 Jan; 8(1):19-23.
Amans MR, Narvid J, Halbach VV. Intra-arterial chemotherapy for bilateral retinoblastoma via left ophthalmic artery and right anterior deep temporal artery. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Sep 19; 2014.
Amans MR, Stout C, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Hetts SW, Cooke CL, Narvid J, Halbach VV. . Resolution of pulsatile tinnitus after coil embolization of sigmoid sinus diverticulum. Austin J Cerebrovasc Dis & Stroke. 2014; 2(1):1010.
Chow ML, Cooke DL, Fullerton HJ, Amans MR, Narvid J, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Hetts SW. Radiological and clinical features of vein of Galen malformations. J Neurointerv Surg. 2015 Jun; 7(6):443-8.
Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Nelson J, Gupta N, Fullerton H, Amans MR, Narvid JA, Moftakhar P, McSwain H, Dowd CF, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, Lawton MT, Kim H. Influence of patient age on angioarchitecture of brain arteriovenous malformations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Jul; 35(7):1376-80.
Amans MR, Cooke DL, Vella M, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW. Contrast staining on CT after DSA in ischemic stroke patients progresses to infarction and rarely hemorrhages. Interv Neuroradiol. 2014 Jan-Feb; 20(1):106-15.
Amans MR, Stout C, Fox C, Narvid J, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, McSwain H, Halbach VV. Cerebral arteriopathy associated with Arg179His ACTA2 mutation. J Neurointerv Surg. 2014 Nov; 6(9):e46.
Amans MR, Stout C, Fox C, Narvid J, Hetts SW, Cooke DL, Higashida RT, Dowd CF, McSwain H, Halbach VV. Cerebral arteriopathy associated with Arg179His ACTA2 mutation. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Nov 29; 2013.
Kansagra AP, Cooke DL, English JD, Sincic RM, Amans MR, Dowd CF, Halbach VV, Higashida RT, Hetts SW. Current trends in endovascular management of traumatic cerebrovascular injury. J Neurointerv Surg. 2014 Jan; 6(1):47-50.
Hasan DM, Amans M, Tihan T, Hess C, Guo Y, Cha S, Su H, Martin AJ, Lawton MT, Neuwelt EA, Saloner DA, Young WL. Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI to Image Inflammation within Human Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: A Pilot Investigation. Transl Stroke Res. 2012 Jul; 3(Suppl 1):166-73.
Amans MR, Shih G, Zheng L, Yeh C, Brown M. Wiimote viewer enhances resident case conferences. J Am Coll Radiol. 2010 Oct; 7(10):810-3.