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Kolbe, Amy

0000-0002-3324-9043

Mayo Clinic

From the Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

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Imaging Manifestations of Alcohol Use–associated Disorders and Diseases
Venkatesh, Sudhakar K. , Bathla, Girish , Caserta, Melanie P. , Brown, Mark F., Frick, Matthew A., Kolbe, Amy B. , Sheedy, Shannon P. , Khandelwal, Ashish , Fidler, Jeff L. , Brown, Mark , Kolbe, Amy , Rajiah, Prabhakar , Fidler, Jeff L. , Venkatesh, Sudhakar K , Bathla, Girish , Khandelwal, Ashish , Rajiah, Prabhakar

RadioGraphics | June 5, 2025 | Volume: 45 | Issue: 7 | Pages: No page available

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Alcohol use disorder is linked to a multitude of diseases and disorders, many of which can be diagnosed with imaging techniques such as US, CT, and MRI, enabling early detection and potentially preventing further damage and improving outcomes.
Novel approach to prenatal predictors of outcomes for fetuses with severe Ebstein anomaly
Narang, Kavita , Wyatt, Michelle A. , O’Leary, Patrick W. , Qureshi, M. Yasir , Kolbe, Amy B. , Stephens, Elizabeth H. , Dearani, Joseph A. , Ruano, Rodrigo , O’Leary, Patrick , Dearani, Joseph A. , Wyatt, Michelle , O'Leary, Patrick , Kolbe, Amy , Qureshi, Muhammad Y , Ruano, Rodrigo

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine | October 31, 2023 | Volume: 36 | Issue: 2 | Pages: No page available

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The Authors’ Reply: Diagnostic accuracy of the McGill thyroid nodule score in pediatric patients: methodological issues
Creo, Ana L. , Alahdab, Fares , Nofal, Alaa Al , Thomas, Kristen B. , Kolbe, Amy B. , Pittock, Siobhán T. , Creo, Ana , Al Nofal, Alaa , Thomas, Kristen, Kolbe, Amy , Pittock, Siobhan , Alahdab, Fares

Clinical Endocrinology | October 30, 2018 | Volume: 90 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 385-385

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Diagnostic accuracy of the McGill thyroid nodule score in paediatric patients
Creo, Ana L. , Alahdab, Fares , Nofal, Alaa Al , Thomas, Kristen B. , Kolbe, Amy B. , Pittock, Siobhán T. , Creo, Ana , Al Nofal, Alaa , Thomas, Kristen, Kolbe, Amy , Pittock, Siobhan , Alahdab, Fares

Clinical Endocrinology | October 16, 2018 | Volume: 90 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 200-207

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AbstractIntroductionThyroid cancer is the most common paediatric endocrine cancer; accurate diagnosis and prompt management of paediatric thyroid nodules is critical. The McGill Thyroid Nodule Score (MTNS), based upon clinical, ultrasound (US) and cytology criteria, has recently been modified and studied in a pilot paediatric group with good results. We aim to describe the diagnostic accuracy of the paediatric modified MTNS (PMTNS) in a large paediatric cohort.MethodsWe utilized an established retrospective cohort between 1996 and 2015 of 99 patients ≤21 years old with 131 thyroid nodules. Two experienced paediatric radiologists, blinded to pathology and radiology reports, reviewed US features. We abstracted cytology, histology and laboratory results, assigning each nodule a PMTNS. PMTNS performance was compared to FNA and histology.ResultsApproximately 33% of nodules were malignant. The cohort was predominantly adolescent (mean age 15.4 ± 3.8 years). The average PMTNS for malignant and benign nodules, based on final histology, was 12.7 ± 4.3 and 1.7 ± 2.9, respectively. A PMTNS ≥8 resulted in a 93.2% sensitivity and 93.1% specificity for detecting malignancy, while a PMTNS ≥9 resulted in a 90.9% sensitivity and 96.6% specificity. However, Bethesda cytology category ≥4 independently had a 97.7% sensitivity and 94.0% specificity for detecting malignancy. The PMTNS had diminishing diagnostic accuracy in younger children compared with older children.ConclusionPaediatric modified McGill Thyroid Nodule Score predicts malignancy, perhaps due to the score's emphasis on cytology results; however, the score is less accurate in younger patients. While cytology results remain reliable, further work is needed to develop a non‐invasive scoring system to predict malignancy in children.