Long H. Tu, MD, PhD
Emergency Radiology, Neuroradiology
Biography
Long H. Tu, MD, PhD, is a diagnostic radiologist at Yale New Haven Hospital. He serves patients within three clinical services: emergency/trauma radiology, neuroradiology, and thoracic radiology. Dr. Tu has special expertise in emergency neuroradiology, including the imaging and diagnosis of patients with acute neurological conditions.
In his academic role, Dr. Tu serves as a faculty member in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine. He advances the quality, safety, and efficiency of care through roles as an administrator, educator, researcher, and clinician. Dr. Tu also directs a multidisciplinary research group, teaches students and trainees, and writes educational and scientific works for a broad medical audience.
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Education & Training
- PhDYale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2023)
- Research Fellow, Emergency RadiologyYale School of Medicine (2023)
- Clinical Fellow, Emergency RadiologyYale School of Medicine (2022)
- Chief Fellow, NeuroradiologyYale New Haven Hospital (2021)
- Chief Resident, RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital (2020)
- Resident, RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital (2019)
- InternshipKaweah Delta Health District (2016)
- MDUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine (2009)
Additional Information
Publications
- Rahmani S, de Oliveira Santo I, Kim J, Nguyen J, Tu L. Third and fourth branchial cleft cysts – A 25-year institutional experience of imaging detection and pathologic diagnosis. Clinical Imaging 2026, 133: 110770. PMID: 41780117, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2026.110770.
- Lozano R, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Kenny-Howel C, Bronen R, Adin M, Tu L. A systematic approach to detection of epileptogenic foci on imaging: protocols, entities, search pattern, and reporting tools. The Neuroradiology Journal 2026, 19714009261417577. PMID: 41544245, PMCID: PMC12811103, DOI: 10.1177/19714009261417577.
- Rahmani S, DO C, Ly Q, Ahmadzadeh A, Zahedpasha R, Asif M, Kertam A, Tu L. Imaging donor site complications after autologous breast reconstruction flaps: a pictorial review. Emergency Radiology 2026, 1-17. PMID: 41511624, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02431-5.
- Raichandani S, Tu L. Efficient, Not Exhausted-From Training to Practice, an AJR Podcast Series (Episode 7). American Journal Of Roentgenology 2026, 1. PMID: 41499705, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.25.34461.
- Tegtmeyer K, Tu L. Chapter 19 Machine learning applications in neuroradiology. Advances In Magnetic Resonance Technology And Applications 2026, 13: 545-563. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-14109-6.00019-5.
- Ahmadzadeh A, Broomand Lomer N, Ghaderi S, Afarideh Sani M, Bathla G, Tu L. Differentiating Glioma from Brain Metastasis Using Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, ajnr.a9148. PMID: 41412743, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a9148.
- Dylla L, Krothapalli N, Tu L, Payabvash S, Burke J, Sheth K, Wira C, de Havenon A. Trends in Head CT Use in US Emergency Department Patients From 2007 to 2022. Neurology 2025, 105: e214347. PMID: 41259742, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214347.
- Ahmadzadeh A, Ashoobi M, Broomand Lomer N, Elyassirad D, Gheiji B, Vatanparast M, Bathla G, Tu L. Application of Deep Learning for Predicting Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Using Computed Tomography Scans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy. La Radiologia Medica 2025, 130: 1973-1985. PMID: 40932678, DOI: 10.1007/s11547-025-02089-6.
- Wang E, Darbandi A, Tu L, Ballester L, de Jesus Morales C, Chen M, Gule-Monroe M, Johnson J. Brain CT for Diagnosis of Intracranial Disease in Ambulatory Patients with Cancer: Assessment of the Diagnostic Value of Scanning without Contrast prior to with Contrast. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 47: 694-698. PMID: 40925682, PMCID: PMC12989202, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8995.
- Rahmani S, Hamilton C, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Nguyen J, Zaree O, Kenny-Howell C, Kirsch C, Tu L. A Systematic Approach to the Evaluation of Lumbosacral Plexus MRI: Indications, Protocol, Anatomy, and Pathology. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 47: 300-312. PMID: 40854685, PMCID: PMC12867042, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8976.
- Bahrami A, Tu L, Ghanikolahloo M, Sadeghi Z, Tafazolimoghadam A, Farzan M, Fathi M, Khakpour Y, Tavasol A, Alipour M, Shoja A, Azami M, Clifford T, Hajibeygi R, Iftikhar S. Disparities in MRI and TRUS for prostate cancer detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 94,020 cases. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2025, 55: 148-169. PMID: 40820058, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2025.08.002.
- Motamedgorji N, Bahrami A, Taher H, Mohamedbaqer Easa A, Salehi S, Tafazolimoghadam A, Farzan M, Sadeghi Z, Mofidinaeini S, Hajibeygi R, Khakpour Y, Fathi M, Zoghi A, Tu L. Characterizing iron rim lesions in multiple sclerosis: a biomarker for disease activity and progression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroradiology 2025, 67: 2249-2265. PMID: 40689996, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-025-03663-5.
- Kenny-Howell C, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Wira C, de Havenon A, Tu L. Reply. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2025, 22: 1110-1111. PMID: 40499627, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.06.011.
- Rahmani S, Hamilton C, Nguyen J, Zaree O, Kenny-Howell C, Kirsch C, Tu L. Utilization, detection rate, and pathologies on lumbosacral plexus MRI: a 25-year institutional experience. Clinical Imaging 2025, 125: 110529. PMID: 40494183, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2025.110529.
- Shareef F, Tu L, Neupane A, Siddique Z, Joshi R, Melnick E, Wira C, Mahajan A. Diagnostic yield of an abbreviated MRI protocol in the evaluation of dizziness in the emergency department, a single institutional experience. Emergency Radiology 2025, 32: 559-568. PMID: 40471503, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02349-y.
- Iftikhar S, Rahmani S, Zaree O, Kertam A, Farquhar T, Tu L. The Value of Radiology Consultation: Effort Allocation, Clinical Impact, and Untapped Opportunities. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2025, 22: 887-896. PMID: 40204166, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.04.006.
- Khan M, Ahmad M, Qudrat S, Tu L, Khan S, Yetiskul E, Iftikhar S. Failure of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors osimertinib and erlotinib to manage a patient with EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma: a case report. AME Case Reports 2025, 9: 53-53. PMID: 40330917, PMCID: PMC12053439, DOI: 10.21037/acr-24-122.
- Lozano R, Shareef F, Neupane A, Siddique Z, Joshi R, Pasquini L, Tu L, Mahajan A. Correction to: Detectability of acute ischemic stroke with thin (3 mm) axial versus thin (3 mm) coronal diffusion-weighted imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dizziness. Emergency Radiology 2025, 32: 485-485. PMID: 40106121, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02333-6.
- Lozano R, Shareef F, Neupane A, Siddique Z, Joshi R, Pasquini L, Tu L, Mahajan A. Detectability of acute ischemic stroke with thin (3 mm) axial versus thin (3 mm) coronal diffusion-weighted imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dizziness. Emergency Radiology 2025, 32: 225-231. PMID: 40053160, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02327-4.
- Zaree O, Nguyen J, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Kertam A, Rahmani S, Johnson J, Tu L. Radiologist, Trainee, and Logistical Factors Impacting the Timeliness of CTA Head and Neck Reporting in Stroke Code Activations. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 46: 1670-1676. PMID: 39832953, PMCID: PMC12453490, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8660.
- Sharifi G, Hajibeygi R, Zamani S, Easa A, Bahrami A, Eshraghi R, Moafi M, Ebrahimi M, Fathi M, Mirjafari A, Chan J, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Anar M, Rezaei O, Tu L. Diagnostic performance of neural network algorithms in skull fracture detection on CT scans: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Emergency Radiology 2024, 32: 97-111. PMID: 39680295, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02300-7.
- Khan M, Ahmad M, Iftikhar S, Mohmand A, Esmat M, Qudrat S, Ikram J, Khan S, Tu L. Congenital perineal hernia: a systematic review of case reports. Hernia 2024, 29: 35. PMID: 39611977, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-024-03204-8.
- Kenny-Howell C, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Wira C, de Havenon A, Tu L. Incidental Detection of Previously Unknown Strokes on Head CT Examinations: An Untapped Opportunity for Secondary Prevention. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2024, 22: 461-470. PMID: 39571646, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.11.010.
- Tu L, Tegtmeyer K, de Oliveira Santo I, Venkatesh A, Forman H, Mahajan A, Melnick E. Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI. Emergency Radiology 2024, 31: 705-711. PMID: 39034381, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02273-7.
- Gosangi B, Lang P, Johnson M, Zukerman R, Tu L, Traube L, Bader A, Rubinowitz A. Disorders with Ophthalmic and Thoracic Involvement. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230132. PMID: 38870047, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230132.
- Tu L, Hegde R, Prust M, Mageid R, Hebert R, Jasne A. Migration of Iophendylate Myelography Contrast to the Brain With Successful Thrombectomy. Neurology 2024, 102: e209314. PMID: 38547442, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209314.
- Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Reply to "Considering Health Systems Worldwide: Point of View From a Middle-Income Country". American Journal Of Roentgenology 2024, 222: e2430900. PMID: 38294162, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.24.30900.
- Tu LH, Safinia C, Hegde R. “Overview of Effective Reporting.” How to be a More Efficient Radiologist: A Guide to Practice, Reporting, and Workflow Optimization. Salem Publishers; 2023 Nov 22. pp. 43-58.
- Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 222: e2330060. PMID: 37937837, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.30060.
- Tu L, Navaratnam D, Melnick E, Forman H, Venkatesh A, Malhotra A, Yaesoubi R, Sureshanand S, Sheth K, Mahajan A. CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 221: 836-845. PMID: 37404082, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.29617.
- Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.
- Tu LH, Ly Q, Hegde R. “Efficient Dictation Tips.” How to be a More Efficient Radiologist: A Guide to Practice, Reporting, and Workflow Optimization. Salem Publishers; 2023 Nov 22. pp. 59-73.
- Tu LH. How to be a More Efficient Radiologist: A Guide to Practice, Reporting, and Workflow Optimization. Salem Publishers; 2023, Nov 22. ISBN: 979-8218324025.
- Tu LH, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Yaesoubi R, Forman HP, Venkatesh AK. Yield of Head Computed Tomography Examinations for Common Psychiatric Presentations and Implications for Medical Clearance From a 6-Year Analysis of Acute Hospital Visits. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 879-881. PMID: 35727595, PMCID: PMC9214629, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2198.
- Tu LH, Miller JE, Forman HP. The Critical Shortage of Iodinated Contrast Material — Will Value Prevail? The New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 387: 491-493. PMID: 35704416, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2206996.
- Saleh MA, Tu L, Mango M, Jacob M, Minja F. Magic Dr.T? Tuberculous brain lesions in an immunocompetent patient-A case report. Radiology Case Reports 2021, 17: 581-586. PMID: 34976263, PMCID: PMC8688167, DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.11.074.
- Tu LH, Mahajan A, Minja FJ, Navaratnam D, Melnick ER. Pilot MRI-based strategies to improve the detection of stroke in patients with dizziness/vertigo. Clinical Imaging 2021, 82: 234-236. PMID: 34902799, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.12.001.
- Tu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting. Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 81-88. PMID: 34617133, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01947-w.
- Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 218: 544-551. PMID: 34585611, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26543.
- Tu LH, Schrickel EB, Zucconi W. “High-Yield Learning Resources.” A Brief Guide to the Neuroradiology Fellowship. Independently Published; 2021 Jun 27. Pp. 1-13.
- Tu LH, Bokhari SAJ. Blind spots on CT imaging of the head: Insights from 5 years of report addenda at a single institution. Clinical Imaging 2021, 76: 189-194. PMID: 33957385, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.04.026.
- Tu LH (Ed.). A Brief Guide to the Neuroradiology Fellowship. Independently Published; 2021 Jun 27. ISBN: 979-8524122469.
- Tu LH, Sharma R, Malhotra A, Schindler JL, Forman HP. Total and Stroke Related Imaging Utilization Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic. medRxiv. 2020 May 26:2020-05.
- Tu LH (Ed.). Search Pattern: A Systematic Approach to Diagnostic Imaging. Independently Published; 2020 Jun 30. ISBN: 979-8653958311.
- Tu LH, Spektor M, Ferrante M, Mathur M. MRI of the Penis: Indications, Anatomy, and Pathology. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2018, 49: 54-63. PMID: 30704768, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2018.12.004.
- Tu L, Malhotra A, Wu X, Durand D, Kalra V, Abbed K, Bronen R. Imaging the Postoperative Lumbar Spine: A Review. Neurographics 2018, 8: 428-446. DOI: 10.3174/ng.1700064.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu LH. Letter to the editor regarding “Utility of CT angiography in screening for traumatic cerebrovascular injury”. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2018, 176: 138. PMID: 30446415, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.11.003.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Re: Blunt cerebrovascular injury incidence, stroke-rate, and mortality with the expanded Denver criteria. Surgery 2018, 165: 853-858. PMID: 30076023, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.029.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Preoperative Digital Subtraction Angiography in Incidental Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms”. Clinical Neuroradiology 2018, 28: 437-437. PMID: 29951809, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-018-0700-6.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor. Computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis of blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2018, 129: 265-267. PMID: 29749913, DOI: 10.3171/2017.11.jns172884.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu LH. Letter to the Editor regarding “non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: When is a second angiography indicated?”. The Neuroradiology Journal 2018, 31: 449-449. PMID: 29687746, PMCID: PMC6111428, DOI: 10.1177/1971400918772166.
- Malhotra A, Tu L, Kalra VB, Wu X, Mian A, Mangla R, Michaelides E, Sanelli P, Gandhi D. Neuroimaging of Meckel’s cave in normal and disease conditions. Insights Into Imaging 2018, 9: 499-510. PMID: 29671218, PMCID: PMC6108963, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-018-0604-7.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu L. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Yield of Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography in Patients with Acute Headache, Normal Neurological Examination, and Normal Non Contrast CT: A Meta-Analysis”. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018, 27: 2043. PMID: 29571755, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.02.049.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu LH, Seifert K. TO THE EDITOR. Spine 2018, 43: e379-e380. PMID: 29494457, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002544.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Management of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy. Injury 2018, 49: 735-736. PMID: 29402423, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.018.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Increased detection of blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury after implementation of diagnostic imaging pathway in level 1 trauma centre in Western Australia”. Injury 2018, 49: 738-739. PMID: 29366548, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.013.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu L. Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis. World Journal Of Surgery 2018, 42: 3451-3451. PMID: 29383427, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4518-9.
- Tu LH, Malhotra A, Wu X, Durand D, Kalra VB, Abbed KM, Bronen R. Imaging the Postoperative Lumbar Spine: A Review. Neurographics. 2018 Dec 1;8(6):428-46.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Re: “Effect of Template Reporting of Brain MRIs for Multiple Sclerosis on Report Thoroughness and Neurologist-Rated Quality: Results of a Prospective Quality Improvement Project”. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2018, 15: 9. PMID: 29304930, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.10.021.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu LH, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor regarding “Comparison of Rates of Growth between Unruptured and Ruptured Aneurysms Using Magnetic Resonance Angiography”. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2017, 27: 821. PMID: 29269222, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.11.020.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Growth of Untreated Unruptured Small-sized Aneurysms (<7 mm): Incidence and Related Factors”. Clinical Neuroradiology 2017, 28: 307-308. PMID: 29052743, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0638-0.
- Wu X, Tu L, Malhotra A. TO THE EDITOR. Spine 2017, 42: e1156-e1157. PMID: 28945684, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002348.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu LH. Letter by Malhotra et al Regarding Article, “Neurons Over Nephrons: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients With Acute Stroke”. Stroke 2017, 48: e308. PMID: 28864600, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.018897.
- Wu X, Tu L, Malhotra A. Letter by Wu et al Regarding Article, “Safety of Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Evaluation of Patients With Acute Stroke: A Single-Center Experience”. Stroke 2016, 47: e257. PMID: 27703091, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.014979.
- Tu LH, Villalona GA, Cowles RA, Silva CT. Duodenal intussusception secondary to web presenting as recurrent pancreatitis in a 7-year-old girl. Pediatric Radiology 2015, 46: 426-429. PMID: 26553449, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3481-y.
- Parent KN, Khayat R, Tu LH, Suhanovsky MM, Cortines JR, Teschke CM, Johnson JE, Baker TS. P22 Coat Protein Structures Reveal a Novel Mechanism for Capsid Maturation: Stability without Auxiliary Proteins or Chemical Crosslinks. Structure 2010, 18: 390-401. PMID: 20223221, PMCID: PMC2951021, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2009.12.014.
Departments and Programs
Biography
Long H. Tu, MD, PhD, is a diagnostic radiologist at Yale New Haven Hospital. He serves patients within three clinical services: emergency/trauma radiology, neuroradiology, and thoracic radiology. Dr. Tu has special expertise in emergency neuroradiology, including the imaging and diagnosis of patients with acute neurological conditions.
In his academic role, Dr. Tu serves as a faculty member in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine. He advances the quality, safety, and efficiency of care through roles as an administrator, educator, researcher, and clinician. Dr. Tu also directs a multidisciplinary research group, teaches students and trainees, and writes educational and scientific works for a broad medical audience.
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Education & Training
- PhDYale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2023)
- Research Fellow, Emergency RadiologyYale School of Medicine (2023)
- Clinical Fellow, Emergency RadiologyYale School of Medicine (2022)
- Chief Fellow, NeuroradiologyYale New Haven Hospital (2021)
- Chief Resident, RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital (2020)
- Resident, RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital (2019)
- InternshipKaweah Delta Health District (2016)
- MDUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine (2009)
Additional Information
Publications
- Rahmani S, de Oliveira Santo I, Kim J, Nguyen J, Tu L. Third and fourth branchial cleft cysts – A 25-year institutional experience of imaging detection and pathologic diagnosis. Clinical Imaging 2026, 133: 110770. PMID: 41780117, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2026.110770.
- Lozano R, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Kenny-Howel C, Bronen R, Adin M, Tu L. A systematic approach to detection of epileptogenic foci on imaging: protocols, entities, search pattern, and reporting tools. The Neuroradiology Journal 2026, 19714009261417577. PMID: 41544245, PMCID: PMC12811103, DOI: 10.1177/19714009261417577.
- Rahmani S, DO C, Ly Q, Ahmadzadeh A, Zahedpasha R, Asif M, Kertam A, Tu L. Imaging donor site complications after autologous breast reconstruction flaps: a pictorial review. Emergency Radiology 2026, 1-17. PMID: 41511624, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02431-5.
- Raichandani S, Tu L. Efficient, Not Exhausted-From Training to Practice, an AJR Podcast Series (Episode 7). American Journal Of Roentgenology 2026, 1. PMID: 41499705, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.25.34461.
- Tegtmeyer K, Tu L. Chapter 19 Machine learning applications in neuroradiology. Advances In Magnetic Resonance Technology And Applications 2026, 13: 545-563. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-14109-6.00019-5.
- Ahmadzadeh A, Broomand Lomer N, Ghaderi S, Afarideh Sani M, Bathla G, Tu L. Differentiating Glioma from Brain Metastasis Using Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, ajnr.a9148. PMID: 41412743, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a9148.
- Dylla L, Krothapalli N, Tu L, Payabvash S, Burke J, Sheth K, Wira C, de Havenon A. Trends in Head CT Use in US Emergency Department Patients From 2007 to 2022. Neurology 2025, 105: e214347. PMID: 41259742, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214347.
- Ahmadzadeh A, Ashoobi M, Broomand Lomer N, Elyassirad D, Gheiji B, Vatanparast M, Bathla G, Tu L. Application of Deep Learning for Predicting Hematoma Expansion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Using Computed Tomography Scans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy. La Radiologia Medica 2025, 130: 1973-1985. PMID: 40932678, DOI: 10.1007/s11547-025-02089-6.
- Wang E, Darbandi A, Tu L, Ballester L, de Jesus Morales C, Chen M, Gule-Monroe M, Johnson J. Brain CT for Diagnosis of Intracranial Disease in Ambulatory Patients with Cancer: Assessment of the Diagnostic Value of Scanning without Contrast prior to with Contrast. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 47: 694-698. PMID: 40925682, PMCID: PMC12989202, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8995.
- Rahmani S, Hamilton C, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Nguyen J, Zaree O, Kenny-Howell C, Kirsch C, Tu L. A Systematic Approach to the Evaluation of Lumbosacral Plexus MRI: Indications, Protocol, Anatomy, and Pathology. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 47: 300-312. PMID: 40854685, PMCID: PMC12867042, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8976.
- Bahrami A, Tu L, Ghanikolahloo M, Sadeghi Z, Tafazolimoghadam A, Farzan M, Fathi M, Khakpour Y, Tavasol A, Alipour M, Shoja A, Azami M, Clifford T, Hajibeygi R, Iftikhar S. Disparities in MRI and TRUS for prostate cancer detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 94,020 cases. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2025, 55: 148-169. PMID: 40820058, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2025.08.002.
- Motamedgorji N, Bahrami A, Taher H, Mohamedbaqer Easa A, Salehi S, Tafazolimoghadam A, Farzan M, Sadeghi Z, Mofidinaeini S, Hajibeygi R, Khakpour Y, Fathi M, Zoghi A, Tu L. Characterizing iron rim lesions in multiple sclerosis: a biomarker for disease activity and progression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroradiology 2025, 67: 2249-2265. PMID: 40689996, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-025-03663-5.
- Kenny-Howell C, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Wira C, de Havenon A, Tu L. Reply. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2025, 22: 1110-1111. PMID: 40499627, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.06.011.
- Rahmani S, Hamilton C, Nguyen J, Zaree O, Kenny-Howell C, Kirsch C, Tu L. Utilization, detection rate, and pathologies on lumbosacral plexus MRI: a 25-year institutional experience. Clinical Imaging 2025, 125: 110529. PMID: 40494183, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2025.110529.
- Shareef F, Tu L, Neupane A, Siddique Z, Joshi R, Melnick E, Wira C, Mahajan A. Diagnostic yield of an abbreviated MRI protocol in the evaluation of dizziness in the emergency department, a single institutional experience. Emergency Radiology 2025, 32: 559-568. PMID: 40471503, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02349-y.
- Iftikhar S, Rahmani S, Zaree O, Kertam A, Farquhar T, Tu L. The Value of Radiology Consultation: Effort Allocation, Clinical Impact, and Untapped Opportunities. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2025, 22: 887-896. PMID: 40204166, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.04.006.
- Khan M, Ahmad M, Qudrat S, Tu L, Khan S, Yetiskul E, Iftikhar S. Failure of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors osimertinib and erlotinib to manage a patient with EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma: a case report. AME Case Reports 2025, 9: 53-53. PMID: 40330917, PMCID: PMC12053439, DOI: 10.21037/acr-24-122.
- Lozano R, Shareef F, Neupane A, Siddique Z, Joshi R, Pasquini L, Tu L, Mahajan A. Correction to: Detectability of acute ischemic stroke with thin (3 mm) axial versus thin (3 mm) coronal diffusion-weighted imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dizziness. Emergency Radiology 2025, 32: 485-485. PMID: 40106121, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02333-6.
- Lozano R, Shareef F, Neupane A, Siddique Z, Joshi R, Pasquini L, Tu L, Mahajan A. Detectability of acute ischemic stroke with thin (3 mm) axial versus thin (3 mm) coronal diffusion-weighted imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dizziness. Emergency Radiology 2025, 32: 225-231. PMID: 40053160, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02327-4.
- Zaree O, Nguyen J, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Kertam A, Rahmani S, Johnson J, Tu L. Radiologist, Trainee, and Logistical Factors Impacting the Timeliness of CTA Head and Neck Reporting in Stroke Code Activations. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2025, 46: 1670-1676. PMID: 39832953, PMCID: PMC12453490, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8660.
- Sharifi G, Hajibeygi R, Zamani S, Easa A, Bahrami A, Eshraghi R, Moafi M, Ebrahimi M, Fathi M, Mirjafari A, Chan J, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Anar M, Rezaei O, Tu L. Diagnostic performance of neural network algorithms in skull fracture detection on CT scans: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Emergency Radiology 2024, 32: 97-111. PMID: 39680295, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02300-7.
- Khan M, Ahmad M, Iftikhar S, Mohmand A, Esmat M, Qudrat S, Ikram J, Khan S, Tu L. Congenital perineal hernia: a systematic review of case reports. Hernia 2024, 29: 35. PMID: 39611977, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-024-03204-8.
- Kenny-Howell C, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Wira C, de Havenon A, Tu L. Incidental Detection of Previously Unknown Strokes on Head CT Examinations: An Untapped Opportunity for Secondary Prevention. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2024, 22: 461-470. PMID: 39571646, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.11.010.
- Tu L, Tegtmeyer K, de Oliveira Santo I, Venkatesh A, Forman H, Mahajan A, Melnick E. Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI. Emergency Radiology 2024, 31: 705-711. PMID: 39034381, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02273-7.
- Gosangi B, Lang P, Johnson M, Zukerman R, Tu L, Traube L, Bader A, Rubinowitz A. Disorders with Ophthalmic and Thoracic Involvement. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230132. PMID: 38870047, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230132.
- Tu L, Hegde R, Prust M, Mageid R, Hebert R, Jasne A. Migration of Iophendylate Myelography Contrast to the Brain With Successful Thrombectomy. Neurology 2024, 102: e209314. PMID: 38547442, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209314.
- Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Reply to "Considering Health Systems Worldwide: Point of View From a Middle-Income Country". American Journal Of Roentgenology 2024, 222: e2430900. PMID: 38294162, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.24.30900.
- Tu LH, Safinia C, Hegde R. “Overview of Effective Reporting.” How to be a More Efficient Radiologist: A Guide to Practice, Reporting, and Workflow Optimization. Salem Publishers; 2023 Nov 22. pp. 43-58.
- Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 222: e2330060. PMID: 37937837, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.30060.
- Tu L, Navaratnam D, Melnick E, Forman H, Venkatesh A, Malhotra A, Yaesoubi R, Sureshanand S, Sheth K, Mahajan A. CT With CTA Versus MRI in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness: Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 221: 836-845. PMID: 37404082, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.29617.
- Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.
- Tu LH, Ly Q, Hegde R. “Efficient Dictation Tips.” How to be a More Efficient Radiologist: A Guide to Practice, Reporting, and Workflow Optimization. Salem Publishers; 2023 Nov 22. pp. 59-73.
- Tu LH. How to be a More Efficient Radiologist: A Guide to Practice, Reporting, and Workflow Optimization. Salem Publishers; 2023, Nov 22. ISBN: 979-8218324025.
- Tu LH, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Yaesoubi R, Forman HP, Venkatesh AK. Yield of Head Computed Tomography Examinations for Common Psychiatric Presentations and Implications for Medical Clearance From a 6-Year Analysis of Acute Hospital Visits. JAMA Internal Medicine 2022, 182: 879-881. PMID: 35727595, PMCID: PMC9214629, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2198.
- Tu LH, Miller JE, Forman HP. The Critical Shortage of Iodinated Contrast Material — Will Value Prevail? The New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 387: 491-493. PMID: 35704416, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp2206996.
- Saleh MA, Tu L, Mango M, Jacob M, Minja F. Magic Dr.T? Tuberculous brain lesions in an immunocompetent patient-A case report. Radiology Case Reports 2021, 17: 581-586. PMID: 34976263, PMCID: PMC8688167, DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.11.074.
- Tu LH, Mahajan A, Minja FJ, Navaratnam D, Melnick ER. Pilot MRI-based strategies to improve the detection of stroke in patients with dizziness/vertigo. Clinical Imaging 2021, 82: 234-236. PMID: 34902799, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.12.001.
- Tu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting. Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 81-88. PMID: 34617133, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01947-w.
- Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 218: 544-551. PMID: 34585611, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26543.
- Tu LH, Schrickel EB, Zucconi W. “High-Yield Learning Resources.” A Brief Guide to the Neuroradiology Fellowship. Independently Published; 2021 Jun 27. Pp. 1-13.
- Tu LH, Bokhari SAJ. Blind spots on CT imaging of the head: Insights from 5 years of report addenda at a single institution. Clinical Imaging 2021, 76: 189-194. PMID: 33957385, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.04.026.
- Tu LH (Ed.). A Brief Guide to the Neuroradiology Fellowship. Independently Published; 2021 Jun 27. ISBN: 979-8524122469.
- Tu LH, Sharma R, Malhotra A, Schindler JL, Forman HP. Total and Stroke Related Imaging Utilization Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic. medRxiv. 2020 May 26:2020-05.
- Tu LH (Ed.). Search Pattern: A Systematic Approach to Diagnostic Imaging. Independently Published; 2020 Jun 30. ISBN: 979-8653958311.
- Tu LH, Spektor M, Ferrante M, Mathur M. MRI of the Penis: Indications, Anatomy, and Pathology. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2018, 49: 54-63. PMID: 30704768, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2018.12.004.
- Tu L, Malhotra A, Wu X, Durand D, Kalra V, Abbed K, Bronen R. Imaging the Postoperative Lumbar Spine: A Review. Neurographics 2018, 8: 428-446. DOI: 10.3174/ng.1700064.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu LH. Letter to the editor regarding “Utility of CT angiography in screening for traumatic cerebrovascular injury”. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2018, 176: 138. PMID: 30446415, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.11.003.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Re: Blunt cerebrovascular injury incidence, stroke-rate, and mortality with the expanded Denver criteria. Surgery 2018, 165: 853-858. PMID: 30076023, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.06.029.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Preoperative Digital Subtraction Angiography in Incidental Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms”. Clinical Neuroradiology 2018, 28: 437-437. PMID: 29951809, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-018-0700-6.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor. Computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis of blunt cerebrovascular injury. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2018, 129: 265-267. PMID: 29749913, DOI: 10.3171/2017.11.jns172884.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu LH. Letter to the Editor regarding “non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: When is a second angiography indicated?”. The Neuroradiology Journal 2018, 31: 449-449. PMID: 29687746, PMCID: PMC6111428, DOI: 10.1177/1971400918772166.
- Malhotra A, Tu L, Kalra VB, Wu X, Mian A, Mangla R, Michaelides E, Sanelli P, Gandhi D. Neuroimaging of Meckel’s cave in normal and disease conditions. Insights Into Imaging 2018, 9: 499-510. PMID: 29671218, PMCID: PMC6108963, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-018-0604-7.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu L. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Yield of Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography in Patients with Acute Headache, Normal Neurological Examination, and Normal Non Contrast CT: A Meta-Analysis”. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018, 27: 2043. PMID: 29571755, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.02.049.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu LH, Seifert K. TO THE EDITOR. Spine 2018, 43: e379-e380. PMID: 29494457, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002544.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Management of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) in the multisystem injury patient with contraindications to immediate anti-thrombotic therapy. Injury 2018, 49: 735-736. PMID: 29402423, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.018.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Increased detection of blunt carotid and vertebral artery injury after implementation of diagnostic imaging pathway in level 1 trauma centre in Western Australia”. Injury 2018, 49: 738-739. PMID: 29366548, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.013.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Seifert K, Tu L. Blunt Cerebrovascular Artery Injury and Stroke in Severely Injured Patients: An International Multicenter Analysis. World Journal Of Surgery 2018, 42: 3451-3451. PMID: 29383427, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4518-9.
- Tu LH, Malhotra A, Wu X, Durand D, Kalra VB, Abbed KM, Bronen R. Imaging the Postoperative Lumbar Spine: A Review. Neurographics. 2018 Dec 1;8(6):428-46.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Re: “Effect of Template Reporting of Brain MRIs for Multiple Sclerosis on Report Thoroughness and Neurologist-Rated Quality: Results of a Prospective Quality Improvement Project”. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2018, 15: 9. PMID: 29304930, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.10.021.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu LH, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor regarding “Comparison of Rates of Growth between Unruptured and Ruptured Aneurysms Using Magnetic Resonance Angiography”. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2017, 27: 821. PMID: 29269222, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.11.020.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu L, Seifert K. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Growth of Untreated Unruptured Small-sized Aneurysms (<7 mm): Incidence and Related Factors”. Clinical Neuroradiology 2017, 28: 307-308. PMID: 29052743, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0638-0.
- Wu X, Tu L, Malhotra A. TO THE EDITOR. Spine 2017, 42: e1156-e1157. PMID: 28945684, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002348.
- Malhotra A, Wu X, Tu LH. Letter by Malhotra et al Regarding Article, “Neurons Over Nephrons: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients With Acute Stroke”. Stroke 2017, 48: e308. PMID: 28864600, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.018897.
- Wu X, Tu L, Malhotra A. Letter by Wu et al Regarding Article, “Safety of Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Evaluation of Patients With Acute Stroke: A Single-Center Experience”. Stroke 2016, 47: e257. PMID: 27703091, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.014979.
- Tu LH, Villalona GA, Cowles RA, Silva CT. Duodenal intussusception secondary to web presenting as recurrent pancreatitis in a 7-year-old girl. Pediatric Radiology 2015, 46: 426-429. PMID: 26553449, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3481-y.
- Parent KN, Khayat R, Tu LH, Suhanovsky MM, Cortines JR, Teschke CM, Johnson JE, Baker TS. P22 Coat Protein Structures Reveal a Novel Mechanism for Capsid Maturation: Stability without Auxiliary Proteins or Chemical Crosslinks. Structure 2010, 18: 390-401. PMID: 20223221, PMCID: PMC2951021, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2009.12.014.
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