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Short curr iculum vitae , Panos K. Prassopoulos ( 3 /2011)
SSHHOORRTT CCUURRRRIICCUULLUUMM VVIITTAAEE
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I was born in Athens, Greece, in 1960 and I graduated from the Medical School,
University of Athens (“Cum Laude”) in 1984. I was specialized in Radiology in the
“NIMTS” military hospital and the “Areteion” University Hospital in Athens (1984-
1988). I completed my Ph.D. Thesis (“Anatomic variations in Bowel positioning”) at
the Department of Radiology, University of Crete, in 1990. I have worked as a full-
time attending radiologist for 21 years. I am married and father of two children.
Current position(s)
- Professor of Radiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace
- Chairman, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
- Director of Medical Services, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
Career
9/2002- today Professor and Chairman, Depts. of Radiology, Nuclear
Medicine (2002-2009) and Medical Physics (2002-2009) ,
University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School,
Democritus University of Thrace
Director, Clinical-Laboratory Division, Medical School,
Democritus University of Thrace (2 terms)
Director of Medical Services, University Hospital of
Alexandroupolis
9/1997- 8/2002 Ass. Professor of Radiology, Dept. of Radiology, University
Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete.
9/2000 Fellow, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University
Hospital Essen, Germany
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7/1996-8/1997 Fellow, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Diaconess
Medical Centre, Harvard Μedical School, Boston, U.S.A.
7/1993-6/1996 Lecturer in Radiology, Dept. of Radiology, University Hospital
of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete
11/1995 Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical
School, Boston, U.S.A.
1/1991-6/1993 Attending Radiologist, Dept. of Radiology, “Aghia Sofia”
Children’s Hospital, Athens.
10/1992-4/1993 Fellow, Dept. of Radiology, MRI Unit, “Areteion” University
Hospital, Athens
12/1988-9/1990 Attending Radiologist, Dept. of Radiology, CT Unit, Air Forces
General Hospital, Athens
IINNVVIITTEEDD LLEECCTTUURREESS
International Congresses, Scientific Meetings 61
National Congresses, Scientific Meetings 97
PPUUBBLLIICCAATTIIOONNSS
Peer-Review Journals
Cited in Index Medicus – (Pub Med) :
138
Peer-Review international publications (non-cited) 35
Chapters in Medical Books: 9
Citations (Scopus)
H - index
1586
20
Publications in National Journals 25
Scientific papers/exhibitions in International Congresses 152
Scientific papers/exhibitions in National Congresses 218
Short curr iculum vitae , Panos K. Prassopoulos ( 3 /2011)
OOTTHHEERR AACCTTIIVVIITTIIEESS
Member of 8 International and 5 National Scientific Societies
Member of the Organizing or Scientific Committee of 37 International
and 25 National Congresses-Scientific Meetings
Member of the Editorial Board of European Radiology (Oficial Jurnal of
the European Society of Radiology). Reviewer in 5 peer-review
International Journals (Index Medicus), one on-line international
publication and 4 National Journals
Investigator in 3 Research Grants.
Supervisor- councilor in 31 Ph.D. Theses
Chairman in 26 sessions in International and in 38 National
Congresses-Scientific Meetings.
Member, Research Committee, European Association of Radiology
(National Delegate, 2008-today)
Member, Program Planning Committee, European Congress of
Radiology for ECR 2008 and ECR 2009
Educational, By-Lows Committees (member), European Society of
Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR,1997- 2009)
Executive Committee member, European Society of Gastrointestinal
and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR,2009).
Educational activities
Under-graduate level:
Teaching of Radiology (professor in-charge) for 18½ years:12 ½ at the University
of Crete and 9 at the Democritus University of Thrace.
Short curr iculum vitae , Panos K. Prassopoulos ( 3 /2011)
Post-graduate level:
In-service training of residents in Radiology for 20 years at the Air Forces General
Hospital, Athens, “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, University Hospital of
Heraklion, Crete and the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis in Thrace.
Instructor in two Master’s Degree Programs (Hepatobiliary Surgery, Public Health)
Publications in peer-review Journals (Index Medicus)
1. Antoniou GA, Giannoukas AD, Georgiadis GS, Antoniou SA, Simopoulos C,
Prassopoulos P, Lazarides MK. Increased prevalence of abdominal aortic
aneurysm in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair compared with
patients without hernia receiving aneurysm screening. J Vasc Surg. 2011
May;53(5):1184-8. Epub 2011 Jan 13.
2. Oikonomou A, Birbilis T, Daskalogiannakis G, Prassopoulos P. Meningioma
of the conus medullaris mimicking neurofibroma--possibly radiation
induced.Spine J. 2011 Feb;11(2):e11-5. Epub 2010 Dec 30.
3. HRCT findings in the lungs of non-smokers with neurofibromatosis.
Oikonomou A, Vadikolias K, Birbilis T, Bouros D, Prassopoulos P. HRCT
findings in the lungs of non-smokers with neurofibromatosis. Eur J Radiol.
2010 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print].
4. Chelis L, Xenidis N, Amarantidis K, Prassopoulos P, Chamalidou E, Neanidis
K, Mikroulis D, Chatzaki E, Karakitsos P, Kakolyris S. Biweekly vinorelbine
andgemcitabine as second-line treatment and beyond in non-small cell lung
cancer Chemotherapy. 2010;56(5):353-8. Epub 2010 Oct 7. PubMed PMID:
20926858.
5. Souftas V, Kozadinos A, Mantatzis M, Prassopoulos P. The use of CT or MRI
for the one-stage placement of stents in biliary obstructions. Diagn Interv
Radiol.2010 Sep;16(3):241-4. Epub 2010 Jul 26. PubMed PMID: 20658449.
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6. Kefalidis G, Riga M, Argyropoulou P, Katotomichelakis M, Gouveris C,
Prassopoulos P, Danielides V. Is the width of the labyrinthine portion of the
fallopian tube implicated in the pathophysiology of Bell's palsy?: a prospective
clinical study using computed tomography. Laryngoscope. 2010
Jun;120(6):1203-7.PubMed PMID: 20513040.
7. Courcoutsakis N, Prassopoulos P, Stratakis CA. CT findings of primary
pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease: rare cause of ACTH-independent
Cushing syndrome. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Jun;194(6):W541. PubMed
PMID: 20489078.
8. Oikonomou A, Foutzitzi S, Prassopoulos P. Delayed cardiac perforation due
to migrating pacemaker lead. CMAJ. 2010 Jun 15;182(9):E379. Epub 2010
Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 20403890; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2882470.
9. Liatsikos SA, Tsikouras P, Souftas V, Ammari A, Prassopoulos P, Maroulis G,
Liberis V. Diagnosis and laparoscopic management of a rudimentary uterine
horn in a teenage girl, presenting with haematometra and severe
endometriosis: our experience and review of literature. Minim Invasive Ther
Allied Technol. 2010 Aug;19(4):241-7. PubMed PMID: 20367539.
10. Oikonomou A, Giatromanolaki A, Margaritis D, Froudarakis M, Prassopoulos
P. Primary pleural lymphoma: plaque-like thickening of the pleura. Jpn J
Radiol. 2010 Jan;28(1):62-5. Epub 2010 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 20112096.
11. Zissimopoulos A, Birbilis T, Cassimos D, Deftereos S, Karathanos E,
Chatzimichael A, Prassopoulos P. External re-programmation by a new
radionuclidic technique of electronic cerebrospinal fluid valve in case of
hydrocephalus. Hell J Nucl Med. 2009 Sep-Dec;12(3):244-7. PubMed PMID:
19936336.
12. Ypsilantis P, Deftereos S, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos C. Ultrasonographic
diagnosis of pregnancy in rats. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2009
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Nov;48(6):734-9. PubMed PMID: 19930821; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC2786927.
13. Prassopoulos P, Mantatzis M. Metastatic disease response to treatment: how
many lesions to measure? J Clin Oncol. 2010 Feb 10;28(5):e81; author reply
82. Epub 2009 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 19841318.
14. Papanas N, Courcoutsakis N, Papatheodorou K, Daskalogiannakis G,
Maltezos E, Prassopoulos P. Achilles tendon volume in type 2 diabetic
patients with or without peripheral neuropathy: MRI study. Exp Clin Endocrinol
Diabetes. 2009 Nov;117(10):645-8. Epub 2009 Oct 15. PubMed PMID:
19834869.
15. Deftereos SP, Michailidou E, Karagiannakis GK, Grigoriadi S, Prassopoulos
P. Hematogenous infantile infection presenting as osteomyelitis and septic
arthritis: a case report. Cases J. 2009 Jul 21;2:8293. PubMed PMID:
19830063; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2740290.
16. Kotini A, Mavraki E, Anninos P, Piperidou H, Prassopoulos P.
Magnetoencephalographic findings in two cases of juvenile myoclonus
epilepsy. Brain Topogr. 2010 Mar;23(1):41-5. Epub 2009 Sep 29. PubMed
PMID: 19787446.
17. Zissimopoulos A, Cassimos D, Deftereos S, Prassopoulos P, Xinias I,
Pavlidou C, Mavroudi A, Vrani O, Chatzimichael A. Hepatobiliary scan in
Alagille syndrome; arteriohepatic dysplasia. Hell J Nucl Med. 2009 May-
Aug;12(2):158-60. PubMed PMID: 19675871.
18. Kriki P, Thodis E, Deftereos S, Panagoutsos S, Theodoridis M, Kantartzi K,
Mourvati E, Prassopoulos P, Passadakis P, Vargemezis V. A tumor-like
manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a hemodialysis patient. Clin
Nephrol. 2009 Jun;71(6):714-8. PubMed PMID: 19473642.
19. Mantatzis M, Kakolyris S, Amarantidis K, Karayiannakis A, Prassopoulos P.
Treatment response classification of liver metastatic disease evaluated on
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imaging. Are RECIST unidimensional measurements accurate? Eur Radiol.
2009 Jul;19(7):1809-16. Epub 2009 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 19238395.
20. Triantopoulou C, Dervenis C, Giannakou N, Papailiou J, Prassopoulos P.
Groove pancreatitis: a diagnostic challenge. Eur Radiol. 2009 Jul;19(7):1736-
43. Epub 2009 Feb 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 19238393.
21. Kotini A, Mavraki E, Anninos P, Piperidou H, Prassopoulos P. Meg evaluation
of epileptic activity in the time and frequency domain. J Integr Neurosci. 2008
Dec;7(4):463-80. PubMed PMID: 19132796
22. Deftereos SP, Karagiannakis GK, Spanoudaki A, Foutzitzi SN, Prassopoulos
P. Optic nerve sheath meningioma: a case report. Cases J. 2008 Dec
29;1(1):423. PubMed PMID: 19114016; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC2629473.
23. Courcoutsakis NA, Prassopoulos PK, Patronas NJ. Aggressive
leptomeningeal hemangioblastomatosis of the central nervous system in a
patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009
Apr;30(4):758-60. Epub 2008 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 19039053.
24. Vadikolias K, Heliopoulos J, Bougioukas I, Prassopoulos P, Piperidou C.
Transcranial Doppler sonography: abnormal waveform pattern of intracranial
arteries in acute aortic arch dissection. J Neuroimaging. 2009 Oct;19(4):375-
7. Epub 2008 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 19021831.
25. Spanoudaki A, Oikonomou A, Dimitrova K, Prassopoulos P. Pedunculated
uterine leiomyoma mimicking abdominal mass: a case report. Cases J. 2008
Nov 17;1(1):315. PubMed PMID: 19014628; PubMed Central PMCID:
PMC2588583.
26. Courcoutsakis N, Deftereos S, Daskalogiannakis G, Prassopoulos P.
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: duplication of the gallbladder. J Gastroenterol
Hepatol. 2008 Aug;23(8 Pt 1):1304. PubMed PMID: 18699980.
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27. Courcoutsakis N, Souftas V, Thodis I, Vargemezis V, Prassopoulos P.
Sclerosing peritonitis. Intern Med. 2008;47(15):1441-2. Epub 2008 Aug 1.
PubMed PMID: 18670153.
28. Pitiakoudis M, Papanas N, Polychronidis A, Maltezos E, Prassopoulos P,
Simopoulos C. Double gall-bladder--two pathologies: a case report. Acta Chir
Belg. 2008 Mar-Apr;108(2):261-3. PubMed PMID: 18557157.
29. Ypsilantis P, Pitiakoudis M, Souftas VD, Lambropoulou M, Tsalikidis C,
Foutzitzi S, Tsigalou C, Prassopoulos P, Papadopoulos N, Simopoulos C.
Liver regeneration following radiofrequency ablation. J Surg Res. 2008
Nov;150(1):60-5. Epub 2007 Oct 25. PubMed PMID: 18499128.
30. Oikonomou A, Birbilis T, Gymnopoulou E, Prassopoulos P. Paget disease of
the spine manifested by thoracic and lumbar epidural lipomatosis: magnetic
resonance imaging findings. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Dec 1;32(25):E789-
92. PubMed PMID: 18245996.
31. Oikonomou A, Tsanakas J, Hatziagorou E, Kirvassilis F, Efremidis S,
Prassopoulos P. High resolution computed tomography of the chest in cystic
fibrosis (CF): is simplification of scoring systems feasible? Eur Radiol. 2008
Mar;18(3):538-47. Epub 2007 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 18040691.
32. Mantatzis M, Prassopoulos P. Total body fat, visceral fat, subcutaneous fat,
bone marrow fat? What is important to measure? AJR Am J Roentgenol.
2007 Dec;189(6):W386; author reply W385. PubMed PMID: 18029855.
33. Kotini A, Anninos P, Tamiolakis D, Prassopoulos P. Differentiation of MEG
activity in multiple sclerosis patients with the use of nonlinear analysis. J
Integr Neurosci. 2007 Jun;6(2):233-40. PubMed PMID: 17622980.
34. Anninos P, Kotini A, Tamiolakis D, Prassopoulos P. Evaluation of an
intracranial arachnoid cyst with MEG after magnetic stimulation. J Integr
Neurosci. 2007 Jun;6(2):227-32. PubMed PMID: 17622979.
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35. Anninos P, Adamopoulos A, Kotini A, Tsagas N, Tamiolakis D, Prassopoulos
P. MEG evaluation of Parkinson's diseased patients after external magnetic
stimulation. Acta Neurol Belg. 2007 Mar;107(1):5-10. PubMed PMID:
17569226.
36. Oikonomou A, Prassopoulos P, Hytiroglou P, Kirvassilis FV, Tsanakas JN.
Atypical CT findings of isolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a
4-year-old boy. J Thorac Imaging. 2007 May;22(2):176-9. PubMed PMID:
17527124.
37. Vadikolias K, Kouklakis G, Heliopoulos I, Argyropoulou P, Papanas N,
Tzilonidou M, Prassopoulos P, Piperidou H. Acute paraplegia after the
initiation of anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha therapy for Crohn's disease. Eur
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Feb;19(2):159-62. PubMed PMID: 17273002.
38. Pitiakoudis MS, Tsaroucha AK, Deftereos S, Laftsidis P, Prassopoulos P,
Simopoulos CE. Primary hydatid disease in a retroplaced gallbladder. J
Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2006 Dec;15(4):383-5. PubMed PMID: 17205152.
39. Georgiadis GS, Souftas VD, Papas TT, Lazarides MK, Prassopoulos P.
Inferior epigastric artery false aneurysms: review of the literature and case
report. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;33(2):182-6. Epub 2006 Oct 20.
PubMed PMID:17055755.
40. Oikonomou A, Pantelidou D, Tsatalas C, Prassopoulos P. Metastatic
pulmonary calcification in acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2006
Apr;47(4):759-61. PubMed PMID: 16886277.
41. Souftas VD, Prassopoulos P. Computed-tomography-guided direct
percutaneous transhepatic embolization of a bleeding hepatic artery branch
aneurysm. Acta Radiol. 2006 Jun;47(5):461-4. PubMed PMID: 16796306.
42. Gourtsoyiannis NC, Grammatikakis J, Papamastorakis G, Koutroumbakis J,
Prassopoulos P, Rousomoustakaki M, Papanikolaou N. Imaging of small
intestinal Crohn's disease: comparison between MR enteroclysis and
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conventional enteroclysis. Eur Radiol. 2006 Sep;16(9):1915-25. Epub 2006
May 4. PubMed PMID: 16673093.
43. Argyropoulou PI, Verettas DA, Prassopoulos P. "Penumbra sign" on magnetic
resonance imaging. J Trauma. 2006 Feb;60(2):458; author reply 458-9.
PubMed PMID: 16508520.
44. Oikonomou A, Mantatzis M, Ritis K, Kartalis G, Prassopoulos P. Multiple
splenic macronodular tuberculomas: MRI characteristics under treatment. Int
J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Feb;10(2):233-4. PubMed PMID: 16499268.
45. Pantelidou D, Tsatalas C, Margaritis D, Anastasiadis AG, Kaloutsi V,
Argyropoulou P, Prassopoulos P, Bourikas G. Successful treatment of lymph
node extramedullary plasmacytoma with bortezomib. Ann Hematol. 2006
Mar;85(3):188-90. Epub 2006 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 16397787.
46. Kotini A, Anninos P, Adamopoulos A, Prassopoulos P. Low-frequency MEG
activity and MRI evaluation in Parkinson's disease. Brain Topogr. 2005
Fall;18(1):59-63. Epub 2005 Sep 16. PubMed PMID: 16193267.
47. Markou N, Tsangaris I, Konstantonis D, Vretzakis G, Pneumatikos I,
Katsikoyiannis N, Argiropoulou P, Prassopoulos P. Massive subcutaneous
emphysema as presenting finding of colonic perforation and retroperitoneal
necrotizing fasciitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2005 May;23(3):421-2. PubMed PMID:
15915440.
48. Tsaroucha AK, Pitiakoudis MS, Chanos G, Chiotis AS, Argyropoulou PI,
Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos CE. U-stitching splenorraphy technique:
experimental and clinical study. ANZ J Surg. 2005 Apr;75(4):208-12. PubMed
PMID: 15839966.
49. Mouzas IA, Petrakis I, Vardas E, Kogerakis N, Skordilis P, Prassopoulos P.
Bile leakage presenting as acute abdomen due to a stone created around a
migrated surgical clip. Med Sci Monit. 2005 Mar;11(3):CS16-8. PubMed
PMID: 15735570.
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50. Tamiolakis D, Venizelos I, Nikolaidou S, Prassopoulos P, Alexiadis G,
Simopoulos C, Papadopoulos N. Bilateral metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma to
the breast in an adolescent female: touch imprint cytology and implication of
MyoD1 nuclear antigen. Onkologie. 2004 Oct;27(5):469-71. PubMed PMID:
15585977.
51. Tamiolakis D, Georgiou G, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos C, Venizelos J,
Papadopoulos N. Neutrophil-rich anaplastic large cell lymphoma (NR-ALCL)
mimicking lymphadenitis: a study by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Leuk
Lymphoma. 2004 Jun;45(6):1309-10. PubMed PMID: 15360021.
52. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Mantatzis M, Prassopoulos P, Maris T, Varveris H,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Stereology versus planimetry to estimate the volume of
malignant liver lesions on MR imaging. Magn Reson Imaging. 2004
Sep;22(7):1011-6. PubMed PMID: 15288142.
53. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Papamastorakis G,
Prassopoulos P, Roussomoustakaki M. Assessment of Crohn's disease
activity in the small bowel with MR and conventional enteroclysis: preliminary
results. Eur Radiol. 2004 Jun;14(6):1017-24. Epub 2004 Apr 1. PubMed
PMID: 15057562.
54. Tamiolakis D, Venizelos J, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos S, Bolioti S, Tsiapali
M, Papadopoulos N. Intrahepatic extramedullary hematopoietic tumor
mimicking metastatic carcinoma from a colonic primary. Onkologie. 2004
Feb;27(1):65-7. PubMed PMID: 15007251.
55. Tamiolakis D, Bouros D, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos C, Venizelos J,
Papadopoulos N. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a para-aortical solitary
plasma-cell tumor. Leuk Lymphoma. 2003 Oct;44(10):1831-3. PubMed PMID:
14692544.
56. Papanikolaou N, Papadaki E, Karampekios S, Spilioti M, Maris T,
Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N. T2 relaxation time analysis in patients with
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multiple sclerosis: correlation with magnetization transfer ratio. Eur Radiol.
2004 Jan;14(1):115-22. Epub 2003 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 14600774.
57. Christodoulou P, Doxas PG, Papadakis CE, Prassopoulos P, Maris T,
Helidonis ES. Transtympanic iontophoresis of gadopentetate dimeglumine:
Preliminary results. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Oct;129(4):408-13.
PubMed PMID: 14574297.
58. Pitiakoudis M, Argyropoulou PI, Tsaroucha AK, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos
C. Cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix: an incidental imaging finding in a
patient with adenocarcinomas of the ascending and the sigmoid colon. BMC
Gastroenterol. 2003 Oct 22;3:30. PubMed PMID: 14572318; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC270054.
59. Christoforakis JJ, Kontakis GM, Katonis PG, Maris T, Voloudaki A,
Prassopoulos P, Hadjipavlou AG. Relevance of the restoration of humeral
length and retroversion in hemiarthroplasty for humeral head fractures. Acta
Orthop Belg. 2003 Jun;69(3):226-32. PubMed PMID: 12879704.
60. Tamiolakis D, Venizclos J, Karamanidis D, Prassopoulos P, Papadopoulos N.
Broad ligament recurrence of ovarian granulosa cell tumour detected by touch
imprint cytology. Cytopathology. 2003 Aug;14(4):226-7. PubMed PMID:
12873320.
61. Chryssou EG, Prassopoulos P, Mouzas J, Maris TG, Gourtsoyiannis N. The
course of traumatic pancreatitis in a patient with pancreas divisum: a case
report. BMC Gastroenterol. 2003 Mar 14;3:4. Epub 2003 Mar 14. PubMed
PMID: 12689344; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC153522.
62. Damilakis J, Perisinakis K, Prassopoulos P, Dimovasili E, Varveris H,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Conceptus radiation dose and risk from chest screen-film
radiography. Eur Radiol. 2003 Feb;13(2):406-12. Epub 2002 Apr 30. PubMed
PMID: 12599008.
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63. Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Lauenstein T, Prassopoulos P,
Gourtsoyiannis N. MR colonography with fecal tagging: comparison between
2D turbo FLASH and 3D FLASH sequences. Eur Radiol. 2003 Mar;13(3):448-
52. Epub 2003 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 12594545.
64. Papanikolaou N, Prassopoulos P, Grammatikakis I, Maris T, Gourtsoyiannis
NC. Technical challenges and clinical applications of magnetic resonance
enteroclysis. Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2002 Dec;13(6):397-408. Review.
PubMed PMID: 12478020.
65. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Prassopoulos P. MR
enteroclysis: technical considerations and clinical applications. Eur Radiol.
2002 Nov;12(11):2651-8. Epub 2002 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 12386753.
66. Papanikolaou N, Prassopoulos P, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Kouroumalis E,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Optimization of a contrast medium suitable for conventional
enteroclysis, MR enteroclysis, and virtual MR enteroscopy. Abdom Imaging.
2002 Sep-Oct;27(5):517-22. PubMed PMID: 12172989.
67. Varveris H, Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Stefanaki K, Lyraraki E, Kachris S,
Orfanoudaki E, Prassopoulos P, Samonis G. Peripheral primitive
neuroectodermal tumour during pregnancy. Br J Radiol. 2002
Jun;75(894):543-7. PubMed PMID: 12124244.
68. Hatzidakis AA, Prassopoulos P, Petinarakis I, Sanidas E, Chrysos E,
Chalkiadakis G, Tsiftsis D, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Acute cholecystitis in high-risk
patients: percutaneous cholecystostomy vs conservative treatment. Eur
Radiol. 2002 Jul;12(7):1778-84. Epub 2002 Feb 21. PubMed PMID:
12111069.
69. Prassopoulos P, Papanikolaou N, Maris T, Gogas C, Mouzas J,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Development of contrast-enhanced virtual MR
cholangioscopy: a feasibility study. Eur Radiol. 2002 Jun;12(6):1438-41. Epub
2002 Feb 2. PubMed PMID: 12042951.
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70. Maris TG, Prassopoulos P, Papanikolaou N, Christodoulou P, Doxas PG,
Helidonis ES, Gourtsoyiannis N. Transtympanic iontophoresis with a
biocompatible paramagnetic solution at MR imaging: experimental feasibility
study in rabbits. Radiology. 2002 Jun;223(3):689-94. PubMed PMID:
12034936.
71. Chatzicostas C, Koutroubakis IE, Tzardi M, Roussomoustakaki M,
Prassopoulos P, Kouroumalis EA. Colonic tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's
disease: case report. BMC Gastroenterol. 2002 May 13;2:10. PubMed PMID:
12019037; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC115203.
72. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N.
Comparison of two volumetric techniques for estimating liver volume using
magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2002 May;15(5):557-
63. PubMed PMID: 11997897.
73. Bizakis JG, Prassopoulos P, Papadakis CE, Kyrmizakis DE, Panayiotides JG,
Katsamouris A. Arteriovenous malformation of the neck presented during
delivery. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2002 Apr;29(2):203-7. PubMed PMID:
11893459.
74. Papanikolaou N, Prassopoulos P, Eracleous E, Maris T, Gogas C,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiography
versus heavily T2-weighted magnetic resonance cholangiography. Invest
Radiol. 2001 Nov;36(11):682-6. PubMed PMID: 11606846.
75. Prassopoulos P, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Rousomoustakaki M,
Maris T, Gourtsoyiannis N. MR enteroclysis imaging of Crohn disease.
Radiographics. 2001 Oct;21 Spec No:S161-72. Review. PubMed PMID:
11598255.
76. Magkanas E, Voloudaki A, Bouros D, Prassopoulos P, Alexopoulou C,
Tzanakis N, Linardakis M, Gourtsoyiannis N. Pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Correlation of expiratory high-resolution CT findings with inspiratory patterns
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and pulmonary function tests. Acta Radiol. 2001 Sep;42(5):494-501. PubMed
PMID: 11552887.
77. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos
P. MR enteroclysis protocol optimization: comparison between 3D FLASH
with fat saturation after intravenous gadolinium injection and true FISP
sequences. Eur Radiol. 2001;11(6):908-13. PubMed PMID: 11419161.
78. Gourtsoyiannis N, Grammatikakis J, Prassopoulos P. Role of conventional
radiology in the diagnosis and staging of gastrointestinal tract neoplasms.
Semin Surg Oncol. 2001 Mar;20(2):91-108. Review. PubMed PMID:
11398203.
79. Prassopoulos P, Tritou I, Papanikolaou N, Gourtsoyiannis N. Deformity of the
superior mesenteric vein: MR sign of pancreatic cancer unresectability. AJR
Am J Roentgenol. 2001 Jun;176(6):1600-1. PubMed PMID: 11373243.
80. Daskalogiannaki M, Prassopoulos P, Katrinakis G, Tritou I, Eliopoulos G,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Splenic involvement in lymphomas. Evaluation on serial CT
examinations. Acta Radiol. 2001 May;42(3):326-32. PubMed PMID:
11350294.
81. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Varveris H, Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N.
Image segmentation in treatment planning for prostate cancer using the
region growing technique. Br J Radiol. 2001 Mar;74(879):243-8. PubMed
PMID: 11338100.
82. Christoforakis J, Kontakis GM, Maris T, Damilakis J, Katonis P, Prassopoulos
P, Hadjipavlou AG. An individualized approach for the implantation of a
humeral prosthesis with the proper retroversion in fractures. Arch Orthop
Trauma Surg. 2001;121(4):227-9. PubMed PMID: 11317686.
83. Kontakis GM, Damilakis J, Christoforakis J, Papadakis A, Katonis P,
Prassopoulos P. The bicipital groove as a landmark for orientation of the
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humeral prosthesis in cases of fracture. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2001 Mar-
Apr;10(2):136-9. PubMed PMID: 11307076.
84. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N.
Estimation of spleen volume using MR imaging and a random marking
technique. Eur Radiol. 2000;10(12):1899-903. PubMed PMID: 11305567.
85. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos
P. MR imaging of the small bowel with a true-FISP sequence after
enteroclysis with water solution. Invest Radiol. 2000 Dec;35(12):707-11.
PubMed PMID: 11204796.
86. Tritou I, Prassopoulos P, Daskalogiannaki M, Charoulakis N,
Papakonstantinou O, Gourtsoyiannis N. Miliary hepatic tuberculosis not
associated with splenic or lung involvement. A case report. Acta Radiol. 2000
Sep;41(5):479-81. PubMed PMID: 11016770.
87. Bizakis JG, Prassopoulos P, Doxas P, Papadakis CE, Skoulakis CE,
Kyrmizakis DE, Helidonis ES. Frontal lobe abscess secondary to head trauma
and nasal polyposis. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2000 Oct;27(4):367-70. PubMed
PMID: 10996499.
88. Koukouraki S, Prassopoulos P, Koukourakis M, Velidaki A, Karkavitsas N. Tc-
99m sestamibi scintigraphy: an effective method to predict the response of
thymoma after radiotherapy. Clin Nucl Med. 2000 Sep;25(9):727-8. PubMed
PMID: 10983766.
89. Raissaki M, Hatzidakis AA, Prassopoulos P, Bakandaki A, Vrachassotakis N,
Vasilakis SJ, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Late complication following percutaneous
cholecystostomy: retained abdominal wall gallstone. Eur Radiol.
2000;10(8):1284-6. PubMed PMID: 10939491.
90. Daskalogiannaki M, Prassopoulos P, Raissaki M, Tsardi M, Gourtsoyiannis N.
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with respiratory symptoms. Eur
Radiol. 2000;10(5):814-6. PubMed PMID: 10823639.
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91. Daskalogiannaki M, Voloudaki A, Prassopoulos P, Magkanas E, Stefanaki K,
Apostolaki E, Gourtsoyiannis N. CT evaluation of mesenteric panniculitis:
prevalence and associated diseases. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000
Feb;174(2):427-31. PubMed PMID: 10658720.
92. Vrentzos G, Ganotakis E, Stylianou K, Prassopoulos P, Tsetis D, Koukouraki
S, Karkavitsas N, Emmanouel D. Acute angulation of the left renal artery
imitating renal artery stenosis in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1999 Jul;14(7):1767-70. PubMed PMID: 10435893.
93. Faflia CP, Prassopoulos PK, Gourtsoyiannis NC. The orientation of the
sacroiliac joint portions influence their radiologic appearance. Spine (Phila Pa
1976). 1999 Jul 1;24(13):1390-1. PubMed PMID: 10404586.
94. Kandarakis I, Cavouras D, Prassopoulos P, Kanellopoulos E, Nomicos CD,
Panayiotakis GS. Evaluating scintillators used in radiation detectors of
medical imaging systems by the effective fidelity index method. Eur J Radiol.
1999 Apr;30(1):61-6. PubMed PMID: 10389014.
95. Thompson SE, Raptopoulos V, Sheiman RL, McNicholas MM, Prassopoulos
P. Abdominal helical CT: milk as a low-attenuation oral contrast agent.
Radiology. 1999 Jun;211(3):870-5. PubMed PMID: 10352618.
96. Cavouras D, Kandarakis I, Prassopoulos P, Kanellopoulos E, Nomicos CD,
Panayiotakis GS. Evaluating phosphors for use in X-ray image detectors by
the effective performance index (EPI) method: application to Eu3+ activated
yttrium based materials. Technol Health Care. 1999;7(1):53-61. PubMed
PMID: 10218600.
97. Prassopoulos PK, Faflia CP, Voloudaki AE, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Sacroiliac
joints: anatomical variants on CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1999 Mar-
Apr;23(2):323-7. PubMed PMID: 10096348.
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98. Prassopoulos PK, Faflia CP, Goursoyiannis NC. Sacroiliac joint
pneumatocysts: prevalence on CT examinations. Eur Radiol. 1999;9(3):572.
PubMed PMID: 10087137.
99. Cavouras D, Kandarakis I, Prassopoulos P, Kanellopoulos E, Nomicos CD,
Panayiotakis GS. A method to evaluate the performance of X-ray imaging
scintillators by means of the brightness-sharpness index (BSI). Acta Radiol.
1999 Mar;40(2):211-6. PubMed PMID: 10080737.
100. Papadaki E, Prassopoulos P, Bizakis J, Karampekios S, Papadakis H,
Gourtsoyiannis N. X-linked deafness with stapes gusher in females. Eur J
Radiol. 1998 Nov;29(1):71-5. PubMed PMID: 9934561.
101. Gossios K, Tsianos E, Prassopoulos P, Papakonstantinou O, Tsimoyiannis E,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Usefulness of the non-distension of the stomach in the
evaluation of perigastric invasion in advanced gastric cancer by CT. Eur J
Radiol. 1998 Nov;29(1):61-70. PubMed PMID: 9934560.
102. Raissaki M, Prassopoulos P, Daskalogiannaki M, Magkanas E,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Acute abdomen due to torsion of wandering spleen: CT
diagnosis. Eur Radiol. 1998;8(8):1409-12. PubMed PMID: 9853224.
103. Faflia CP, Prassopoulos PK, Daskalogiannaki ME, Gourtsoyiannis NC.
Variation in the appearance of the normal sacroiliac joint on pelvic CT. Clin
Radiol. 1998 Oct;53(10):742-6. PubMed PMID: 9817091.
104. Prassopoulos P, Raptopoulos V, Chuttani R, McKee JD, McNicholas MM,
Sheiman RG. Development of virtual CT cholangiopancreatoscopy.
Radiology. 1998 Nov;209(2):570-4. PubMed PMID: 9807592.
105. Sheiman RG, Prassopoulos P, Raptopoulos V. CT detection of layering of i.v.
contrast material in the abdominal aorta. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998
Nov;171(5):1291-5. PubMed PMID: 9798864.
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106. Daskalogiannaki M, Prassopoulos P, Rovithi I, Manganas E, Bolioti S,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Atypical CT findings of cervical lymphadenopathy due to
Hodgkin's disease. A case report. Acta Radiol. 1998 Sep;39(5):587-9.
PubMed PMID: 9755715.
107. Anezinis P, Prassopoulos P, Daskalopoulos G, Mavromanolakis E,
Gourtsoyiannis N, Cranidis A. MRI and CT features in two unusual cases of
xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. Eur J Radiol. 1998 Aug;28(1):98-101.
PubMed PMID: 9717630.
108. Prassopoulos PK, Giannakopoulou CA, Apostolaki EG, Charoulakis NZ,
Gourtsoyiannis NC. Primary ilio-psoas abscess extending to the thigh in a
neonate: US, CT and MR findings. Pediatr Radiol. 1998 Aug;28(8):605-7.
PubMed PMID: 9716633.
109. Damilakis J, Prassopoulos P, Mazonakis M, Bizakis J, Papadaki E,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Tailored low dose three-dimensional CT of paranasal
sinuses. Clin Imaging. 1998 Jul-Aug;22(4):235-9. PubMed PMID: 9699043.
110. Raptopoulos V, Prassopoulos P, Chuttani R, McNicholas MM, McKee JD,
Kressel HY. Multiplanar CT pancreatography and distal cholangiography with
minimum intensity projections. Radiology. 1998 May;207(2):317-24. PubMed
PMID: 9577475.
111. McNicholas MM, Raptopoulos VD, Schwartz RK, Sheiman RG, Zormpala A,
Prassopoulos PK, Ernst RD, Pearlman JD. Excretory phase CT urography for
opacification of the urinary collecting system. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998
May;170(5):1261-7. PubMed PMID: 9574598.
112. Bazopoulos EV, Prassopoulos PK, Damilakis JE, Raissaki MT, Megremis SD,
Gourtsoyiannis NC. A comparison between digital fluoroscopic hard copies
and 105-mm spot films in evaluating vesicoureteric reflux in children. Pediatr
Radiol. 1998 Mar;28(3):162-6. PubMed PMID: 9561535.
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113. Prassopoulos P, Raissaki M, Daskalogiannaki M, Gourtsoyiannis N.
Retropsoas positioned bowel: incidence and clinical relevance. J Comput
Assist Tomogr. 1998 Mar-Apr;22(2):304-7. PubMed PMID: 9530399.
114. Hatjidakis AA, Karampekios S, Prassopoulos P, Xynos E, Raissaki M,
Vasilakis SI, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Maturation of the tract after percutaneous
cholecystostomy with regard to the access route. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol.
1998 Jan-Feb;21(1):36-40. PubMed PMID: 9518138.
115. Hatjidakis AA, Karampekios S, Prassopoulos P, Xynos E, Raissaki M,
Vasilakis SI, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Maturation of the Tract After Percutaneous
Cholecystostomy with Regard to the Access Route. Cardiovasc Intervent
Radiol. 1998 Jan;20(1):36-40. PubMed PMID: 9473544.
116. Damilakis J, Prassopoulos P, Perisinakis K, Faflia C, Gourtsoyiannis N. CT of
the sacroiliac joints. Dosimetry and optimal settings for a high-resolution
technique. Acta Radiol. 1997 Sep;38(5):870-5. PubMed PMID: 9332247.
117. Bizakis JG, Papadakis CE, Prassopoulos P, Kyrmizakis DE, Prokopakis EM,
Helidonis ES. Transantral evacuation of an orbital abscess following a molar
tooth extraction. Am J Otolaryngol. 1997 Jul-Aug;18(4):277-9. PubMed PMID:
9242881.
118. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Evlogias N, Golfinopoulos S. Brain atrophy in
children undergoing systemic chemotherapy for extracranial solid tumors.
Med Pediatr Oncol. 1997 Mar;28(3):228-33. PubMed PMID: 9024523.
119. Prassopoulos P, Daskalogiannaki M, Raissaki M, Hatjidakis A, Gourtsoyiannis
N. Determination of normal splenic volume on computed tomography in
relation to age, gender and body habitus. Eur Radiol. 1997;7(2):246-8.
PubMed PMID: 9038125.
120. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Golfinopoulos S, Evlogias N, Theodoropoulos
V, Panagiotou J. Quantitative assessment of cerebral atrophy during and after
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treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Invest Radiol. 1996
Dec;31(12):749-54. PubMed PMID: 8970876.
121. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Ioannidou M, Golfinopoulos S. Study of
subarachnoid spaces in children with idiopathic mental retardation. J Child
Neurol. 1996 May;11(3):197-200. PubMed PMID: 8734021.
122. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Golfinopoulos S. Developmental changes in the
posterior cranial fossa of children studied by CT. Neuroradiology. 1996
Jan;38(1):80-3. PubMed PMID: 8773285.
123. Prassopoulos P, Charoulakis N, Anezinis P, Daskalopoulos G, Cranidis A,
Gourtsoyiannis N. Suprapubic versus transrectal ultrasonography in
assessing the volume of the prostate and the transition zone in patients with
benign prostatic hyperplasia. Abdom Imaging. 1996 Jan-Feb;21(1):75-7.
PubMed PMID: 8672981.
124. Prassopoulos PK, Raissaki MT, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Hepatodiaphragmatic
interposition of the colon in the upright and supine position. J Comput Assist
Tomogr. 1996 Jan-Feb;20(1):151-3. PubMed PMID: 8576467.
125. Raissaki MT, Prassopoulos P, Hatjidakis AA, Christodoulakis M, Melissas J,
Gourtsoyiannis NC. [Modified double contrast examination of the stomach in
obese patients after vertical gastroplasty]. Rontgenpraxis. 1995
Nov;48(11):319-23. German. PubMed PMID: 8553131.
126. Prassopoulos P, Hatjidakis AA, Drositis JD, Gourtsoyiannis NC. [Ruptured
aneurysms of the common iliac artery. Uncharacteristic clinical symptoms with
unusual CT findings]. Rontgenpraxis. 1995 Jul;48(7):212-3. German. PubMed
PMID: 7676359.
127. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Golfinopoulos S, Nezi M. The size of the intra-
and extraventricular cerebrospinal fluid compartments in children with
idiopathic benign widening of the frontal subarachnoid space. Neuroradiology.
1995 Jul;37(5):418-21. PubMed PMID: 7477845.
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128. Prassopoulos PK, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Computed tomography or intravenous
urography in the evaluation of renal damage in children with urinary tract
infection? Pediatr Nephrol. 1995 Apr;9(2):255. PubMed PMID: 7794732.
129. Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. Interposition of
the colon between the kidney and the psoas muscle: a normal anatomic
variation studied by CT. Abdom Imaging. 1994 Sep-Oct;19(5):446-8. PubMed
PMID: 7950824.
130. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D. CT assessment of normal splenic size in
children. Acta Radiol. 1994 Mar;35(2):152-4. PubMed PMID: 8172741.
131. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D. CT evaluation of normal CSF spaces in
children: relationship to age, gender and cranial size. Eur J Radiol. 1994
Feb;18(1):22-5. PubMed PMID: 8168576.
132. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D. Renal parenchymal thickness in children
measured by computed tomography. Eur Urol. 1994;25(1):51-4. PubMed
PMID: 8307076.
133. Cavouras D, Prassopoulos P. Computer image analysis of brain CT images
for discriminating hypodense cerebral lesions in children. Med Inform (Lond).
1994 Jan-Mar;19(1):13-20. PubMed PMID: 7934301.
134. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Gourtsoyiannis N. Pre- and post-nephrectomy
kidney enlargement in patients with contralateral renal cancer. Eur Urol.
1993;24(1):58-61. PubMed PMID: 8365441.
135. Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. CT evaluation
of compensatory renal growth in relation to postnephrectomy time. Acta
Radiol. 1992 Nov;33(6):566-8. PubMed PMID: 1449882.
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136. Cavouras D, Prassopoulos P, Pantelidis N. Image analysis methods for
solitary pulmonary nodule characterization by computed tomography. Eur J
Radiol. 1992 May-Jun;14(3):169-72. PubMed PMID: 1563422.
137. Gourtsoyiannis N, Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. The thickness
of the renal parenchyma decreases with age: a CT study of 360 patients. AJR
Am J Roentgenol. 1990 Sep;155(3):541-4. PubMed PMID: 2117353.
138. Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. A study of the
variation of colonic positioning in the pararenal space as shown by computed
tomography. Eur J Radiol. 1990 Jan-Feb;10(1):44-7. PubMed PMID:
2311605.