Publications

Callen AL, Timpone V, Schwertner A, Zander D, Grassia F, Lennarson P, Seinfeld J, Lillehei K, Birlea M, Thaker A. Algorithmic Multimodality Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal CSF Leak and Venous Fistula in Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. American Journal of Roentgenology (2022).

Callen AL , Dillon W, Shah V. Unusual Neuroimaging Findings in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. Neuroradiology (2023).

Turner R, Zander D, Thaker A, Timpone V, Callen AL. Structured Reporting for Findings of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension on Brain MRI. American Journal of Roentgenology (2023).

Callen A, Pattee J, Thaker AA, Timpone VM, Zander D, Turner R, Birlea M, Wilhour D, O'Brien C, Evan J, Grassia F, Carroll I. Relationship of Bern Score, Spinal Elastance, and Opening Pressure in Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. Neurology (2023).

Callen AL, Lennarson P, Carroll I. A Causative Role for Remote Dural Puncture and Resultant Arachnoid Bleb in New Daily Persistent Headache: A Case Report. Headache (2023).

Callen AL, Carlton Jones L, Timpone V, Pattee J, Scoffings D, Butteriss D, Huynh T, Shen P, Mamlouk M. Factors Predictive of Treatment Success in CT-Guided Fibrin Occlusion of CSF-Venous Fistulas: A Multicenter Retrospective Cross Sectional Study. The American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2023 Nov;44(11):1332-1338. (AJNR EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD)

Callen AL, Wojcik R, Bojanowski M. A Novel Patient Positioning Device for Dynamic CT Myelography. The American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2023 Nov;44(11)1352-1355.

Callen AL, Fakhri M, Timpone V, Thaker A, Dillon W, Shah V. Temporal Characteristics of CSF- Venous Fistulas on Dynamic Decubitus CT Myelography: A Retrospective Multi-Institution Cohort Study. The American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2023 Dec.

Carroll I, Callen AL. Beyond Myths: Transformative Insights into Spinal CSF Leaks and Their Role in Persistent Headache Syndromes. Headache 2024.

Callen AL, Petrucci S, Lennarson P, Birlea M, Mackenzie J, Buchanan A. Perspectives from the Inaugural Spinal CSF Leak Bridging the Gap Conference: A Convergence of Clinical and Patient Expertise. The American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2024.

Callen AL, Friedman D, Parikh S, Rau J, Schievink W, Cutsforth-Gregory J, Amrhein T, Haight E, Cowan R, Barad M, Hah J, Jackson T, Deline C, Buchanan A, Carroll I. Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Role of Epidural Blood Patching. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 2024.

Sechrist E, Petrucci S, Andonov N, Lennarson P, Callen AL. The Spatial Relationship Between Spinal Osteoarthritis and CSF Venous Fistulas in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. The American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2024.

Carrol I, Han L, Zhang N, Cowan R, Lanzman B, Hashimi S, Barad M, Moskatel L, Ogunlaja O, Myunghae J, Nada H, Barch C, Bozkurt S, Hernandez-Boussard T, Callen AL. Long-Term Epidural Patching Outcomes, and Predictors of Benefit in Patients With Suspected CSF Leak Nonconforming to ICHD-3 Criteria. Neurology. 2024.

Madhavan A, Kranz P, Carlton Jones L, Ahn E, Amrhein T, Brinjikji W, Callen AL, Custforth Gregory J, Mamlouk M, Silvera VM, Guerin J. Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in Children: A Multi-Institutional Review of Spinal CSF Leaks Localized on Advanced Myelography. The American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2024.

Callen AL. Putrucci S. Beyond the AJR: Can Evidence-Based MRI Signs Improve the Diagnostic Accuracy for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension? The American Journal of Roentgenology. 2024.

Callen AL. Han L. Petrucci S. Andonov N, Lennarson P, Birlea M, O’Brien C, Wilhour D, Anderson A, Bennett J, Carrol I. Patterns of Clinical and Imaging Presentations in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension due to Spinal CSF Venous Fistula: A Single Center Retrospective Cross Sectional Study. Headache. 2024.

Mamlouk M, Callen AL, Madhavan A, Lützen N, Carlton Jones L, Mark I, Brinjikji W, Benson J, Verdoorn J, Kim DK, Amrhein T, Gray L, Dillon W, Maya M, Huynh T, Shah V, Dobrocky T, Piechowiak E, Chazen J, Malinzak M, Houk J, Kranz P. Spinal CSF Leaks: The Neuroradiologist Transforming Care. The American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2024.

Petrucci S, Andonov N, Lennarson P, Birlea M, O’Brien C, Wilhour D, Anderson A, Bennett J, Callen AL. Assessing the Diagnostic Value of Brain White Matter Hyperintensities and Clinical Symptoms in Predicting the Detection of CSF Venous Fistula in Patients with Suspected Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. The American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2024.

Callen AL, Petrucci S, Lennarson P, Sedrak M, Gutierrez A, Mamlouk M. Efficacy of Traditional Versus Intra-Spinal Longitudinal Extradural Collection (SLEC) Epidural Patching for Ventral Dural Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks. Radiology, 2025.

Montes D, Petrucci S, Bhaumik D, Andonov N, Lennarson P, Callen AL. Patterns of Epidural Patch Distribution: The Influence of Spinal Level, Injection Technique, and Patch Volume/Composition and Ventral Epidural Dispersion. The American Journal of Neuroradiology 2025

Callen AL, Khanwalkar A, Cunningham M, Petrucci S, Bhaumik D, Wilhour D, Trivedi P, Lennarson P, Zander D. Revisiting a Rare Anomaly Described 25 years ago in the AJNR: A Journey from Pediatric Hemifacial Microsomia and Middle Cranial Fossa Aplasia to CSF-Lymphatic Fistula and Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension as an Adult. The American Journal of Neuroradiology 2025.

Callen AL, Petrucci S, Bhaumik D, Lennarson P, Birlea M, MacKenzie J, Ettenberg J, Carlton Jones L. Enhancing Clarity in Dynamic Myelography Reporting: Results of a Survey of Patients and Referring Providers Evaluating a Standardized Reporting System in the Myelographic Workup of Patients with Suspected Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. The American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2025. 

Mecum A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Bhaumik D, Petrucci S, Lennarson P, Callen AL. The Histopathology of CSF-Venous Fistulas: Analysis of Five Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension After Surgical Nerve Root Ligation and Resection. The American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2025

Kranz P, Amrhein T, Brinjikji W, Callen AL, Carroll I, Chazen J, Cutsforth-Gregory J, Friedman D, Hutchins T, Lehman V, Madhavan A, Mamlouk M, Mark I, Maya M, Moser F, Parikh S, Schievink W, Shah L, Shah V, Thaker A, Jordan J. Consensus Guidelines on Diagnostic Brain and Spine Imaging of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. The American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2025. 

Petrucci S, Bhaumik D, Callen AL. Technical Aspects of Dynamic CT Myelography: Optimizing Patient Positioning for the Detection of CSF Leaks. The American Journal of Neuroradiology., 2025.

Callen AL, Montes D, Bhaumik D, Lennarson P, Mamlouk M, Lützen N, Beck J, Urbach H, Scoffings D, Butteriss D, Carlton Jones L. Outcomes of CT-Guided Epidural Patching for Lateral Dural Tears in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. The American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2025.