J. Paul Jacobson, MD Head, Radiology, Interventional Neuroradiology School of Medicine Program Director, Radiology, Neuroradiology Division School of Medicine Program Director, Radiology, Residency Program School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Radiology School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery School of Medicine

Research & Grantsmanship 

  Funded Research Project (PI)

• Minimally Invasive Treatment of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Trial to Compare Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty versus Vertebroplasty ( 7/2004 - 6/2006 )

• Vertebroplasty versus Kyphoplasty: A Randomized Trial ( 1/2004 - 1/2006 )

• Correlation of prominent deep medullary veins and hypoxemia in pediatric patients awaiting heart transplantation. ( 7/2007 - Present )

• Rating scale for corticomedullary veins on susceptibility-weighted MRI ( 7/2007 - Present )

• Susceptibility-weighted MRI findings of the brain in patients with Moya Moya ( 5/2007 - Present )

• Susceptibility-weighted MRI findings in Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy ( 4/2007 - Present )

  Funded Research Project (CI)

• INVEST ( 4/2007 - 6/2008 )

• Clinical outcomes in NICU patients with prominent corticomedullary veins on susceptibility-weighted MRI ( 7/2007 - Present )

• Appearance of deep medullary veins on susceptibility-weighted MRI in patients with acute brain death ( 4/2006 - Present )

• Ability of Vertebrograms to Predict Epidural Cement Leaks in Vertebroplasty ( 7/2004 - Present )

  Non-Funded Research Project

• Transforaminal LP; a novel alternative to the interlaminar or C1-2 approaches. ( 9/2007 - 12/2008 )

• Case series of carotid or vertebral artery aneurysms treated by covered Stent ( 10/2006 - 5/2008 )

  Abstracts Reporting Research -- Peer Reviewed

• Penkar P, Alexander S, Jacobson P, Wycliffe D, Kido DK.. "High-resolution susceptibility weighted imaging: a novel sequence for diagnosing brain death." RSNA-2006-92nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (*)

• Yi AC, Palmer EW, Oyoyo UE, Luh GY, Smith DC, Jacobson JP. "Endovascular Treatment of Extracranial Brachiocephalic Pseudoaneurysms with Covered Stents." 2006 Proceedings ASNR . (2006): 358-. ( 5/2006 )

• Jacobson JP, Luh G, Oyoyo U, Tuburan S. "Minimally Invasive treatment of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Trial to Compare Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty versus Vertebroplasty." 2006 Proceedings AUR . (2006): 76-. ( 5/2006 )

• Jacobson JP. "Update: Minimally Invasive Treatment of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Trial to Compare Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Kyphoplasty versus Vertebroplasty." 2005 Proceedings AUR . (2005): -. ( 5/2005 )

• Thomas AK;Jacobson JP;Holshouser B;Bailey LL;Kido DK. "Occult Brain Microhemorrhages Associated with Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Some Infants and Children." ASNR . (2005): -. ( 5/2005 )

• Jacobson JP;Abdo G;Martin JB;Ruefenacht DA. "Pre-Treatment contrast injection predicts epidural cement leakage in vertebroplasty." CVIR . (2004): -. ( 9/2004 )

• Abdo G;Lachenal Y;Martin JB;Yilmaz I;Lovblad KO;Jacobson JP;Tran-Thang NN;Sappino AP;Ruefenacht DA. "Percutaneous vertebroplasty in multiple myeloma." CVIR . (2004): -. ( 9/2004 )