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Sjirk J. Westra, M.D.

TitleAssociate Professor of Radiology
InstitutionMassachusetts General Hospital
DepartmentRadiology
AddressMassachusetts General Hospital
Radiology, Pediatric Imaging, White 247
34 Fruit St.
Boston MA 02114
Phone617/724-4207
Fax617/726-8360

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  1. Lim R, Khawaja RD, Nimkin K, Sagar P, Shailam R, Gee MS, Westra SJ. Relationship between radiologist training level and fluoroscopy time for voiding cystourethrography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Mar; 200(3):645-51.
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  2. Singh S, Kalra MK, Shenoy-Bhangle AS, Saini A, Gervais DA, Westra SJ, Thrall JH. Radiation dose reduction with hybrid iterative reconstruction for pediatric CT. Radiology. 2012 May; 263(2):537-46.
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  3. Sassower KC, Allister LM, Westra SJ. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 12-2012. A 10-month-old girl with vomiting and episodes of unresponsiveness. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 19; 366(16):1527-36.
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  4. Moore MA, Wallace EC, Westra SJ. Chest trauma in children: current imaging guidelines and techniques. Radiol Clin North Am. 2011 Sep; 49(5):949-68.
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  5. El Saleeby CM, Grottkau BE, Friedmann AM, Westra SJ, Sohani AR. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 4-2011. A 4-year-old boy with back pain and hypercalcemia. N Engl J Med. 2011 Feb 10; 364(6):552-62.
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  6. Westra S, Adler I, Batton D, Betz B, Bezinque S, Durfee S, Ecklund K, Feinstein K, Fordham L, Junewick J, Lorenzo R, McCauley R, Miller C, Seibert J, Kuban K, Allred E, Leviton A. Reader variability in the use of diagnostic terms to describe white matter lesions seen on cranial scans of severely premature infants: the ELGAN study. J Clin Ultrasound. 2010 Oct; 38(8):409-19.
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  7. Krishnamoorthy KS, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Westra SJ, Allred EN, Leviton A. Early cranial ultrasound lesions predict microcephaly at age 2 years in preterm infants. J Child Neurol. 2011 Feb; 26(2):188-94.
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  8. Adler I, Batton D, Betz B, Bezinque S, Ecklund K, Junewick J, McCauley R, Miller C, Seibert J, Specter B, Westra S, Leviton A. Mechanisms of injury to white matter adjacent to a large intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm brain. J Clin Ultrasound. 2010 Jun; 38(5):254-8.
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  9. Kuban KC, Allred EN, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Westra S, Miller C, Rosman NP, Leviton A. Developmental correlates of head circumference at birth and two years in a cohort of extremely low gestational age newborns. J Pediatr. 2009 Sep; 155(3):344-9.e1-3.
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  10. Singh S, Kalra MK, Moore MA, Shailam R, Liu B, Toth TL, Grant E, Westra SJ. Dose reduction and compliance with pediatric CT protocols adapted to patient size, clinical indication, and number of prior studies. Radiology. 2009 Jul; 252(1):200-8.
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  11. Dupuis CS, Westra SJ, Makris J, Wallace EC. Injuries and conditions of the extensor mechanism of the pediatric knee. Radiographics. 2009 May-Jun; 29(3):877-86.
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  12. Westra SJ, Choy G. What imaging should we perform for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary infections? Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Apr; 39 Suppl 2:S178-83.
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  13. Moore MA, Wallace EC, Westra SJ. The imaging of paediatric thoracic trauma. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 May; 39(5):485-96.
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  14. Kuban KC, Allred EN, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Pagano M, Dammann O, Leviton A, Du Plessis A, Westra SJ, Miller CR, Bassan H, Krishnamoorthy K, Junewick J, Olomu N, Romano E, Seibert J, Engelke S, Karna P, Batton D, O'Connor SE, Keller CE. Cranial ultrasound lesions in the NICU predict cerebral palsy at age 2 years in children born at extremely low gestational age. J Child Neurol. 2009 Jan; 24(1):63-72.
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  15. Prodhan P, Westra SJ, Lin J, Karni-Sharoor S, Regan S, Noviski N. Chest radiological patterns predict the duration of mechanical ventilation in children with RSV infection. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Feb; 39(2):117-23.
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  16. O'Shea TM, Kuban KC, Allred EN, Paneth N, Pagano M, Dammann O, Bostic L, Brooklier K, Butler S, Goldstein DJ, Hounshell G, Keller C, McQuiston S, Miller A, Pasternak S, Plesha-Troyke S, Price J, Romano E, Solomon KM, Jacobson A, Westra S, Leviton A. Neonatal cranial ultrasound lesions and developmental delays at 2 years of age among extremely low gestational age children. Pediatrics. 2008 Sep; 122(3):e662-9.
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  17. Harris JB, Michelow IC, Westra SJ, Kradin RL. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 21-2008. An 11-month-old boy with fever and pulmonary infiltrates. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jul 10; 359(2):178-87.
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  18. Kuban K, Adler I, Allred EN, Batton D, Bezinque S, Betz BW, Cavenagh E, Durfee S, Ecklund K, Feinstein K, Fordham LA, Hampf F, Junewick J, Lorenzo R, McCauley R, Miller C, Seibert J, Specter B, Wellman J, Westra S, Leviton A. Observer variability assessing US scans of the preterm brain: the ELGAN study. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Dec; 37(12):1201-8.
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  19. Duggan CP, Westra SJ, Rosenberg AE. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 23-2007. A 9-year-old boy with bone pain, rash, and gingival hypertrophy. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jul 26; 357(4):392-400.
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  20. Boyer D, Westra SJ, Kinane TB, Stone JR. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 3-2007. A 3-year-old boy with recurrent episodes of respiratory insufficiency. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jan 25; 356(4):398-407.
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  21. Singh AK, Gervais DA, Lee P, Westra S, Hahn PF, Novelline RA, Mueller PR. Omental infarct: CT imaging features. Abdom Imaging. 2006 Aug 8.
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  22. Lee P, Westra S, Baba T, McCauley R. Right pulmonary aplasia, aberrant left pulmonary artery, and bronchopulmonary sequestration with an esophageal bronchus. Pediatr Radiol. 2006 May; 36(5):449-52.
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  23. Singh AK, Gervais DA, Lee P, Westra S, Hahn PF, Novelline RA, Mueller PR. Omental infarct: CT imaging features. Abdom Imaging. 2006 Sep-Oct; 31(5):549-54.
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  24. Walor DM, Berdon WE, Westra SJ. 'Hair-on-end' skull changes resembling thalassemia caused by marrow expansion in uncorrected complex cyanotic heart disease. Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Jul; 35(7):698-701.
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  25. Westra SJ, Wallace EC. Imaging evaluation of pediatric chest trauma. Radiol Clin North Am. 2005 Mar; 43(2):267-81.
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  26. Kinane TB, Westra SJ. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 31-2004. A four-year-old boy with hypoxemia. N Engl J Med. 2004 Oct 14; 351(16):1667-75.
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  27. Lipton JM, Westra S, Haverty CE, Roberts D, Harris NL. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 28-2004. Newborn twins with thrombocytopenia, coagulation defects, and hepatosplenomegaly. N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 9; 351(11):1120-30.
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  28. Gold BD, Westra SJ, Graeme-Cook FM. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 40-2003. A 14-month-old boy with recurrent abdominal distention and diarrhea. N Engl J Med. 2003 Dec 25; 349(26):2541-9.
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  29. Usmani GN, Westra SJ, Younes S. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 13-2003. A 14-month-old boy with hepatomegaly, perianal lesions, and a bony lump on the forehead. N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 24; 348(17):1692-701.
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  30. Westra SJ, Stotland MA, Lazareff J, Anderson CT, Sayre JW, Kawamoto H. Perioperative transcranial Doppler US to evaluate intracranial compliance in young children undergoing craniosynostosis repair surgery. Radiology. 2001 Mar; 218(3):816-23.
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  31. Kjellin IB, Boechat MI, Vinuela F, Westra SJ, Duckwiler GR. Pulmonary emboli following therapeutic embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2000 Apr; 30(4):279-83.
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  32. Westra SJ, Hurteau J, Galindo A, McNitt-Gray MF, Boechat MI, Laks H. Cardiac electron-beam CT in children undergoing surgical repair for pulmonary atresia. Radiology. 1999 Nov; 213(2):502-12.
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  33. Westra SJ, Hill JA, Alejos JC, Galindo A, Boechat MI, Laks H. Three-dimensional helical CT of pulmonary arteries in infants and children with congenital heart disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999 Jul; 173(1):109-15.
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  34. Lopez-Miranda B, Westra SJ, Yazdani S, Boechat MI. Noonan syndrome associated with neuroblastoma: a case report. Pediatr Radiol. 1997 Apr; 27(4):324-6.
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  35. Westra SJ, Levy DJ, Chaloupka JC, Hill JA, Robert JM, Sayre JW, Viñuela F. Carotid artery volume flow: in vivo measurement with time-domain-processing US. Radiology. 1997 Mar; 202(3):725-9.
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  36. Westra SJ. Spiral and ultrafast computed tomography for noninvasive cardiac imaging in children. West J Med. 1996 Jul-Aug; 165(1-2):55-6.
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  37. Boechat MI, Westra SJ, Lippe B. Normal US appearance of ovaries and uterus in four patients with Turner's syndrome and 45,X karyotype. Pediatr Radiol. 1996; 26(1):37-9.
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  38. Westra SJ, Zaninovic AC, Vargas J, Hall TR, Boechat MI, Busuttil RW. The value of portal vein pulsatility on duplex sonograms as a sign of portal hypertension in children with liver disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995 Jul; 165(1):167-72.
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  39. Westra SJ, Zaninovic AC, Hall TR, Kangarloo H, Boechat MI. Imaging of the adrenal gland in children. Radiographics. 1994 Nov; 14(6):1323-40.
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  40. Westra SJ, Zaninovic AC, Hall TR, Busuttil RW, Kangarloo H, Boechat MI. Imaging in pediatric liver transplantation. Radiographics. 1993 Sep; 13(5):1081-99.
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  41. Westra SJ, Curran JG, Duckwiler GR, Zaninovic A, Hall TR, Martin NA, Boechat MI, Viñuela F. Pediatric intracranial vascular malformations: evaluation of treatment results with color Doppler US. Work in progress. Radiology. 1993 Mar; 186(3):775-83.
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  42. Petrus LV, Hall TR, Boechat MI, Westra SJ, Curran JG, Steckel RJ, Kangarloo H. The pediatric patient with suspected adrenal neoplasm: which radiological test to use? Med Pediatr Oncol. 1992; 20(1):53-7.
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  43. Zaninovic AC, Westra SJ, Hall TR, Sherman MP, Wong L, Boechat MI. Congenital bladder rupture and urine ascites secondary to a sacrococcygeal teratoma. Pediatr Radiol. 1992; 22(7):509-11.
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  44. Westra SJ, Foglia R, Smith JB, Boechat MI. Omphalocele associated with intrapericardial diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Radiol. 1991; 21(7):525-6.
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  45. Westra SJ, Wolf BH, Staalman CR. Ultrasound diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia in infants and young children. J Clin Ultrasound. 1990 Jul-Aug; 18(6):477-85.
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  46. Westra SJ, de Groot CJ, Smits NJ, Staalman CR. Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: use of the pyloric volume measurement in early US diagnosis. Radiology. 1989 Sep; 172(3):615-9.
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