Publications
Publications
The Department of Radiology has produced over 300 peer reviewed paper publications in the past 10 years. Professor Michael Maher has published over 250 peer reviewed papers and 80 have been published by Dr Owen O’Connor. Many of these papers have been published in prestigious journals including Radiology, The American Journal of Roentgenology, European Radiology, Chest, Gut, Radiologic and Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, Annals of Surgery, The Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, and Radiographics. Approximately 10 book chapters have been written by the Department of Radiology in the past 10 years. ProfessorMaher is editor of the gastroenterology and genitourinary chapters of Grainger and Allison’s diagnostic Radiology 6th edition. Professor Maher’s H index is 52 and Dr O’Connor’s is 22.
Selected relevant publications
Book chapters
“Imaging of Ischemia, Obstruction and Infection in the Abdomen.”
In: Radiological Clinics of North America.
Murphy KP, Twomey M, McLaughlin PD, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM.
“How do we minimise radiation exposure in IBD?”
In: Clinical Dilemmas in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: New Challenges. Editors: Irving D, Shanahan F, Siegel C.
O’Connor OJ, Desmond A, Shanahan F, Maher MM. Blackwell Publishing 2011; ISBN: 1444334549
“The genitourinary tract: Overview of anatomy, pathology, techniques and radiation issues”
In: Grainger and Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology 6th edition. Editors Adam A, Dixon A, Gillard JH, Schaefer-Prokop C. and F, Siegel C.
O’Connor OJ, Maher MM. London, Elsevier Publishing 2013
'Image guided drainage techniques'
In: Grainger and Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology 6th edition. Editors Adam A, Dixon A, Gillard JH, Schaefer-Prokop C.
O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. London, Elsevier Publishing 2013.
“Chapter 34: Common uroradiological referrals; hematuria, loin pain, renal failure and infection”
In: Grainger and Allison’s Diagnostic Radiology 6th edition. Editors Adam A, Dixon A, Gillard JH, Schaefer-Prokop C.
O'Connor OJ, Derchi, El-Diasty, and Abou El-Ghar. London, Elsevier Publishing 2013.
“Imaging of gallbladder neoplasia”
In: The Handbook of Abdominal Imaging. Editors: Hamm B, Ros P.
O’Connor OJ, McDermott S, Covarrubias DA, Kambadakone A, Blake MA. USA: Springer Publishing 2013.
“Imaging of Hematuria”
In: Radiological Clinics of North America.
O'Connor OJ, McSweeney SE, Maher MM. New York: Elsevier Saunders 2008.
“Imaging of Hematuria”.
In: MDCT: From Protocols to Practice. Editors: Kalra/Saini/Rubin.
McSweeney S, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. Italy: Springer Verlag 2008.
“CT urography”
In: Multidetector Computed Tomography, From Protocols to Practice. Editors: Kalra M, Saini S, Rubin GD.
McSweeney SE, O’Connor OJ, Maher MM. USA: Springer Publishing 2008.
“Interventional Radiology in oncology”
In: Cancer Treatment and Research; Imaging in Oncology. Editors: Blake M, Kalra M. O’Connor OJ, Buckley JM, Maher MM. USA: Springer publishing 2008.
“CT-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsy of the Chest: Preprocedural Evaluation and Technique”
Wu CC, Maher MM, Shepard JAO 2011
“An update on radioactive release and exposures after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster”
Mclaughlin, PD,Jones, B, Maher, MM - 2012
Reviewed paper publications
S. Shet, C. Henry, M. O'Donnell, E. Kakish, M. Ghauri, P. O'Regan, K. Deasy, H. Ibrahim, M. Maher, B. Plant, D. J. Ryan Opportunistic assessment of bone mineral density in cystic fibrosis patients using ultra-low dose thoracic CT Archives of Osteoporosis (2025)
A. T. O'Mahony, M. G. Waldron, D. J. Ryan, B. Carey, S. Shet, E. Kakish, P. O'Regan, D. Glynn, J. Barry, O. J. O'Connor, M. M. Maher Performance of Computed Tomography of the Kidneys, Ureter & Bladder in Non-Calculus Diagnoses: A Comparative Review of Non-Enhanced with Intravenous Contrast-Enhanced Imaging Diagnostics (2025)
S. Shet, E. Kakish, S. C. Murphy, R. Roopnarinesingh, S. P. Power, M. M. Maher, D. J. Ryan Imaging evaluation of periprosthetic loosening: A primer for the general radiologist World Journal of Radiology (Feb 2025)
A. T. O'Mahony, M. G. Waldron, P. J. Henry, S. Shet, P. W. O'Regan, D. M. Bennett, D. J. Ryan, M. M. Maher, M. T. Henry Computed tomography morphomics and antifibrotic therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Clinical Radiology 81 (2025)
P. W. O'Regan, A. Harold-Barry, A. T. O'Mahony, C. Crowley, S. Joyce, N. Moore, O. J. O'Connor, M. T. Henry, D. J. Ryan, M. M. Maher Ultra-low-dose chest computed tomography with model-based iterative reconstruction in the analysis of solid pulmonary nodules: A prospective study World Journal of Radiology (Nov 2024)
P. W. O'Regan, N. E. Stevens, N. Logan, D. J. Ryan, M. M. Maher Paediatric Thoracic Imaging in Cystic Fibrosis in the Era of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulation Children (2024)
P. W. O'Regan, J. A. O'Regan, M. M. Maher, D. J. Ryan The Emerging Role & Clinical Applications of Morphomics in Diagnostic Imaging Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2024 Vol. 75(4) 793-804 (2024)
P. W. O'Regan, C. Dewhurst, A. T. O'Mahony, C. O'Regan, V. O'Leary, G. O'Connor, D. J. Ryan, M. M. Maher, R. Young Split-bolus single-phase versus single-bolus split-phase CT acquisition protocols for staging in patients with testicular cancer: A retrospective study Radiography 30 (2024)
E. Shelly, M. G. Waldron, E. Field, N. Moore, R. Young, A. Scally A. England, M. M. Maher, M. F. McEntee Cumulative Radiation Dose from Medical Imaging in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review Children 10, 645 (2023)
A. T. O'Mahony, P. J. Henry, P. Coughlan, M. G. Waldron, C. Crowley, D. J. Ryan, N. Moore, D. M. Bennett, O. J. O'Connor, M. M. Maher, M. T. Henry Analytic Morphomics in Myositis‑Related Interstitial Lung Disease Lung (2023) 201:345-353 (2023)
P. Mulryan, N. Ni Chleirigh, A. T. O'Mahony, C. Crowley, D. J. Ryan, P. McLaughlin, M. F. McEntee, M. M. Maher, O. J. O'Connor An evaluation of information online on artificial intelligence in medical imaging Insights into Imaging (2022)
T. Simelane, D. J. Ryan, S. Stoyanov, D. Bennett, M. F. McEntee, M. M. Maher, C. M. P. O'Tuathaigh, O. J. O'Connor Bridging the divide between medical school and clinical practice: identification of six key learning outcomes for an undergraduate preparatory course in radiologyInsights Imaging (2021)
D. J. Ryan, R. G. Kavanagh, S. Joyce, M. O'Callaghan-Maher, N. Moore, A. McMahon, D. Hussey, M. G. J. O'Sullivan, G. Wyse, N. Fanning, O. J. O'Connor, M. M. Maher Development and implementation of an ultralow-dose CT protocol for the assessment of cerebrospinal shunts in adult hydrocephalus European Radiology Experimental (2021)
Determination of a suitable low-dose abdominopelvic CT protocol using model-based iterative reconstruction through cadaveric study Moloney F, Twomey M, Fama D, Balta JY, James K, Kavanagh RG, Moore N, Murphy MJ, O'Mahony SM, Maher MM, Cryan JF, O'Connor OJ. (J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. Oct;62(5):625-633. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12733. Epub 2018 Apr 15.PMID:29656596) (2018)
Monitoring neurointerventional radiation doses using dose-tracking software: implications for the establishment of local diagnostic reference levels Acton H, James K, Kavanagh RG, O'Tuathaigh C, Moloney D, Wyse G, Fanning N, Maher, MM, O'Connor OJ. (Eur Radiol. 2018 Sep;28(9):3669-3675. doi: 10.1007/s00330-018-5405-3. Epub 2018 Apr 12.PMID:29651772) (2018)
An Assessment of the Quality of CT Radiation Dose Information on the Internet O'Neill S, Glynn D, Murphy KP, James K, Twomey M, Kavanagh R, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. (J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Jan;15(1 Pt A):11-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2017.08.014. Epub 2017 Oct 24.PMID:29079250) (2018)
Body composition determinants of radiation dose during abdominopelvic CT McLaughlin PD, Chawke L, Twomey M, Murphy KP, O'Neill SB, McWilliams SR, James K, Kavanagh RG, Sullivan C, Chan FE, Moore N, O'Connor OJ, Eustace JA, Maher MM. Insights Imaging. 2018 Feb;9(1):9-16. doi: 10.1007/s13244-017-0577-y. Epub 2017 Oct 23.PMID:29063481 (2018)
CORK Study in Cystic Fibrosis: Sustained Improvements in Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT Scores After CFTR Modulation With Ivacaftor Ronan NJ, Einarsson GG, Twomey M, Mooney D, Mullane D, NiChroinin M, O'Callaghan G, Shanahan F, Murphy DM, O'Connor OJ, Shortt CA, Tunney MM, Eustace JA, Maher MM, Elborn JS, Plant BJ. Chest. 2018 Feb;153(2):395-403. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.10.005. Epub 2017 Oct 14. (2018)
Linitis Plastica of Muscle Fascia Presenting as Tiptoeing Gait O'Connor A, Kelly D, Gaughan M, Maher MM, O'Leary P, Bermingham N, Cronin S, O'Reilly S. J. (Oncol Pract. 2017 Nov;13(11):769-771. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2016.019521. Epub 2017 Aug 15. No abstract available. PMID:28809600) (2017)
C-reactive protein and radiographic findings of lower respiratory tract infection in infants Twomey M, Fleming H, Moloney F, Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Neill S.B., Flanagan O, James K, Bogue C, O'Connor O.J., Maher M.M. (World J Radiol. 2017 Apr 28;9(4):206-211. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i4.206. PMID:28529684) (2017)
The Potential Role of Aspiration in the Asthmatic Airway Hunt EB, Ward C, Power S, Sullivan A, Pearson JP, Lapthorne S, O'Byrne PM, Eustace J, Plant BJ, Maher MM, MacSharry J, Murphy DM. (Chest. 2017 Jun;151(6):1272-1278. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.005. Epub 2017 Mar 11. PMID:28300572) (2017)
CT of the head for acute stroke: Diagnostic performance of a tablet computer prior to intravenous thrombolysis McLaughlin PD, Moloney F, O'Neill SB, James K, Crush L, Flanagan O, Maher MM, Wyse G, Fanning N. (J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jun;61(3):334-338. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12585. Epub 2017 Feb 3. PMID:28156051) (2017)
Accurate tissue characterization in low-dose CT imaging with pure iterative reconstruction Murphy KP, McLaughlin PD, Twomey M, Chan VE, Moloney F, Fung AJ, Chan FE, Kao T, O'Neill SB, Watson B, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. (J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2016 Oct 13. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12546. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27739229) (2016)
Effects of oral contrast on dose in abdominopelvic computed tomography with pure iterative reconstruction Murphy KP, Healy LJ, Crush L, Twomey M, Moloney F, Sexton S, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. (World J Radiol. 2016 Sep 28;8(9):809-815. PMID:27721943) (2016)
Low-Dose Carotid Computed Tomography Angiography Using Pure Iterative Reconstruction Moloney F, Murphy KP, Twomey M, Crush L, Canniffe EM, McLaughlin PD, Moore N, OʼKeeffe M, OʼNeill S, Manning BM, Wyse G, Fanning N, OʼConnor OJ, Maher MM. (J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2016 Sep-Oct;40(5):833-9. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000436. PMID:27331923) (2016)
Cumulative radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging in intensive care unit patients Moloney F, Fama D, Twomey M, O'Leary R, Houlihane C, Murphy KP, O'Neill SB, O'Connor OJ, Breen D, Maher MM. (World J Radiol. 2016 Apr 28;8(4):419-27. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i4.419. PMID:27158429) (2016)
Computed tomography dose optimisation in cystic fibrosis: A review Ferris H, Twomey M, Moloney F, O'Neill SB, Murphy K, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. (World J Radiol. 2016 Apr 28;8(4):331-41. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i4.331. Review. PMID:27158420) (2016)
Feasibility of low-dose CT with model-based iterative image reconstruction in follow-up of patients with testicular cancer Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Neill SB, Foody J, Breen M, Brady A, Kelly PJ, Power DG, Sweeney P, Bye J, O'Connor O.J., Maher MM, O'Regan K.N. (Eur J Radiol Open. 2016 Feb 16;3:38-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2016.01.002. PMID:27069978) (2016)
Imaging of Cystic Fibrosis and Pediatric Bronchiectasis Murphy KP, Maher MM, O'Connor OJ. (AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Mar;206(3):448-54. doi: 10.2214/AJR.15.14437. Review. PMID:26901001) (2016)
Pure Iterative Reconstruction Improves Image Quality in Computed Tomography of the Abdomen and Pelvis Acquired at Substantially Reduced Radiation Doses in Patients With Active Crohn Disease McLaughlin PD, Murphy KP, Twomey M, OʼNeill SB, Moloney F, OʼConnor OJ, OʼRegan K, McSweeney S, McGarrigle AM, Moore N, Bye J, Shanahan F, Maher MM. (J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2016 Mar-Apr;40(2):225-33. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000358. PMID:26760188) (2016)
A Rare Cause of Testicular Pain: Thrombosis of the Pampiniform Plexus Tanner R, Twomey M, Maher MM, Fitzgerald E, O'Connor J. (Ir Med J. 2016 Jan;109(1):347-8. PMID:26904794) (2016)
Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction in CT Enterography Murphy KP, Crush L, Twomey M, McLaughlin PD, Mildenberger IC, Moore N, Bye J, O'Connor OJ, McSweeney SE, Shanahan F, Maher MM. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Dec;205(6):1173-81. PMID: 26587922. (2015)
Comparison of single CT scan assessment of bone mineral density, vascular calcification and fat mass with standard clinical measurements in renal transplant subjects: the ABC HeART study Kinsella S, Murphy K, Breen M, O'Neill S, McLaughlin P, Coyle J, Bogue C, O'Neill F, Moore N, McGarrigle A, Molloy MG, Maher MM, Eustace JA. BMC Nephrol. 2015 Nov 11;16(1):188. PMID: 26558994. (2015)
Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the orbit with intracranial extension El Khiyat I, Alouan A, Mahdi Y, Kharmoum J, Cherkaoui O, Tachfouti S, Amazouzi A, Daoudi R, Maher MM, Cherradi N. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2015 Nov;38(9):e211-3. PMID: 26321651 (2015)
Ionizing radiation exposure as a result of diagnostic imaging in patients with lymphoma. Crowley MP, O'Neill SB, Kevane B, O'Neill DC, Eustace JA, Cahill MR, Bird B, Maher MM, O'Regan K, O'Shea D.Clin Transl Oncol. 2015 Aug 26. PMID: 26307754 (2015)
Optimizing parameters of an open-source airway segmentation algorithm using different CT images Nardelli P, Khan KA, Corvò A, Moore N, Murphy MJ, Twomey M, O'Connor OJ, Kennedy MP, Estépar RS, Maher MM, Cantillon-Murphy P. Biomed Eng Online. 2015 Jun 26;14:62. PMID: 26112975. (2015)
Imaging of Ischemia, Obstruction and Infection in the Abdomen Murphy KP, Twomey M, McLaughlin PD, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. Radiol Clin North Am. 2015 Jul;53(4):847-69, ix-x. PMID: 26046514 (2015)
Abdominal ablation techniques Murphy KP, Maher MM, O'Connor OJ. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 May;204(5):W495-502. PMID: 25905955. (2015)
Medical student perceptions of radiology use in anatomy teaching Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Malley E, Daly FE, Twomey M, O'Tuathaigh CM, Maher MM, Cryan JF, O'Connor OJ. Anat Sci Educ. 2015 Nov 12;8(6):510-7. PMID: 25516061. (2015)
Radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging in young patients with testicular cancer Sullivan CJ, Murphy KP, McLaughlin PD, Twomey M, O'Regan KN, Power DG, Maher MM, O'Connor OJ. Eur Radiol. 2015 Apr;25(4):1005-13. PMID: 25500962 (2015)
Radiological characteristics, histological features and clinical outcomes of lung cancer patients with coexistent idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Khan KA, Kennedy MP, Moore E, Crush L, Prendeville S, Maher MM, Burke L, Henry MT. Lung. 2015 Feb;193(1):71-7. PMID: 25381634 (2015)
Updated imaging nomenclature for acute pancreatitis Murphy KP, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Nov;203(5): W464-9. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.12222. Review. PubMed PMID: 25341160. (2014)
Cumulative radiation exposure to abdominal organs in patients with cystic fibrosis should not be forgotten Murphy KP, O'Connell O, O'Connor OJ, Plant BJ, Maher MM. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Oct 15;190(8):961-2. PMID: 25317469. (2014)
Reduction of guide needle streak artifact in CT-guided biopsy McWilliams SR, Murphy KP, Golestaneh S, O'Regan KN, Arellano RS, Maher MM, O'Connor OJ. Journal of Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Dec;25(12):1929-35. PMID: 25311968. (2014)
Haematuria: an imaging guide Moloney F, Murphy KP, Twomey M, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. Adv Urol. 2014;2014:414125. PMID: 25136357. (2014)
Medical student knowledge regarding radiology before and after a radiological anatomy module: implications for vertical integration and self-directed learning Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Malley E, Daly FE, O'Tuathaigh CM, O'Connor OJ, Cryan JF, Maher MM. Insights Imaging. 2014 Oct;5(5):629-34. PMID: 25107581. (2014)
The utilisation and diagnostic yield of radiological imaging in a specialist functional GI disorder clinic: an 11-year retrospective study Breen M, Murphy KP, O'Neill SB, O'Donovan JP, McWilliams S, Desmond AN, Shanahan F, Quigley EM, Maher MM. Eur Radiol. 2014 Dec;24(12):3097-104. PMID: 25059676 (2014)
Adult abdominal hernias Murphy KP, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Jun;202(6):W506-11. PMID: 24848843. (2014)
Radiation exposure in gastroenterology: improving patient and staff protection. Cash BD, Ho, IK, Cohen H, Hanauer SB, Inkster M, Johnson DA, Maher MM, Rex DK, Saad A, Singh A, Rehani MM, Quigley EM. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Aug;109(8):1180-94. PMID: 24842339 (2014)
Communication of unexpected and significant findings on chest radiographs with an automated PACS alert system Hayes SA, Breen M, McLaughlin PD, Murphy KP, Henry MT, Maher MM, Ryan MF. J Am Coll Radiol. 2014 Aug;11(8):791-5. PMID: 24818987. (2014)
Body Composition by Computed Tomography as a Predictor of Toxicity in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Sunitinib Cushen SJ, Power DG, Teo MY, Maceneaney P, Maher MM, McDermott R, O'Sullivan K, Ryan AM. Am J Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr 21. PMID: 24685884. (2014)
Increasing the accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT interpretation of "mildly positive" mediastinal nodes in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer Moloney F, Ryan D, McCarthy L, McCarthy J, Burke L, Henry MT, Kennedy MP, Hinchion J, McSweeney S, Maher MM, O'Regan K. Eur J Radiol. 2014 May;83(5):843-7. PMID: 24581594. (2014)
Malignancy-associated gastroparesis: an important and overlooked cause of chronic nausea and vomiting Kelly D, Moran C, Maher MM, O'Mahony S. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Feb 10;2014. PMID: 24515229. (2014)
Non-contrast CT at comparable dose to an abdominal radiograph in patients with acute renal colic; impact of iterative reconstruction on image quality and diagnostic performance McLaughlin PD, Murphy KP, Hayes SA, Carey K, Sammon J, Crush L, O'Neill F, Normoyle B, McGarrigle AM, Barry JE, Maher MM. Insights Imaging. 2014 Apr;5(2):217-30. PubMed PMID: 24500656. (2014)
Computed tomography colonography technique: the role of intracolonic gas volume McLaughlin PD, Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Connor OJ, Coyle JP, Brennan CR, Suhail A, Kelly D, Maher MM. Radiol Res Pract. 2013;2013:517246. PMID: 24455246. (2014)
Imaging the small bowel Murphy KP, McLaughlin PD, O'Connor OJ, Maher MM. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2014 Mar;30(2):134-40. PMID: 24419291. (2014)
Computed tomography colonography technique: the role of intracolonic gas volume McLaughlin PD, Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Connor OJ, Coyle JP, Brennan CR, Suhail A, Kelly D, Maher MM. Radiol Res Pract. 2013;2013:517246. PMID: 24455246. (2013)
A prospective feasibility study of sub-millisievert abdominopelvic CT using iterative reconstruction in Crohn's disease O'Neill SB, Mc Laughlin PD, Crush L, O'Connor OJ, Mc Williams SR, Craig O, Mc Garrigle AM, O'Neill F, Bye J, Ryan MF, Shanahan F, Maher MM. Eur Radiol. 2013 Sep;23(9):2503-12. PMID: 23740025 (2013)
“CT-based estimation of intracavitary gas volumes using threshold-based segmentation: in vitro study to determine the optimal threshold range” McWilliams S, O’Connor OJ, McGarrigle AM, Quigley E, Shanahan F, Maher MM. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2012; 56(3): 289-94 (2012)
"Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography using lower doses of radiation for patients with Crohn's disease" Craig O, O'Neill S, O'Neill F, McLaughlin P, McGarrigle A, McWilliams S, O'Connor O, Desmond A, Walsh EK, Ryan M, Maher MM, Shanahan F. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012; 10(8):886-92 (2012)
“Comparison of hybrid and pure iterative reconstruction techniques with conventional filtered back projection: dose reduction potential in the abdomen”. Singh S, Kalra MK, Do S, Thibault JB, Pien H, O'Connor OJ, Blake MA. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2012; 36(3): 347-53 (2012)
"Minimization of radiation exposure due to computed tomography in Inflammatory Bowel Disease" McLaughlin P, O’Connor OJ, O’Neill S, Shanahan, F, Maher MM. ISRN Gastroenterology 2012; 790279. (2012)
“An assessment of the feasibility and effectiveness of an e-learning module in delivering a curriculum in radiation protection to undergraduate medical students” Leong S, Mc Laughlin P, O'Connor OJ, O'Flynn S, Maher MM. JAm Coll Radiol. 2012; 9(3):203-9. (2012)
“Plain abdominal radiographs in patients with Crohn’s disease: radiologic findings and diagnostic value” O’Connell O, McWilliams S, McGarrigle AM, O’Connor OJ, Shanahan F, Mullane D, Eustace J, Maher MM, Plant B. Clin Rad. 2012; 67(8):774-81. (2012)
“Radiology imaging in cystic fibrosis: cumulative effective dose and changing trends over 2 decades” O’Regan KN, Desmond A, O’Connor OJ, McLaughlin P, McWilliams S, O’Neill S, Shanahan F, Maher MM. Chest. 2012; 141(6): 1575-83 PMID: 22207674 (2012)
“An evidence based review of the role of imaging in irritable bowel syndrome” O’Connor OJ, McSweeney SE, McWilliams SR, O’Neill S, Shanahan F, Quigley E, Maher MM. Radiology 2011 262(2):485-94. (2011)
“Emergency CT brain: preliminary interpretation with a tablet device: image quality and diagnostic performance of the Apple iPad” Mc Laughlin P, Neill SO, Fanning N, McGarrigle AM, Connor OJ, Wyse G, Maher MM.Emerg Radiol 2011; 19(2):127-33 (2011)
“Development of low-dose protocols for thin-section CT of cystic fibrosis in pediatric patients” O’Connor OJ, Vandeleur M, McGarrigle AM, Moore N, McWilliams S, McSweeney S, O’Neill M, Ni Chroinin M, Maher MM. Radiology 2010; 257(3):820-829. (2010)
"Videoconferencing of a National program for residents on evidence-based practice: early performance evaluation." O’Regan KN, Marsden P, Sayers G, Morrissey M, Hegarty H, Allen M, O’Connor OJ, Malone D, Maher MM.Journal of the American College of Radiologists 2010; 7(2): 138-45. (2010)
“An assessment of medical students’ awareness of radiation exposures associated with diagnostic imaging investigations”. O’Sullivan J, O’Connor OJ, O’Regan K, Clarke B, Burgoyne LN, Ryan MF, Maher MM. Insights into Imaging 2010; 1(2):86-92. (2010)
Crohn's disease: factors associated with exposure to high levels of diagnostic radiation. Desmond AN, O'Regan K, Curran C, McWilliams S, Fitzgerald T, Maher MM, Shanahan F. Gut. 2008 Nov;57(11):1524-9. PMID: 18443021 (2008)
Scanning beyond anatomic limits of the thorax in chest CT: findings, radiation dose, and automatic tube current modulation. Campbell J, Kalra MK, Rizzo S, Maher MM, Shepard JA. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Dec;185(6):1525-30. 2005)
CT images of abdomen and pelvis: effect of nonlinear three-dimensional optimized reconstruction algorithm on image quality and lesion characteristics. Rizzo SM, Kalra MK, Schmidt B, Raupach R, Maher MM, Blake MA, Saini S. Radiology. 2005 Oct;237(1):309-15. PMID:16183939 (2005)
Chest CT performed with z-axis modulation: scanning protocol and radiation dose. Kalra MK, Rizzo S, Maher MM, Halpern EF, Toth TL, Shepard JA, Aquino SL. Radiology. 2005 Oct;237(1):303-8. PMID:16183938 (2005)
Detection of urinary tract stones at low-radiation-dose CT with z-axis automatic tube current modulation: phantom and clinical studies. Kalra MK, Maher MM, D'Souza RV, Rizzo S, Halpern EF, Blake MA, Saini S. Radiology. 2005 May;235(2):523-9. PMID:15770037 (2005)
Techniques and applications of automatic tube current modulation for CT. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Toth TL, Schmidt B, Westerman BL, Morgan HT, Saini S. Radiology 2004 Dec;233(3):649-57. PMID:15498896 (2004)
Detection and characterization of lesions on low radiation dose abdominal CT images postprocessed with noise reduction filters. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Blake MA, Lucey BC, Karau K, Toth TL, Avinash G, Halpern EF, Saini S. Radiology 2004 Sep;232(3):791-7. PMID:15333797 (2004)
Radiation from "extra" images acquired with abdominal and/or pelvic CT: effect of automatic tube current modulation. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Toth TL, Kamath RS, Halpern EF, Saini S. Radiology 2004 Aug;232(2):409-14. PMID:15286312 (2004)
Radiation exposure and projected risks with multidetector-row computed tomography scanning: clinical strategies and technologic developments for dose reduction. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Rizzo S, Saini S.. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2004 Jul-Aug;28 Suppl 1:S46-9. PMID:15258493 (2004)
Radiation exposure from chest CT: issues and strategies. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Rizzo S, Kanarek D, Shepard JA. J Korean Med Sci. 2004 Apr;19(2):159-66. PMID:15082885 (2004)
"Strategies for CT radiation dose optimization". Kalra MK, Maher MM, Toth TL, Hamberg LM, Blake MA, Shepard JA, Saini S.Radiology. 2004 Mar;230(3):619-28. PMID:14739312 (2004)
"Application of rational practice and technical advances for optimizing radiation dose for chest CT Maher MM, Kalra MK, Toth TL, Wittram C, Saini S, Shepard J. J Thorac Imaging. 2004 Jan;19(1):16-23. PMID:14712126 (2004)
Multislice CT: update on radiation and screening. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Saini S. Eur Radiol. 2003 Dec;13 Suppl 5:M129-33. PMID:14989623 (2003)
Correlation of patient weight and cross-sectional dimensions with subjective image quality at standard dose abdominal CT. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Prasad SR, Hayat MS, Blake MA, Varghese J, Halpern EF, Saini S. Korean J Radiol. 2003 Oct-Dec;4(4):234-8. PMID:14726640 (2003)
Low-dose CT of the abdomen: evaluation of image improvement with use of noise reduction filters pilot study. Kalra MK, Maher MM, Sahani DV, Blake MA, Hahn PF, Avinash GB, Toth TL, Halpern E, Saini S. Radiology. 2003 Jul;228(1):251-6. PMID:12832586 (2003)
Can noise reduction filters improve low-radiation-dose chest CT images? Pilot study. Kalra MK, Wittram C, Maher MM, Sharma A, Avinash GB, Karau K, Toth TL, Halpern E, Saini S, Shepard JA. Radiology. 2003 Jul;228(1):257-64. (2003)