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Katie S Traylor

Assistant Professor, UPMC
Verified email at upmc.edu
Cited by 210

Transition to a virtual multidisciplinary tumor board during the COVID‐19 pandemic: University of Pittsburgh experience

…, B Branstetter IV, MA Hughes, KS Traylor… - Head & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Multidisciplinary conferences (MDC) are an important component of head and neck oncologic
care including diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Virtual MDC allows for improved …

Laboratory monitoring of low-molecular-weight heparin and fondaparinux

JL Babin, KL Traylor, DM Witt - Seminars in Thrombosis and …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Compared with older agents, low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) and fondaparinux offer
improved bioavailability and more predictable, dose-independent clearance. While routine …

Prevalence and severity of neurovascular compression in hemifacial spasm patients

KS Traylor, RF Sekula Jr, K Eubanks, N Muthiah… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Hemifacial spasm is typically caused by vascular compression of the proximal intracranial
facial nerve. Although the prevalence of neurovascular compression has been investigated in …

PET and SPECT imaging of brain tumors

J Zhang, KS Traylor, JM Mountz - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuroimaging plays a vital role in the diagnosis and post-treatment assessment of brain
tumors, aiding in treatment optimization, prognostication, and patient management. New clinical …

Prevision of multidisciplinary head and neck cancer survivorship care during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic

…, E Pawlowicz, D Pickford, S Sridharan, K Traylor… - Head & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The 2019 Coronavirus Pandemic challenges the delivery of care for patients with head and
neck cancer. An important aspect of this care has been the evolution of enhanced …

Cervical paraspinal skeletal muscle index outperforms frailty indices to predict postoperative adverse events in operable head and neck cancer with microvascular …

…, MG Solari, CH Snyderman, KS Traylor… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Sarcopenia is increasingly being recognized as a negative prognostic factor in
patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). We associate a sarcopenia biomarker measured …

Poor treatment tolerance in head and neck cancer patients with low muscle mass

…, MG Solari, CH Snyderman, KS Traylor… - Head & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background We ascertain the role of a low cervical paraspinal skeletal muscle index (CPSMI)
as a biomarker for poor treatment tolerance in patients with operable mucosal head and …

Computed tomography and MR imaging of thyroid disease

KS Traylor - Radiologic Clinics, 2020 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Many benign and malignant disorders can occur in the thyroid. Some thyroid diseases can
be subclinical; however, others present with structural (ie, thyroid goiter) or functional (ie, …

[HTML][HTML] Radiology mentorship in the age of Social Media

KS Traylor, JKP Rongo, E George - RadioGraphics, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Mentorship is crucial to professional success at all career stages, especially early in one’s
career and at career transition points. Effective mentorship is essential for the future of …

A New (Digital) Era in Medical Journalism: Leveraging Social Media and Other Online Tools to Increase Reach and Engagement

KS Traylor, S Bastawrous, EL Riedesel, DH Ballard… - …, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Social media is a popular communication and marketing tool in modern society, with the
power to reach and engage large audiences. Many members of the medical and radiology …