Sabah E. Servaes, MD

Papers

2019

Servaes S, States L, Wood J, Schilling S, Christian C: Rachitic Change and Vitamin D Status in Young Children with Fractures. Skeletal Radiology(26), June 2019.

S Shusterman, A Naranjo, C Van Rijn, J Hank, M Parisi, B Shulkin, W London, H Shimada, J Gan, S Gilles, J Maris, J Park, P Sondel, S Servaes: Anti-tumor activity and tolerability of hu14.18-IL2 with GMCSF and isotretinoin in recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma: A Children's Oncology Group phase II study. Clinical Cancer Research 29, July 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-0798. Epub ahead of print as of September 2019.

C Nelson, R. Lee, A Trout, S. Servaes, K Kraft, C Barnewalt, T Logvinenko, J Chow: Inter- and Intra-observer Reliability of the Urinary Tract Dilation (UTD) Classification System in Neonates: A Multi-Center Study. The Journal of Urology 201(6): 1186-1192, June 2019.

Nelson CP, Lee RS, Trout AT, Servaes S, Kraft KH, Barnewolt CE, Logvinenko T, Chow JS.: The association of postnatal urinary tract dilation (UTD) risk score with clinical outcomes. Journal of Pediatric Urology 9: S1477-5131(19)30123-8, May 2019.

2018

Liu B, Servaes S, Zhuang H: SPECT/CT MIBG imaging is crucial in the follow-up of the patients with high risk neuroblastoma. Clinical nuclear medicine 43(4), April 2018.

2017

Mody R, Naranjo A, Van Ryn C, Yu AL, London WB, Shulkin BL, Parisi MT, Servaes S, Diccianni MB, Sondel PM, Maris JM, Park JR, Bagatell R: Randomised Phase II Trial of Irinotecan/Temozolomide (I/T) with Temsirolimus (TEM) or Dinutuximub (DIN) in children with refractory or relapsed neuroblastoma: A Report from The Children's Oncology Group. Lancet Oncology 18(7): 946-957, July 2017.

Hwang TJ, Servaes S, Mattei P, Anupindi SA: Radiologist performance in the interpretation of contrast enemas performed for Hirschsprung's disease in children > 1 year of age. Clinical Radiology Journal 72(6), June 2017.

Malik A, Hellinger JC, Servaes S, Schwartz MC, Keller MS, Epelman M.: Prevalence of non-cardiovascular findings on CT angiography in children with congenital heart disease. Pediatric Radiology 47(3): 267-279, March 2017.

2016

Zhu, X; McCullough, WP; Mecca, P; Servaes, S; Darge, K: Dual-energy compared to single-energy CT in pediatric imaging: a phantom study for DECT clinical guidance. Pediatric Radiology 46(12): 1671-1679, November 2016. PMCID: PMID: 27518078

W Zhang, S Servaes, H Zhuang: Abnormal FDG and MIBG activity in the bones in a patient suffering neuroblastoma without detectable primary tumor. Clinical nuclear medicine 41(8): 6332-633, August 2016.

2015

Servaes S, Khanna G, Naranjo A, Geller JI, Ehrlich P, Gow K, Perlman E, Dome JS, Mullen E: Comparison of diagnostic performance of CT and MRI for abdominal staging of pediatric renal tumors: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatric Radiology 45(2): 166-72, February 2015.

Srinivisan A, Servaes S, Darge K, Pena A, Darge K: Utility of CT after sonography for suspected appendicitis in children: integration of a clinical scoring system with a staged imaging protocol. Emergency radiology. Springer, 22(1): 31-42, February 2015.

Servaes S, Srinivasan A, Pena A, del Pozo G, Darge D: CT diagnosis of appendicitis in children: comparison of orthogonal planes and assessment of contrast opacification of the appendix. Pediatric Emergency Care 31(3): 161-3, March 2015.

Bai X, Codreanu I, Kaplan SL, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma dominated by multiple organ extranodal disease revealed on FDG PET/CT. Clinical nuclear medicine 40(4): 360-3, April 2015.

Peters JR, Chandrasekaran C, Robinson LF, Servaes S, Campbell RM, Balasubramanian S: Age and Gender Related Changes in Pediatric Thoracic Vertebral Morphology. The Spine Journal 15(5): 1000-20, May 2015.

James Schmitt, Mary Scanlon, Sabah Servaes, Dayna Levin, Tessa Cook: Milestones on a shoestring: A cost-effective, semi-automated implementation of the new ACGME requirements for Radiology. Academic Radiology 22(10): 1287-93, October 2015.

2014

Yehya N, Servaes S, Thomas NJ. Characterizing degree of lung injury in pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care Med. 2015 May;43(5):937-46. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000867.

J Yang, I Codreanu, S Servaes, H Zhuang: Persistent Intense MIBG Activity in the Liver Caused by Prior Radiation. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 39(10): 926-930, October 2014.

Servaes S, Khanna G, Naranjo A, Geller JI, Ehrlich P, Gow K, Perlman E, Dome JS, Mullen E: Comparison of diagnostic performance of CT and MRI for abdominal staging of pediatric renal tumors:  a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatric Radiology August 2014. PMCID: 25135711

Srinivisan A, Servaes S, Darge K, Pena A, Darge K: Utility of CT after sonography for suspected appendicitis in children:  integration of a clinical scoring system with a staged imaging protocol. Emerg Radiol. Springer, 21(3), Jun 2014.

Callahan MJ, Servaes S, Lee EY, Towbin AJ, Westra SJ, Frush DP: Practice patterns for the use of iodinated contrast media for pediatric CT studies: A survey of the Society for Pediatric Radiology. American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) 202(4): 872-9, Apr  2014.

Huang J, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Os trigonum syndrome on bone SPECT/CT. Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Aug;39(8):752-4. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000434.

Liu B, Chan S, Servaes S, Zhuang H. Multiple FDG-Avid injection site granulomas due to Lovenox injection. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 39(3): 308, March 2014.

Liu B, Lee NJ, Otero HJ, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Rosai-Dorfman disease mimics lymphoma on FDG PET/CT in a pediatric patient. Clin Nucl Med 39(2): 206-8, Feb 2014. PMCID: 24152660

2013

Chen W, Codreneanu I, Yang J, Li G, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Tube feeding is increasing the gastric emptying rate determined by gastroesophageal scintigraphy. Clin Nucl Med 38(12): 962-965, Dec 2013. PMCID: 24152661

Servaes S, Zhu W: The effects of bismuth breast shields in conjunction with automatic tube current modulation in CT imaging. Pediatric Radiology 43(10): 1287-94, Oct 2013.

Halverson M, Servaes S: Foreign bodies: radiopaque compared to what? Pediatric Radiology 43(9): 1103-7, Sep 2013.

Liu B, Gwal K, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Acute lymphocytic leukemia presented as back pain and revealed by bone scinitigraphy. Clinical Nuclear Medicine  38(8): 649-51, August 2013.

Test M, Shah SS, Monuteaux M, Ambroggio L, Lee EY, Markowitz RI, Bixby S, Diperna S, Servaes S, Hellinger JC, Neuman MI: Impact of Clinical History on Chest Radiograph Interpretation. Journal of Hospital Medicine 8(7): 359-64, July 2013.

Aronson PL, Henderson AA, Anupindi SA, Servaes S, Markowitz RI, McLoughlin RJ, Woodford AL, Mistry RD: Comparison of clinicians to radiologists in assessment of abdominal radiographs for suspected intussusception. Pediatric Emergency Care 29(5): 584-7, May 2013.

Cheng G, Zhuang H, Servaes S: Value of (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan versus diagnostic CT in the initial staging of pediatric lymphoma patients. Leuk Lymphoma 54(4): 737-42, April 2013.

Liu B, Servaes S,  Zhuang H: Elevated soft tissue activity in early but not delayed phase of bone scan in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. Clinical Nuclear Medicine  38(3): 223-5, March 2013.

Yang J, Servaes S, Edwards K, Zhuang H: Prevalence of Stress Reaction in the Pars Interarticularis in Pediatric Patients With New-Onset Lower Back Pain. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 38(2): 110-114, Feb 2013.

Henderson AA, Anupindi SA, Servaes S, Markowitz R, Aronson PL, McLoughlin  RJ, Mistry R: Comparison of Two-View Abdominal Radiographs to Ultrasound in Children with Suspected Intussusception. Pediatric Emergency Care 29(2): 145-50, February 2013.

2012

Yang J, Codreanu I, Servaes S, Zhuang H: I-131 MIBG post-therapy scan is more sensitive than I-123 MIBG pretherapy scan in the evaluation of metastatic neuroblastoma. Nuclear Medicine Communications 33(11): 1134-7, November 2012.

Yang J, Codreanu I, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Elevated iodine uptake at autogenous bone graft harvest sites. Clinical nuclear medicine 37(9): 901-903, September 2012.

Yang J, Codreanu I, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Metastatic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma to the pancreas presenting as acute pancreatitis detected by FDG PET/CT. Clinical nuclear medicine 37(7): 694-696, July 2012.

Yang J, Codreanu I, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Earlier detection of bone metastases from pleomorphic liposarcoma in a pediatric patient by FDG PET/CT than planar Tc-99m MDP bone scan. Clinical nuclear medicine 37(5): e104-7, May 2012.

Neuman MI, Lee EY, Bixby S, Diperna S, Hellinger J, Markowitz RI, Servaes S, Monuteaux MC, Shah SS: Variability in the interpretation of chest radiographs for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children. Journal of Hospital Medicine 7(4): 294-298, April 2012.

2011

Butler M, Servaes S, Srinivasan A, Edgar JC, Del Pozo G, Darge K: US depiction of the appendix: role of abdominal wall thickness and appendiceal location. Emergency radiology 6(18): 525-31, December 2011.

Butler, M., Servaes, S., Bellah, R.: Cystic dysplasia of the testis: spontaneous regression. Pediatric Radiology 41(10): 1346-8, October 2011.

Codreanu I, Chamroonrat W, Cheng G, Servaes S, Zhuang H: Elevated MDP Activity in the Spleen Due to Fungal Infection. Clinical nuclear medicine 36(9): 811-13, September 2011. PMCID: 21825859

2010

Servaes, S., Hernandez, A., Gonzalez, L., Victoria, T., Johnson, M., Jaramillo, D., Edgar, J.C., Johnson, A.: Fetal MRI of clubfoot associated with myelomeningocele. Pediatric Radiology 40(12): 1874-9, December 2010. PMCID: 20490482

Cheng, G., Servaes, S., Chamroonrat, W., Li, J., Zhuang, H.: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the bone and the liver without lymphadenopathy revealed on FDG PET/CT. Clinical Imaging 34(6): 476-9, November/December 2010. PMCID: 21092880

Servaes, S: Intestinal graft-versus-host disease. Pediatric Radiology 40(Suppl 1:101), October 2010. PMCID: 20890596

Servaes, S., Bellah, R., Verma, R., Pawel, B.: Lipoprotein lipase deficiency with visceral xanthomas. Pediatric Radiology 40(8): 1440-2, August 2010. PMCID: 20143060

Chamroonrat, W., Cheng, G., Servaes, S., Li, J., Zhuang, H.: Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis detected by gallium-67 scintigraphy with a negative diagnostic chest computed tomography. Clinical nuclear medicine 35(7): 542-4, July 2010. PMCID: 20548155

2009

Servaes, S., Epelman, M.: Perflubron residua: 12 years following therapy. Pediatric Radiology 39(4): 393-395, April 2009. PMCID: 19189093

Victoria, T., Kramer S.S., Markowitz, R., Servaes, S., Mong, D.A., Jaramillo, D., Adzick, N.S.: Esophageal obstruction and intra-cardiac "mass" in association with omphalocele closure. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 44(2): 448-50, February 2009. PMCID: 19231555

2007

Servaes, S., Zurakowski, D., Laufer, M.R., Feins, N., Chow, J.S.: Sonographic Findings of Ovarian Torsion in Children. Pediatric Radiology 37(5): 446-451, May 2007. PMCID: 17357806

2003

Servaes, S., Haller, J.O.: Characteristic pancreatic injuries secondary to child abuse. Emergency radiology 10(2): 90-3, October 2003. PMCID: 15290514

1995

Engert, J.C., Servaes, S., Sutrave, P., Hughes, S.H., Rosenthal, N.: Activation of a muscle-specific enhancer by the Ski proto-oncogene. Nucleic acids research 23(15): 2988-94, August 1995. PMCID: 7659522

Books

Chapters

2017

S Gould, S Servaes, E Lee, J Lipsich, V Terrazas Loya, M Epelman: Female Genital Tract. Pediatric Radiology: Practical Imaging Evaluation of Infants and Children. Lee, E (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017, Page: 973 - 1010, October 2017.

2013

Servaes S: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Caffey's Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging. Brian Coley (eds.). Saunders, II: 1437-1443, 2013.

2009

Servaes S., Epelman, M.: Imaging. Adolescent and Young Adult Gynecology. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers,(43), April 2009.

2008

Servaes, S., Epelman, M., Pollock, A., Shekdar, K.: Pediatric Malignancies: Synopsis of Current Imaging Techniques. Imaging in Oncology. Michael A. Blake and Mannudeep K. Kalra (eds.). Springer, 143: 469-491, 2008. PMCID: 18619229

2006

Servaes, S., Bellah, R.: The Painful Extremity. Ultrasound Clinics Pediatric Ultrasound/Intraoperative Ultrasonography of the Abdomen. Brian D. Coley (eds.). Elsevier W.B. Saunders, 1(3): 497-597, July 2006.

Posters and Presentations

2019

MK Henry, A White, S Servaes, JN Wood, PV Scribano: Effect of a Double-interpretation Skeletal Survey Program on Child Abuse Evaluations. The Ray E. Helfer Society 2019 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL April 2019 Notes: Oral presentation.

Gillman, Reid, Servaes, Zhuang, States: Pediatric Nuclear Medicine After Hours: Exploring the Need for On-Call Nuclear Medicine Training. Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) 62nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA April 2019 Notes: Oral presentation.

2018

Nelson C, Lee R, Trout A, Servaes S, Kraft K, Barnewalt C, Logvinenko T, Chow J: Inter-and Intra-observer Reliability of the Consensus Classification System for Urinary Tract Dilation (CCSUTD) in Neonates: A Multi-Center Study. Society for Pediatric Urology 66th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL November 2018 Notes: Oral presentation.

Otero, H; Maya, C; Servaes, S; Schmall, J; States, L: 18F-FDG PET/MRI in Children with Oncologic Diseases: Initial Experience. The International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine - The European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ISMRM-ESMRMB), Joint Annual Meeting, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles; Paris, France June 2018 Notes: Poster presentation.

Alam M, Iyengar S, Sadhwani D, Moon E, Yanes AF, Geisler A, Silapunt S, Servaes SE, Weil A, Poon E, Makin IR: Utility of High Resolution Superficial Diagnostic Ultrasound System for Assessing Skin Thickness of Face and Neck. Dermatologic surgery: official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 44(6): 855-864, June 2018 Notes: Oral presentation.

Servaes S, Zhu X, Biko D, Edgar C, States L, Grigonis G, Dhody A, Victoria T: Ultra Low Dose Fetal CT: Decreasing the radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic accuracy. Pediatric Radiology May 2018 Notes: Oral presentation.

2017

Servaes S., Ntoulia K, States L: Correlation of Brown Fat to Disease State in Lymphoma Patients. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, Orlando, FL October 2017 Notes: Poster presentation.

Servaes S, Maya C, Presenza T, Mong DA, Zhu X, Ortiz M, White A: Reduced Slice CT as a Means of Lowering Patient Dose in Children with Diffuse Lung Disease. European Society of Pediatric Radiology (ESPR), 53rd Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland May 2017 Notes: Oral presentation.

E Smith , P Ehrlich, G Khanna, K Gow, T Hamilton, S Servaes, D Barnhart, R Glick, R Dasgupta, F Ferrer, E Mullen, J Geller, C Fernandez, J Kalapurakal,E Gratias, J Dome, D Dix: Feasibility of Complete Resection of Residual Lung Nodules after Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage IV Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor (WT). A report from the COG AREN0533 study. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), 32nd annual conference, Orlando, FL April 2017 Notes: Oral presentation.

Invited Lectures

2019

Servaes, S. "Pediatric Chest Radiology", Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA. Aug, 2019.

Servaes, S. "ASPN Renal Imaging Course", American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN), Webinar, Philadelphia, PA. Jun, 2019.

Servaes, S. "How Nuclear Medicine Can Assist When NAT is on the Differential", Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) 2019 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May, 2019.

Servaes, S. "Practical Pediatric Radiology Cases", Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA. May, 2019

Servaes, S. Grand Rounds: "Differential Diagnosis of Skeletal Injury in Child Abuse", SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY. Apr, 2019.

Servaes, S. "Practical Pediatric Radiology Cases", SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Apr, 2019.

Servaes, S. "Teaching in the era of multiple choice exams", Association of University Radiologists, Baltimore, MD. Apr, 2019.

Servaes, S. "Evaluation of the Differential Diagnosis for Skeletal Injuries When Child Abuse is on the Differential", Visiting Professor, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC. Apr, 2019.

Servaes, S. "PET in Peds", Society of Pediatric Imaging, Telluride, CO. Mar, 2019.

2018

Servaes, S. "Non-accidental Trauma", Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Oct, 2018.

Servaes, S. "Ultra Low Dose Fetal CT: Decreasing the radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic accuracy", Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), Nashville, TN. May, 2018.

Servaes, S. "Rickets and fractures", Metro Philly Pediatric Radiology Group, Philadelphia, PA. Apr, 2018.

Servaes, S. "PET in the Pediatric Population", New England Roentgen Ray Society featured speaker, Boston, MA. Mar, 2018.

Servaes, S. "Congenital anomalies: Then and now", Of Marvels & Medicine Symposium, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Mar, 2018.

Servaes, S. "Pediatric Cases", Society of Pediatric Imaging, Whistler, Canada. Feb, 2018.

Servaes, S. "Congenital Anomalies", Society of Pediatric Imaging, Whistler, Canada. Feb, 2018.

2017

Servaes, S. "PET, PET/MRI in children", Organizada por la Asociación de Radiólogos del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. Oct, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Pediatric renal tumors", Organizada por la Asociación de Radiólogos del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. Oct, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Child abuse", Organizada por la Asociación de Radiólogos del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. Oct, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Osteosarcoma", Metro Philly Pediatric Radiology Group, Philadelphia, PA. Sep, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Reduced Slice CT as a Means of Lowering Patient Dose in Children with Diffuse Lung Disease", European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR), Davos, Switzerland. May, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Osteo or no", Metro Philly Pediatric Radiology Group, Philadelphia, PA. Apr, 2017.

Servaes, S. "CT diagnosis of appendicitis: comparison of orthogonal planes and evaluation of opacification of the appendix", Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), Boston, MA. Apr, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Career Panel", Amherst College Asian Alumni Day, Amherst, MA. Apr, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Pediatric Radiology Cases", Society of Pediatric Imaging, Telluride, CO. Mar, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Pediatric PET", The Unterberg Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ. Jan, 2017.

Servaes, S. "Pediatric Oncologic PET-MR", Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Mid-Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Jan, 2017.