Harriet Paltiel uses sonographic techniques to investigate pediatric disorders, particularly of the genitourinary tract and in the study of vascular anomalies. She is working to develop novel automated quantification techniques in the determination of testicular perfusion in an animal model of testicular torsion using contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging, and to characterize the morphology and flow characteristics of superficial and visceral vascular anomalies. Dr. Paltiel hopes to achieve greater accuracy in the assessment of testicular perfusion in patients with acute scrotal symptoms, so that the incidence of equivocal examinations is significantly decreased, unnecessary surgery is avoided, and patients with testicular torsion are rapidly diagnosed.
Research Background
Dr. Paltiel received her MD from McGill University in Montreal Canada, followed by an internship and residency at McGill University Teaching Hospitals. She went on to complete a fellowship at Children's Hospital, Boston, and received additional training in Pathology at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
Education
Undergraduate School
McGill University
1978
Motreal
Canada
Medical School
McGill University
1979
Montreal
Canada
Internship
Jewish General Hospital
1980
Montreal
Canada
Residency
Pathology
St. Michael's Hospital
1981
Toronto
Canada
Residency
Internal Medicine -Radiology
McGill University Faculty of Medicine
1986
Montreal
Canada
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
1988
Boston
MA
Publications
Seven Challenges in Radiology Practice: From Declining Reimbursement to Inadequate Labor Force: Summary of the 2023 ACR Intersociety Meeting. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Jan; 22(1):129-138. View Abstract
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of the Chest in Children and Adolescents: A Pilot Study for Assessment of Added Diagnostic Value. J Ultrasound Med. 2024 Apr; 43(4):697-711. View Abstract
Comparison of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound and Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Assessment of Infant Hip Perfusion and Prediction of Proximal Femoral Growth Disturbance Following Closed and Open Reduction for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: A Preliminary Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Apr 01; 44(4):e335-e343. View Abstract
Low-Field-Strength MRI and Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch after Pediatric COVID-19. Radiology. 2023 May; 307(3):e239009. View Abstract
Accuracy of contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography using Optison™ for diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children. J Pediatr Urol. 2023 02; 19(1):135.e1-135.e8. View Abstract
Low-Field-Strength MRI and Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch after Pediatric COVID-19. Radiology. 2023 03; 306(3):e222360. View Abstract
Doppler US and Leg Ulcer Prevention in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Radiology. 2022 06; 303(3):653-654. View Abstract
Verrucous Venous Malformation-Subcutaneous Variant. Am J Dermatopathol. 2021 Dec 01; 43(12):e181-e184. View Abstract
Clinical outcome of pediatric and young adult subclinical varicoceles: a single-institution experience. Asian J Androl. 2021 Nov-Dec; 23(6):611-615. View Abstract
Visualization and evaluation of the distal ureter and ureterovesical junction on contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 07; 51(8):1294-1296. View Abstract
Translational research in pediatric contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Nov; 51(12):2425-2436. View Abstract
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of blunt abdominal trauma in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Nov; 51(12):2253-2269. View Abstract
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the kidneys and adrenals in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Nov; 51(12):2198-2213. View Abstract
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of benign and malignant liver lesions in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Nov; 51(12):2181-2197. View Abstract
LI-RADS Version 2018 Is of Limited Use in the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children. Radiology. 2021 04; 299(1):200-201. View Abstract
Contrast enhanced colostography: New applications in preoperative evaluation of anorectal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jan; 56(1):192-195. View Abstract
Contrast -Enhanced Ultrasound: State of the Art in North America. Ultrasound Q. 2020 Sep; 36(3):206-217. View Abstract
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound-State of the Art in North America: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound White Paper. Ultrasound Q. 2020 Sep; 36(4S Suppl 1):S1-S39. View Abstract
Supernumerary intrathoracic rib, a rare congenital anomaly: Case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 06; 55(6):1487-1489. View Abstract
Hospitalized Children with Stable Kidney Function Rarely Develop Contrast-induced Nephropathy. Radiology. 2020 Mar; 294(3):557-558. View Abstract
Case series: Comparison of contrast-enhanced genitosonography (ceGS) to fluoroscopy and cone-beam computed tomography in patients with urogenital sinus and the cloacal malformation. Clin Imaging. 2020 Apr; 60(2):204-208. View Abstract
Can Dynamic MRI Depict Change in Thoracic Function after Operation for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome? Radiology. 2019 Jul; 292(1):214-215. View Abstract
Contrast-Enhanced Colosonography for the Evaluation of Children With an Imperforate Anus. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Oct; 38(10):2777-2783. View Abstract
Pediatric contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the United States: a survey by the Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Task Force of the Society for Pediatric Radiology. Pediatr Radiol. 2018 06; 48(6):852-857. View Abstract
Contrast enhanced ultrasound for the evaluation of blunt pediatric abdominal trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Mar; 53(3):548-552. View Abstract
Imaging in the diagnosis of pediatric urolithiasis. Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Jan; 47(1):5-16. View Abstract
Residual intravesical iodinated contrast: a potential cause of false-negative reflux study at contrast-enhanced voiding urosonography. Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Oct; 46(11):1614-7. View Abstract
Sperm Retrieval in Adolescents and Young Adults with Klinefelter Syndrome: A Prospective, Pilot Study. J Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 170:260-5.e1-2. View Abstract
US of the pediatric female pelvis. Radiology. 2014 Mar; 270(3):644-57. View Abstract
Fibro-adipose vascular anomaly: clinical-radiologic-pathologic features of a newly delineated disorder of the extremity. J Pediatr Orthop. 2014 Jan; 34(1):109-17. View Abstract
How are childhood thyroid nodules discovered: opportunities for improving early detection. J Pediatr. 2014 Mar; 164(3):658-60. View Abstract
Multi-planar dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound assessment of blood flow in a rabbit model of testicular torsion. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2014 Feb; 40(2):361-70. View Abstract
Safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in children for non-cardiac applications: a review by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS). Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Sep; 43(9):1063-73. View Abstract
A standardized assessment of thyroid nodules in children confirms higher cancer prevalence than in adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Aug; 98(8):3238-45. View Abstract
Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma and infantile hemangioma: a rare association. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Mar; 47(3):448-52. View Abstract
Contrast-enhanced, real-time volumetric ultrasound imaging of tissue perfusion: preliminary results in a rabbit model of testicular torsion. Phys Med Biol. 2011 Apr 07; 56(7):2183-97. View Abstract
Portal vascular anomalies in Down syndrome: spectrum of clinical presentation and management approach. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Aug; 45(8):1676-81. View Abstract
Noninvasive assessment of testicular torsion in rabbits using frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy: prospects for pediatric urology. J Biomed Opt. 2009 Sep-Oct; 14(5):054027. View Abstract
Neonatal hemochromatosis and patent ductus venosus: clinical course and diagnostic pitfalls. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Aug; 39(8):823-7. View Abstract
Mound calcification after endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux with autologous chondrocytes--a normal variant of mound appearance? J Urol. 2009 Jun; 181(6):2702-7; discussion 2707-8. View Abstract
Role of spectral Doppler sonography in the evaluation of partial testicular torsion. J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Nov; 27(11):1629-38. View Abstract
Parkes Weber syndrome, vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation, and other fast-flow vascular anomalies are caused by RASA1 mutations. Hum Mutat. 2008 Jul; 29(7):959-65. View Abstract
Relationship of varicocele grade and testicular hypotrophy to semen parameters in adolescents. J Urol. 2007 Oct; 178(4 Pt 2):1584-8. View Abstract
Normal ovarian structure and function with normal glucose tolerance in girls with early treatment of classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2007 Apr; 20(2):67-72. View Abstract
Hepatic hemangiomas: subtype classification and development of a clinical practice algorithm and registry. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jan; 42(1):62-7; discussion 67-8. View Abstract
Automated sonographic evaluation of testicular perfusion. Phys Med Biol. 2006 Jul 21; 51(14):3419-32. View Abstract
Pulse-inversion US imaging of testicular ischemia: quantitative and qualitative analyses in a rabbit model. Radiology. 2006 Jun; 239(3):718-29. View Abstract
Testicular hypotrophy does not correlate with grade of adolescent varicocele. J Urol. 2005 Dec; 174(6):2367-70, discussion 2370. View Abstract
Iliac artery stenosis in a child with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jul; 40(7):e9-12. View Abstract
Is adolescent varicocele a progressive disease process? J Urol. 2004 Oct; 172(4 Pt 2):1746-8; discussion 1748. View Abstract
Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux with autologous chondrocytes: postoperative sonographic features. Radiology. 2004 Aug; 232(2):390-7. View Abstract
Infantile hepatic hemangiomas: clinical and imaging findings and their correlation with therapy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004 Mar; 182(3):785-95. View Abstract
CT findings and temporal course of persistent pulmonary interstitial emphysema in neonates: a multiinstitutional study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Apr; 180(4):1129-33. View Abstract
Pediatric abdominal applications of color Doppler ultrasonography. Ultrasound Q. 2002 Sep; 18(3):161-85. View Abstract
Testicular volume: comparison of orchidometer and US measurements in dogs. Radiology. 2002 Jan; 222(1):114-9. View Abstract
Cases 94, 104, 114. Fetal and pediatric ultrasound. A casebook approach. 2001; 475-479; 533-538; 583-588. View Abstract
Sonography of Pediatric Scrotal Emergencies. 2001; 162-166. View Abstract
Effect of chronic, low-pressure, sterile vesicoureteral reflux on renal growth and function in a porcine model: a radiologic and pathologic study. Radiology. 2000 Nov; 217(2):507-15. View Abstract
Comparative assessment of pediatric testicular volume: orchidometer versus ultrasound. J Urol. 2000 Sep; 164(3 Pt 2):1111-4. View Abstract
Variability of diuresis renography interpretation due to method of post-diuretic renal pelvic clearance half-time determination. J Urol. 2000 Aug; 164(2):467-71. View Abstract
Soft-tissue vascular anomalies: utility of US for diagnosis. Radiology. 2000 Mar; 214(3):747-54. View Abstract
Comparison of sonicated albumin enhanced sonography to fluoroscopic and radionuclide voiding cystography for detecting vesicoureteral reflux. J Urol. 1998 Nov; 160(5):1820-2. View Abstract
Diagnostic imaging in the evaluation of vascular birthmarks. Dermatol Clin. 1998 Jul; 16(3):455-88. View Abstract
Acute scrotal symptoms in boys with an indeterminate clinical presentation: comparison of color Doppler sonography and scintigraphy. Radiology. 1998 Apr; 207(1):223-31. View Abstract
Use of the mastoid fontanelle for improved sonographic visualization of the neonatal midbrain and posterior fossa. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Apr; 168(4):1021-5. View Abstract
Hepatic vascular anomalies in infancy: a twenty-seven-year experience. J Pediatr. 1996 Sep; 129(3):346-54. View Abstract
MR imaging of hepatic hemangiomas of infancy and changes seen with interferon alpha-2a treatment. Pediatr Radiol. 1996; 26(5):341-8. View Abstract
Comparison of color Doppler sonography and radionuclide imaging in different degrees of torsion in rabbit testes. Acad Radiol. 1995 Nov; 2(11):945-51. View Abstract
Renal dysplasia in infants: appearance on 99mTc DMSA scintigraphy. Pediatr Radiol. 1995; 25(6):472-5. View Abstract
Maturational changes in arterial impedance of the normal testis in boys: Doppler sonographic study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1994 Nov; 163(5):1189-93. View Abstract
Imaging of neonatal cholestasis. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 1994 Aug; 15(4):290-305. View Abstract
Prenatal findings associated with a unilateral nonfunctioning or absent kidney. J Urol. 1994 Jul; 152(1):176-8. View Abstract
Simultaneous occurrence of rib infarction and pulmonary infiltrates in sickle cell disease patients with acute chest syndrome. J Nucl Med. 1993 Apr; 34(4):614-8. View Abstract
Enhanced detection of vesicoureteral reflux in infants and children with use of cyclic voiding cystourethrography. Radiology. 1992 Sep; 184(3):753-5. View Abstract
Transurethral subureteric injection of autologous chondrocytes.. American Roentgen Ray Society, Atlanta, GA, April 28-May 3, 2002. View Abstract
Neonatal scrotal hematoma: a mimic of neonatal testicular torsion (poster). European Society of Pediatric Urology, Budapest, Hungary. April 11-13, 2002. View Abstract
Transurethral subureteric injection of autologous chondrocytes.. Society for Pediatric Radiology, Philadelphia, PA. April 27-May 1, 2002. View Abstract