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Short curr iculum vitae , Panos K. Prassopoulos ( 3 /2011)

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I was born in Athens, Greece, in 1960 and I graduated from the Medical School,

University of Athens (“Cum Laude”) in 1984. I was specialized in Radiology in the

“NIMTS” military hospital and the “Areteion” University Hospital in Athens (1984-

1988). I completed my Ph.D. Thesis (“Anatomic variations in Bowel positioning”) at

the Department of Radiology, University of Crete, in 1990. I have worked as a full-

time attending radiologist for 21 years. I am married and father of two children.

Current position(s)

- Professor of Radiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace

- Chairman, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

- Director of Medical Services, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis

Career

9/2002- today Professor and Chairman, Depts. of Radiology, Nuclear

Medicine (2002-2009) and Medical Physics (2002-2009) ,

University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School,

Democritus University of Thrace

Director, Clinical-Laboratory Division, Medical School,

Democritus University of Thrace (2 terms)

Director of Medical Services, University Hospital of

Alexandroupolis

9/1997- 8/2002 Ass. Professor of Radiology, Dept. of Radiology, University

Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete.

9/2000 Fellow, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University

Hospital Essen, Germany


7/1996-8/1997 Fellow, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Diaconess

Medical Centre, Harvard Μedical School, Boston, U.S.A.

7/1993-6/1996 Lecturer in Radiology, Dept. of Radiology, University Hospital

of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete

11/1995 Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical

School, Boston, U.S.A.

1/1991-6/1993 Attending Radiologist, Dept. of Radiology, “Aghia Sofia”

Children’s Hospital, Athens.

10/1992-4/1993 Fellow, Dept. of Radiology, MRI Unit, “Areteion” University

Hospital, Athens

12/1988-9/1990 Attending Radiologist, Dept. of Radiology, CT Unit, Air Forces

General Hospital, Athens

IINNVVIITTEEDD LLEECCTTUURREESS

International Congresses, Scientific Meetings 61

National Congresses, Scientific Meetings 97

PPUUBBLLIICCAATTIIOONNSS

Peer-Review Journals

Cited in Index Medicus – (Pub Med) :

138

Peer-Review international publications (non-cited) 35

Chapters in Medical Books: 9

Citations (Scopus)

H - index

1586

20

Publications in National Journals 25

Scientific papers/exhibitions in International Congresses 152

Scientific papers/exhibitions in National Congresses 218


OOTTHHEERR AACCTTIIVVIITTIIEESS

Member of 8 International and 5 National Scientific Societies

Member of the Organizing or Scientific Committee of 37 International

and 25 National Congresses-Scientific Meetings

Member of the Editorial Board of European Radiology (Oficial Jurnal of

the European Society of Radiology). Reviewer in 5 peer-review

International Journals (Index Medicus), one on-line international

publication and 4 National Journals

Investigator in 3 Research Grants.

Supervisor- councilor in 31 Ph.D. Theses

Chairman in 26 sessions in International and in 38 National

Congresses-Scientific Meetings.

Member, Research Committee, European Association of Radiology

(National Delegate, 2008-today)

Member, Program Planning Committee, European Congress of

Radiology for ECR 2008 and ECR 2009

Educational, By-Lows Committees (member), European Society of

Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR,1997- 2009)

Executive Committee member, European Society of Gastrointestinal

and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR,2009).

Educational activities

Under-graduate level:

Teaching of Radiology (professor in-charge) for 18½ years:12 ½ at the University

of Crete and 9 at the Democritus University of Thrace.


Post-graduate level:

In-service training of residents in Radiology for 20 years at the Air Forces General

Hospital, Athens, “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, University Hospital of

Heraklion, Crete and the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis in Thrace.

Instructor in two Master’s Degree Programs (Hepatobiliary Surgery, Public Health)

Publications in peer-review Journals (Index Medicus)

1. Antoniou GA, Giannoukas AD, Georgiadis GS, Antoniou SA, Simopoulos C,

Prassopoulos P, Lazarides MK. Increased prevalence of abdominal aortic

aneurysm in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair compared with

patients without hernia receiving aneurysm screening. J Vasc Surg. 2011

May;53(5):1184-8. Epub 2011 Jan 13.

2. Oikonomou A, Birbilis T, Daskalogiannakis G, Prassopoulos P. Meningioma

of the conus medullaris mimicking neurofibroma--possibly radiation

induced.Spine J. 2011 Feb;11(2):e11-5. Epub 2010 Dec 30.

3. HRCT findings in the lungs of non-smokers with neurofibromatosis.

Oikonomou A, Vadikolias K, Birbilis T, Bouros D, Prassopoulos P. HRCT

findings in the lungs of non-smokers with neurofibromatosis. Eur J Radiol.

2010 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print].

4. Chelis L, Xenidis N, Amarantidis K, Prassopoulos P, Chamalidou E, Neanidis

K, Mikroulis D, Chatzaki E, Karakitsos P, Kakolyris S. Biweekly vinorelbine

andgemcitabine as second-line treatment and beyond in non-small cell lung

cancer Chemotherapy. 2010;56(5):353-8. Epub 2010 Oct 7. PubMed PMID:

20926858.

5. Souftas V, Kozadinos A, Mantatzis M, Prassopoulos P. The use of CT or MRI

for the one-stage placement of stents in biliary obstructions. Diagn Interv

Radiol.2010 Sep;16(3):241-4. Epub 2010 Jul 26. PubMed PMID: 20658449.


6. Kefalidis G, Riga M, Argyropoulou P, Katotomichelakis M, Gouveris C,

Prassopoulos P, Danielides V. Is the width of the labyrinthine portion of the

fallopian tube implicated in the pathophysiology of Bell's palsy?: a prospective

clinical study using computed tomography. Laryngoscope. 2010

Jun;120(6):1203-7.PubMed PMID: 20513040.

7. Courcoutsakis N, Prassopoulos P, Stratakis CA. CT findings of primary

pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease: rare cause of ACTH-independent

Cushing syndrome. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Jun;194(6):W541. PubMed

PMID: 20489078.

8. Oikonomou A, Foutzitzi S, Prassopoulos P. Delayed cardiac perforation due

to migrating pacemaker lead. CMAJ. 2010 Jun 15;182(9):E379. Epub 2010

Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 20403890; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2882470.

9. Liatsikos SA, Tsikouras P, Souftas V, Ammari A, Prassopoulos P, Maroulis G,

Liberis V. Diagnosis and laparoscopic management of a rudimentary uterine

horn in a teenage girl, presenting with haematometra and severe

endometriosis: our experience and review of literature. Minim Invasive Ther

Allied Technol. 2010 Aug;19(4):241-7. PubMed PMID: 20367539.

10. Oikonomou A, Giatromanolaki A, Margaritis D, Froudarakis M, Prassopoulos

P. Primary pleural lymphoma: plaque-like thickening of the pleura. Jpn J

Radiol. 2010 Jan;28(1):62-5. Epub 2010 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 20112096.

11. Zissimopoulos A, Birbilis T, Cassimos D, Deftereos S, Karathanos E,

Chatzimichael A, Prassopoulos P. External re-programmation by a new

radionuclidic technique of electronic cerebrospinal fluid valve in case of

hydrocephalus. Hell J Nucl Med. 2009 Sep-Dec;12(3):244-7. PubMed PMID:

19936336.

12. Ypsilantis P, Deftereos S, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos C. Ultrasonographic

diagnosis of pregnancy in rats. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2009


Nov;48(6):734-9. PubMed PMID: 19930821; PubMed Central PMCID:

PMC2786927.

13. Prassopoulos P, Mantatzis M. Metastatic disease response to treatment: how

many lesions to measure? J Clin Oncol. 2010 Feb 10;28(5):e81; author reply

82. Epub 2009 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 19841318.

14. Papanas N, Courcoutsakis N, Papatheodorou K, Daskalogiannakis G,

Maltezos E, Prassopoulos P. Achilles tendon volume in type 2 diabetic

patients with or without peripheral neuropathy: MRI study. Exp Clin Endocrinol

Diabetes. 2009 Nov;117(10):645-8. Epub 2009 Oct 15. PubMed PMID:

19834869.

15. Deftereos SP, Michailidou E, Karagiannakis GK, Grigoriadi S, Prassopoulos

P. Hematogenous infantile infection presenting as osteomyelitis and septic

arthritis: a case report. Cases J. 2009 Jul 21;2:8293. PubMed PMID:

19830063; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2740290.

16. Kotini A, Mavraki E, Anninos P, Piperidou H, Prassopoulos P.

Magnetoencephalographic findings in two cases of juvenile myoclonus

epilepsy. Brain Topogr. 2010 Mar;23(1):41-5. Epub 2009 Sep 29. PubMed

PMID: 19787446.

17. Zissimopoulos A, Cassimos D, Deftereos S, Prassopoulos P, Xinias I,

Pavlidou C, Mavroudi A, Vrani O, Chatzimichael A. Hepatobiliary scan in

Alagille syndrome; arteriohepatic dysplasia. Hell J Nucl Med. 2009 May-

Aug;12(2):158-60. PubMed PMID: 19675871.

18. Kriki P, Thodis E, Deftereos S, Panagoutsos S, Theodoridis M, Kantartzi K,

Mourvati E, Prassopoulos P, Passadakis P, Vargemezis V. A tumor-like

manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a hemodialysis patient. Clin

Nephrol. 2009 Jun;71(6):714-8. PubMed PMID: 19473642.

19. Mantatzis M, Kakolyris S, Amarantidis K, Karayiannakis A, Prassopoulos P.

Treatment response classification of liver metastatic disease evaluated on


imaging. Are RECIST unidimensional measurements accurate? Eur Radiol.

2009 Jul;19(7):1809-16. Epub 2009 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 19238395.

20. Triantopoulou C, Dervenis C, Giannakou N, Papailiou J, Prassopoulos P.

Groove pancreatitis: a diagnostic challenge. Eur Radiol. 2009 Jul;19(7):1736-

43. Epub 2009 Feb 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 19238393.

21. Kotini A, Mavraki E, Anninos P, Piperidou H, Prassopoulos P. Meg evaluation

of epileptic activity in the time and frequency domain. J Integr Neurosci. 2008

Dec;7(4):463-80. PubMed PMID: 19132796

22. Deftereos SP, Karagiannakis GK, Spanoudaki A, Foutzitzi SN, Prassopoulos

P. Optic nerve sheath meningioma: a case report. Cases J. 2008 Dec

29;1(1):423. PubMed PMID: 19114016; PubMed Central PMCID:

PMC2629473.

23. Courcoutsakis NA, Prassopoulos PK, Patronas NJ. Aggressive

leptomeningeal hemangioblastomatosis of the central nervous system in a

patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009

Apr;30(4):758-60. Epub 2008 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 19039053.

24. Vadikolias K, Heliopoulos J, Bougioukas I, Prassopoulos P, Piperidou C.

Transcranial Doppler sonography: abnormal waveform pattern of intracranial

arteries in acute aortic arch dissection. J Neuroimaging. 2009 Oct;19(4):375-

7. Epub 2008 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 19021831.

25. Spanoudaki A, Oikonomou A, Dimitrova K, Prassopoulos P. Pedunculated

uterine leiomyoma mimicking abdominal mass: a case report. Cases J. 2008

Nov 17;1(1):315. PubMed PMID: 19014628; PubMed Central PMCID:

PMC2588583.

26. Courcoutsakis N, Deftereos S, Daskalogiannakis G, Prassopoulos P.

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: duplication of the gallbladder. J Gastroenterol

Hepatol. 2008 Aug;23(8 Pt 1):1304. PubMed PMID: 18699980.


27. Courcoutsakis N, Souftas V, Thodis I, Vargemezis V, Prassopoulos P.

Sclerosing peritonitis. Intern Med. 2008;47(15):1441-2. Epub 2008 Aug 1.

PubMed PMID: 18670153.

28. Pitiakoudis M, Papanas N, Polychronidis A, Maltezos E, Prassopoulos P,

Simopoulos C. Double gall-bladder--two pathologies: a case report. Acta Chir

Belg. 2008 Mar-Apr;108(2):261-3. PubMed PMID: 18557157.

29. Ypsilantis P, Pitiakoudis M, Souftas VD, Lambropoulou M, Tsalikidis C,

Foutzitzi S, Tsigalou C, Prassopoulos P, Papadopoulos N, Simopoulos C.

Liver regeneration following radiofrequency ablation. J Surg Res. 2008

Nov;150(1):60-5. Epub 2007 Oct 25. PubMed PMID: 18499128.

30. Oikonomou A, Birbilis T, Gymnopoulou E, Prassopoulos P. Paget disease of

the spine manifested by thoracic and lumbar epidural lipomatosis: magnetic

resonance imaging findings. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Dec 1;32(25):E789-

92. PubMed PMID: 18245996.

31. Oikonomou A, Tsanakas J, Hatziagorou E, Kirvassilis F, Efremidis S,

Prassopoulos P. High resolution computed tomography of the chest in cystic

fibrosis (CF): is simplification of scoring systems feasible? Eur Radiol. 2008

Mar;18(3):538-47. Epub 2007 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 18040691.

32. Mantatzis M, Prassopoulos P. Total body fat, visceral fat, subcutaneous fat,

bone marrow fat? What is important to measure? AJR Am J Roentgenol.

2007 Dec;189(6):W386; author reply W385. PubMed PMID: 18029855.

33. Kotini A, Anninos P, Tamiolakis D, Prassopoulos P. Differentiation of MEG

activity in multiple sclerosis patients with the use of nonlinear analysis. J

Integr Neurosci. 2007 Jun;6(2):233-40. PubMed PMID: 17622980.

34. Anninos P, Kotini A, Tamiolakis D, Prassopoulos P. Evaluation of an

intracranial arachnoid cyst with MEG after magnetic stimulation. J Integr

Neurosci. 2007 Jun;6(2):227-32. PubMed PMID: 17622979.


35. Anninos P, Adamopoulos A, Kotini A, Tsagas N, Tamiolakis D, Prassopoulos

P. MEG evaluation of Parkinson's diseased patients after external magnetic

stimulation. Acta Neurol Belg. 2007 Mar;107(1):5-10. PubMed PMID:

17569226.

36. Oikonomou A, Prassopoulos P, Hytiroglou P, Kirvassilis FV, Tsanakas JN.

Atypical CT findings of isolated pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a

4-year-old boy. J Thorac Imaging. 2007 May;22(2):176-9. PubMed PMID:

17527124.

37. Vadikolias K, Kouklakis G, Heliopoulos I, Argyropoulou P, Papanas N,

Tzilonidou M, Prassopoulos P, Piperidou H. Acute paraplegia after the

initiation of anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha therapy for Crohn's disease. Eur

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Feb;19(2):159-62. PubMed PMID: 17273002.

38. Pitiakoudis MS, Tsaroucha AK, Deftereos S, Laftsidis P, Prassopoulos P,

Simopoulos CE. Primary hydatid disease in a retroplaced gallbladder. J

Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2006 Dec;15(4):383-5. PubMed PMID: 17205152.

39. Georgiadis GS, Souftas VD, Papas TT, Lazarides MK, Prassopoulos P.

Inferior epigastric artery false aneurysms: review of the literature and case

report. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;33(2):182-6. Epub 2006 Oct 20.

PubMed PMID:17055755.

40. Oikonomou A, Pantelidou D, Tsatalas C, Prassopoulos P. Metastatic

pulmonary calcification in acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2006

Apr;47(4):759-61. PubMed PMID: 16886277.

41. Souftas VD, Prassopoulos P. Computed-tomography-guided direct

percutaneous transhepatic embolization of a bleeding hepatic artery branch

aneurysm. Acta Radiol. 2006 Jun;47(5):461-4. PubMed PMID: 16796306.

42. Gourtsoyiannis NC, Grammatikakis J, Papamastorakis G, Koutroumbakis J,

Prassopoulos P, Rousomoustakaki M, Papanikolaou N. Imaging of small

intestinal Crohn's disease: comparison between MR enteroclysis and


conventional enteroclysis. Eur Radiol. 2006 Sep;16(9):1915-25. Epub 2006

May 4. PubMed PMID: 16673093.

43. Argyropoulou PI, Verettas DA, Prassopoulos P. "Penumbra sign" on magnetic

resonance imaging. J Trauma. 2006 Feb;60(2):458; author reply 458-9.


44. Oikonomou A, Mantatzis M, Ritis K, Kartalis G, Prassopoulos P. Multiple

splenic macronodular tuberculomas: MRI characteristics under treatment. Int

J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Feb;10(2):233-4. PubMed PMID: 16499268.

45. Pantelidou D, Tsatalas C, Margaritis D, Anastasiadis AG, Kaloutsi V,

Argyropoulou P, Prassopoulos P, Bourikas G. Successful treatment of lymph

node extramedullary plasmacytoma with bortezomib. Ann Hematol. 2006

Mar;85(3):188-90. Epub 2006 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 16397787.

46. Kotini A, Anninos P, Adamopoulos A, Prassopoulos P. Low-frequency MEG

activity and MRI evaluation in Parkinson's disease. Brain Topogr. 2005

Fall;18(1):59-63. Epub 2005 Sep 16. PubMed PMID: 16193267.

47. Markou N, Tsangaris I, Konstantonis D, Vretzakis G, Pneumatikos I,

Katsikoyiannis N, Argiropoulou P, Prassopoulos P. Massive subcutaneous

emphysema as presenting finding of colonic perforation and retroperitoneal

necrotizing fasciitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2005 May;23(3):421-2. PubMed PMID:

15915440.

48. Tsaroucha AK, Pitiakoudis MS, Chanos G, Chiotis AS, Argyropoulou PI,

Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos CE. U-stitching splenorraphy technique:

experimental and clinical study. ANZ J Surg. 2005 Apr;75(4):208-12. PubMed

PMID: 15839966.

49. Mouzas IA, Petrakis I, Vardas E, Kogerakis N, Skordilis P, Prassopoulos P.

Bile leakage presenting as acute abdomen due to a stone created around a

migrated surgical clip. Med Sci Monit. 2005 Mar;11(3):CS16-8. PubMed

PMID: 15735570.


50. Tamiolakis D, Venizelos I, Nikolaidou S, Prassopoulos P, Alexiadis G,

Simopoulos C, Papadopoulos N. Bilateral metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma to

the breast in an adolescent female: touch imprint cytology and implication of

MyoD1 nuclear antigen. Onkologie. 2004 Oct;27(5):469-71. PubMed PMID:

15585977.

51. Tamiolakis D, Georgiou G, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos C, Venizelos J,

Papadopoulos N. Neutrophil-rich anaplastic large cell lymphoma (NR-ALCL)

mimicking lymphadenitis: a study by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Leuk

Lymphoma. 2004 Jun;45(6):1309-10. PubMed PMID: 15360021.

52. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Mantatzis M, Prassopoulos P, Maris T, Varveris H,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Stereology versus planimetry to estimate the volume of

malignant liver lesions on MR imaging. Magn Reson Imaging. 2004

Sep;22(7):1011-6. PubMed PMID: 15288142.

53. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Papamastorakis G,

Prassopoulos P, Roussomoustakaki M. Assessment of Crohn's disease

activity in the small bowel with MR and conventional enteroclysis: preliminary

results. Eur Radiol. 2004 Jun;14(6):1017-24. Epub 2004 Apr 1. PubMed

PMID: 15057562.

54. Tamiolakis D, Venizelos J, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos S, Bolioti S, Tsiapali

M, Papadopoulos N. Intrahepatic extramedullary hematopoietic tumor

mimicking metastatic carcinoma from a colonic primary. Onkologie. 2004

Feb;27(1):65-7. PubMed PMID: 15007251.

55. Tamiolakis D, Bouros D, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos C, Venizelos J,

Papadopoulos N. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of a para-aortical solitary

plasma-cell tumor. Leuk Lymphoma. 2003 Oct;44(10):1831-3. PubMed PMID:

14692544.

56. Papanikolaou N, Papadaki E, Karampekios S, Spilioti M, Maris T,

Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N. T2 relaxation time analysis in patients with


multiple sclerosis: correlation with magnetization transfer ratio. Eur Radiol.

2004 Jan;14(1):115-22. Epub 2003 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 14600774.

57. Christodoulou P, Doxas PG, Papadakis CE, Prassopoulos P, Maris T,

Helidonis ES. Transtympanic iontophoresis of gadopentetate dimeglumine:

Preliminary results. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Oct;129(4):408-13.


58. Pitiakoudis M, Argyropoulou PI, Tsaroucha AK, Prassopoulos P, Simopoulos

C. Cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix: an incidental imaging finding in a

patient with adenocarcinomas of the ascending and the sigmoid colon. BMC

Gastroenterol. 2003 Oct 22;3:30. PubMed PMID: 14572318; PubMed Central

PMCID: PMC270054.

59. Christoforakis JJ, Kontakis GM, Katonis PG, Maris T, Voloudaki A,

Prassopoulos P, Hadjipavlou AG. Relevance of the restoration of humeral

length and retroversion in hemiarthroplasty for humeral head fractures. Acta

Orthop Belg. 2003 Jun;69(3):226-32. PubMed PMID: 12879704.

60. Tamiolakis D, Venizclos J, Karamanidis D, Prassopoulos P, Papadopoulos N.

Broad ligament recurrence of ovarian granulosa cell tumour detected by touch

imprint cytology. Cytopathology. 2003 Aug;14(4):226-7. PubMed PMID:

12873320.

61. Chryssou EG, Prassopoulos P, Mouzas J, Maris TG, Gourtsoyiannis N. The

course of traumatic pancreatitis in a patient with pancreas divisum: a case

report. BMC Gastroenterol. 2003 Mar 14;3:4. Epub 2003 Mar 14. PubMed

PMID: 12689344; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC153522.

62. Damilakis J, Perisinakis K, Prassopoulos P, Dimovasili E, Varveris H,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Conceptus radiation dose and risk from chest screen-film

radiography. Eur Radiol. 2003 Feb;13(2):406-12. Epub 2002 Apr 30. PubMed

PMID: 12599008.


63. Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Lauenstein T, Prassopoulos P,

Gourtsoyiannis N. MR colonography with fecal tagging: comparison between

2D turbo FLASH and 3D FLASH sequences. Eur Radiol. 2003 Mar;13(3):448-

52. Epub 2003 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 12594545.

64. Papanikolaou N, Prassopoulos P, Grammatikakis I, Maris T, Gourtsoyiannis

NC. Technical challenges and clinical applications of magnetic resonance

enteroclysis. Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2002 Dec;13(6):397-408. Review.


65. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Prassopoulos P. MR

enteroclysis: technical considerations and clinical applications. Eur Radiol.

2002 Nov;12(11):2651-8. Epub 2002 Jun 4. PubMed PMID: 12386753.

66. Papanikolaou N, Prassopoulos P, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Kouroumalis E,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Optimization of a contrast medium suitable for conventional

enteroclysis, MR enteroclysis, and virtual MR enteroscopy. Abdom Imaging.

2002 Sep-Oct;27(5):517-22. PubMed PMID: 12172989.

67. Varveris H, Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Stefanaki K, Lyraraki E, Kachris S,

Orfanoudaki E, Prassopoulos P, Samonis G. Peripheral primitive

neuroectodermal tumour during pregnancy. Br J Radiol. 2002

Jun;75(894):543-7. PubMed PMID: 12124244.

68. Hatzidakis AA, Prassopoulos P, Petinarakis I, Sanidas E, Chrysos E,

Chalkiadakis G, Tsiftsis D, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Acute cholecystitis in high-risk

patients: percutaneous cholecystostomy vs conservative treatment. Eur

Radiol. 2002 Jul;12(7):1778-84. Epub 2002 Feb 21. PubMed PMID:

12111069.

69. Prassopoulos P, Papanikolaou N, Maris T, Gogas C, Mouzas J,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Development of contrast-enhanced virtual MR

cholangioscopy: a feasibility study. Eur Radiol. 2002 Jun;12(6):1438-41. Epub

2002 Feb 2. PubMed PMID: 12042951.


70. Maris TG, Prassopoulos P, Papanikolaou N, Christodoulou P, Doxas PG,

Helidonis ES, Gourtsoyiannis N. Transtympanic iontophoresis with a

biocompatible paramagnetic solution at MR imaging: experimental feasibility

study in rabbits. Radiology. 2002 Jun;223(3):689-94. PubMed PMID:

12034936.

71. Chatzicostas C, Koutroubakis IE, Tzardi M, Roussomoustakaki M,

Prassopoulos P, Kouroumalis EA. Colonic tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's

disease: case report. BMC Gastroenterol. 2002 May 13;2:10. PubMed PMID:

12019037; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC115203.

72. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N.

Comparison of two volumetric techniques for estimating liver volume using

magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2002 May;15(5):557-

63. PubMed PMID: 11997897.

73. Bizakis JG, Prassopoulos P, Papadakis CE, Kyrmizakis DE, Panayiotides JG,

Katsamouris A. Arteriovenous malformation of the neck presented during

delivery. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2002 Apr;29(2):203-7. PubMed PMID:

11893459.

74. Papanikolaou N, Prassopoulos P, Eracleous E, Maris T, Gogas C,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiography

versus heavily T2-weighted magnetic resonance cholangiography. Invest

Radiol. 2001 Nov;36(11):682-6. PubMed PMID: 11606846.

75. Prassopoulos P, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Rousomoustakaki M,

Maris T, Gourtsoyiannis N. MR enteroclysis imaging of Crohn disease.

Radiographics. 2001 Oct;21 Spec No:S161-72. Review. PubMed PMID:

11598255.

76. Magkanas E, Voloudaki A, Bouros D, Prassopoulos P, Alexopoulou C,

Tzanakis N, Linardakis M, Gourtsoyiannis N. Pulmonary sarcoidosis.

Correlation of expiratory high-resolution CT findings with inspiratory patterns


and pulmonary function tests. Acta Radiol. 2001 Sep;42(5):494-501. PubMed

PMID: 11552887.

77. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos

P. MR enteroclysis protocol optimization: comparison between 3D FLASH

with fat saturation after intravenous gadolinium injection and true FISP

sequences. Eur Radiol. 2001;11(6):908-13. PubMed PMID: 11419161.

78. Gourtsoyiannis N, Grammatikakis J, Prassopoulos P. Role of conventional

radiology in the diagnosis and staging of gastrointestinal tract neoplasms.

Semin Surg Oncol. 2001 Mar;20(2):91-108. Review. PubMed PMID:

11398203.

79. Prassopoulos P, Tritou I, Papanikolaou N, Gourtsoyiannis N. Deformity of the

superior mesenteric vein: MR sign of pancreatic cancer unresectability. AJR

Am J Roentgenol. 2001 Jun;176(6):1600-1. PubMed PMID: 11373243.

80. Daskalogiannaki M, Prassopoulos P, Katrinakis G, Tritou I, Eliopoulos G,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Splenic involvement in lymphomas. Evaluation on serial CT

examinations. Acta Radiol. 2001 May;42(3):326-32. PubMed PMID:

11350294.

81. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Varveris H, Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N.

Image segmentation in treatment planning for prostate cancer using the

region growing technique. Br J Radiol. 2001 Mar;74(879):243-8. PubMed

PMID: 11338100.

82. Christoforakis J, Kontakis GM, Maris T, Damilakis J, Katonis P, Prassopoulos

P, Hadjipavlou AG. An individualized approach for the implantation of a

humeral prosthesis with the proper retroversion in fractures. Arch Orthop

Trauma Surg. 2001;121(4):227-9. PubMed PMID: 11317686.

83. Kontakis GM, Damilakis J, Christoforakis J, Papadakis A, Katonis P,

Prassopoulos P. The bicipital groove as a landmark for orientation of the


humeral prosthesis in cases of fracture. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2001 Mar-

Apr;10(2):136-9. PubMed PMID: 11307076.

84. Mazonakis M, Damilakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N.

Estimation of spleen volume using MR imaging and a random marking

technique. Eur Radiol. 2000;10(12):1899-903. PubMed PMID: 11305567.

85. Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, Maris T, Prassopoulos

P. MR imaging of the small bowel with a true-FISP sequence after

enteroclysis with water solution. Invest Radiol. 2000 Dec;35(12):707-11.


86. Tritou I, Prassopoulos P, Daskalogiannaki M, Charoulakis N,

Papakonstantinou O, Gourtsoyiannis N. Miliary hepatic tuberculosis not

associated with splenic or lung involvement. A case report. Acta Radiol. 2000

Sep;41(5):479-81. PubMed PMID: 11016770.

87. Bizakis JG, Prassopoulos P, Doxas P, Papadakis CE, Skoulakis CE,

Kyrmizakis DE, Helidonis ES. Frontal lobe abscess secondary to head trauma

and nasal polyposis. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2000 Oct;27(4):367-70. PubMed

PMID: 10996499.

88. Koukouraki S, Prassopoulos P, Koukourakis M, Velidaki A, Karkavitsas N. Tc-

99m sestamibi scintigraphy: an effective method to predict the response of

thymoma after radiotherapy. Clin Nucl Med. 2000 Sep;25(9):727-8. PubMed

PMID: 10983766.

89. Raissaki M, Hatzidakis AA, Prassopoulos P, Bakandaki A, Vrachassotakis N,

Vasilakis SJ, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Late complication following percutaneous

cholecystostomy: retained abdominal wall gallstone. Eur Radiol.

2000;10(8):1284-6. PubMed PMID: 10939491.

90. Daskalogiannaki M, Prassopoulos P, Raissaki M, Tsardi M, Gourtsoyiannis N.

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma presenting with respiratory symptoms. Eur

Radiol. 2000;10(5):814-6. PubMed PMID: 10823639.


91. Daskalogiannaki M, Voloudaki A, Prassopoulos P, Magkanas E, Stefanaki K,

Apostolaki E, Gourtsoyiannis N. CT evaluation of mesenteric panniculitis:

prevalence and associated diseases. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000

Feb;174(2):427-31. PubMed PMID: 10658720.

92. Vrentzos G, Ganotakis E, Stylianou K, Prassopoulos P, Tsetis D, Koukouraki

S, Karkavitsas N, Emmanouel D. Acute angulation of the left renal artery

imitating renal artery stenosis in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1999 Jul;14(7):1767-70. PubMed PMID: 10435893.

93. Faflia CP, Prassopoulos PK, Gourtsoyiannis NC. The orientation of the

sacroiliac joint portions influence their radiologic appearance. Spine (Phila Pa

1976). 1999 Jul 1;24(13):1390-1. PubMed PMID: 10404586.

94. Kandarakis I, Cavouras D, Prassopoulos P, Kanellopoulos E, Nomicos CD,

Panayiotakis GS. Evaluating scintillators used in radiation detectors of

medical imaging systems by the effective fidelity index method. Eur J Radiol.

1999 Apr;30(1):61-6. PubMed PMID: 10389014.

95. Thompson SE, Raptopoulos V, Sheiman RL, McNicholas MM, Prassopoulos

P. Abdominal helical CT: milk as a low-attenuation oral contrast agent.

Radiology. 1999 Jun;211(3):870-5. PubMed PMID: 10352618.

96. Cavouras D, Kandarakis I, Prassopoulos P, Kanellopoulos E, Nomicos CD,

Panayiotakis GS. Evaluating phosphors for use in X-ray image detectors by

the effective performance index (EPI) method: application to Eu3+ activated

yttrium based materials. Technol Health Care. 1999;7(1):53-61. PubMed

PMID: 10218600.

97. Prassopoulos PK, Faflia CP, Voloudaki AE, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Sacroiliac

joints: anatomical variants on CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1999 Mar-

Apr;23(2):323-7. PubMed PMID: 10096348.


98. Prassopoulos PK, Faflia CP, Goursoyiannis NC. Sacroiliac joint

pneumatocysts: prevalence on CT examinations. Eur Radiol. 1999;9(3):572.


99. Cavouras D, Kandarakis I, Prassopoulos P, Kanellopoulos E, Nomicos CD,

Panayiotakis GS. A method to evaluate the performance of X-ray imaging

scintillators by means of the brightness-sharpness index (BSI). Acta Radiol.

1999 Mar;40(2):211-6. PubMed PMID: 10080737.

100. Papadaki E, Prassopoulos P, Bizakis J, Karampekios S, Papadakis H,

Gourtsoyiannis N. X-linked deafness with stapes gusher in females. Eur J


101. Gossios K, Tsianos E, Prassopoulos P, Papakonstantinou O, Tsimoyiannis E,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Usefulness of the non-distension of the stomach in the

evaluation of perigastric invasion in advanced gastric cancer by CT. Eur J


102. Raissaki M, Prassopoulos P, Daskalogiannaki M, Magkanas E,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Acute abdomen due to torsion of wandering spleen: CT

diagnosis. Eur Radiol. 1998;8(8):1409-12. PubMed PMID: 9853224.

103. Faflia CP, Prassopoulos PK, Daskalogiannaki ME, Gourtsoyiannis NC.

Variation in the appearance of the normal sacroiliac joint on pelvic CT. Clin

Radiol. 1998 Oct;53(10):742-6. PubMed PMID: 9817091.

104. Prassopoulos P, Raptopoulos V, Chuttani R, McKee JD, McNicholas MM,

Sheiman RG. Development of virtual CT cholangiopancreatoscopy.

Radiology. 1998 Nov;209(2):570-4. PubMed PMID: 9807592.

105. Sheiman RG, Prassopoulos P, Raptopoulos V. CT detection of layering of i.v.

contrast material in the abdominal aorta. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998

Nov;171(5):1291-5. PubMed PMID: 9798864.


106. Daskalogiannaki M, Prassopoulos P, Rovithi I, Manganas E, Bolioti S,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Atypical CT findings of cervical lymphadenopathy due to

Hodgkin's disease. A case report. Acta Radiol. 1998 Sep;39(5):587-9.


107. Anezinis P, Prassopoulos P, Daskalopoulos G, Mavromanolakis E,

Gourtsoyiannis N, Cranidis A. MRI and CT features in two unusual cases of

xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. Eur J Radiol. 1998 Aug;28(1):98-101.


108. Prassopoulos PK, Giannakopoulou CA, Apostolaki EG, Charoulakis NZ,

Gourtsoyiannis NC. Primary ilio-psoas abscess extending to the thigh in a

neonate: US, CT and MR findings. Pediatr Radiol. 1998 Aug;28(8):605-7.


109. Damilakis J, Prassopoulos P, Mazonakis M, Bizakis J, Papadaki E,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Tailored low dose three-dimensional CT of paranasal

sinuses. Clin Imaging. 1998 Jul-Aug;22(4):235-9. PubMed PMID: 9699043.

110. Raptopoulos V, Prassopoulos P, Chuttani R, McNicholas MM, McKee JD,

Kressel HY. Multiplanar CT pancreatography and distal cholangiography with

minimum intensity projections. Radiology. 1998 May;207(2):317-24. PubMed

PMID: 9577475.

111. McNicholas MM, Raptopoulos VD, Schwartz RK, Sheiman RG, Zormpala A,

Prassopoulos PK, Ernst RD, Pearlman JD. Excretory phase CT urography for

opacification of the urinary collecting system. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998

May;170(5):1261-7. PubMed PMID: 9574598.

112. Bazopoulos EV, Prassopoulos PK, Damilakis JE, Raissaki MT, Megremis SD,

Gourtsoyiannis NC. A comparison between digital fluoroscopic hard copies

and 105-mm spot films in evaluating vesicoureteric reflux in children. Pediatr

Radiol. 1998 Mar;28(3):162-6. PubMed PMID: 9561535.


113. Prassopoulos P, Raissaki M, Daskalogiannaki M, Gourtsoyiannis N.

Retropsoas positioned bowel: incidence and clinical relevance. J Comput

Assist Tomogr. 1998 Mar-Apr;22(2):304-7. PubMed PMID: 9530399.

114. Hatjidakis AA, Karampekios S, Prassopoulos P, Xynos E, Raissaki M,

Vasilakis SI, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Maturation of the tract after percutaneous

cholecystostomy with regard to the access route. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol.

1998 Jan-Feb;21(1):36-40. PubMed PMID: 9518138.

115. Hatjidakis AA, Karampekios S, Prassopoulos P, Xynos E, Raissaki M,

Vasilakis SI, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Maturation of the Tract After Percutaneous

Cholecystostomy with Regard to the Access Route. Cardiovasc Intervent

Radiol. 1998 Jan;20(1):36-40. PubMed PMID: 9473544.

116. Damilakis J, Prassopoulos P, Perisinakis K, Faflia C, Gourtsoyiannis N. CT of

the sacroiliac joints. Dosimetry and optimal settings for a high-resolution

technique. Acta Radiol. 1997 Sep;38(5):870-5. PubMed PMID: 9332247.

117. Bizakis JG, Papadakis CE, Prassopoulos P, Kyrmizakis DE, Prokopakis EM,

Helidonis ES. Transantral evacuation of an orbital abscess following a molar

tooth extraction. Am J Otolaryngol. 1997 Jul-Aug;18(4):277-9. PubMed PMID:

9242881.

118. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Evlogias N, Golfinopoulos S. Brain atrophy in

children undergoing systemic chemotherapy for extracranial solid tumors.

Med Pediatr Oncol. 1997 Mar;28(3):228-33. PubMed PMID: 9024523.

119. Prassopoulos P, Daskalogiannaki M, Raissaki M, Hatjidakis A, Gourtsoyiannis

N. Determination of normal splenic volume on computed tomography in

relation to age, gender and body habitus. Eur Radiol. 1997;7(2):246-8.


120. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Golfinopoulos S, Evlogias N, Theodoropoulos

V, Panagiotou J. Quantitative assessment of cerebral atrophy during and after


treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Invest Radiol. 1996

Dec;31(12):749-54. PubMed PMID: 8970876.

121. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Ioannidou M, Golfinopoulos S. Study of

subarachnoid spaces in children with idiopathic mental retardation. J Child

Neurol. 1996 May;11(3):197-200. PubMed PMID: 8734021.

122. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Golfinopoulos S. Developmental changes in the

posterior cranial fossa of children studied by CT. Neuroradiology. 1996

Jan;38(1):80-3. PubMed PMID: 8773285.

123. Prassopoulos P, Charoulakis N, Anezinis P, Daskalopoulos G, Cranidis A,

Gourtsoyiannis N. Suprapubic versus transrectal ultrasonography in

assessing the volume of the prostate and the transition zone in patients with

benign prostatic hyperplasia. Abdom Imaging. 1996 Jan-Feb;21(1):75-7.


124. Prassopoulos PK, Raissaki MT, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Hepatodiaphragmatic

interposition of the colon in the upright and supine position. J Comput Assist

Tomogr. 1996 Jan-Feb;20(1):151-3. PubMed PMID: 8576467.

125. Raissaki MT, Prassopoulos P, Hatjidakis AA, Christodoulakis M, Melissas J,

Gourtsoyiannis NC. [Modified double contrast examination of the stomach in

obese patients after vertical gastroplasty]. Rontgenpraxis. 1995

Nov;48(11):319-23. German. PubMed PMID: 8553131.

126. Prassopoulos P, Hatjidakis AA, Drositis JD, Gourtsoyiannis NC. [Ruptured

aneurysms of the common iliac artery. Uncharacteristic clinical symptoms with

unusual CT findings]. Rontgenpraxis. 1995 Jul;48(7):212-3. German. PubMed

PMID: 7676359.

127. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Golfinopoulos S, Nezi M. The size of the intra-

and extraventricular cerebrospinal fluid compartments in children with

idiopathic benign widening of the frontal subarachnoid space. Neuroradiology.

1995 Jul;37(5):418-21. PubMed PMID: 7477845.


128. Prassopoulos PK, Gourtsoyiannis NC. Computed tomography or intravenous

urography in the evaluation of renal damage in children with urinary tract

infection? Pediatr Nephrol. 1995 Apr;9(2):255. PubMed PMID: 7794732.

129. Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. Interposition of

the colon between the kidney and the psoas muscle: a normal anatomic

variation studied by CT. Abdom Imaging. 1994 Sep-Oct;19(5):446-8. PubMed

PMID: 7950824.

130. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D. CT assessment of normal splenic size in

children. Acta Radiol. 1994 Mar;35(2):152-4. PubMed PMID: 8172741.

131. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D. CT evaluation of normal CSF spaces in

children: relationship to age, gender and cranial size. Eur J Radiol. 1994

Feb;18(1):22-5. PubMed PMID: 8168576.

132. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D. Renal parenchymal thickness in children

measured by computed tomography. Eur Urol. 1994;25(1):51-4. PubMed

PMID: 8307076.

133. Cavouras D, Prassopoulos P. Computer image analysis of brain CT images

for discriminating hypodense cerebral lesions in children. Med Inform (Lond).

1994 Jan-Mar;19(1):13-20. PubMed PMID: 7934301.

134. Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Gourtsoyiannis N. Pre- and post-nephrectomy

kidney enlargement in patients with contralateral renal cancer. Eur Urol.

1993;24(1):58-61. PubMed PMID: 8365441.

135. Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. CT evaluation

of compensatory renal growth in relation to postnephrectomy time. Acta



136. Cavouras D, Prassopoulos P, Pantelidis N. Image analysis methods for

solitary pulmonary nodule characterization by computed tomography. Eur J

Radiol. 1992 May-Jun;14(3):169-72. PubMed PMID: 1563422.

137. Gourtsoyiannis N, Prassopoulos P, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. The thickness

of the renal parenchyma decreases with age: a CT study of 360 patients. AJR

Am J Roentgenol. 1990 Sep;155(3):541-4. PubMed PMID: 2117353.

138. Prassopoulos P, Gourtsoyiannis N, Cavouras D, Pantelidis N. A study of the

variation of colonic positioning in the pararenal space as shown by computed

tomography. Eur J Radiol. 1990 Jan-Feb;10(1):44-7. PubMed PMID:

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