Division Chief, Abdominal Imaging

Department / Division:
Radiology / Abdominal Imaging

Address:
DUMC 3808
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-2711

Office Telephone:
919-684-7366

Fax Telephone:
919-684-7129

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1985

• Radiology, University of Utah, 1986-1990

• Abdominal Imaging, Duke University Medical Center, 1990-1991

Clinical Interests:
Hepatobiliary pancreatic imaging with emphasis on CT and MR, abdominal interventional radiology, oncologic imaging, CT colonography

Research Interests:
Research interests include (1) clinical evaluation and applications of state-of-the-art imaging technology with an emphasis on computed body tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging, (2) imaging technology for hepatic lesion detection and characterization, (3) image guided percutaneous biopsies and interventional procedures, and (4) imaging of pancreatic pathology

Representative Publications:
5. Paulson EK, Baker ME, Paine SS, Spritzer CE, Meyers WC. Detection of Focal Hepatic Masses: STIR MR vs. CT During Arterial Portography. JCAT 18:581-587, 1994. (1994)

4. Paulson EK, McClellan J, Washington K, Spritzer C, Meyers W, Baker M. Hepatic Adenoma: MR Characteristics and Correlation with Pathologic Findings. AJR 163:113-116, 1994. (1994)

3. Paulson EK, Kliewer MA, Hertzberg BS, Paine SS, Carroll BA. Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis with Color Doppler Sonography: Significance of Arterial Flow in Thickened Gallbladder Wall. AJR 162:1105-1108, 1994. (1994)

2. Paulson EK, Hertzberg BS, Paine SS, Carroll BA. Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysms: Value of Color Doppler Sonography in Predicting Which Ones Will Thrombose Without Treatment. AJR 159:1077-1081, 1992. (1992)

1. Paulson EK, Baker M: CT Arterial Portography: Causes of Technical Failure and Variable Liver Enhancement. AJR 159:745-749, 1992. (1992)