Rangarajan Purushothaman

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UAMS

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-23

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5 h-index 15 pubs 77 cited

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Rangarajan Purushothaman's research investigates the application of medical imaging techniques in diagnosing and evaluating various medical conditions, with a particular focus on pediatric abusive head trauma and neurological disorders. His work has explored the utility of three-dimensional and reformatted head computed tomography (CT) images, as well as balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) sequences in MRI, for assessing hemorrhages and craniocerebral trauma in children. Purushothaman has also contributed to the understanding of peripheral neuropathy through multi-institutional usability studies of MRI-based scoring systems like NS-RADS.

In addition to imaging applications, his research includes descriptive analyses of the demographics and educational backgrounds within specialized medical fields, such as pediatric interventional radiology and abdominal imaging fellowship programs in North America and the United States. Purushothaman's scholarly output includes 15 publications with 74 citations and an h-index of 5. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Raghu Ramakrishnaiah and Sateesh Jayappa.

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h-index: 5
Publications: 15
Citations: 77

Selected Publications

Lumbar vertebral diskitis-osteomyelitis with mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Streptococcus mitis (2024)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Review of the demographic and educational profiles of abdominal imaging fellowship program directors in the United States (2024)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
MRI-based Neuropathy Score Reporting And Data System (NS-RADS): multi-institutional wider-experience usability study of peripheral neuropathy conditions among 32 radiology readers (2024)

9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Utility of balanced steady-state field precession sequence in the evaluation of retinal and subdural hemorrhages in patients with abusive head trauma (2023)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Abstract No. 97 Pediatric interventional radiology workforce in North America: a descriptive analysis of demographics, educational backgrounds, and scholarly activities (2021)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Utility of three-dimensional and reformatted head computed tomography images in the evaluation of pediatric abusive head trauma (2021)

10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Pediatric interventional radiology workforce in North America: a descriptive analysis of demographics, educational backgrounds and scholarly activities (2021)

10 citations DOI OpenAlex