Ann Arbor VA Medical Center

Surgical waste from stereotactic glioma biopsies contains clinically relevant tumor DNA

Stereotactic needle biopsy is an established approach for sampling gliomas in deep, midline, or eloquent brain regions, but tissue acquisition remains constrained by the need to preserve material for histopathology, molecular testing, and research. During routine specimen handlin...

Use of Anticoagulation Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter in the United States

BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) remains underused in patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter at high risk of ischemic stroke. We aimed to characterize documented OAC prescribing at diagnosis and during 1-year follow-up and identify factors associated with baseline OAC...

Perceptions of Incidental Findings on Lung Cancer Screening Exams: A National Survey of Primary Care Clinicians and Radiologists

RATIONALE: Unlike other common cancer screenings, annual lung cancer screening often identifies a spectrum of incidental findings unrelated to lung cancer. While these findings could be actionable, how to best communicate and manage them can be a challenge, often falling upon pri...