Ronnie Sebro, MD

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Weissenkampen JD, Ghorai A, Carneiro TN, Fasolino M, Gehringer BN, Rajan M, Dow HC, Kunatharaju S, Roenneberg T, Sebro R, Rader DJ, Keenan B, Almasy L, Brodkin ES, Bucan M. Sleep and activity patterns in autism. Autism 30(3):767-787, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41641503.
2. Jo S, Sebro R. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Assessment. Radiol Clin North Am 64(2):285-294, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41656050.
3. Manasi A, Sebro RA, Wilke BK, Garner HW, Peterson JJ, Stanborough RO. MRI surveillance for musculoskeletal sarcoma recurrence: is axial-only imaging good enough?. Skeletal Radiol, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41609818.
4. White RD, Demirer M, Sebro R, Cortopassi IO, Stowell JT, McCann MR, Barry T, Appleton CP, Helgeson SA, Erdal BS. Artificial intelligence improves detection and classification of pulmonary venous hypertension related to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction by chest radiography. Scientific reports 15(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41174036.
5. Koyya HR, Meredith E, Gharehmohammadi F, Elmahdy M, Sebro R. A statistical model to determine the optimal bone mineral density (BMD) screening schedule in liver transplant recipients. J Liver Transpl 20:100295, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 42266871.
6. Gharehmohammadi F, Sebro R. Deep learning opportunistic screening for osteoporosis and osteopenia using radiographs of the foot or ankle - A pilot study. Eur J Radiol 184:111980, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39946811.
7. Sebro R, Elmahdy M. Optimized surveillance frequency for low bone mineral density (BMD) screening using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in patients after lung transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 44(3):404-411, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39521196.
8. Zhang, J, Weissenkampen, JD, Kember, RL, Hougaard, DM, Bybjerg-Grauholm, J, Werge, T, Als, TD, Rosengren, A, Grove, J, Børglum, AD, Robinson, EB, Brodkin, ES, Almasy, L, Bucan, M, Sebro, R. Phenotypic and ancestry-related assortative mating in autism. Molecular Autism 15(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38877467.
9. Mohammadi FG, Ronnie S. Opportunistic screening for osteoporosis using hand radiographs - a feature augmentation study technique (FAST). Stud Health Technol Inform 316:332-333, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39176740.
10. Sebro R, Elmahdy M. Utilizing generalized linear mixed effects models for prediction of bone mineral decrease after lung transplant - a preliminary study. Stud Health Technol Inform 316:1790-1794, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39176838.
11. Sebro, R, De la Garza Ramos, C. Can we screen opportunistically for low bone mineral density using CT scans of the shoulder and artificial intelligence?. The British journal of radiology 97(1160):1450-1460, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38837337.
12. Jo S, Sebro RA, Zhang L, Wang Z, Chang L, Hochberg MC, Mitchell BD. A Preliminary Study of Quantitative MRI Cartilage Loss Fraction and Its Association With Future Arthroplasty Using the Osteoarthritis Initiative Database. Cureus 16(7):e64279, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39130899.
13. Weissenkampen JD, Ghorai A, Fasolino M, Gehringer B, Rajan M, Dow HC, Sebro R, Rader DJ, Keenan BT, Almasy L, Brodkin ES, Bucan M. Sleep and Activity Patterns in Autism Spectrum Disorder. bioRxiv, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38766266.
14. Perez-Downes, JC, Tseng, AS, McConn, KA, Elattar, SM, Sokumbi, O, Sebro, R, Allyse, MA, Dangott, BJ, Carter, RE, Adedinsewo, D. Mitigating Bias in Clinical Machine Learning Models. Curr Treat Options Cardio Med 26(3):29-45, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
15. Sebro, R. Advancing Diagnostics and Patient Care. Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology 28(1):3-13, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38330966.
16. Sebro R, De la Garza-Ramos C, Peterson JJ. Detecting whether L1 or other lumbar levels would be excluded from DXA bone mineral density analysis during opportunistic CT screening for osteoporosis using machine learning. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 18(12):2261-2272, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37219803.
17. Sebro RA, Elmahdy M. Machine learning for opportunistic screening for osteoporosis and osteopenia using knee CT scans. Can Assoc Radiol J 74(4):676-687, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36960893.
18. Iturregui JM, Sebro RA, Baranek M, Garner HW, Stanborough RO, Goulding RA, Ledford CK, Wilke BK. Direct anterior approach associated with lower dislocation risk after primary total hip arthroplasty in patients with prior lumbar spine fusion. Hip Int 33(6):1043-1048, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36891586.
19. Sebro RA, Kahn CE. Automated detection of causal relationships among diseases and imaging findings in textual radiology reports. J Am Med Inform Assoc 30(10):1701-1706, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37381076.
20. Foster D, Sebro R, Garner H, Stanborough R, Spaulding AC, Goulding K, Houdek M, Wilke B. Intravenous tranexamic acid is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism following sarcoma resection. J Surg Oncol 128(5):869-876, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37428014.
21. Elmahdy M, Sebro R. A snapshot of artificial intelligence research 2019-2021: is it replacing or assisting physicians?. J Am Med Inform Assoc 30(9):1552-1557, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37279884.
22. Sebro R, De la Garza-Ramos C. Statistically based nomograms for the minimal needle length required to achieve intra-articular fluoroscopic-guided injections of the shoulder, hip, and knee. PM R 15(7):853-864, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35706365.
23. Choudhury P, Billings SJ, Bestic JM, Peterson JJ, Stanborough RO, Garner HW, Sebro R. Radiologists should use the hip-knee-ankle angle rather than the mechanical axis deviation to describe knee alignment. Skeletal Radiol 52(6):1159-1167, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36374317.
24. Mohammadi FG, Sebro R. Opportunistic Screening for Osteoporosis Using Hand Radiographs: A Preliminary Study. Stud Health Technol Inform 302:911-912, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37203534.
25. Sebro R, De la Garza-Ramos C. Utilizing machine learning for opportunistic screening for low BMD using CT scans of the cervical spine. J Neuroradiol 50(3):293-301, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36030924.
26. Goodman MS, Bather JR, Chu X, Pagano M, Plepys CM, Sebro RA. Racial and ethnic diversity among students, graduates, and faculty in biostatistics and epidemiology, 2010-2020. Public Health Rep 138(3):546-554, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35674282.
27. Wilke BK, Guier C, Applewhite A, Garner HW, Stanborough RO, Spaulding A, Sebro RA. Is heterotopic ossification associated with surgical approach in total hip arthroplasty?. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 31(7):e385-e393, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36749886.
28. Sebro R, De la Garza-Ramos C. Opportunistic screening for osteoporosis and osteopenia from CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis using machine learning. Eur Radiol 33(3):1812-1823, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36166085.
29. Jo SY, Sebro RA. In vivo intra-articular contrast enhanced μCT imaging of mouse knee cartilage. Bone 167:116632, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36436817.
30. Schlafly A, Sebro R. Does NIH funding differ between medical specialties? A longitudinal analysis of NIH grant data by specialty and type of grant, 2011-2020. BMJ Open 12(12):e058191, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36585146.
31. Haupt ET, Sebro R, Iturregui JM, Stanborough R, Siddiqui A, Shi GG. Measuring Deltoid Insufficiency After Supination-External Rotation Ankle Fracture With Lateral Talar Subluxation on Gravity Stress View. Foot Ankle Int 43(12):1525-1531, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36082428.
32. Haupt ET, Sebro R, Iturregui JM, Stanborough R, Siddiqui A, Shi GG. Measuring deltoid insufficiency after supination-external rotation ankle fracture with lateral talar subluxation on gravity stress view. Foot Ankle Int 43(12):1525-1531, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36082428.
33. Sebro R, De la Garza-Ramos C. Machine learning for the prediction of osteopenia/osteoporosis using the CT attenuation of multiple osseous sites from chest CT. Eur J Radiol 155:110474, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35988394.
34. Caliebe A, Tekola-Ayele F, Darst BF, Wang X, Song YE, Gui J, Sebro RA, Balding DJ, Saad M, Dubé MP, IGES ELSI Committee. Including diverse and admixed populations in genetic epidemiology research. Genet Epidemiol 46(7):347-371, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35842778.
35. Santiago CC, Santiago DC, Sebro R. State variation in medicaid and medicare reimbursements in musculoskeletal radiology. Clin Imaging 66:67-72, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 32454392.
36. White RD, Demirer M, Gupta V, Sebro RA, Kusumoto FM, Erdal BS. Pre-deployment assessment of an AI model to assist radiologists in chest X-ray detection and identification of lead-less implanted electronic devices for pre-MRI safety screening: realized implementation needs and proposed operational solutions. J Med Imaging 9(5):054504, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36310648.
37. Sebro R, De la Garza-Ramos C. Support vector machines are superior to principal components analysis for selecting the optimal bones' CT attenuations for opportunistic screening for osteoporosis using CT scans of the foot or ankle. Osteoporos Sarcopenia 8(3):112-122, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36268496.
38. Sebro R, Kahn CE Jr. Causal associations among diseases and imaging findings in radiology reports. Stud Health Technol Inform 294:411-412, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35612109.
39. Narayan V, Barber-Rotenberg JS, Jung IY, Lacey SF, Rech AJ, Davis MM, Hwang WT, Lal P, Carpenter EL, Maude SL, Plesa G, Vapiwala N, Chew A, Moniak M, Sebro RA, Farwell MD, Marshall A, Gilmore J, Lledo L, Dengel K, Church SE, Hether TD, Xu J, Gohil M, Buckingham TH, Yee SS, Gonzalez VE, Kulikovskaya I, Chen F, Tian L, Tien K, Gladney W, Nobles CL, Raymond HE. PSMA-targeting TGFβ-insensitive armored CAR T cells in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: a phase 1 trial. Nat Med 28(4):724-734, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35314843.
40. Sebro R, De la Garza-Ramos C. Machine learning for opportunistic screening for osteoporosis from CT scans of the wrist and forearm. Diagnostics (Basel) 12(11):691, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35328244.
41. Sebro R. Statistical estimation of deltoid subcutaneous fat pad thickness: implications for needle length for vaccination. Sci Rep 12(1):1069, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35058499.
42. Kim CK, Choi JW, Jiao Z, Wang D, Wu J, Yi TY, Halsey KC, Eweje F, Tran TML, Liu C, Wang R, Sollee J, Hsieh C, Chang K, Yang FX, Singh R, Ou JL, Huang RY, Feng C, Feldman MD, Liu T, Gong JS, Lu S, Eickhoff C, Feng X, Kamel I, Sebro R, Atalay MK, Healey T, Fan Y, Liao WH, Wang J, Bai HX. An automated COVID-19 triage pipeline using artificial intelligence based on chest radiographs and clinical data. NPJ Digit Med 5(1):5, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35031687.
43. Wang R, Jiao Z, Yang L, Choi JW, Xiong Z, Halsey K, Tran TML, Pan I, Collins SA, Feng X, Wu J, Chang K, Shi LB, Yang S, Yu QZ, Liu J, Fu FX, Jiang XL, Wang DC, Zhu LP, Yi XP, Healey TT, Zeng QH, Liu T, Hu PF, Huang RY, Li YH, Sebro RA, Zhang PJL, Wang J, Atalay MK, Liao WH, Fan Y, Bai HX. Artificial intelligence for prediction of COVID-19 progression using CT imaging and clinical data. Eur Radiol 32(1):205-212, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34223954.
44. Sebro R, Ashok SS. The utility of 2-[18F]FDG-PET/CT maximum SUV versus CT attenuation for directing bone biopsies. Eur Radiol 31(9):6780-6792, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33686475.
45. Sebro R, Ashok SS. Utility of absolute apparent diffusion coefficient and chemical-shift imaging versus CT attenuation for predicting malignancy from percutaneous bone biopsies. J Med Radiat Sci 68(3):220-227, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33607698.
46. Purkayastha S, Xiao Y, Jiao Z, Thepumnoeysuk R, Halsey K, Wu J, Tran TML, Hsieh B, Choi JW, Wang D, Vallières M, Wang R, Collins S, Feng X, Feldman M, Zhang PJ, Atalay M, Sebro R, Yang L, Fan Y, Liao WH, Bai HX. Machine learning-based prediction of COVID-19 severity and progression to critical illness using CT imaging and clinical Data. Korean J Radiol 22(7):1213-1224, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33739635.
47. Eweje FR, Bao B, Wu J, Dalal D, Liao WH, He Y, Luo Y, Lu S, Zhang P, Peng X, Sebro R, Bai HX, States L. Deep learning for classification of bone lesions on routine MRI. EBioMedicine 68(103402), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34098339.
48. Berretta S, Sebro RA, Bhattacharyya S, Benes FM. Amygdalar activation alters hippocampal intrinsic circuits: 'Partial' modeling for postmortem changes in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res 49(1-2):46, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
49. Jo S, Sebro R. CT attenuation and cross-sectional-area index of the pectoralis are associated with prognosis in sarcoma patients. Anticancer Res 41(4):1927-1935, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33813398.
50. Reddy VK, Jain V, Wilson Ii RJ, Hartner LP, Diamond M, Sebro RA, Weber KL, Maki RG, Shabason JE. Adult pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcomas: assessing Outcomes associated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy use in the national cancer database. Sarcoma, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33814964.
51. Oni-Orisan A, Mavura Y, Banda Y, Thornton TA, Sebro R. Embracing genetic diversity to improve black health. N Engl J Med 384(12):1163-1167, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33567186.
52. Martin-Carreras T, Sebro R, Weintraub S. Hip Alpha Angle is Associated with Anterior-Superior Labral Tears but not Anterior Labral Tears. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 50(2):159-163, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 31635891.
53. Sebro R. Leveraging the electronic health record to evaluate the validity of the current RVU system for radiologists. Clin Imaging 78:286-292, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34175808.
54. Reddy VK, Jain V, Venigalla S, Levin WP, Wilson RJ, Weber KL, Kalbasi A, Sebro RA, Shabason JE. Radiotherapy remains underused in the treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas: disparities in practice patterns in the united states. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 19(3):295-306, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33556919.
55. Reddy VK, Jain V, Venigalla S, Nimgaokar V, Amurthur A, Lee DY, Sebro RA, Maki RG, RJnd W, Weber KL, Shabason JE. Definitive local therapy is associated with improved survival in metastatic soft tissue sarcomas. Cancers (Basel) 13(5):932, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33668098.
56. Reddy VK, Jain V, Venigalla S, Nimgaokar V, Amurthur A, Lee DY, Sebro RA, Maki RG, RJnd W, Weber KL, Shabason JE. Definitive local therapy is associated with improved survival in metastatic soft tissue sarcomas. Cancers (Basel) 13(5):932, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33668098.
57. Sebro R, Ashok SS. A Statistical Approach Regarding the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia From DXA: Are We Underdiagnosing Osteoporosis?. JBMR Plus 5(2):e10444, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33615110.
58. Sebro R, Aparici MC, Pampaloni HM. Comparison between true whole-body and limited whole-body FDG PET/CT studies in oncology patients 198(5).

Review Articles

1. Sebro R. Advancing Diagnostics and Patient Care: The Role of Biomarkers in Radiology 28(1):3-13, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38330966.

Other Articles

1. Sebro R, Elmahdy M, Braxton A Longitudinal assessment of bone mineral density changes after heart transplant: Implications for DXA screening frequency. J Heart Lung Transplant 44(5):823-829, 2025. PMID: 40222771.
2. Mohammadi, FG, Sebro, R Artificial Intelligence Impact on Burnout in Radiologists-Alleviation or Exacerbation?. JAMA Network Open 7(11), 2024. PMID: 39576648.
3. Zhang J, Weissenkampen JD, Kember RL, Consortium I, Grove J, Børglum AD, Robinson EB, Brodkin ES, Almasy L, Bucan M, Sebro R Phenotypic and ancestry-related assortative mating in autism. Mol Autism 15(1):27, 2024. PMID: 38877467.
4. Gharehmohammadi, F, Sebro, R Efficient Health Care. Radiol Artif Intell 6(3):e240174, 2024. PMID: 38691009.
5. Sebro R Individual Radiologist Productivity Metrics. AJR Am J Roentgenol 222(2), 2024. PMID: 37703194.
6. Sebro R Individual radiologist productivity metrics: counterpoint-no individual metrics should be shared. AJR Am J Roentgenol 222(2):e2330145, 2024. PMID: 37703194.
7. Ghareh Mohammadi F, Sebro R DeepMammo: deep learning algorithm for digital mammogram source identification. Electronic Imaging 36(4):342-1-342-5, 2024.
8. Elmahdy, M, Sebro, R Beyond the AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology 221(4):555, 2023. PMID: 36856302.
9. Sebro R, Mongan J TotalSegmentator: A Gift to the Biomedical Imaging Community. Radiol Artif Intell 5(5):e230235, 2023. PMID: 37795136.
10. Elmahdy M, Sebro R Opportunistic screening for osteoporosis using CT scans of the knee: a pilot study. Stud Health Technol Inform 302:909-910, 2023. PMID: 37203533.
11. Elmahdy M, Sebro R Beyond the AJR: comparison of artificial intelligence candidate and radiologists on mock examinations for the fellow of royal college of radiology part b. AJR Am J Roentgenol 221(4):555, 2023.
12. Sebro, R, De la Garza Ramos, C Correction:Machine Learning for Opportunistic Screening for Osteoporosis from CT Scans of the Wrist and Forearm(Diagnostics, (2022), 12, (691), 10.3390/diagnostics12030691). Diagnostics 12(11):2635, 2022. PMID: 36359598.
13. Bai HX, Wang R, Xiong Z, Hsieh B, Chang K, Halsey K, Tran TML, Choi JW, Wang DC, Shi LB, Mei J, Jiang XL, Pan I, Zeng QH, Hu PF, Li YH, Fu FX, Huang RY, Sebro R, Yu QZ, Atalay MK, Liao WH Artificial Intelligence Augmentation of Radiologist Performance in Distinguishing COVID-19 from Pneumonia of Other Origin at Chest CT. Radiology 299(1):E225, 2021. PMID: 33750227.

Editorials

1. Sebro R, Klontzas ME, Gatti AA, Mongan JT, Moy L, Park SH, Kahn CE Jr, CLAIM 2024 Update Panel. Checklist for artificial intelligence in medical imaging (CLAIM): 2024 update. Radiol Artif Intell 6(4):e240300, 2024. PMID: 38809149.
2. Ghareh Mohammadi F, Sebro R. Efficient Health Care: Decreasing MRI Scan Time 6(3):e240174, 2024. PMID: 38691009.
3. Elmahdy M, Sebro R. Radiomics analysis in medical imaging research. J Med Radiat Sci 70(1):3-7, 2023. PMID: 36762402.
4. Rowell C, Sebro R. Who Will Get Paid for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine?. Radiol Artif Intell 4(5):e220054, 2022. PMID: 36204537.

Abstracts

1. Jo S, Sebro R, Chang L, Hochberg MC, Mitchell BD. Prediction of Future Arthroplasty with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis 32(Suppl 1):S340, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
2. Mohammadi FG, Sebro R. Deep-RSIv2: An Efficient Content-Free Deep Learning Approach for Radiographs' Manufacturer and Model Identification. 18th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication (IMCOM), 2024. e-Pub 2024.
3. Mohammadi FG, Sebro R. Deep-RSI: Deep learning for Radiographs Source Identification. 2022 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
4. Shabason J, Reddy V, Jain V, Venigalla S, Levin W, Sebro R. Radiotherapy remains underutilized in the treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas: disparities in practice patterns in the united states. American Radium Society's 102nd Annual Meeting 108(Suppl 2):E59-E60, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
5. Narayan V, Gladney W, Plesa G, Vapiwala N, Carpenter E, Maude SL, Lal P, Lacey SF, Melenhorst JJ, Sebro R, Farwell M, Hwang WT, Moniak M, Gilmore M, Lledo L, Dengel K, Marshall A, Coughlin CM, June CH, Haas NB. A phase I clinical trial of PSMA-directed/TGFβ-insensitive CAR-T cells in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Genitourinary Cancers Symposium 39(Suppl 6), 2021. e-Pub 2021.
6. Jo S, Sebro R. Prediction of knee replacement using MRI analysis. SSR Annual Meeting 2024.
7. Ghareh Mohammadi F, Sebro R. Radiograph manufacturer and model identification using deep-RSI 22(1):199-206.
8. Sebro R, Aparici CM, Hernandez-Pampaloni M. Frequency of incidentally discovered additional synchronous primary malignancies and resulting clinical implications for patients staged or restaged with 18FDG-PET/CT. Clinical & Translational Science Institute Research Symposium.
9. Ortney W, Lett LA, Aysola J, Sebro R. Trends in Diversity of Medical School Matriculants Relative to the US Population. Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Annual Meeting 2019.
10. Billings S, Sebro R. Radiologists should report angles rather than mechanical axis deviation on hip knee radiographs. SSR Annual Meeting 2022.

Book Chapters

1. Fried JG, Shampain KL, Deville C, Sebro R. Diagnostic Radiology. In: Physician Workforce Diversity. Springer, Cham, 63-73, 2024.

Letters to the Editor

1. Elmahdy M, Sebro R. Sex, ethnicity, and race data are often unreported in artificial intelligence and machine learning studies in medicine. Intell Med 8, 2023.