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      Shekhar D. Khanpara Image

      Shekhar Khanpara, M.D.

      Department of Neuroradiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Neuroradiology Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2012C.U. Shah Medical College, Saurashtra University, Surendranagar, Gujarat, IN, Medicine, MBBS

      Postgraduate Training

      2021-2022Clinical Fellowship, Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      2020-2021Clinical Fellowship, Advanced Neuroradiology Fellowship, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H), Houston, Texas
      2019-2020Clinical Fellowship, Neuroradiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H), Houston, Texas
      2013-2016Clinical Residency, Radiology, M.P. Shah Medical College, Saurashtra University, Jamnagar, Gujarat
      2011-2012Clinical Internship, Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, ENT, Radiology, Emergency Medicine, C.U Shah Medical College, Saurashtra University, Surendranagar, Gujarat

      Licenses & Certifications

      2024Controlled Substance Registration Certificate
      2024Subspecialty in Neuroradiology
      2024Physician License
      2022Diagnostic Radiology

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      Assistant Professor, Radiology, MP Shah Medical College, Saurashtra University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, 2016 - 2017

      Junior Resident, Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Dharpur, Patan, 2013 - 2013

      Other Professional Positions

      Research Associate, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H), Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, ASNR Educational Exhibit Committee, ASNR, 2025 - 2026

      Member, ASNR Educational Exhibit Committee, ASNR, 2024 - 2025

      Member, ASNR Educational Exhibit Committee, ASNR, 2023 - 2024

      Honors & Awards

      2021Outstanding presentation, ASNR 2021, Scientific Presentation
      2020Certificate of Merit, ASNR 2020, Educational Exhibit
      2020Certificate of Merit, ASNR 2020, Educational Exhibit
      2019Certificate of Merit, RSNA 2019, Educational Exhibit
      2019Magna Cum Laude, ASNR 2019, Educational Exhibit
      2019Summa Cum Laude, ASNR 2019, Educational Exhibit
      2019Summa-Cum-Laude, ASER 2019, Educational Exhibit
      2018Magna-Cum Laude, ASNR 2018, Educational Exhibit

      Professional Memberships

      American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR)

      2022 - Present

      American Society of Functional Neuroradiology (ASFNR)

      2022 - Present

      American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)

      2017 - Present

      Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

      2013 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Regional Presentations

      1. 2023. Imaging of Nontraumatic Spinal Emergencies. Visiting. Dallas, Texas, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2026. Combined Central and Peripheral Nervous System Demyelination: Non-Classical Paraneoplastic Neuroimmune Dysregulation in CLL. Poster. AAN Autoimmune Neurology Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
      2. 2024. Exploring uncommon pathologies in the sellar/suprasellar region: Imaging insights. Conference. RSNA, US.
      3. 2024. Imaging embryologic variants and anomalies in the sellar and suprasellar region. Conference. RSNA, US.
      4. 2024. Adoption of the Classic T2-FLAIR Mismatch Sign Among Radiologists: How well are we doing?. Conference. ARRS, US.
      5. 2023. A Rare Case of IDH-Mutant astrocytoma With Primitive Neuronal Component and Disseminated Extracranial Metastasis. Conference. ASNR, US.
      6. 2023. A Guide to Approach Atypical Neuroimaging Findings. Conference. ASNR, US.
      7. 2023. Independent Predictors and Impact of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Classification System (AO Spine UCCS) on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Among Patients with Upper Cervical Spine Trauma (UCST). Conference. ASNR, US.
      8. 2023. A Case of Diffuse Metastatic Infiltration of Thyroid From Colon Carcinoma Mimicking Lymphoma. Conference. ASNR, US.
      9. 2023. 2021 WHO Classification of CNS Tumors of the Pediatric Age Group: What Neuroradiologist Must Know. Conference. ARRS, US.
      10. 2022. Machine learning algorithmic approach to identify objective quantitative measures of MR brain image quality that predict radiologist subjective assessment. Conference. RSNA, US.
      11. 2022. Hypothalamic mixed glial neuronal tumor in an adult patient. Conference. ASNR, US.
      12. 2022. Prediction of pTERT mutation in glioblastoma using Random Forest algorithm to analyze preoperative MR imaging features. Conference. ASNR, US.
      13. 2022. Reliability of the New AO Spine Classification for Grading of Upper Cervical Spine Injuries on CT. Conference. ASNR, US.
      14. 2022. Effect of Level of Experience in Grading Upper Cervical Spine Injuries on CT According to the AO Spine Classification. Conference. ASNR, US.
      15. 2022. Non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma with bilateral internal carotid artery aneurysms. Conference. ASNR, US.
      16. 2022. Lesion localization in Neuro-Ophthalmology for efferent visual pathways disorders: Classic ophthalmological exam and neuroimaging correlates. Conference. ASNR, US.
      17. 2022. Common and uncommon entities presenting as pineal region mass with histopathology correlation: A case-based review. Conference. ASNR, US.
      18. 2022. Introducing a Novel High-Resolution Proton Density Weighted Sequence for Assessment of the Craniocervical Junction. Conference. ASNR, US.
      19. 2021. Imaging of Gliomas in 2021- 5th edition of the WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system. Conference. RSNA, US.
      20. 2021. Utility of CT Angiography of both the head and neck as a screening tool in a level one trauma center. Conference. ASNR, US.
      21. 2021. Practical Guidelines and Pitfalls on how to implement MR Spectroscopy in the Clinical Practice. Conference. ASNR, US.
      22. 2021. Value of MRI in grading of upper cervical spine injuries based on the new AO spine classification. Awarded outstanding scientific presentation. Conference. ASNR, US.
      23. 2021. Prediction of IDH1/2-Mutation Status in Preoperative MR Imaging Phenotypes in Glioblastoma using the VASARI feature set. Conference. ASNR, US.
      24. 2021. Prediction of pTERT-Mutation Status Using Preoperative MR Imaging Phenotypes in Glioblastoma. Conference. ASNR, US.
      25. 2021. Prediction of BRAFV600E-Mutation Status Using Preoperative MR Imaging Phenotypes in Glioblastoma. Conference. ASNR, US.
      26. 2021. Prediction of IDH1/2-Mutation Status in Preoperative MR Imaging Phenotypes in Glioblastoma using the VASARI feature set. Conference. ASNR, US.
      27. 2021. Characterization of Pediatric Cervical Spinal Fractures based on current AOSpine Classification System using CT, MRI and their association with Blunt Cervical Vascular Injury (BCVI) Grading: A Retrospective study at a single Level-I trauma center. Conference. ASNR, US.
      28. 2020. Durable response of a patient with a mantle cell lymphoma central nervous system (CNS) relapse to treatment with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) monotherapy. Conference. SOHO, US.
      29. 2020. Lessons Learnt from Multidisciplinary Pediatric Epilepsy Conference: Case based Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Primer for Neuroradiologist with MRI Correlation. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      30. 2020. Hangman's Fracture: Clinical and Imaging Experience at Our Institute In 58 Patients. Conference. ASNR, US.
      31. 2020. Utilization of a very novel MRI technique FGATIR (Fast gray matter acquisition T1 inversion recovery) sequence in localizing mammillothalamic tract and its application in treatment of movement disorder. Conference. ASNR, US.
      32. 2020. Isolated Neuro-sarcoidosis Manifesting as Gyriform Punctate Calcifications and Cerebral Venous Engorgement. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      33. 2020. A Rare Case of Primary Intramedullary Spinal Cord Germ Cell Tumor (Germinoma). Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      34. 2020. Bilateral Internal Carotid Arteries Blood Flow Restriction Secondary to Compression by a Suddenly Enlarged Pituitary Adenoma. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      35. 2020. A Rare Pediatric Case of Neuroangiostrongyliasis. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      36. 2020. Role of Quantitative Diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) in differentiating between skull base Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma in RealTime Interpretation. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      37. 2020. Transitional Lumbosacral Anatomy: An Independent Assessment of Proposed Enumeration Systems. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      38. 2020. The Pterygopalatine Fossa: An Important Crossroad of Perineural Spread in Head and Neck Malignancies. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      39. 2020. Gossypiboma Mimicking a Glioblastoma Recurrence. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      40. 2020. Rare complication of frontal sinus osteoma: Aseptic meningitis with pneumocephalus. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      41. 2020. Hangman's Fracture: Clinical and Imaging Experience at Our Institute In 58 Patients. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      42. 2020. The Incidence of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in Headache Related Emergency Room Visits at Memorial Hermann Hospital System in Houston. Conference. ASNR. Las Vegas, NV, US.
      43. 2020. Accuracy of CT Perfusion Core Estimates for Predicting Infarct Size in the SELECT Study. Conference. ISC. Los Angeles, CA, US.
      44. 2019. Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts: Simple yet Complex Imaging Entity. Conference. RSNA. Chicago, IL, US.
      45. 2019. AOSpine Scaral Classification: What Radiologist Need to Know. A Case-Based Review from a Neuroradiologist's Prospective. Conference. ASSR. Miami, FL, US.
      46. 2019. AOSpine Classification of Upper Cervical Spine Injuries: It’s really that simple!. Conference. ASER. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
      47. 2019. Isolated Neurosarcoidosis Manifesting as Gyriform Punctate Calcifications and Cerebral Venous Engorgement. Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      48. 2019. Primary central nervous system lymphoma and glioblastoma: differentiation based on venous architectural distortion in high-resolution susceptibility weighted imaging. Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      49. 2019. Pilocytic Astrocytoma Manifesting as a Cystic Mass of the Third Ventricle. Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      50. 2019. Pediatric Head and Neck Vascular Anomalies Based on Most Current Revised Classification of International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA): A Radiologist’s Primer. Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      51. 2019. An Extremely Rare Case of Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis (LETM) in Children: Acute spinal cord infarction secondary to varicella zoster virus (VZV). Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      52. 2019. Simplified MRI Based Approach to Brain Myelination and Pediatric Metabolic Disorders: Case Based Review. Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      53. 2019. Hirayama disease, when dynamic MRI of the cervicothoracic junction matters. Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      54. 2019. Genotyping in Pediatric Brain Tumors, Should Neuroradiologists Care About It in the Daily Practice? A Case-Based Review of the WHO-2016 Classification of Medulloblastomas. Conference. ASNR. Boston, MA, US.
      55. 2019. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma and Glioblastoma: Differentiation Based on Venous Architectural Distortion in High-Resolution Susceptibility Weighted Imaging. Conference. ASNR. Boston, US.
      56. 2019. AOSpine Sacral Classification: What Radiologist Need to Know. A case-based review from a neuroradiologist’s prospective. Conference. ASSR. Miami, FL, US.
      57. 2019. AOSpine Sacral Classification: What Radiologist Need to Know. A case-based review from a neuro-radiologist’s prospective. Conference. ASSR. Miami, FL, US.
      58. 2019. Penetrating Spine Trauma in the Civilian Population. Conference. ASSR. Miami, FL, US.
      59. 2019. Atlanto-occipital distraction injuries in survivors. Associated ligamentous, spinal cord and blunt cerebrovascular injury. Conference. ASSR. Miami, FL, US.
      60. 2019. Multimodality Case Based Imaging Review of Pediatric Strokes. Conference. ASPNR. New Orleans, LA, US.
      61. 2019. Lessons learnt from Multidisciplinary Pediatric Epilepsy Conference: Multi-modality Imaging review of Pediatric Epilepsy with Histopathological Correlation. Conference. ASPNR. New Orleans, LA, US.
      62. 2019. Pediatric Head and Neck Vascular Anomalies Based on Most Current Revised Classification of International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA): A Radiologist’s Primer. Conference. ASPNR. New Orleans, LA, US.
      63. 2018. Incidence and patterns of cervical spine injuries on CT: A study in a level I trauma center. Conference. RSNA, US.
      64. 2018. Presurgical Localization of Eloquent Brain Structures: A Case Based Review. Conference. ASNR, US.
      65. 2018. AO Spine Subaxial Cervical Spine Traumatic Injury Classification - What Radiologists Need to Know - A Case Based Review. Conference. ASSR. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
      66. 2018. AO Spine Thoracolumbar Spine Traumatic Injury Classification - A Radiologist’s Perspective. Conference. ASSR. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
      67. 2018. AO Spine Thoracolumbar Spine Traumatic Injury Classification - A Radiologist’s Perspective. Conference. ASSR. Scottsdale, AZ, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2025. Low Grade Glioma Tumor Board. Panelist. 22nd Annual Neurotech Convention SBMT 2025. Los Angeles, US.
      2. 2024. WHO Classification of CNS Tumors of the Pediatric Age Group: What Neuroradiologists Must Know. Invited. BIEDX, SG.
      3. 2018. Functional MRI (fMRI) in Pre-surgical Planning: How we do it. Conference. ASNR. Vancouver, CA.
      4. 2018. Two Unusual Cortical Based Tumors of a Common Entity: Clinical, Imaging and Histopathological Correlation. Conference. ASNR. Vancouver, CA.
      5. 2018. Diffusion-Weighted Imaging for Distinction of Skull-base Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma. Conference. ASNR. Vancouver, CA.
      6. 2018. Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts: Correlation of MRI Findings with Clinical Outcome. Conference. ASNR. Vancouver, CA.
      7. 2018. MR Spectroscopy in Pediatric Neuroimaging: Physics, Basic Principles and Current Clinical Implications. Conference. ASNR. Vancouver, CA.
      8. 2018. Unusual Appearance of Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts Supporting a Common Embryologic Origin with the Rathke’s Cleft Cyst: Case Review Series. Conference. ASNR. Vancouver, CA.
      9. 2018. Prospective study of the correlation between bone mass density and vitamin D levels. Conference. ECR. Vienna, AT.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2026. Meningioma. Houston, Texas, US.
      2. 2026. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      3. 2025. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      4. 2025. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      5. 2025. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      6. 2025. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      7. 2024. Meningioma, US.
      8. 2024. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      9. 2024. Meningioma. Visiting. Houston, TX, US.
      10. 2024. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      11. 2023. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      12. 2023. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      13. 2023. Imaging of Nontraumatic Spinal Emergencies. Houston, Texas, US.
      14. 2023. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
      15. 2023. WHO Classification of CNS Tumors of the Pediatric Age Group: What Neuroradiologists Must Know, US.
      16. 2022. Interesting Cases. Houston, Texas, US.
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      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Ucisik, FE, Khanpara, SD, Ozkara, BB, Li, Z, Alfattal, R, Dagher, SA, Wintermark, M, Fuller, GN. Adoption of the T2-FLAIR Mismatch Sign among Radiologists. American Journal of Neuroradiology 46(10):2091-2097, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40210459.
      2. Sahin, O, Kamel, S, Wahid, K, Dede, C, Taku, N, He, R, Naser, M, Sharafi, CS, Mäkitie, AA, Kann, BH, Kaski, K, Sahlsten, J, Jaskari, J, Amit, M, Chronowski, G, Diaz Jr, EM, Garden, AS, Goepfert, RP, Guenette, JP, Gunn, GB, Hirvonen, J, Hoebers, F, Hutcheson, KA, Guha-Thakurta, N, Johnson, JM, Kaya, D, Khanpara, SD, Nyman, K, Lai, SY, Lango, MN, Learned, KO, Lee, A, Lewis, CM, Maniakas, A, Moreno, AC, Myers, JN, Phan, J, Pytynia, KB, Rosenthal, D, Sandulache, VC, Schellingerhout, D, Shah, SJ, Sikora, AG, Mohamed, AS, Chen, MM, Fuller, C. International multispecialty expert physician preoperative identification of extranodal extension in patients with oropharyngeal cancer using computed tomography. Cancer 131(7), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40159431.
      3. Shah, BR, Tanabe, J, Jordan, J, Kern, D, Harward, SC, Feltrin, FS, O’Suilliebhain, P, Sharma, VD, Maldjian, JA, Boutet, A, Mattay, R, Sugrue, L, Narsinh, KH, Hetts, SW, Shah, LM, Druzgal, J, Lehman, VT, Lee, K, Khanpara, SD, Lad, SP, Kaufmann, TJ. State of Practice on Transcranial MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound. American Journal of Neuroradiology 46(1):2-10, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39572202.
      4. Muthukumar A, Khanpara S, Wegner RC, Goel A, Hernandez M, Cata JP. Effects of Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy on Cricothyroid Membrane Related Dimensions. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 76(5):4334-4339, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39376443.
      5. Aein A, Khanpara SD, Nunez-Rubiano LC, Sargsyan LA, Lincoln JA, Riascos RF. Rapid Progression of Cerebral Atrophy Associated with SARS-Cov-2 Infection: Case Report. Journal of Case Reports and Medical Images, 2023.
      6. Cai, Y, Khanpara, SD, Timaran, D, Spence, SC, McCarty, J, Aein, A, Nunez, L, Arevalo, O, Riascos, R. Traumatic spondylolisthesis of axis: clinical and imaging experience at a level one trauma center. Emergency Radiology 29(4):715-722, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35543854.
      7. Aein, A, Khanpara, SD, Samant, R, Cai, YF, Nunez, L, Savitz, S, Romero, JM, Riascos, R. Neuroimaging Findings of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Neurographics 12(3):117-130, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      8. Sarraj, A, Campbell, BC, Christensen, S, Sitton, CW, Khanpara, SD, Riascos, R, Pujara, D, Shaker, F, Sharma, G, Lansberg, MG, Albers, G. Accuracy of CT Perfusion-Based Core Estimation of Follow-up Infarction. Neurology 98(21):E2084-E2096, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35450966.
      9. Kamali A, Aein A, Naderi N, Choi SJ, Doyle N, Butler IJ, TAGM H, Bonfante EE, Sheikh-Bahaei N, Khanpara S, Patel RP, Riascos RF, Zhang X, Tang RA, Radmanesh A. Neuroimaging Features of Intracranial Hypertension in Pediatric Patients With New-Onset Idiopathic Seizures, a Comparison With Patients with Confirmed Diagnosis of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Preliminary Study. J Child Neurol 36(12):1103-1110, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34747259.
      10. Hsieh B, Tariq MB, Ibrahim L, Khanpara SD, Kramer LA, Savitz SI. Heparin for Vertebral Intraluminal Thrombus Causing Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage from Occult Renal Angiomyolipoma. Case Rep Neurol 13(2):388-393, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34248575.
      11. Tariq MB, Ibrahim L, Khanpara SD, Mejia EB, Zhu L, Ankrom C, et al. White Matter Score Does Not Predict Post-tpa Hemorrhage In Elderly Patients Evaluated Acutely Via Telestroke, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      12. Zeineddine HA, Westmark K, Khanpara S, Conner C, Zhang X, Tandon N, Day AL. Risk Analysis and Management of Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts. World Neurosurg 146:e1071-e1078, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33246179.
      13. Khanpara SD, McCarty JL, Schmitt KM, Stark JR, West OC, Zhang X, Riascos RF. Atlanto-occipital distraction injuries in survivors: craniometrics and associated ligamentous, spinal cord, and blunt cerebrovascular injury. Emerg Radiol 28(1):83-92, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32728999.
      14. Datta, S, Khanpara, SD, Riascos, R, Roberts, K. Leveraging Spatial Information in Radiology Reports for Ischemic Stroke Phenotyping. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium 2021:170-179, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34457131.
      15. Oso AA, Harvin JA, Khanpara SD, Wang HE. Elderly woman with shortness of breath. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open 1(6):1746-1749, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33392590.
      16. Ortiz AO, Patel RR, Riascos RF, Castillo M Hochsztein J, Sacchi R, Khanpara SDS. More than meets the eye: Additional Insights on Trajectory Analysis in Penetrating Spine Trauma. Neurographics((5-6)):247 - 58, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      17. Khanpara SD, Day AL, Bhattacharjee MB, Riascos RF, Fernelius JP, Westmark KD. The Variable Appearance of Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts: Correlation with Histopathology and the Risk of Obstructive Ventriculomegaly. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 41(10):1833-1840, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32912876.
      18. Datta S, Ulinski M, Godfrey-Stovall J, Khanpara S, Riascos-Castaneda RF, Roberts K. Rad-SpatialNet: A Frame-based Resource for Fine-Grained Spatial Relations in Radiology Reports. LREC Int Conf Lang Resour Eval 2020:2251-2260, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32844163.
      19. Khanpara S, Ruiz-Pardo D, Spence SC, West OC, Riascos R. Incidence of cervical spine fractures on CT: a study in a large level I trauma center. Emerg Radiol 27(1):1-8, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31463806.

      Invited Articles

      1. Khanpara SD, Calle S, Jo M, Su SY, Hanna EY, Raza SM, Wintermark M, Learned KO. Advanced Endoscopic Approaches for Skull Base Surgery: A Contemporary Imaging-Focused Review, From the AJR Special Series on Critical Anatomy. American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), 2025. PMID: 41474223.

      Book Chapters

      1. Khanpara S, Ucisik E, Riascos R. Imaging of Nontraumatic Spinal Emergencies. In: Atlas of Emergency Imaging from Head-to-Toe. Springer, 2022.
      2. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara, Riascos R. Basal Ganglia/Dentate Nuclei Mineralization. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      3. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. Cavum Septum Pellucidum. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      4. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. Choroid Fissure cyst. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      5. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. Empty Sella Configuration. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      6. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. High-Riding Jugular Bulb. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      7. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R, Westmark KD, Kim DH, Riascos RF. Arachnoid Granulations. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      8. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. Prominent Perivascular Space. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      9. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. Simple Pineal Cyst. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      10. Choi P, Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R, Kim D. Arachnoid Cyst. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      11. Choi P, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Elgeindy M, Riascos R, Kim D. Meningioma. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      12. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      13. Calle S, Rabiei P, Khanpara S, Riascos R. Asymmetry of the Lateral Ventricles. In: Incidental Findings in Neuroimaging and Their Management. A Guide for Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurologists. 1st. Thieme, 2020.
      14. Patel R, Khanpara S. Imaging of Neurometabolic Disorders in Children. In: Comprehensive Textbook of Radiology. Elsevier.
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