Levon N. Nazarian

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Levon N. Nazarian is a scholar working on Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Levon N. Nazarian has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Surgery, 32 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 24 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Levon N. Nazarian's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (44 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (42 papers) and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (23 papers). Levon N. Nazarian is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (44 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (42 papers) and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (23 papers). Levon N. Nazarian collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Levon N. Nazarian's co-authors include Laurence Parker, John M. McShane, Andrea J. Frangos, Steven M. Raikin, Michael G. Ciccotti, Patrick O’Kane, Marc I. Harwood, Rick Feld, Vijay M. Rao and Ilan Elias and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Radiology and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Levon N. Nazarian

133 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Accuracy of MRI, MR Arthrography, and Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Rotator Cuff Tears: A Meta-Analysis

2009 421 citations Laurence Parker, Andrea J. Frangos et al. American Journal of Roentgenology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Levon N. Nazarian United States	41	3.2k	1.3k	900	872	773	139	4.6k
Mihra S. Taljanovic United States	30	1.7k 0.5×	805 0.6×	662 0.7×	436 0.5×	362 0.5×	146	3.4k
David A. Jamadar United States	39	2.3k 0.7×	764 0.6×	624 0.7×	679 0.8×	285 0.4×	101	4.2k
Andrea Klauser Austria	41	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	2.0k 2.2×	442 0.5×	374 0.5×	172	5.5k
S J Erickson United States	37	2.1k 0.6×	575 0.4×	583 0.6×	464 0.5×	356 0.5×	83	3.5k
Dirk Stengel Germany	34	3.4k 1.0×	496 0.4×	198 0.2×	976 1.1×	338 0.4×	176	4.5k
William B. Morrison United States	49	5.2k 1.6×	2.7k 2.0×	519 0.6×	634 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	203	8.0k
Lorenzo E. Derchi Italy	40	2.9k 0.9×	439 0.3×	1.5k 1.6×	382 0.4×	201 0.3×	192	5.0k
Emilio Filippucci Italy	46	2.3k 0.7×	900 0.7×	604 0.7×	389 0.4×	402 0.5×	251	7.0k
Michael J. Tuite United States	28	1.6k 0.5×	756 0.6×	319 0.4×	578 0.7×	199 0.3×	83	2.4k
Lynne S. Steinbach United States	45	3.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	500 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	419 0.5×	159	5.7k

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Ciccotti, Michael C., Michael C. Ciccotti, Austin M. Looney, et al.. (2025). A Prospective, Randomized Trial of the Modified Jobe Versus Docking Techniques With Gracilis Autograft for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in the Elbow. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(2). 447–462.

Allison, Sandra J., et al.. (2024). Approach to Evaluating Superficial Soft Tissue Masses by Ultrasound. Radiologic Clinics of North America. 63(1). 109–122.

Nazarian, Levon N., et al.. (2024). Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. Medical Clinics of North America. 109(1). 137–161. 2 indexed citations

Ciccotti, Michael C., Michael G. Ciccotti, Ryan W. Paul, et al.. (2023). In Vivo Effect of Partial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear Location on Ulnohumeral Joint Gapping With Stress Ultrasound in Baseball Pitchers. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(12). 3280–3287. 2 indexed citations

Hall, Mederic M., Georgina Allen, Sandra J. Allison, et al.. (2022). Recommended Musculoskeletal and Sports Ultrasound Terminology: A Delphi‐Based Consensus Statement. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 41(10). 2395–2412. 4 indexed citations

Jacobson, Jon A., William D. Middleton, Sandra J. Allison, et al.. (2022). Ultrasonography of Superficial Soft-Tissue Masses: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Statement. Radiology. 304(1). 18–30. 44 indexed citations

Gonzalez, Felix M., et al.. (2021). Shear wave elastography assessment and comparison study of the Achilles tendons in optimally conditioned asymptomatic young collegiate athletes. Skeletal Radiology. 50(12). 2381–2392. 8 indexed citations

Long, Suzanne S., et al.. (2020). Anterolateral hip pain: Sonographic evaluation of the proximal iliotibial band and tensor fascia lata. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 48(4). 193–197. 1 indexed citations

Baltarowich, Oksana H., Donald N. Di Salvo, Leslie M. Scoutt, et al.. (2014). National Ultrasound Curriculum for Medical Students. Ultrasound Quarterly. 30(1). 13–19. 97 indexed citations

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Ciccotti, Michael C., et al.. (2014). Stress Ultrasound Evaluation of Medial Elbow Instability in a Cadaveric Model. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(10). 2463–2469. 60 indexed citations

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Sharpe, Richard E., et al.. (2013). QRSE: a Novel Metric for the Evaluation of Trainee Radiologist Reporting Skills. Journal of Digital Imaging. 26(4). 678–682. 5 indexed citations

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Nazarian, Levon N., et al.. (2012). Subscapularis tendon tears: A common sonographic finding in symptomatic postarthroplasty shoulders. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 41(3). 129–133. 33 indexed citations

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Sharpe, Richard E., Levon N. Nazarian, Laurence Parker, Vijay M. Rao, & David C. Levin. (2012). Dramatically Increased Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Utilization From 2000 to 2009, Especially by Podiatrists in Private Offices. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 9(2). 141–146. 63 indexed citations

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McAlindon, Timothy E., Eugene Y. Kissin, Levon N. Nazarian, et al.. (2012). American College of Rheumatology report on reasonable use of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in rheumatology clinical practice. Arthritis Care & Research. 64(11). 1625–1640. 59 indexed citations

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Nazarian, Levon N.. (2011). How to Compose a Manuscript Review for the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 30(7). 875–876. 1 indexed citations

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Parker, Laurence, Levon N. Nazarian, John A. Carrino, et al.. (2008). Musculoskeletal Imaging: Medicare Use, Costs, and Potential for Cost Substitution. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 5(3). 182–188. 137 indexed citations

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Nazarian, Levon N.. (2001). Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, 2nd ed. American Journal of Roentgenology. 177(2). 414–414. 32 indexed citations

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Johnson, Pamela T., et al.. (1999). Spiral CT of Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism: Evaluation of Pleuroparenchymal Abnormalities. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 23(3). 369–373. 25 indexed citations

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Halpern, Ethan J., Levon N. Nazarian, Laurence Needleman, Walter W. Hauck, & Armin Kurtz. (1994). Sonographic evaluation of fetal growth: growth rate variability as a function of the interval between examinations.. American Journal of Roentgenology. 163(6). 1491–1494. 6 indexed citations

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Nazarian, Levon N., Ethan J. Halpern, Alfred B. Kurtz, & Laurence Needleman. (1993). A Longitudinal Study of Fetal Growth. Investigative Radiology. 28(12). 1181–1181. 1 indexed citations

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