Alexander Towbin MD FAAP

PubMed

• Benign and Malignant Pediatric Liver Masses: Radiologic-Pathologic Update from the Pediatric LI-RADS Working Group.
  Mitchell A Rees, Michael R Acord, Lara E Berklite, Adina L Alazraki, Ellen M Chung
  Radiographics. 2025-11-01
• Implementation of Comprehensive Surgical Guidelines for Hepatoblastoma: Analysis of the Children's Oncology Group AHEP0731 Phase III Trial.
  Zachary J Kastenberg, Sanjeev A Vasudevan, Lucy Dolmadjian, Max R Langham, Jin Piao
  Annals of Surgery. 2025-09-25
• A Comprehensive Guide to Selecting and (Potentially) Replacing PACS: Navigating the Decision-Making Processes.
  Rajeev Nowrangi, Stacey M Elangovan, Brian D Coley, Eric J Crotty, Arnold C Merrow
  Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine. 2025-09-19

Journal Articles

• Role of Interventional Radiology in Managing Pediatric Liver Tumors  
  Richard B Towbin, Alexander J Towbin, Anne E Gill, Avnesh S Thakor, Matthew P Lungren, Eric J Monroe, Pediatric Radiology
• Role of Interventional Radiology in Managing Pediatric Liver Tumors  
  Anne E Gill, Richard B Towbin, Matthew P Lungren, Eric J Monroe, Alexander J Towbin, Avnesh Thakor, Pediatric Radiology
• Phase I Study of Intratumoral Pexa-Vec (JX-594), an Oncolytic and Immunotherapeutic Vaccinia Virus, in Pediatric Cancer Patients  
  Cripe TP, Ngo MC, Geller JI, Louis CU, Currier MA, Racadio JM, Towbin AJ, Rooney CM, Pelusio A, Moon A, Hwang T, Burke JM, Kirn DH, Bell JC, Breitbach CJ, Molecular Therapy, 1/1/2015
• Improvement in diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound of the pediatric appendix through the use of equivocal interpretive categories  
  Larson DB, Trout AT, Fierke SR, Towbin AJ, Am J Roentgenol, 1/1/2015
• Coronary Artery Aneurysms  
  Welles C, Jorgensen SA, Towbin AJ, Towbin RB, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2015
• The use of gadolinium-based contrast agents in children  
  Towbin AJ, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2015
• Traumatic cervical spine distraction injury  
  Robinson KA, Jorgensen S, Towbin AJ, Towbin RB, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2015
• Total aganglionosis associated with ileal atresia and malrotation  
  Mandell GA, Biyyam DR, Jorgensen S, Towbin AJ, Towbin RB, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2015
• Endobronchial Carcinoid  
  Constantino K, Patel M, Jorgensen SA, Towbin AJ, Dickman P, Towbin RB, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2015
• Traumatic abdominal wall hernia  
  Ahmed A, Towbin RB, Towbin AJ, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2015
• Imaging Findings in Down Syndrome Pediatric Radiology  
  Radhakrishnan R, Towbin AJ, Pediatr Radiol, 1/1/2014
• Practice Patterns for the use of Iodinated Intravenous Contrast Media for Pediatric CT Studies: A Survey of the Society for Pediatric Radiology  
  Callahan MJ, Servaes S, Lee EY, Towbin AJ, Westra S, Frush DP, Am J Roentgenol, 1/1/2014
• Pelizaeus-Merzbacher syndrome  
  Cornejo P, Jorgensen S, Naidu P, Towbin AJ, Towbin R, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2014
• Management of Stage 4S Composite Neuroblastoma With a MYCN-amplified Nodule  
  Bishop MW, Yin H, Shimada H, Towbin AJ, Miethke A, Weiss B, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 1/1/2014
• A splice donor mutation in NAA10 results in the dysregulation of the retinoic acid signaling Q1 pathway and causes Lenz microphthalmia syndrome  
  Esmailpour T, Riazifar H, Liu L, Donkervoort S, Huang VH, Madaan S, Shoucri BM, Busch A, Wu J, Towbin A, Chadwick RB, Sequeira A, Vawter MP, Sun G, Johnston JJ, Biesec..., J Med Genet, 1/1/2014
• Journal club: The pediatric appendix: defining normal  
  Trout AT, Zhang B, Towbin AJ, Am J Roentgenol, 1/1/2014
• Communication in diagnostic radiology: meeting the challenges of complexity  
  Larson DB, Froehle CM, Johnson ND, Towbin AJ, Am J Roentgenol, 1/1/2014
• Superior mesenteric artery compression syndrome  
  Dao TV, Beydoun T, Jorgensen S, Towbin AJ, Towbin R, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2014
• Diastematomyelia  
  Aly N, Towbin AJ, Towbin RB, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2014
• Pancreatoblastoma  
  Cornejo P, Jorgenson S, Towbin AJ, Towbin RB, Applied Radiology, 1/1/2014
• Authors’ response  
  Towbin AJ, Sullivan J, Wallihan DB, Podberesky DJ, RadioGraphics, 1/1/2013
• Increased Detection of Luminal Narrowing and Stricturing by Enterography in Pediatric Crohn Disease Patients with Elevated Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Fa...  
  Dykes DM, Towbin AJ, Bonkowski E, Chalk C, Bezold R, Lake K, Kim M, Trapnell BC, Podberesky, Denson LA, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 1/1/2013
• MRI of the Pediatric Liver – Imaging of Steatosis, Iron Deposition, and Fibrosis  
  Towbin AJ, Serai S, Podberesky DJ, Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am, 1/1/2013
• MRI of Anorectal Malformation  
  Podberesky DJ, Towbin AJ, El Tomey MA, Levitt MA, Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am, 1/1/2013
• Decreasing variability in turn-around time for radiography studies from the emergency department  
  Towbin AJ, Iyer S, Brown J, Varadarajan K, Perry L, Larson DB, RadioGraphics, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Pediatric Malignancies: Pathology and Imaging. 
  Chapter: Gastrointestinal Cancers in Children. 
  Towbin AJ, Rowlan J, Parham DMEditors: Parham DB, Khoury JD, McCarville MB.Springer2015
• Functional Imaging in Oncology. 
  Chapter: Functional Imaging in Pediatric Oncology. 
  Towbin AJ, Trout ATEditors: Luna A, Vilanova JC, Hygino Da Cruz LC, Rossi S.Springer2014
• Caffey’s Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging 
  Chapter: Acquired Cardiovascular Disease: Cardiac Involvement by Systemic Diseases. 
  Newman B, Chan F, Towbin AJEditors: Coley B.SaundersEdition 12th,2013
• Caffey’s Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging 
  Chapter: Acquired Esophageal Disorders. 
  Towbin AJ, Diniz LEditors: Coley B.SaundersEdition 12th,2013
• Caffey’s Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging 
  Chapter: Congenital Heart Disease: Syndromes and Chromosomal Anomalies. 
  Newman B, Chan F, Towbin AJEditors: Coley B.SaundersEdition 12th,2013
• The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation. 
  Chapter: Simulation in Diagnostic Radiology. 
  Towbin AEditors: Levine AI, DeMaria S, Schwartz AD, Sim A.Springer2013
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Neuroblastoma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Nephroblastomatosis. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Multilocular Cystic Nephroma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Lymphoma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Infantile Hepatic Hemangioma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Hernias. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Hepatoblastoma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Germ Cell Tumors. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Fungal Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Children. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Esophageal Strictures. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Annular Pancreas. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Ovarian Malignancies of Childhood. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Pancreatic Divisum. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Pancreatitis. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Pancreatoblastoma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Papillomatosis. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Pheochromocytoma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
• Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics 
  Chapter: Pleuropulmonary Blastoma. 
  Towbin AEditors: Donnelly L.Amirsys Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UTEdition 2nd,2011
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Abstracts/Posters

• Improving Quality Control Monitoring of Computed Tomography Scanners.
  Moskovitz J, Gates E, Hanselman L, MacLean J, Perry L, Towbin AJ, ACR Conference on Quality and Safety, Phoenix, AZ, 1/13/2015
• Reducing the number of changed orders for radiographs.
  Towbin AJ, Perry L, Bankes W, Alsip C, Holcomb J, Adkins E, Smith R, Mueller E, ACR Conference on Quality and Safety, Phoenix, AZ, 1/13/2015
• Hepatic vascular abnormalities in children with hepatoblastoma.
  Plunk M, Trout AT, Geller JI, Tiao G, Towbin AJ, Society of Pediatric Radiology, Bellevue, WA, 1/1/2015
• Do MRI features predict tumor histology in hepatoblastoma?
  Plunk M, Trout AT, Gupta A, Sheridan R, Towbin AJ, Society of Pediatric Radiology, Bellevue, WA, 1/1/2015
• Does Internal Complexity Predict Malignancy in Cyctic Adnexal Lesions in Pediatric and Adolescent Females?
  Trout AT, Kucera J, Schwartz B, Breech LL, Towbin AJ, Society of Pediatric Radiology, Bellevue, WA, 1/1/2015
• MR as a Rapid Secondary Assessment for Suspected Appendicitis following Equivocal Sonography: Feasibility and Patient Preference Assessment.
  Trout AT, Wallihan D, Towbin AJ, Depinet H, von Allman D, Podberesky DJ, Society of Pediatric Radiology, Bellevue, WA, 1/1/2015
• Creation of a Nomogram for Normal Ultrasound Measurement of the Pediatric Ovary and Uterus.
  Towbin AJ, Schuster J, Schwartz BI, Breech LL, Trout AT, European Society for Pediatric Radiology, Graz, Austria, 1/1/2015
• The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle on Ultrasound Measurements of the Female Reproductive System.
  Towbin AJ, Schuster J, Schwartz BI, Breech LL, Trout AT, European Society for Pediatric Radiology, Graz, Austria, 1/1/2015
• Pilot investigation to identify the optimal CT reconstruction for detecting and characterizing pulmonary nodules in children with primary malignancy.
  Squires J, Towbin AJ, Podberesky DJ, Dasgupta R, Wagner L, Geller JI, Trout AT, European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Graz, Austria, 1/1/2015
• Case Report: Giant Iliac Artery Aneurysm Presenting as a Neonatal Adnexal Mass.
  Benoit J, Trotman G, Towbin AJ, Treasure J, Kraus S, von Allmen D, Breech LL, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2015
• The Effects of a Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System on Uterine and Ovarian Anatomy in Adolescents.
  Schwartz BI, Schuster J, Trout AT, Towbin AJ, Breech LL, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2015
• Social Media: The Next Frontier in Medical Education.
  Ranginwala S, Merrow AC, Towbin AJ, American College of Radiology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2015
• Content Creation for a radiology blog.
  Towbin AJ, Minano G, Leopard C, Bankes W, Kaupp S, Dandino T, Ganim B, Towbin M, O’Connor T, Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, Washington, DC, 1/1/2015
• Diagnostic Reference Ranges: A New Quality Improvement Tool in Pediatric CT of the Abdomen.
  Goske MD, Strauss KJ, Coombs L, Towbin A, Larson D, Callahan M, Darge K, Frush DP et al, European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, Austria, 1/6/2014
• Thoracic imaging findings in long-term cancer survivors.
  Mehlman TR, Kunkel S, Hall S, Towbin AJ, European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/1/2014
• The long and winding road: Duodenum inversum , a controversial imaging diagnosis.
  Ortiz-Romero SE, Kraus S, Mezoff E, Saeed S, Towbin A, European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/1/2014
• CT and MR enterography in pediatrics patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.
  Towbin AJ, Podberesky DJ, European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/1/2014
• Quality improvement registry of CT scans in children (QuIRCC): diagnostic reference levels for pediatric chest CT.
  Westra SJ, Goske MJ, Chatfield M, Strauss K, Callahan M, Darge K, Frush D, Podberesky D, Towbin A, Prince J, European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/1/2014
• Age-specific effective dose analysis for pediatric abdominal CT in the United States compared to other countries – how are we doing?
  Westra SJ, Goske MJ, Coombs L, Mandel K, Strauss K, Larson D, Towbin A, Callahan M, Darge K, Podberesky D, Frush D, Prince J, European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/1/2014
• The relationship between SSDE and diagnostic image quality: how a Dose Index Registry (DIR) can determine the minimum radiation dose needed to achieve acceptable diagn...
  Westra SJ, Goske MJ, Coombs L, Strauss K, Mandel K, Larson D, Towbin A, Callahan M, Darge K, Podberesky D, Frush D, Prince J, European Society of Pediatric Radiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1/1/2014
• Teaching Radiology Using Instagram.
  Ranginwala S, Merrow AC, Towbin AJ, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
• Using Social Media to Help Promote a Radiology Department.
  Ranginwala S, Towbin AJ, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
• Reducing the Number of Changed Orders for Radiographs in a Radiology Department.
  Towbin AJ, Perry LA, Bankes W, Alsip CN, Fiehrer E, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
• Comprehensive Approach to Convert a Radiology Department from ICD-9 based Coding to ICD-10-based Coding.
  Towbin AJ, Ulland L, Pryor RM, Fiehrer E, Hardin J, McBee M, May S, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
• Imaging—Surgery Correlation Application.
  Yang H, Perry LA, Martin R, Emery KH, OConnor T, Towbin AJ, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

• Resident case conference: Side effects and secondary complications. 
  Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA - 1/12/2015
• MRI of pediatric liver tumors. 
  Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA - 1/12/2015
• Social Media in Medicine. 
  Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA - 1/12/2015
• Growing Your Business with Social Media, Tips and Tricks for Department and Practice Managers. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/4/2015
• Using Social Media to Promote a Radiology Department. 
  Cincinnati, OH - 1/2/2015
• Neurofibromatosis and Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: Evaluation with PET and MR. 
  Bellevue, WA - 1/1/2015
• Challenges of Enterprise Imaging. 
  1/1/2015
• MRI protocol session: liver masses. 
  Toronto, Canada - 1/1/2015
• Pediatric renal masses. 
  London, England - 1/1/2015
• The evidence for gadolinium deposition. 
  Cincinnati, OH - 1/1/2015
• Utilization of MR Contrast in the Pediatric Patient. 
  1/16/2014
• Informatics and Quality Improvement: Facilitating Regulatory Compliance. 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/13/2014
• Informatics and Quality Improvement: Automating Feedback and Facilitating Change. 
  Phoenix, AZ - 1/13/2014
• Practical Informatics for the Practicing Radiologist: Challenges in Enterprise Imaging. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/4/2014
• Essentials of Pediatric Imaging: Imaging Abnormalities in Down Syndrome. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/3/2014
• Pediatric Series: Abdomen: CT and MR Enterography. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/2/2014
• MR imaging pitfalls in patients with anorectal malformation. 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2014
• How to review an article for Pediatric Radiology. 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2014
• Pediatric Liver Tumors. 
  Heidelberg, Germany - 1/1/2014
• Mass lesions of the hepatobiliary system. 
  University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH - 1/25/2013
• Pediatric Informatics and Patient Registry. 
  San Antonio, TX - 1/17/2013
• Strategies for deploying a new radiology information system. 
  Baltimore, MD - 1/8/2013
• Design and Implement a Department-wide Structured Radiology Reporting System. 
  1/7/2013
• Cloud-based Storage: Are hospitals ready for primary cloud-based storage? 
  Dallas, TX - 1/7/2013
• Challenges of Growing Up: Archiving Beyond Local Radiology. 
  Dallas, TX - 1/6/2013
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Other

• Arabidopsis thaliana mRNA for Signal Peptidase-Like Sequence, complete cds. 
  Towbin A, Bakri N, Anderer R, Bobrow M, Christensen K, Cowell K, Elis W, Katzman R, Kerwin S, Kim E, Myers A, Richter V, Schober M, Wang J, GenBank
  1/2/1998