AllenDevaneyElsterMD

Radiology • Winston Salem, NC

Neuroradiology

Professor of Radiology, Wake Forest University

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Office
Medical Center Blvd
Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone+1 336-716-3294
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Education & Training

Wake Forest University School of MedicineFellowship, Neuroradiology, 1986 - 1987
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1983 - 1986
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1983
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2017 - 2025
FL State Medical License 1998 - 2021
NC State Medical License 1986 - 2018
SC State Medical License 1997 - 2004
MD State Medical License 2001 - 2002
TN State Medical License 1997 - 2000
AL State Medical License 1997 - 1998
TX State Medical License 1980 - 1987
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology Neuroradiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Epilogue.
Allen D Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2020 Nov 16
1 citations
Introduction to Dual-Energy Computed Tomography.
Allen D Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2018 Nov 1
1 citations
Orbital Interstitial Fluid: Evidence of a Potential Pathway for Extracranial Cerebrospinal Fluid Absorption.
Jeffrey R. Sachs, Michael E. Zapadka, Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2018 Jul 1
Risk of brain tumors from wireless phone use: retraction.
Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2013 Jan 1
4 citations
Skull fractures through parietal foramina: report of two cases.
Landon S. Edwards, Jeffrey R. Sachs, Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2012 May 1
"Cerebral infarction diagnosis by computerized tomography: analysis and evaluation of findings"--how far have we really come?
Jonathan H. Burdette, Allen D. Elster> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2006 Mar 1
28 citations
Internationalization of the American Journal of Roentgenology: 1980-2002.
Michael Y. M. Chen, Charles B. Jenkins, Allen D. Elster> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2003 Oct 1
87 citations
Pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage: a potential imaging pitfall associated with diffuse cerebral edema.
Curtis A. Given, Jonathan H. Burdette, Allen D. Elster, Daniel W. Williams> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2003 Feb 1
29 citations
Diffusion-weighted imaging of cerebral infarctions: are higher B values better?
Jonathan H. Burdette, Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2002 Jul 1
56 citations
High b-value diffusion-weighted MRI of normal brain
Jonathan H. Burdette, David D. Durden, Allen D. Elster, Yi-Fen Yen> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2001 Jul 1
55 citations
False cerebral activation on BOLD functional MR images: study of low-amplitude motion weakly correlated to stimulus.
Aaron S. Field, Yi-Fen Yen, Jonathan H. Burdette, Allen D. Elster> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2000 Sep 1
1 citations
Clinical MR imaging at 8 tesla: the new frontier of ultra high field MRI.
Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 1999 Nov 1
53 citations
A comparison of fast spin-echo, fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery, and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the first 10 days after cerebral infarction.
Peter E. Ricci, Jonathan H. Burdette, Allen D. Elster, David M. Reboussin> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 1999 Sep 1
167 citations
Acute cerebral infarction: quantification of spin-density and T2 shine-through phenomena on diffusion-weighted MR images.
Jonathan H. Burdette, Allen D. Elster, Peter E. Ricci> ;Radiology. 1999 Aug 1
11 citations
Depiction of intracranial vessels with MRA: utility of magnetization transfer saturation and gadolinium.
Vincent P. Mathews, John L. Ulmer, Matthew L. White, Craig A. Hamilton, David M. Reboussen, Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 1999 Jul 1
46 citations
Calculation of apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) in brain using two-point and six-point methods
Jonathan H. Burdette, Allen D. Elster, Peter E. Ricci> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 1998 Sep 1
99 citations
Cerebral infarction: time course of signal intensity changes on diffusion-weighted MR images.
Jonathan H. Burdette, Peter E. Ricci, Nicola Petitti, Allen D. Elster> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1998 Sep 1
Can the results obtained with a specific gradient-recalled echo (GRE) sequence on a machine of vendor A (e.g., fast low-angle shot technique [FLASH].
Allen D. Elster> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1997 Sep 1
38 citations
MR imaging of lumbar spondylolysis: the importance of ancillary observations.
John L. Ulmer, Vincent P. Mathews, Allen D. Elster, Leighton P. Mark, David L. Daniels, Wade M. Mueller> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1997 Jul 1
23 citations
Magnetization transfer imaging of the pituitary: further insights into the nature of the posterior "bright spot"
Chad A. Holder, Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 1997 Mar 1
146 citations
Clinically serious abnormalities found incidentally at MR imaging of the brain: data from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Nancy Chang Yue, William T. Longstreth, Allen D. Elster, Charles A. Jungreis, Daniel H. O'Leary, Virginia C. Poirier> ;Radiology. 1997 Jan 1
197 citations
Sulcal, ventricular, and white matter changes at MR imaging in the aging brain : Data from the Cardiovascular Health Study
Nancy Chang Yue, Alice M. Arnold, William T. Longstreth, Allen D. Elster, Charles A. Jungreis, Daniel H. O'Leary, Virginia C. Poirier, Robert 'Nick' Bryan> ;Radiology. 1997 Jan 1
165 citations
Infarctlike lesions in the brain: prevalence and anatomic characteristics at MR imaging of the elderly--data from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
Robert 'Nick' Bryan, Scott W. Wells, Timothy J. Miller, Allen D. Elster, Charles A. Jungreis, Virginia C. Poirier, Bonnie K. Lind, Teri A. Manolio> ;Radiology. 1997 Jan 1
Frontal sinus cephalocele associated with hydrocephalus
Jeffrey D. Mewborne, Daniel W. Williams, Allen D. Elster> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 1997 Jan 1
51 citations
Magnetization transfer or spin-lock? An investigation of off-resonance saturation pulse imaging with varying frequency offsets.
John L. Ulmer, Vincent P. Mathews, Craig A. Hamilton, Allen D. Elster, Paul R. Moran> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 1996 May 1
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Press Mentions

10 Questions with Allen D. Elster, MDJanuary 28th, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy, North Carolina
Atrium Wake Forest BaptistWinston Salem, North Carolina
Wake Forest Baptist Health-Lexington Medical CenterLexington, North Carolina