BlakeAJohnsonMDFACR

Radiology • Minneapolis, MN

Neuroradiology

National Medical Director, MSCPA; Director of Regenerative Medicine, RAYUS Radiology

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Office
5775 Wayzata Blvd
Ste 190
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone+1 952-738-4623
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Summary

Dr. Blake Johnson is a radiologist in Minneapolis, MN and is affiliated with St. John's Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School and has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in neuroradiology and is experienced in cerebrovascular disease and neuroimaging and spine intervention. He has more than 100 publications and over 100 citings.

Education & Training

David Grant Medical CenterInternship, Flexible, 1986 - 1997
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Neuroradiology, 1991 - 1993
David Grant USAF Medical Center1990 - 1991
David Grant Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1987 - 1991
Armed Forces Institute of PathologyRadiological Pathology Course, 1989
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1986
University of MinnesotaB.A, Physiology, summa cum laude, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1997 - 2024
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2023
UT State Medical License 2020 - 2022
SD State Medical License Active through 2021
AZ State Medical License 1992 - 2020
WI State Medical License 2006 - 2019
IN State Medical License 1997 - 2019
FL State Medical License 1997 - 2019
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow of the American College of Radiology 2010
Kuykendall Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Radiology Resident David Grant Medical Center, 1991
Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Award University of Minnesota, 1983
Golden Key National Honor Society University of Minnesota, 1982
Summa cum laude graduate University of Minnesota, 1982
Health Professions Scholarship United States Air Force, 1982
Honors Program University of Minnesota, 1978-1982, 1982
Phi Beta Kappa University of Minnesota, 1981
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Use of Diagnostic Injections to Evaluate Sacroiliac Joint Pain.
Melissa W. Jung, Kurt P. Schellhas, Blake A. Johnson> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
7 citations
Postsurgical Spine: Techniques, Expected Imaging Findings, and Complications.
A. Orlando Ortiz, Alexandre de Moura, Blake A. Johnson> ;Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MR. 2018 Dec 1
60 citations
The CD3 ζ Subunit Contains a Phosphoinositide-Binding Motif That Is Required for the Stable Accumulation of TCR–CD3 Complex at the Immunological Synapse
Laura M. DeFord-Watts, David S Dougall, Serkan Belkaya, Blake A Johnson, Jennifer L. Eitson, Kole T. Roybal, Barbara Barylko, Joseph P. Albanesi, Christoph Wülfing, Ni...> ;Journal of Immunology. 2011 Jun 15
36 citations
Selective Cervical Nerve Root Blockade: Prospective Study of Immediate and Longer Term Complications
R.S. Pobiel, Kurt P. Schellhas, J.A. Eklund, M.J. Golden, Blake A. Johnson, S. Chopra, P. Broadbent, M.E. Myers, K. Shrack> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2009 Mar 1
6 citations
Therapeutic periradicular injections: it's a gas!
Blake A. Johnson> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2005 May 1
19 citations
Intracranial MR angiography: its role in the integrated approach to brain infarction.
B A Johnson, Joseph E. Heiserman, Burton P. Drayer, P J Keller> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 1994 May 1
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Journal Articles

The Incidence of Discography Resulting in Recommendations Against Lumbar Spinal Fusion.
Ledonio C, Polly D, Johnson B, Schellhas K, Schwender J, Peltier C, Perra J, The Spine Journal; 9(10):8S-9S
The Significance of Multifidus Atrophy After Successful Radiofrequency Neurotomy for Low Back Pain.
Dreyfuss P, Stout A, Aprill C, Pollei S, Johnson B, Bogduk N, PM&R; 1:719-722
Selective Cervical Nerve Root Blockade: Prospective Study of Immediate and Longer Term Complications.
Pobiel RS, Schellhas KP, Eklund JA, Golden MJ, Johnson, BA, Chopra S, Broadbent P, Myers ME, Shrack K, AJNR; 30:507-511
Selective Cervical Nerve Root Blockade: Experience With A Safe And Reliable Technique Employing An Anterolateral Approach For Needle Placement.
Schellhas KP, Pollei SR, Johnson BA, Golden MJ, Eklund JA, Pobiel RS, AJNR: 28:1909-1914
Diskography: Infectious Complications from a Series of 12,634 Cases.
Pobiel RS, Schellhas KP, Pollei SR, Johnson BA, Golden MJ, Eklund JA, AJNR : 27:1930-1932
Cervical Diskography: Analysis of Provoked Responses at C2-C3, C3-C4, and C4-C5.
Schellhas KP, Garvey TA, Johnson BA, Rothbart PJ, Pollei SR, AJNR: 21:269-275
Neurodegenerative disorders. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Braffman B, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, Radiology; 215 Suppl:597-605
Spine trauma. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Anderson RE, Drayer BP, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, Radiology; 215 Suppl:589-95
Orbits, vision, and visual loss. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Hasso AN, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, Radiology; 215 Suppl:579-87
Ataxia. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Johnson BA, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, Radiology; 215 Suppl:573-8
Neuroendocrine imaging. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
Seidenwurm D, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, Radiology; 215 Suppl:563-71
Multiple sclerosis--when and how to image.
Masdeu JC, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:547-62
Imaging of intracranial infections.
Deck MD, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:535-45
Dementia.
Braffman B, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:525-33
Head trauma.
Davis PC, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:507-24
Myelopathy.
Seidenwurm D, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:495-505
Atraumatic isolated headache--when to image.
Masdeu JC, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:487-93
Acute low back pain--radiculopathy.
Anderson RE, Drayer BP, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:479-85
Vertigo and hearing loss.
Hasso AN, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:471-8
Epilepsy.
Tanenbaum L, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:459-70
Progressive neurological deficit.
Johnson BA, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Masaryk T, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:437-57
Cerebrovascular disease.
Masaryk T, Drayer BP, Anderson RE, Braffman B, Davis PC, Deck MD, Hasso AN, Johnson BA, Pomeranz SJ, Seidenwurm D, Tanenbaum L, Masdeu JC, American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology; 215 Suppl:415-35
Epidurography and Therapeutic Epidural Injections: Technical Considerations and Experience with 5334 Cases.
Johnson BA, Schellhas KP, Pollei SR, AJNR; 20:697-705
Spontaneous Thoracic Spinal Cord Herniation through an Anterior Dural Defect.
Dix JE, Griffitt W, Yates C, Johnson B, AJNR 19:1345-1348
Preliminary Results on the Management of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms with Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Computed Tomographic Angiography.
Harrison MJ, Johnson BA, Gardner GM, Welling BG, Neurosurg 40:947-957
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Books/Book Chapters

Imaging of the Nervous System: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications.
Chapter: Image-Guided Epidural Injections and Spinal Nerve Blocks
Johnson BAEditors: Latchaw RE, Kucharczyk J, Moseley ME.Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia
Image-Guided Spine Interventions.
Chapter: Epidural Steroid Injections and Selective Nerve Blocks
Page 149 - 170Johnson BAEditors: Mathis JM, Johnson BA, Staats PS, Wetzel FT, Associate Editors.Springer-Verlag, New York
Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
Chapter: Discography
Page 207 - 216Ortiz AO, Johnson B
Neuroimaging.
Chapter: Intracranial Infections
Page 767 - 799Johnson BAEditors: Orrison WW.WB Sauders Company, Philadelphia
Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Chapter: MR Imaging of the Central Skull Base
Page 1695 - 1714Johnson BAEditors: Stark DD and Bradley WG.CV Mosby Company, St LouisEdition 3rd,
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: MRA of the CNS: Technique, Indications and Pitfalls
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: MR of Tumors and Tumor Mimics
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: Cranial Nerves I-VI
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: Cranial Nerves VII-XII
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: MR of White Matter Disease
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: Congenital CNS Abnormalities
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: Approach to Skull Base Tumors
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Advanced MRI ‘98: From Head to Toe - The Cutting Edge.
Chapter: Imaging Strategies for Epilepsy, Dementia and Hydrocephalus
Johnson BAEditors: Peter Kullnig.Leykam Buchverlag
Neuroradiology Part II: Neoplasms and Infectious Diseases.
Chapter: Central Nervous System Metastases
Johnson BADenville NJ
Neurovascular Surgery.
Chapter: Cerebral Sinus and Venous Thrombosis
Page 1337 - 1363Wakhloo AJ, Johnson BA, Kraus G, Spetzler RFEditors: Carter LP, Spetzler RF.McGraw-Hill, Inc, New York
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Abstracts/Posters

Severity of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Secondary to Nonpenetrating Head Injury: Correlation with Clinical Outcome.
Johnson BA, Greene KA, Jacobowitz R, Marciano FF, Spetzler RF, Harrington TR, American Society of Neuroradiology Proceedings, Multiple locations, 1995
Filmless Radiology: Positive Initial Experience with Computerized Image Management.
Johnson BA, Quam JP, Conte FA, American Society of Neuroradiology Proceedings
The Natural History of Familial Cavernous Malformations: A Prospective Clinical and MR Imaging Trial.
Johnson BA, Drayer BP, Wascher TM, Zabramski JM, Spetzler RF, American Society of Neuroradiology Proceedings
A Proposed Grading Scale for Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Non-penetrating Head Trauma.
Marciano FF, Greene KA, Johnson BA, Jacobowitz R, Spetzler RF, Harrington TR, J Neurotrauma; 10(s1): S170
Intracranial Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Its Role in the Integrated Approach to Brain Infarction.
Johnson BA, Heiserman JE, Drayer BP, American Society of Neuroradiology Proceedings
The Role of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Closed Head Injury.
Marciano FF, Greene KA, Johnson BA, Apostolides PJ, Harrington TR, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society Proceedings
The Variable MRI Appearance of Primary CNS Lymphoma: Correlation with Histopathologic Features.
Johnson BA, Fram EK, Johnson PC, Jacobowitz R, American Society of Neuroradiology Proceedings
Intrapartum Hypoxic-Ischemic Insults: Correlation with Neuroimaging and Clinical Outcome.
Johnson BA, Bird CR, Tarby TJ, American Society of Neuroradiology Proceedings
The Variable and Dynamic MRI Appearance of Cavernous Malformations.
Johnson BA, Drayer BP, Wascher TM, Zabramski JM, Spetzler RF, Western Neuroradiological Society Proceedings
Five Minute Brain MRI: Evaluation of SHARE, A New Dual Echo Fast Spin Echo Imaging Technique.
Johnson BA, Fram EK, Drayer BP, Dean BL, Keller PJ, American Society of Neuroradiology Proceedings
The Dependence of Isometric Twitch Duration on Length in the Cat Soleus Muscle.
Poppele RE, Iaizzo PA, Johnson BA, Society for Neuroscience Book of Abstracts
The Efficacy of Epidural Steroid Injection in Smokers and Non Smokers with Leg and Back Pain.
Ledonio C, Polly D, Johnson B, Aderibigbe K, Minnesota Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Prevalance of Smokers in a Cohort of Patients being Considered for Spine Surgery Compared to State and National Prevalence.
Ledonio C, Polly DW, Hatsukami D, Peltier C, Schwender J, Schellhas K, Johnson B, Minnesota Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Incidence of Discography Resulting in Recommendations Against Lumbar Spine Fusion.
Ledonio CT, Polly D, Johnson B, Schellhas K, Peltier C, Perra J, Schwender J, Minnesota Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contemporary Neuroimaging of Traumatic Brain Injury.
Broadbent P, Pobiel RS, Johnson BA, Brain Injury Association of Minnesota Annual Meeting, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Lumbar Epidural Steroids: Clinical Efficacy Related to Specific Pathology.
Johnson BA, Schellhas KP, Pollei SR, Kraker D, International Spinal Injection Society Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado
Comparison of Diffusion Weighted Single Shot EPI (DW-EPI) and FLAIR for the Evaluation of TIA and Stroke.
Johnson BA, Tanenbaum LN, Drayer BP, et al, Western NeuroRadiological Society Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, California
The Use of CT Angiography and MR Angiography in the Management of Intracranial Aneurysms.
Harrison MJ, Johnson BA, Welling BG, 23rd Annual Richard Lende Winter Neurosurgical Conference, Multiple locations, 1997
Filmless Radiology: Positive Initial Experience with Computerized Image Management.
Johnson BA, Quam JP, Conte FA, American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
Assessment of an Imaging Utilization Management System: A Clinical Trial.
Johnson BA, Seidenwurm DJ, Pollock JA, Conte FA, Fuchs JW, Patrissi G, American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Multiple locations, 1995
MR of Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: Nomenclature Update.
Johnson BA, The CMRS Vision
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Lectures

5th Annual Neuroradiology in Clinical Practice
Educational Symposia, Las Vegas, Nevada - 11/1/2012
29th Annual MRI of the Head & Spine 2012: National Symposium
Educational Symposia, Las Vegas, Nevada - 5/21/2012
Vail 2012: Hot Topics in Radiology
Educational Symposia, Vail, Colorado - 2/12/2012
16th Annual Beaver Creek Clinical MRI: New Essentials - What You Need To Know 2012
Educational Symposia, Avon, Colorado - 2/5/2012
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Spinal Interventions.
Back & Neck Rehabilitation & Conditioning Sports Medicine Conference, Bloomington, Minnesota
Paramagnetism and MRI Contrast Agents.
North Bay MRI Visiting Fellowship Program. Fairfield, CA
Imaging Skull Base Tumors.
Multiple locations, 1993, 2007, 2008
Nerve Injections and Rhizotomies.
43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cerebral Sinovenous Occlusive Disease.
North Bay MRI Visiting Fellowship Program. Fairfield, CA
Comtemporary Evaluation of Intracranial Masses.
Advanced MRI 2005: From Head to Toe – The Cutting Edge, Graz, Austria
Craniospinal Overview.
North Bay MRI Visiting Fellowship Program. Fairfield, CA
Imaging Congenital CNS Anomalies.
Advanced MRI 2005: From Head to Toe – The Cutting Edge, Graz, Austria
Neuroimaging: A Categorical Approach.
David Grant Medical Center Radiology Board Review Conference. Travis AFB, CA
Approach to Cranial Neuropathy – Part 1.
Advanced MRI 2005: From Head to Toe – The Cutting Edge, Graz, Austria
Contrast Enhanced MRI.
Barrow Neurological Institute Visiting Fellowship Course. Phoenix, AZ
Imaging Approach to Cranial Neuropathy – Part 2.
Advanced MRI 2005: From Head to Toe – The Cutting Edge, Graz, Austria
Inflammatory and Infectious Processes.
105th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, New Orleans, Louisiana
Basic Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
St. Joseph's Medical Center Visiting Fellowship for Technologists. Phoenix, AZ
CNS Tumors & Tumor Mimics.
Multiple locations, 2001
MRI: Basic Principles and Artifacts.
Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual MRI Seminar. Las Vegas, NV
Discography: Tricks of the Trade.
2005 Annual Symposium of the American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR), San Juan, Puerto Rico
MR Artifacts: Clinical Appearance and Methods for Elimination.
Fellowship in Practical MRI for Technologists. Anaheim, CA
Basic Principles of MRI and Technical Pitfalls.
Nevada Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual MRI Seminar. Las Vegas, NV
Imaging the Spine.
Vail 2005 - New Advances in MR & CT, Vail, Colorado
Basic Neuroimaging Protocols: How I Do It.
Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society (CMRS) Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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Other

Avoiding Diagnostic Pitfalls in Neuroimaging.
Johnson BA, Neuroradiology in Clinical Practice 2011
Imaging Evlauation of CNS Infections.
Johnson BA, Neuroradiology in Clinical Practice 2011
Imaging Cranial Nerves I-VI.
Johnson BA, Neuroradiology in Clinical Practice 2011
Imaging Cranial Nerves VII-XII.
Johnson BA, Neuroradiology in Clinical Practice 2011
Cranial Nerves.
Johnson BA, MRI Updates Neuro 2011
CNS Tumors and Tumor Mimics.
Johnson BA, MRI Updates Neuro
Intracranial Metastatic Disease.
Johnson BA, MRI Updates Neuro
Diagnostic Pitfalls in Neuroimaging.
Johnson BA, MRI Updates Neuro
Intracranial Tumors and Tumor Mimics.
Johnson BA, MRI Updates Neuro
Congenital CNS Anomalies/Phakomatoses.
Johnson BA, MRI Updates Neuro
Conventional Imaging Evaluation of the Spine.
Johnson BA, MRI Updates Neuro
Beyond the Spine: Other Image-Guided Interventions.
Johnson BA, American Society of Spine Radiology
Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Practical Approach.
Johnson BA, Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2010: National Symposium
Pituitary Gland and the Sella Turcica.
Johnson BA, Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2010: National Symposium
MR of CNS Infections.
Johnson BA, Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2010: National Symposium
Cranial Nerves I-VI and Cranial Nerves VII-XII.
Johnson BA, Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2010: National Symposium
High Resolution CT of the Paranasal Sinuses.
Johnson BA, Computed Tomography
Imaging the Infrahyoid Neck and Imaging of the Suprahyoid Neck.
Johnson BA, Computed Tomography
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Press Mentions

Blake A. Johnson - Neuroradiology Leader to Speak at iii2017 | Global Radiology CMEJuly 24th, 2015