Douglas Houston Sheafor M.D.
Radiologist | Diagnostic Radiology
3030 Latrobe Dr Charlotte NC, 28211About
Dr. Douglas Sheafor is a radiologist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Sheafor specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1992
Washington University In St Louis School of Medicine,St Louis, Mo, United States 1992
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Thorotrast revisited: contrast-induced hepatic neoplasm.
- With proper imaging technique, is it still necessary to obtain images of the liver before administering contrast material in patients with known tumors who can have hypervascular liver metastases?
- Contained hematoma (pseudoaneurysm) of the inferior vena cava associated with blunt abdominal trauma.
- An electronic device for needle placement during sonographically guided percutaneous intervention.
- Air insufflation: a useful adjunct to the single contrast barium enema for the
- Two-dimensional multiplanar and three-dimensional volume-rendered vascular CT in pancreatic carcinoma: interobserver agreement and comparison with standard helical techniques.
- [CT colonography: evaluation of two 3D algorithms in a screening population].
- App Review: Management Guide for Incidental Findings on CT and MRI.
- Small lymph nodes of the abdomen, pelvis, and retroperitoneum: usefulness of sonographically guided biopsy.
- Pancreatic malignancy: effect of dual-phase helical CT in tumor detection and vascular opacification.
- Dynamic helical CT of the abdomen: prospective comparison of pre- and postprandial contrast enhancement.
- Fat in the inferior vena cava associated with caval injury.
Treatments
- Abdominal Imaging, Body Imaging
Professional Memberships
- Member Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists
- Member American Roentgen Ray Society
- Member Radiologic Society of North America
- Member ARRS, RSNA, ACR, NCMS, American Society of Emergency Radiologists, Society of Gastrointestinal Radi
Fellowships
- Duke University, Abdominal Imaging 1997
- Duke University Medical Center, Radiology, NC, USA 1997
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