Francis J. Scholz M.D.
Radiologist | Diagnostic Radiology
Lahey Clinic 41 Mall Road Burlington MA, 01805About
Dr. Francis Scholz is a radiologist practicing in Burlington, MA. Dr. Scholz 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
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1969
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1969
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Screening for colorectal cancer.
- Tips for the comfortable double-contrast barium enema: the open tube technique with active drainage.
- Editorial: Pseudo-obstruction of the common duct in operative cholangiography.
- Imaging features of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli colitis.
- Esophageal obstruction associated with small bowel volvulus.
- Acute pyelonephritis after transrectal ultrasonographically guided biopsy of the prostate: diagnosis by computed tomography.
- Midgut volvulus in an elderly patient.
- Capsule endoscopy findings in celiac disease associated enteropathy-type
- Radiology of the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure: conceptualization and precise interpretation of results.
- Colonic diverticulitis: does age predict severity of disease on CT imaging?
- Hepatobiliary anomalies associated with polysplenia syndrome.
- Diagnosis of inguinal region hernias with axial CT: the lateral crescent sign and other key findings.
- Surgical aspects of sclerosing cholangitis. Results in 178 patients.
- Computed tomography of miscellaneous regional and diffuse small bowel disorders.
- Gastrosplenic fistula: complication of adenocarcinoma of stomach.
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