Carlos Rojas, M.D.

  1. Radiologist
  1. Siddiqi AK, Khan AR, Khan S, Ali KM, Cummings KW, Gotway MB, Jokerst CE, Stib MT, Rojas CA, De Cecco CN, Naeem M. Artificial intelligence-derived myocardial fibrosis on cardiac magnetic resonance for prognosis in cardiomyopathy: A systematic review of a sparse evidence base. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2026 Nov; 51 (11):103434 Epub 2026 Aug 25
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  2. Prasitlumkum N, Rodriguez-Riascos JF, Vemulapalli H, Somappa A, Estrada-Vargas CA, Fatunde OA, Rojas CA, Prajapati P, Vijayakumar K, Kapa S, Nguyen D, Asirvatham S, Madhavan M, McLeod C, Masry HZE, Deshmukh AJ, Kella DK, Killu AM, Mulpuru SK, Sardana M, Scott LR, Sugrue AM, Srivathsan K. Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy of Pulsed Field Ablation for Ventricular Arrhythmias: Insights From a Large Health System Registry in the United States. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2026 Sep 15 Epub 2026 Sept 15
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  3. Siddiqi AK, Ahmed Cheema AA, Hussain S, Stib MT, Rojas CA, Cummings KW, Naeem M. Aortic Stenosis Mortality in the TAVR Era: Rising Middle-Aged Mortality and Widening Rural Disparities. JACC Adv. 2026 Aug 17; 103119 [Epub ahead of print]
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  4. Anderson SE, Rojas CA, Stib MT, Jokerst CE, Panse PM, Gotway MB, Cummings KW. Chest Radiographic Patterns of Diffuse Lung Disease: A Systematic Approach. Radiographics. 2026 Aug; 46 (8):e260013
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  5. Walters CE Jr, Ruddy L, Shah AS, Hasson E, Jokerst CE, Stib MT, Gotway MB, Panse PM, Rojas CA. Interlobular Septal Thickening: A Pictorial Review. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2026 Jun 4 Epub 2026 June 04
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  6. Abia-Trujillo D, Yu Lee-Mateus A, Stowell JT, Sonavane SK, Grage RA, Saifi O, Wood CM, Johnson EM, Mergo PJ, Labarca G, Fernandez-Bussy S, Rojas CA. Four-dimensional computed tomography in expiratory central airway collapse: Disrupting diagnostic paradigms. Eur J Radiol. 2026 Feb; 195:112536 Epub 2025 Nov 17
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  7. Rodriguez-Riascos JF, Vemulapalli HS, Prajapati P, Muthu P, Sorajja D, Jokerst CE, Rojas CA, El Masry H, Srivathsan K. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Histologically Confirmed, Clinically Diagnosed, and Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Circ J. 2025 Dec 25; 90 (1):99-108 Epub 2025 Aug 28
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  8. Kanwar N, Seyi AB, Tan N, Rojas C, Ernani V, Rumilla KM, Borad MJ, Zheng G. From Diagnosis, Therapy Decision-Making to Genetic Risk Assessment: The Impact of ctDNA Testing on Comprehensive Cancer Management-A Case Report. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Dec; 23 (12)
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  9. Nagarakanti SR, Stib MT, Blair JE, Panse PM, Gotway MB, Rojas CA. Common and Uncommon Imaging Manifestations of Thoracic and Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Infection. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2025 Dec; 7 (6):e250269
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  10. Kanwar N, Seyi AB, Tan N, Rojas C, Ernani V, Rumilla KM, Borad MJ, Zheng G. From diagnosis, therapy decision-making to genetic risk assessment: the impact of ctdna testing on cancer case. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: JNCCN. 2025 Dec; 23 (12):e257098
  11. Li Y, Mumtaz S, Baig HZ, Mira-Avendano I, Wang B, Rojas CA, Stowell JT, Lesser ER, Borkar SR, Majithia V, Abril A. Longitudinal Study of Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-Interstitial Lung Disease and Response to Mycophenolate Mofetil and Rituximab. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Nov 30; 14(23).
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  12. Jokerst CE, Stib M, Rojas CA, Gotway MB. November 2024 Medical Image of the Month: A Case of Short Telomeres. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care Sleep. 2024; 29:45-47.
  13. Brown PJ, Jokerst CE, Stib M, Panse PM, Gotway MB, Rojas CA. Anomalous origin of the circumflex artery from the right pulmonary artery. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Aug; 19 (8):3080-3083 Epub 2024 May 10
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  14. Saunders H, Baig H, Li Y, White L, Hodge D, Lesser E, Stowell JT, Rojas CA, Mira-Avendano I. The Relationship Between Anti-SSA-52 and Interstitial Lung Disease. J Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Apr 1; 30 (3):101-105 Epub 2024 Mar 05
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  15. Shetty AN, Cummings KW, Gotway MB, Jensen EA, Jokerst CE, Panse PM, Rojas CA. Thoracic periosteal reaction secondary to voriconazole use in an adult transplant patient. Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Jan; 19 (1):346-348 Epub 2023 Nov 09
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  16. Pham KH, Stowell JT, Grage RA, Sella DM, LeGout JD, Paz-Fumagalli R, Rojas CA. Thoracic Complications of Liver-Directed Therapy and Interventions. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Aug 3 Epub 2023 Aug 03
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  17. Hernandez-Rojas D, Yu Lee-Mateus A, Abia-Trujillo D, Khoor A, Rojas C, Fernandez-Bussy S. Radiation-induced Airway Disease: A Growing Concern. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2023 Apr 1; 30 (2):184-187 Epub 2023 Apr 01
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  18. Dumitrascu AG, Rojas CA, Stancampiano F, Harris DM, Chirila RM, Omer M, Hata DJ, Meza-Villegas DM, Heckman MG, White LJ, Alvarez S. Invasive Nocardiosis Versus Colonization at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical and Radiological Characteristics. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2023 Feb; 7 (1):20-30 Epub 2022 Dec 21
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  19. Shah A, Rojas CA. Imaging modalities (MRI, CT, PET/CT), indications, differential diagnosis and imaging characteristics of cystic mediastinal masses: a review. Mediastinum. 2023; 7:3 Epub 2022 Dec 26
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  20. Hoffman RJ, Garner HW, Rojas CA, Grage RA, Sonavane SK, Johnson EM, Mergo PJ, Walker CM, Stowell JT. Atypical Causes of Dyspnea: A Review of Neuromuscular and Chest Wall Disorders that Compromise Ventilation. J Thorac Imaging. 2022 Jul 1; 37 (4):W45-W55 Epub 2022 Feb 04
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  21. Dumitrascu AG, Rojas C, Stancampiano F, Johnson E, Harris DM, Chirila R, Omer M, Hata D, Heckman M, Meza-Villegas D, Alvarez S. Invasive Nocardiosis versus Colonization at a Tertiary Care Center: Clinical and Radiological Characteristics Chest. 2022.
  22. Hernandez-Rojas D, Abia-Trujillo D, Rojas C, Yu Lee-Mateus A, Castillo-Larios R, Pulipaka SP, Fernandez-Bussy S. Cinematic CT as a valuable protocol for severe ECAC. Respirol Case Rep. 2022 Jan; 10 (1):e0884 Epub 2021 Dec 08
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  23. Kwon M, Lee AS, Mira-Avendano I, Rojas CA, Grage R, Abril A. Interstitial Lung Disease in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Patients: Comparison With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Dec 1; 27 (8):324-330
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  24. Bryde R, Applewhite AI, Abu Dabrh AM, Taylor BJ, Heckman MG, Filmalter SE, Pujalte G, Rojas C, Heckman AJ, Brigham TJ, Prokop LJ, Shapiro BP. Cardiac structure and function in elite female athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiol Rep. 2021 Dec; 9(23):e15141.
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  25. McCann MR, Massoth LR, Rojas CA, Hung YP, Lichtenberger JP 3rd, Abbott GF, Stowell JT. Smooth Muscle Conditions of the Chest: A Clinical, Radiologic, and Pathologic Review. J Thorac Imaging. 2021 Sep 1; 36 (5):263-278
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  26. Pai TS, Rojas C, Wasserman MC, Parent EE, Cornell L, Chumsri S. Asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 mimicking metastatic breast cancer on positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging. Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Aug; 16 (8):2226-2230 Epub 2021 June 13
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  27. Abia-Trujillo D, Johnson MM, Patel NM, Rojas CA, Garcia-Saucedo JC, Fernandez-Bussy S. Bronchoscopic Resolution of a Broncho-Pleuro-Spinal-Subcutaneous Fistula Presenting as a Painful Mass. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2021 Jul 1; 28 (3):e43-e45
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  28. Duran-Crane A, Rojas CA, Cooper LT, Medina HM. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Chagas' disease: a parallel with electrophysiologic studies. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Nov; 36 (11):2209-2219 Epub 2020 July 01
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  29. Ali M, Pham AN, Pooley RA, Rojas CA, Mergo PJ, Pham SM. Three-dimensional printing facilitates surgical planning for resection of an atypical cardiac myxoma. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct; 35 (10):2863-2865 Epub 2020 July 27
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  30. Rojas CA, Livingston D, Padilla G, Feldhaus J, Rajan C, Bowman AW, Shapiro BP, Mergo PJ. Signs of Increased Intrapericardial Pressure on Chest Computed Tomography: Pictorial Review With Echocardiography, Cardiac Computed Tomography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlation. J Thorac Imaging. 2020 May; 35 (3):143-152
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  31. Restrepo CS, Gonzalez TV, Baxi A, Rojas CA. Infected ("Mycotic") coronary artery aneurysm: Systematic review. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2020 Nov-Dec; 14(6):e99-e104. Epub 2019 Jan 26.
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  32. Rojas CA. Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery. J Thorac Imaging 2019 Sep; 34 (5):W129-W130
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  33. Rojas CA. Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery. J Thorac Imaging. 2019 Jun 17 Epub 2019 June 17
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  34. Mergo PJ, Rojas CA. CT Characteristics and Pathologic Basis of Solitary Cystic Lung Cancer. Radiology 2019 May; 291 (2):502-503 Epub 2019 Mar 12
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  35. Alsaad AA, Rojas CA. Cardiac CT Angiography in Carcinoid Heart Disease. Radiology. 2019 Jan; 290 (1):32 Epub 2018 Oct 30
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  36. Devcic Z, Rojas CA, Elboraey M, Toskich B. Organizing Pneumonia Induced by Ablative Radioembolization for the Treatment of Hepatic Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2019; 9:42 Epub 2019 Oct 11
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  37. Williams EA, Cox C, Chung JH, Grage RA, Rojas CA. Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery. J Thorac Imaging. 2019 Jan; 34 (1):56-64
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  38. Wood CM, McLeod CJ, Parikh PP, Rojas CA. Systemic-to-pulmonary arterial connections simulating pulmonary emboli in a patient with Tetralogy of Fallot. Thorax. 2018 Nov; 73 (11):1091-1092 Epub 2018 July 24
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  39. DeClue C, Donatelli JM, Rojas CA. Noncongenital Ventricular Septal Defects: A Pictorial Review. J Thorac Imaging. 2018 Jul; 33 (4):W22-W29
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  40. Martin AI, Sunjic IT, Rojas CA, Donatelli J, Finan J, Caldeira C, Herweg B, Mackie BD. Adipositas Cordis: A Rare and Poorly Understood Cardiomyopathy. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2018 Apr-Jun; 14 (2):147-149
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  41. Diwadkar S, Nallamshetty L, Rojas C, Athienitis A, Declue C, Cox C, Patel A, Chae SH. Echocardiography fails to detect left ventricular noncompaction in a cohort of patients with noncompaction on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Cardiol. 2017 Jun; 40 (6):364-369 Epub 2017 Mar 07
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  42. Luecke K, Trujillo C, Ford J, Decker S, Pelaez A, Hazelton TR, Rojas CA. Anastomotic Airway Complications After Lung Transplant: Clinical, Bronchoscopic and CT Correlation. J Thorac Imaging. 2016 Sep; 31: (5)W62-71.
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  43. Cox CS, Decker SJ, Rolfe M, Hazelton TR, Rojas CA. Middle Lobe Torsion after Unilateral Lung Transplant. J Radiol Case Rep. 2016 May; 10: (5)15-21.
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  44. Donatelli J, Gupta A, Santhosh R, Hazelton TR, Nallamshetty L, Macias A, Rojas CA. To breathe or not to breathe: a review of artificial airway placement and related complications. Emerg Radiol. 2015 Apr; 22: (2)171-9.
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  45. Ramos-Matos C, Scholfield M, Fontuoro J, Rojas CA, Guglin M. Myocarditis with normal left ventricular function and troponin of 266. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov; 32: (11)1443.e1-2.
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  46. Prather AD, Smith TR, Poletto DM, Tavora F, Chung JH, Nallamshetty L, Hazelton TR, Rojas CA. Aspiration-related lung diseases. J Thorac Imaging. 2014 Sep; 29: (5)304-9.
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  47. Maguire K, Leung C, Kodali V, Taylor B, Fontaine JP, Rojas CA, Guglin M. Heart failure due to tension hydrothorax after left pneumonectomy. Heart Surg Forum. 2013 Dec; 16: (6)E319-23.
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  48. Choy G, Kröpil P, Scherer A, El-Sherief AH, Chung J, Rojas CA, Abbara S. Pertinent reportable incidental cardiac findings on chest CT without electrocardiography gating: review of 268 consecutive cases. Acta Radiol. 2013 May; 54(4):396-400. Epub 2013 Apr 30.
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  49. Rojas CA, Jaimes C, Abbara S. Ventricular septal defects: embryology and imaging findings. J Thorac Imaging. 2013 Mar; 28(2):W28-34.
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  50. Rojas CA, Cruite DM, Chung JH. Traumatic ventricular septal defect: characterization with electrocardiogram-gated cardiac computed tomography angiography. J Thorac Imaging. 2012 Nov; 27: (6)W174-6.
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  51. Vermess D, Rojas CA, Shaheen F, Roy P, Martinez CR. Normal pediatric prevertebral soft-tissue thickness on MDCT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Jul; 199: (1)W130-3.
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  52. Kröpil P, Rojas CA, Ghoshhajra B, Lanzman RS, Miese FR, Scherer A, Kalra M, Abbara S. Prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch spiral acquisition for cardiac CT angiography in routine clinical practice: initial results. J Thorac Imaging. 2012 May; 27(3):194-201.
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  53. Rojas CA, Jawad H, Chung JH. The new era of radiology teaching files. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Apr; 198: (4)773-6.
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  54. Ghoshhajra BB, Sidhu MS, El-Sherief A, Rojas C, Yeh DD, Engel LC, Liberthson R, Abbara S, Bhatt A. Adult congenital heart disease imaging with second-generation dual-source computed tomography: initial experiences and findings. Congenit Heart Dis. 2012 Nov-Dec; 7(6):516-25. Epub 2012 Oct 18.
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  55. Ghoshhajra BB, Techasith T, Choy G, Rojas CA, Pomerantz SR. Using Keynote to present radiology images. J Digit Imaging. 2011 Oct; 24: (5)844-7.
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  56. Johri AM, Rojas CA, El-Sherief A, Witzke CF, Chitty DW, Palacios IF, Passeri JJ, King ME, Abbara S. Imaging of atrial septal defects: echocardiography and CT correlation. Heart. 2011 Sep; 97(17):1441-53.
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  57. Rojas CA, Jaimes CE, El-Sherief AH, Medina HM, Chung JH, Ghoshhajra B, Abbara S. Cardiac CT of non-shunt pathology of the interatrial septum. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Mar-Apr; 5(2):93-100. Epub 2010 Oct 28.
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  58. Rojas CA, El-Sherief A, Medina HM, Chung JH, Choy G, Ghoshhajra BB, Abbara S. Embryology and developmental defects of the interatrial septum. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Nov; 195(5):1100-4.
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  59. Chung JH, Ghoshhajra BB, Rojas CA, Dave BR, Abbara S. CT angiography of the thoracic aorta. Radiol Clin North Am. 2010 Mar; 48(2):249-64, vii.
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  60. Medina HM, Rojas CA, Hoffmann U. What is the Value of CT Angiography for Patients with Acute Chest Pain? Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2010 Jan; 12: (1)10-20.
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  61. Rojas CA, Hayes A, Bertozzi JC, Guidi C, Martinez CR. Evaluation of the C1-C2 articulation on MDCT in healthy children and young adults. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Nov; 193: (5)1388-92.
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  62. Rojas CA, Restrepo CS. Mediastinal hematomas: aortic injury and beyond. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2009 Mar-Apr; 33: (2)218-24.
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  63. Bertozzi JC, Rojas CA, Martinez CR. Evaluation of the pediatric craniocervical junction on MDCT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jan; 192: (1)26-31.
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  64. Restrepo CS, Rojas CA, Martinez S, Riascos R, Marmol-Velez A, Carrillo J, Vargas D. Cardiovascular complications of cocaine: imaging findings. Emerg Radiol. 2009 Jan; 16: (1)11-9.
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