Sphoorti Shellikeri

Name: Sphoorti Shellikeri

Educational Qualification: MS

Designation: Clinical Research Assistant at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Department of Radiology

Email: shellikers@email.chop.edu

Research Interests: Image-guided IR interventions, MR-guided interventions, contrast enhanced ultrasound, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography in pediatric patients.

Biography: Sphoorti Shellikeri is a Clinical Research Assistant, Department of Radiology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. She completed her MS in Bioengineering at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA in Aug 2011 - May 2013. She worked as a biomedical engineer with 4+ years of research experience in the field of medical imaging, her passionate about translating innovative technologies into clinical practice. She works is mainly focused on the study of utility of novel imaging technology for research and clinical interventions. She job involves working closely with physicians from the department of Interventional Radiology in testing and implementation of advanced imaging software. She enjoys pushing the state-of-the-art while also keeping an eye toward practical solutions in the here and now. She never more excited than when working on a new piece of technology that could help patients today.

ABSTRACTS/PRESENTATIONS

1. Early Experience on the Impact of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Drainage Catheter Placement and Management; A S Hendi, S Shellikeri, F A Escobar, S Vatsky, S J Back, S A Anupindi. RSNA 2018, November 2018, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
2. Early Experience: Periprocedural Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guidance in Targeted Soft Tissue and Organ Biopsy; A S Hendi, S Shellikeri, S Vatsky, F A Escobar, S J Back, S A Anupindi. RSNA 2018, November 2018, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
3. Comparison of MR guided joint injection with a fluoroscopic approach for pediatric MR arthrography; Sphoorti Shellikeri, Anne Marie Cahill, Victor M Ho Fung, Randolph Setser, Michael Acord, Seth Vatsky, Fernando Escobar, Abhay Srinivasan. ISMRM-ESMRMB 2018, June 2018, Paris, France- Scientific poster
4. A combined retrospective and prospective single-institution review of image-guided needle biopsy of relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma with a focus on the use of pre-biopsy MIBG imaging to predict tumor characteristics; Samoyedny, Andrew; Srinivasan, Abhay; States, Lisa; Maris, John; Mosse, Yael; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Vatsky, Seth; Acord, Michael; Escobar, Fernando; Edgar, Christopher J; Cahill, Anne Marie. Society of Pediatric Radiology, May 2018, Nashville, Tennessee - Scientific presentation (oral)
5. Comparison of MR guided joint injection with a fluoroscopic approach for pediatric MR arthrography; Sphoorti Shellikeri, Anne Marie Cahill, Victor M Ho Fung, Randolph Setser, Michael Acord, Seth Vatsky, Fernando Escobar, Abhay Srinivasan. Society of Pediatric Radiology, May 2018, Nashville, Tennessee - Scientific presentation (oral)
6. Comparison of MR guided joint injection with a fluoroscopic approach for pediatric MR arthrography; Sphoorti Shellikeri, Anne Marie Cahill, Victor M Ho Fung, Randolph Setser, Abhay Srinivasan. ARRS Annual Meeting, April 22-27, 2018 Washington, D.C. (Oral)
7. Interventional MR-guided joint injection prior to diagnostic MR shoulder arthrography - Starting an IMRI program; S Shellikeri, A Srinivasan, V Ho Fung, R Setser, M Acord, S Vatsky, A Cahill. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2018, Washington, DC - Educational Exhibit (ePoster)
8. Clinical applications of navigational software in the Interventional Radiology suite at a Pediatric Institution; S. Shellikeri, R. Setser, A. Srinivasan, S. Vatsky, G. Krishnamurthy, M. S. Keller A. M. Cahill. Pendergrass Symposium, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, June 16 2017, Philadelphia, PA (poster)
9. Balloon Occlusion as an Adjunctive Technique for Percutaneous Sclerotherapy of Venous Malformations; Sundararajan, S; Shellikeri, S; Srinivasan A; Low, D; Cahill, A. Pendergrass Symposium, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, June 16, 2017, Philadelphia, PA (poster)
10. Percutaneous biopsy and radiofrequency ablation for diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular osteoid osteomas at a single pediatric institution; Akhter, T; Cahill, A; Vatsky, S; Krishnamurthy, G; Keller, M; Shellikeri, S; Srinivasan A. Pendergrass Symposium, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, June 16, 2017, Philadelphia, PA (poster)
11. Clinical applications of navigational software in the Interventional Radiology suite at a Pediatric Institution; S. Shellikeri, A. Srinivasan, R. Setser, S. Vatsky, G. Krishnamurthy, M. S. Keller A. M. Cahill. The European Society of Paediatric Radiology,?May 30-June 03, 2017, Davos/Switzerland – Scientific presentation (oral)
12. Collimation, Radiation Dose and Image Quality of Collimated C-arm Computed Tomography images in Pediatric patients; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Setser, Randolph; Srinivasan, Abhay; Krishnamurthy, Ganesh; Vatsky, Seth; Keller, Marc S; Cahill, Anne Marie. Society of Pediatric Radiology, May 2017, Vancouver - Scientific presentation (oral)
13. A low-cost, durable and reusable bladder phantom for in vitro simulation of contrast enhanced voiding urosonography (ceVUS) scan; Shellikeri S, Back SJ; Poznick L; Darge K. Society of Pediatric Radiology, May 2017, Vancouver – Educational exhibit (e-poster)
14. Balloon Occlusion as an Adjunctive Technique for Percutaneous Sclerotherapy of Venous Malformations; Sundararajan, S; Shellikeri, S; Srinivasan A; Low, D; Cahill, A. Society of Pediatric Radiology May 2017, Vancouver - Scientific presentation (oral)
15. Percutaneous biopsy and radiofrequency ablation for diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular osteoid osteomas at a single pediatric institution; Akhter, T; Cahill, A; Vatsky, S; Krishnamurthy, G; Keller, M; Shellikeri, S; Srinivasan A. Society of Pediatric Radiology, May 2017, Vancouver - Scientific presentation (oral)
16. Outcome of Collimated C-arm Computed Tomography Imaging on Pediatric Radiation Dose; S Shellikeri, R Setser, A Srinivasan, S Vatsky, G Krishnamurthy, M Keller, A Cahill. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2017, Washington, DC - Scientific presentation (oral)
17. Percutaneous biopsy and radiofrequency ablation for diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular osteoid osteomas at a single pediatric institution; T Akhter, T Donegan, S Shellikeri, A Srinivasan, G Krishnamurthy, S Vatsky, M Keller, A   Cahill. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2017, Washington, DC - Scientific presentation (oral)
18. The Role of Adjunctive Techniques in Pediatric Primary Antegrade Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placements; M Gaballah, A Cahill, S Shellikeri, G Krishnamurthy, S Vatsky, M Keller, A Srinivasan. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2017, Washington, DC - Educational exhibit (e-poster)
19. Integration of syngo iGuide navigational software with C-arm CT images for percutaneous bone biopsies in the Interventional Radiology suite at a pediatric institution; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Zhu, Xiaowei; Setser, Randolph; Krishnamurthy, Ganesh; Nazario, Maricarmen; Keller, Marc S.; Vatsky, Seth; Srinivasan, Abhay; Cahill, Anne Marie. The International Pediatric Radiology, May 2016, Chicago, Il, USA – Scientific presentation (oral)
20. Evaluation of MR Overlay on live fluoroscopy for pediatric percutaneous extremity biopsies of exclusively MR visible bone lesions in the Interventional Radiology suite; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Zhu, Xiaowei; Setser, Randolph; Krishnamurthy, Ganesh; Nazario, Maricarmen; Keller, Marc S.; Srinivasan, Abhay; Vatsky, Seth; Cahill, Anne Marie. The International Pediatric Radiology, May 2016, Chicago, Il, USA – Scientific presentation (oral)
21. Low dose c-arm computed tomography (CACT) applications at a pediatric institution; M. Acord MD, S. Shellikeri MS, S. Vatsky DO, M. Nazario MD, A. Srinivasan MD, G. Krishnamurthy MD, M. Keller MD and A.M. Cahill MD. The International Pediatric Radiology, May 2016, Chicago, Il, USA - Scientific presentation (poster)
22. Prospective evaluation of MR Overlay on real?time fluoroscopy for percutaneous extremity biopsies for exclusively MR visible bone lesions in a pediatric Interventional Radiology setting; Sphoorti Shellikeri, Xiaowei Zhu, Randolph Setser, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Maricarmen Nazario, Marc S. Keller, Abhay Srinivasan, Seth Vatsky, Anne Marie Cahill. Society of Interventional Radiology, April 2016, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Scientific presentation (oral)
23. Real-time fluoroscopic needle guidance using syngo iGuide for percutaneous bone biopsies at a pediatric institution; Sphoorti Shellikeri, Xiaowei Zhu, Randolph Setser, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Maricarmen Nazario, Seth Vatsky, Abhay Srinivasan, Marc S. Keller, Anne Marie Cahill. Society of Interventional Radiology, April 2016, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Scientific presentation (oral)
24. Low dose c-arm computed tomography (CACT) applications at a pediatric institution; M. Acord MD, S. Shellikeri MS, S. Vatsky DO, M. Nazario MD, A. Srinivasan MD, G. Krishnamurthy MD, M. Keller MD and A.M. Cahill MD. Society of Interventional Radiology, April 2016, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Scientific presentation (oral)
25. Initial experience with pre­procedural MR and intraprocedural C­arm CT fusion for biopsy of MR­positive CT­negative pelvic bone lesions at a single pediatric institution; S Shellikeri, Philadelphia, PA; R M Setser, DSc, PhD; X Zhu; A Cahill, MBBCh. Radiological Society of North America, Nov 2015, Chicago, Il, USA - Scientific presentation
26. A pilot study of real time MR Overlay technique for pediatric percutaneous extremity bone biopsies in Interventional Radiology suite; Sphoorti Shellikeri, Randolph Setser, Winnie Zhu, Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Anne Marie Cahill. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, Sep 2015, Lisbon, Portugal; e-poster presentation
27. Quantification and comparison of renal perfusion in percutaneous renal angioplasty patients with Renal Artery Stenosis and control group using syngo iFlow at a single Pediatric Institution; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Girard, Erin; Edgar, J C; Meyers, Kevin; Cahill, Anne Marie. The Society for Pediatric Radiology, April 2015, Bellevue, WA - Scientific presentation (oral)
28. Embolization of intracranial arteriovenous malformations is associated with faster rate of perfusion in the peri-nidal region on color-coded quantitative digital subtraction angiography; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Bai, Harrison; Setser, Randolph M.; Cahill, Anne Marie; Hurst, Robert. The Society for Pediatric Radiology, April 2015, Bellevue, WA - Scientific presentation (oral)
29. Pediatric percutaneous nephrostomy - a Multi-Center Experience; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Daulton, Robert; Sertic, Madeleine; Connolly, Bairbre; Hogan, Mark; Marshalleck, Francis; Cahill, Anne Marie. The Society for Pediatric Radiology, April 2015, Bellevue, WA; Scientific presentation (oral)
30. Transluminal Absorption of Doxycycline Following Catheter Sclerotherapy Treatment of Large Neonatal and Infant Lymphatic Malformations; Toaff, Miriam; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Rintoul, Natalie; Cahill, Anne Marie. The Society for Pediatric Radiology April 2015, Bellevue, WA; Scientific presentation (e-poster)
31. Quantification and comparison of renal perfusion in percutaneous renal angioplasty patients with Renal Artery Stenosis and control group using syngo iFlow at a single Pediatric Institution; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Girard, Erin; Edgar, J C; Meyers, Kevin; Cahill, Anne Marie. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2015, Atlanta, GA - Scientific presentation (oral)
32. Embolization of intracranial arteriovenous malformations is associated with faster rate of perfusion in the peri-nidal region on color-coded quantitative digital subtraction angiography; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Bai, Harrison; Setser, Randolph M.; Cahill, Anne Marie; Hurst, Robert. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2015, Atlanta, GA - Scientific presentation (oral)
33. Pediatric percutaneous nephrostomy - a Multi-Center Experience; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Daulton, Robert; Sertic, Madeleine; Connolly, Bairbre; Hogan, Mark; Marshalleck, Francis; Cahill, Anne Marie. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2015, Atlanta, GA; Scientific presentation (oral)
34. Transluminal Absorption of Doxycycline Following Catheter Sclerotherapy Treatment of Large Neonatal and Infant Lymphatic Malformations; Toaff, Miriam; Shellikeri, Sphoorti; Rintoul, Natalie; Cahill, Anne Marie. Society of Interventional Radiology, March 2015, Atlanta, GA; Scientific presentation (oral)
35. What is known about radiation issues in IMAGING of IBD? Kassa Darge, MD. Ph.D., Sphoorti Shellikeri, MS, Sudha Anupindi, MD. Radiation PG course presented by MD at SPR (The Society for Pediatric Radiology), May 2014 by an MD
36. Initial experience with Metal Artifact Reduction (MAR) algorithm on C-arm CT images acquired during pediatric bone biopsy procedures; Sphoorti Shellikeri, Erin Girard, Anne Marie Cahill. Radiological Society of North America, November 2014, Chicago, IL; e-poster presentation
37. Radiation Dose and Image Quality in the use of Low-Dose C-arm CT in the Treatment of Head and Neck Vascular Malformations; Marian Gaballah MS-IV, Deddeh Ballah MD, Xiaowei Zhu MS, Sphoorti Shellikeri MS, Anne Marie Cahill MD. The Society for Pediatric Radiology, May 2014, Washington DC - Scientific presentation (oral)
38. Radiation Dose and Image Quality in the use of Low-Dose C-arm CT in the treatment of temporomandibular joint arthritis in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Deddeh Ballah MD, Marian Gaballah MS-IV, Sphoorti Shellikeri MS, Xiaowei Zhu MS, Anne Marie Cahill MD. SPR (The Society for Pediatric Radiology), May 2014, Washington, DC - Scientific presentation
39. Radiation Dose and Image Quality in the use of Low-Dose C-arm CT in the Treatment of Head and Neck Vascular Malformations; Marian Gaballah MS-IV, Deddeh Ballah MD, Xiaowei Zhu MS, Sphoorti Shellikeri MS, Anne Marie Cahill MD. International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, April 2014, Melbourne, Australia (oral)
40. Examination of Tensor Estimation Methods for Cervical Spinal Cord DTI in Pediatric Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury and Typically Developing Subjects; Devon M. Middleton, Nadia Barakat, Sphoorti Shellikeri, Scott H. Faro, MJ Mulcahey, and Feroze B. Mohamed. ISMRM 22 (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine), May 2014, Milano, Italy #4504 (poster)