Shivani Ahlawat, MD

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science

Background

Centers and Institutes

Peripheral Nerve Center

Videos

• Diagnostic Radiology

Contact for Research Inquiries

601 N. Caroline St
JHOC 3
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: (443) 287-2917

Research Interests

Advanced MRI techniques, Peripheral nerve imaging, peripheral nerve injury, peripheral nerve tumors, whole body magnetic resonance imaging

Research Summary

Dr. Ahlawat's research interests include high resolution magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of peripheral nerves, specifically peripheral nerve tumors. As PI on several university-based projects, Dr. Ahlawat has laid the foundation and studied high resolution imaging of peripheral nerve imaging including 3-Dimensional imaging and anatomic imaging to detect and characterize peripheral nerve injury severity as well as peripheral nerve tumors.  

Dr. Ahlawat has previously worked on multi-parametric whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in the setting of schwannomatosis and noted how diffusion weighted imaging can be helpful in characterization of tumors as malignant based on quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient values.  In addition, Dr. Ahlawat has worked on numerous projects focusing on advanced MR techniques such as diffusion weighted imaging in characterization of bone and soft tissue tumors. 

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=10&q=shivani+ahlawat&hl=en&as_sdt=0,21

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Shivani%20Ahlawat

Honors

• Mentor Recognition Award, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, Johns Hopkins University, 1/1/16
• 1st Annual Radiology Curriculum Innovation Award, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, Johns Hopkins University, 1/1/16
• Young Investigator Award, Society of Skeletal Radiology, 1/1/15
• Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America, 1/1/15
• Mentor Recognition Award, Diagnostic Radiology residency, Johns Hopkins University, 1/1/15
• Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America, 1/1/13
• Diplomate, American Board of Radiology, 5/1/11
• Intern of the year in Internal Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 1/1/07
• Magna Cum Laude, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, NY, 1/1/02
• National Merit Scholar, South Brunswick High School, 1/1/98
• Gallatin Scholarship, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, 1/1/98

Lectures & Presentations

• 3D Volumetric MRI with Isotropic Resolution: Improved Speed of Acquisition, Spatial Resolution and Assessment of Lesion Conspicuity in Patients with recurrent soft tissue sarcoma, scientific session, RSNA, 1/1/15
• Classification of Peripheral Nerve Injury on MR Neurography according to Seddon and Sunderland Grading Systems, presentation, RSNA, 1/1/13
• Diagnostic Accuracy of MR imaging in predicting severity of Lower extremity peripheral nerve injury, oral, Society of Skeletal Radiology, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/16
• High Resolution 3T MR Neurography of Suprascapular Neuropathy- Normal and Abnormal Imaging Appearances, presentation, RSNA, 1/1/13
• High Resolution Metal Artifact Reduction MR Neurography of the Lumbosacral Plexus in Patients with Metallic Implants, oral, RSNA, Chicago, IL, 1/1/16
• Imaging of hand and wrist infections: Emphasis on compartmental anatomy, presentation, ISS and ARRS, 1/1/15
• Imaging of the Digital Nerves: Feasibility of 3T MRI, oral, ASNR, 1/1/15
• Indeterminate Soft Tissue Tumors: How Good is Noncontrast Imaging with Quantitative DWI at Distinguishing Benign from Malignant Disease Compared with Contrast-enhanced Imaging?, oral, RSNA, 1/1/15
• MDCT of Hand and Wrist: Beyond Trauma, presentation, ARRS, 1/1/14
• MR Classification of Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Emphasis on Tumor Grade, presentation, RSNA, 1/1/13
• MR Imaging Features OF Retroclavicular and Periscapular Intermuscular Vascular Plexi, oral, SSR, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/16
• MR Neurography (MRN) of the Long Thoracic Nerve: Retrospective Review of Clinical Findings and Imaging Results at Our Institution over 5 Years, scientific session, RSNA, 1/1/15
• MRI features of peripheral traumatic neuromas, oral presentation, Society of Skeletal Radiology, Scottsdale, Arizona., 1/1/15
• Multimodality Imaging Strategy for the Characterization of Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors in the Neurofibromatosis Type 1, presentation, RSNA, 1/1/13
• Myxoid Soft tissue Tumors: Important Histologic, Clinical and Imaging Features, Educational Exhibit, RSNA, Chicago, Illinois, 1/1/15
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta: The Role of CT with 3D Imaging, presentation, ARRS, 1/1/14
• Patterns In Quantitative Diffusion Weighted Imaging Of Soft Tissue Masses That Are Associated With Different Histologies, presentation, ISS and RSNA, 1/1/14
• Peripheral Nerve Injury in Children, presentation, RSNA, 1/1/14
• Peripheral traumatic neuromas - Common MRI features., educational exhibit, SSR, Scottsdale. Arizona, 1/1/15
• Quantitative Diffusion Weighted MRI for Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Osseous lesions, oral, Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR), San Diego, CA, 1/1/14
• Review of Clinical and Imaging features, Educational Exhibit, SSR, Scottsdale. Arizona, 1/1/15
• Review of Clinical and Imaging features, Educational Exhibit, RSNA, Chicago. Illinois, 1/1/15
• Review of Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neurofibromatoses, presentation, ISS and RSNA, 1/1/14
• Test your Mettle: Clinical and Imaging Features of Benign and Malignant Periprosthetic Lesions, Educational Exhibit, RSNA, Chicago, Illinois, 1/1/15
• The Principles and Clinical Applications of CSI as a tool for assessment of the bone marrow, presentation, ARRS, 1/1/14
• Whole-Body Anatomic, Functional and Metabolic Imaging of Schwannomatosis, Oral, Society of Skeletal Radiology, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/15

Memberships

• Radiological Society of North America,

  Member

• Skeletal Society of Radiology,

  Member

• American Roentgen Ray Society,

  Member

• Response Evaluation in Neurofibromatosis and Schwannomatosis,

  WB-MRI committee chair