A/Professor Rick Dowling

  1. Tress BM, Davis SM, Dowling RJ, Donnan GA, Kiers L, Rossiter S.A prospective study of MR in posterior circulation infarction. AJNR 1988;9:1038
  1. Dowling RJ, Tress BM. MRI- The investigation of choice in syringomyelia? Australas Radiol 1989; 33(4): 337-343
  1. Davis SM,Tress BM,Dowling RJ,Donnan GA,Kiers L Rossiter SC. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Posterior Circulation infarction: Impact on Diagnosis and Management. Aust NZ J Med 1989; 219-225.
  1. Karim M Khan, Bonar F, Desmond P, Cook J, Young D, Visenti P, Fehrmann M, Kiss Z, O’Brien P, Harcourt P, Dowling RJ, O’Sullivan R Crichton K, Tress BM, Wark J. Patellar tendinosis ( Jumper’s Knee ): Findings at Histopathologic Examination, US and MR Imaging. Radiology 1996: 200:821-827.
  1. Dowling RJ. Radiology in General Practice: Anterior Knee Pain. Aust Fam Physician 1997; 26:607-8.
  1. Dowling RJ, House M K, King PM, Bourke JL, Gibson RN. Contrast Enhanced Doppler Ultrasound for Renal Artery Stenosis. Australas Radiol (1999) 43,206-209
  1. Dowling RJ, Mitchell PM, Cox G, Thomson K. Complication of a Venous Wallstent. Australas Radiol (1999) 43,244-246 
  1. Dowling RJ, Laing A, Vincent J. Imaging and stenting for Renal Artery Stenosis. Hospital Medicine(1999) 60:5,329-336.
  1. House MK, Dowling RJ, King P, Gibson RN. Using Doppler Sonography to Reveal Renal Artery Stenosis: An Evaluation of Optimal Parameters. AJR (1999) 173 (3): 761-765.
  1. House MK , Dowling RJ , King P et al. Doppler ultrasound (pre and post contrast) for detection of recurrent stenosis in stented renal arteries: Preliminary results .Australas Radiol (2000) 44, 36-40.
  1. Lavoipierre AM, Dowling RJ, Little AF. Ultrasound of Renal Vasculature. Ultrasound Quarterly (2000),16(3):123-32
  1. Lim R, Dowling RJ, Thomson K. Angioplasty and Stenting of the Superior Mesenteric Artery in Acute Mesenteric Ischemia. Australas Radiol (2004) 48, 426-429
  1. Pun E, Dowling RJ, Mitchell P. Acute Presentations of Renal Artery Stenosis in 3 Patients with a Solitary Functioning Kidney. Australas Radiol (2004) 48, 523-527.
  1. Lim L, Gibbs P, Yip D, Shapiro JD, Dowling RJ, Smith D, Little A, Bailey W, Lichtenstein M. Prospective study of treatment with selective internal radiation therapy spheres in patients with unresectable primary or secondary hepatic malignancies. Internal Medicine Journal 2005; 35: 222-227 
  1. Lim RP, Dowling RJ, Mitchell PJ, Vrazas JI, Thomson KR, Tress BM. Endovascular Treatment of Arterial Mesenteric Ischaemia: A Retrospective Review. Australas Radiol (2005) 49,467-475
  1. Lim L, Gibbs P, Yip D, Shapiro JD, Dowling RJ, Smith D, Little A, Bailey W, Lichtenstein M. A prospective evaluation of treatment with Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIR-Spheres) in patients with unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer previously treated with 5-FU based chemotherapy. BMC Cancer 2005; 5:132
  1. Zantomio D, Dowling RJ, Grigg A. Cerebral Vaso-occlusive Event with Low- Osmolar Intravenous Contrast in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Haematology 81: 2006
  1. D’Souza DL, Heinze SB, Dowling RJ. Unusual Presentation of Peri renal Lung Metastases. Australas Radiol (2006) 50, 246-248.
  1. Lim RP, Stella DL, Dowling RJ, Campbell WA, Hebberd GS. Iliocaval Arteriovenous Fistula Presenting With Multiple Organ Failure Australas Radiol (2006) 50, 381-385.
  1. Dundee P , Bouchier-Hayes D, Haximolla H, Dowling RJ, Costello A. Renal Tract Calculi: Comparison of Stone Size on Plain Radiography and Non Contrast Spiral CT. Journal of Endourology 2006 vol.20,No.12:1005-1009
  1. Chandra RV, Heinze S, Dowling RJ, Shadbolt C, Costello A, Pedersen J. Endorectal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Staging of Prostate Cancer. ANZ J Surg. 2007; 77: 860-865. 
  1. Chandra RV, Dowling RJ, Ulubasoglu M, Haxhimolla H, Costello AJ. Rational Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Blunt Scrotal Trauma. Urology 70 (2), 2007: 230-234.
  1. Shelton E, Dowling RJ, Taggart G, Nicoll Amanda J. Possible Association of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Splenic Aneurysms. Liver International 2008,Dec;28(10):1467-8.
  1. So T, Dowling RJ, Mitchell P. Laidlaw J, Yan B. Risk of Growth in Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2010 Jan;17(1):29-33.
  1. Ramasundara S, Mitchell PJ , Dowling RJ. Bone subtraction CT angiography for the detection of intracranial aneurysms. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 54 (2010) 526–533
  1. Chandra RV, Law C, Yan B, Dowling RJ, Mitchell PJ. Glasgow Coma scale does not predict outcome post intra-arterial treatment for basilar artery thrombosis. AJNR, 2011 32: 576-580
  1. Syfret D, Dowling RJ, Mitchell P, Yan B. Does intra-arterial thrombolysis have a role as first-line intervention in acute ischaemic stroke?. Internal Medicine Journal.(2011) 41(3):220-226
  1. Li S, Yan B, Kaye A, Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Collins M , Davis S. Prognosis of Intracranial Dissection Relates to Site and Presenting Features. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2011,18(6) :789-93
  1. Phillips TJ, Dowling RJ, Yan B, Laidlaw J, Mitchell PJ. Does treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms within 24 hours improve clinical outcome? STROKE 2011 July,42(7):1936-45
  1. Kosmider S, Tan TH, Yip D, Dowling RJ, Lichtenstein M, Gibbs P Radioembolization in Combination with Systemic Chemotherapy As First-Line Therapy for Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer J Vasc Interv Radiol 2011 June. 22 (6): 780-6.
  1. Li Q, Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Buttery R, Yan B. A case of cerebral and retinal vascular anomaly in a patient with Klippel – Trenaunay- Weber syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011 .Sep; 82(9) 1049-50Fontein D B, Gibson R N, Collier N A, Tse G T, Wang L L, Speer T G, Dowling RJ, Robertson A, Thomson B, de Roos A. Two decades of percutaneous transjejunal biliary intervention for benign biliary disease: a review of the intervention nature and complications .Imaging Insights 2011 Oct; 2(5):557-6  
  1. Oxley TJ, Dowling RJ, Mitchell PJ, Davis S and Yan B (2011) Antiplatelet resistance and thromboembol complications in neurointerventional procedures. Neur. 2011;2:Article83.

  2. Oxley TJ, Dowling RJ, Mitchell PJ, Davis S and Yan B (2011) Antiplatelet resistance and thromboembolic complications in neurointerventional procedures. Neur. 2011;2:Article83.

  3. Beitner MM, Suh N, Dowling RJ, Miller J. Penetrating liver Injury managed with a combination of balloon tamponade and venous stenting. A case report and literature review. INJURY 2012 Jan; 43(1), 119-122.

  4. Bose R, Dowling RJ, Yan B , Mitchell P. A single centre study of coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms comparing bare platinum and PGLA-coated coils. J Clin Neurosci.2012 Feb;19(2);271-6
  1. Li R , Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Yan B. Is hypertension predictive of clinical recurrence in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome? J Clin Neurosci, 2013 Feb. Vol 20 (2):248-52.

  2. Yii IYL, Mitchell PJ, Dowling RJ, Yan B. Imaging predictors of clinical deterioration in cerebral venous thrombosis. J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Nov. Vol19(11):1525-9.

  3. Tan ML, Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Tacey M, Yan B. Shorter Time to Intervention Improves Recanalization Success and Clinical outcome post intra- Arterial Intervention for basilar Artery Thrombosis J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Oct; 19 (10) : 1397-400
  1. Tse M, Yan B, Dowling RJ, Mitchell P. Current Status of Pipeline Embolization Device in the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms- a Review. World Neurosurgery 2013;80(6):829-835

  2. Goh C, Churilov L, Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Yan B. Clopidogrel hyper-response and bleeding risk in neurointerventional procedures. Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 : 34(4):721-266
  1. Lee W, Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Yan B. Clinical factors are significant predictors of outcome post intra-arterial therapy for acute ischaemic stroke-a review. Journal of neuroradiology (2013) 40,315- 325

  2. MacCallum C, Churilov L, Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Yan B. Low Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) Associated With Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction. Cerebrovascular Disease2014;38: 39-45

  3. Wong ANSiva SManser RDowling RJAntippa PChin KMileshkin LR Differential kinetics of response and toxicity using stereotactic radiation and interventional radiological coiling for pulmonary arterio-venous shunting from metastatic leiomyosarcoma. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 59 (2015) 486-488

  4. He AH , Churilov L, Mitchell PJ, Dowling RJ, Yan B. Every 15-min delay in recanalization by intra-arterial therapy in acute ischemic stroke increases risk of poor outcome. Int J Stroke. 2015 Apr 28. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12495. [Epub ahead of print]

  5. Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke with Perfusion-Imaging Selection Campbell BCV, Mitchell PJ, Kleinig TJ, Dewey HM, Churilov L, Yassi N, Yan B, Dowling RJ, Parsons MW, Oxley TJ, Wu TY, Brooks M,. Simpson MA, Miteff F, Levi CR, Krause M, Harrington TJ, Faulder KC, Steinfort BS, Priglinger M, Ang T, Scroop R, Barber PA, McGuinness B, Wijeratne T, Phan TG, Chong W, Chandra RV, Bladin CF, Badve M, Rice H, de Villiers L, Ma H, Desmond PM, Donnan GA, and Davis SM,for the EXTEND-IA Investigators. NEJM .Published on line .DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1414792

  6. Campbell BCV, Mitchell PJ, Dowling RJ, Yan B, Donnan GA, Davis SM. Endovascular therapy proven for stroke - finally! Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2015 (Accepted for Publication)

  7. Lin M, Todaro M, Chan J, Churilov L, Zhu WS, Ramdave S, Mitchell PJ, Dowling RJ, Kwan P, Yan B. Association Between CYP2C19 Polymorphisms and Outcomes in Cerebral Endovascular Therapy, AJNR. Published Online September 3 2015 as 10.3174/ajnr.A4481

  8. Vijiaratnam N, Mitchell P, Dowling RJ, Churilov L, Yan B (2015). Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign is Associated With Poor Recanalisation With Intra-Arterial Therapy. J Neurol Disord Stroke 3(2):1102

  9. Gibbs P, Do C, Lipton L, Cade D,Tapner M, Price D, Bower G, Dowling R, Lichtenstein M, van Hazel G. Phase II trial of Selective Internal Radiation and Systemic Chemotherapy for Liver- Predominant Metastases from Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.BMC Cancer. Accepted for publication, October 2015