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Renata Vidal Leao Sanford, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology - Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology
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Renata Vidal Leao Sanford, MD - University of Iowa
renata-sanford@uiowa.edu
Primary Office
Pappajohn Pavilion
(JPP)
Iowa City, IA 52242

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor - Radiology

Education

  • Medical Doctorate (MD), Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Bele, Para, Brazil
  • Residency, Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Radiology, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Licenses & Certifications

  • Brazilian College of Radiology

Selected Publications

  • Leão RV, Zelada SRB, Lobo CFT, da Silva AGM, Godoy-Santos AL, Gobbi RG, Helito PVP, Helito CP. Assessment of knee instability in ACL-injured knees using weight-bearing computed tomography (WBCT): a novel protocol and preliminary results. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Aug;53(8):1611-1619. doi: 10.1007/s00256-024-04562-1. Epub 2024 Jan 8. PMID: 38185734.
  • Pereira RFB, Helito PVP, Leão RV, Rodrigues MB, Correa MFP, Rodrigues FV. Accuracy of an artificial intelligence algorithm for detecting moderate-to-severe vertebral compression fractures on abdominal and thoracic computed tomography scans. Radiol Bras. 2024 May 3;57:e20230102. doi: 10.1590/0100-3984.2023.0102. PMID: 38993956; PMCID: PMC11235064.
  • Filho MRMDR, Dwan VSY, Edelmuth DGL, Helito PVP, Amaral DT, Correa MFP, Leão RV. Unsuspected cerebrospinal fluid leak following a minor sacral fracture: A case report. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Nov 29;19(2):716-720. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.022. PMID: 38094197; PMCID: PMC10716345.
  • Pontes ÍCM, Leão RV, Lobo CFT, Paula VT, Yamachira VS, Baptista AM, Helito PVP. Imaging of solitary and multiple osteochondromas: From head to toe - A review. Clin Imaging. 2023 Nov;103:109989. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.109989. Epub 2023 Sep 26. PMID: 37778187.
  • Leão RV, Bernal ECBA, Rodrigues MB, Amaral DT, de Paula Correa MF, Helito PVP. Venous thrombosis: a mimic of musculoskeletal injury on MR imaging. Skeletal Radiol. 2023 Jul;52(7):1263-1276. doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04258-4. Epub 2022 Dec 19. PMID: 36534142.
  • Sernik RA, Pereira RFB, Cerri GG, Damasceno RS, Bastos BB, Leão RV. Shear wave elastography is a valuable tool for diagnosing and grading carpal tunnel syndrome. Skeletal Radiol. 2023 Jan;52(1):67-72. doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04143-0. Epub 2022 Aug 3. PMID: 35920932.
  • Leão RV, De Souza TRC, Helito PVP, Correa MFP, Helito CP. Iliotibial band reconstruction with allograft fasciae latae tissue: Imaging aspects of a novel surgical technique. Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Nov 26;18(2):556-562. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.003. PMID: 36457792; PMCID: PMC9705382.
  • Leão RV, Calich ALG, Calich I, Rodrigues MB, Helito PVP, Amaral DT, Pereira RFB, Correa MFP. Magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. Radiol Bras. 2022 Nov-Dec;55(6):346-352. doi: 10.1590/0100-3984.2021.0151. PMID: 36514685; PMCID: PMC9743254.
  • Lobo FL, Conforto Gracitelli ME, Malavolta EA, Leão RV, Andrade E Silva FB, Assunção JH, Ferreira Neto AA. No Clinical or Radiographic Difference Seen in Arthroscopic Bankart Repair With Knotted Versus Knotless Suture Anchors: A Randomized Controlled Trial at Short-Term Follow-Up. Arthroscopy. 2022 Jun;38(6):1812-1823. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.12.017. Epub 2021 Dec 22. PMID: 34952187.
  • Moura Filho JP, Leão RV, Horvat N, Helito PVP, Amaral DT, Viana PCC, Louza ICF, Bordalo-Rodrigues M. What abdominal radiologists should know about extragenital endometriosis-associated neuropathy. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 Jun;45(6):1818-1828. doi: 10.1007/s00261-018-1864-x. PMID: 30539250.