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Conformal prediction for censored life history data

Mao, L.

arXiv:2611.15724, 2026.

R package: lifeconformal

2027

Normative values for quantitative MRI biomarkers of the liver in collegiate athletes

Anagnostopoulos, A.A., Heidenreich, J.F., Roshanshad, A., Tamada, D., Panagiotopoulos, N., Mao, L., Hernando, D., Reeder, S.B., and Starekova, J.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2027, 135, 110772.

2026

Abdominal CT findings on the day of death in patients with solid organ malignancies

Kliewer, M., Wetley, K., Schroeder, D., and Mao, L.

Abdominal Radiology, 2026, 10.1007/s00261-026-05781-x.

Image optimization for low-dose 18F-FDG breast PET/MRI using deep learning: a pilot study

Keigley, Q.J., Henze Bancroft, L.C., Salem, K., Su, K.-H., Mehranian, A., Spangler-Bickell, M.G., McMillan, A.B., Perlman, S.B., Strigel, R.M., Bradshaw, T.J., Hurley, S.A., Mao, L., and Fowler, A.M.

EJNMMI Physics, 2026, 10.1186/s40658-026-00918-9.

Win ratio for partially ordered data

Mao, L.

Statistica Sinica, 2026, 36, 2077-2096.

R package: poset

Transperineal 3D vector magnetic resonance elastography of the prostate is feasible in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms

Johnson, C., Gonzalez-Pereira, J.P., Grimes, M., Mao, L., Ricke, W., Wei, J., Brace, C., and Wells, S.

Abdominal Radiology, 2026, 51, 5164-5173.

Partner weight loss and diet outcomes at 24 months in a randomized controlled trial of a dyadic versus individual weight management intervention

Gray, K.E., Porter, L.S., Shaw, R.J., Gavin, K.L., Hetzel, S.J.†, Lewis, M.A., Pabich, S., Johnson, H.M., Elwert, F., Mao, L., et al., and Voils, C.I.

Obesity Science & Practice, 2026, 12, e70178.

Toward protocol simplification: deep learning-based image synthesis in three-phase CT urography

Yu, H., Gardezi, S.J.S., Abel, E.J., Shapiro, D.D., Lubner, M.G., Warner, J.D., Smith, M.R., Toia, G.V., Mao, L., Tiwari, P., and Wentland, A.L.

Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2026, 211, 111746.

Multi-threshold volumetric 18F-FET PET for tumor detection and prognosis in primary glioma

Oo, T.T., Grega, S.D., Smith, N.J., Deaton, T.K., Ciantar, K.G., Territo, W., Mao, L., et al., and Larson, M.E.

Neuro-Oncology Advances, 2026, 8, vdag159.

Impact of online safety screening on outpatient MRI workflow

Chu, S.Y., Briel, E., Mao, L., Garrett, J.W., Reeder, S.B., and Pirasteh, A.

Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2026, 23, 1008-1012.

Predicting win-loss probabilities for composite time-to-event outcomes under the proportional win-fractions regression model

Mao, L.

Statistics in Medicine, 2026, 45, e70569.

Rapid PET/MRI to assess multiple myeloma using T2-weighted imaging with uniform fat suppression

van der Heijden, R.A., Schmidt, T.M., Mao, L., Callander, N.S., Hernando, D., Reeder, S.B., and Pirasteh, A.

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 2026, 50, 493-500.

Highly reproducible, vendor-agnostic, motion-insensitive liver PDFF mapping at 0.55T, 1.5T, and 3T

Tang, J., Tamada, D., Nielsen, J.-F., Starekova, J., Heidenreich, J.F., Schön, F., Anagnostopoulos, A.A., Roshanshad, A., Mao, L., et al., and Hernando, D.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2026, 95, 2797-2813.

Book Review: Likelihood Methods in Survival Analysis: With R Examples

Mao, L.

JASA Book Review, 2026, 121, 833-834.

2025

Combined innate immune cell therapy, tumor-specific antibody, and radiation prompt antitumor response in pancreatic cancer models

Rahman, M.M., Pennati, A., Atajanova, T., Debnath, T., Allawi, R.H., Meyers, R.O., Berg, T.J., Gurel, Z., Uboha, N.V., Bassetti, M.F., Mao, L., Sondel, P.M., Kimple, R.J., Capitini, C.M., Sodji, Q.H., Galipeau, J., and Morris, Z.S.

Science Advances, 2025, 11, eadx2984.

Evaluating treatment effects with patient-response–related outcomes in comparative clinical trials

Mao, L., Tian, L., Huang, B., Richardson, P.G., Ludmir, E.B., Hughes, M.D., and Wei, L.-J.,

NEJM Evidence, 2025, 4, EVIDctw2400349.

Approximating win-loss probabilities based on the overall and event-free survival functions

Mao, L.

Statistics & Probability Letters, 2025, 226, 110478.

Website: WinKM Presentation

CT-guided percutaneous intervention: Reduction of metal needle artifact with low atomic number materials in phantom and porcine models

Zlevor, A.M., Versaggi, L.M., Kisting, M.A., Couillard, A.B., Wagner, M.G., Kisting, A.L., Falk, K.L., White, J.K., Kutlu, A.Z., Minesinger, G.M., Mao, L., Hinshaw, J.L., Szczykutowicz, T.P., and Lee, F.T.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025, 36, 1613-1620.e1.

Hepatic histotripsy: jet ventilation decreases the effect of respiratory motion in a porcine liver model

Winterholler, J.E., Kisting, M.A., Falk, K.L. et al., Mao, L., McCormick, T., Cui, M., Lee, F.T., and Ziemlewicz, T.J.

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025, 48, 1164-1173.

Performance of diagnostic breast imaging in symptomatic pregnant and lactating patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Weber, B.W., Mao, L., Salem, K., Hitchcock, M., Keller, A.H., Elezaby, M.A., Salkowski, L.R., Bozzuto, L.M., and Fowler, A.M.

Radiology: Imaging Cancer, 2025, 7, e240281.

Relaxivity and in vivo human performance of brand name versus generic ferumoxytol

van der Heijden, R.A., Tamada, D., Mao, L., Rice, J., and Reeder, S.B.

Investigative Radiology, 2025, 60, 319-327.

Regularized win ratio regression for variable selection and risk prediction, with an application to a cardiovascular trial

Mao, L.

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2025, 25, 102.

Website: WRNet Presentation

Histotripsy of the proximal ureter and renal pelvis: evaluation of urothelial injury in a porcine survival model

Kisting, A.L., Zlevor, A.M., Falk, K.L., Kisting, M.A., et al., Mao, L., Minesinger, G.M., Laeseke, P.F., Ziemlewicz, T.J., and Lee, F.T.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025, 36, 512-520.e1.

Effectiveness of electronic medical record-based strategies for death and hospital admission endpoint capture in pragmatic clinical trials

Rahafrooz, M., Elbers, D.C., Gopal, J.R., Ren, J., et al., Vardeny, O., Mao, L., Kim, K., Gagnon, D.R., Solomon, S.D., and Joseph, J.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2025, 32, 349-356.

Thrombus burden, caval thrombosis, and retrieval of the Denali inferior vena cava filter

Jain, V.S., Johnstad, C., Ferrer, S., Koepsel, E.K., Mao, L., Kleedehn, M.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2025, 36, 152-157.

Multi-center, multi-vendor validation of liver quantitative susceptibility mapping in patients with iron overload at 1.5T and 3T

Buelo, C.J., Velikina, J., Mao, L., Zhao, R., Yuan, Q., Ghasabeh, M.A., Ruschke, S., Karampinos, D.C., Harris, D.T., Mattison, R.J., Jeng, M.R., Pedrosa, I., Kamel, I.R., Vasanawala, S., Yokoo, T., Reeder, S.B., and Hernando, D.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2025, 93, 330-340.

2024

Robust improvement of efficiency using information on covariate distribution

Mao, L.

Electronic Journal of Statistics, 2024, 18, 4640-4666.

Defining estimand for the win ratio: separate the true effect from censoring

Mao, L.

Clinical Trials, 2024, 21, 584-594.

Presentation

Inferences for the distribution of the duration of response in a comparative clinical study

Cui, Y., Huang, B., Mao, L., Uno, H., Wei, L.-J., and Tian, L.

Clinical Trials, 2024, 21, 541-552.

A non‐randomized comparison of engagement and outcomes for in‐person versus virtual delivery of the Partner2Lose weight management trial

Carpenter, S.M., Shetty, A., Hetzel, S.J., Garza, K., Porter, L.S., Gray, K.E., Shaw, R.J., Lewis, M.A., Mao, L., Pabich, S., Johnson, H.M., Yancy, W.S., Elwert, F., and Voils, C.I.

Obesity Science & Practice, 2024, 10, e778.

Outcomes from Partner2Lose: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate 24-month weight loss in a partner-assisted intervention

Voils, C.I., Shaw, R.J., Gavin, K.L., Hetzel, S.J., Lewis, M.A., Pabich, S., Johnson, H.M., Elwert, F., Mao, L., Gray, K.E., Yuroff, A., Garza, K., Yancy, W.S., and Porter, L.S.

BMC Public Health, 2024, 24, 1948.

Safety and efficacy of histotripsy delivery through overlying gas-filled small bowel in an ex vivo swine model

Kisting, M.A., White, J.K., Periyasamy, S., Kutlu, A.Z., Kisting, A.L., Zhang, X., Mao, L., Laeseke, P.F., Wagner, M.G., Vlaisavljevich, E., Lee, F.T., and Ziemlewicz, T.J.

International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2024, 41, 2369305.

Virtual visiting professorship program as an opportunity for academic and clinical advancement beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of participants

Elezaby, M., Al-Jabbari, E., Mao, L., Legha, R., Schacht, D., Whitman, G., Dodelzon, K., and Omofoye, T.

Journal of Breast Imaging, 2024, 6, 304-310.

Influenza vaccine immune response in patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease: a secondary analysis of the INVESTED randomized clinical trial

Peikert, A., Claggett, B.L., Udell, J.A., Joseph, J., Hegde, S.M., Kim, K., Mao, L., Wang, T.†, Havighurst, T.C., Farkouh, M.E., Bhatt, D.L., Tattersall, M.C., Cooper, L.S., Solomon, S.D., and Vardeny, O.

JAMA Cardiology, 2024, 9, 574-581.

Comparison of MRI and arthroscopy findings for transitional zone cartilage damage in the acetabulum of the hip joint

Markhardt, B.K., Hund, S., Rosas, H.G., Symanski, J.S., Mao, L., Spiker, A.M., and Blankenbaker, D.G.

Skeletal Radiology, 2024, 53, 1303-1312.

Editorial for “Relationship between patient-friendly audiovisual systems and MRI contrast agent to adverse reactions”

Mao, L.

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2024, 59, 2021-2022.

Percutaneous microwave ablation for treatment of retroperitoneal tumors

Rossebo, A.E., Zlevor, A.M., Knott, E.A., Mao, L., Couillard, A.B., Ziemlewicz, T.J., Hinshaw, J.L., Abel, E.J., Lubner, M.G., Knavel-Koepsel, E.M., Wells, S.A., Stratchko, L.M., Laeseke, P.F., and Lee, F.T.

Radiology: Imaging Cancer, 2024, 6, e230080.

Unreimbursed costs of multidisciplinary conferences to a radiology department: A prospective analysis at an academic medical center

Stratchko, L.M., Rossebo, A.E., Kisting, M.A., Hinshaw, J.L., Mao, L., Meyer, C.A., Robbins, J.B., Tuite, M.J., Grist, T.M., and Lee, F.T.

Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2024, 21, 668-675.

Journal discussion News report: Radiology Business The Image Wire

Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney statistics in randomized trials with non-compliance

Mao, L.

Electronic Journal of Statistics, 2024, 18, 465-489.

An earlier version of this manuscript won the 2019 IMS New Researcher Travel Award

Dissecting the restricted mean time in favor of treatment

Mao, L. and Wang, T.†

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, 2024, 34, 111-126.

Apparent variation in measurement size of colorectal cancer metastases to the liver on dual contrast MRI

Massa’a, R.N., Wawrzyn, P., Mao, L., Reeder, S.B., Kelcz, F., and Wentland, A.L.

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 2024, 48, 12-18.

Statistical inference for time-to-event data in non-randomized cohorts with selective attrition

Wang, T.†, Mao, L., Cocco, A., and Kim, K.

Statistics in Medicine, 2024, 43, 216-232.

2023

Study design for restricted mean time analysis of recurrent events and death

Mao, L.

Biometrics, 2023, 79, 3701-3714.

R package: rmt

A comparison of histotripsy and percutaneous cryoablation in a chronic healthy swine kidney model

Couillard, A.B., Zlevor, A.M., Ziemlewicz T.J., Kisting, M.A., et al., Mao, L., et al., Lee F.T., and Laeseke, P.F.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2023, 34, 1986-1996.

Nonparametric inference of general while-alive estimands for recurrent events

Mao, L.

Biometrics, 2023, 79, 1749-1760.

Presentation R package: WA

Stercoral colitis: CT imaging findings and clinical risk factors

Zacharias, N.A., Lubner, M.G., Richards, E.S., Mao, L., and Pickhardt, P.J.

Abdominal Radiology, 2023, 8, 3050-3062.

Power and sample size calculations for the restricted mean time analysis of prioritized composite endpoints

Mao, L.

Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research, 2023, 15, 540-548.

R package: rmt

Factors contributing to computed tomography trauma scan times at a tertiary center: improving emergency department trauma imaging workflow through targeted interventions

Wood, E.J., Stabo, N., Garret, J.W., Rose, S., Bartels, C.R.T., Szczykutowicz, T.P., Avey, G., Mao, L., and Lubner, M.G.

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 2023, 47, 621-628.

Percutaneous CT-guided abdominal and pelvic biopsies: Comparison of an electromagnetic navigation system and CT-fluoroscopy

Zlevor, A.M., Kisting, M.A., Couillard, A.B., Rossebo, A.E., Szczykutowicz, T.P., Mao, L., White, J.K., Hartung, M.P., Gettle, L.M., Hinshaw, J.L., Pickhardt, P.J., Ziemlewicz, T.J., Foltz, M.L., and Lee, F.T.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2023, 34, 910-918.

On restricted mean time in favor of treatment

Mao, L.

Biometrics, 2023, 79, 61-72.

Presentation R package: rmt

Multicenter reproducibility of liver iron quantification with 1.5-T and 3.0-T MRI

Hernando, D., Zhao, R., Yuan, Q., Ghasabeh, M.A., Ruschke, S., Miao, X.†, Karampinos, D.C., Mao, L., Harris, D.T., Mattison, R.J., Jeng, M.R., Pedrosa, I., Kamel, I.R., Vasanawala, S., Yokoo, T., and Reeder, S.B.

Radiology, 2023, 306, e213256.

Association of post-vaccination adverse reactions after influenza vaccine with mortality and cardiopulmonary outcomes in patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease: the INVESTED trial

Peikert, A., Claggett, B.L., Kim, K., et al., Mao, L., Cooper, L.S., Solomon, S.D., and Vardeny, O.

European Journal of Heart Failure, 2023, 25, 299-310.

2022

Nonparametric inference of complier quantile treatment effects in randomized trials with imperfect compliance

Mao, L.

Biostatistics & Epidemiology, 2022, 6, 249-265.

Ferumoxytol dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging identifies altered placental cotyledon perfusion in rhesus macaques

Seiter, D.P., Nguyen, S.M., Morgan, T.K., Mao, L., Dudley, D.M., O’Connor, D.H., Murphy, M.E., Ludwig, K.D., Chen, R., Dhyani, A., Zhu, A., Schotzko, M.L., Brunner, K.G., Shah, D.M., Johnson, K.M., Golos, T.G., and Wieben, O.

Biology of Reproduction, 2022, 107, 1517-1527.

Staging liver fibrosis by fibroblast activation protein inhibitor positron emission tomography in a human-sized swine model

Pirasteh, A., Periyasamy, S., Meudt, J.J., Lui, Y., Lee, L.M., Schachtschneider, K.M., Schook, L.B., Gaba, R.C., Mao, L., Said, A., McMillan, A.B., Laeseke, P.F., and Shanmuganayagam, D.

Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2022, 63, 1956-1961.

Marginal semiparametric transformation models for clustered multivariate competing risks data

He, Y., Kim S., Mao, L., and Ahn, K.W.

Statistics in Medicine, 2022, 41, 5349-5364.

Stratified proportional win-fractions regression analysis

Wang, T.† and Mao, L.

Statistics in Medicine, 2022, 41, 5305-5318.

R package: WR

Sample size formula for general win ratio analysis

Mao, L. , Kim, K., and Miao, X.†

Biometrics, 2022, 78, 1257-1268.

R package: WR

Positive oral contrast material for CT evaluation of non-traumatic abdominal pain in the ED: prospective assessment of diagnostic confidence and throughput metrics

Triche, B.L., Annamalai, A., Pooler, B.D., Glazer, J.M., Zadra, J.D., Barclay-Buchanan, C.J., Hekman, D.J., Mao, L., Pickhardt, P.J., and Lubner, M.G.

Abdominal Radiology, 2022, 47, 2956–2967.

Differentiation of benign from malignant solid renal lesions with MRI-based radiomics and machine learning

Massa’a, R.N., Stoeckl, E.M., Lubner, M.G., Smith, D., Mao, L., Shapiro, D.D., Abel, E.J., and Wentland, A.L.

Abdominal Radiology, 2022, 47, 2896-2904.

Identification of the outcome distribution and sensitivity analysis under weak confounder-instrument interaction

Mao, L.

Statistics & Probability Letters, 2022, 189, 109590.

On the relative efficiency of intent-to-treat Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test in the presence of non-compliance

Mao, L.

Biometrika, 2022, 109, 873-880.

Computed tomography pulmonary angiography utilization in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Schulz, K., Mao, L., and Kanne, J.

Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 2022, 37, 225-230.

On recurrent-event win ratio

Mao, L. , Kim, K., and Li, Y.†

Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 2022, 31, 1120-1134.

Presentation R package: WR

Characterization of mesenteric and portal hemodynamics using 4D flow MRI: the effects of meals and diurnal variation

Roldán-Alzate, A., Campo, C.A., Mao, L., Said, A., Wieben, O., and Reeder, S.B.

Abdominal Radiology, 2022, 47, 2106-2114.

Utilization and cancer yield of probably benign assessment category in the national mammography database: 2009 to 2018

Elezaby, M.A., Mao, L., Burnside, E., Zuley, M.L., Berg, W.A., Bhargavan-Chatfield A., and Lee, C.S.

Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2022, 19, 604-614.

Natural history of simple renal cysts: longitudinal CT-based evaluation

Wentland, A.L., Nystrom, J., Lubner, M.G., Mao, L., Abel, E.J., and Pickhardt, P.J.

Abdominal Radiology, 2022, 47, 1124-1132.

Effect of metabolic syndrome on anatomy and function of the lower urinary tract assessed on MRI

Tannenbaum, A.P., Grimes, M.D., Brace, C.L., Johnson, C.J., Koebe, S.D., Anzia, L.E., Mao, L., Ricke, W.A., Hernando, D., Roldán-Alzate, A., Wells, S.A.

Urology, 2022, 159, 176-181.

2021

A class of proportional win-fractions regression models for composite outcomes

Mao, L. and Wang, T.†

Biometrics, 2021, 77, 1265-1275.

Presentation R package: WR

Percutaneous lung biopsy with pleural & parenchymal blood patching: Results and complications from 1112 core biopsies

Zlevor, A.M., Mauch, S.C., Knott, E.A., Pickhardt, P.J., Gettle, L.M., Mao, L., et al., Lee, F.T.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2021, 32, 1319-1327.

Awarded Editor’s Recognition for Most Downloaded Article.

Statistical models for composite endpoints of death and non-fatal events: a review

Mao, L. and Kim, K.

Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research, 2021, 13, 260-269.

Robust estimation and variable selection for the accelerated failure time model

Li, Y.†, Liang, M., Mao, L. , and Wang, S.

Statistics in Medicine, 2021, 40, 4473-4491.

Diurnal variation of major error rates in the interpretation of abdominal/pelvic CT studies

Kliewer, M.A., Mao, L., Brinkman, M.R., Bruce, R. J., and Hinshaw, J. L.

Abdominal Radiology, 2021, 46, 1746-1751.

Comprehensive non-invasive analysis of lower urinary tract anatomy using MRI

Anzia, L.E., Johnson, C.J., Mao, L., Hernando, D., Bushman, W.A., Wells, S.A., and Roldán-Alzate, A.

Abdominal Radiology, 2021, 46, 1670-1676.

Ultrasound elastographic measurement of rigor mortis in an animal model: a feasibility study for improved time-of-death estimates in forensic investigations

Kliewer, M.A., Mao, L., Weigman, B.J., Walker, D.C., Gettle, L.M., and Corliss, R.F.

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2021, 216, 1126-1133.

Longitudinal ultrasonic dimensions and parametric solid models of the gravid uterus and cervix

Louwagie, E.M., Carlson, L., Over, V., Mao, L., Fang, S., Westervelt, A., Vink, J., Hall, T., Feltovich, T., and Myers, K.

PLoS ONE, 2021, 16, e0242118.

Effect of high-dose trivalent vs standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine on mortality or cardiopulmonary hospitalization in patients with high-risk cardiovascular disease: A randomized clinical trial

Vardeny, O., Kim, K., Udell, J.A., Joseph, J., et al., Mao, L., Havighurst, T.C.; Lawton, S.C., Solomon, S.D.

Journal of the American Medical Association, 2021, 325, 39-49.

2020

Effect of noise and estimator type on bias for analysis of liver proton density fat fraction

Lawrence, E.M., Roberts, N.T., Hernando, D., Mao, L., and Reeder, S.B.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2020, 74, 244-249.

Histotripsy ablations in a porcine liver model: feasibility of respiratory motion compensation by alteration of the ablation zone prescription shape

Longo, K., Zlevor, A., Laeseke, P., Swietlik, J., Knott, E., Rodgers, A., Mao, L., Zhang, X., Xu, Z., Wagner, M., Periyasamy, S., Lee, F.T., and Ziemlewicz , T.

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2020, 43, 1695-1701.

A unified approach to the calculation of information operators in semiparametric models

Mao, L.

Biometrika, 2020, 107, 983-995.

Protocol for Partner2Lose: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate partner involvement on long-term weight loss

Voils, C.I., Shaw, R., Adler, R., Jeanes, E., Lewis, M.A., Sharp, W., Cronin, K.A., Hetzel, S.J., Mao, L., Johnson, H.M., Elwert, F., Pabich, S., Gavin, K.L., Yancy, W.S., and Porter, L.

Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2020, 96, 106092.

The inverse-probability-of-censoring weighting (IPCW) adjusted win ratio statistic: an unbiased estimator in the presence of independent censoring

Dong, G., Mao, L., Huang, B., Gamalo-Siebers, M., Wang, J., Yu, G., and Hoaglin, D.

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, 2020, 30, 882-899.

Diurnal variation of proton density fat fraction in the liver using quantitative chemical shift encoded MRI

Colgan, T.J., Van Pay, A.J., Sharma, S.D., Mao, L., and Reeder, S.B.

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2020, 51, 407-414.

2019

Prospective evaluation of MRI compared with CT for the etiology of abdominal pain in emergency department patients with concern for appendicitis

Harringa, J.B., Bracken, R.L., Davis, J.C., Mao, L., Kitchin, D.R., Robbins, J.B., Ziemlewicz, T.J., Pickhardt, P.J., Reeder, S.B., and Repplinger, M.D.

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2020, 50, 1651-1658.

Quantitative assessment of cervical softening during pregnancy with shear wave elasticity imaging: an in vivo longitudinal study

Carlson, L.C., Hall, T.J., Rosado-Mendez, I.M., Mao, L., and Feltovich, H.

Interface Focus, 2020, 9, 20190030.

Proportional hazards regression of survival-sacrifice data with cause-of-death information in animal carcinogenicity studies

Mao, L.

Statistics in Medicine, 2019, 38, 3628-3641.

Nonparametric inference on tumor incidence with partially identified cause-of-death data

Mao, L.

In: L. Zhang et al. (eds) Contemporary Biostatistics with Biopharmaceutical Applications, 2019, pp 3-18, Springer.

Nonparametric identification and estimation of current status data in the presence of death

Mao, L.

Statistica Neerlandica, 2019, 73, 395-413.

Robotically assisted sonic therapy (RAST) for hepatic ablation in a porcine model: Mitigation of body wall damage with an optimized pulse sequence

Longo, K., Knott, E., Watson, R., Sweitlik, J., Vlaisavljevich, E., Smolock, A. R., Xu, Z., Cho, C., Mao, L., Lee, F. T., and Ziemlewicz, T.

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 2019, 42, 1016-1023.

On the alternative hypotheses for the win ratio

Mao, L.

Biometrics, 2019, 75, 347-351.

2018

On causal estimation using U-statistics

Mao, L.

Biometrika, 2018, 105, 215-220.

Presentation

2017

Semiparametric regression analysis of interval-censored competing risks data

Mao, L., Lin, D.Y., and Zeng, D.

Biometrics, 2017, 73, 857–865.

An earlier version of this manuscript won the 2016 ASA Biometrics Section Travel Award and the 2016 ENAR RAB Poster Award

Efficient estimation in semiparametric transformation models for the cumulative incidence of competing risks

Mao, L. and Lin, D.Y.

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B, 2017, 79, 573–587.

An earlier version of this manuscript won the 2015 ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award

2016

Maximum likelihood estimation for semiparametric transformation models with interval-censored data

Zeng, D., Mao, L., and Lin, D.Y.

Biometrika, 2016, 103, 253-271.

Semiparametric regression for the weighted composite endpoint of recurrent and terminal events

Mao, L. and Lin, D.Y.

Biostatistics, 2016, 17, 390-403.

An earlier version of this manuscript won the 2015 ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Student Paper Award

Non-initiation of hepatitis C virus antiviral therapy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus co-infection

Oramasionwu, C.U., Kashuba, A.D., Napravnik, S., Wohl, D.A., Mao, L., and Adimora, A.A.

World Journal of Hepatology, 2016, 8, 368-375.

2015 and before

Factors associated with polypharmacy and the prescription of multiple medications among persons living with HIV (PLWH) compared with non-PLWH

Moore, H.N., Mao, L., and Oramasionwu, C.U.

AIDS Care, 2015, 1143-1148.

Evaluation of a cervicography-based program to ensure quality of visual inspection of the cervix in HIV-infected women in Johannesburg, South Africa

Firnhaber, C., Mao, L., Levin, S., Faesen, M., Lewis, D.A., Goeieman, B.J., Swarts, A.J., Rakhombe, N., Michelow, P.M., Williams, S., and Smith, J.S.

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2015, 19, 7-11

Alternative views on setting clinical trial futility criteria

Gallo, P., Mao, L., and Shih, V.H.

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, 2014, 24, 976-993.

Engagement in outpatient care for persons living with HIV in the United States

Oramasionwu, C., Bailey, S.c., Johnson, T.L., and Mao, L.

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2014, 31, 177-182.

Differences in outpatient care and treatment utilization for patients with HIV/HCV coinfection, HIV, and HCV monoinfection, a cross-sectional study

Johnson, T.L., Toliver, J.C., Mao, L., and Oramasionwu, C.U.

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014, 14, 217.

Risk of HIV acquisition among circumcised and uncircumcised young men with penile HPV infection

Rositch, A.F., Mao, L., Hudgens, M.G., Moses, S., Agot, K., Backes, D.M., Nyagaya, E., Snijders, P.J., Meijer, C.J., Bailey, R.C., and Smith, J.S.

AIDS, 2014, 28, 745-752.

Validation of cervical cancer screening methods in HIV positive women from Johannesburg South Africa

Firnhaber, C., Mayisela, N., Mao, L., Williams, S., Swarts, A., Faesen, M., Levin, S., Michelow, P., Omar, T., Hudgens, M.G., Williamson, A.L., Allan, B., Lewis, D.A., and Smith, J.S.

PloS One, 2013, 8, e53494.

Using inpatient hospital discharge data to monitor patient safety events

Taylor, J.A., Pandian, R.S., Mao, L., and Michael, Y.L.

Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, 2013, 32, 26-33.