Instructor in Radiology

Email: nmercaldo@mgb.org

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Recent Publications

• Ratai EM, Wenke MR, Mercaldo N, Chan ST, Figueiro Longo MG, Welt J, Avesta A, Lee J, Lev MH, Parry BA, Drake L, Anderson RR, Rauch T, Diaz-Arrastia R, Hamblin MR, Vakoc BJ, Gupta R. Low-Level Light Therapy Effect on Metabolites Measured by MR Spectroscopy in Patients with Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 Mar 04. 47(3):699-707
• Rosenblum EW, Takeuchi D, Chadha S, Mercaldo ND, Williams EM, Roy J, Ackerman JL, Augustinack JC. Magnetic susceptibility matched fluid for neuroimaging assessed in histology and stereology: A pilot study. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2026 Jan 19.
• Asmundo L, Mercaldo N, Furtado F, Herold A, Mojtahed A, Anderson M, Bradley W, Hesami M, Peña-Trujillo V, Blandino AA, Cannella R, Vernuccio F, Srivastava S, Dighe M, Dhyani M, Sahani D, Sgrazzutti C, Brandi N, Renzulli M, Fanti S, Irun B, Brancatelli G, Vanzulli A, Sirlin C, Kambadakone AR, Catalano OA. A multicenter multinational retrospective study of the 1-year natural history of LI-RADS 3 observations in patients with cirrhosis. Eur Radiol. 2026 Jan 06.
• Cochran RL, Mercaldo ND, Nakrour N, Ghosh S, Milshteyn E, Pohl M, Guidon A, Dahl DM, Feldman AS, Harisinghani MG. Comparing conventional, peripheral, and transition zone prostate-specific antigen densities for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer. Clin Radiol. 2026 Jan. 92:107189
• Shroyer S, Mehta S, Thukral N, Smiley K, Mercaldo N, Meyers HP, Smith SW. The authors respond to reader comment Accuracy of cath lab activation decisions for STEMI-equivalent andmimic ECGs: Physicians vs. AI (Queen of Hearts by PMcardio). Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Feb. 100:224-225