Pankaj Watal

Associate Professor, Pediatric Imaging

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Radiology

Classification:

Faculty

• MBBS, Madras Medical College Chennai, India, 2008
• MD, M.P. Shah Govt. Medical College & GG Govt. Hospital Jamnagar, India, 2014

ACR–ASNR–SPR Practice Parameter for the Performance of Intracranial Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Imaging, published online October 1, 2022.
• Lai et al. Imaging of pediatric neuroblastoma: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Oct 2: PMID: 36184716.
• Dhar D, Hayes L, Watal P et al. Diagnosis of coexistent Hemangioblastoma and Endolymphatic sac tumor in a patient with undiagnosed Von-Hippel Lindau syndrome. American College of Radiology (ACR) Case in Point. Published online 30th September 2022.
• Mhlanga J et al. Imaging recommendations in pediatric lymphoma: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Sep 16: PMID: 36114654.
• Wing C et al. Pulmonary Metastases of Chondroblastoma in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Cureus. 2022 Sep 7;14(9). PMID: 36237746.
• Huang D, Watal P et al. Rhabdomyosarcoma With Diffuse Bone Marrow Metastases. Cureus. 2022 Feb 3;14(2): e21863. PMID: 35265406.
• Micheletti L, Maldonado F, Watal P et al. Utility of Paramagnetic Rim Lesions on 1.5 T Susceptibility Phase Imaging for diagnosis of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Oct 6. PMID: 34611736.
• Kera J, Watal P et al. Anophthalmia, Global Developmental Delay, and Severe Dysphagia in a Young Girl With 14q22q23 Microdeletion Syndrome. Cureus. 2021 Jul 14;13(7): e16395. PMID: 34408948.
• Watal P et al. Pearls and Pitfalls of Imaging in Pediatric Brain Tumors. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2022 Feb;43(1):31-46. PMID: 35164908.
• Pernicone E, Watal P et al. Neuroimaging of Propofol Infusion Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Cureus. 2020 Sep 22;12(9): e10583. PMID: 33110719.
• Sato TS, Watal P et al. Imaging mimics of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: avoiding pitfalls in a diagnosis of exclusion. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 Jan;50(1):124-136. PMID: 31901992.
• Sato TS, Handa A, Priya S, Watal P et al. Neurocristopathies: Enigmatic Appearances of Neural Crest Cell-derived Abnormalities. Radiographics. 2019 Nov-Dec;39(7):2085-2102. PMID: 31697622.
• Sarv P, Watal P et al. Typical but uncommon computed tomography angiographic appearance of left ventricular assist device: Awareness is key! Eur J Radiol Open. 2019 Apr 2; 6:132-135. PMID: 30989090.
• Essenmacher AC, Watal P et al. Brain metastases from adenocarcinoma of the lung with truly cystic magnetic resonance imaging appearance. Clin Imaging. 2018 Nov-Dec; 52:203-207. PMID: 30125846.
• Bathla G, Watal P et al. Cerebrovascular manifestations in neurosarcoidosis: how common are they and does perivascular enhancement matter? Clin Radiol. 2018 Oct;73(10): 907.e15-907.e23. PMID: 29970245.
• Bathla G, Watal P et al. Cerebrovascular Manifestations of Neurosarcoidosis: An Underrecognized Aspect of the Imaging Spectrum. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 Jul;39(7):1194-1200. PMID: 29284603.
• Riesberg G, Bathla G et al. Malignant transformation and leptomeningeal spread of recurrent ganglioglioma: case report and review of literature. Clin Imaging. 2018 Mar-Apr; 48:7-11. PMID: 28950177.
• Watal P et al. Multimodality Imaging Spectrum of the Extranodal Lymphomas in the Head and Neck-A Pictorial Review. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2018 Sep;47(5):340-352. PMID: 29174137.
• Thoriya PJ, Watal P et al. Primary spinal primitive neuroectodermal tumor on MR imaging. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2015 Oct-Dec;25(4):459-63. PMID: 26752826.
• Gupta MM, Bahri N, Watal P et al. Retroperitoneal Cystic Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Mimicking a Psoas Abscess. Iran J Radiol. 2015 Jul 22;12(3): e17507. PMID: 26557275.
• Gupta MM, Bahri NU, Parekh HP, Watal P et al. Synchronous multifocal osteogenic sarcoma on multimodality imaging including bone scintigraphy. Indian J Nucl Med. 2014 Jul;29(3):185-8. PMID: 25210291.
• Watal P et al. Retroperitoneal extragastrointestinal stromal tumor: radiologic pathologic correlation. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2014 Jun 30; 4:34. PMID: 25161803.
• Gupta M, Bahri NU, Watal P et al. Malignant mesenchymal renal tumor: a rare case of primary renal fibrosarcoma. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2013 Nov 28; 3:52. PMID: 24404411.

Medical Specialties

• Neuroradiology
• Pediatric Radiology
• Radiology

Special Training

• Fellowship, Pediatric Radiology
  University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2019
• Residency, Nuclear Medicine Residency
  University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2018
• Fellowship, Neuroradiology Fellowship
  University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2016
• Residency, Radiology Residency
  M.P. Shah Govt. Medical College & GG Govt. Hospital Jamnagar, India, 2013