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Dr. Shiloh is a board certified and CAQ certified interventional radiologist who has been with Diagnostic Imaging, Inc since 2002. Aaron has lived, studied, and worked in Pennsylvania his entire life.He began his education at the Pennsylvania State University where he earned a B.S. in Premedicine with distinction. He earned an honors degree through the Schreyer Scholars program through additional classes and by writing an honors thesis on the role of phosphodiesterase type IV in the regulation of the canine basilar artery.Aaron matriculated to the University of Pennsylvania School of medicine where he earned AOA honors graduating in the top 10% of his class. After a year of general surgery internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he moved on to a residency in radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. After serving as chief resident, he completed a cardiovascular and interventional radiology fellowship also at Thomas Jefferson Hospital.Since joining DII, Dr. Shiloh has enjoyed all aspects of general radiology and interventional radiology. He has developed a specific focus in interventional oncology (RFA, embolization, TheraSphere) and uterine fibroid embolization. He has been elected to the governing board of the Philadelphia Angiography and Interventional Radiology Society. In addition to serving as the section chief of interventional radiology, Dr. Shiloh is a DII Vice President and an elected member of its Board of Directors. Tell us about your background, specialties, interests or hobbies here
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Aesthetic Medicine
Cosmetic Surgery
Hair Restoration
Interventional Radiology
Radiology
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English, Hebrew
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It certainly could be diagnosed particularly given all the ultrasounds that are done.
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Yes: There can be many reasons to have multiple biopsies. The most common would be to assess for change in chronic liver disease.
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Yes the presense of kidney stones can certainly cause pain.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Muscle tissue: A fibroid is technically a leiomyoma which is a smooth muscle tumor. It is benign, so not cancer. It primarily causes symptoms by growing and pressi... Read More
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A female asked:
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100%: Interventional radiologists are doctors first. In fact, our training in medicine surgery and radiology make us extremely qualified to not only interp... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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No: A nof has a radiographically typical appaerance and is always benign and thus does not need to be biopsied.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Y90 is effective in prolonging survival. Without knowing many other details it's tough to prognosticate on a case by case basis.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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No evidence : Unfortunately there is no evidence of that statement. But coffee does taste great!
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Varicocele: It sounds like a Varicocele. You need to consult a urologist but they can either perform surgery or an interventional radiologist can embolize it vi... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Warmth: Sometimes placing a warm compress on the abcess several times a day can help an abscess spontaneously rupture.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Rarely: Most cysts in the kidney are totally benign.
So nothing to worry about. Intermittent ultrasound follow up and being under the care of a physician is... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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User dependant: Ultrasound is a user dependent test and the images are created by the person scanning. There are many cases of your exact problem. I personally have... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Fever: The most common symptoms would be fever and pain. Other symptoms can occur but that would depend on the site of the abscess.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Usually meaningless: It just means that your aorta…the major blood vessel that leaves your heart is curvy.
It has many potential causes but in in of itself is completely ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Not bad: The ultrasound findings are not bad. In fact, ultrasound is user dependent meaning that the findings you describe might not even be seen by others. ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: If amylase/lipase are normal and ct shows no findings then it would be very unlikely.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Cysts can certainly cause intermittent pain. Depending on what kind of "scan" you had you may still benefit from additional imaging.
Lower pelvic pa... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Pain: Kidney cysts are very common and almost always asymptomatic. Occasionally they can get large and cause pain. Even less frequently they can get infec... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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No: There is no scientific basis for that.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Complicated: It's never easy giving someone a "life expectancy". However, with esrd and end stage liver disease the prognosis is not good. I would say 6-12 month... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Hard to tell: It depends on your symptoms. Do you have a fever, pain, redness then maybe an abscess. If those symptoms don't exist then potentially a lymph node o... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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8 months: Without more details it's hard to know. Best supportive care would be 8 months. Why has she not had liver directed therapy? An elevated AFP is ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: You're very young and that sounds like a simple skin rash. If it doesn't go away soon see your divot or dermatologist.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Biopsy needed: You need to have a biopsy if the largest nodule. That will help determine further management.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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They should: Radiologists are trained to look for everything on the scan. Certainly if there is asymmetric atrophy he/she should be able to see it.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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No: Unfortunately the birads system forces the doctor to give some number. The 3 simply means they want a 6 month follow up. The real question is why a ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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20-30: I believe 20-30 is sufficient and the most patients can actually tolerate for a week.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Good question: Good question without a clear answer without knowing more about the reason the tube is in, how long it's been in, and the particular access. Also, if... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: Vascularity can be a sign of malignancy in a thyroid nodule but the vast majority of nodulea are still benign. Also, several benign conditions also l... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Imaging: Not sure how you know you have an abscess but a good start would be to get a ct with contrast or an MRI with contrast. Then a neurosurgeon can assess... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Its a chronic dz: Unfortunately, PVD is a chronic disease. There are certain things you can clearly control such as your diet and of course not smoking.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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No good reason: Ultrasound is a user dependent test and the images are generated by the tech AND the machine. It is frought with all kinds of variability and error. ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Normal: That's normal but you should speak with your on/Gyn if you are concerned.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Maybe: Tough to know for certain. Much depends on the patients functional status. Y90 is often better tolerated than chemo embolization and could also be c... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Surgery not only opt: Surgery is not your only option. Uterine artery embolization is a minimally invasive technique that can treat heavy bleeding with ~ 90% success. Reg... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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PTA?: Not sure what pta means in this setting. Generally speaking in an abcess is still present for this long it should be drained.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Yes: There are all kinds of treatments available but it is important to get to the root cause of your baldness.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely..: But, you should speak with your primary. If this is ongoing, than there are certainly more imaging tests. An ultrasound could be done and is cheap p... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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No hysterectomy: You have several options before you should ever consider a hysterectomy. There's a myomectomy to remove isolated fibroids, hifu (high frequency ultra... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Prob not: Place warm compress on it several times a day...Eventually it will resolve or pop on its own.
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A female asked:
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Awake & comfortable: You need not be fully awake but general anesthesia for a quick procedure such as a liver biopsy is not necessary. Moderate sedation is often used in ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Conflicting: Your ct report is conflicting. Portal hypertension, or increased pressure in the liver has multiple causes. Usually however, there are abnormalities... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Sepends: It really depends on her ecog status and her child-pugh category.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Swelling: If there are signs of infection for sure but also if you develop swelling in that arm.
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Qualifications: The most important difference is in the qualifications of the interpreting radiologist. For example, there are radiologists with fellowship/additiona... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Reflux: Sounds like reflux. You should speak to your doctor about treatment.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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No: X-rays will not typically show renal masses. They can show calcification a like in kidney stones and occasionally in other renal masses. The best te... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Probably no: It sounds like a benign lymph node. However, you should make sure that it goes away in 1-2 weeks. If not, you should see your doctor.
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Function: One of the livers primary functions is to produce factors in the blood that promote blood clotting. When the liver starts to fail it can't make these... Read More
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Probably no: You need to determine the underlying cause of entrapment.
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Dr. Shiloh is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Shiloh is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for replying. It was feb 2012 so it's prion nothing right?
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Thanks for your quick reply! No pain but investigating why I've had 2 unexplained UEDVTs.
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thx Dr., her tumor marker @ 1140, Dr. said direct therapy won't work.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Graduated 1997MD
Medical/Graduate school
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus)
Graduated 1993MD
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Residency
Hahnemann University Hospital
Residency
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Awards
Chief Resident, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Alpha Omega Alpha
past president philadelphia angiography and interventional radiology society
Affiliations
Society of Interventional Radiology
Philadelphia Angiography and Interventional Radiology Society
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