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Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: Sonography is one of the most commonly performed imaging modalities in clinical practice and a core discipline of radiology[1]. However, sonography is highly examiner-dependent and challenging to learn as it demands rapid interpretation of dynamic,...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To show researching radiologists how to visualize their data as well as how to create beautiful and publication-ready plots for their audiences using the free R statistical language as well as the ggplot2...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: This study analyzed multiple Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) linear and volumetric ventricular measurements in a group of subjects with iNPH (idiopathic-Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus) with the aim of: (a) evaluating the correlation with clinical...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Nowadays, small renal masses (SRMs; < 4 cm) are increasingly detected incidentally during imaging examinations performed for other medical reasons (US, CT, MR). They vary widely in histology and aggressiveness and include benign renal tumors as well...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the most cited publications in the European Radiology journal (ER). The study aimed to identify the trends in publication and evaluate the correlations between the number of...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: To evaluate the potential of a machine learning based tool (Mammorisk) 1 to change breast cancer risk assessment over the next five years in women with intermediate risk because of breast cancer familiarity, in order to be able to tailor...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of an automated T1 mapping quantification of the liver parenchyma with a deep learning-based 3D T1 vibe Dixon in-phase liver parenchyma and vessels segmentation combined with voxel-wise...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: The paper proposes new technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence and adaptive learning, as well as a new system called "Mirror" to personalize the training experience for...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Ultra-short echo-time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown promise in phenotyping lung diseases, as it provides millimetre resolution and radiation-free measurement of pulmonary structural abnormality [1]. In this work, we aimed to...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: An important patient-size related dose metric in CT is the Size Specific Dose Index (SSDE). This index, developed by AAPM [1, 2] is calculated from the machine/protocol CTDIvol (including phantom type) and a patient-size related quantity (PA/LAT...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To understand the different types of ROC curves and their appropriate...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: We developed the automated system to evaluate the complexity of the contour of invasive breast cancers (IBCs) and we previously showed that IBCs differ significantly in contour complexity among subtypes. In the present study we examined the...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Process mining is a machine-learning study methodology which can help clinicians to discover, monitor and improve processes by extracting real-word data for accurate and efficient workflow prototyping and visualization. The aim of this work is to...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: 2 In recent years, magnetic nanoparticles have attracted much research interests for their potential applications in targeted drug delivery [1] , magnetic hyperthermia [2] and medical imaging diagnosis [3] such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Purpose UK National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) in CT [1] and ICRP 135 [2] advocate sufficiently large samples of patients for dose audit. This, it is suggested, would ensure that the sample is representative of the population, albeit that...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Successful Artificial Intelligence (AI) research requires access to large amounts of high-quality data for training algorithms to perform effectively. One of the biggest challenges in AI research is the scarcity of annotated data, which is data that...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To present the most impactful, current indications and strategies for denoising algorithms in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). To describe currently available denoising principles based of deep learning algorithms. To illustrate differences in...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Machine learning algorithms are becoming increasingly utilized in clinical medicine. However, their low interpretability makes them susceptible to potentially harboring unrecognized biases that could have serious detrimental impact on minority...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: 1. Explain imaging pre-requisites for volumetry and computer-aided detection (CAD). 2. Provide comprehensive overview about differential tumor component quantification in oncology with evidence-based support. 3. Explain about detection and volume...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The literature has shown over-scanning beyond optimal limits for typical computed tomography (CT) protocols can add extra, unnecessary centimeters to the scan range and unnecessary radiation dose to the patient 1 . The amount of over-scanning can...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: The reader will learn basic principles of using pairwise comparison to rank items and compare ranks. The goal is to introduce the reader to gathering and analyzing pairwise comparison data, which has proven to be useful in a many scenarios,...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Bipolar disorders (BD), formerly known as manic-depressive disorders, are a complex group of severe and chronic neuropsychiatric illnesses defined by a fluctuating course of alternating mania or hypomania and depression that frequently impair...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Mammographic density is one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, with a two to six fold increase in risk for women in the highest breast density group compared to women of similar age in the lowest group [1]. Breast density also affects...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: AI projects applied to medical imaging, and specifically to Radiology, are the new “ black swan ” of this era. Their applicability in current processes is still navigating between the daily clinical reality, full of great variability and...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The prognosis and survival of individuals with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) may be affected by their nutritional state. In order to determine its significance on clinical prognosis, the body composition of NET patients was...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The aim of this systematic review is to explore the adoption of quantitative imaging methods, radiomics in particular, in the prediction of response to therapy and survival in patients with solid tumors treated with biological and targeted therapy...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Pulmonary carcinoid tumorlets (TL) are a rare incidental benign finding in histopathological examination, which develop from hyperplastic neuroendocrine cells originating from bronchial and bronchiolar mucosa (1, 2). They are part of a group of...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: To investigate the association between preoperative CT-based abdominal muscle-fat composition and length of hospital stay, post-operative complications and long-term survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: To address gaps in the availability and use of effective imaging referral guidelines, a clinical decision support system European Society of Radiologists (ESR) iGuide was developed. To assess the appropriateness of computed tomography (CT) exams...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: AI assisted-diagnosis or flagging of radiology images at the point of care has been deployed as Deep Learning tools become widely available. However, there are significant technical hurdles in the workflow which can make it cumbersome for...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To highlight the challenges faced in implementation of Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) in a high volume public sector hospital of a developing country after conducting a survey among health professionals related to...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Our purpose is to develop a predictive model using Machine Learning ( ML ) with pretreatment brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging ( MRI ) data, by predicting remission (absence of depression) following antidepressant treatment, that can assist...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: In this article we will investigate the different categories of machine learning driven solutions that can provide added value in cathlab procedures. Categorizing machine learning applications in the cathlab, and structurally investigating their...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of single-energy metal artifact reduction (SEMAR) in CT examination with hip...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: This work reviews the main features and clinical applications of 3D biomodels, virtual surgical planning and 3D printing technologies. Image requirements to obtain quality 3D biomodels are discussed as well as the key role of radiologists in this...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: 3D biomodeling (3Db), virtual surgical planning (VSP) and 3D printing (3Dp) can be considered part of a new subspecialty in radiology which applies advanced medical image postprocessing tools for complex patient assessment and surgical planning. The...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Introduction: An electronic critical radiology result notification platform was implemented in the Medical Imaging Department in 2015 (Conserus Workflow Intelligence TM, Ver 2.0.2 formally of Mckesson cooperation, currently of Change healthcare) to...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many radiology training programmes utilised video-conferencing-platforms (VCPs) to support trainees’ learning. While this allowed teaching to continue and maintain social distancing, the virtual model limited...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: We aim to identify the type of problems Artificial Intelligence (AI) can solve in the field of medical imaging, as well as to exemplify the different kinds of AI architectures that can be used in...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The purpose of this exhibit is to review the quantitative analytical tools of Dual Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) to better understand the different applications of DECT combined with advanced image...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Several studies have shown that inappropriate amounts of fat can considerably raise the risk of many diseases. MSK disorders constitute the world's second leading cause of disability based on years lived with disability (YLDs) [1]. It is estimated...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Synchrotron radiation (SR) based micro-computed tomography (SR micro-CT) is a powerful tool for non-destructive observation of samples with micron-order spatial resolution and is widely used in many fields as biomedical, material, and...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To elucidate radiologists doing research on the strengths and weaknesses of linear models, their assumptions, and how to interpret their results using a dataset and R...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Radiology reports offer great insight into the prevalence of the disease. However, extracting data from a huge number of reports is very time-consuming and labour intensive. Natural language processing (NLP) can analyze large amounts of natural text...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: In a busy radiology department often only an unenhanced scan is available. Lipid-poor adenomas and metastases have overlapping unenhanced mean density values. A dedicated contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) protocol is needed to differentiate between the...

Methods or background Purpose or learning objective Conclusion Results or findings References Personal information and conflict of interest, Methods or background: The case for CDS Among their many benefits, clinical decision support systems impact two key areas of concern that are highlighted repeatedly in scientific and professional literature: the appropriateness of imaging exam selection, and the quality...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Purpose: Radiotherapy treatments must be carefully targeted to ensure maximal disease control while sparing surrounding healthy tissue by contouring relevant structures. Differences in this contouring process by different clinicians or under different...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Body composition and its role as a predictor of clinical outcomes is an emerging topic that has gathered significant research interest lately. For the past few decades, body composition research centred around body adipose tissues because of the...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: The purpose of this exhibit is to explain how automated volumetry magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based brain image software work, emphasizing their utility in the evaluation of specific brain regions. Also, we describe its potential role in the...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Differentiating between the most common solid adrenal lesions - metastasis and adenoma, is of significance in the day-to-day clinical practice. This is especially true for oncologic patients as it can affect staging and the decision for further...