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Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed and deadliest malignancy. The most important prognostic indicator of CC is the pathological stage at presentation, and a key role is played by the lymph node (LN) status which determines...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: In 2019 Silverman et al. proposed an update of the Bosniak classification for cystic masses. The main aim of the new update focuses on avoiding surgery for benign masses and indolent cancers, which increases morbidity and mortality without clear...

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...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: Healthcare is struggling to keep up with technological advances and patient expectations in relation to service provision [1]. There has been a significant surge in attempts to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical medicine in order...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: To investigate the relationships between areas of subcutaneousadipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and pelvic fat volume (PFV), and analyzethe feasibility of diagnosing pelvic lipomatosis (PL) from a single cross-sectional...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To review imaging findings in patients with thoracic trauma and suggest a systematic approach to radiographic and CT...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Urolithiasis is one of the most common diagnosis leading to urologic referral, with a reported prevalence in Western countries ranging from 1-20%. 1 Despite clinical symptoms and laboratory results, imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis of...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: To determine the changes in pre and post-therapeutic Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) values for Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcomas (UPS) and to correlate them with tumor treatment response. To determine the value of ADC high-order radiomic...

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,...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To review the modifications introduced to the recent CAD-RADS 2.0 system. To understand the implications of CAD-RADS 2.0 in patient...

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: The purpose of this study was to evaluate an iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) algorithm for computed tomography (CT) in patients with head and neck...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: • Integration of artificial intelligence tools, holds promise in reducing the gap in precision imaging for CD • Radiomics algorithms provide models to better assess individual patient disease nuances in imaging • By augmenting classic CD...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: Like the medical world, interpretation of radiological images has grown in terms of complexity and broadness resulting in the challenge to hold expertise in every specific pathology. Radiologists spend much of their day chasing down information to...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Radiomics is a field of medical image analysis that involves extracting clinically meaningful quantitative features from medical images using mathematical algorithms [1] . These features can then be used to develop machine learning (ML) models that...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To familiarize radiologists with the concepts of Deep Learning (DL), Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), Transfer Learning, and Federated Learning in a simplified manner through pictorial depiction. To acquaint the radiologists with the applied uses...

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 review the multiple sclerosis (MS) variants, and other autoimmune demyelinating disorders such as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (anti-MOG)...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is defined as frequent arrhythmic episodes that last between 30 seconds and seven days, which stop spontaneously. This type of atrial fibrillation (AF)—an irregularity of the heart rhythm caused by...

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...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: Orbital inflammation is responsible for up to 6 % of orbital diseases and it can lead to significant local and systemic morbidity, loss of vision occurring in more than 10% of patients [1]. It is an uncommon condition that can affect any age group...

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 the study was to evaluate the hippocampal volume and Alzheimer's disease cortical signature region quantitative measurements in participants with normal cognition (NC), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To define the role of ECG-gated cardiac computed tomography (CCT) for plaque characterization and risk stratification. To illustrate the different types of coronary plaques according to attenuation and morphologic features. To define the concept of...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: -Describe the X-ray and CT features of a lung cavity and illustrate the patterns that may mimic cavities. -Review the radiological patterns of pulmonary cavities due to infectious, neoplastic, non-infectious granulomatous and other...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To describe the basic principles, current clinical applications, and future perspectives of cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial feature...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To describe the cardiovascular segmental anatomy in congenital heart disease by using three-part Van Praagh notation on computed tomography. To explain the three types of visceroatrial situs...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To describe the techniques of myocardial MR imaging. To illustrate the MR imaging features of various ischemic and non-ischemic...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To enlist the common postoperative complications of tetralogy of Fallot. To discuss the techniques and benefits of cardiac MR imaging in the assessment of these complications. To describe and illustrate the imaging features of these complications...

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...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: To present current difficulties in the diagnosis of hepatic angiomyolipoma (AML) : their radiological resemblance to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on dynamic magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) . To review the known imaging features that may...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: This review aims at Creating a basic understanding of AI and methods implemented in radiology- both current and potential future. Assessing the impact of AI in various fields of radiology. Discuss safety, privacy, moral, ethical and medico-legal...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Learning objectives: The purpose of this work is to: emphasize the importance of chest X-ray imaging in establishing the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) develop and prove the reliability of an artificial intelligence (AI) software used for disease...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: To investigate relationship between histogram-based HRCT indexes and Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs), and between histogram-based HRCT indexes and Bronchiectasis Score (BS) in progressive-fibrosing ILD...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: Review the normal anatomy of the brainstem. Understand the classification in the two major groups of brainstem gliomas: diffuse and focal, and in their most important categories and review the major changes in the 2016 CNS WHO. Explain the...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Colorectal cancer yields significant morbidity and mortality and it is often associated to metastatic diseases, commonly localized in liver parenchyma. As a general tendency, half of all patients with colorectal cancer will develop liver metastases...

Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Purpose: Anatomical structuresdepicted on the lateral chest radiograph have been studied as far back as the mid to late 1900’s (1-9). Bachman et al studied the effect of a mild degree ofrotation on the lateral chest radiograph and the appearance of...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To show that using appropriate software, hardware and data sets it is feasible to conduct common data mining tasks using visual workflows without knowledge of programming. To show that using open source software on an average personal laptop with a...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Kidney stone disease is a common benign condition with an estimated prevalence of about 9%. An established body of literature has shown that kidney stone disease is associated with systemic conditions such as: -diabetes; -metabolic syndrome; -high...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has a high diagnostic sensitivity and negative exclusion value for coronary heart disease. As a non-invasive test, it is expected to replace invasive coronary angiography (CAG) and intravascular ultrasound.The full...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) can be a significant complication of trauma or aneurysm rupture that affects approximately 50,000 people in North America each year [1], among which there is an expected 30% mortality [2] and 50% development...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To become familiar with the clinical scenario, pathophysiology and most frequently involved sites in necrotizing fasciitis. To review the indications of different imaging modalities and their role in the diagnosis. To recognize the typical imaging...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Since the years 2000 and the use of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography, cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) has been widely utilized as a noninvasive diagnostic modality for visualizing the coronary arteries to detect coronary...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: OBJECTIVE : To optimise the radiologic diagnostics of the degenerative-dystrophic changes in lumbar vertebral-motor segment (VMS) on the base of the evaluated results after stabilizing surgical intervention, using dual-energy computerized tomography...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Structural MRI (sMRI) of the brain in the clinical environment usually consist in a qualitative analysis, in which the neuroradiologist detects deviations or anomalies by visual inspection. A quantitative analysis can complement the specialist's...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: There are different phenotypic differences between cancers of the same organ which can only be visualized using radiographic imaging. [1, 2] Breast carcinoma is the most common cancer with a reported prevalence of 1 in 9 women in Pakistan. [3] Early...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Breast MR is extremely sensitiveat detection of lesions of varying sizes, and can often visualize small lesions that are not seen in other modalities, like mammography. Detection of small lesions, initially occult on other imaging modalities, and...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging using magnetic resonance (DCE-MRI) has become a widely utilized and adopted clinical tool for non-invasive assessment of the vascular support of various tumors [1-3]. DCE analysis is performed using a time-series of...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Cardiomegaly, radiographically measured by a cardiothoracic ratio of greater than 50%, is a common symptom associated with congestive heart failure [1]. Given the large size of the heart relative to the view covered by the thoracic X-ray, its...