AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jan 2018
American College of Radiology-Compliant Short Protocol Breast MRI for High-Risk Breast Cancer Screening: A Prospective Feasibility Study.
The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of a short protocol for screening breast MRI that is noninferior to standard-of-care (SOC) MRI in image quality that complies with American College of Radiology accreditation requirements. ⋯ Short-protocol breast MRI comprising a T2-weighted sequence and a fast dynamic sequence with less than 10-minute acquisition time is feasible and has image quality at least equivalent to that of an SOC MRI protocol with a > 20-minute mean acquisition time. Larger studies comparing the cancer detection rate, sensitivity, and specificity of each imaging protocol are needed to determine whether short-protocol breast MRI can replace SOC MRI to screen patients at high breast cancer risk.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jan 2018
Making Time for Patients: Positive Impact of Direct Patient Reporting.
Using a novel patient-centric approach, we assessed the impact of direct patient radiology reporting on the patient experience and patient perception of radiologists in a high-volume head and neck clinic. ⋯ Direct patient reporting by the radiologist is feasible in a high-volume head and neck clinic and has a positive impact on the patient experience. Major factors that enabled direct patient reporting included our embedded reading room and the use of a standardized reporting template. After the consultation, more patients wanted to receive information from the radiologist and had a better understanding of the imaging results.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jan 2018
Gender Differences in the Publication Rate Among Breast Imaging Radiologists in the United States and Canada.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether academic achievement differs by gender among breast imaging radiologists. ⋯ The number of publications by female radiologists has risen steadily over time; however, a significant gender disparity is seen in scholarly productivity.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Dec 2017
Comparative StudyComparison of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System versions 1 and 2 for the Detection of Peripheral Zone Gleason Score 3 + 4 = 7 Cancers.
The objective of our study was to compare Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 1 (PI-RADSv1) and Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2 (PI-RADSv2) for the detection of peripheral zone (PZ) Gleason score 3 + 4 = 7 cancers. ⋯ There was no difference in overall detection of cancers comparing PI-RADSv1 and PI-RADSv2; however, PI-RADSv1 sequence scores on T2-weighted imaging and DCE-MRI detected approximately 10% more tumors that were otherwise underestimated on DWI and using PI-RADSv2 decision-tree rules.
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Slit-lamp ophthalmologic examination and ocular B-scan sonography of the globe are frequently constrained by technical limitations in the setting of traumatic orbital injury. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CT in acute anterior segment ocular injuries as an adjunctive diagnostic modality. ⋯ Subtle ocular findings are readily detectable at CT and can provide valuable information to the ophthalmologist concerning acute trauma to the ocular anterior segment.