Academic radiology
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected medical education in unprecedented ways. Herein, we briefly describe the affects of COVID-19 on Interventional Radiology residency training and summarize up to date guidance by governing bodies and key stakeholders.
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To evaluate the additional value of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in the characterization of cervical carcinoma. ⋯ ROI and VOI analyses were in excellent consistency. MD and ADC were able to distinguish histologic subtypes and separating FIGO stages, MK could not. DKI showed no clear added value over conventional DWI in the characterization of cervical carcinoma.
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To retrospectively analyze the chest imaging findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on thin-section CT. ⋯ COVID-19 showed the pulmonary lesions in patients infected with COVID-19 were predominantly distributed peripherally in the subpleural area.
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Accurate pancreas segmentation has application in surgical planning, assessment of diabetes, and detection and analysis of pancreatic tumors. Factors that affect pancreas segmentation accuracy have not been previously reported. The purpose of this study is to identify technical and clinical factors that adversely affect the accuracy of pancreas segmentation on CT. ⋯ Increased visceral abdominal fat and accumulation of fat within or around the pancreas are major factors associated with more accurate segmentation of the pancreas. Potential applications of our findings include assessment of pancreas segmentation difficulty of a particular scan or dataset and identification of methods that work better for more challenging pancreas segmentations.