TLDR Radiology

This week in radiology: 9/17/2024

Diagnostic Radiology

American Journal of Radiology, published 9/4/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

CT-based body composition analysis reveals dramatic changes following semaglutide therapy, highlighting radiology's potential role in monitoring obesity treatments and cardiometabolic risk factors.

European Radiology, published 9/7/24 | Estimated Read Time: 15 minutes

This study demonstrates significant energy and time savings in musculoskeletal MRI through protocol optimization, deep learning acceleration, and improved cooling systems, potentially reducing costs and environmental impact.

American Journal of Radiology, published 9/4/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

A game-changer in oncologic imaging, offering comprehensive cancer staging and treatment response assessment through advanced Patlak modeling techniques.

Radiology, published 9/10/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

New contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) Vesical Imaging Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) shows promise in evaluating muscle invasion in bladder cancer, offering a possible alternative to MRI in certain clinical scenarios. 

Journal of Neuroimaging 9/9/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

Resting-state fMRI study reveals altered functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in spinal cord injury patients with neuropathic pain, offering new insights into pain processing and potential treatment targets.

Interventional Radiology

Radiology, published 9/3/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

The #HOPE4LIVER trial demonstrates high technical success and safety of histotripsy for liver tumors, paving the way for noninvasive tumor ablation.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, published 9/5/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

New 2024 PAD guidelines shift focus to team-based care and medical therapy, reshaping interventional radiology's role in peripheral artery disease management.

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, published, 9/4/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

This large international study shows prostatic artery embolization is safe and effective for long-term treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, changing treatment paradigms.

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, published, 8/26/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

Meta-analysis reveals transarterial radioembolization as a promising treatment for unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, with significantly better outcomes in treatment-naïve patients and potential for downstaging to surgery.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, published 9/2/24 | Estimated Read Time: 15 minutes

Innovative computer-assisted large bore thrombectomy device shows promise for safe and effective treatment of deep vein thrombosis, offering new hope for DVT patients.

AI and Tech

Radiology: Artificial Intelligence, published 8/28/24 | Estimated Read Time: 15 minutes

Innovative deep learning model achieves neuroradiologist-level accuracy in detecting and localizing intracranial hemorrhage on head CT scans, with the potential to revolutionize emergency radiology workflows.

Radiology, published 9/10/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

This review explores how synthetic medical imaging data generated by AI could address data scarcity and privacy issues while enabling new applications like modality translation and contrast synthesis.

Investigative Radiology, published 9/1/24| Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

Machine learning algorithm accurately classifies contrast phases in CT imaging, addressing a critical challenge in radiology workflow and AI implementation.

Academic Radiology, published 9/7/24 | Estimated Read Time: 10 minutes

GPTs outperform Gemini in generating structured PET/CT reports for breast cancer patients, showing superior accuracy in data extraction and decision-making capabilities, which can be applied to clinical reporting practices.

European Journal of Radiology, published 8/31/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

Comprehensive meta-analysis reveals high diagnostic accuracy of machine learning in vertebral fracture detection across various imaging modalities, with deep learning models excelling in performance.

Upcoming Conferences and Approaching Abstract Submission Deadlines

Conference

Date

Location

Abstract Submission Deadline

Website

North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI)

9/21/24-9/24/24

Boston, MA

closed

https://www.nasci.org/future-meetings/

Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology (SPIR)

10/21/24-10/23/24

Toronto, Canada

closed

https://www.spir.org/

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

12/1/24-12/4/24

Chicago, IL

closed

https://www.rsna.org/annual-meeting/

Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO)

1/30/25-2/3/25

Las Vegas, NV

closed

https://www.sio-central.org/Events/Annual-Scientific-Meeting 

Society of Thoracic Imaging (STR)

3/1/25-3/5/25

Huntington Beach, CA

10/11/24

https://thoracicrad.org/?portfolio=annual-meeting 

Association of Academic radiology (AAR)

3/11/25-3/14/25

Los Angeles, CA

closed

https://www.aur.org/aar-annual-meeting 

Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)

3/29/25-4/2/25

Nashville, TN

9/26/24

https://www.sirmeeting.org/ 

Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR)

4/13/25-4/15/25

Miami, FL

closed

https://www.spr.org/events/spr2024a 

The Neurodiagnostic Society (ASET)

4/24/25-4/26/25

New Orleans, IL

3/1/25

https://www.aset.org/aset-conference-save-the-date/ 

American Roentgen Ray Society (AARS)

4/27/25-5/1/25

San Diego, CA

closed

https://www2.arrs.org/am25/ 

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

5/10/25-5/15/25

Honolulu, HI

11/6/24

https://www.ismrm.org/meetings-workshops/future-ismrm-meetings/

American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)

5/17/25-5/21/25

Philadelphia, PA

11/6/24

https://www.asnr.org/asnr-2025-call-for-abstracts/ 

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Thank you,

Emily Barnard