Four-dimensional Flow MRI–based Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation for Noninvasive Portosystemic Pressure Gradient Assessment in Patients with Cirrhosis and Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt 

Radiology, published 10/1/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

4D flow MRI-based computational fluid dynamics enables noninvasive portosystemic pressure gradient assessment in patients with cirrhosis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. 

Interval breast cancer rates for tomosynthesis vs mammography population screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies Open Access 

European Radiology, published 10/3/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

Meta-analysis suggests digital breast tomosynthesis may reduce interval cancer rates compared to digital mammography in breast cancer screening. 

PSMA PET/CT for treatment response evaluation at predefined time points is superior to PSA response for predicting survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients

European Radiology, published 10/3/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

PSMA PET/CT outperforms PSA response in predicting survival for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients.

T1 signal intensity ratio correlation with T1 mapping in pediatric pancreatitis Open Access 

Abdominal Radiology, published 10/1/24 | Estimated Read Time: 15 minutes

Pediatric pancreatitis assessment may be simplified with T1 signal intensity ratio, which strongly correlates with T1 relaxation time and offers a widely accessible quantitative metric.

Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in the diagnosis of pituitary region tumors Open Access 

Neuroradiology, published 9/28/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

Diffusion-weighted imaging enhances diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing sellar and parasellar tumors, aiming to reduce unnecessary surgeries. 

Sealing the Deal: The Role of Track Cautery After Lung Ablation 

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, published 10/2/24 | Estimated Read Time: 15 minutes

Track cauterization after lung ablation emerges as a promising technique to mitigate post-procedure complications, potentially reshaping standard practices.

Adverse Event Rates in Interventional Radiology: A Review of 30 Years of Societal Quality Improvement Publications Open Access 

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, published 9/30/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

Three decades of quality improvement guidelines reveal stagnant adverse event thresholds in interventional radiology, challenging the efficacy of current quality assurance approaches.

Large Language Models for Simplified Interventional Radiology Reports: A Comparative Analysis Open Access 

Academic Radiology, published 9/30/24 | Estimated Read Time: 15 minutes

Large language models show promise in simplifying interventional radiology reports, but errors persist across all models tested, highlighting need for further refinement.

Factors affecting the technical outcome of catheter-directed sclerotherapy for ovarian endometriomas

European Journal of Radiology, published 10/3/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

Catheter-directed sclerotherapy for ovarian endometriomas achieves high technical success, but study identifies key risk factors for procedural challenges.

Comparison of Chemotherapy Combined with Percutaneous Electroporation and Chemotherapy Alone in the Management of Locally Advanced Gallbladder Carcinoma (GBC): A Study Protocol Open Access

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, published 9/27/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

Innovative protocol aims to evaluate the synergistic effects of chemotherapy and percutaneous electroporation in managing locally advanced gallbladder carcinoma.

Evaluation of GPT Large Language Model Performance on RSNA 2023 Case of the Day Questions Open Access 

Radiology, published 10/1/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

GPT-4V tackles RSNA 2023 Case of the Day questions, demonstrating AI's evolving capabilities and current limitations in radiology image interpretation.

Clinical Impact of Radiologist’s Alert System on Patient Care for High-risk Incidental CT Findings: A Machine Learning-Based Risk Factor Analysis

Academic Radiology, published 10/3/24 | Estimated Read Time: 25 minutes

A machine learning-based alert system significantly improves detection and management of high-risk incidental CT findings, enhancing patient safety and care quality.

Photon-counting Detector CT for Liver Fat Quantification: Validation across Protocols in Metabolic Dysfunction–associated Steatotic Liver Disease Open Access 

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

Novel photon-counting detector CT shows promise for standardized, protocol-independent liver fat quantification in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease. 

Assessing ChatGPT’s summarization of 68Ga PSMA PET/CT reports for patients

Abdominal Radiology, published 9/30/24 | Estimated Read Time: 20 minutes

ChatGPT-4 shows promise in interpreting 68Ga PSMA PET/CT reports for prostate cancer patients, but caution is needed due to potential fabrication of information.

Radiomics Combined with ACR TI-RADS for Thyroid Nodules: Diagnostic Performance, Unnecessary Biopsy Rate, and Nomogram Construction

Academic Radiology, published 10/3/24 | Estimated Read Time: 30 minutes

A radiomics nomogram combining B-US and SE features with clinical factors shows improved diagnostic performance and reduced unnecessary FNA rates for thyroid nodules. 

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