Publications by authors named "A Fleur van Raamt"
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- The study aimed to see if the order in which mammograms are read, based on their characteristics, could help radiologists spot abnormalities more efficiently, particularly focusing on factors like breast density and visual adaptation.
- A total of 150 mammograms were analyzed by 13 radiologists using three reading methods: random order, increasing volumetric breast density (VBD), and self-supervised learning (SSL) grouping.
- Results indicated that readings organized by increasing VBD led to slightly better performance and reduced reading time compared to random order, without affecting sensitivity and specificity significantly.
Background: Preoperative sarcopenia in older patients is a risk factor for adverse outcomes after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. Longitudinal changes in muscle mass in this group have not been studied previously although muscle wasting may have prognostic significance regarding survival. We aimed to determine the association between muscle wasting and overall survival (OS) in older patients who underwent surgery for CRC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Educational effects of transitioning from formative to summative progress testing are unclear. Our purpose was to investigate whether such transitioning in radiology residency is associated with a change in progress test results.
Methods: We investigated a national cohort of radiology residents ( > 300) who were semi-annually assessed through a mandatory progress test.
Background: Reduced muscle density is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications. We examined the prognostic value of muscle density as a predictor of postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer.
Methods: Patients (≥70 years) who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer between 2006 and 2013 were selected from a prospective single centre database.
Background And Aims: Both vascular disease and diabetes type 2 (DM2) decrease cognitive functioning in elderly people. It is uncertain if DM2 affects cognition independent of vascular disease. In patients with symptomatic arterial disease, we studied the effect of DM2 on cognition and identified clinical and radiological determinants for impaired cognition in patients with DM2.
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