Academic Pursuits in Teleradiology: At the Crossroads of Technology, Radiology, and Implementation.

Teleradiology is an essential part of modern radiology practice. It enhances efficiencies in image interpretation by improving availability and accessibility of radiologists. Being at the crossroads of technology, diagnostic radiology, and complex workflows, teleradiology provides abundant opportunities for academic engagement and innovative workflows, and allows for research and publication encompassing these multiple facets.

Assessing the impact of trained Radiologist Assistants in a busy emergency teleradiology practice: a comprehensive evaluation.

Purpose: This study aims to study the feasibility and usefulness of trained Radiologist Assistants in a busy emergency teleradiology practice.

Method: This is a retrospective study over a 21-month period (January 2021 to September 2022). The study analysed archived data from 247118 peer review studies performed by Radiologist Assistants (RAs) out of a total case volume of 828526 and evaluated the rate of discrepancies, the study types commonly noted to have discrepancies, and the severity of errors.

Imaging of acute scrotal infections, complications and mimics.

Infection of the scrotum and its contents is the most common cause of acute scrotum. Imaging plays an important role in evaluating disease extent, severity and its complications. Sonography is the modality of choice for imaging the acute scrotum.

A teleradiology network for the improvement of healthcare and patient management in the developing countries of the African continent.

Introduction: Africa is the second-largest continent on Earth in terms of both size and population. However, inaccessibility and shortfall of trained radiologists impede the delivery of adequate healthcare to such a large population. Teleradiology holds considerable potential in improving patient outcomes and healthcare delivery in African nations by furnishing timely interpretation of radiological examinations, particularly in those areas where there is a particular scarcity of radiologists.

Utilization of Teleradiology by Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study.

Aim And Background: Imaging is indispensable to the diagnostic and treatment process. By facilitating access to rapid timely image interpretation, teleradiology plays a prominent role in improving access, quality of critical care, and management of the patients in intensive care units (ICU). The aim of the study is to investigate the role of teleradiology in ICU patient care and management.

Teleradiology and technology innovations in radiology: status in India and its role in increasing access to primary health care.

Background: There is an inequitable distribution of radiology facilities in India. This scoping review aimed at mapping the available technology instruments to improve access to imaging at primary health care; to identify the facilitators and barriers, and the knowledge gaps for widespread adaptation of technology solutions.

Methods: A search was conducted using broad inclusive terms non-specific to subtypes of medical imaging devices or informatics.

Validation of expert system enhanced deep learning algorithm for automated screening for COVID-Pneumonia on chest X-rays.

SARS-CoV2 pandemic exposed the limitations of artificial intelligence based medical imaging systems. Earlier in the pandemic, the absence of sufficient training data prevented effective deep learning (DL) solutions for the diagnosis of COVID-19 based on X-Ray data. Here, addressing the lacunae in existing literature and algorithms with the paucity of initial training data; we describe CovBaseAI, an explainable tool using an ensemble of three DL models and an expert decision system (EDS) for COVID-Pneumonia diagnosis, trained entirely on pre-COVID-19 datasets.

Interobserver Variation in Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1.

Purpose: Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) is the gold standard for imaging response evaluation in cancer trials. We sought to evaluate consistency of applying RECIST 1.

Spectrum of Abdominal Aortic Disease in a Tertiary Health Care Setup: MDCT Based Observational Study.

Introduction: Abdominal aortic disease is an important cause of clinical disability that requires early detection by imaging methods for prompt and effective management. Understanding regional disease pattern and prevalence has a bearing on healthcare management and resource planning. Non-invasive, conclusive imaging strategy plays an important role in the detection of disease.

The role of teleradiology in emergency radiology provision.

Teleradiology has had a major impact in decreasing report turnaround time, and in improving service levels in the emergency setting. Teleradiology in the emergency setting is usually associated with a strong peer review and quality assurance process. It has generated a cadre of specialized generalists, who excel in acute care interpretation.

Voice recognition is here comma like it or not period.

Voice recognition (VR) technology needs improvement, but is as integral to the current practice of radiology as Radiology Information Systems and Picture Archival and Communication Systems. In the 1990s, the radiology community gave VR technology a rather lukewarm reception, but since then it has emerged as the predominant method of radiology reporting in the United States. In this article, we examine how VR technology works, outline the positive and negative aspects of VR technology on work flow, identify common VR transcription errors and review the discussion on VR adoption in the recent literature.

Utility of mobile devices in the computerized tomography evaluation of intracranial hemorrhage.

Aim: To evaluate the utility of a mobile device to detect and assess intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) on head computed tomographys (CT) performed in the emergency setting.

Materials And Methods: 100 head CT scans were randomly selected from our emergency radiology database and anonymized for patient demographics and clinical history. The studies were independently interpreted by two experienced radiologists in a blinded manner, initially on a mobile device (iPad, Apple computers) and subsequently, at an interval of one week, on a regular desktop workstation.

Sonography of scrotal trauma.

The purpose of this article is to depict the spectrum of scrotal injuries in blunt trauma. Scrotal injuries are not very common and are mostly due to blunt trauma from direct injury, sports injuries or motor vehicle accidents. To minimize complications and ensure testicular salvage, rapid and accurate diagnosis is necessary.

Radiology and the mobile device: Radiology in motion.

The use of mobile devices is revolutionizing the way we communicate, interact, are entertained, and organize our lives. With healthcare in general and radiology in particular becoming increasingly digital, the use of such devices in radiologic practice is inevitable. This article reviews the current status of the use of mobile devices in the clinical practice of radiology, namely in emergency teleradiology.

Accurate prostate volume estimation using multifeature active shape models on T2-weighted MRI.

Rationale And Objectives: Accurate prostate volume estimation is useful for calculating prostate-specific antigen density and in evaluating posttreatment response. In the clinic, prostate volume estimation involves modeling the prostate as an ellipsoid or a spheroid from transrectal ultrasound, or T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, this requires some degree of manual intervention, and may not always yield accurate estimates.

Double reading of radiological examinations in Norway.

Background: Double reading of images is a part of the quality assurance activities at many radiological centers.

Purpose: To investigate the extent of and routines for double reading in Norway and the institutional heads' attitudes toward double reading.

Material And Methods: A questionnaire was addressed to the heads of all radiological institutions in Norway.

A magnetic resonance spectroscopy driven initialization scheme for active shape model based prostate segmentation.

Segmentation of the prostate boundary on clinical images is useful in a large number of applications including calculation of prostate volume pre- and post-treatment, to detect extra-capsular spread, and for creating patient-specific anatomical models. Manual segmentation of the prostate boundary is, however, time consuming and subject to inter- and intra-reader variability. T2-weighted (T2-w) magnetic resonance (MR) structural imaging (MRI) and MR spectroscopy (MRS) have recently emerged as promising modalities for detection of prostate cancer in vivo.

Role of multidetector computed tomography in evaluating complications following endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm.

Objective: To study the role of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in evaluating various complications following endovascular stenting of aortic aneurysms.

Materials And Methods: Over a period of 2 years (June 2005 to June 2007), 50 patients with aortic aneurysm on computed tomography (CT) angiogram were prospectively studied. Images were acquired on a 64 slice multidetector row CT scanner (GE-LightSpeed VCT) after intravenous administration of nonionic iodinated contrast.

Systematic survey of discrepancy rates in an international teleradiology service.

International teleradiology services (ITS) to the United States are based on the principle of deploying American board-certified radiologists across global time zones to optimally distribute the workload. While errors may be reduced by circumventing the traditional night call, there is limited evidence on the actual error rates of teleradiology groups. We have a comprehensive quality assurance (QA) process in our practice, which includes a review of discrepancies between preliminary reports and the final reports by the on-site radiologists.