Enhancing Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance: Transformer Natural Language Processing for Flagging and Measuring in Radiology Reports.

Background: Incidental findings of aortic aneurysms (AAs) often go unreported, and established patients are frequently lost to follow-up. Natural language processing (NLP) offers a promising solution to address these issues. While rule-based NLP methods have shown some success, recent advancements in transformer-based large language models (LLMs) remain underutilized.

Exploring Barriers Toward Telehealth in an Underserved, Uninsured Patient Population.

Background: Telehealth has untapped potential to improve health care for underserved communities. However, it remains underutilized, limiting opportunities to improve continuity of care and health care outcomes. This pilot study investigates attitudes and barriers to telehealth at Stony Brook HOME, Renaissance School of Medicine's student-run free-health clinic in Suffolk County, NY.

A Review of COVID-19's Impact on Radiology Residents' Academics and Wellness in North America.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in radiology departments throughout North America. Radiology residency programs were forced to make dramatic changes to their training programs, which had major impacts on resident academics and wellness. The goal of this review is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on radiology residents' academics and wellness in North America, while also identifying effective measures taken by programs to mitigate the effects of the pandemic.

Luminal Changes in Patients with Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Development of Chronic Venous Disease.

Background: This study aimed to analyze the luminal changes in the iliocaval veins and their effects on the development of signs and symptoms of chronic venous disease manifesting from inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement.

Methods: This was a retrospective observations study; deidentified patients with an IVC filter placed with subsequent luminal changes were included. All patients had a computerized tomography (CT) scan with or without ultrasound and those who underwent an intervention for the obstruction had also venography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).

Clinical Impact of Severe Obesity in Patients with Lymphoedema.

Objective: With the rate of obesity increasing worldwide, patients with lymphoedema with and without a concomitant diagnosis of severe obesity (SO) were compared in regard to their baseline demographics, health related characteristics, treatment plans, and patient outcomes.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational cohort study. The IBM MarketScan database was examined (2013 - 2019) for patients with a new diagnosis of lymphoedema.