Facial trauma education in radiology: using surgeon feedback as the benchmark for success.

Rationale And Objectives: Interpreting CT studies of facial trauma is challenging, and there are often substantial differences in the characterization of complex facial trauma between radiologists and surgeons. We designed a collaborative multidisciplinary project to reconcile differences in facial fracture interpretation through an educational intervention. The effectiveness of this intervention was evaluated through surgeon feedback on radiology reports.

Quantifying Cardiothoracic Variation with Posture and Respiration to Inform Cardiac Device Design.

Purpose: With extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads placed beneath the sternum, it is important to quantify heart motion relative to the rib cage with postural changes and respiration.

Methods: MRI scans from five males and five females were collected in upright and supine postures at end inspiration [n = 10 each]. Left and right decubitus [n = 8 each] and prone [n = 5] MRIs at end inspiration and supine MRIs at end expiration [n = 5] were collected on a subset.