Functional brain imaging interventions for radiation therapy planning in patients with glioblastoma: a systematic review.

Rationale: This systematic review aims to synthesise the outcomes of different strategies of incorporating functional biological markers in the radiation therapy plans of patients with glioblastoma to support clinicians and further research.

Methods: The systematic review protocol was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42021221021). A structured search for publications was performed following PRISMA guidelines.

Is the iPad suitable for image display at American Board of Radiology examinations?

Objective: The study aimed to determine the acceptability of the iPad 3 as a display option for American Board of Radiology (ABR) examinations.

Subjects And Methods: A set of 20 cases for each of nine specialties examined by the ABR was prepared. Each comprised between one and seven images and case information and had been used in previous ABR Initial Certification examinations.

Flexible image evaluation: iPad versus secondary-class monitors for review of MR spinal emergency cases, a comparative study.

Rationale And Objectives: Studies have highlighted the potential of handheld viewing devices for rapid diagnosis and increased smartphone usage among physicians and radiologists is known as is the clinical applicability of hand-held devices for computed tomography (CT) spinal injury cases. Magnetic resonance (MR), however, is the accepted gold standard for spinal imaging, providing visualization of both ligament and spinal cord pathology. This study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of the iPad, the most probable alternative display device outside the radiology environment and financially viable alternative, when reviewing emergency spinal MR images, in comparison with secondary-class LCD devices in the case of the interpretation of CT and MR imaging examinations.

The "memory effect" for repeated radiologic observations.

Objective: It is assumed that memory has a role to play in repeated radiologic observation studies. The main objective of this study was to examine this assumption and evaluate the effect that memory may have on receiver operating characteristic (ROC) methods.

Materials And Methods: A two-center observer study was performed with a total of 24 experienced radiologists.

The effect of abnormality-prevalence expectation on expert observer performance and visual search.

Purpose: To measure the effect of abnormality-prevalence expectation on experienced radiologists' performance during pulmonary nodular lesion detection on a chest radiograph.

Materials And Methods: A multiobserver receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and eye-position analysis study was performed to assess the effect of prevalence expectation on observer performance. Twenty-two experienced radiologists were divided into three groups and each was asked to interpret 30 (15 abnormal) identical posteroanterior chest images twice and decide if pulmonary lesions were present.

Diagnostic efficacy of handheld devices for emergency radiologic consultation.

Objective: Orthopedic injury and intracranial hemorrhage are commonly encountered in emergency radiology, and accurate and timely diagnosis is important. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the diagnostic accuracy of handheld computing devices is comparable to that of monitors that might be used in emergency teleconsultation.

Subjects And Methods: Two handheld devices, a Dell Axim personal digital assistant (PDA) and an Apple iPod Touch device, were studied.