#HeForShe in radiology: A toolkit for radiologists.

Gender disparity is an established and ongoing issue in the field of Radiology, with only 25 % of practicing radiologists being female and fewer still women in leadership positions. As men comprise the majority of the profession and leadership positions, male allyship for female radiologists is essential for the establishment of gender equality within the field. Here, a review of the current literature and strategies for male allyship are outlined, meant to serve as a toolkit for #HeforShe advocates in Radiology.

The impact of the radiology career on family planning: A survey of practicing radiologists and trainees.

Purpose: As the field of medicine witnesses evolving attitudes towards work-life balance, barriers to family planning emerge as an important theme. Though these challenges have been investigated in many fields, there has been little work done on this subject within radiology. Here we present the first formal survey of radiologists on topics related to family planning.

Abbreviated Breast MRI: Our Two-Year Initial Experience.

Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate and present our two-year experience with abbreviated breast MRI at our academic institution as a screening tool to identify primary breast cancers.

Methods: Employing eight specialty trained breast radiologists, studies were interpreted using the BI-RADS MRI lexicon in this IRB-approved retrospective study. The protocol utilized T1-weighted, fat-saturated, pre- and post-contrast, short  T1 inversion recovery images, and was completed within 10 minutes.

Tumor-derived thymic stromal lymphopoietin enhances lung metastasis through an alveolar macrophage-dependent mechanism.

It is well-recognized that macrophages, which arise from circulating precursors, enhance tumor progression in patients and animal models. However, less is known regarding the role of tissue-resident macrophages in metastasis. Moreover, the identification of tumor factors which influence macrophage function in the metastatic niche remains incomplete.

The Granulocyte Progenitor Stage Is a Key Target of IRF8-Mediated Regulation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Production.

Alterations in myelopoiesis are common across various tumor types, resulting in immature populations termed myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). MDSC burden correlates with poorer clinical outcomes, credited to their ability to suppress antitumor immunity. MDSCs consist of two major subsets, monocytic and polymorphonuclear (PMN).

The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde complexity of the macrophage response in disease.

Macrophages comprise a highly diverse cell population expressing a continuum of biologic activities dictated by exposure to a plethora of inflammatory cues. Moreover, in contrast to most other hematopoietic populations, macrophages can arise from multiple sites-namely, the bone marrow or yolk sac, adding to the complexity of macrophage biology during health and disease. Nonetheless, it is this very type of diversity that is indispensable for macrophages to respond effectively to pathologic insults.