Deep Learning Detection of Aneurysm Clips for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety.

Flagging the presence of metal devices before a head MRI scan is essential to allow appropriate safety checks. There is an unmet need for an automated system which can flag aneurysm clips prior to MRI appointments. We assess the accuracy with which a machine learning model can classify the presence or absence of an aneurysm clip on CT images.

Neural Network Detection of Pacemakers for MRI Safety.

Flagging the presence of cardiac devices such as pacemakers before an MRI scan is essential to allow appropriate safety checks. We assess the accuracy with which a machine learning model can classify the presence or absence of a pacemaker on pre-existing chest radiographs. A total of 7973 chest radiographs were collected, 3996 with pacemakers visible and 3977 without.

Artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease from ioflupane-123 single-photon emission computed tomography dopamine transporter scans using transfer learning.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the extent to which artificial intelligence could be used in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease from ioflupane-123 (¹²³I) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) dopamine transporter scans using transfer learning.

Materials And Methods: A data set of 54 normal and 54 abnormal ¹²³I SPECT scans was amplified 44-fold using a process of image augmentation. This resulted in a training set of 2376 normal and 2376 abnormal images.

Pimecrolimus cream 1%: a potential new treatment for chronic hand dermatitis.

A multicenter, randomized, vehicle-controlled, 3-week study was conducted in patients with chronic hand dermatitis (HD) of various etiologies and locations to identify subgroups particularly responsive to twice-daily application of pimecrolimus cream 1% with overnight occlusion. A total of 294 patients were randomized to the study. By the final visit on day 22, there was a trend toward greater clearance in patients who received pimecrolimus than in those treated with vehicle cream.

Safety and efficacy of nonsteroid pimecrolimus cream 1% in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in infants.

Objective: The safety and efficacy of a 1% cream formulation of pimecrolimus, a selective, nonsteroid immunomodulator, was studied in infants with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Methods: During a 6-week double-blind phase, 186 infants with mild/moderate AD were randomly assigned to twice-daily pimecrolimus cream 1% or vehicle. All patients were subsequently treated with open-label pimecrolimus for 20 weeks.

Long-term management of atopic dermatitis in infants with topical pimecrolimus, a nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drug.

Background: Pimecrolimus cream 1% (Elidel, SDZ ASM 981), a nonsteroid selective inhibitor of inflammatory cytokines, is effective in the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). In this study we compared early intervention with pimecrolimus cream with treatment with a vehicle control.

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to assess whether early treatment in infants of AD signs/symptoms with pimecrolimus could influence long-term outcome by preventing disease flares.