Follow-up imaging and surgical costs associated with different guidelines for management of incidentally detected gallbladder polyps.

Rationale And Objectives: To compare follow-up imaging and surgical cost implications of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) guidelines, 2017 and 2022 European (EUR) guidelines, 2020 Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) recommendations, and 2013 American College of Radiology (ACR) White Paper for managing incidentally detected gallbladder polyps.

Materials And Methods: 253 consecutive patients with gallbladder polyps identified on ultrasound were independently reviewed by three radiologists for polyp size and morphology. Electronic medical records were reviewed for patient demographics, cholecystectomy (if performed) pathological findings, or any subsequent diagnosis of gallbladder cancer.

Presentation at the Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual General Meeting Is Associated With Higher Likelihood of Publication of Canadian Radiology Resident Research Day Presentations.

Determine how many radiology resident research day projects are presented at the Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting (CAR ASM) and if presentation at the CAR ASM is associated with increased rates of publication. A database of radiology resident presentations from 2012 to 2017 research days at seven Canadian radiology programs was utilized. Each presenting resident was searched for in 2011-2019 CAR ASM books of abstracts to identify all CAR ASM presentations both related to and separate from their research day projects.