Diagnostic accuracy and inter-observer reliability of the O-RADS scoring system among staff radiologists in a North American academic clinical setting.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy, interobserver variability, and common lexicon pitfalls of the ACR O-RADS scoring system among staff radiologists without prior experience to O-RADS.

Materials And Methods: After independent review of the ACR O-RADS publications and 30 training cases, three fellowship-trained, board-certified staff radiologists scored 50 pelvic ultrasound exams using the O-RADS system. The diagnostic accuracy and area under receiver operating characteristic were analyzed for each reader.

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of topical imiquimod 5% for plaque-type morphea: a multicenter, prospective, vehicle-controlled trial.

Background: There is currently a lack of evidence-based therapies that are safe and effective for plaque-type morphea. We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential and safety profile of imiquimod 5% cream in plaque-type morphea.

Methods: We enrolled 25 adult patients from two Canadian centers with histologically confirmed plaque-type morphea.

Long-term follow-up of hepatic ultrasound findings in subjects with magnetic resonance imaging defined hepatic steatosis following clinical islet transplantation: a case-control study.

Hepatic steatosis is one complication patients may experience following clinical islet transplantation (CIT), yet the cause and consequences of this are poorly understood. The purpose of this case-control study was to examine the relationship between hepatic steatosis, metabolic parameters and graft function in an Albertan cohort of CIT recipients. Hepatic steatosis was detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in n = 10 cases age-matched with n=10 MRI-negative controls.

High prevalence of ovarian cysts in premenopausal women receiving sirolimus and tacrolimus after clinical islet transplantation.

We encountered an unexpectedly high rate of ovarian cysts in premenopausal women receiving sirolimus and tacrolimus following islet transplantation. The goal of this retrospective chart review was to determine the frequency of ovarian cysts found on pelvic ultrasound examinations of female islet transplant recipients and to look for potential causal factors. Fifty-seven women with a median age of 42.

Magnetic resonance-defined perinephric edema after clinical islet transplantation: a benign finding associated with mild renal impairment.

Immunosuppression with sirolimus and low-dose tacrolimus has facilitated successful clinical islet transplantation (CIT). Because the long-term effects on the kidney are unknown and immunosuppressant drugs can be nephrotoxic, CIT is currently restricted to patients with preserved renal function or a functioning renal transplant. The impact of CIT on the native kidney of islet-alone recipients was assessed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Prevalence of hepatic steatosis after islet transplantation and its relation to graft function.

Islet allotransplantation can provide insulin independence in selected individuals with type 1 diabetes. The long-term effects of these transplants on the liver are unknown. Recently, two cases of periportal steatosis after islet transplantation have been described.