Explanipedia

<i>RadioGraphics</i> Update: The 10 Pillars of Lung Cancer Screening—Rationale and Logistics of a Lung Cancer Screening Program Open

Scott Adams, Efrén J. Flores, Brent P. Little, Amita Sharma, Inga T. Lennes , et al. · 2024

Editor's Note.-RadioGraphics Update articles supplement or update information found in full-length articles previously published in RadioGraphics. These updates, written by at least one author of the previous article, …

Role of sex in lung cancer risk prediction based on single low-dose chest computed tomography Open

Judit Simon, Peter G. Mikhael, Ismail Tahir, Alexander Graur, Stefan Ringer , et al. · 2023

A validated open-source deep-learning algorithm called Sybil can accurately predict long-term lung cancer risk from a single low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT). However, Sybil was trained on a majority-male cohort. Use of artificial…

Validation of a Deep Learning–Based Model to Predict Lung Cancer Risk Using Chest Radiographs and Electronic Medical Record Data Open

Vineet K. Raghu, Anika S. Walia, Aniket Zinzuwadia, Reece Goiffon, Jo-Anne O. Shepard , et al. · 2022

Importance Lung cancer screening with chest computed tomography (CT) prevents lung cancer death; however, fewer than 5% of eligible Americans are screened. CXR-LC, an open-source deep learning tool that estimates lung cancer risk from exis…

E-Cigarette Use, Small Airway Fibrosis, and Constrictive Bronchiolitis Open

Lida P. Hariri, B. Flashner, David J. Kanarek, Walter J. O’Donnell, Alyssa Soskis , et al. · 2022

After thorough evaluation for other potential etiologies, vaping was considered to be the most likely common causal etiology for all patients due to the temporal association of symptomatic chronic lung disease with e-cigarette use and part…

Incidence of Radiation Therapy Among Patients Enrolled in a Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Nodule and Lung Cancer Screening Clinic Open

Michael Milligan, Inga T. Lennes, Saif Hawari, Melin J. Khandekar, Yolonda L. Colson , et al. · 2022

In this unique prospective cohort, 1 in 4 patients with screen-detected pulmonary nodules requiring intervention were treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy. This finding highlights the role of radiation therapy in a lung cancer …

Preoperative CT-guided Fiducial Marker Placement for Surgical Localization of Pulmonary Nodules Open

Shaunagh McDermott, Nathan E. Frenk, Florian J. Fintelmann, Melissa C. Price, Harald C. Ott , et al. · 2022

The CT-guided fiducial marker placement of pulmonary nodules was safe, effective, and resulted in a low surgical localization failure rate.Keywords: CT, Percutaneous, Thorax, Lung.

Characteristics and Outcomes of Lung Cancers Detected on Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening CT Open

Éric Zhang, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Anderson H. Kuo, Wariya Chintanapakdee, Florence K. Keane , et al. · 2021

Background: Lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose CT (LDCT) was implemented in the United States following the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST). The real-world benefits of implementing LCS are yet to be determined with outcome-orie…

Artificial intelligence-based vessel suppression for detection of sub-solid nodules in lung cancer screening computed tomography Open

Ramandeep Singh, Mannudeep K. Kalra, Fatemeh Homayounieh, Chayanin Nitiwarangkul, Shaunagh McDermott , et al. · 2021

AI-VS improved the detection and classification of SSN into GGN and PSN on LDCT of the chest for the two radiologist (R1 and R2) readers.

Multi-Radiologist User Study for Artificial Intelligence-Guided Grading of COVID-19 Lung Disease Severity on Chest Radiographs Open

Matthew Li, Brent P. Little, Tarik K. Alkasab, Dexter P. Mendoza, Marc D. Succi , et al. · 2021

Lung cancer screening eligibility and use with low‐dose computed tomography: Results from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System cross‐sectional survey Open

Anand K. Narayan, Yasha Gupta, Brent P. Little, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Efrén J. Flores · 2020

Background In randomized controlled trials, lung cancer screening with low‐dose chest computed tomography (LCS) has been reported to reduce lung cancer mortality. Although initial studies suggested that only approximately 5% of eligible pa…

Operational Challenges of a Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Program During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Open

Min Lang, T. Yeung, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Amita Sharma, Milena Petranović , et al. · 2020

Implementation of the Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus Guidelines on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19: A Multireader Performance Study Open

Avik Som, Min Lang, T. Yeung, Denston Carey, Sherief Garrana , et al. · 2020

The "typical appearance" category for COVID-19 CT reporting has an average sensitivity of 86% and specificity rate of 80%. There is reasonable interreader agreement and good reproducibility across various levels of experience.

Case 25-2020: A 47-Year-Old Woman with a Lung Mass Open

Amita Sharma, J Eisen, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Adam Bernheim, Brent P. Little · 2020

A Woman with a Lung Mass A 47-year-old woman presented early during the Covid-19 pandemic with cough and shortness of breath. Radiography revealed a rounded mass in the right lower lobe. Computed t...

Pulmonary Vascular Manifestations of COVID-19 Pneumonia Open

Min Lang, Avik Som, Denston Carey, Nicholas Reid, Dexter P. Mendoza , et al. · 2020

Pulmonary vascular abnormalities such as vessel enlargement and regional mosaic perfusion patterns are common in COVID-19 pneumonia. Perfusion abnormalities are also frequently observed at DECT in COVID-19 pneumonia and may suggest an unde…

Direct and indirect CT imaging features of esophago-airway fistula in adults Open

Brent P. Little, Dexter P. Mendoza, Andrew J. Fox, Carol C. Wu, Jeanne B. Ackman , et al. · 2020

CT plays an essential role in both the primary and secondary evaluation of adult EAF resulting from both malignant and benign etiologies. CT may be the first diagnostic exam to suggest and detect the presence of EAF and may precede clinica…

Case 17-2020: A 68-Year-Old Man with Covid-19 and Acute Kidney Injury Open

Meghan E. Sise, Meridale V. Baggett, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Jacob S. Stevens, Eugene P. Rhee · 2020

A Man with Covid-19 and Acute Kidney Injury A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with fever, shortness of breath, and acute kidney injury. Testing of a nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 ...

Hypoxaemia related to COVID-19: vascular and perfusion abnormalities on dual-energy CT Open

Min Lang, Avik Som, Dexter P. Mendoza, Efrén J. Flores, Nicholas Reid , et al. · 2020

Integrated, Multidisciplinary Management of Pulmonary Nodules Can Streamline Care and Improve Adherence to Recommendations Open

Thomas J. Roberts, Inga T. Lennes, Saif Hawari, Lecia V. Sequist, Elyse R. Park , et al. · 2019

Every year millions of pulmonary nodules are discovered incidentally and through lung cancer screening programs. Management of these nodules is often suboptimal, with low follow-up rates and poor provider understanding of management approa…

Multidisciplinary selection of pulmonary nodules for surgical resection: Diagnostic results and long-term outcomes Open

Maria Lucia L. Madariaga, Inga T. Lennes, Till D. Best, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Florian J. Fintelmann , et al. · 2019

Feasibility and accuracy of CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of cavitary pulmonary lesions Open

Nantaka Kiranantawat, Milena Petranović, Shaunagh McDermott, Matthew D. Gilman, Subba R. Digumarthy , et al. · 2019

PTNB of cavitary lesions provides high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity for both malignancy and infection and has an acceptable complication rate. Wall thickness at the biopsy site, lesion in lower lobe, and malignancy were significa…

Deploying Clinical Process Improvement Strategies to Reduce Motion Artifacts and Expiratory Phase Scanning in Chest CT Open

Ruhani Doda Khera, Ramandeep Singh, Fatemeh Homayounieh, Evan Stone, Travis Redel , et al. · 2019

Safety and Success of Repeat Lung Needle Biopsies in Patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Mutant Lung Cancer Open

Florian J. Fintelmann, Fabian M. Troschel, Martin W. Kuklinski, Shaunagh McDermott, Milena Petranović , et al. · 2019

Background Postprogression repeat biopsies are critical in caring for patients with lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. However, hesitation about invasive procedures persists. We assessed safety and tissue a…

Non-Diagnostic CT-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsy of the Lung: Predictive Factors and Final Diagnoses Open

Thanisa Tongbai, Shaunagh McDermott, Nantaka Kiranantawat, Victorine V. Muse, Carol C. Wu , et al. · 2019

The predictive factors for a non-diagnostic biopsy were lesion size ≤ 15 mm, needle tract traversing emphysema, introducer needle outside the lesion, procedure time > 60 minutes, and presence of alveolar hemorrhage. Thirty-six percent of t…

Determining malignancy in CT guided fine needle aspirate biopsy of subsolid lung nodules: Is core biopsy necessary? Open

Nantaka Kiranantawat, Shaunagh McDermott, Milena Petranović, Mari Mino‐Kenudson, Ashok Muniappan , et al. · 2019

Feasibility of Perioperative Micro–Computed Tomography of Human Lung Cancer Specimens: A Pilot Study Open

Fabian M. Troschel, Ravi V. Gottumukkala, Daniel DiCorpo, Julia Mario, Harald C. Ott , et al. · 2018

Context.— Lesion localization during intraoperative frozen section of lung resection specimens can be challenging. Imaging could aid lesion localization while enabling 3-dimensional specimen analysis. Objective.— To assess the feasibility …

Process improvement for reducing side discrepancies in radiology reports Open

Subba R. Digumarthy, Rachel Vining, Azadeh Tabari, Sireesha Nandimandalam, Alexi Otrakji , et al. · 2018

Background Laterality errors in radiology reports can lead to serious errors in management. Purpose To reduce errors related to side discrepancies in radiology reports from thoracic imaging by 50% over a six-month period with education and…

Clinical Utility of Rapid <i>EGFR</i> Genotyping in Advanced Lung Cancer Open

Ibiayi Dagogo‐Jack, Christopher G. Azzolli, Florian J. Fintelmann, Mari Mino‐Kenudson, Anna F. Farago , et al. · 2018

Purpose Targeted therapy is the cornerstone of treatment of advanced EGFR-mutant non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Next-generation sequencing (NGS), the preferred method for genotyping, typically requires several weeks. Here, we assessed…

CT texture analysis of histologically proven benign and malignant lung lesions Open

Subba R. Digumarthy, Atul Padole, Roberto Lo Gullo, Ramandeep Singh, Jo-Anne O. Shepard , et al. · 2018

The purpose of our study was to determine accuracy of CT texture analysis (CTTA) for differentiating benign from malignant pulmonary nodules, and well-differentiated from poorly differentiated lung cancers, with histology as the standard o…

Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for detection of tumor recurrence following radiofrequency ablation in retrospective cohort of stage I lung cancer Open

Yingbing Wang, Michael Lanuti, Adam Bernheim, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Amita Sharma · 2018

A pattern of focally intense and increasing FDG PET uptake has high sensitivity and specificity for detecting recurrent lung cancer following RFA. Surveillance after RFA should include a contrast enhanced diagnostic CT at 1 month to diagno…

Imaging of the trachea Open

Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Efrén J. Flores, Gerald F. Abbott · 2018

Numerous benign and malignant tracheal diseases may affect the trachea primarily and secondarily. While the posterior anterior (PA) and lateral chest radiograph is the conventional study for initial evaluation of the trachea and central ai…

Jo-Anne O. Shepard YOU? Author Swipe