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001 for all). Split-filter DECT provided higher DERs for uric acid stones, when compared with dual-source and sequential-spiral DECT, and lower DERs for calcified stones when compared with dual-source DECT (
< 0.001 for both), leading to a decreased accuracy for material differentiation.

Split-filter DECT, sequential-spiral DECT and dual-source DECT all allow for the acquisition of DER to classify urinary stones.

Split-filter DECT enables the differentiation between uric acid and calcium stones despite decreased spectral separation when compared with dual-source and dual-spiral DECT.
Split-filter DECT enables the differentiation between uric acid and calcium stones despite decreased spectral separation when compared with dual-source and dual-spiral DECT.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been concerned with minimizing the unnecessary radiation exposure of people for half a century. Manufacturers of medical X-ray imaging devices are important partners in this effort. Medical X-ray imaging devices are regulated under both FDA's electronic product regulations and FDA's medical device regulations. FDA also publishes guidance documents that represent FDA's current thinking on a topic and provide a suggested or recommended approach to meet the requirements of a regulation or statute. FDA encourages manufacturers to develop medical devices that conform to voluntary consensus standards. Use of these standards is a central element of FDA's system to ensure that all medical devices marketed in the U.S. meet safety and effectiveness requirements. FDA staff participate actively in the development and maintenance of these standards, often advancing or introducing new safety and dose management requirements. Use of voluntary consensus standards reduces the amount of time necessary to evaluate a premarket submission and reduces the burden on manufacturers. FDA interacts with industry and other stakeholders through meetings with industry groups, public meetings, public communications, and through the development of voluntary consensus standards. In these interactions, FDA staff introduce new concepts for improving the safety of these devices and provide support for similar initiatives from professional organizations. FDA works with all stakeholders to achieve its mission of protecting and promoting the public health.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is highly important for the detection, characterization, and follow-up of focal liver lesions. Several quantitative MRI-based methods have been proposed in addition to qualitative imaging interpretation to improve the diagnostic work-up and prognostics in patients with focal liver lesions. This includes DWI with apparent diffusion coefficient measurements, intravoxel incoherent motion, perfusion imaging, MR elastography, and radiomics. Multiple research studies have reported promising results with quantitative MRI methods in various clinical settings. Nevertheless, applications in everyday clinical practice are limited. This review describes the basic principles of quantitative MRI-based techniques and discusses the main current applications and limitations for the assessment of focal liver lesions.
Studies have evaluated environmental exposure to toxic metals such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn), or lead (Pb) on birth size; however, information on potential effects of exposures to metal mixtures is limited.

We assessed the association between metal mixtures (As, Cd, Mn, Pb) in umbilical cord blood and neonate size in Bangladeshi children.

In this birth cohort study, pregnant women who were



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of age with an ultrasound-confirmed singleton pregnancy of



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gestation were recruited from two Bangladesh clinics between 2008 and 2011. Neonate size metrics were measured at the time of delivery. Metals in cord blood were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. We employed multivariable linear regression and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) to estimate associations of individual metals and metal mixtures with birth size parameters.

Data from 1,088 part

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, 0.002).

Metal mixtures in cord blood were associated with reduced birth size in Bangladeshi children. Results from linear regression models adjusted and the BKMR mixtures analyses suggest adverse effects of Cd and Mn, as individual metal exposures, on birth size outcomes. https//doi.org/10.1289/EHP7502.
Metal mixtures in cord blood were associated with reduced birth size in Bangladeshi children. Selleck CD437 Results from linear regression models adjusted and the BKMR mixtures analyses suggest adverse effects of Cd and Mn, as individual metal exposures, on birth size outcomes. https//doi.org/10.1289/EHP7502.Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare and newly recognized subtype of T cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHLs) associated with breast implants.The mechanism involved in the development of this kind of lymphoma is still uncertain.BIA-ALCL is generally an indolent disease localized to the breast implant and its capsule and effectively treated with capsulectomy alone without chemotherapy.Clinically, BIA-ALCL may typically present a sudden-onset breast-swelling secondary to periimplant effusion. The minority of BIA-ALCL patients present a more aggressive mass-forming subtype, for which systemic therapy is mandatory.Despite the number of cases has recently increased, BIA-ALCL remains a rare disease described mainly in several case reports and small case series.Breast imaging, including mammography, ultrasound and breast MRI are routinely used in the screening of breast cancer; however, guidelines for the imaging and pathological diagnosis of this disease have only recently been proposed and included in the 2019 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) consensus guidelines for BIA-ALCL.The main purpose of this pictorial is to illustrate the MRI signs of BIA-ALCL and correlate them with the corresponding pathology features in order to improve the knowledge of the principals MRI features of this type of lymphoma.
To compare diagnostic performance of British Thyroid Association (BTA), American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR-TIRADS) and Artificial Intelligence TIRADS (AI-TIRADS) for thyroid nodule malignancy. To determine comparative unnecessary fine needle aspiration (FNA) rates.

218 thyroid nodules with definitive histology obtained during 2017 were included. Ultrasound images were reviewed retrospectively in consensus by two subspecialist radiologists, blinded to histopathology, and nodules assigned a BTA, ACR-TIRADS and AI-TIRADS grade. Nodule laterality and size were recorded to allow accurate histopathological correlation and determine which nodules met criteria for FNA.

77 (35.3%) nodules were malignant. Deeming ultrasound Grade 4-5 as test-positive and 1-2 as test-negative, sensitivity and specificity for BTA was 98.28 and 42.55%, for ACR-TIRADS 95.24 and 40.57% and for AI-TIRADS 93.44 and 45.71%. FNA was indicated in 101 (71.6%), 67 (47.5%) and 65 (46.1%) benign nodule with high sensitivity but relatively low specificity for predicting thyroid nodule malignancy in this cohort using histology as gold-standard. Using Grade 1-2 as benign and 4-5 as malignant there were more false negatives with TIRADS but this improved when taking other features into account while BTA had a significantly higher rate of unnecessary FNA.
To explore the feasibility of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in differentiating different types of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

36 patients with clear cell RCC (CCRCC, low-grade,
= 20 and high-grade,
= 16), 19 with papillary RCC, 11 with chromophobe RCC, and 9 with collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) were examined with DKI technique. b values of 0, 500 and 1000 s/mm
were adopted. The DKI parameters,
mean diffusivity (MD), mean kurtosis (MK), kurtosis anisotropy (KA), radial kurtosis (RK) and signa-to-noise ration (SNR) of DKI images at different b values were used.

The mean SNRs of DKI images at
= 0, 500 and 1000 s/mm
were 32.8, 14.2 and 9.18, respectively. For MD parameter, a significant higher value was shown in CCRCC than those of papillary RCC, chromophobe RCC and CDC (
< 0.05). In addition, both chromophobe RCC and CDC have larger MD values than papillary RCC (
< 0.05), however, there was no significant differences between chromophobe RCC and CDC (
> 0.05). For MK, KA and RK parameters, a significant higher value was shown in papillary RCC than those of CCRCC, chromophobe RCC and CDC (
< 0.05). Moreover, both chromophobe RCC and CDC have significantly larger values of MK, KA and RK than CCRCC (
< 0.05).

Our preliminary study demonstrated significant differences in the DKI parameters between the subtypes of RCCs, given an adequate SNR of DKI images.

1.The MD value is the best parameter to distinguish CCRCC from other RCCs.2.The MK, KA and RK values are the best parameters to distinguish papillary RCC from other RCCs.3.DKI is able to provide images with sufficient SNRs in kidney disease.
1.The MD value is the best parameter to distinguish CCRCC from other RCCs.2.The MK, KA and RK values are the best parameters to distinguish papillary RCC from other RCCs.3.DKI is able to provide images with sufficient SNRs in kidney disease.
To evaluate knowledge, routine use and concerns of trainee cardiologists in the Republic of Ireland regarding radiation use in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.

We handed out a Radiation Questionnaire to cardiology trainees in February 2020 at the Irish Cardiac Society "Spring Meeting". The questionnaire assessed radiation protection use amongst trainees and tested knowledge of X-ray basics.

Many trainees report inadequate access to properly sized lead protection, and infrequent dosimeter usage. Over one-third of trainees report musculoskeletal issues from wearing leads, the majority of whom use correct size lead <60% of the time.33.3% report radiation concerns will affect their decision making regarding subspeciality training, but notably 83.3% of females and only 19% of males surveyed report this, showing this is a bigger issue for females in cardiology. Less than half of trainees feel adequately educated about radiation.

Our assessment show deficiencies in the provision and use of personal protective equipment to trainees, highlights extra radiation concerns of female cardiology trainees, and notes gaps in knowledge in radiation use.

Our assessment highlights deficiencies in the education of cardiology trainees regarding ionizing radiation, and suggests this area needs to be improved upon.
Our assessment highlights deficiencies in the education of cardiology trainees regarding ionizing radiation, and suggests this area needs to be improved upon.Artificial intelligence, including deep learning, is currently revolutionising the field of medical imaging, with far reaching implications for almost every facet of diagnostic imaging, including patient radiation safety. This paper introduces basic concepts in deep learning and provides an overview of its recent history and its application in tomographic reconstruction as well as other applications in medical imaging to reduce patient radiation dose, as well as a brief description of previous tomographic reconstruction techniques. This review also describes the commonly used deep learning techniques as applied to tomographic reconstruction and draws parallels to current reconstruction techniques. Finally, this paper reviews some of the estimated dose reductions in CT and positron emission tomography in the recent literature enabled by deep learning, as well as some of the potential problems that may be encountered such as the obscuration of pathology, and highlights the need for additional clinical reader studies from the imaging community.
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