2010
CT characteristics of lung nodules present at diagnosis of extrapulmonary malignancy in children.
Silva CT, Amaral JG, Moineddin R, Doda W, Babyn PS. CT characteristics of lung nodules present at diagnosis of extrapulmonary malignancy in children. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2010, 194: 772-8. PMID: 20173158, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.2490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapulmonary malignanciesCT characteristicsLung nodulesBilateral lung nodulesOncology servicesChest CTPathology resultsCommon findingRetrospective analysisMalignant lesionsBenign lesionsMalignancyBiopsyPeripheral distributionCT attenuationSolid attenuationCTChildrenNodulesLesionsDiagnosisNodule featuresSubgroupsCT imagesVariety of patterns
2009
Computer-aided detection for the identification of pulmonary nodules in pediatric oncology patients: initial experience
Helm EJ, Silva CT, Roberts HC, Manson D, Seed MT, Amaral JG, Babyn PS. Computer-aided detection for the identification of pulmonary nodules in pediatric oncology patients: initial experience. Pediatric Radiology 2009, 39: 685-693. PMID: 19418048, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1259-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleObserver VariationPattern Recognition, AutomatedPilot ProjectsRadiographic Image EnhancementRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySolitary Pulmonary NoduleTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPediatric oncology patientsPulmonary nodulesSensitivity of CADOncology patientsPediatric patientsPrimary tumorIRB approvalPediatric radiologistsMethodsCT scansInitial experiencePatientsLung nodulesNodule sizeNodulesAvailable CAD systemPerformance of CADRadiologistsComputer-aided detectionInitial findingsLow numberRadiologists' sensitivityObjectiveToTumorsSensitivity