2025
Computational Nuclear Oncology Toward Precision Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Current Tools, Techniques, and Uncharted Territories.
Yusufaly T, Roncali E, Brosch-Lenz J, Uribe C, Jha A, Currie G, Dutta J, El-Fakhri G, McMeekin H, Pandit-Taskar N, Schwartz J, Shi K, Strigari L, Zaidi H, Saboury B, Rahmim A. Computational Nuclear Oncology Toward Precision Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Current Tools, Techniques, and Uncharted Territories. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2025, jnumed.124.267927. PMID: 39947910, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.124.267927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiopharmaceutical therapyImage-based dosimetryPrediction of doseInternal dosimetryPersonalized treatment plansMetastatic diseaseDosimetryNuclear oncologyClinical outcomesNuclear medicineClinical endpointsTreatment planningOncology communityDose responseEtiological mechanismsTargeted deliveryRadiobiologyRadiotherapyMalignancyRadiationLong-termTherapyPharmacotherapyDoseRadiopharmacokineticsComputational Nuclear Oncology Toward Precision Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Ethical, Regulatory, and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Theranostic Digital Twins
Strigari L, Schwarz J, Bradshaw T, Brosch-Lenz J, Currie G, El-Fakhri G, Jha A, Mežinska S, Pandit-Taskar N, Roncali E, Shi K, Uribe C, Yusufaly T, Zaidi H, Rahmim A, Saboury B. Computational Nuclear Oncology Toward Precision Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Ethical, Regulatory, and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Theranostic Digital Twins. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2025, jnumed.124.268186. PMID: 39848769, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.124.268186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiopharmaceutical therapyNuclear oncologySociety of Nuclear MedicinePredictive dosimetryDosimetric informationTreatment planningTreatment outcomesLack of reimbursementTreatment personalizationDose responseTreatment optimizationEtiological mechanismsRobust security measuresPatient consentReal-world systemsNuclear medicineCross-border data sharingPatientsTreatmentEthical approvalGross tumor volume confidence maps prediction for soft tissue sarcomas from multi-modality medical images using a diffusion model
Dong Y, Marin T, Zhuo Y, Najem E, Moteabbed M, Xing F, Beddok A, Lahoud R, Rozenblum L, Ding Z, Liu X, Grogg K, Woo J, Chen Y, Lim R, Ma C, Fakhri G. Gross tumor volume confidence maps prediction for soft tissue sarcomas from multi-modality medical images using a diffusion model. Physics And Imaging In Radiation Oncology 2025, 33: 100734. PMID: 40123775, PMCID: PMC11926426, DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2025.100734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGross tumor volumeSoft tissue sarcomasTissue sarcomasGross tumor volume delineationManual GTV delineationsMagnetic resonance imagingComputed tomographyFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyGTV delineationT1-weighted magnetic resonance imagingSingle-modePositron emission tomographyMulti-modal medical imagesTumor volumeIntra-reader variabilityFDG-PETTreatment planningSarcomaEmission tomographyImaging modalitiesResonance imagingDiffusion modelDice indexReader variabilityPatients
2024
A Hybrid Transformer-Convolutional Neural Network for Segmentation of Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Perihematomal Edema on Non-Contrast Head Computed Tomography (CT) with Uncertainty Quantification to Improve Confidence
Tran A, Desser D, Zeevi T, Abou Karam G, Dierksen F, Dell'Orco A, Kniep H, Hanning U, Fiehler J, Zietz J, Sanelli P, Malhotra A, Duncan J, Aneja S, Falcone G, Qureshi A, Sheth K, Nawabi J, Payabvash S. A Hybrid Transformer-Convolutional Neural Network for Segmentation of Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Perihematomal Edema on Non-Contrast Head Computed Tomography (CT) with Uncertainty Quantification to Improve Confidence. Bioengineering 2024, 11: 1274. PMID: 39768092, PMCID: PMC11672977, DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11121274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-contrast head computed tomographyPerihematomal edemaHead computed tomographyIntracerebral hemorrhageComputed tomographyVolume similarityUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfSecondary brain injuryYale cohortInfratentorial locationMulticentre trialCT scanTreatment planningNon-contrastHamburg-EppendorfImaging markersHemorrhagic strokeHemorrhageEdemaCohortBrain injuryDice coefficientArtificial intelligence in ophthalmology
Khossravi A, Chen Q, Adelman R. Artificial intelligence in ophthalmology. Current Opinion In Ophthalmology 2024, 36: 35-38. PMID: 39607311, DOI: 10.1097/icu.0000000000001111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of diabetic retinopathyImprove accuracy of diagnosisProgression of diseasePersonalized treatment plansCorneal infectionVisual outcomeIntraocular pressureMacular degenerationDiabetic retinopathyAccuracy of diagnosisFollow-upTreatment planningOcular imagingPersonalization of medicinePredictive of progression of diseasePatient outcomesDiagnosisEnhance patient outcomesIncorporation of genomicsTreatmentHome monitoringOutcomesCornealGlaucomaEctasia3D gamma analysis between treatment plans for nominally beam‐matched medical linear accelerators using PyMedPhys
Guan F, Donahue W, Biggs S, Jennings M, Draeger E, Chen H, Wang Y, Nguyen N, Carlson D, Chen Z, Han D. 3D gamma analysis between treatment plans for nominally beam‐matched medical linear accelerators using PyMedPhys. Precision Radiation Oncology 2024, 8: 191-199. DOI: 10.1002/pro6.1247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma analysisGamma indexEvaluation of treatment plansPlanned dose distributionMedical linear acceleratorPass rateEfficient treatment deliveryMedian pass rateDose distributionTreatment planningLinacLinear acceleratorCalculated doseTreatment deliveryConformal radiotherapyOriginal planRadiation therapyPatient transferDisease sitesIn-house scriptsBeam modelPatientsBeamRadiotherapyAccelerationUtilization of Prognosis Assignment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Military Periodontists
Sawaya R, Dickens N, Merchant K, Wilson J, Darcey C. Utilization of Prognosis Assignment: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Military Periodontists. Military Medicine 2024, 190: e649-e656. PMID: 39576235, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeriodontal prognosisDental readinessTreatment outcomesDental readiness classificationClinical practicePrediction of treatment outcomePeriodontal consultationTreatment outcome predictionDental literaturePeriodontistsRetrospective evaluation of treatmentPresentation severityEvaluation of treatmentTreatment planningPrognosisRetrospective evaluationMilitary service branchMultiple time pointsOutcome predictionCross-sectional surveyTime pointsPracticing cliniciansTreatmentDemographic informationSeverityMRI after focal therapy for prostate cancer: what radiologists must know?
Jalilianhasanpour R, Arora S, Mansoori B, Raman S, Greenwood B, Sprenkle P, Schade G, Camacho M, Hosseini N, Westphalen A. MRI after focal therapy for prostate cancer: what radiologists must know? Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-20. PMID: 39542951, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04670-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimodality Molecular Imaging of Brain Tumor Using Simultaneous [18F]FET-PET/MRSI
Ma C, Han P, Marin T, Zhuo Y, Shih H, Fakhri G. Multimodality Molecular Imaging of Brain Tumor Using Simultaneous [18F]FET-PET/MRSI. 2024, 00: 1-2. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic/rtsd57108.2024.10656528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchList-mode dataMR spectroscopic imagingSpatial resolutionAccurate brain tumor delineationMR physicsIsotropic resolutionBrain tumor delineationImprove treatment planningSpectroscopic imagingTumor delineationSignal-to-noise ratioIntact blood-brain barrierImaging speedAmino acid radiotracerImaging timeMR signalHigher proliferation activityStructural MRTreatment planningBlood-brain barrierMR spectroscopic imaging dataMolecular imaging of brain tumorsTumor involvementTumor infiltrationTumor marginsOptimization criteria for ordering myeloid neoplasm next‐generation sequencing
Gisriel S, Howe J, Tormey C, Torres R, Hager K, Rinder H, Siddon A. Optimization criteria for ordering myeloid neoplasm next‐generation sequencing. EJHaem 2024, 5: 1236-1242. PMID: 39691272, PMCID: PMC11647727, DOI: 10.1002/jha2.1036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNext-generation sequencingNext-generation sequencing testMyeloid neoplasmsDiagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemiaAltering treatment plansEnd-of-inductionFluorescence in situ hybridizationRecurrence post-transplantChronic myeloid leukemiaSuspicion of progressionPathogenic mutationsClinical suspicionMutation statusMN diagnosisMyeloid leukemiaPost-transplantRisk stratificationWorsening diseaseTreatment planningCancellation criteriaSuspicionDiagnosisSequenceCenters for MedicareB testRadiomics-driven personalized radiotherapy for primary and recurrent tumors: A general review with a focus on reirradiation
Beddok A, Orlhac F, Rozenblum L, Calugaru V, Créhange G, Dercle L, Nioche C, Thariat J, Marin T, El Fakhri G, Buvat I. Radiomics-driven personalized radiotherapy for primary and recurrent tumors: A general review with a focus on reirradiation. Cancer/Radiothérapie 2024, 28: 597-602. PMID: 39406602, DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2024.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonalized radiotherapyTumor localizationTreatment planningMedian AUCImaging modalitiesRisk of recurrenceHead and neckImprove treatment precisionPredicting clinical outcomesOptimal treatment planQuantitative imaging biomarkersRecurrent tumorsApplication of radiomicsRecurrent cancerClinical radiotherapyExternal validationClinical outcomesRadiotherapyReirradiationLack of external validationMEDLINE searchTreatment precisionImaging biomarkersImaging protocolTumorSociodemographic disparities in prostate cancer imaging
Sundaresan V, Lokeshwar S, Sutherland R, Sohoni N, Golos A, Ajjawi I, Leapman M. Sociodemographic disparities in prostate cancer imaging. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39325212, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04603-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer imagingProstate cancerProstate cancer diagnosisMonitoring of prostate cancerProstate multiparametric MRISociodemographic disparitiesProstate cancer treatmentEquitable cancer careBiochemical recurrenceFactors associated with disparitiesMultiparametric MRIActive surveillanceTreatment planningBlack patientsCancer outcomesTreatment workflowDiagnostic imagingCancer careDiagnosisRural settingsProstateImaging utilizationTreatmentPatientsCancer imagingClinical Genetic Testing in Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2024
Aron A, Dahl N. Clinical Genetic Testing in Nephrology: Core Curriculum 2024. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2024, 84: 632-645. PMID: 39340488, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical genetic testingGenetic testingRoutine diagnostic workup of patientsKidney diseaseDiagnostic workup of patientsDiagnostic yield of testingRoutine diagnostic workupWorkup of patientsRoutine nephrology careYield of testingGenetic resultsImprove careCore curriculumReduce barriersDiagnostic odysseyExtrarenal manifestationsDiagnostic yieldMonogenic etiologyPatient selectionReduce anxietyPatient populationNephrology careTreatment planningFamily planningSecondary findingsPharmacological Interventions and an Emerging Understanding of the Need to Consider Sex Differences in Treatment Planning
Fanta A, Bordofsky A, Sebolt C, Jou R. Pharmacological Interventions and an Emerging Understanding of the Need to Consider Sex Differences in Treatment Planning. 2024, 157-167. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-62072-0_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderPharmacological treatmentComorbid disordersCore symptoms of autism spectrum disorderSymptoms of autism spectrum disorderPharmacological treatment of individualsTreating comorbid disordersFDA-approved medicationsTreatment of individualsEffective pharmacological treatmentAnxiety disordersCore symptomsMood disordersEating disordersASD populationSpectrum disorderSex differencesTreatment of maleDisordersPharmacological interventionsInvestigational clinical trialsNumerous medicationsClinical trialsTreatment planningOCDA Rare Pediatric Mandibular Mass: Diagnosis, Treatment and Reconstruction: A Case Report
Susan S, Gorman L, Santore E, Boldikova D, Ibrahim G, Kravchenko D, Khan M, Johnson D, Mehra S, Laskin W, Eskendri J. A Rare Pediatric Mandibular Mass: Diagnosis, Treatment and Reconstruction: A Case Report. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology And Oral Radiology 2024, 138: e63. DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2024.04.096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcomaFibular free flap reconstructionHigh risk of metastasisAggressive clinical courseMetastasis 9 monthsRisk of metastasisEpisodes of recurrenceFree flap reconstructionMalignant fibroblastic neoplasmExcisional surgeryClinical courseFlap reconstructionHyalinized stromaAdjunctive therapyPoor prognosisSurgical siteEpithelioid cellsTreatment planningMiddle aged adultsTreatment protocolsFibroblastic neoplasmRight mandibleHigh riskMUC4 immunoreactivityLower extremitiesEnhancing Adherence with Children and Families in the Treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Salvatore Farkas L, Ashurova M, Hochman A, Dave S, Shimshoni Y. Enhancing Adherence with Children and Families in the Treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. 2024, 83-94. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-58141-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAvoidant/restrictive food intake disorderTreatment of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorderFood intake disorderEnhance adherenceHealth care literacyImprove treatment adherenceCare literacyMotivational interviewingIncrease patientsFamily complianceOptimal careDistorted body imageMedical educationTreatment adherenceBulimia nervosaAnorexia nervosaTreatment planningBody imageAdherenceNervosaTreatmentDisordersCaregiversCareCommitment practicesRadiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Cardiac Tumors: Updated 2021 WHO Tumor Classification.
Lorca M, Chen I, Jew G, Furlani A, Puri S, Haramati L, Chaturvedi A, Velez M, Chaturvedi A. Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Cardiac Tumors: Updated 2021 WHO Tumor Classification. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230126. PMID: 38722782, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230126.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsCardiac tumorsClassification of tumorsCardiac massWorld Health OrganizationCharacterization of cardiac massesWorld Health Organization Classification of TumorsWorld Health Organization tumor classificationWorld Health Organization classificationMalignant cardiac massesPrimary cardiac tumorsPrimary cardiac neoplasmsCardiac metastasisPapillary fibroelastomaThoracoabdominal CTCardiac CTCardiac neoplasmsIntracardiac massesNoncardiac indicationsSurgical managementRadiological investigationsTumor biologyTumor typesCardiac MRIAnatomical variantsTreatment planningMedical Management of Endometriosis in Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Review of 91 Cases of Biopsy-Confirmed Endometriosis
Li H, Esencan E, Song Y, Taylor H, Cho Y, Vash-Margita A. Medical Management of Endometriosis in Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Review of 91 Cases of Biopsy-Confirmed Endometriosis. Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology Canada 2024, 46: 102562. PMID: 38759792, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombined oral contraceptivesBiopsy-proven endometriosisLNG-IUDManagement of endometriosisOral progestinInitial treatmentRetrospective chart review of womenChart review of womenMedical management of endometriosisProgestin-only formulationsLevonorgestrel intrauterine deviceReview of womenRetrospective chart reviewYoung adult patientsTertiary hospital systemPelvic painIntrauterine deviceOral contraceptivesTreatment regimensYounger patientsAdult patientsHormonal managementEndometriosisTreatment planningCurrent treatmentAAPM Task Group Report 267: A joint AAPM GEC‐ESTRO report on biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of brachytherapy
Chen Z, Li X, Brenner D, Hellebust T, Hoskin P, Joiner M, Kirisits C, Nath R, Rivard M, Thomadsen B, Zaider M. AAPM Task Group Report 267: A joint AAPM GEC‐ESTRO report on biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of brachytherapy. Medical Physics 2024, 51: 3850-3923. PMID: 38721942, DOI: 10.1002/mp.17062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose delivery patternClinical medical physicistsBrachytherapy modalitiesMedical physicistsAAPM Task Group ReportAmerican Association of PhysicsBrachytherapy treatment planningTask group reportRadioactive sourcesDevelopment of biophysical modelsEuropean Society for Radiotherapy & OncologyGEC-ESTRORadiobiological effectsAAPMRadiation oncologyBrachytherapyBiophysical modelTreatment planningPhysicistsClinical effectsClinical backgroundIrradiated tissueDelivery patternsPractice guidelinesTreatment techniquesA Unified Approach for Synthesizing Multimodal Brain MR Images via Gated Hybrid Fusion
Cho J, Liu X, Xing F, Ouyang J, El Fakhri G, Park J, Woo J. A Unified Approach for Synthesizing Multimodal Brain MR Images via Gated Hybrid Fusion. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2024 DOI: 10.58530/2024/2242.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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