Course Overview

This topic outlines and gives numerous case examples of usefulness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for triage of cases, error detection, and potential reasons for missed diagnosis.  Opportunities to make the initial diagnosis are given, as well as both cine and single image captures in multiple cases of pulmonary embolus detected by AI algorithms.

Learning Objectives

1. Artificial intelligence can have multiple purposes when applied to pathology screening, including primary diagnosis, patient triage, and error checking.

2. Studies for CTPA must include multiple planes of scanning.   All series must be scrutinized as best conspicuity is obtained when the PE orientation is parallel to the scan plane.

3. Detection of small or incidental pulmonary emboli is very important, as a high number of patients go on to develop recurrent emboli and sudden death.  Most guidelines do not differentiate therapy based on symptomatic vs asymptomatic patients.

Course Overview

The course focuses on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), a highly prevalent yet often disregarded public health issue. Despite radiologists' pivotal role in identifying non-accidental trauma in children, our training often overlooks the nuances of detecting abuse in adults, where significant underreporting persists due to societal stigma and interdependency dynamics. 

Learning Objectives

1. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a highly prevalent public health issue with multiple adverse health effects. Radiologists are well suited to assessing a patient’s likelihood of IPV. 

2. Recognition of common IPV injury mechanisms and resulting target and defensive injury patterns on imaging and understanding of differences between patients who have experienced IPV and those who have not with respect to use of imaging will aid radiologists in accurate IPV diagnosis. 

3. Awareness of differences in injury patterns resulting from IPV-related and accidental trauma can aid radiologists in detecting a mismatch between the provided clinical history and imaging findings to support suspicion of IPV. Radiologists should consider all available current and prior imaging in assessing the likelihood of IPV; this process may be aided by machine learning methods.

Course Overview

A collection of CT cases showing acute complications (hemorrhage and thrombosis) related to underlying renal pathology, presented with screen shots of specific findings, cine versions of entire cases, and color-coded annotations.

Learning Objective

Become familiar with multiple emergent presentations of kidney pathology.

Course Overview

A selection of CT cases representing a number of common renal, ureteral, and bladder pathologies presented with screen shots of specific findings, cine versions of entire cases, and color-coded annotations.

Learning Objective

Become familiar with the CT appearance of a variety of abnormalities affecting the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.

Course Overview

A collection of instructive cases of acute intestinal presentations, specifically focused on appendicitis.

Learning Objectives

1.    Identify CT findings of various acute appendicitis.
2.    List the findings characteristic of acute appendicitis.
3.    Be familiar with the many complications of acute appendicitis.

Course Overview

A collection of instructive cases of acute intestinal presentations, specifically focused on bowel obstruction and hernias.

Learning Objectives

1.    Identify CT findings of various acute bowel presentations.
2.    List the findings characteristic of specific bowel pathologies.
3.    Synthesize findings into a unified diagnosis of acute bowel pathology.

Course Overview

A collection of instructive cases of acute abdominal presentations, specifically focused on complications of bariatric surgery.

Learning Objectives

1.    Identify CT findings of various bariatric postoperative complications.
2.    List the findings characteristic of specific bariatric postoperative pathologies.
3.    Synthesize findings into a unified diagnosis of bariatric postoperative pathology.

Course Overview

A collection of instructive cases of acute abdominal presentations, specifically focused on complications of bariatric surgery.

Learning Objectives

1.    Identify CT findings of various bariatric postoperative complications.
2.    List the findings characteristic of specific bariatric postoperative pathologies.
3.    Synthesize findings into a unified diagnosis of bariatric postoperative pathology.

Course Overview

An esophagus-to-colon collection of interesting emergency presentations of gastrointestinal pathology.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify CT findings of various emergent gastrointestinal presentations.
2. List the findings characteristic of specific gastrointestinal pathologies.
3. Synthesize findings into a unified diagnosis of gastrointestinal pathology.
   
   

Course Overview

A brief overview of breast calcifications & their management based on the BIRADS 5^th edition lexicon.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand breast calcification morphology descriptors.
2. Understand breast calcification distribution descriptors.
3. Understand differentiating typically benign from suspicious calcifications.