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{"title":"Maximum standardized uptake value-to-tumor size ratio in fluorodeoxyglucose F18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography: a simple prognostic parameter for non-small cell lung cancer.","authors":"Soo Jeong Kim, Koeun Lee, Hyun Joo Lee, Du-Young Kang, Young Hwan Kim","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.242837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/dir.2024.242837","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>By correcting the effect of tumor size on metabolic activity, the maximum standardized uptake value-to-tumor size (SUV_max:tumor size) ratio on fluorodeoxyglucose F18 positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans can be a prognostic parameter of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The current study evaluates the prognostic value of SUV_max:tumor size ratio on pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scans in patients with NSCLC. Furthermore, the SUV_max:tumor size ratio is compared with other established PET parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 108 patients with NSCLC who underwent pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scans and curative lung surgery. The associations between the SUV_max:tumor size ratio and other conventional PET parameters were investigated. The recurrence-free survival according to the SUV_max:tumor size ratio was also analyzed. In addition, the SUV_max:tumor size ratio was compared according to postoperative pathologic findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 72 (66.7%) of the 108 participants presented with adenocarcinoma (ADC). Nineteen (17.6%) patients experienced recurrence during a median follow-up period of 32.3 months. The median SUV max:tumor size ratio was 2.37 (1.23 for ADCs and 3.90 for other histologic types). The SUV_max:tumor size ratio was associated with SUV_max and mean SUV, as well as metabolic tumor volume and total lesion glycolysis. Patients with an SUV_max:tumor size ratio higher than the median had a worse recurrence outcome than those with an SUV_max:tumor size ratio lower than the median. Participants with ADC who presented with lymphovascular invasion had a higher SUV_max:tumor size ratio than those without. The presence of lymph node metastasis and advanced histologic grade were associated with a high SUV_max:tumor size ratio in patients with ADC.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The SUV_max:tumor size ratio on pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scans was associated with aggressive tumor behavior and poor outcome in NSCLCs, particularly ADC.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>The SUV_max:tumor size ratio on pretreatment ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scans has a prognostic value in patients with NSCLCs, especially ADC.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The future of multimodal artificial intelligence models for integrating imaging and clinical metadata: a narrative review.","authors":"Benjamin D Simon, Kutsev Bengisu Ozyoruk, David G Gelikman, Stephanie A Harmon, Barış Türkbey","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.242631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/dir.2024.242631","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the ongoing revolution of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, the impact of AI in radiology is more pronounced than ever. An increasing number of technical and clinical AI-focused studies are published each day. As these tools inevitably affect patient care and physician practices, it is crucial that radiologists become more familiar with the leading strategies and underlying principles of AI. Multimodal AI models can combine both imaging and clinical metadata and are quickly becoming a popular approach that is being integrated into the medical ecosystem. This narrative review covers major concepts of multimodal AI through the lens of recent literature. We discuss emerging frameworks, including graph neural networks, which allow for explicit learning from non-Euclidean relationships, and transformers, which allow for parallel computation that scales, highlighting existing literature and advocating for a focus on emerging architectures. We also identify key pitfalls in current studies, including issues with taxonomy, data scarcity, and bias. By informing radiologists and biomedical AI experts about existing practices and challenges, we hope to guide the next wave of imaging-based multimodal AI research.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term outcomes of catheter-directed sclerotherapy for ovarian endometrioma.","authors":"Jae Hwan Lee, Jihyung Yoon, Chong-Ho Lee, Kun Yung Kim, Chang Jin Yoon, Minuk Kim, Seul Ki Kim","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.242874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/dir.2024.242874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Although favorable results have been reported on catheter-directed sclerotherapy (CDS) for ovarian endometrioma, a thorough evaluation of its long-term efficacy is lacking. This study evaluates the long-term efficacy and safety of CDS with 99% ethanol for treatment of ovarian endometrioma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between January 2020 and February 2022, data from 33 consecutive patients with symptomatic ovarian endometriomas who underwent CDS were retrospectively evaluated. All patients underwent pre-procedural and 6- and 12-month post-procedural ultrasonography. To assess the effect on ovarian reserve, serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels were measured before and after the procedure. Procedure-related complications were also assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean volume of endometriomas decreased from 80.22 ± 66.43 to 0.73 ± 1.10 mL (<i>P</i> < 0.001), and the mean percentage of volume reduction was 98.99% ± 1.53%. No recurrences were observed during the follow-up period. In patients whose serum AMH levels were monitored for 1 year, no significant change in AMH level before and after CDS was observed (3.07 ± 1.81 vs. 2.72 ± 2.02 ng/mL, <i>P</i> = 0.190). One patient complained of moderate abdominal pain after CDS, which was conservatively managed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CDS remained safe and effective in treating ovarian endometrioma at the 1-year follow-up. Ovarian function after CDS was well preserved.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>CDS is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with ovarian endometrioma without compromising ovarian function.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Machine learning models for discriminating clinically significant from clinically insignificant prostate cancer using bi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging.","authors":"Hakan Ayyıldız, Okan İnce, Esin Korkut, Merve Gülbiz Dağoğlu Kartal, Atadan Tunacı, Şükrü Mehmet Ertürk","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.242856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/dir.2024.242856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aims to demonstrate the performance of machine learning algorithms to distinguish clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) from clinically insignificant prostate cancer (ciPCa) in prostate bi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using radiomics features.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>MRI images of patients who were diagnosed with cancer with histopathological confirmation following prostate MRI were collected retrospectively. Patients with a Gleason score of 3+3 were considered to have clinically ciPCa, and patients with a Gleason score of 3+4 and above were considered to have csPCa. Radiomics features were extracted from T2-weighted (T2W) images, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) images, and their corresponding Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG) filtered versions. Additionally, a third feature subset was created by combining the T2W and ADC images, enhancing the analysis with an integrated approach. Once the features were extracted, Pearson's correlation coefficient and selection were performed using wrapper-based sequential algorithms. The models were then built using support vector machine (SVM) and logistic regression (LR) machine learning algorithms. The models were validated using a five-fold cross-validation technique.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 77 patients, 30 with ciPCA and 47 with csPCA. From each image, four images were extracted with LoG filtering, and 111 features were obtained from each image. After feature selection, 5 features were obtained from T2W images, 5 from ADC images, and 15 from the combined dataset. In the SVM model, area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.64 for T2W, 0.86 for ADC, and 0.86 for the combined dataset were obtained in the test set. In the LR model, AUC values of 0.79 for T2W, 0.86 for ADC, and 0.85 for the combined dataset were obtained.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Machine learning models developed with radiomics can provide a decision support system to complement pathology results and help avoid invasive procedures such as re-biopsies or follow-up biopsies that are sometimes necessary today.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>This study demonstrates that machine learning models using radiomics features derived from bi-parametric MRI can discriminate csPCa from clinically insignificant PCa. These findings suggest that radiomics-based machine learning models have the potential to reduce the need for re-biopsy in cases of indeterminate pathology, assist in diagnosing pathology-radiology discordance, and support treatment decision-making in the management of PCa.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors effecting the success of retrograde tibiopedal access and recanalization in infrapopliteal artery occlusions.","authors":"Cemal Aydın Gündoğmuş, Hande Özen Atalay, Vugar Samadli, Levent Oğuzkurt","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.242833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4274/dir.2024.242833","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is increasingly prevalent, particularly among the aging population. Retrograde tibiopedal access (RTPA) has emerged as a useful endovascular treatment for PAD. However, there is limited research examining factors that influence the efficacy of RTPA. To investigate factors affecting the access, crossing, and recanalization success rates of RTPA for infrapopliteal PAD treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted on 720 patients who underwent endovascular treatment for PAD. Of these, 104 patients (mean age: 65.5 ± 16.2; 89 men) with 131 RTPA trials were included in the final evaluation. The disease and its duration, Rutherford score, smoking status, access site, and its occlusion status, access, crossing, and recanalization success were noted. Data were analyzed using Pearson's chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests and multivariate logistic regression to evaluate the impact of various factors on success rates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The access success rate was 82.6%, the crossing success rate was 95.4%, and the recanalization success rate was 74%. Access success was significantly higher when the dorsal pedal artery (DPA) was the access artery compared with the posterior tibial artery (91.3% vs. 74.2%, <i>P</i> = 0.009). Access success was notably lower in patients with thromboangiitis obliterans compared with patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and non-DM atherosclerosis (68.6% vs. 90.3% and 80.3%, <i>P</i> = 0.019). Recanalization success was higher when the puncture site was non-occluded (76.7% vs. 53.5%, <i>P</i> = 0.023).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study suggests that RTPA is a generally effective and safe technique for infrapopliteal PAD treatment. The most favorable outcomes are observed in individuals with DM who have a non-occluded DPA at the puncture site. Recanalization success is only affected by the patency of the artery at the puncture site.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>These findings offer targeted guidance for clinicians and highlight areas requiring further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cortical and subcortical structural changes in pediatric patients with infratentorial tumors.","authors":"Barış Genç, Kerim Aslan, Derya Bako, Semra Delibalta, Meltem Necibe Ceyhan Bilgici","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.242652","DOIUrl":"10.4274/dir.2024.242652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to detect supratentorial cortical and subcortical morphological changes in pediatric patients with infratentorial tumors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 24 patients aged 4-18 years who were diagnosed with primary infratentorial tumors and 41 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Synthetic magnetization-prepared rapid gradient echo images of brain magnetic resonance imaging were generated using deep learning algorithms applied to T2-axial images. The cortical thickness, surface area, volume, and local gyrification index (LGI), as well as subcortical gray matter volumes, were automatically calculated. Surface-based morphometry parameters for the patient and control groups were compared using the general linear model, and volumes between subcortical structures were compared using the t-test and Mann-Whitney U test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the patient group, cortical thinning was observed in the left supramarginal, and cortical thickening was observed in the left caudal middle frontal (CMF), left fusiform, left lateral orbitofrontal, left lingual gyrus, right CMF, right posterior cingulate, and right superior frontal (<i>P</i> < 0.050). The patient group showed a volume reduction in the pars triangularis, paracentral, precentral, and supramarginal gyri of the left hemisphere (<i>P</i> < 0.05). A decreased surface area was observed in the bilateral superior frontal and cingulate gyri (<i>P</i> < 0.05). The patient group exhibited a decreased LGI in the right precentral and superior temporal gyri, left supramarginal, and posterior cingulate gyri and showed an increased volume in the bilateral caudate nucleus and hippocampus, while a volume reduction was observed in the bilateral putamen, pallidum, and amygdala (<i>P</i> < 0.05). The ventricular volume and tumor volume showed a positive correlation with the cortical thickness in the bilateral CMF while demonstrating a negative correlation with areas exhibiting a decreased LGI (<i>P</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Posterior fossa tumors lead to widespread morphological changes in cortical structures, with the most prominent pattern being hypogyria.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>This study illuminates the neurological impacts of infratentorial tumors in children, providing a foundation for future therapeutic strategies aimed at mitigating these adverse cortical and subcortical changes and improving patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":"328-334"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590737/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of body composition and systemic inflammation for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer following concurrent chemoradiotherapy","authors":"Juan Li, Cuili Niu, Ling Zhang, Yanmin Mu, Xiuyin Gui","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.242751","DOIUrl":"10.4274/dir.2024.242751","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Systemic inflammation and body composition are associated with survival outcomes of cancer patients. This study aimed to examine the combined prognostic value of systemic inflammatory markers and body composition parameters in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for LACC at a tertiary referral teaching hospital between January 2010 and January 2018 were enrolled. A predictive model was established based on systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and computer tomography-derived visceral fat-to-muscle ratio (vFMR). Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression models. The model performance was assessed using discrimination, calibration, and clinical usefulness.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 212 patients were enrolled. The SII and vFMR were closely related, and both independently predicted survival (<i>P</i> < 0.05). A predictive model was established based on the above biomarkers and included three subgroups: high-risk [both high SII (>828) and high vFMR (>1.1)], middle-risk (either high SII or high vFMR), and low-risk (neither high SII nor high vFMR). The 3-year OS (PFS) rates for low-, middle-, and high-risk patients were 90.5% (86.0%), 73.9% (58.4%), and 46.8% (36.1%), respectively (<i>P</i> < 0.05). This model demonstrated satisfactory predictive accuracy (area under the curve values for predicting 3-year OS and PFS were 0.704 and 0.718, respectively), good fit (Hosmer-Lemeshow tests: <i>P</i> > 0.05), and clinical usefulness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Systemic inflammatory markers combined with body composition parameters could independently predict the prognosis of patients with LACC, highlighting the utilization of commonly collected indicators in decision-making processes.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>The SII and vFMR, as well as their composite indices, were promising prognostic factors in patients with LACC who received definitive CCRT. Future studies are needed to explore novel therapies to improve the outcomes in high-risk patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":"279-290"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590736/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Percutaneous nephrostomy in infants: a 20-year single-center experience","authors":"Onur Taydaş, Emre Ünal, Devrim Akıncı, Mehmet Şeker, Osman Melih Topçuoğlu, Okan Akhan, Türkmen Turan Çiftçi","doi":"10.4274/dir.2023.232276","DOIUrl":"10.4274/dir.2023.232276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the safety and efficacy of the imaging-guided percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) procedure in infants.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 75 (50 boys; 66.7%) patients with a mean age of 121 days (range, 1-351 days) who underwent PCN over a period of 20 years were included in this retrospective study. For each patient, PCN indications, catheter size, the mean duration of catheterization, complications, and the procedure performed following nephrostomy were recorded. Technical success was determined based on the successful placement of the nephrostomy catheter within the pelvicalyceal system. Clinical success was defined as the complete resolution of hydronephrosis and improvement in renal function tests during follow-up. In patients with urinary leakage, technical and clinical success was determined based on the resolution of leakage.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The technical success rate was 100%, and no procedure-related mortality was observed. In 11 patients (14.7%), bilateral PCN was performed. The most frequent indication of PCN was ureteropelvic junction obstruction (n = 41, 54.7%). Procedure-related major complications were encountered in two patients (methemoglobinemia and respiratory arrest caused by the local anesthetic agent in one patient and the development of urinoma caused by urinary leakage from the puncture site in the other). Mild urinary leakage was the only minor complication that occurred and only in one patient. Catheter-related complications were managed through replacement or revision surgery in 16 patients (21.3%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Imaging-guided PCN is a feasible and effective procedure with high technical success and low major complication rates, and it is useful for protecting kidney function in infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":"318-324"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590733/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10024131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of gelatin sponge to seal the biliary tract after percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in patients with liver transplants.","authors":"Ali Özgen","doi":"10.4274/dir.2023.232344","DOIUrl":"10.4274/dir.2023.232344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is commonly used in the treatment of malign and benign biliary pathologies. Certain complications after PTBD may occur, such as biliary fistula, biliary leakage, bilioma, and hematoma. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using a sterile gelatin sponge to seal the biliary tract after PTBD in patients with liver transplants to prevent complications. A total of 131 biliary drainages were introduced in 97 patients, and a sterile gelatin sponge was used to seal the biliary tract after removal of the biliary drainage catheter. The patients were immediately examined for complications using ultrasound and then followed up clinically unless imaging was required. Five fluid collections within the liver with a diameter <2 cm, consistent with hematoma or bilioma, were resolved spontaneously. No hematoma or bilioma required treatment, and no biliary leakage or fistula was detected. No compli¬cations related to the use of the sponge were observed. The use of a sterile gelatin sponge is a safe and effec-tive method for sealing the biliary tract to prevent complications after PTBD in patients with liver transplants.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":"325-327"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10125048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Meta-research on reporting guidelines for artificial intelligence: are authors and reviewers encouraged enough in radiology, nuclear medicine, and medical imaging journals?","authors":"Burak Koçak, Ali Keleş, Fadime Köse","doi":"10.4274/dir.2024.232604","DOIUrl":"10.4274/dir.2024.232604","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine how radiology, nuclear medicine, and medical imaging journals encourage and mandate the use of reporting guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) in their author and reviewer instructions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The primary source of journal information and associated citation data used was the Journal Citation Reports (June 2023 release for 2022 citation data; Clarivate Analytics, UK). The first- and second-quartile journals indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Emerging Sources Citation Index were included. The author and reviewer instructions were evaluated by two independent readers, followed by an additional reader for consensus, with the assistance of automatic annotation. Encouragement and submission requirements were systematically analyzed. The reporting guidelines were grouped as AI-specific, related to modeling, and unrelated to modeling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 102 journals, 98 were included in this study, and all of them had author instructions. Only five journals (5%) encouraged the authors to follow AI-specific reporting guidelines. Among these, three required a filled-out checklist. Reviewer instructions were found in 16 journals (16%), among which one journal (6%) encouraged the reviewers to follow AI-specific reporting guidelines without submission requirements. The proportions of author and reviewer encouragement for AI-specific reporting guidelines were statistically significantly lower compared with those for other types of guidelines (<i>P</i> < 0.05 for all).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings indicate that AI-specific guidelines are not commonly encouraged and mandated (i.e., requiring a filled-out checklist) by these journals, compared with guidelines related to modeling and unrelated to modeling, leaving vast space for improvement. This meta-research study hopes to contribute to the awareness of the imaging community for AI reporting guidelines and ignite large-scale group efforts by all stakeholders, making AI research less wasteful.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>This meta-research highlights the need for improved encouragement of AI-specific guidelines in radiology, nuclear medicine, and medical imaging journals. This can potentially foster greater awareness among the AI community and motivate various stakeholders to collaborate to promote more efficient and responsible AI research reporting practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":11341,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and interventional radiology","volume":" ","pages":"291-298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11590734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139905258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}