{"title":"As Rural Hospitals Close, Here's What Integration Has Made Possible in Jefferson City.","authors":"Randall Haight","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"223-224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252876/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148229648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hunter Brooks, Zuri St Julien, Ibrahim A Bhatti, Balint Otvos, Camilo Gomez, Adnan I Qureshi, Farhan Siddiq
{"title":"The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care: A Narrative Review.","authors":"Hunter Brooks, Zuri St Julien, Ibrahim A Bhatti, Balint Otvos, Camilo Gomez, Adnan I Qureshi, Farhan Siddiq","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability; despite time-dependent reperfusion therapies, delays in recognition, imaging interpretation, triage, and specialist access still limit timely treatment. This narrative review outlines how artificial intelligence (AI) may reduce bottlenecks across the stroke pathway. Prehospital tools include dispatcher decision support, consumer wearables, mobile assessment apps, and portable diagnostics may improve early detection and destination selection. In-hospital, AI increasingly assists neuroimaging and workflow, including intracranial hemorrhage detection, automated ASPECTS scoring, large vessel occlusion identification, and perfusion-based estimation of tissue salvageability, often shortening notification and process times. We also discuss AI-enabled risk stratification, systems-of-care coordination, and emerging uses of generative AI for documentation and communication. Key limitations include domain shift, incomplete external validation, bias and equity risks, limited explainability, alert fatigue, integration challenges, and evolving regulatory accountability. Future priorities include multimodal models, prospective implementation-focused trials, and deployment-ready solutions for diverse real-world settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"234-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252889/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148229636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ibrahim A Bhatti, Hunter Brooks, Fareed Jumah, Balint Otvos, Camilo Gomez, Adnan I Qureshi, Farhan Siddiq
{"title":"Robotics in Cerebrovascular Disease: The Final Frontier.","authors":"Ibrahim A Bhatti, Hunter Brooks, Fareed Jumah, Balint Otvos, Camilo Gomez, Adnan I Qureshi, Farhan Siddiq","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebrovascular disease remains a leading cause of global mortality. While endovascular therapies like mechanical thrombectomy and aneurysm coiling have revolutionized management, manual techniques are limited by operator fatigue, tremor, and occupational radiation exposure. This review examines the current state of robotics in neuroendovascular surgery. FDA-approved systems demonstrate safety and technical feasibility, achieving high success rates (94-100%) in aneurysm coiling and carotid stenting while significantly reducing operator radiation exposure (60-80%). In ischemic stroke, preclinical and recent clinical milestones, including the first fully remote, in-human diagnostic angiogram and transcontinental thrombectomy simulations, validate the feasibility of long-distance tele-interventions. Robotics in cerebrovascular management is rapidly evolving from a novel adjunct to clinical reality. Although challenges regarding cost, haptic feedback, and training persist, next-generation platforms integrating artificial intelligence and magnetic navigation hold the potential to overcome these barriers, establishing remote telerobotic networks to expand access to time-critical stroke care.</p>","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"228-233"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252888/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148229536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camilo R Gomez, Balint Otvos, Kimberley Pfeiffer, Farhan Siddiq, Michael R Chicoine, Adnan I Qureshi
{"title":"Current Concepts in the Management of Cerebral Aneurysms.","authors":"Camilo R Gomez, Balint Otvos, Kimberley Pfeiffer, Farhan Siddiq, Michael R Chicoine, Adnan I Qureshi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebral aneurysms represent a heterogeneous group of vascular lesions whose clinical behavior ranges from incidental, asymptomatic findings to catastrophic aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Despite major advances in neuroimaging, microsurgical technique, and endovascular technology, the management of both ruptured and unruptured cerebral aneurysms remains complex and highly individualized. This review examines current concepts in aneurysm pathobiology, natural history, risk stratification, and contemporary treatment strategies, emphasizing durable clinical principles that transcend evolving technology. Particular attention is given to the balance between conservative surveillance and intervention in unruptured aneurysms, as well as the time-critical priorities, complications, and neurocritical care considerations in ruptured aneurysms. The relative roles of microsurgical and endovascular therapies are discussed through the lens of long-term durability, retreatment risk, and patientspecific anatomy. Ultimately, optimal outcomes depend less on any single technique than on disciplined clinical judgment, longitudinal thinking, and true interdisciplinary collaboration within experienced neurovascular centers.</p>","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"243-247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148229607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"My Full Circle Journey and Why Communication, Mentorship, and Service Matter So Deeply.","authors":"Ravi Johar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"219-222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252877/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148228880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Old Age Will Be Different in the Robotic Age.","authors":"Lydia S Dugdale","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"226-227"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252897/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148229209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recipients of the 50-Year Physician Pin.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"263"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252879/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148229277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inequity in Physician Compensation Is Killing Private Practice.","authors":"John C Hagan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74203,"journal":{"name":"Missouri medicine","volume":"123 3","pages":"184-186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13252898/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148228931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}