Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of multimodal large language models (LLMs) in detecting cases requiring immediate radiology reporting in pediatric radiology.
Materials And Methods: Seventy-one publicly available, paraphrased pediatric clinical vignettes with images-sourced from the , , , and -were assessed by seven vision-capable LLMs (temperature levels 0 and 1; t0 and t1) and four human readers (an expert pediatric radiologist, a trainee radiologist, an expert pediatrician, and a trainee pediatrician). Cases were classified as requiring immediate reporting (n = 33) if they corresponded to Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS) levels 1-2 (n = 24) or met the criteria for a critical value report (CVR) (n = 11).
Objective: Freezing of gait (FOG) significantly affects the quality of life and increases the risk of falls in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus interna (GPi) is effective in managing motor complications, its efficacy in treating FOG remains inconsistent. This study aimed to determine whether preoperative structural brain connectivity can predict both the presence of FOG and its postoperative improvement following GPi DBS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) are key safety considerations in anti-amyloid-β (Aβ) immunotherapy. ARIA can be categorized into 2 types: ARIA characterized by edema and effusion (ARIA-E) or microhemorrhages and superficial siderosis (ARIA-H). In this study, we assessed the incidence of ARIA in phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of anti-Aβ immunotherapy and compared the incidence among different agents and ε4 carrier status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the adherence of large language model (LLM)-based healthcare research to the Minimum Reporting Items for Clear Evaluation of Accuracy Reports of Large Language Models in Healthcare (MI-CLEAR-LLM) checklist, a framework designed to enhance the transparency and reproducibility of studies on the accuracy of LLMs for medical applications.
Materials And Methods: A systematic PubMed search was conducted to identify articles on LLM performance published in high-ranking clinical medicine journals (the top 10% in each of the 59 specialties according to the 2023 Journal Impact Factor) from November 30, 2022, through June 25, 2024. Data on the six MI-CLEAR-LLM checklist items: 1) identification and specification of the LLM used, 2) stochasticity handling, 3) prompt wording and syntax, 4) prompt structuring, 5) prompt testing and optimization, and 6) independence of the test data-were independently extracted by two reviewers, and adherence was calculated for each item.
Distinguishing between Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) can be challenging sometimes. Although positron emission tomography can confirm PD diagnosis, its application is limited by high cost and exposure to radioactive isotopes. Patients with PD exhibit loss of the dorsal nigral hyperintensity on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Application of multimodal large language models (LLMs) with both textual and visual capabilities has been steadily increasing, but their ability to interpret radiologic images is still doubted. Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of LLMs and compare it with that of human readers with varying levels of experience and to assess the factors affecting LLM accuracy in answering Image Challenge cases. Materials and Methods Radiologic images of cases from October 13, 2005, to April 18, 2024, were retrospectively reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: The diagnostic performance of deep learning model that simultaneously detecting and quantifying nigrosome-1 abnormality by using susceptibility map-weighted imaging (SMwI) remains unexplored. This study aimed to develop and validate a deep learning-based automatic quantification for nigral hyperintensity and a classification algorithm for neurodegenerative parkinsonism.
Materials And Methods: We retrospectively collected 450 participants (210 with idiopathic Parkinson disease [IPD] and 240 individuals in the control group) for training data between November 2022 and May 2023, and 237 participants (168 with IPD, 58 with essential tremor, and 11 with drug-induced parkinsonism) for validation data between July 2021 and January 2022.
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Background And Purpose: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is reversible dementia that is underdiagnosed. The purpose of this study was to develop an automated diagnostic method for iNPH using artificial intelligence techniques with a T1-weighted MRI scan.
Materials And Methods: We quantified iNPH, Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, and healthy controls on T1-weighted 3D brain MRI scans using 452 scans for training and 110 scans for testing.
This study aims to analyse the volumetric changes in brain MRI after cochlear implantation (CI), focusing on the speech perception in postlingually deaf adults. We conducted a prospective cohort study with 16 patients who had bilateral hearing loss and received unilateral CI. Based on the surgical side, patients were categorized into left and right CI groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the optimal angular range (AR) for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) systems that provides highest lesion visibility across various breast densities and thicknesses.
Method: A modular DBT phantom, consisting of tissue-equivalent adipose and glandular modules, along with a module embedded with test objects (speckles, masses, fibers), was used to create combinations simulating different breast thicknesses, densities, and lesion locations. A prototype DBT system operated at four ARs (AR, AR, AR, and AR) to acquire 11 projection images for each combination, with separate fixed doses for thin and thick combinations.
Background The diagnostic abilities of multimodal large language models (LLMs) using direct image inputs and the impact of the temperature parameter of LLMs remain unexplored. Purpose To investigate the ability of GPT-4V and Gemini Pro Vision in generating differential diagnoses at different temperatures compared with radiologists using Diagnosis Please cases. Materials and Methods This retrospective study included Diagnosis Please cases published from January 2008 to October 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate the use of a commercial artificial intelligence (AI)-based mammography analysis software for improving the interpretations of breast ultrasound (US)-detected lesions.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 1109 breasts that underwent both mammography and US-guided breast biopsy. The AI software processed mammograms and provided an AI score ranging from 0 to 100 for each breast, indicating the likelihood of malignancy.
Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of susceptibility map-weighted imaging (SMwI) taken in different acquisition planes for discriminating patients with neurodegenerative parkinsonism from those without.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective, observational, single-institution study enrolled consecutive patients who visited movement disorder clinics and underwent brain MRI and F-FP-CIT PET between September 2021 and December 2021. SMwI images were acquired in both the oblique (perpendicular to the midbrain) and the anterior commissure-posterior commissure (AC-PC) planes.
Quantification of diffusion restriction lesions in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) may provide information of the disease burden. We aim to develop an automatic segmentation model for sCJD and to evaluate the volume of disease extent as a prognostic marker for overall survival. Fifty-six patients (mean age ± SD, 61.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNormal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) patients had altered white matter tract integrities on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Previous studies suggested disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus (DESH) as a prognostic sign of NPH. We examined DTI indices in NPH subgroups by DESH severity and clinical symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To develop a deep-learning-based bone age prediction model optimized for Korean children and adolescents and evaluate its feasibility by comparing it with a Greulich-Pyle-based deep-learning model.
Materials And Methods: A convolutional neural network was trained to predict age according to the bone development shown on a hand radiograph (bone age) using 21036 hand radiographs of Korean children and adolescents without known bone development-affecting diseases/conditions obtained between 1998 and 2019 (median age [interquartile range {IQR}], 9 [7-12] years; male:female, 11794:9242) and their chronological ages as labels (Korean model). We constructed 2 separate external datasets consisting of Korean children and adolescents with healthy bone development (Institution 1: n = 343; median age [IQR], 10 [4-15] years; male: female, 183:160; Institution 2: n = 321; median age [IQR], 9 [5-14] years; male: female, 164:157) to test the model performance.
Background And Purpose: To develop and validate a deep learning-based automatic segmentation model for assessing intracranial volume (ICV) and to compare the accuracy determined by NeuroQuant (NQ), FreeSurfer (FS), and SynthSeg.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 60 subjects [30 Alzheimer's disease (AD), 21 mild cognitive impairment (MCI), 9 cognitively normal (CN)] from a single tertiary hospital for the training and validation group (50:10). The test group included 40 subjects (20 AD, 10 MCI, 10 CN) from the ADNI dataset.
Introduction: The number of brain MRI with contrast media performed in patients with cognitive impairment has increased without universal agreement. We aimed to evaluate the detection rate of contrast-enhanced brain MRI in patients with cognitive impairment.
Materials And Methods: This single-institution, retrospective study included 4,838 patients who attended outpatient clinics for cognitive impairment evaluation and underwent brain MRI with or without contrast enhancement from December 2015 to February 2020.
Objectives: To develop and validate an automatic classification algorithm for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Methods And Materials: This study evaluated a high-performance interpretable network algorithm (TabNet) and compared its performance with that of XGBoost, a widely used classifier. Brain segmentation was performed using a commercially approved software.
Objectives: To develop and validate a nomogram based on MRI features for predicting iNPH.
Methods: Patients aged ≥ 60 years (clinically diagnosed with iNPH, Parkinson's disease, or Alzheimer's disease or healthy controls) who underwent MRI including three-dimensional T1-weighted volumetric MRI were retrospectively identified from two tertiary referral hospitals (one hospital for derivation set and the other for validation set). Clinical and imaging features for iNPH were assessed.