#MyRadGirlfriend No. 98: Kids say the darndest things

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Nov 21, 2019
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ACR: BI-RADS for adults, not children
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The ACR emphasized that BI-RADS categories and their associated malignancy probabilities were developed primarily for adult screening and have not been validated in pediatric patients.
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DL models showed poor or fair agreement with manual segmentation, as well as bias, on abdominal CT and MRI.
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Electronic consult (eConsult) platforms provide documented pathway for imaging questions and support radiologists as consultants.
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MRI-based models may predict atypical brain development in children
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The models could provide a framework for identifying which adolescents are at higher risk of developing psychiatric conditions.
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