Pediatric radiology
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Pediatric radiology · Apr 2019
Microwave ablation of osteoid osteoma: initial experience and efficacy.
Image-guided percutaneous microwave ablation has been used to treat adult osteoid osteomas but has not been thoroughly evaluated in the pediatric population. ⋯ Microwave ablation is a technically feasible and clinically effective treatment for pediatric osteoid osteomas.
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Pediatric radiology · Apr 2019
ReviewMachine learning concepts, concerns and opportunities for a pediatric radiologist.
Machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence, is a rapidly evolving technology that offers great potential for expanding the quality and value of pediatric radiology. We describe specific types of learning, including supervised, unsupervised and semisupervised. Subsequently, we illustrate two core concepts for the reader: data partitioning and under/overfitting. ⋯ These include the requirement for very large data sets, the need to accurately label these images with a relatively small number of pediatric imagers, technical and regulatory hurdles, as well as the opaque character of convolution neural networks. We review machine learning cases in radiology including detection, classification and segmentation. Last, three pediatric radiologists from the Society for Pediatric Radiology Quality and Safety Committee share perspectives for potential areas of development.