Olivier Lucidarme

Bilateral adnexal lesions involve structures such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and surrounding tissues, arising from diverse etiologies, including inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic, and functional causes. Their variable presentation poses a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice, necessitating a multidisciplinary approach for accurate assessment and management. The American College of Radiology (ACR) introduced the Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS) as a standardized lexicon and risk stratification tool for evaluating adnexal lesions via ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). While MRI is the most accurate modality for assessing indeterminate adnexal masses, bilateral lesions frequently present diagnostic dilemmas, particularly when they exhibit divergent O-RADS classifications or arise from different etiologies. The O-RADS system does not provide specific guidelines for bilateral lesions, requiring independent classification of each lesion, with management dictated by the highest assigned category. Certain pathologies demonstrate a propensity for bilateral involvement, underscoring the importance of recognizing their imaging characteristics and differential diagnoses. Integrating this knowledge into diagnostic reports enhances clinical decision-making and optimizes patient outcomes. Graphical Abstract

Recently, validated clinical decision rules have been developed that avoid unnecessary use of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department (ED). To measure any resulting change in CTPA use for suspected PE. Retrospective analysis. 26 European EDs in 6 countries. Patients with CTPA performed for suspected PE in the ED during the first 7 days of each odd month between January 2015 and December 2019. The primary end points were the CTPAs done for suspected PE in the ED and the number of PEs diagnosed in the ED each year adjusted to an annual census of 100 000 ED visits. Temporal trends were estimated using generalized linear mixed regression models. 8970 CTPAs were included (median age, 63 years; 56% female). Statistically significant temporal trends for more frequent use of CTPA (836 per 100 000 ED visits in 2015 vs. 1112 in 2019; P < 0.001), more diagnosed PEs (138 per 100 000 in 2015 vs. 164 in 2019; P = 0.028), a higher proportion of low-risk PEs (annual percent change [APC], 13.8% [95% CI, 2.6% to 30.1%]) with more ambulatory management (APC, 19.3% [CI, 4.1% to 45.1%]), and a lower proportion of intensive care unit admissions (APC, -8.9% [CI, -17.1% to -0.3%]) were observed. Data were limited to 7 days every 2 months. Despite the recent validation of clinical decision rules to limit the use of CTPA, an increase in the CTPA rate along with more diagnosed PEs and especially low-risk PEs were instead observed. None specific for this study.

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a multisystem tissue accumulation of foamy histiocytes with constant activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway leading to organ dysfunction. Specific imaging features, such as perirenal fat stranding, bilateral osteosclerosis of the long bones, parietal aortic-arch sheathing, and sclerosing facial sinuses are well described, though very few descriptions of the involvement of abdominal organs outside the retroperitoneum are reported.^1-3 The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of nonretroperitoneal abdominal organ involvement in ECD in a large cohort of patients.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of age on the zonal anatomy of the prostate by MRI using morphometric and textural analysis. Methods: A total of 154 men (mean age: 63 years) who underwent MRI due to a high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level were included retrospectively. At each MRI examination the following variables were measured: overall dimensions of the prostate (whole gland (WG), transitional zone (TZ), and peripheral zone (PZ)), and thickness of the anterior fibromuscular stroma (AFMS) and the periprostatic venous plexus (PPVP) on T 2 weighted images. Identical regions of interest (ROIs) were delineated on the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map on the anterior (horn) and posterior part of the PZ. Textural (TexRAD®) parameter differences between TZ and PZ ROIs on T 2 weighted images were analyzed by linear regression. Results were correlated with age (distributed into five decades from 22 to 89 years). Results: Age was positively correlated with PSA level and glandular volumes (WG, TZ, and TZ/WG ratio; p < 0.0001) and was negatively correlated with AFSM and PPVP thickness (p < 0.0001). There was a positive correlation between ADC values of the PZ and age (p = 0.003) and between entropy of the TZ and PZ and age (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Gradual variations in morphologic and textural features of the prostate were observed with age, mainly due to the increase in TZ volume while PZ volume tended to decrease. These modifications resulted in textural changes mainly at the expense of entropy. Advances in knowledge: Entropy could be relevant for studying the process of aging of the prostate.