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Virtual multidisciplinary discussion across borders for interstitial lung disease: a prospective, multicentre study from India, the UK, Greece and Sri Lanka

Por: Mehta · A. A. · Rajan · S. · Ahmed · S. · Jankharia · B. · Wells · A. U. · CB · M. · Mohan · B. · Raj · V. · Kulshrestha · R. · Prabhudesai · P. · Irodi · A. · Valathara Pradeep · L. P. · Rathnapala · A. · Antoniou · K. · Nagoti · S.
Objectives

To assess diagnostic concordance and reclassification following an India-led, multinational virtual multidisciplinary discussion (V-MDD) platform for interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Design

Prospective, multicentre service-evaluation study.

Setting

Twenty-four Indian referral centres connected through a secure virtual platform, with international faculty participation from the UK, Greece and Sri Lanka.

Participants

A total of 127 anonymised ILD cases discussed across 29 V-MDD sessions (February 2024–February 2025). Each panel included ≥4 pulmonologists, two pulmonary pathologists, one of three rotating thoracic radiologists and one of two rheumatologists, along with international experts.

Results

The cohort (mean age 52.6±16.1 years; 53.5% female (68/127)) most frequently presented with dyspnoea (82.6%) and cough (73.2%). Pre-V-MDD diagnoses included hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and sarcoidosis as distinct disease entities, and usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) as radiological patterns, along with connective tissue disease (CTD)-ILD and other ILDs. Concordance between pre- and post-V-MDD CT diagnoses was substantial (=0.658; 95% CI 0.562 to 0.754; p

Conclusions

The India-led, multinational V-MDD model demonstrated substantial diagnostic concordance and refined nearly one-quarter of ILD diagnoses. This virtual, scalable framework expands access to subspecialty expertise and offers a practical blueprint for standardising ILD care in resource-limited and cross-border settings.

Imaging analysis using Artificial Intelligence to predict outcomes after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: protocol for a retrospective cohort study

Por: Lareyre · F. · Raffort · J. · Kakkos · S. K. · DOria · M. · Nasr · B. · Saratzis · A. · Antoniou · G. A. · Hinchliffe · R. J. · on behalf of the European Research Hub Working Group · Venermo · Boyle · Pherwani · Trenner
Introduction

Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) requires long-term surveillance to detect and treat postoperative complications. However, prediction models to optimise follow-up strategies are still lacking. The primary objective of this study is to develop predictive models of post-operative outcomes following elective EVAR using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven analysis. The secondary objective is to investigate morphological aortic changes following EVAR.

Methods and analysis

This international, multicentre, observational study will retrospectively include 500 patients who underwent elective EVAR. Primary outcomes are EVAR postoperative complications including deaths, re-interventions, endoleaks, limb occlusion and stent-graft migration occurring within 1 year and at mid-term follow-up (1 to 3 years). Secondary outcomes are aortic anatomical changes. Morphological changes following EVAR will be analysed and compared based on preoperative and postoperative CT angiography (CTA) images (within 1 to 12 months, and at the last follow-up) using the AI-based software PRAEVAorta 2 (Nurea). Deep learning algorithms will be applied to stratify the risk of postoperative outcomes into low or high-risk categories. The training and testing dataset will be respectively composed of 70% and 30% of the cohort.

Ethics and dissemination

The study protocol is designed to ensure that the sponsor and the investigators comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the ICH E6 good clinical practice guideline. The study has been approved by the ethics committee of the University Hospital of Patras (Patras, Greece) under the number 492/05.12.2024. The results of the study will be presented at relevant national and international conferences and submitted for publication to peer-review journals.

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