{"id":2538,"date":"2025-09-09T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.cs.queensu.ca\/perklab\/?post_type=qsc_member&#038;p=2538"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:46:57","slug":"robert-policelli","status":"publish","type":"qsc_member","link":"https:\/\/labs.cs.queensu.ca\/perklab\/members\/robert-policelli\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Policelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex qsc-member-single-core-info-container\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow qsc-member-single-photo-column\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.cs.queensu.ca\/perklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_8219-3-1.jpeg\" class=\"qsc-member-single-photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.cs.queensu.ca\/perklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_8219-3-1.jpeg 803w, https:\/\/labs.cs.queensu.ca\/perklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_8219-3-1-260x300.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/labs.cs.queensu.ca\/perklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/IMG_8219-3-1-768x885.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow qsc-member-single-info-column\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qsc-member-name\"><h1>Robert Policelli<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qsc-member-position\">MD\/PhD Student<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qsc-member-department\">Department of Medicine<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qsc-member-organization\">Queen&#8217;s University<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qsc-member-contact\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qsc-member-socials\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-policelli-a25808177\/\" title=\"LinkedIn\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.ca\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=U_IuyGAAAAAJ\" title=\"Google Scholar\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-google-scholar\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qsc-member-bio\">\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert is a first year MD\/PhD student in the Translational Medicine program at Queen\u2019s University. His research investigates the use of artificial intelligence to solve problems related to cancer diagnosis, detection, and differentiation. Previously, he completed both his BSc and MSc in Medical Biophysics from Western University, where he examined the ability to predict treatment response for brain metastases patients and also created learning tools for radiology residents to improve pancreatic cancer detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"teachpress_pub_list\"><form name=\"tppublistform\" method=\"get\"><a name=\"tppubs\" id=\"tppubs\"><\/a><\/form><div class=\"teachpress_publication_list\"><div class=\"tp_publication tp_publication_article\"><div class=\"tp_pub_info\"><p class=\"tp_pub_author\"> Policelli, Robert;  DeVries, David;  Laba, Joanna;  Leung, Andrew;  Tang, Terence;  Albweady, Ali;  Alqaidy, Ghada;  Ward, Aaron D.<\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_title\"><a class=\"tp_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1117\/1.jmi.12.2.024504\" title=\"Prediction of brain metastasis progression after stereotactic radiosurgery: sensitivity to changing the definition of progression\" target=\"blank\">Prediction of brain metastasis progression after stereotactic radiosurgery: sensitivity to changing the definition of progression<\/a> <span class=\"tp_pub_type tp_  article\">Journal Article<\/span> <\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_additional\"><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_in\">In: <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_journal\">J. Med. Imag., <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_volume\">vol. 12, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_number\">no. 02, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_year\">2025<\/span>, <span class=\"tp_pub_additional_issn\">ISSN: 2329-4302<\/span>.<\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_menu\"><span class=\"tp_resource_link\"><a id=\"tp_links_sh_1173\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1173','tp_links')\" title=\"Show links and resources\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">Links<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"tp_bibtex_link\"><a id=\"tp_bibtex_sh_1173\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1173','tp_bibtex')\" title=\"Show BibTeX entry\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">BibTeX<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"tp_bibtex\" id=\"tp_bibtex_1173\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_bibtex_entry\"><pre>@article{Policelli2025,<br \/>\r\ntitle = {Prediction of brain metastasis progression after stereotactic radiosurgery: sensitivity to changing the definition of progression},<br \/>\r\nauthor = {Robert Policelli and David DeVries and Joanna Laba and Andrew Leung and Terence Tang and Ali Albweady and Ghada Alqaidy and Aaron D. Ward},<br \/>\r\ndoi = {10.1117\/1.jmi.12.2.024504},<br \/>\r\nissn = {2329-4302},<br \/>\r\nyear  = {2025},<br \/>\r\ndate = {2025-03-01},<br \/>\r\njournal = {J. Med. Imag.},<br \/>\r\nvolume = {12},<br \/>\r\nnumber = {02},<br \/>\r\npublisher = {SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng},<br \/>\r\nkeywords = {},<br \/>\r\npubstate = {published},<br \/>\r\ntppubtype = {article}<br \/>\r\n}<br \/>\r\n<\/pre><\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1173','tp_bibtex')\">Close<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"tp_links\" id=\"tp_links_1173\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_links_entry\"><ul class=\"tp_pub_list\"><li><i class=\"ai ai-doi\"><\/i><a class=\"tp_pub_list\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1117\/1.jmi.12.2.024504\" title=\"Follow DOI:10.1117\/1.jmi.12.2.024504\" target=\"_blank\">doi:10.1117\/1.jmi.12.2.024504<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1173','tp_links')\">Close<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tp_publication tp_publication_article\"><div class=\"tp_pub_info\"><p class=\"tp_pub_author\"> Lopes, Alana;  Rasmussen, Sean;  Au, Ryan;  Chakravarthy, Vignesh;  Chinnery, Tricia;  Christie, Jaryd;  Djordjevic, Bojana;  Gomez, Jose A.;  Grindrod, Natalie;  Policelli, Robert;  Sharma, Anurag;  Tran, Christopher;  Walsh, Joanna C.;  Wehrli, Bret;  Ward, Aaron D.;  Cecchini, Matthew J.<\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_title\"><a class=\"tp_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1177\/10668969241294239\" title=\"Identification of Distinct Visual Scan Paths for Pathologists in Rare-Element Search Tasks\" target=\"blank\">Identification of Distinct Visual Scan Paths for Pathologists in Rare-Element Search Tasks<\/a> <span class=\"tp_pub_type tp_  article\">Journal Article<\/span> <\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_additional\"><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_in\">In: <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_journal\">Int J Surg Pathol, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_volume\">vol. 33, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_number\">no. 4, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_pages\">pp. 861\u2013870, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_year\">2024<\/span>, <span class=\"tp_pub_additional_issn\">ISSN: 1940-2465<\/span>.<\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_menu\"><span class=\"tp_abstract_link\"><a id=\"tp_abstract_sh_1174\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1174','tp_abstract')\" title=\"Show abstract\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">Abstract<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"tp_resource_link\"><a id=\"tp_links_sh_1174\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1174','tp_links')\" title=\"Show links and resources\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">Links<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"tp_bibtex_link\"><a id=\"tp_bibtex_sh_1174\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1174','tp_bibtex')\" title=\"Show BibTeX entry\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">BibTeX<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"tp_bibtex\" id=\"tp_bibtex_1174\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_bibtex_entry\"><pre>@article{Lopes2024,<br \/>\r\ntitle = {Identification of Distinct Visual Scan Paths for Pathologists in Rare-Element Search Tasks},<br \/>\r\nauthor = {Alana Lopes and Sean Rasmussen and Ryan Au and Vignesh Chakravarthy and Tricia Chinnery and Jaryd Christie and Bojana Djordjevic and Jose A. Gomez and Natalie Grindrod and Robert Policelli and Anurag Sharma and Christopher Tran and Joanna C. Walsh and Bret Wehrli and Aaron D. Ward and Matthew J. Cecchini},<br \/>\r\ndoi = {10.1177\/10668969241294239},<br \/>\r\nissn = {1940-2465},<br \/>\r\nyear  = {2024},<br \/>\r\ndate = {2024-11-20},<br \/>\r\nurldate = {2024-11-20},<br \/>\r\njournal = {Int J Surg Pathol},<br \/>\r\nvolume = {33},<br \/>\r\nnumber = {4},<br \/>\r\npages = {861--870},<br \/>\r\npublisher = {SAGE Publications},<br \/>\r\nabstract = {&lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Background&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;The search for rare elements, like mitotic figures, is crucial in pathology. Combining digital pathology with eye-tracking technology allows for the detailed study of how pathologists complete these important tasks.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Objectives&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;To determine if pathologists have distinct search characteristics in domain- and nondomain-specific tasks.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Design&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;Six pathologists and six graduate students were recruited as observers. Each observer was given five digital \u201cWhere's Waldo?\u201d puzzles and asked to search for the Waldo character as a nondomain-specific task. Each pathologist was then given five images of a breast digital pathology slide to search for a single mitotic figure as a domain-specific task. The observers\u2019 eye gaze data were collected.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Results&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n              Pathologists\u2019 median fixation duration was 244\u2005ms, compared to 300\u2005ms for nonpathologists searching for Waldo (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              &lt;\u2009.001), and compared to 233\u2005ms for pathologists searching for mitotic figures (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              =\u2009.003). Pathologists\u2019 median fixation and saccade rates were 3.17\/second and 2.77\/second, respectively, compared to 2.61\/second and 2.47\/second for nonpathologists searching for Waldo (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              &lt;\u2009.001), and compared to 3.34\/second and 3.09\/second for pathologists searching for mitotic figures (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              =\u2009.222 and<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              =\u2009.187, respectively). There was no significant difference between the two cohorts in their accuracy in identifying the target of their search.<br \/>\r\n            &lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Conclusions&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;When searching for rare elements during a nondomain-specific search task, pathologists\u2019 search characteristics were fundamentally different compared to nonpathologists, indicating pathologists can rapidly classify the objects of their fixations without compromising accuracy. Further, pathologists\u2019 search characteristics were fundamentally different between a domain-specific and nondomain-specific rare-element search task.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;},<br \/>\r\nkeywords = {},<br \/>\r\npubstate = {published},<br \/>\r\ntppubtype = {article}<br \/>\r\n}<br \/>\r\n<\/pre><\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1174','tp_bibtex')\">Close<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"tp_abstract\" id=\"tp_abstract_1174\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_abstract_entry\">&lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Background&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;The search for rare elements, like mitotic figures, is crucial in pathology. Combining digital pathology with eye-tracking technology allows for the detailed study of how pathologists complete these important tasks.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Objectives&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;To determine if pathologists have distinct search characteristics in domain- and nondomain-specific tasks.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Design&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;Six pathologists and six graduate students were recruited as observers. Each observer was given five digital \u201cWhere's Waldo?\u201d puzzles and asked to search for the Waldo character as a nondomain-specific task. Each pathologist was then given five images of a breast digital pathology slide to search for a single mitotic figure as a domain-specific task. The observers\u2019 eye gaze data were collected.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Results&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n              Pathologists\u2019 median fixation duration was 244\u2005ms, compared to 300\u2005ms for nonpathologists searching for Waldo (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              &lt;\u2009.001), and compared to 233\u2005ms for pathologists searching for mitotic figures (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              =\u2009.003). Pathologists\u2019 median fixation and saccade rates were 3.17\/second and 2.77\/second, respectively, compared to 2.61\/second and 2.47\/second for nonpathologists searching for Waldo (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              &lt;\u2009.001), and compared to 3.34\/second and 3.09\/second for pathologists searching for mitotic figures (<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              =\u2009.222 and<br \/>\r\n              &lt;jats:italic&gt;P\u2009&lt;\/jats:italic&gt;<br \/>\r\n              =\u2009.187, respectively). There was no significant difference between the two cohorts in their accuracy in identifying the target of their search.<br \/>\r\n            &lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;jats:sec&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:title&gt;Conclusions&lt;\/jats:title&gt;<br \/>\r\n            &lt;jats:p&gt;When searching for rare elements during a nondomain-specific search task, pathologists\u2019 search characteristics were fundamentally different compared to nonpathologists, indicating pathologists can rapidly classify the objects of their fixations without compromising accuracy. Further, pathologists\u2019 search characteristics were fundamentally different between a domain-specific and nondomain-specific rare-element search task.&lt;\/jats:p&gt;<br \/>\r\n          &lt;\/jats:sec&gt;<\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1174','tp_abstract')\">Close<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"tp_links\" id=\"tp_links_1174\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_links_entry\"><ul class=\"tp_pub_list\"><li><i class=\"ai ai-doi\"><\/i><a class=\"tp_pub_list\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1177\/10668969241294239\" title=\"Follow DOI:10.1177\/10668969241294239\" target=\"_blank\">doi:10.1177\/10668969241294239<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1174','tp_links')\">Close<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tp_publication tp_publication_article\"><div class=\"tp_pub_info\"><p class=\"tp_pub_author\"> Policelli, Robert;  Dammak, Salma;  Ward, Aaron D.;  Kassam, Zahra;  Johnson, Carol;  Ramsewak, Darryl;  Syed, Zafir;  Siddiqi, Lubna;  Siddique, Naman;  Kim, Dongkeun;  Marshall, Harry<\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_title\"><a class=\"tp_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1177\/08465371231217155\" title=\"A Visual Aid Tool for Detection of Pancreatic Tumour-Vessel Contact on Staging CT: A Retrospective Cohort Study\" target=\"blank\">A Visual Aid Tool for Detection of Pancreatic Tumour-Vessel Contact on Staging CT: A Retrospective Cohort Study<\/a> <span class=\"tp_pub_type tp_  article\">Journal Article<\/span> <\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_additional\"><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_in\">In: <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_journal\">Can Assoc Radiol J, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_volume\">vol. 75, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_number\">no. 3, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_pages\">pp. 575\u2013583, <\/span><span class=\"tp_pub_additional_year\">2024<\/span>, <span class=\"tp_pub_additional_issn\">ISSN: 1488-2361<\/span>.<\/p><p class=\"tp_pub_menu\"><span class=\"tp_abstract_link\"><a id=\"tp_abstract_sh_1172\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1172','tp_abstract')\" title=\"Show abstract\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">Abstract<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"tp_resource_link\"><a id=\"tp_links_sh_1172\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1172','tp_links')\" title=\"Show links and resources\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">Links<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"tp_bibtex_link\"><a id=\"tp_bibtex_sh_1172\" class=\"tp_show\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1172','tp_bibtex')\" title=\"Show BibTeX entry\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\">BibTeX<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"tp_bibtex\" id=\"tp_bibtex_1172\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_bibtex_entry\"><pre>@article{Policelli2023,<br \/>\r\ntitle = {A Visual Aid Tool for Detection of Pancreatic Tumour-Vessel Contact on Staging CT: A Retrospective Cohort Study},<br \/>\r\nauthor = {Robert Policelli and Salma Dammak and Aaron D. Ward and Zahra Kassam and Carol Johnson and Darryl Ramsewak and Zafir Syed and Lubna Siddiqi and Naman Siddique and Dongkeun Kim and Harry Marshall},<br \/>\r\ndoi = {10.1177\/08465371231217155},<br \/>\r\nissn = {1488-2361},<br \/>\r\nyear  = {2024},<br \/>\r\ndate = {2024-08-01},<br \/>\r\njournal = {Can Assoc Radiol J},<br \/>\r\nvolume = {75},<br \/>\r\nnumber = {3},<br \/>\r\npages = {575--583},<br \/>\r\npublisher = {SAGE Publications},<br \/>\r\nabstract = {&lt;jats:p&gt; Purpose: In pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the difficult distinction between normal and affected pancreas on CT studies may lead to discordance between the pre-surgical assessment of vessel involvement and intraoperative findings. We hypothesize that a visual aid tool could improve the performance of radiology residents when detecting vascular invasion in pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients. Methods: This study consisted of 94 pancreatic adenocarcinoma patient CTs. The visual aid compared the estimated body fat density of each patient with the densities surrounding the superior mesenteric artery and mapped them onto the CT scan. Four radiology residents annotated the locations of perceived vascular invasion on each scan with the visual aid overlaid on alternating scans. Using 3 expert radiologists as the reference standard, we quantified the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve to determine the performance of the tool. We then used sensitivity, specificity, balanced accuracy ((sensitivity + specificity)\/2), and spatial metrics to determine the performance of the residents with and without the tool. Results: The mean area under the curve was 0.80. Radiology residents\u2019 sensitivity\/specificity\/balanced accuracy for predicting vascular invasion were 50%\/85%\/68% without the tool and 81%\/79%\/80% with it compared to expert radiologists, and 58%\/85%\/72% without the tool and 78%\/77%\/77% with it compared to the surgical pathology. The tool was not found to impact the spatial metrics calculated on the resident annotations of vascular invasion. Conclusion: The improvements provided by the visual aid were predominantly reflected by increased sensitivity and accuracy, indicating the potential of this tool as a learning aid for trainees. &lt;\/jats:p&gt;},<br \/>\r\nkeywords = {},<br \/>\r\npubstate = {published},<br \/>\r\ntppubtype = {article}<br \/>\r\n}<br \/>\r\n<\/pre><\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1172','tp_bibtex')\">Close<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"tp_abstract\" id=\"tp_abstract_1172\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_abstract_entry\">&lt;jats:p&gt; Purpose: In pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the difficult distinction between normal and affected pancreas on CT studies may lead to discordance between the pre-surgical assessment of vessel involvement and intraoperative findings. We hypothesize that a visual aid tool could improve the performance of radiology residents when detecting vascular invasion in pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients. Methods: This study consisted of 94 pancreatic adenocarcinoma patient CTs. The visual aid compared the estimated body fat density of each patient with the densities surrounding the superior mesenteric artery and mapped them onto the CT scan. Four radiology residents annotated the locations of perceived vascular invasion on each scan with the visual aid overlaid on alternating scans. Using 3 expert radiologists as the reference standard, we quantified the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve to determine the performance of the tool. We then used sensitivity, specificity, balanced accuracy ((sensitivity + specificity)\/2), and spatial metrics to determine the performance of the residents with and without the tool. Results: The mean area under the curve was 0.80. Radiology residents\u2019 sensitivity\/specificity\/balanced accuracy for predicting vascular invasion were 50%\/85%\/68% without the tool and 81%\/79%\/80% with it compared to expert radiologists, and 58%\/85%\/72% without the tool and 78%\/77%\/77% with it compared to the surgical pathology. The tool was not found to impact the spatial metrics calculated on the resident annotations of vascular invasion. Conclusion: The improvements provided by the visual aid were predominantly reflected by increased sensitivity and accuracy, indicating the potential of this tool as a learning aid for trainees. &lt;\/jats:p&gt;<\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" onclick=\"teachpress_pub_showhide('1172','tp_abstract')\">Close<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"tp_links\" id=\"tp_links_1172\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"tp_links_entry\"><ul class=\"tp_pub_list\"><li><i class=\"ai ai-doi\"><\/i><a class=\"tp_pub_list\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1177\/08465371231217155\" title=\"Follow DOI:10.1177\/08465371231217155\" target=\"_blank\">doi:10.1177\/08465371231217155<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p class=\"tp_close_menu\"><a class=\"tp_close\" 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