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Joseph Yi-Qiao Cao

Joseph Yi-Qiao Cao

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Radiology, Pediatric Radiology

Selected Publications

Vascular diagnosis in the pediatric patient.

Journal Article J Vasc Surg · September 19, 2025 BACKGROUND: Imaging is an important component for vascular diagnoses in pediatric patients; however, it is important to minimize radiation exposure in children. The pediatric population is up to 10 times more sensitive to the effects of radiation than adul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Best practices for pediatric liver MRI: guidelines from members of the Society for Pediatric Radiology Magnetic Resonance and Abdominal Imaging Committees.

Journal Article Pediatr Radiol · September 2025 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an essential tool in the evaluation of pediatric liver disease. However, the unique physiological, anatomical, and behavioral characteristics of pediatric patients present distinct challenges that necessitate tai ... Full text Link to item Cite

Denoising pediatric cardiac photon-counting CT data with sparse coding and data-adaptive, self-supervised deep learning.

Journal Article Med Phys · July 2025 BACKGROUND: The judicious use of CT in pediatric cardiac applications is warranted because young patients face the need for repeated imaging and increased lifetime cancer risk after ionizing radiation exposure. The quality of pediatric cardiac CT scans is ... Full text Link to item Cite

Photon-counting CT yields superior abdominopelvic image quality at lower radiation and iodinated contrast doses.

Journal Article Pediatr Radiol · May 2025 BACKGROUND: Photon-counting detector (PCD) computed tomography (CT) has been shown to provide better image quality at lower radiation and intravenous contrast doses than energy-integrating detector (EID) CT in adult patients. There is limited data on these ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of photon-counting CT and three-dimensional printing for an intra-thoracic retained ballistic fragment in a 9-year-old.

Journal Article Pediatr Radiol · April 2025 Retained ballistic fragments from gunshot wounds pose diagnostic and management challenges for radiologists and surgeons alike. Imaging and clinical decision-making regarding removal warrant comprehensive risk/benefit discussions, considering anatomic loca ... Full text Link to item Cite

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for suspected cholangiopathy in children and young adults: a multi-reader agreement study.

Conference Pediatr Radiol · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is used to diagnose and monitor primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). OBJECTIVE: To assess inter-reader agreement for the diagnosis of PSC/autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis (ASC) and for indivi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Deep learning automates Cobb angle measurement compared with multi-expert observers

Journal Article BJR|Artificial Intelligence · January 3, 2025 AbstractObjectivesScoliosis, a prevalent condition characterized by abnormal spinal curvature leading to deformity, requires precise a ... Full text Cite

A second hotspot for pathogenic exon-skipping variants in CDC45.

Journal Article Eur J Hum Genet · July 2024 Biallelic pathogenic variants in CDC45 are associated with Meier-Gorlin syndrome with craniosynostosis (MGORS type 7), which also includes short stature and absent/hypoplastic patellae. Identified variants act through a hypomorphic loss of function mechani ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multi-institutional Protocol Guidance for Pediatric Photon-counting CT.

Journal Article Radiology · May 2024 Performing CT in children comes with unique challenges such as greater degrees of patient motion, smaller and densely packed anatomy, and potential risks of radiation exposure. The technical advancements of photon-counting detector (PCD) CT enable decrease ... Full text Cite

Denoising pediatric cardiac photon-counting CT data using volumetric vision transformers and unpaired training data

Conference Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of SPIE · January 1, 2024 The advent of clinical photon counting x-ray CT (PCCT) has yielded gains in spatial resolution, noise performance, contrast resolution, and radiation dose management in numerous diagnostic applications. Pediatric populations, especially, stand to benefit f ... Full text Cite

Pediatric Applications of Photon-Counting Detector CT.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · April 2023 Photon-counting detector (PCD) CT represents the most recent generational advance in CT technology. PCD CT has the potential to reduce image noise, improve spatial resolution and contrast resolution, and provide multispectral capability, all of which may b ... Full text Link to item Cite

An Elite Privilege: Top-Ranked Medical Schools Provide Fewer Comparative Performance Data on Their Students.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · April 2023 PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to determine differences in the reporting of performance data on medical student performance evaluations (MSPEs) by medical school ranking. METHODS: MSPEs from all US allopathic and osteopathic medical schools recei ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hepatic manifestations of systemic disease: an imaging-based review.

Journal Article Pediatr Radiol · May 2022 The liver is responsible for many processes that maintain human metabolic homeostasis and can be affected by several pediatric systemic diseases. In this manuscript, we explore key pathological findings and imaging features across multiple modalities of a ... Full text Link to item Cite