Scholars@Duke
Sarah Patricia Thomas

Sarah Patricia Thomas

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Radiology, Abdominal Imaging

Selected Publications

External validation of inter-reader reliability of the Prostate Imaging after Focal Ablation (PI-FAB) scoring system following focal cryoablation and focal high-intensity focused ultrasound.

Journal Article Eur Radiol · November 2025 OBJECTIVES: The efficacy of focal therapy (FT) has improved with the use of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for lesion identification, though standardized mpMRI reporting post-FT is lacking. The Prostate Imaging after Focal Ablation (PI-FAB) scoring system was ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identifying radiologically significant incidental breast lesions on chest CT: The added value of artificial intelligence.

Journal Article Curr Probl Diagn Radiol · June 3, 2025 BACKGROUND: Breast lesions are a common but often missed incidental finding. We evaluated whether artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can efficiently detect radiologically significant incidental breast lesions (RSIBLs) missed by original interpreting r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Photon-Counting CT Effects on Sensitivity for Liver Lesion Detection: A Reader Study Using Virtual Imaging.

Journal Article Radiology · January 2025 Background Detection of hepatic metastases at CT is a daily task in radiology departments that influences medical and surgical treatment strategies for oncology patients. Purpose To compare simulated photon-counting CT (PCCT) with energy-integrating detect ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of the impact of a novel denoising algorithm on image quality in dual-energy abdominal CT of obese patients.

Journal Article Eur Radiol · October 2023 OBJECTIVES: Evaluate a novel algorithm for noise reduction in obese patients using dual-source dual-energy (DE) CT imaging. METHODS: Seventy-nine patients with contrast-enhanced abdominal imaging (54 women; age: 58 ± 14 years; BMI: 39 ± 5 kg/m2, range: 35- ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Optimization of non-endorectal prostate MR image quality using PI-QUAL: A multidisciplinary team approach.

Journal Article Eur J Radiol · September 2023 PURPOSE: To evaluate the utility of the PI-QUAL score in assessing protocol changes aimed to improve image quality from a non-endorectal coil prostate MR imaging protocol during a 9-month quality improvement (QI) project and to quantify the inter-reader ag ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Faster Prostate MRI: Comparing a Novel Denoised, Single-Average T2 Sequence to the Conventional Multiaverage T2 Sequence Regarding Lesion Detection and PI-RADS Score Assessment.

Journal Article J Magn Reson Imaging · August 2023 BACKGROUND: The T2 w sequence is a standard component of a prostate MRI examination; however, it is time-consuming, requiring multiple signal averages to achieve acceptable image quality. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: To determine whether a denoised, single-average ... Full text Link to item Cite

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Peer Review: Missed Liver Lesions on Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography.

Journal Article J Am Coll Radiol · November 2022 PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to use artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate peer review for detection of missed suspicious liver lesions (SLLs) on CT pulmonary angiographic (CTPA) examinations. METHODS: This retrospective study included 1 month of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparative Evaluation of Choose Your Own Adventure and Traditional Linear Case Formats in Radiology Small Group Teaching.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · May 2022 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: We aim to compare Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) presentation format with linear case format as educational methods for teaching a radiology small group session to medical students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A radiology small group ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prolactinoma

Journal Article RSNA Case Collection · January 31, 2022 Full text Link to item Cite

WITHIN SUBJECT COMPARISON OF VAGINAL ANATOMY BEFORE AND AFTER HYSTERECTOMY

Conference INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL · 2019 Cite