Amy Chen, MD

Neuroradiologist, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health, University of Toronto

[Anish Kirpalani @AnishKirpalani]

Great week for @radiologyto at #RSNA2024 with many education + science presentations, enhancing our academic collaborations + #AI leadership, and welcoming our newest radiologist Dr Timothy Lim to our practice. @UofTMedIm @RSNA @amychenvais @andrubrown @ucl @UnityHealthTO

[Anish Kirpalani @AnishKirpalani]

Great presentation today at #RSNA2024 by @amychenvais of @radiologyto on the use of #AI models to detect cervical spine fractures retrospectively at @UnityHealthTO. How this can help in #radiologist education? 🧐 Radiologists look at 1000s of images a day! @UofTMedIm @RSNA

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

Honored to work with so many dedicated trainees, colleagues and mentors at @radiologyto and @UnityHealthTO. Always grateful for the strong departmental support for our educational endeavors!

[Anish Kirpalani @AnishKirpalani]

Earlier this month, I continued a @radiologyto tradition of recognizing outstanding St Mike’s @UofTMedIm #radiologists at the Education awards breakfast #MEAD @UnityHealthTO. This year: Drs @amychenvais and Errol Colak. Story here: https://t.co/1yFw5uhf42

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

Amazing conference #ASNR2024 @CaesarsPalace - learned a ton, ate too much, and met up with so many wonderful old and new neuroradiology friends and colleagues!

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

Fantastic day learning from seasoned radiology educators at @ARRS_Radiology #CEDP #ARRS2024! Many practical tips on how to teach more effectively in the age of #socialmedia and #AI.

[Anish Kirpalani @AnishKirpalani]

Our academic radiology practice at St. Michael’s in #Toronto is proud to announce our new presence online. Introducing @radiologyto. Proud to lead this cutting edge practice! 👋 #radiology world! #RSNA23

https://t.co/JBtE40Qzoj

[Anish Kirpalani @AnishKirpalani]

St Mike’s Toronto #Radiology @UnityHealthTO is innovating in many ways, eg, leading 🇨🇦 in use of portable #MRI thru great partnerships @Hyperfine & @UpCarepartners, led by Dr A Bharatha, support by @StMichaelsFdn. ⬆️ MRI access, outcomes. @amychenvais @CARadiologists @UofTMedIm

[Linda Probyn @LJProbyn]

Great to see friends and colleagues at the Canadian Association of Radiologists AGM in Montreal 🇨🇦⁦@CARadiologists⁩ #CAR2023 ⁦@UofTMedIm⁩ ⁦@AnishKirpalani⁩ ⁦@amychenvais⁩

[Anish Kirpalani @AnishKirpalani]

St Mike’s Toronto #radiology connecting, teaching, and leading at #CAR2023 with @amychenvais speaking on #neuroradiology & our #ERradiology head Dr Robert Moreland speaking on imaging of lung trauma @CARadiologists @UnityHealthTO @UofTMedIm

[Anicca Harriot, PhD🔬 @13adh13]

Academic writing is wild bc you’ll read four articles just to write one sentence.

Anyway, here’s a thread of resources I’ve been using to speed through this review I’m working on:

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

PXA! Dural tail/reaction🐒 is the big clue for the diagnosis over other cortical based lesions such as gangliglioma and DNET. These are WHO Grade II tumors that most commonly present as seizures in young people. Remember they can disseminate in CSF!🧠

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

@NeuroRadTO #CaseoftheWeek
DDx tumour case but big clue to the correct diagnosis in the last image!

#radres #FOAMrad #FOAMed #radiology #MedTwitter #MedEd #radtwitter #COTW #neuroradiology #residency

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

@nkagetsu Haha go for it!!

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

What a great case - I definitely learned a new ddx!

[Ryan B Peterson 🇸🇪 @RyanBPetersonMD]

Answer: JC virus Granule Cell Neuronopathy

This pt had HIV. I didn't remember (or ever learn???) a differential for the "Hot Crossed Bun" sign. Always thought it was multiple system atrophy. #EmoryRadCOTD

[ASHNR @ASHNRSociety]

#ASHNRCOTW #135 ANSWER: Morning Glory Disc Anomaly! Thx Drs. @MichelleRoytman & @sarastrauss5 for the case! #ASHNR21

@IlonaSchmalfuss @callyrobs @DShatzkes @CDP_Rad @rhwiggins @nakoontz @cmtomblinson @CincyPedsNeuro @ESHNRSociety @TheASNR @CMGlastonbury @RadRupa @PhilipRChapman1

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

A case of OPLL! When you see a case of cervical spinal stenosis on MRI, make sure to check if there is T1/T2 dark vertical tissue in the anterior epidural space that would suggest the diagnosis. CT can be done to confirm but probably not necessary in such obvious cases!

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

@NeuroradTO #CaseoftheWeek
Yeesh what a tight squeeze this week! @The_ASSR

#radres #FOAMed #FOAMrad #radiology #MedTwitter #neuroradiology #MedEd #MRI #neurorad #residency #radtwitter

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

I cannot tell you how accurate this is having worked evening shifts all last week....

[Stefan Tigges @StefanTigges]

Just another day of work during the pandemic. Covid just dominates my practice now. I can hardly imagine how horrible things must be for my ID, ICU and ED friends and their patients.

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

DDx of adult 4th ventricular tumor include mets, CPP, ependymoma, subependymoma. This one has a good look for ependymoma as it's enhancing + squeezes through the lateral recess. Intratumoral hemorrhage + IVH are rare but known complications, with acute neurologic deterioration🧠

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

@NeuroradTO #CaseoftheWeek
Look carefully at the SWI images 👀 What's causing the acute neurologic deterioration?

#radres #FOAMed #FOAMrad #radiology #MedTwitter #neuroradiology #MedEd #MRI #neurorad #residency #radtwitter

[Amy Chen, MD @amychenvais]

Answer: Ependymoma with intratumoral and intraventricular hemorrhage! Note the lower SWI image that showed layering hemorrhage in occipital horns. Ependymoma is most commonly diagnosed in children (esp posterior fossa subtype) but can certainly occur at any age.