Siegel, Eliot L.

Purpose:Today, data surrounding most of our lives are collected and stored. Data scientists are beginning to explore applications that could harness this information and make sense of it.Materials and Methods:In this review, the topic of Big Data is explored, and applications in modern health care are considered.Results:Big Data is a concept that has evolved from the modern trend of “scientism.” One of the primary goals of data scientists is to develop ways to discover new knowledge from the vast quantities of increasingly available information.Conclusions:Current and future opportunities and challenges with respect to radiology are provided with emphasis on cardiothoracic imaging.

In Christina’s World, one of the most beloved works of American art, Andrew Wyeth painted Christina Olson crawling crablike across the field below her house, raised on emaciated arms, with a swollen knob for an elbow, and hands clenched and gnarled. The significance of these physical abnormalities, and the message Wyeth endeavored to convey via the portrait, are considered here in light of Christina’s medical history and the disorder it most likely signifies.