Ania Kielar
Ania Kielar is an associate professor at the University of Toronto and a fellow of the American College of Radiology. She completed her medical school and radiology residency at the University of Ottawa. Then she completed a fellowship in abdominal imaging at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
She joined JDMI in 2018 and is the deputy chief of radiology at JDMI with a portfolio of quality and practice improvement. She sits on the quality committees at UHN and Sinai Health.
She is also Vice Chair, at large, of Radiology at the University of Toronto.
Currently, she is the president Canadian Radiologists Association, representing over 2500 Canadian radiologists at the national level.
Dr. Kielar serves on various national and international committee including roles at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for the Radiology exam, as well as the Oversight Committee for the Society of Abdominal Radiology.
She has 125 peer reviewed publications and 15 book chapters with a research focus on standardization and radiology error reduction.
- Understanding the role of radiologists in complex treatment decisions for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver and represents a significant global health burden. Management […]
- The Landscape of Rural and Remote Radiology in Canada: Opportunities and Challenges
Diagnostic and interventional radiology play a crucial role in healthcare, facilitating diagnosis of disease, treatment planning, interventional […]
- Use of Opportunistic CT Biomarkers: Population Health Opportunities in Radiology
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- Current Practice Patterns, Challenges, and Need for Education in Performing and Reporting Advanced Pelvic US and MRI to Investigate Endometriosis: A Survey by the Canadian Association of Radiologists Endometriosis Working Group
Purpose: The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Endometriosis Working Group developed a national survey to evaluate current practice patterns […]
- CAR Practice Statement on Advanced Pelvic Ultrasound for Endometriosis
The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Endometriosis Working Group was tasked with providing guidance and benchmarks to ensure the quality of […]
- Optimising Outpatient Oral Contrast Use in Abdominal CT-A Radiology Pandemic Response Initiative to Reduce Patient Time in the Waiting Room and Reduce Costs, While Improving Patient Experience
Purpose: The aim was to reduce outpatient wait time and improve patient experience by optimising oral contrast use. Methods: Our multidisciplinary […]
- Editorial: Oscillatory brain activity as a marker of brain function and dysfunction in aging and in neurodegenerative disorders
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- Positive changes to written language following phonological treatment in logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia: Case report
Phonological impairment contributes to deficits in repetition and spoken naming in logopenic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia (lvPPA), but […]
- Standardized Reporting on the Preoperative CT Assessment of Potential Living Renal Transplant Donors: Can We Create a Universal Report Standard to Meet the Needs of Transplant Urologists?
Purpose: Determine whether standardized template reporting for the preoperative assessment of potential living renal transplant donors improves the […]
- Universal Liver Imaging Lexicon: Imaging Atlas for Research and Clinical Practice
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- ACL Reconstruction: Which Additional Physiotherapy Interventions Improve Early-Stage Rehabilitation? A Systematic Review
Despite the restoration of the mechanical stability of the knee joint after ACL reconstruction (ACLR), patients often experience postoperative […]
- Universal Liver Imaging Lexicon: Imaging Atlas for Research and Clinical Practice
The use of standardized terms in assessing and reporting disease processes has well-established benefits, such as clear communication between […]
- Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating stroke aphasia: Systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the rTMS technique can enhance rehabilitation of language skills in post-stroke aphasia when administered […]
- Electrophysiological connectivity markers of preserved language functions in post-stroke aphasia
Post-stroke aphasia is a consequence of localized stroke-related damage as well as global disturbances in a highly interactive and […]
- Liver imaging: it is time to adopt standardized terminology
Liver imaging plays a vital role in the management of patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, progress in the field is […]
- Interobserver and intraobserver variability of RECIST assessment in ovarian cancer
CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that while selection and measurement concordance were high, there was significant interobserver and intraobserver […]
- Electrophysiological abnormalities as indicators of early-stage pathology in Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA): A case study in semantic variant PPA
Language induced and spontaneous oscillatory activity was measured using MEG in a patient with the semantic variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia […]
- Restoring Timely Access to Medical Imaging in Canada: A Prescription for Renewed Radiology Investments
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- CAR Peer Learning Guide
Peer learning is a quality initiative used to identify potential areas of practice improvement, both on a patient level and on a systemic level. […]
- Mosaic mentoring: finding the right mentor for the issue at hand
Mentoring has a vital role throughout the medical profession. Over the past few years, mentoring has become an area of focus as being an important […]
- Imaging Evaluation of Living Liver Donor Candidates: Techniques, Protocols, and Anatomy
The need for liver transplants is increasing because the prevalence of liver diseases and the indications for transplants are growing. In response to […]
- Teaching Radiology to Medical Students in Canada; a Virtual, Integrative, Clinical Approach
CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of an integrative clinical approach to teaching radiology in a virtual setting is achievable. It provides efficient […]
- Canadian Medical Student's Perception Toward Undergraduate Radiology Education
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- Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cancer: What the Hepatologists, Oncologists, and Surgeons Want to Know from Radiologists
Effective communication between radiologists and physicians involved in the management of patients with chronic liver disease is paramount to […]
- LI-RADS treatment response assessment of combination locoregional therapy for HCC
HCC incidence continues to increase worldwide and is most frequently discovered at an advanced stage when limited curative options are available. […]
- LI-RADS treatment response lexicon: review, refresh and resolve with emerging data
The imaging findings after loco regional treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma are variable based on the type of treatment used, the timing interval […]
- Role of the radiologist at HCC multidisciplinary conference and use of the LR-TR algorithm for improving workflow
Multidisciplinary conferences (MDCs) play a major role in management and care of oncology patients. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a complex […]
- Computed Tomography Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Hepatic Lesion Characterization/Diagnosis
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- Beyond the AJR: "Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MRI of Macrotrabecular-Massive Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Its Prognostic Implications"
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- Association of Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis on Survival: 15-Year Institutional Experience With 1561 Cases
Background Previous studies regarding survival in patients with splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) are limited. This study measured overall survival in […]