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Few ‘surprise’ patient bills are from radiologists, study finds

AuntMinnie

Out-of-network billing by radiologists – often referred to as “surprise billing” – dropped significantly beginning in 2007 and imaging claims are now almost completely in network, according to a recent study. in 2007 to 1.1% in 2007 to 1.1% For example, among diagnostic imaging, NM had the largest decline, from 14.5%

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

He earned his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Florida. An assistant professor of radiology and radiological science, Francis Deng, MD, is the Johns Hopkins radiology department's co-director of medical student diagnostic radiology electives.

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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

AuntMinnie

CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

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Is semiannual mammo after breast conserving surgery necessary?

AuntMinnie

A 2018 survey of radiologists in American College of Radiology (ACR)-accredited mammography facilities found that 73% of facilities performed diagnostic mammographic evaluation every six months for a variable time prior to returning to routine screening mammography.

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Balancing Innovation and Reality: Evaluating AI’s Role in STEMI Diagnosis

REBEL EM

Comparator: AI model’s diagnostic performance compared to: ECG machine interpretations. N=2699) Critical Pathway Cohort Patients who were activated at Severance Hospital via the CRITICAL PATHWAY (2 Physicians agreed on activation) between 2007-2020. PGY2 Internal Medicine Residents (based on 300 randomly selected ECGs).

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Scotty Collins takes reins as Geisinger chair of radiology

AuntMinnie

He has been with the organization since completing his diagnostic radiology residency at Geisinger Medical Center in 2007. Collins has served as interim chair of radiology at Geisinger since April and in various leadership roles with direct physician management.

Radiology 100
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Extramedullary focal fat - fluid level, a specific sign of osteomyelitis

Dr Balaji Anvekar FRCR

2007 Jun;36 Suppl 1:S101-4. Intramedullary and extramedullary fat globules on magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic sign for osteomyelitis. Extra-osseous fat fluid level: a specific sign for osteomyelitis. Kumar J, Bandhu S, Kumar A, Alam S. Skeletal Radiol. doi: 10.1007/s00256-006-0194-1. Epub 2006 Sep 19. Eur Radiol.