2022 - Diagnostic Imaging Brief

How the 2022 contrast media shortage impacted stroke care

Health Imaging

AUGUST 16, 2023

A team of specialists tracked CT utilization before, during and after the 2022 shortage, sharing its findings in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

IT

ACR/RBMA workforce survey: Radiologist recruiting remains a key concern

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2025

For this latest report, Dibble and colleagues conducted a survey between December 2022 and January 2023 that included 2,302 participants. The investigators compared 2022 data to 2021 data. That's why "ongoing periodic assessment of the radiologist workforce is necessary to identify pressure points and potential mitigating factors."

Radiologist

Radiologist Private Practice Hospital Insurance

Private equity healthcare deals hit $90B in 2022, with AI one key 'sector to watch'

Radiology Business

APRIL 10, 2023

Investors continue to pour funds into radiology and other segments of medicine, seeking shelter from volatility seen elsewhere.

Healthcare

Healthcare Healthcare Radiology

Radiology Partners added 500 physicians to its roster in 2022, now spanning all 50 states

Radiology Business

APRIL 20, 2023

Meanwhile, credit analysts are issuing caution around the California-based practice’s aggressive, debt-fueled growth strategy.

IT

IT Radiology

Can use of other cancer screening tests boost uptake of LCS?

AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

But despite the fact that the pool of people eligible for this screening has broadened, uptake of the exam remains low, at only 18% in 2022. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends annual LCS screening with LDCT for individuals between the ages of 55 and 50 and a smoking history of 30 pack years to 20 pack years.

Hospital

Hospital Disease IT Clinic

Ultrafast MRI exam bests standard MRI for classifying breast cancers

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 28, 2025

The prospective study enrolled 225 women with 233 breast cancer prior to treatment between 2021 and 2022. Seo and colleagues compared the performance of ultrafast MRI with standard MRI in classifying histological factors and subtypes of invasive breast cancer among radiologists with varying experience.

MRI

MRI Radiologist Imaging Clinic

PSMA-PET/CT identifies 'atypical' metastases in prostate cancer patients

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

To bridge the gap in knowledge, the researchers identified 998 patients who underwent PET/CT scans using F-18 PSMA-1007 radiotracer at their hospital between June 2020 and June 2022. For the analysis, the researchers included 240 patients who underwent scans for primary staging of newly diagnosed disease.

Disease

Disease Diagnose Hospital Diagnostic

Breast ultrasound effective for screening women with dense tissue

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

They investigated the efficacy of supplemental screening breast ultrasound in women with heterogeneously dense and extremely dense tissue, conducting a study that assessed ultrasound-guided breast biopsies prompted by screening breast ultrasound performed from August 2021 to December 2022.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound Radiologist Disease Diagnose

Diagnostic radiology positions fall short of 100% filled

AuntMinnie

MARCH 24, 2025

All available integrated interventional radiology resident positions were filled, and a vast majority (97.4%) of diagnostic radiology positions were filled on 2025 Main Residency Match Day, March 21. NRMP officials reported registering 52,498 applicants, an increase of 2,085 (4.1%) over last year.

Diagnostic

Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Radiology Interventional Radiology

ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 6, 2025

The ASRT began tracking enrollment data for sonography and MR imaging in 2022. In 2024, it sent its survey to 1,263 directors of several programs, including the following: radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, sonography, and MR imaging. All these programs are approved by the ARRT. "We

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine Radiology Technologist Education Radiation

FAPI-PET superior to FDG-PET for detecting bone cancer

AuntMinnie

MARCH 17, 2025

They analyzed imaging from 293 patients with pathologically confirmed primary malignancies who had undergone PET/CT scans with both agents within one week between November 2019 and December 2022.

Hospital

Hospital Diagnose Imaging IT

AuntMinnie 2022: Dr. Raymond Damadian, father of MRI, dies at 86

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Our most highly read article in 2022 reported on the passing of one of the most important pioneers in the history of radiology. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years.

MRI

MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Medical Imaging

Cancer screening hasn't rebounded to prepandemic levels

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The researchers pointed out that not much is known about whether healthcare access has returned to prepandemic levels in 2022. adults in 2021 and 2022 compared with prepandemic levels, as well as whether these patterns differed by race and ethnicity. adults who participated in the National Health Interview Survey in 2021 and 2022.

Public Health

Public Health Insurance Healthcare Healthcare

Thousands of radiology practices have lost their independence amid waves of consolidation

Radiology Business

JUNE 5, 2024

Between 2015 and 2022, nearly 3,500 physician practices that provide radiology services disappeared from the Medicare Provider Data Log, according to the Neiman Health Policy Institute.

Medicare

Medicare Radiology

Radiologists help launch Uber-like service providing imaging consultations across the globe

Radiology Business

MAY 21, 2024

Experts first designed the program in 2022 to provide subspecialty advice to clinicians in war-torn Ukraine.

Radiologist

Radiologist Imaging

'Critical' oversight of 7 factors increases contrast waste

Health Imaging

AUGUST 28, 2024

Since the onset of the iodinated contrast shortage in 2022, countless tactics have been deployed to optimize use of the imaging agent, but many have been overlooked.

Imaging

Cardiac imaging use is skyrocketing, and radiologists are rising to the challenge

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Over the course of a decade, the number of CT exams leapt 353% by 2022, while MRI climbed nearly 283%, researchers detailed Wednesday.

Radiologist

Radiologist MRI Imaging

Running a CT scanner at Munich’s Oktoberfest: What providers learned

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Medical providers deployed the machine at the world’s largest annual fair in 2022, recently sharing their findings in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Medical

Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

They analyzed data from a national healthcare claims database among 19,793 patients between 2009 and 2022. To explore the value of the procedure, the researchers compared inpatient length of stay (LOS), in-hospital mortality, 30-day readmission rate, and total hospitalization cost between percutaneous ablation and EBRT.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology Inpatient Hospital Radiologist

Complexity of radiology exams has skyrocketed

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In a study at a tertiary imaging center in Sweden, investigators found that the data in CT and MRI studies for radiologists to interpret increased up to six times between 2009 and 2022, while the numbers of exams “only doubled,” said Tomas Bjerner, MD, PhD, of Linkoping University. per year), according to the findings.

Radiology

Radiology Radiologist MRI Imaging

Woman who falsely claimed to be a registered tech now owes ARRT over $50,000

Health Imaging

MAY 7, 2024

In December 2022, the registry filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Lemesha Cannon, accusing her of knowingly and intentionally misusing trademarks to obtain employment.

Do radiologists trust mammography AI software?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2025

Conducted between April 2021 and June 2022, the ScreenTrustCAD trial prospectively evaluated the performance of Insight MMG AI CAD software (Lunit) on nearly 55,000 women in Sweden receiving breast cancer screening with full-field digital mammography.

Radiologist

Radiologist Mammogram Diagnose Imaging

Physicians collect $13B in payment perks from industry sources, but only 3% goes to radiologists

Radiology Business

JULY 23, 2024

Members of the specialty received over 452,000 such payments for a total of $357 million between 2017-2022, experts wrote in Clinical Imaging.

Radiologist

Radiologist Clinic Imaging

From acquisition to innovation: How Microsoft is advancing diagnostic imaging

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

At the time of the March 2022 transaction, Microsoft said it liked Nuance for its core strengths—AI-powered voice recognition and related software and services—across numerous industries. It’s been two and a half years since Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nuance Communications for a reported $19.7

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic Communication Imaging

How did radiology practices perform in the 2023 MIPS final results?

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 30, 2024

The 2022 result was a much higher adjustment than it had been in any of the preceding years, and higher than the 2023 maximum. 2022 was the final year the Exceptional Performance Bonus was available. The 8.25% adjustment included 6% from the Exceptional Performance Bonus and 2.25% from the Base Adjustment.

Medicare

Medicare Radiology Public Health Education

Spectral AI reports 2023 revenue decreases

AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2024

million for the same period in 2022. million for the same time period in 2022. million in 2022. For the fourth quarter of 2023, the company reported a revenue of $5.3 million, compared with $6.1 Net loss for the fourth quarter of last year was $3.5 million, compared to a net loss of $1.7 million, compared with a net loss of $2.9

IT

Radiologists collect $392M in payment perks from the imaging industry, far less than other specialists

Radiology Business

MARCH 28, 2024

The figure places radiology 12th on a list of 39 specialties ranked in terms of total amount paid to physicians between 2013 and 2022.

Radiologist

Radiologist Imaging Radiology

Radiology provider Akumin highlights ‘robust’ growth in PET/CT volumes with no signs of slowing

Radiology Business

MAY 11, 2023

on a same-store basis when compared to Q1 of 2022, leaders said Thursday. The Plantation, Florida, company saw volumes from the modality leap 16.1%

Radiology

Radiologist performance has improved since the introduction of DBT for breast cancer screening

Health Imaging

APRIL 11, 2023

Food and Drug Administration in 2011, DBT has become the most common method for breast cancer screening, and as of September 2022, 84% of all U.S. Since being approved by the U.S. mammography screening facilities housed DBT units.

Radiologist

Private equity buying up a growing share of cancer care clinics

Radiology Business

MAY 1, 2023

Between 2003 and 2022, PE platform companies poured money into 724 oncology operators, or about 10% of all locations.

Clinic

Interventional radiology among specialties with the greatest growth in claims since 2018

Radiology Business

JUNE 8, 2023

The specialty saw an 83% uptick in billing between 2018 and 2022, good for fourth place, data and analytics firm Definitive Healthcare reported.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology Radiology Healthcare Healthcare

Fewer than 1 in 6 radiologists are highly likely to seek new employment in the near future

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Most practices surveyed said they hired radiologists in 2021 with similar plans in 2022, focused on breast and body imaging as top needs.

Radiologist

Radiologist Imaging

Ultrasound-guided fluoro for kidney stones cuts radiation to kids

AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2025

Salama and colleagues assessed whether and how much fluoroscopy-assisted, ultrasound-guided mini-PCNL could reduce radiation exposure compared to traditional fluoroscopy via a study that included 50 children who underwent the procedure between July 2022 and August 2023.

Radiation

Radiation Fluoroscopy Ultrasound Hospital

After lawsuit and lengthy delays, imaging firm finally moves forward with merger deal

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The agreement dates to December 2022, when QT Imaging first started discussing a sale to investment firm GigCapital.

Imaging

Private equity firm sues ultrasound developer QT Imaging hoping to force completion of merger deal

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

GigCapital5 and the Novato, California-based ultrasound developer first announced their intent to merge in December 2022, creating a company with combined value of $151M.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound Imaging

RadNet revising 2023 financial projections, adding capacity amid ‘heavy demand’ for imaging

Radiology Business

MAY 9, 2023

PET/CT saw the biggest gains, up almost 21% year-over-year compared to Q1 of 2022, with the group collecting $390M in revenue (up 14%).

Imaging

S&P expects Radiology Partners to generate positive free cash flow for 1st time in years

Radiology Business

MARCH 6, 2024

The country's largest imaging group spent more than it was collecting in both 2022 and 2023, but the ratings agency believes it may be turning a corner.

Radiology

Radiology IT Imaging

MR angiography a suitable alternative to CT when ruling out pulmonary embolus

Health Imaging

JUNE 22, 2023

The modality switch became especially important during the iodinated contrast shortage of 2022 when clinics were forced to deploy mitigation tactics as a means of preserving their contrast supply.

Clinic

DL algorithm targeting prostate cancer demonstrates clinical impact

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

To assess the algorithms potential impact, the team prospectively enrolled 205 men at an average age of 68, from December 2022 to July 2023 at two Seoul hospitals.

Clinic

Clinic MRI Radiologist Imaging

Diagnostic imaging service expenditures shifting to third-party providers

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In 2022, U.S. For 2022, the top three service providers by service-related expenditures are GE HealthCare, Siemens Healthineers, and Crothall Healthcare. Year Share of Service-related Expenditures with Third-Party Service Providers 2019 36% 2022 50% Courtesy of IMV Medical Information Division. hospitals spent an estimated $4.29

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic Imaging Hospital

Higher pay in specialties such as diagnostic radiology correlates with lower levels of diversity

Radiology Business

AUGUST 4, 2023

Full professors in imaging earned median compensation of about $500,320 between 2015-2022, researchers wrote Thursday in JAMA.

Diagnostic

Diagnostic Radiology Imaging

Lunit highlights Insight MMG clinical results

AuntMinnie

MARCH 10, 2025

It included 24,543 women aged 40 and above who underwent routine biennial mammography as part of Korea's national breast cancer screening program between February 2021 and December 2022; it compared the performance of radiologist screening mammography interpretation with and without the use of Lunit's Insight MMG.

Clinic

Clinic Communication Radiologist Hospital

One-fourth of practices say operating costs are up, with 93% facing clinical staffing shortages

Radiology Business

MAY 23, 2023

Another 80% of physicians believe such challenges are worse than they were in 2022, according to survey data from ASTRO released Tuesday.

Clinic

ACS: Cancer mortality continues to drop

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2025

The report, called "Cancer Statistics 2025," shows that the cancer mortality rate declined by 34% from 1991 to 2022 in the U.S., Cancer mortality rates continue to drop -- although incidence of the disease is rising in women, according to an annual study released by the American Cancer Society (ACS). averting approximately 4.5 million deaths.

Diagnose

Diagnose Disease IT Clinic

How the 2022 contrast media shortage impacted stroke care

ACR/RBMA workforce survey: Radiologist recruiting remains a key concern

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Private equity healthcare deals hit $90B in 2022, with AI one key 'sector to watch'

Radiology Partners added 500 physicians to its roster in 2022, now spanning all 50 states

Can use of other cancer screening tests boost uptake of LCS?

Ultrafast MRI exam bests standard MRI for classifying breast cancers

PSMA-PET/CT identifies 'atypical' metastases in prostate cancer patients

Breast ultrasound effective for screening women with dense tissue

Diagnostic radiology positions fall short of 100% filled

ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

FAPI-PET superior to FDG-PET for detecting bone cancer

AuntMinnie 2022: Dr. Raymond Damadian, father of MRI, dies at 86

Cancer screening hasn't rebounded to prepandemic levels

Thousands of radiology practices have lost their independence amid waves of consolidation

Radiologists help launch Uber-like service providing imaging consultations across the globe

'Critical' oversight of 7 factors increases contrast waste

Cardiac imaging use is skyrocketing, and radiologists are rising to the challenge

Running a CT scanner at Munich’s Oktoberfest: What providers learned

Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients

Complexity of radiology exams has skyrocketed

Woman who falsely claimed to be a registered tech now owes ARRT over $50,000

Do radiologists trust mammography AI software?

Physicians collect $13B in payment perks from industry sources, but only 3% goes to radiologists

From acquisition to innovation: How Microsoft is advancing diagnostic imaging

How did radiology practices perform in the 2023 MIPS final results?

Spectral AI reports 2023 revenue decreases

Radiologists collect $392M in payment perks from the imaging industry, far less than other specialists

Radiology provider Akumin highlights ‘robust’ growth in PET/CT volumes with no signs of slowing

Radiologist performance has improved since the introduction of DBT for breast cancer screening

Private equity buying up a growing share of cancer care clinics

Interventional radiology among specialties with the greatest growth in claims since 2018

Fewer than 1 in 6 radiologists are highly likely to seek new employment in the near future

Ultrasound-guided fluoro for kidney stones cuts radiation to kids

After lawsuit and lengthy delays, imaging firm finally moves forward with merger deal

Private equity firm sues ultrasound developer QT Imaging hoping to force completion of merger deal

RadNet revising 2023 financial projections, adding capacity amid ‘heavy demand’ for imaging

S&P expects Radiology Partners to generate positive free cash flow for 1st time in years

MR angiography a suitable alternative to CT when ruling out pulmonary embolus

DL algorithm targeting prostate cancer demonstrates clinical impact

Diagnostic imaging service expenditures shifting to third-party providers

Higher pay in specialties such as diagnostic radiology correlates with lower levels of diversity

Lunit highlights Insight MMG clinical results

One-fourth of practices say operating costs are up, with 93% facing clinical staffing shortages

ACS: Cancer mortality continues to drop

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