AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

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. And by 2021, radiologists practiced almost exclusively in-network, according to the researchers. in 2007 to 1.1%

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 25, 2024

A radiologist in India has been arrested as an alleged key operator in an emerging al-Qaida-inspired terrorist group, according to an article by The Times of India. The group reportedly operated a training camp in a forested area in northwestern India and were “set to launch terror attacks,” the article said.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

The case of a radiologist who crashed into multiple cars, a road sign, and a tree while almost three times the blood-alcohol limit has focused attention on the grave risks of addiction. on March 27, 2023, according to the article. He returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.145 – just below a high-range reading, the article pointed out.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2024

Out of 39 specialties, radiology was in the top third when ranked by industry payments to doctors over a nine-year period, according to an article published March 28 in JAMA. of radiologists was $1.94 The full article can be found here. colleagues reported. Over the period, the mean amount paid to the top 0.1%

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., After analyzing Medicare billing data from 2019 to 2024, researchers from NYU Langone Health in New York City found that radiologists have a lower national attrition rate than other healthcare providers. “The Radiologists: 13.2%

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 17, 2024

Even expert, specialized radiologists performing their first reads on x-rays can miss up to two-thirds of all rib fractures, they added. The researchers used a custom dataset of 1,109 pediatric chest x-rays (624 with fractures present and 485 with fractures absent) manually labeled by seven pediatric radiologists.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Interventional radiologists are disproportionately distributed in the U.S, of the United States population does not have access to an interventional radiologist, however, many patients would prefer minimally invasive care,” wrote first author Yusuf Ahmad, a student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA, and colleagues.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 28, 2024

"This article will serve as a landmark reference for navigating short-term labor challenges in radiology," explains one editorial about the suggestions.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

As a new year begins, we asked radiologists to weigh in on what has impressed them most and what might be next for GPT. Bera was the lead author of an October 2023 article published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology that assessed literature on ChatGPT in radiology published between January 26 and August 14, 2023.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

RadiologyInfo.org , a source of medical imaging information for the general public, has introduced a new series of articles and videos to help patients understand their radiology exam reports. In the videos, radiologists share some common findings while displaying sample imaging exams.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 11, 2024

Their performance was compared to reads by 17 radiologists and radiology residents with varying experience. The full article is available here. These algorithms were all tested on the same validated data set of 386 chest x-rays, which were acquired between January 2012 and May 2022 from institutions in the Netherlands.

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Ben White

JANUARY 26, 2024

What does that preferred equity mean for current equity owners, particularly those radiologists holding common stock? The radiologists lose and continue to lose in this scenario. With $300 million more preferred equity leapfrogging them in the lunch line, the value of most radiologists’ stock continues to trend to zero.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 31, 2023

lead author of the article and neuroradiologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. It is essential for the radiologist to recognize and monitor ARIA,” Dr. Agarwal said. “As Agarwal, M.B.B.S., Although this groundbreaking new therapy has shown benefits in Alzheimer’s patients, it is not without complications.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The voters also zeroed in on the ongoing shortage of radiologists as the Biggest Threat to Radiology. New strategies will be needed to train the next generation of radiologists, and I'm very excited about these new opportunities," he said. But these barriers aren't deal-breakers.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

ChatGPT might be able to pass the current benchmark exam for qualification as a radiologist in the U.K., according to a group of musculoskeletal radiologists in Birmingham. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) only publishes very limited sample questions, the authors noted. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

They provided a step-by-step description of how to use it in an article published October 24 in the British Journal of Radiology. The full article is available here. A team in Europe has launched a novel web application to help radiology trainees gain skills in detecting lung nodules on chest x-rays.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Most published articles testing ChatGPT in radiology show that the technology offers impressive performance, although there continue to be opportunities to improve it, according to a team in Cleveland. Twenty-three articles were original research, while the rest included reviews and perspectives or brief communications.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

news media, though radiologists may not be included in such coverage, researchers have reported. newspaper coverage, news articles over the past 25 years have discussed AI’s advantages more than potential risks. However, radiologists were “infrequently” interviewed or quoted in these articles.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Radiologists seeking to provide equitable healthcare should establish "cultural dexterity" in their practices -- and there are three principles to follow, according to an article published August 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

AuntMinnie.com recently spoke with Warren Gefter, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, lead author of a recent article in Radiology proposing that human-AI symbiosis – rather than totally autonomous AI – should be the current goal for AI in chest radiography.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

christine.book Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:29 December 4, 2023 — Ajay Gupta, MD, MS , has been named chair of the Department of Radiology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and radiologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/CUIMC.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

The impending diagnostic radiology oral exam should be welcomed for aspiring radiologists, according to an article published January 5 in Academic Radiology. The American Board of Radiology (ABR) requires residents to pass two exams to become radiologists. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 12, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In 2008, our top article shared the story of a $7 million settlement for allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. A Florida radiologist has paid the U.S. government $7 million to settle allegations of healthcare fraud.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The defendants included a National Cancer Institute (NCI) radiologist and a Kuala Lumpur Hospital plastic surgeon. High Court Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir found the radiologist liable but dismissed the suit against the plastic surgeon, the article states. The names of both defendants were not given in the article.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 8, 2024

A study conducted in a primary care clinic in Spain highlights the need for improvement of AI algorithms for interpreting chest x-rays, despite being commercially approved by European regulators, according to an article published March 3 in Scientific Reports. The full article is available here. Image courtesy of Scientific Reports.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A radiologist and a sonographer failed to diagnose critical conditions during two pregnancies, including a twin baby who died three days after birth, according to a report by the office of New Zealand's Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC). The radiologist ("Dr.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2024

Gunther, a radiologist at UT Health San Antonio, and colleagues penned an article published in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology titled, “Got the Munchies for an Egg Sandwich? The full article is available here. The Effects of Cannabis on Bowel Motility and Beyond.”

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ScienceDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

A new article examines the use of monoclonal antibody therapies for treating Alzheimer disease and alerts physicians to be on the lookout for a potential side effect: amyloid-related imaging abnormalities.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In the early stages of the global pandemic, articles on COVID-19 were very popular amongst AuntMinnie members. Topping the list in 2020 was a story on how patients with COVID-19 may initially present with non-respiratory symptoms.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

X-ray and ultrasound machines were badly damaged in a rocket attack on Ukraine's largest children's hospital on July 8, according to radiologist Stanislav Rebenkov, MD. A Russian KH-101 hypersonic missile smashed through the roof of the building, injuring more than 30 people, according to an article in The Telegraph. local time.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2024

The collective points gathered from the conversations define the cultural changes for radiologists and AI scientists working together and describe the challenges ahead for AI technologies to meet broad approval. The article also emphasizes the importance of collaboration to improve clinical deployment.

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Iowa Radiology

APRIL 27, 2023

A brain MRI (also known as a head MRI ) allows a radiologist to examine not only the brain itself but also the bones of the skull, the optic and cranial nerves, the blood vessels connected to the brain, the muscles, fat, and connective tissue in the head, and the structures of the inner ear.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2024

An AI algorithm can help identify rare tumors on upper arm bones in patients undergoing chest x-rays – findings not typically identified in daily reading practice, according to an article published March 6 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. The radiologists read the images with and without the help of the algorithm.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

On July 9, 2024, AuntMinnieEurope.com posted an article about the extensive damage caused to Ukraine's largest pediatric hospital. Radiologist Josh Sokol, MD, a founder of the FRI who works with teleradiology company vRad, read AuntMinnieEurope.com 's July 9 article and recognized the urgent need for ultrasound capabilities at the Ohmatdyt.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 11, 2024

In an article published July 10 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence , leading RSNA and MICCAI experts offered their perspectives on the clinical, cultural, computational, and regulatory considerations essential to adopting AI technology successfully in radiology. “AI Full access to the article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

There are several barriers that still need to be addressed from a radiologist, facility, and patient standpoint. Articles seem to be either totally for or at best marginally against the use of AI. According to an October 2023 article in Becker’s Hospital Review , “. Radiologists initially feared that AI would take their jobs.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 2, 2024

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) have developed and validated an abdominal organ segmentation model and made it available as an open-source application for further research and potential clinical deployment in pediatrics, according to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology on May 1.

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