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Moore’s Law for radiologists

AuntMinnie

Most radiologists have heard of Moore’s Law. A close colleague observed that radiologists are affected by a type of Moore’s Law. The amount of scans a radiologist is expected to shift per day is increasing year on year. Today’s radiologist is expected to shift work at an eye-watering rate. Paul McCoubrie, MBBS.

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New edition of CXR book released

Radiology Cafe

Front cover Back cover I’ve finished the 2nd edition of my book, Chest X-rays for Medical Students! The book now follows the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Curriculum so students should feel confident that it covers all the core material. It’s been a labour of love. Buy online at Enjoy learning chest X-rays!

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Sectra Empowers Improved Work-life Balance for Radiologists

Imaging Technology

Increased productivity and workplace flexibility help radiologists keep work and life in balance. Marie Ekström Trägårdh , President of Sectra Imaging IT Solutions , says, “Radiologists today face increasing workloads and the risk of burnout.

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The Negativity Tendency

Ben White

In his follow-up book, Factfulness , Rosling discusses the fact that almost all “news” by definition is bad news. As a radiologist, I only hear about my misses. About once a year, someone congratulates me on a good catch, and usually, that’s coming from another radiologist who read the follow-up. Trajectories matter.

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Radiology Partners Enters the Lending Business

Ben White

Note: I’ve heard a similar story independently from several different RP radiologists. To my knowledge, nobody has pressed RP on this issue yet, and it has not been discussed in any public forum other than a brief mention on this site earlier this year where I was quoting a former RP radiologist. Let’s discuss.

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The challenges of dysrhythmic radiologists

AuntMinnie

A number of years ago, in a small British hospital that must remain nameless, there were two notorious radiologists. Of course, it isnt so much the irregularity of rhythm that can get radiologists a bad name. Now, while high output is a prized feature of a radiologist, a radiologist can work too fast.

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Erika Pace & Matthias Eberhard appointed Junior Deputy Editors

European Radiology

Matthias Eberhard is a cardiovascular, chest and musculoskeletal radiologist at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. He has authored about 100 scientific papers and book chapters. He is an active researcher in multimodality cardiovascular radiology, with a special focus on photon-counting CT and structural heart disease.