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ISMRM: Communication, multidisciplinary engagement key to pediatric MRI

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Communication and engagement with child-life specialists are a couple of factors in successful MR imaging for young children, according to research presented May 4 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Singapore. Performing MRI scans on young children can be challenging for radiologists.

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Radiographers struggle with communication, care for suicidal patients

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Radiographers have difficulty communicating with and caring for patients wh. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Radiologists seeing declines in reimbursement per beneficiary Was burnout really worse for radiologists during the pandemic? Could phone tree system help with radiologist burnout?

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ChatGPT can provide patients with radiation protection info

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They posed the same questions to ChatGPT and then recruited 12 experts (four radiologists, four medical physicists, and four radiographers) from the U.S. It is important to note that this should complement, not replace, the communication between health care providers and patients.” The complete study can be found here.

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What's brewing in RT and RA legislation, policy, and standards?

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Last introduced in June 2021 as HR-3657 and companion SB-2641 , MARCA would amend Medicare reimbursement policy for radiologist assistants (RAs) to align reimbursement with state radiologist assistant licensure laws. Not all states (but a majority) have defined such licensure for these practitioners.

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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

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Imaging was so important [for cardiac indications], that I decided to become a radiologist," he said. Together with our radiographers, I learned to scan cardiac patients and learned special anatomy from pediatric cardiologists and pediatric cardiac surgeons." How can radiologists become successful cardiac imagers? Just do it!"

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ECR: Implementing imaging referral guidelines shows positive impact

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Implementing imaging referral guidelines not only supports value-based radiology but makes it easier to communicate with patients about low-value services, according to findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. Also, referral guidelines contributed to more consistent medical care which translated into patient satisfaction, he said.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Commercially Available Chest Radiograph AI Tools for Detecting Airspace Disease, Pneumothorax, and Pleural Effusion. Generative Artificial Intelligence for Chest Radiograph Interpretation in the Emergency Department. Radiologist Workforce Attrition from 2019 to 2024: A National Medicare Analysis.