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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

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. His area of expertise is neuroradiology, with a special emphasis on diagnostic imaging of the head, neck, brain, and spine. Elliot Fishman, MD.

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Are Radiology Backlogs Putting Your Health System at Risk?

Aidoc

At seven days post-imaging, nearly half had unreported brain and chest CT scans, while 59% had unreported chest radiographs. Clearing backlogs has become part and parcel of a diagnostic radiologists workflow. Delayed imaging interpretation can extend inpatient stays, postpone treatment and lower patient satisfaction.

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Attracting and Retaining Radiology Staff

Everything Rad

The enduring shortage is affecting staffing for radiographers and radiologists; and all imaging modalities. Marion Anderson, CRA, Diagnostic Imaging Manager at Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, Michigan reports that her facility is down two-thirds of staff for CT and mammography exams. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Artificial Intelligence Embedded Imaging Modality

The British Institute of Radiology

In the third blog of her series on AI and the radiographer, Shamie Kumar explores the impact on the radiographer when AI is integrated within an imaging modality. The question to explore in this blog is when AI is integrated within an imaging modality itself and how that may impact a radiographer.

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Innovation Through a Pandemic – How to survive when there’s nothing to report

The British Institute of Radiology

Any time of the day or night, a clinician, radiographer, or radiology manager can call TMC to discuss scanning a patient. These can be emergency patients in the day or night, they can be acute inpatients who simply need that next step in their pathway or to be discharged safely, or perhaps just a routine scan which feels urgent.