Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

IR's evolution as a primary specialty, coupled with an "explosion" in diagnostic exams, have contributed to friction between the two professions.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The success of radiologists participating in the Medicare Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) varies according to practice type and size, with individual radiologists being at a disadvantage, researchers have reported. The study cohort consisted of a total of 43,554 radiologist-practice pairs with 22,875 unique radiologists.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Choi team compared the diagnostic performance of LI-RADS v2024 with that of LI-RADS v2017 for detecting HCC in at-risk patients. ARRS Two radiologists independently assigned ultrasound categories to exams performed in the first round of surveillance and visualization scores to exams performed in the first and second rounds.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2025

Oxford Brain Diagnostics' CDM Insights software has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. healthcare facilities and is intended for use by neurologists, radiologists, and other trained healthcare practitioners familiar with the post-processing of MR images. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 18, 2024

Consulting with a radiologist boosts patients' attitudes towards lung cancer screening (LCS) and their interest in quitting smoking, researchers have reported. The results were published April 17 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Of the study participants, 20 were current and 18 were former smokers.

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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 latter can be taken as early as 12 months after residency.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

However, most women in the study also believed that radiologists should still be involved in the screening process and that AI should be limited to an assistant role. Specifically, women want to be fully informed about the use of AI in healthcare and they want to retain human interaction in the diagnostic process."

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The reported median, 25th and 75th percentile compensation for IR faculty were consistently higher than DRs, 2017-2023 AAMC data show.

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Diagnostic Radiologist 308

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 2, 2024

In healthcare, algorithms hold the promise of increasing efficiency and, potentially, diagnostic accuracy. Radiology is ground zero for many of these innovations, and increasingly radiologists are being asked to take the lead in helping the healthcare system make the most of these technological breakthroughs. The examples are many.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Radiology practices can create a more welcoming environment for radiologists returning from parental leave who breastfeed, according to a paper published November 26 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Previous reports suggest that radiologists cite time, space, and support as barriers to breastfeeding.

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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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Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 279

AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties. of reported measures by radiologists in multispecialty practices were radiology measures.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

In an interview with AuntMinnie.com , radiologist Michael Pohlen, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, and a consultant on the mission, said that this first use of x-ray in orbit is mostly a technical demonstration.

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X-ray Ultrasound Radiologist Diagnostic 292

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. For example, among diagnostic imaging, NM had the largest decline, from 14.5% in 2007 to 1.1% in 2007 to 1.1% in 2007 to 1.0%

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 6, 2024

A deep-learning model performs comparably to an abdominal radiologist when it comes to finding clinically significant prostate cancer on MRI, researchers have reported. It's not that] we can use this model as a standalone diagnostic tool," he said, "[but] the model's prediction can be used as an adjunct in our decision-making process."

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Professional Radiology

APRIL 17, 2023

Diagnostic Imaging is a great tool for your medical professional to use to detect issues sooner rather than later. There are several types of diagnostic imaging available today; each one used to visualize the internal structures of the body to assist doctors in diagnosis and treating various diseases and medical conditions.

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Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic X-ray Imaging 245

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

“Initiatives by radiology departments to increase the availability and utilization of visas for IMG faculty applicants, to the extent permitted by institutional and state policies, could help expand the nation’s radiologist supply and thereby address the developing U.S. IMGs currently comprise 11% of all U.S.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a study described as a “competition between radiologists,” participants tasked with identifying abnormal findings on chest x-rays performed better with AI assistance than without AI assistance – though not by much and not in all cases, according to a group in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our study showed that the availability of PET/CT prior to the [percutaneous needle lung biopsy] improves the diagnostic biopsy rates,” wrote lead author Konstantinos Stefanidis, MD, of King’s College Hospital in London, and colleagues. A team that included researchers in the U.K., Greece, and the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

When radiologists interpretations are indeterminate, a commercially available deep learning algorithm could find clinically significant prostate cancer with improved specificity while maintaining sensitivity, suggested research published March 11 in Radiology. A radiologist also detected the lesion and assigned it PI-RADS 4 (arrow in A-C).

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

A team led by radiologists in Nairobi, Kenya, found metastases in supraclavicular (SC) lymph nodes in 8% of a large group of patients, and the group suggested adding consideration of the site during the initial diagnostic workup of patients.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

DL algorithms have been developed over the past five years to reduce these motion artifacts, yet evidence on their diagnostic performance is scarce, the group noted. Seven radiologists evaluated the MRI scan quality and the presence of artifacts using a Likert scale ranging from 1 (very bad/severe) to 5 (very good/absent).

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Ben White

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The radiologist shortage is definitely here. What’s happening now varies and what will happen is anyone’s guess, but this anonymous op-ed “ Radiologists need to be realistic about the job market ” is absolutely worth reading. The group is unable to afford hiring radiologists in the current market.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made. They found that some observers performed better than expected for their rank and years of experience.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 29, 2024

A thyroid ultrasound imaging database could spur the development of more effective diagnostic and treatment models for related diseases, according to research published January 23 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. One reason is that radiologists place markers on images to outline where the lesions are to inform other clinicians.

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Ultrasound Diagnostic Radiologist Disease 289

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 15, 2024

A radiologist and state senator in West Virginia has been charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct after an August 4 incident at an establishment called Gumby’s Cigarette & Beer World in Glen Dale, the Associated Press (AP) reported August 14. in the establishment’s video lottery room, the AP said.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

billion on service-related expenses for diagnostic imaging equipment, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. IMV's 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report explores market trends related to service contracts for diagnostic imaging equipment in U.S.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 4, 2024

Leah Davis, DO, and Sharon D'Souza MD, shared their thoughts in a piece published Monday by Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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Radiologist Diagnostic Radiology 331

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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Radiology Business

APRIL 26, 2023

The radiologists at San Luis Diagnostic Center, a multimodality outpatient facility in California, are happy to do it all: mammography, CT scans, ultrasound, X-rays, MRI, and more. There’s one aspect of their radiology practice that they’re excited to hand off, however: billing and negotiations with third-party payers.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Hamilton County, Ohio, jurors ruled against surgeon Robert Bradley, MD, while absolving colleague and diagnostic specialist Sean A. Litherland, MD.

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Radiologist Diagnostic 290

Radiology Business

APRIL 24, 2024

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association licensee is attempting to curtail the delivery of multiple diagnostic imaging exams on a single patient during a single healthcare encounter.

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Radiologist Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic Healthcare 310

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

“Our results reinforce the assumption that AI must be monitored," researchers wrote in the journal Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

CHICAGO Philips brought a range of new AI-enhanced offerings to RSNA 2024 aimed at bolstering efficiency and improving workflows for radiologists and radiologic technologists. The goal is to shorten complex MRI exams and improve workflow for radiologists, according to the vendor. tesla BlueSeal MR wide-bore scanner.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

Sports radiologists are preparing for another fall season of high-contact sports, and that means brushing up on protocols and emphasizing teamwork among one's clinician colleagues. He received his certification for diagnostic radiology from the American Board of Radiology in 1997, specializing in musculoskeletal imaging. “It

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Eliot Siegel, MD, of the University of Maryland shares his perspective on the rapidly emerging area of theranostics and the potential for interventional molecular radiology to join diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology as a third pathway for radiology and nuclear medicine trainees.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 11, 2025

Medical imaging is the economic artery of modern diagnostics, with AI-driven advancements prompting clinicians to rethink how they interpret scans. It signifies the sectors accelerating adoption of AI-driven diagnostics, shifting what was once a supplementary tool into a linchpin of modern radiology. Ravinder Singh.

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