Ben White

MARCH 24, 2025

This month, at the request of the Society of Pediatric Radiology , the ABR announced the addition of pediatric radiology to the “do a fellowship during residency” pathway first pioneered by nuclear medicine several years ago.

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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.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Health informatics firm DeepHealth , a subsidiary of RadNet , has made an agreement with ConcertAIs TeraRecon business to incorporate TeraRecons AI-enabled diagnostic tools into DeepHealths cloud-native platform and diagnostic suite to create a unified diagnostic radiology workspace.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. This is usually what radiologists want to see," Ahmed said. "AI Dr. Anjum Ahmed.

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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

MARCH 11, 2025

and radiology has learned much since then, according to experts who directly dealt with the diseases impact. While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

Private equity acquisition is on the rise in radiology, according to an analysis published March 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. While healthcare as a whole has attracted private equity companies, radiology has become an area of focus. of all radiologists nationally in 2023 were private equity-employed.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2025

The American College of Radiology (ACR) updated its LI-RADS Ultrasound Surveillance algorithm in 2024. The Choi team compared the diagnostic performance of LI-RADS v2024 with that of LI-RADS v2017 for detecting HCC in at-risk patients. A third radiologist meanwhile settled disagreements between the first two radiologists.

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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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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. The meetings took place in a radiology reading room immediately after imaging.

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Radiologist Education Radiology Imaging 306

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

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

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.

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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. In contrast, those in multispecialty practices scored higher in the U.S.

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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., according to research published July 23 in Radiology. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compare national workforce attrition rate of radiologists with that of other specialists. Radiologists: 13.2%

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Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 279

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

academic radiology departments, according to a recent study by researchers at John Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, MD. radiologist shortage,” noted first author Parisa Khoshpouri, MD, and colleagues. radiologist shortage,” noted first author Parisa Khoshpouri, MD, and colleagues. IMGs currently comprise 11% of all U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 12, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: ABR releases Core Exam scores that show 'fail' rate rising AuntMinnie.com launches Board Review for radiologists Studying for the Radiology Board Exam or know someone who is? Has standardized testing ruined radiology's board exam?

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Diagnostic Radiology Radiologist 246

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. The study was published January 19 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. in 2007 to 1.1% in 2007 to 1.1%

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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. The radiologist did not detect the lesion (arrow in E-G).

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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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Radiology Operations MRI Ultrasound Radiology Technologist 264

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

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 306

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. The study findings were published August 6 in Radiology. External 0.86 External 0.86

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Radiologist MRI Clinic Diagnostic 264

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 330

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A commercially available deep-learning (DL) algorithm can enable good quality seven-minute shoulder MRI exams, according to research published February 18 in Radiology. 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.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

PET/CT imaging can serve as a metabolic guide to increase the accuracy of needle biopsies in patients with suspicious lung nodules, according to a study published January 18 in the European Journal of Radiology. Image courtesy of the European Journal of Radiology. A team that included researchers in the U.K., Greece, and the U.S.

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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. Home runs or fly balls? Image courtesy of Jeremy Wolfe, MD.

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Radiologist Imaging Health Science Medical Imaging 298

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. The team's findings were published October 20 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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Radiology Radiologist Communication Education 319

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

Throughout 2023, AuntMinnie.com has kept you informed about how GPT has been incorporated into various types of radiology department activities for research. As a new year begins, we asked radiologists to weigh in on what has impressed them most and what might be next for GPT. There are obviously concerns with privacy.

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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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Radiologist Diagnostic Radiology 246

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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Nuclear Medicine Radiologist Interventional Radiology Diagnostic 278

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

Radiologist 290

Radiologist Imaging Diagnose Radiology 290

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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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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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Navigating early career options presents more choices for radiology trainees than in the past. However, private equity ownership accounts for only about 10% of the radiology market year over year, explained Eric Rubin, MD, who led the panel discussion. A special session at RSNA 2024 helped them prepare for decisions ahead.

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Private Practice Radiology Radiologist Radiology Marketing 263

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

diagnostic radiology residents making their decision to pursue fellowship, a study published January 19 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. However, they highlighted an increase in interest in breast radiology. “It Traditionally, many residents in diagnostic radiology pursue fellowship.

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