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Top 5 Trends Shaping Radiology in 2025

Vesta Teleradiology

Radiology is constantly evolving, with advancements and challenges shaping how providers deliver care. As we step into 2025, exciting developments in technology, workforce dynamics, patient engagement, and regulatory compliance are transforming the landscape. In this blog, we’ll dive into the top five trends to watch in radiology this year and explore how they’re influencing the future of the field.

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The Academic Radiology Salary Gap

Ben White

They used to say academics was less production/pay and private practice was high stress/high comp. The gap has narrowed because the academy is demanding much more, lots of rads are just nonacademic employees of the university behemoth working a generic job, and the labor shortage means hospitals/universities need to pay more to compete in the job market.

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New Study Examines Short-Term Consistency of Large Language Models in Radiology

Diagnostic Imaging

While GPT-4 demonstrated higher overall accuracy than other large language models in answering ACR Diagnostic in Training Exam multiple-choice questions, researchers noted an eight percent decrease in GPT-4’s accuracy rate from the first month to the third month of the study.

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Radiologists prefer local vs. global AI advice

AuntMinnie

Radiologists and other physicians tend to trust AI more when the algorithms provide local rather than global explanations of findings on chest x-rays, suggests research published November 19 Radiology. The study result is from work that simulated AI-assisted chest x-ray reads by 220 physicians (132 radiologists) who rated their confidence in the AI advice, noted senior author Paul Yi, MD, of St.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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At the Heart of Health Care: Nurse Practitioners

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

This Nurse Practitioner Week, we’re proud to spotlight the vital role of Radiology's nurse practitioners who are essential to the care of patients having diagnostic and interventional procedures.

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Computed Tomography Study Finds Nearly 44 Percent of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Are Not Reported

Diagnostic Imaging

While a large retrospective study found that interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) were evident on 1.7 percent of computed tomography (CT) scans, researchers found that 43.9 percent of ILAs, including fibrotic ILAs, were not reported.

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Elastography shows tissue stiffness in athletes with low-back pain

AuntMinnie

Shear-wave elastography shows tissue stiffness in athletes with low-back pain, according to research published November 22 in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. A team led by Siu Ngor Fu, PhD, from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University found higher deep lumbar multifidus (DLM) stiffness in athletes with low-back pain and higher superficial lumbar multifidus (SLM) stiffness in athletes involved in sports with greater demands on back extension.

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What You Need To Know About Installing Imaging Equipment

Atlantis Worldwide

Buying new, used or refurbished medical imaging equipment for your healthcare facility is always exciting, but there are lots of details to take care of before it’s ready for patients.

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Startup aiming to automate 90% of imaging workflows, creating an ‘AI radiology resident,’ raises $23M

Radiology Business

Software engineer and CEO Shiva Suri says he got the idea for New Lantern after watching his radiologist mother bogged down by administrative tasks.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.

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Radiology Study Finds Increasing Rates of Non-Physician Practitioner Image Interpretation in Office Settings

Diagnostic Imaging

In a recent interview, Richard Duszak, MD, discussed new study findings that showed over nine percent annual increases in ultrasound, CT and MRI interpretation by office-based non-physician practitioners (NPPs) between 2013 and 2022.

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CT-defined CAC predicts cardiovascular events in lung cancer patients

AuntMinnie

CT-defined coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores can help predict the occurrence of conditions such as heart attack or stroke in lung cancer patients, researchers have reported. "[We found] a meaningful impact of the CAC score on overall survival and [that it] was associated with the occurrence of major cardiovascular events," wrote a team led by Hans-Jonas Meyer of the University of Leipzig in Germany.

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Pairing an alert system with CAD software halves time-to-treatment for pneumothorax

Health Imaging

By expediting communication between radiologists and referring providers when suspicious findings are identified, the system has great potential to improve clinical outcomes in real-world scenarios, authors of a new study in JACR suggest.

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RadNet has spent over $54M on acquisitions so far in 2024

Radiology Business

Most recently, the Los Angeles-based radiology provider acquired artificial intelligence firm Kheiron Medical Technologies for $1 million.

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The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer

About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.

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Meta-Analysis Assesses Prognostic Role of CT-Based Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients with Lung Cancer

Diagnostic Imaging

For patients undergoing curative treatment for lung cancer, coronary artery calcification scoring via computed tomography has a 97 percent likelihood of determining their risk for major cardiovascular events, according to a new meta-analysis.

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Room color, monitor displays affect breast imaging quality

AuntMinnie

Breast radiologists may want to consider the physical surroundings of mammography rooms for optimal image quality, according to a quality control study published November 15 in Radiography. A team led by Stamatia Papathanasiou, PhD, from City University of London in England reported that low ambient light, a gray wall color, and monitors with high specification make for the best conditions for breast structure visibility.

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More than 1/3 of old strokes are incidentally detected on head CT

Health Imaging

A new analysis in JACR estimates that spotting the signs of a previously undetected stroke could benefit up to 200,000 people in the United States every year.

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Radiologists are more accurate, confident when they know the full story

Radiology Business

Providing radiologists with key details about the patient's symptoms can go a long way toward improving the quality of their work.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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Study reveals how cell types shape human brain networks

ScienceDaily

Researchers have uncovered how different types of brain cells work together to form large-scale functional networks in the human brain -- interconnected systems that support everything from sensory processing to complex decision-making -- paving the way for new insights into brain health and disease.

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Road to RSNA 2024: CT Preview

AuntMinnie

That old saying, "kill two birds with one stone" (or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals version, "feed two birds with one scone") is particularly appropriate for CT imaging these days, as clinicians explore the opportunistic use of the modality. Millions of CT scans are performed each year -- often for lung cancer screening, but also as a first-line test when a patient presents in the emergency room -- and information from these tests can shed light on other conditions.

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What breast density status can tell us about cardiovascular risk

Health Imaging

Breast density is most often discussed within the context of cancer risk, but new research suggests that it also could be used as a marker of cardiometabolic health.

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Patients frequently fail to obtain follow-up imaging. Could radiologist-referrer disagreements be to blame?

Radiology Business

Harvard researchers recently set out to answer this question, sharing their results Friday in the Journal of the American College of Radiology

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course

REBEL EM

View Course Dates This 2-day course provides an in-depth look at effective surgical airway management techniques that you will actually use in your next emergency airway. There is a unique focus on airway anatomy and imaging combined with one-of-a-kind opportunity to practice the techniques on a large variety of non-embalmed, specially prepared cadavers.

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Nomogram model predicts malignancy risk in ovarian masses

AuntMinnie

A nomogram model based on O-RADS ultrasound findings and clinical and laboratory indicators can predict malignancy risk in ovarian masses, according to research published November 18 in BMC Medical Imaging. A team led by Qiuxiang Chen, MD, from Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital in China reported that the model demonstrated high predictive performance in assessing adnexal cystic-solid masses, reducing the incidence of missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses.

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Experts develop highly sensitive X-ray detector to minimize radiation dose, cut costs

Health Imaging

The hope is that by creating detectors that are more sensitive, less ionizing radiation will be needed to produce diagnostic quality imaging.

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Radiopharmaceutical firm Telix investing up to $171M to acquire portfolio of imaging agents

Radiology Business

The Australian company will secure exclusive worldwide rights to a suite of diagnostic and therapeutic candidates geared toward urological cancers.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?