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The Radiologist Shortage is Here

Ben White

It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: these are my opinions, formed from the combination of my biases, my experience as a radiologist since beginning residency 10 years ago, and my many conversations with radiologists across the country. Imaging volumes are increasing between 3 to 5% per year. Six weeks?!

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

AuntMinnie

Almost a third of imaging exam interpretations are performed by nonradiologists, according to a Harvey L. A team led by Eric Christensen, PhD, research director at the Neiman Institute, reported that radiologists interpreted 72.1% million (72.1%) were interpreted by radiologists. Of these, 88.5

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Does AI contribute to burnout for radiologists?

AuntMinnie

Frequent AI use is associated with an increased risk of radiologist burnout, particularly among those with high workloads and low AI acceptance, suggests a study published November 22 in JAMA Network Open. In China, the annual growth rate of medical imaging data is 7.5 times that of radiologists, they wrote. were female and 64.7%

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Do I Need to Do a Radiology Fellowship?

Ben White

A few years ago, nearly every radiologist completed a fellowship. Recently I’ve been asked by several readers if I thought that fellowships were still necessary given the current radiologist shortage and white-hot market. Are practices desperate enough to hire general radiologists fresh out of practice?

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Radiologists can promote health equity with responsible AI use

AuntMinnie

In her presentation, Noushin Yahyavi, MD, from the University of Maryland in Baltimore discussed ways that stakeholders in imaging AI, including radiology departments and AI vendors, can better promote health equity with the technology. Biased data results in biased AI models,” Yahyavi said.

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AI proposed to help radiologists detect child abuse injuries

AuntMinnie

Detecting rib fractures in pediatric x-rays is challenging, as they can be obliquely oriented to the imaging detector or obscured by other structures, the authors explained. Even expert, specialized radiologists performing their first reads on x-rays can miss up to two-thirds of all rib fractures, they added.

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Can ChatGPT-4 accurately interpret thyroid, renal ultrasound images?

AuntMinnie

“This technology, if implemented in clinical practice, will have great potential in enhancing medical image interpretation and healthcare outcomes.” AI algorithms, meanwhile, aim to aid radiologists and other medical practitioners who use ultrasound in image interpretation and lessen workloads.