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 intervention consisted of a five- to 10-minute consultation with a radiologist who offered a preliminary interpretation of LDCT findings as well as smoking cessation counseling.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The double reading of mammograms, though the standard of care in Denmark and other European regions, is resource-intensive and demands significant radiologist time. tim.hodson Wed, 10/23/2024 - 14:18 Oct. The research found that Lunit INSIGHT MMG can estimate future breast cancer risk up to 4 to 6 years before it becomes detectable.

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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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Health Imaging

JULY 24, 2023

Breast radiologists are known to have higher rates of burnout in comparison to many of their peers, but the beginning of the pandemic brought this group something not often encountered within the specialty—downtime.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Two academic radiologists recently shared their experiences with taking extended time away from work in the hope that their story would encourage others to do the same.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 12, 2024

About 31% of radiologists surveyed said they have attained this level of income, placing the specialty in a tie for No. 2 with gastroenterology.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 11, 2024

A prominent radiologist was one of eight doctors who died August 9 in a plane crash in Brazil. “It Leonel Ferreira was a receptive person who was happy to discuss cases, a colleague said. All photos courtesy of CBR and Berit Press. It is a sad day.” Airports Minister Silvio Costa Filho said the center was also opening a criminal probe.

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Is it plausible that the current emphasis on spending what it takes to recruit and retain radiologists in a thriving job market shifts to more and more of a dependence on AI?

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Radiology Business

JUNE 25, 2024

The private-practice coalition Strategic Radiology, aka “SR,” has added Arkansas to the 30 or so states in which its 1,700+ radiologists operate.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

ChatGPT-4 matched radiologists when tasked with detecting errors in imaging reports, with the study suggesting the technology may be useful for improving reporting accuracy, according to a study published April 16 in Radiology. ChatGPT-4 matched radiologists in detecting errors in radiology reports.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 5, 2024

Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that from 2014 to 2023 the number of medical practices with affiliated radiologists decreased 14.7% (from 5,059 to 4,313) even though the number of radiologists increased 17.3% (from 30,723 to 36,024). As such, the average number of radiologists per practice increased from 9.7

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RadsResident

JANUARY 14, 2023

General Public Thinks Radiologists And Radiology Technologists Are The Same! Almost every radiologist gets the question from their family or friends about whether you help position the patients to take the images they interpret. Sure, some tele-radiologists live that life. Many radiologists make a good living.

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Health Imaging

MAY 22, 2023

This psychological phenomenon describes the notion that people believe they can make better predictions or decisions once they have been exposed to new information on the subject, often causing them to overestimate their own abilities.

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

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

WVU Medicine Thomas Hospital announced the new partnership on after ARI recently acquired its former partner, Kanawha Valley Radiologists, based in Charleston, W.V.

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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. These results highlight that, at best, experience is an uncertain predictor of expertise level,” Alexander said.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 21, 2024

Founded in 1943, the private practice has a network of 16 diagnostic imaging facilities overseen by its staff of "deeply" subspecialized radiologists.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 10, 2024

Mobile, Alabama-based Infirmary Health has more than 700 doctors on its medical staff including about 20 radiologists, providing imaging services at a dozen locations.

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Radiology Business

MAY 26, 2023

The private equity-backed multispecialty group said Thursday that the pact will grant commercial and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries continued access to its physicians.

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RadsResident

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

But, nowadays, most practices throughout the country feel the pinch of an acute radiologist shortage crunch. New Radiologists Making More At The Expense Of Future Earnings Most of you probably see some of the advertisements for new radiologists on the web. I can’t speak for everyone. Every dollar comes from somewhere!

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Integrating eye-tracking data that map how radiologists interpret x-rays into deep learning AI algorithms could be key to developing more “human-centered” AI, according to a recent study. Difference between saccades, fixations, and attention heatmaps in radiologist eye-tracking studies.

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Ben White

JULY 13, 2023

The post Radiologists Think Radiology is Mentally Demanding (and Other News) first appeared on Ben White. This chart comes from a Joint Commission paper on Physician Task Load and the Risk of Burnout : It reads like a meaningful comparison, but the data is actually just self-reported from a survey of different specialties.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Four experienced radiologists evaluated the answers, while two patient advocates also reviewed responses for their readability for patients. Researchers led by Emile Gordon, MD, tested ChatGPT in answering common imaging-related questions and further examined the effect of asking the chatbot to simplify its responses.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 17, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 06/17/2024 - 20:52 June 17, 2024 — Strategic Radiology welcomed Northwest Radiologists, Inc , a 20-radiologist practice based in Bellingham, WA, and the second Evergreen State radiology group to join the national coalition of independent, private radiology practices since 2023. “We and in Ketchikan, Alaska.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ultrasound use has shifted over the past decade, including whether radiologists, surgeons, or nonphysicians practitioners perform the exams, a study published on December 13 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. from 2009 to 2021. The share of billed ultrasound services increased for radiologists from 31.6% to 19.6%).

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The time attending radiologists spend on resident education has decreased, even though overall workloads have increased, according to a study published October 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. But radiologists' aggregate workload increased 80% during the same time frame. in 2008 to 26.3%

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2024

Forensic radiologists and radiologic technologists apply their expertise to imaging exams -- typically x-ray and CT -- intended to illuminate signs of trauma. There is a learning curve for radiologists to understand postmortem artifacts." So how do these experts approach forensic radiology? Training is key What is forensic radiology?

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RadsResident

DECEMBER 31, 2022

So, how can we, as radiologists, convince colleagues of what we see, just like car salespeople persuade us to buy cars? Did you ever think radiologists and car salespeople are so similar? Radiologist As Car Salespeople- Make Them An Offer They Can’t Refuse! This tactic is no different than that of used-car salespeople.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Lead author James Rawson, MD, of Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston and colleagues noted that, as the "current radiology landscape has an imbalance between the rising demand for radiology services and the national radiologist workforce available," it's crucial to implement creative strategies to address the workforce shortage issue.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

MARCH 19, 2024

One of the most touted promises of medical artificial intelligence tools is their ability to augment human clinicians' performance by helping them interpret images such as X-rays and CT scans with greater precision to make more accurate diagnoses.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And it appears that radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI studies, presenter Mustafa Al-Ogaili, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, told session attendees. The team tracked volumes by provider type (cardiologists, radiologists, and "other") and practice setting (hospital and nonhospital).

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Omer Awan, MD, from the University of Maryland, recently co-authored a paper outlining what radiologists can do to proactively address this area, including media training and social media.

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Aidoc

JULY 26, 2024

But, radiologists who take advantage of AI will replace ones that don’t.” Radiologists, like many other specialists, face increasing workloads and pressures in the midst of a radiology shortage , with calls for increased compensation, more manageable schedules and greater support. TL;DR The short answer is “NO.”

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Increased productivity and workplace flexibility help radiologists keep work and life in balance. Marie Ekström Trägårdh , President of Sectra Imaging IT Solutions , says, “Radiologists today face increasing workloads and the risk of burnout. She continues, “We recognize a need for enhanced productivity, regardless of reading location.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 25, 2024

A radiologist in India has been arrested as an alleged key operator in an emerging al-Qaida-inspired terrorist group, according to an article by The Times of India. He owned a clinic in nearby Hazaribagh where he reportedly groomed individuals to join the group, according to the report.

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Health Imaging

JULY 2, 2024

AI concerns among radiologists could delay its implementation. Experts say educational initiatives could help.

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