Medical Xpress: Radiology

APRIL 16, 2024

Large language model GPT-4 matched the performance of radiologists in detecting errors in radiology reports, according to research published in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

Radiologist consolidation into larger and/or multispecialty practices may foster subspecialization and improve negotiation power, according to a study published June 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. radiologists and their affiliated practices. radiologists and their affiliated practices. Radiology-only practices -31.8%

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Ben White

JULY 26, 2023

Radiology is as popular as ever with medical students and enjoyed a very competitive and completely-filled match last year. But I also know that students and residents–because they keep asking–are wondering: Given ChatGPT and other recent seemingly rapid advances in AI, is radiology still a viable career choice?

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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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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 6, 2024

There was over a 31 percent decline in radiology-only practices and over a 25 percent decrease of practices employing 10-24 radiologists, according to new research examining consolidation trends in radiology from 2014 to 2023.

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Ben White

JULY 3, 2023

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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vRad

AUGUST 1, 2024

I’ve read more radiologist burnout articles than I can count. Each is generally the same, concluding that burnout is a major problem, followed by a few ideas of what radiologists can do to help themselves. This is an article about what radiology practices should be doing. This is not one of those articles.

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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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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

"If private practices don't thrive and don't survive, then everyone has to become an employee at some point, and the leverage we have and negotiating power of radiologists goes away." Sixty-six percent of radiologists are working full-time before retirement which means that fully a third are on part-time schedules."

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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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Ben White

JANUARY 26, 2024

Last week, Radiology Partners released an announcement that it was “commencing a comprehensive set of financing transactions to strengthen its financial position.” What does that preferred equity mean for current equity owners, particularly those radiologists holding common stock? Most of the radiologists will get nothing.

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Ben White

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Here’s a slide from their big meeting earlier this year: I know some people in the radiology community think that when the debts come due that RP will go bankrupt and disappear, but that’s simply not going to happen. Note: I’ve heard a similar story independently from several different RP radiologists. Why A Loan?

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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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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The salary gap remains at about 6%, with male academic radiologists earning about $483,000 versus $455,000 for women, experts wrote in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For another year running, radiologic technologists (RTs) and radiologists enjoyed higher salaries in the past year, according to AuntMinnie.com 's 2024 SalaryScan survey. Radiologists participating in our annual compensation and benefits survey reported an average base salary of $473,000 in 2023, up from $439,944 the year before.

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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. The study was published in the March issue of the European Journal of Radiology. Image courtesy of the European Journal of Radiology.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 20, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 06/20/2023 - 20:04 June 20, 2023 — Medality , the leading practice development platform for radiologists and imaging organizations, today announced the release of its 2023 Radiology Practice Development Report. The report reveals that radiologists are reading across an average of 4.7

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

Neiman Health Policy Institute ( HPI ) study found that radiologists interpreted 72.1% According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% of radiology/fluoroscopy (XR), 50.9% of radiology/fluoroscopy (XR), 50.9% of computed tomography (CT), 91.0%

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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 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of José Roberto Leonel Ferreira, MD, a full member of the CBR,” the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) said in a short tribute. “He

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vRad

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is the first in a series of blog posts we’re calling “@vRad” where radiologists can get a sneak peek behind the curtain to see what it’s like to read as a vRad radiologist. As radiologic systems trainers at vRad, my partner and I are responsible for training all new radiologists on our system during their onboarding.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The first meeting of the seven radiological societies making up the G7 bloc met in Venice, Italy, from October 10 to 13. The focus was on sustainability, AI and precision medicine, imaging the frail and elderly, workforce issues and burnout, and the future of radiology. The RSNA represented the U.S., The RSNA represented the U.S.,

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Radiology Business

JUNE 14, 2024

The 20-physician organization is the second Washington group to join Strategic Radiology following in the footsteps of Skagit Radiology in Mount Vernon.

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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. So how do these experts approach forensic radiology? Training is key What is forensic radiology? There are significant legal implications," she said.

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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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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A commercially available AI search engine boosted the performance of the latest ChatGPT model and provided another “leap forward” for the technology when tested on radiology board-style questions, according to a group at the University of Toronto. The study was published October 8 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Radiologists seeking to provide equitable healthcare should establish "cultural dexterity" in their practices -- and there are three principles to follow, according to an article published August 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Cross-cultural patient encounters are now inevitable in radiology practice.

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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%

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This can lead to instances of misinformation being widespread, with radiology not immune to this. 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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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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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Interventional radiologists are disproportionately distributed in the U.S, with higher densities practicing near urban areas, according to a study published October 30 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Previous studies have shown unequal distributions of radiologists in the U.S., Almost 31.2%

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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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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Based on an IMDb search, radiologists appear as key parts of the plot in about 19 titles, with only nine available on major streaming platforms.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Moral injury is common among interventional radiologists, according to a study published November 3 in Academic Radiology. Respondents included both practicing and in-training interventional radiologists and a mix of practice settings (academic, community, and hybrid). The complete study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2023

AuntMinnie.com · Keeping Up With The Radiologists - Episode 1: Why medical students should choose radiology Why should medical students choose radiology? Meanwhile, co-host Schnall, chair of the department of radiology and Eugene P. Why do people think radiology is particularly vulnerable? Who could disagree?

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AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

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. We do see a need to positively impact healthcare equity in radiology,” Yahyavi said.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Worried that AI is coming to take over radiology jobs? Instead, a recent paper suggests, radiologists should start using it to their advantage.

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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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