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AuntMinnie 2012: Controversy erupts over CNN article on board 'recalls'

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Our top article in 2012 reported on mainstream media attention to the use af “recalls” by radiology residents to prepare for board exams. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years.

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2009 USPSTF guidelines not linked to higher breast cancer incidence

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Distant cancer rates remained flat since 2012 among women aged 40 to 74 years and increased among women 75 years or older during the entire study period, with an APC of 1.4. The proportion of women treated with partial mastectomy decreased from 2004 to 2012, with an APC of 0.77 Regional cancer rates decreased or did not change.

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Is more reliance on advanced imaging leading to higher workloads?

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Inpatient radiology workload increased significantly between 2012 and 2023, andadvanced imaging may be one reason why, suggest findings published May 15 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Shiang and co-authors assessed trends in inpatient radiology imaging use and workload trends at their institution from 2012 to 2023.

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Percentage of radiologists in private practice continues to plummet, AMA says

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in the inaugural 2012 survey from the American Medical Association. About 46.9% of physicians in the specialty said they work in a setting wholly owned by physicians, down from 63.6%

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Late-stage breast cancer incidence increasing in U.S. women

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The incidence of distant-stage breast cancer increased between 2004 and 2021 for the following: Asian women (APC, 2.90%; p White women meanwhile had an incident increase from 2004 to 2012 with an APC of 1.68%; (p = 0.01). However, the researchers did not observe such a trend from 2012 to 2021.

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ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

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This is the greatest enrollment for such programs since 2012, per ASRT survey data. Nuclear medicine technology program enrollments also increased from 903 students in 2023 to 1,403 students enrolling in 2024. An estimated 5,511 students enrolled in ARRT-recognized sonography programs in 2024, up from 3,144 in 2023.

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LI-RADS ultrasound surveillance version 2024 improves HCC detection

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The retrospective study included data collected from a prospective trial that took place in 2011 and 2012. It also identified predictors of VIS-C scoring on follow-up surveillance exams. Final analysis included 407 patients with a median age of 56 years. Of these, 230 were male and 177 were female.