AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a study described as a “competition between radiologists,” participants tasked with identifying abnormal findings on chest x-rays performed better with AI assistance than without AI assistance – though not by much and not in all cases, according to a group in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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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

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. And by 2021, radiologists practiced almost exclusively in-network, according to the researchers. in 2007 to 1.1%

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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 6, 2023

Moral injury is common among interventional radiologists, according to a study published November 3 in Academic Radiology. The survey was distributed on March 30 to interventional radiologists via the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Connect Open Forum website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and email; 365 individuals responded.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MAY 8, 2024

In a study involving over 1,000 visible prostate lesions on biparametric MRI, a deep learning algorithm detected 96 percent of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in comparison to a 98 percent detection rate for an expert genitourinary radiologist.

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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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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 26, 2024

million in damages in a whistleblower case involving a radiologist who used to work for Consulting Radiologists of Eden Prairie but was terminated after raising issues about the company's practices. As of January 19, Consulting Radiologists is the sole remaining defendant in the case. A Hennepin County, MN, jury awarded $4.6

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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. The share of billed ultrasound services increased for radiologists from 31.6% in 2009 to 34.2% to 19.6%).

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

An AI algorithm boosts junior radiologists' breast cancer detection metrics, according to a presentation delivered March 1 at ECR 2024. Ahmadi's group compared radiologist performance before and after AI assistance, tracking measures such as the area under the receiver operating curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2024

Yoga could be one way to alleviate burnout symptoms in radiologists, a study published January 31 in JAMA Network Open suggests. Radiologists and radiation oncologists have reported experiencing burnout, which affects their well-being as well as their personal lives and patient care quality.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2024

Between August 2013 and December 2022, 50% of 68,718 radiologists received industry payments totaling $392 million, lead author Ahmed Sayed, of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, and U.S. of radiologists was $1.94 colleagues reported. The total for all U.S. physicians over the period was $12.1 million, they reported.

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vRad

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In my five years working with radiologists as a trainer on the vRad platform, I observed a wide range of needs and backgrounds. This experience highlighted a critical, yet often overlooked, aspect in our field: the need for accessible workstations tailored for radiologists with disabilities or other physical limitations.

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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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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Growth in imaging work relative value units (wRVUs) is outpacing the growth of radiologists and the number of imaging services in the U.S. Medicare population, a study presented at RSNA 2023 found.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 12, 2024

Radiologists have again jumped up a spot in earnings among the top 10 specialists in the U.S., The average income for radiologists was $498,000, up 3% from last year’s average of $483,000, according to Medscape's 2024 Physician Compensation Report , released April 12. according to a Medscape survey.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

The independent dispute resolution (IDR) process would be financially impractical for many out-of-network claims for radiologists, according to research published January 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. of batched out-of-network claims for radiologists, respectively. and 10.6%, respectively, for radiologists.

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Interventional radiologists are disproportionately distributed in the U.S, of the United States population does not have access to an interventional radiologist, however, many patients would prefer minimally invasive care,” wrote first author Yusuf Ahmad, a student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA, and colleagues.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In a video interview, Sandy Coffta and Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offer suggestions on how radiology practices can handle the challenges associated with recruiting -- and retaining -- radiologists.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

“Initiatives by radiology departments to increase the availability and utilization of visas for IMG faculty applicants, to the extent permitted by institutional and state policies, could help expand the nation’s radiologist supply and thereby address the developing U.S. IMGs currently comprise 11% of all U.S.

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MedImaging Radiography

JANUARY 30, 2024

A new study has shown that AI can improve chest X-ray interpretation by non-radiologists, which can be particularly valuable in settings with limited resources.

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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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Diagnostic Imaging

APRIL 4, 2024

In an attempt to navigate the imbalance between rising imaging volume and a shortage of radiologists, researchers proposed a variety of measures that may provide additional resources, bolster productivity, and help mitigate burnout.

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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. I also wonder about the impact of Physical Demand on PTL here. For so many doctors, it’s precisely the lack of a physical component (i.e. being sedentary/anchored to a computer all day) that is a negative factor.

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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! It’s safe for kids, has Apple Play, reliable ratings, etc.

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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.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

The case of a radiologist who crashed into multiple cars, a road sign, and a tree while almost three times the blood-alcohol limit has focused attention on the grave risks of addiction. Pasfield is a general radiologist who obtained his MBBS medical degree from the University of Sydney in 1982, according to his entry in healthshare.com.au.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

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

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Radiology Business

MARCH 10, 2024

The finding comes as some radiologists struggle meeting the demands of both family and their profession, Medscape reported Friday.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 25, 2024

The noted radiologist discussed what's ahead for the specialty during the closing keynote at RBMA's annual meeting in Las Vegas.

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Radiologist 101

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There is significant variation from one radiologist to the next in suggesting follow-up head and neck imaging, Harvard experts detailed in AJR.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

As a new year begins, we asked radiologists to weigh in on what has impressed them most and what might be next for GPT. As an image rich field, researchers and radiologists had to determine ways in which ChatGPT could assist despite its inability to analyze images and reliance on text-based prompts," the authors wrote.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 11, 2024

Their performance was compared to reads by 17 radiologists and radiology residents with varying experience. These algorithms were all tested on the same validated data set of 386 chest x-rays, which were acquired between January 2012 and May 2022 from institutions in the Netherlands.

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MedImaging General Imaging

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A deep learning system acts like a second pair of eyes for radiologists in interpreting non-contrast CT scans of the brain and identifies as many as 130 different findings in less than two minutes.

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Radiologist 95

Radiology Business

JANUARY 24, 2024

Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Consulting Radiologists Ltd. allegedly terminated senior staffer Brent Bullis, MD, after he raised patient safety concerns.

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MedImaging Radiography

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An AI technology designed for mammography can significantly enhance the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer by enabling general radiologists to perform at the level of specialists.

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