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“Healthcare providers and industry need to work together to solve our common challenges," the president of Siemens Medical Solutions USA said.

Members of the specialty have seen their compensation climb from $351K to $483K, according to the latest data from Medscape. 

Jordan Bazinsky takes over for the retiring Mike Lipps, who has served in the role since October 2020.
 

Standalone AI can significantly outperform radiologists' sensitivity in reading digital mammograms and has shown potential in DBT exams as well, but experts are not yet ready to hand over the reins.

Change is on the horizon for cath labs all over the world as more and more interventional cardiologists are starting to use coronary CT angiography to plan and guide PCI procedures. Patients, physicians, catheterization labs and healthcare systems all stand to gain from this growing trend.

Judging the software’s utility in rural settings with less experienced readers is important for expanding access to and improving care for patients, authors of a new AJR paper noted.

Using abbreviated MRI protocols for pediatric exams offers similar quality as standard protocols but decreases the need for sedation. 

Another 80% of physicians believe such challenges are worse than they were in 2022, according to survey data from ASTRO. 

Willingness to change among radiologists and staff members (rather than leadership) has the biggest impact on lung cancer screening success, public health researchers reported Monday. 

“Paid FML is increasingly being recognized as an important issue in medicine," radiologists wrote recently in AJR.