Five conditions—lung cancer, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia and venous thromboembolism—caused the most frequent serious harm. 

“When choosing a role, radiologists should consider their unique strengths, availability, and personal and financial risk tolerance," experts advised. 

Desert Radiology, which joined Rad Partners in 2019, had handled a “significant” number of scans at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada annually. 

Researchers believe this is first study to examine the trajectory and predictors of anxiety among outpatients undergoing a range of different exam types. 

Measures to optimize the value of radiology services will be necessary as the strained PCP workforce is increasingly augmented by other providers, experts wrote in JACR. 

Only 16% of women across five U.S. medical schools said they were strongly considering an IR career compared to 27% of men.

When matched by gender and career length, nonemergency rads are nearly twice as likely to be promoted to associate professor. 

Recently trained radiologists are likely to weigh this factor when considering which direction to take their careers, researchers wrote in JACR.