Radiology is going though a period of disruption with a growing radiologist shortage, decreasing reimbursements and increasing numbers of exams, making workflow efficiency a critical concern.

Those in their 30s also have seen a nearly 13% uptick in occurrence of the disease, experts detailed in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. 

Advanced imaging equipment using ionizing radiation enters the global market at the rate of one new technology every five years.

Radiology residents are no slackers when it comes to “giving back.” However, many seem to believe they must travel abroad to find medically underserved populations in serious need of charitable medical care.

The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study included over 117,000 women with many unable to make their appointment for varying reasons. 

The update covers scenarios such as thoracic back pain (where imaging usually isn't appropriate) and penetrating torso trauma (which sometimes requires X-rays or CT). 

On average, imaging costs per patient were almost 300% higher in the substance-use cohort, experts detailed in Academic Radiology. 

The proportion of women undergoing breast cancer imaging has dropped significantly from the peak seen between 2007 and 2010.