CHICAGO - As the number of CT scans done in the US has climbed, so has the number of incidental findings - and the related malpractice risks for radiologists. Leonard Berlin, MD, in an interview on malpractice risk at RSNA 2011, says the right path isn't clear.
CHICAGO - Arl Van Moore, Jr., MD, in an interview at RSNA 2011, discusses what it takes to be successful in radiology.
CHICAGO - There’s too much misinformation circling about meaningful use, said Khan Siddiqui, speaking at RSNA 2011.
CHICAGO - Low-dose remained a top concern at RSNA 2011. James Brink, MD, co-chair of the Image Wisely Joint Task Force, announced that over 10,000 have taken the Image Wisely pledge. The effort to raise awareness asks radiologists to optimize the use of radiation when imaging patients.
If you don’t want radiology to become a commodity, just connect. That’s the advice Larry Muroff, MD, CEO and President of Imaging Consultants, Tampa, delivered at RSNA 2011.
CHICAGO - Radiology is still a great career, but students need to learn more about the opportunities and realities.
CHICAGO - You can't improve what you don't measure, says Paul Chang in this video clip from RSNA 2011. He thinks radiology practices should follow other businesses and adopt business analytics and key perfromance indicators. How else can you tell if you are adding quality and improving processes?
CHICAGO - Cynthia Sherry, MD, chair of the Department of Radiology at Texas Health Dallas Presbyterian Hospital discusses the relationship between radiology practices and hospitals.
CHICAGO-System helps physicians follow evidence.
(Video) William Shuman, MD, FACR, Professor and Vice Chairman for the Univ. of Washington Department of Radiology, discusses Model-based Iterative Reconstruction (MBIR) at the 2011 ISCT meeting in San Francisco.