The Radiological Society of North America's board of directors named Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, the organization's new president.

To meet the rising demand for radiologists, systems are funding some of their own residency slots, Medscape reported Dec. 11.

John Tampas, MD, a former chair of the radiology department, died Dec. 6 at age 95, The National Herald reported.

Although a record number of medical students are pursuing radiology, a bottleneck is preventing  many from becoming radiologists, the Radiological Society of North America said in a Dec. 5 article on its website.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health researchers claim they have developed an MRI model that can make the scans more accurate.

"Opportunistic screening" — defined as when radiologists use a patient's existing medical images for diagnoses beyond what the imaging was originally ordered for — may be the next big trend in radiology.

The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission has updated its MRI accreditation standards and guidelines to reflect changes made after a public comment period. 

After serving on an interim basis since April, Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger officially appointed Scotty Collins, MD, its chair of radiology. 

The Department of Radiology at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Amsterdam-based Royal Philips found that imaging equipment accounts for more than 50% of the department's greenhouse gas emissions.

OpenAI's GPT-4 large language model showed the highest level of accuracy when tasked with answering diagnostic radiology questions, according to a study published Nov. 20 in the European Journal of Radiology. 

Denver, Colo.-based National Jewish Health had the highest rate of outpatient cardiac imaging before low-risk surgery, according to available CMS data. 

Morristown, N.J.-based ImageCare Radiology, one of the largest privately owned radiology groups in the state, is ending its hospital-based services.

Imaging interpretation by non-physician practitioners in office-based practices increased 9% annually between 2013 and 2022, according to a study published Nov. 20 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiologists are more likely to align their diagnostic decisions with AI advice and spend less time on decision making, according to a Radiological Society of North America study.

Physicians most often agree with follow-up imaging recommendations from thoracic radiologists, according to a study published Nov. 15 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

A recent study found that higher heat and air pollution were associated with an increased use of radiography and CT scans.

Declining reimbursements are only one of the pressing issues facing radiology this year, according to a recent study.

Radiologists working in non-academic practices had 32% higher compensation compared to radiologists working in the academic setting, according to a Nov. 12 study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The American College of Radiology has become a founding member of a new AI initiative established by Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.

Only 41 healthcare facilities in the U.S. have been designated Radiopharmaceutical Comprehensive Centers of Excellence by the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging.