Radiology

The physician shortage is a pressing concern for healthcare, with radiology among the specialties facing some of the most significant challenges.

The number of students enrolling in radiology-based programs increased from 17,679 in 2023 to 19,815 in 2024, according to the latest American Society of Radiologic Technologists Enrollment report.

MRI had a 98% rate of detecting cancer in asymptomatic pregnant persons, according to a study published Dec. 4 in The New England Journal of Medicine. 

The New York State Radiological Society has voiced its opposition to state legislation that would increase the amount of financial damages family members may collect through wrongful death lawsuits. 

Springdale-based Arkansas Children's Northwest is one of the first hospitals in the nation to enable remote control of cardiac MRI and CT scans, it said in a Dec. 16 news release.

Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has temporarily suspended mammography services at the Wes & Jan Houser Women's Pavilion, located inside Freeman Women's Center, also in Joplin. 

Asymmetries on screening contrast-enhanced mammography may not need additional diagnostic workup, according to a study published Dec. 9 in the European Journal of Radiology. 

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.