I suspect RSNA will feel a bit different this year. Normally, the tens of thousands of attendees heading to Chicago from all over the world are coming to learn about the future—the future of imaging technology, the latest scientific discoveries, evolving practice recommendations, and so on.

A recent survey at a large academic hospital in Canada found that staff radiologists want feedback from their peers—but they prefer it anonymously.

Thanks to reimbursement rate cuts, there’s been an identifiable shift from MR exams performed in private offices to hospital outpatient departments, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology published Nov. 15.

When it comes to receiving the results of radiological exams, a recent survey found the majority of patients prefer hearing from the ordering physician instead of the radiologist.

Looking to ultimately reduce patient radiation, a team of researchers from University of Michigan Health System developed a mnemonic checklist that reduced mean fluoroscopy time in second year residents.

The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) is experiencing a staff shortage that could leave only one radiologist to read x-rays for two hospitals in Montgomery and Tuskegee, according to a report by the Montgomery Advertiser.

Even with the known radiation risks to children, CT is often being used as the initial diagnostic tool in children suspected of having kidney stones, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Despite a general slowdown in imaging utilization overall, the rates of emergency department imaging continue to increase across the country, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.