CHICAGO—The addition of a PGY4 radiology resident (PGY4RR) to a large pediatric clinical team received strong support, and enhanced the team’s knowledge of imaging findings, exam indications and increased their likelihood to provide more history, according to researchers of a single-center study presented Nov. 26 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

CHICAGO—Emergency department (ED) physicians reduced inappropriate orders for screening cervical spine CT after implementation of a pre-imaging checklist and educational intervention, researchers reported Nov. 26 at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting.

CHICAGO—George S. Bisset, III, MD, RSNA president, threw down the gauntlet to his colleagues during the RSNA 2012 opening session. Eighty to 90 percent of radiologists never meet their patients, according to Bisset, who urged radiologists to reconsider the status quo and become a critical part of the patient care team.

CHICAGO—Greetings from McCormick Place. The sun is shining in Chicago, but the temps are fairly frigid. However, the excitement of RSNA is filling the frosty air.

CHICAGO—The vast proportion (81 percent) of radiologists’ noninvasive diagnostic imaging relative value units (RVUs) is conducted in hospital settings, as opposed to private offices, according to a scientific poster presented at the 2012 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference. If office-based practice is used as a gauge for the entrepreneurial nature of physicians, radiologists may not fit the mold.

I’m certain all of us have heard echoes of Chicken Little both in radiology departments and among experts, as imaging leaders and colleagues cluck about impending doomsday. Whether it’s ICD-10, Meaningful Use, bundled payments, teleradiology or any of the scores of issues impacting radiology practices, there is no shortage of fodder for the pessimistic.

CHICAGO—Radiology residents should understand the nuances of dictating complex cases and avoid common bad habits, according to a RSNA poster presentation from the radiology department at the University of California, Irvine.

Existing communication tools can be leveraged to improve quality assurance (QA) programs without upending workflow, according to an RSNA poster presentation from staff at the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) in Aurora.