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Radiology subinternships could be key to increasing interest in the specialty

Offering radiology subinternships to medical students can increase interest and improve perceptions of the field. 

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Residents support radiology-based transgender curriculum

The curriculum could improve patient care in this group of individuals who have historically experienced healthcare disparities.

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Should radiology programs up their hands-on ultrasound training?

Many courses exist for teaching US scanning to non-radiologists, but fewer courses are available to radiologists who need to strengthen their core skills,” experts recently wrote in Academic Radiology.

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'Both positive and promising': RadiOlympics competition well received by med students

The competition was created with the intention of addressing knowledge gaps relative to the field of radiology among medical students.

Many providers believe POCUS improves care, but some still see it as 'too complex' to incorporate

New survey results offer updated insight into the use of ultrasound from a practitioner’s standpoint.

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AI competition furthers research on computer-aided detection in breast imaging

For the challenge, eight teams were tasked with developing algorithms capable of achieving high sensitivity for lesion detection on DBT exams.

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How effective is simulation training for interventional radiology procedures?

New survey data detail how simulation curriculum and training improves procedural competence among radiology residents, prompting some to suggest that it be routinely incorporated into IR residency. 

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Virtual learning left some radiology residents feeling uncomfortable completing procedures

Some residents recently indicated that virtual learning environments led them to having little-to-no procedural training at all in certain subspecialties.

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Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.