Radiology Match data this year: “surpassing one-third female representation in back-to-back years marks a meaningful shift for a field historically dominated by men and foreshadows a more diverse radiology workforce in the coming years” radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...

New AJR: "Overdiagnosis: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 12" By Drs @francisdeng.medsky.social & Jha #HopkinsRad @pennmedicine.bsky.social ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social

Overdiagnosis is more than a clinical challenge, it’s a societal one. In this episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, @francisdeng.medsky.social and Saurabh Jha, MD‬ explore where clinical vigilance meets ethical complexity. www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...

Bad news: CTA head and CTA neck will be bundled into one CPT code starting in 2026, which portends a reimbursement cut (it was ~25% when CT abdomen+pelvis were bundled in 2011). Good news: CT perfusion will have its own category I CPT code separate from CTA head, which may improve reimbursement.

Head and neck radiology case review at 4pm EST today RadDiscord members can register here us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Brand new content, 33 MCQs, 30s each, competition style. My prior reviews here: youtu.be/9RJr7h9dJVI youtu.be/bepptfOXV2U

Good news for IMG radiologists: the American Board of Radiology just revised its requirements for the Alternate Pathway to certification to allow doing the 4 years of US-based training/work at TWO, not exclusively one, academic institutions. www.theabr.org/diagnostic-r...

Radiology in #ERAS2026 is changing to separate signals for integrated IR/DR (8 signals) and DR programs (6 gold and 9 silver signals). I’d advise applicants looking to maximize their chances of matching to apply to both. youtu.be/plryJQb6-qY?...

New AJR: "Diagnostic Uncertainty: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 11" By Drs @francisdeng.medsky.social & Shinagare #Hopkins #Brigham ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social

In radiology, uncertainty is part of the job—but how it is communicated matters. In the latest episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, @francisdeng.medsky.social and Atul B. Shinagare, MD discuss the unintended consequences of hedging. www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...

Medical specialties differed in the degree to which residencies favored applicants from certain racial, ethnic, or nationality groups in the Match. @jennyxchen.bsky.social @jgmejournal.bsky.social meridian.allenpress.com/jgme/article...

CT utilization is 30% higher today than in 2007 due to growth of low-value ordering. At this rate, CT-induced cancers is modeled to account for 5% of new cancers in the coming decades. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

OMG this is even worse than I had imagined

"No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue" Harvard is standing up against the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

“No law in this country permits Trump to suspend billions from universities simply because he doesn’t like the constitutionally protected speech of their students & faculty,” - Nikolas Bowie, AAUP-Harvard. Motion of temporary restraining order here:

The most unrealistic thing about The Pitt is how much they bully the medical students. Not a chance in 2025.

Med students applying to residency: check out this site for program rankings (from Doximity) and Step 2 averages (from Residency Explorer) in one place residency.admit.org/program-stat...

New AJR: "Artificial Intelligence as a Safety Net: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 10" By Drs @francisdeng.medsky.social & Strong #HopkinsRadiology ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social

Excited to bring this new product to the market today and to help support the amazing work of radiologists around the world! Vitamin D is so important to us all. Free samples ready to ship: bit.ly/xboost-order @radiopaedia.org 🍍

"Of all imaging, 4% to 26% is estimated as inappropriate..." huge waste and environmental impact! www.jacr.org/article/S154... @katehanneman.bsky.social

Why do clinicians hate your radiology report? 1) No conclusion 2) Over-hedges 3) Misses the relevant finding by Christoph Agten: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzN6...

Is your AI strategy just a shopping spree? Benjamin Strong, MD warns against the 'hungry shopper' approach to AI adoption in radiology in the latest episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error with @francisdeng.medsky.social. www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...

It was a privilege to hear @asset25.bsky.social and @francisdeng.medsky.social speak about the future of #radiology #education and #AI at the #AAR25 #BrogdonPanel! Engaging talks challenging the status quo and underscoring challenges to come help us grow as educators!

At #AAR25 keynote, Desiree Morgan advises us in times of change to keep in view your ‘horizon point’ - who/what you want to be in the future, eg, “an influential radiologist” and what that means

New AJR: "Follow-Up Recommendations: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 9" By Drs @francisdeng.medsky.social & Kapoor ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social

Why aren’t follow-up imaging recommendations always followed? Neena Kapoor, MD and @francisdeng.medsky.social unpack the challenges and solutions on the latest episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error. www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/AJR.25.32830

"reinstituting USMLE Step 1 examination scores, retaining multicategory medical school grades, and capping the number of disclosed research experiences would foster a fairer and more consistent, transparent, and efficient application system" @jama.com doi.org/10.1001/jama...

Distal medium vessel thrombectomy can now be filed away as an example of medical reversal. "performance of thrombectomy for medium- or distal-vessel occlusion in a manner consistent with these trials is not evidence-based" editorial on ESCAPE-MeVO and DISTAL trials @nejm.org doi.org/10.1056/NEJM...

🎧 New Radiopaedia podcast episode! A #neurorad update featuring @francisdeng.medsky.social @tabbykennedy.bsky.social and Tom Campion. "Inflammatory brain disease and IIH" #radsky Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6iQe9v7... YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

"Leaders and educators throughout medicine therefore have a Herculean task: to optimize physician wellness while maintaining clinical excellence." John Benson in AJNR www.ajnr.org/content/earl...

New AJR: "Navigating the Emotional Impact of Error: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 8" By Drs @francisdeng.medsky.social & @kdherrmd.bsky.social #HopkinsRad ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social

More and more medical schools are using AI to screen applications www.aamc.org/news/ai-will...

Check out my new handle @francisdeng.medsky.social Healthcare workers who want a medsky handle - DM @richard.medsky.social for an invite

Ever missed a finding? Yeah, it hurts. Take a listen to the latest AJR podcast series on diagnostic error & excellence to learn more about the emotional impact of making mistakes as a radiologist/human @francisdeng.bsky.social

1/Have you been cutting corners when it comes to coronal anatomy?   Do you just say a lesion is in the inferior frontal region & hope no one asks for details?   It’s time to turn the corner on coronal anatomy   Open this thread for an easy way to remember this frontal anatomy you need to know!

AJR is seeking applicants to serve as host of a Podcast Series. Please follow the link for more information and to apply now! arrs.org/seriesapplic...

Young woman with headaches. What is the radiological diagnosis? This one has path proof (🤔) Featured as @radiopaedia.org Case of the Day recently doi.org/10.53347/rID...

Every “Don’t Miss” lesion has been missed, repeatedly. What now?

New AJR: "Duty to Effectively Communicate: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 7" By Drs @francisdeng.bsky.social & Mezrich #HopkinsRad #YaleRad ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social

New AJR: "Artificial Intelligence and Precision Education: AJR Podcast Series on Training and Education, Episode 7" By Drs Cheng & Recht #MGHImaging #NYUImaging ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social

I stare at shadows of people’s insides and tell other doctors if the weird blob is a big deal or not.

“the neck contains multiple important things that don’t react well to stabbing”

Half of cancer patients in this study experienced a care delay related to prior authorization for imaging. Doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.38182

As the proportion of US medical school graduates is increasingly female, traditionally male-dominated specialties have also seen increases in female representation. But radiology is lagging others. Why? https://buff.ly/3DBPagf Hunt et al. in JACR

"The time during which a person has nothing to do is referred to as slack.. Thought workers... look for growth and innovation as main incentives to prevent burnout, and these things live in slack." Ali Rastegarpour in JACR paraphrasing Thomas DeMarco's book "Slack" doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

"Operational efficiency gains in radiology have been leveraged to perform more examinations and increased workloads to the point that quality interpretations are at risk and the education and research missions of academic practices are threatened." Neil Rofsky in JACR doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #Radsky

2024 Images in Radiology - editors' choices 1) disseminated cysticercosis (by Ilyas, Mahajan) 2) uremic leontiasis ossea (Lakhani, Deng) 3) diffuse cerebral proliferative angiopathy (Lakhani, Boo) doi.org/10.1148/radi...

Dilated internal vertebral venous plexus (due to low CSF pressure from overshunting)

What are the important descriptors of this spinal fracture? "Compression fracture" is not enough to convey severity/risk. -both endplates involved -posterior cortex distinctly involved, w/ retropulsion Classification: AO Spine: "complete burst" (A4) AO Spine-DGOU Osteoporotic Fracture: OF4 #Radsky

New AJR Accepted Manuscript: "Tattoo Ink Localization Before Targeted Dissection of Axillary Lymph Nodes: Frequency of Success and Associated Factors" By Dr Ambinder & team #HopkinsRad ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/... @ajrradiology.bsky.social