The Aug. 29 statement indicates that non-radiologist physicians, advanced practice providers and registered nurses can oversee intravenous CT and MRI contrast administration at accredited imaging centers.

Although private practice radiology leaders are granted with a great deal of autonomy, managing a practice presents additional stressors that staff radiologists within hospital systems are not routinely burdened with, authors of the new analysis suggested.

A new paper in the Journal of the American College of Radiology digs into the emergence of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in radiology and how it has impacted clinical and procedural volumes and imaging interpretation.

To promote the legitimacy of their products, companies most often tout their partnerships with medical and academic institutions, in addition to their applications’ legal approvals.

The authors of the new study noted that, even before the pandemic, consultant breast radiologists were among the most in-demand specialists. The loss of interest in it as a specialty due to COVID will inevitably pose further challenges for recruitment.

Many women who receive their mammogram results on the same day as their exam report feeling better about their overall experience. 

Experts assessed a total of 192 retracted publications—a number that the authors of the study conceded appeared to be growing in more recent years. 

Up to 60% of radiologists have intentions of adopting artificial intelligence tools into clinical practice in the near future.