Week in Review: Minnies winners | Radiologist salary differences | Batch reading of DBT

Kate Madden Yee
Nov 15, 2024

Dear AuntMinnie Member,

Our most-clicked story of the week was our report on the 2024 Minnies winners, an illustrious group. This year's picks reflected a few themes, including generative AI and radiologist shortages. Runner-up was our story on how salary differences between academic and nonacademic radiologists have narrowed -- a trend that matters in an era of physician shortages and increased imaging volume post-COVID-19.

Our third most popular story of the week reported on how batch reading of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams can improve radiologists' reading performance, while our fourth highlighted research on the use of virtual/augmented reality to diagnose diverticulitis on CT.

Finally, don't miss our pre-RSNA coverage, Road to RSNA. So far we've posted installments on AI, MRI, and Women's Imaging.

Take a look at the full list of our top stories of the week: 

  1. Minnies winners for 2024
  2. Salary differences narrow between academic, nonacademic radiologists
  3. Batch reading of DBT exams leads to reader performance boost
  4. VR/AR helps clinicians diagnose diverticulitis on CT
  5. Road to RSNA 2024: AI Preview
  6. Road to RSNA 2024: MRI Preview
  7. Road to RSNA 2024: Women's Imaging
  8. AI-enabled CCTA on par with IVUS for plaque quantification
  9. New PET tracer shows promise in patients with kidney cancer
  10. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks safe for emergency pain management
  11. FDA clears GEHC’s Signa Magnus MRI scanner
  12. Bracco hits 1M Vueway injections milestone
  13. FDA clears Philips’ Spectral CT 7500 RT scanner
  14. Radiologists best ChatGPT, Gemini in assigning PI-RADS categories

Kate Madden Yee
Senior Editor
AuntMinnie.com

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