Dear AuntMinnie Member,
A new survey indicates that the average salary for U.S. radiologists is getting close to $400,000.
Medscape's Physician Compensation Report pegged the average annual salary for radiologists at $396,000, representing growth of about 5% over the previous year. Radiologists ranked sixth on the list of physician compensation, with orthopedic doctors, plastic surgeons, and cardiologists occupying the top three spots.
The new numbers are bound to spark debate in the specialty. It seems that radiologists continue to be well-compensated compared to their peers, but doubts within the specialty continue to percolate.
Do the numbers seem realistic to you? Dive into the details by clicking here. After you've read the story, feel free to discuss in our Forums.
Reduced FDG for PET/MRI
Recent advances in PET/MRI instrumentation raise the possibility that FDG doses in scans could be reduced. But not so fast, according to a group from Germany.
The researchers tried an FDG protocol that reduced dose about 50% below current recommendations. They found that while diagnostic accuracy didn't suffer, the reduced level produced artifacts in some areas that were significant enough to give them pause about recommending that lower FDG doses be used widely.
Read more by clicking here, or visit our Molecular Imaging Community at molecular.auntminnie.com.
ACR debuts TI-RADS
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is offering a new classification system for thyroid nodules, the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS). Will it become as accepted as the essential BI-RADS system for breast lesion classification? Read more by clicking here, or visit our Ultrasound Community at ultrasound.auntminnie.com.
