With billions of dollars now directed toward its development, radioligand therapy has the potential to transform cancer treatment. The excitement is driving cancer centers nationwide to expand theranostic trials which pair RLT with novel radiopharmaceutical PET or SPECT imaging. However, one critical challenge looms: a shortage of nuclear medicine and radiology physician experts, technologists, and nursing staff capable of delivering this therapy at scale.
This expanded “usually appropriate” rating from the ACR could make MRI screenings accessible to a greater number of individuals with dense breast tissue, likely with insurance support. Typically, insurers cover procedures rated “usually appropriate” by the ACR, but this will test their willingness to cover the high-cost breast MRI exams.
This meeting focuses just as much on what we don’t know, as what we do know. Thus, this is a fantastic opportunity to not only obtain current knowledge, but also establish a framework to guide future research. Furthermore, this allows us to face, with greater conviction, the dilemma that is ILC.
“…Outlive offers a thought-provoking reexamination of health priorities, advocating for a paradigm shift towards proactive health management. While some recommendations may seem lofty, the underlying principles hold promise for improving individual and societal well-being if embraced and implemented effectively.”
Ensure your reports are accessible to a wide audience by avoiding obscure abbreviations and phrases. Consider the diverse range of medical professionals who may read your reports and strive for clarity and comprehensibility. Simplify complex terms or provide explanations when necessary to facilitate understanding.
Swift action is needed to detect ILC early, utilizing available technologies and conducting ILC-specific research.
“Progress demands adaptation. Pending a perfect knowledge of the body and mind some proportion of commonly accepted medical knowledge will be untrue. Therefore, question absolutes in medicine. Keep an open mind and a broad perspective. Do not assume that everything you were taught in medical school must be true.”
“Short of a silver bullet cure for metastatic breast cancer, can we achieve close to 100% reduction in breast cancer mortality using current screening technologies? A careful re-assessment and re-implementation of current screening approaches may get us much closer. If this topic interests you, read on.”
“Pathfinder is a tool to bridge diagnostic radiology to clinical outcomes by linking radiology with pathology…While I still have a bloated follow-up folder in PACS that I haven’t gotten around to look at from before Pathfinder, I am caught up on everything after Pathfinder became available because Pathfinder’s Match function makes follow-up effortless.”
“…From neuro to breast, and every organ in between,
The radiologic puzzle, so complex and keen,
The boards are the gatekeepers, to this noble art,
A challenge that tests, the very soul and heart…”
As members of the medical imaging profession, we must ask ourselves this imperative question: are we maintaining balance, in the interest of patient care, between the increasing complexity of medical imaging and the available workforce to support this vital work?
Radiology residency is challenging. Here are 10 maxims to keep in mind during residency and beyond.
If you have your heart set on radiology, here are some resources that were extremely helpful to me during medical school. Most of these resources, if not all, are made by radiologists for medical students, future radiologists, and fellow radiology enthusiasts.
To more accurately describe the purpose and scope of articles posted to The Radiology Review, The Radiology Review Journal is being renamed the Radiology Review Insider.
“…radiology is a wonderful field with something for everyone depending on interests. We are a very collaborative, warm, and supportive community with a plethora of mentors and sponsors to help you along your career. We are often at the center of critical decision making for patient care, which makes us indispensable when it comes to the multidisciplinary care team. We are also at the forefront of innovation when it comes to patient care, and that in and of itself, makes the field exciting and perpetually rewarding.”
The history of innovation depicted in the museum goes hand-in-hand to add perspective to the newest innovations presented at the RSNA meetings. In my opinion, this museum is definitely a place radiologists should consider visiting.
Despite the ongoing pandemic, the medical imaging community continues to innovate, and educate, and question, and improve. RSNA 2021 was a reminder, to me, that our collective work to provide the most helpful medical imaging to all individuals is a work in progress, yet is advancing in many important ways.
if medical students do not consider radiology because radiologists “do not see patients” they should think again. Radiology can offer quality patient encounters, procedural work, and the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing technologies in medicine, while also providing an adaptable lifestyle.
Nuclear medicine is challenging to prepare for and, while only one of many subspecialties encountered during radiology residency training, this subspecialty area rises to relative prominence when ABR board exams come around.
