AJR Podcasts

In this podcast, Hong Linda Li, MD, discusses a recently published article on the effect of 21st Century Cures Act implementation on patient access of their radiology reports at a multicampus health system. ARTICLE TITLE - Patient Access of Their Radiology Reports Before and After Implementation of 21st Century Cures Act Information-Blocking Provisions at a Large Multicampus Health System

Robert Hill, MD, discusses an article in which the authors investigate energy consumption of imaging systems. The study estimates possible savings in carbon emissions and electricity costs with hypothetical operational adjustments. ARTICLE TITLE - Interventional Imaging Systems in Radiology, Cardiology, and Urology: Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions, and Electricity Costs

Full article: New Prostate MRI Scoring Systems (PI-QUAL, PRECISE, PI-RR, and PI-FAB): AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review In this AJR Conversation, GU Section Editor Nicola Schieda, MD, speaks with Francesco Giganti, MD, PhD, and Adriano Dias, MD, Msc, about their team's recently published article examining the new prostate MRI scoring systems PI-QUAL, PRECISE, PI-RR, and PI-FAB.

In this episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Wellness, Sherry Wang MBBS discusses being alone. The episode addresses how being alone can be conducive to wellness. Being alone is not the same as loneliness.

Full article: Thermal Ablation of Thyroid Nodules, From the AJR "How We Do It" Special Series In this AJR Conversation, IR Section Editor Anne Covey, MD, speaks with Shamar Young, MD, about his team's recently published article on thermal ablation of thyroid nodules.

Xiao Xiao Tong discusses an AJR article that found interreader agreement assessed among ten radiologists was substantial both for the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound risk category assignment and for the surgical consultation recommendations. In particular, the variability was less relevant in the recommendation for surgical consultation and in assigning the indeterminate risk category. ARTICLE TITLE - Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Recommendations for Incidental Gallbladder Polyp Management: Interreader Agreement Among Ten Radiologists

In this episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Wellness, Sherry Wang MBBS discusses feeling unwell. The episode addresses the state of physician burnout, depression, moral injury, and personal experiences.

Sherry Wang, MBBS says hello and introduces the AJR Podcast Series on Wellness.

Full article: https://ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/AJR.23.29806 In this podcast, Robert Smalley, MD explores Massachusetts General Hospital's adoption of an automated CT protocoling system. He discusses the system's impact on streamlining scans and its potential for broader application despite the complexities in pediatric radiology. The conversation includes insights from Dr. Ryan Chung's interview on the project's nuances and reflects on the initiative's success in efficiency and error reduction.

Full article: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/AJR.23.30280 Robert Hill, MD discusses an article in which the authors evaluate associations between peritumoral and intratumoral high T2 signal intensity with histopathologic characteristics.