Neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, racialized residential segregation, and socioeconomic status all play a part, according to research published in JAMA Oncology. 

These results have important implications for understanding patient preferences as determinants of adherence, imaging experts wrote recently. 

Rising workloads have resulted in radiologists spending more time than ever before in front of computer screens, increasing the need for proper ergonomics.

Researchers examined how sharing medical imaging with patients might encourage healthier behaviors, such as smoking cessation, following a healthy diet and increasing physical activity.

Imaging practices more likely to utilize NPPs are in urban areas, larger in size, and have a higher percentage of IR specialists, experts wrote in JACR. 

Decreased evaluation scores during the first three years of residency align with whether individuals failed the test, experts wrote recently. 

These programs include case submissions following errors, as well as “good calls," to place the focus on educational opportunities and improvement in groups, rather than placing blame.

Recommendations include clear communication between radiologists and technologists, creating dose benchmarks and "locking in" CT protocols to reduce variations that might make monitoring image quality difficult.