An expected uptick in applications this fall may not actually indicate a growing interest in the specialty, imaging experts cautioned.

Non-radiology news outlets also covered topics related to last year's RSNA meeting, indicating such organizations are taking notice of imaging-based research.

All told, the feds have doled out $106 billion in payments to smooth over cash flow issues as imaging and other patient volume dried up in March. 

Declines in mammography and MRI led all modalities, Henry Ford Health System noted recently.

Widespread shutdowns of mammography screening services during the COVID-19 pandemic have left thousands of women in danger. 

Professional societies, in particular, need to be more active on the platform, and may find it helpful for recruiting members, promoting research and engaging with nonradiologists.

The subspecialty is poised to help stem the tide of deaths and disability arising from this concern, experts wrote in AJR. 

SIR said that this is its first official clinical practice guidelines, developed using best practice methodologies from the National Academy of Medicine.