As COVID-19 pressed hospitals to postpone procedures, reorient priorities and learn new ways to soldier on in service of the sick, one medical specialty distinguished itself as well prepared to lead by example, several observers suggest.

Research found that 68% of patients who underwent a GAE procedure experienced significant reductions in pain and improved overall function.

The lead authors of a new study, Stacey Wolfson, MD, and Beatriu Reig, MD, from the Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, say women should not delay breast imaging if they recently received the COVID vaccine or a booster.

In a statement released Wednesday, RSNA announced the return of NIIC-RAD, which provides education and training modules on the fundamentals of informatics.

Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows an injury pattern on cardiac MRI similar to other causes of myocarditis, but abnormalities are less severe. 

Reactive axillary lymph nodes seen on screening mammograms after vaccination can last for many months and should not be cause for imaging delays, experts reported in Radiology.

The six-module certification program is intended to help even the least tech-savy radiologists integrate AI into their clinical workflows.

After moving online, RSNA20 saw a 43% decrease in attendees and a corresponding 46% dip in tweets about the show compared to the previous year.