Leadership: Delivering Success by Building Dynamic Teams.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
Response to "Tomographic Findings and Thrombogenic Effects of COVID-19".
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
Value Assessment of Evolving Pediatric Appendicitis Imaging Strategies Between 2004 and 2018.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
To assess diagnostic imaging utilization and the proportion of negative appendectomies for pediatric appendicitis at US children's hospitals between 2004 and 2018. This was a retrospective study using data from the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. Pediatric patients (age: 0-17 years) who underwent an appendectomy at one of 32 ch...
Multi-Institutional Assessment and Crowdsourcing Evaluation of Deep Learning for Automated Classification of Breast Dens...
...Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
We developed deep learning algorithms to automatically assess BI-RADS breast density. Using a large multi-institution patient cohort of 108,230 digital screening mammograms from the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial, we investigated the effect of data, model, and training parameters on overall model performance and provided crowdsourcing...
Ultrasound Practice Redesign to Improve Image Quality: Implementation of a Quality Control Sonographer.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
The aim of this study was to systematically improve ultrasound image quality via the implementation of a quality control (QC) sonographer. The position of a QC sonographer was created, whose responsibility was to preview ultrasound examinations performed by other sonographers and audit ultrasound examinations for image quality and protocol adherenc...
Cumulative Radiation Dose From Medical Imaging in Children With Noncancerous Disease.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
Trends in Diagnostic Imaging Medicare Reimbursements: 2007 to 2019.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
The aim of this study was to evaluate recent trends in Medicare reimbursement rates for various imaging studies. Common diagnostic radiologic studies were selected across multiple imaging modalities: bone densitometry, CT, CT angiography, mammography, MR angiography, MRI, nuclear medicine, radiography, and ultrasound. The Physician Fee Schedule Loo...
Predictors of Lung Cancer Screening Utilization in a Population-Based Survey.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
Annual low-dose CT (LDCT) screening in high-risk individuals has been recommended to detect lung cancer earlier and reduce mortality. The objective of this study was to identify demographic, financial, and health care factors associated with screening uptake in a population-based survey. Data from the Lung Cancer Screening Module and core modules o...
Drowning in E-Mail.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
Relative Prevalence and Characteristics of Malpractice Litigation Involving Radiology Trainees.
Published in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
To assess the prevalence and characteristics of medical malpractice litigation involving radiology trainees. Using a LexisNexis legal database keyword search, we identified all state and federal lawsuits between 2009 and 2018 yielding formal appellate and lower court opinions (precedent setting "complex litigation") potentially involving physician ...
