Radiological Society of North America

About: Radiological Society of North America is a nonprofit organization based out in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: MEDLINE & Health care. The organization has 55 authors who have published 51 publications receiving 993 citations. The organization is also known as: RSNA.

Web Modules on Professionalism and Ethics

Abstract: Health care disciplines have always held resolutely to a commitment to professionalism and high ethical standards. With the present emphasis on public accountability, professionalism and ethics are receiving enhanced attention in health care education and practice. A challenge for radiologists, radiation oncologists, and medical physicists is to define the scope and depth of knowledge about professionalism and ethics that are necessary for the practice of the disciplines. A further challenge is to develop accessible educational materials that encompass this required knowledge. About 2 years ago, the ABR Foundation decided to address these challenges through the development of an ethics and professionalism curriculum and production of a series of Web-based educational modules that follow the curriculum. Six organizations agreed initially to contribute financially to construction of the curriculum and modules and were later joined by a seventh. The curriculum was developed by the ABR Foundation and included in a request for proposals that was widely distributed. Teams of authors for each of 10 modules were selected from respondents to the request for proposals. As the modules were developed, they were reviewed in 3 successive stages, including peer review by members of the ACR Committee on Professionalism and the RSNA-ACR Task Force on an Ethics Curriculum. After revisions were prepared in response to the reviews, the modules were translated into a format compatible with the e-learning platform on which they are mounted. The modules are now available to all who wish to study them.

Radiology in the era of value-based healthcare: A multi-society expert statement from the ACR, CAR, ESR, IS3R, RANZCR and RSNA.

Abstract: Background The value-based healthcare (VBH) concept is designed to improve individual healthcare outcomes without increasing expenditure and is increasingly being used to determine resourcing of and reimbursement for medical services. Radiology is a major contributor to patient and societal healthcare at many levels. Despite this, some VBH models do not acknowledge radiology's central role; this may have future negative consequences for resource allocation. Methods, findings and interpretation This multi-society paper, representing the views of Radiology Societies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, describes the place of radiology in VBH models and the healthcare value contributions of radiology. Potential steps to objectify and quantify the value contributed by radiology to healthcare are outlined.

Computed Tomography and Peritoneoscopy for Detection of Liver Metastases: Review of Mayo Clinic Experience

Abstract: The effectiveness of computed tomography (CT) and peritoneoscopy in detecting liver metastasis was studied by review of 97 cases in which both of these procedures and also biopsy or autopsy were performed. Tissue examinations disclosed hepatic lesions in 45 cases. The sensitivity of CT and peritoneoscopy was 89 and 62%, respectively: and their specificity 94 and 96%. In 35% of biopsy-proven cases, CT detected lesions not visible at peritoneoscopy: and in 7% peritoneoscopy revealed lesions not shown by CT. The difference resulted from the more frequent occurrence of liver metastases in locations more suitable for CT detection. The results suggest that CT should be tried before peritoneoscopy (other considerations being equal), and that CT guidance for biopsy deserves more frequent use. The reliability of negative CT or peritoneoscopy findings remains uncertain, since autopsy has been obtained in only 3 of the 52 negative cases.