OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the American College of Radiology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Cover 1	203
Matching the Message to the Audience—Understanding What Your Customer Needs to Hear	184
Cover 1	98
Diversity in Interventional Radiology Residency Programs	75
JACR Leadership	74
The Debate Over Competency-Based Education in Radiology–Promises and Perils	73
Introduction to the Focus Issue on Teaching and Education	62
Humanizing Radiology Appointment Education to Improve Patient Experience	59
Patient Photograph Association With Radiologist Recommendations for Additional Imaging	55
Medical School House Rock: Cohort and Case Control Studies	54
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening Based on Breast Density: 2024 Update	54
The Current State of Artificial Intelligence and Its Intersection With Radiology	51
Advanced Practice Provider Procedures Commonly Performed in Interventional Radiology: Medicare Volume Trends From 2010 to 2021	49
Whole-Body Overdiagnosis: Perils of Whole-Body MRI	45
LGBTQ+ Inclusion Index Quantifies the Consequences of “Sunsetting” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	44
Response	43
The Importance of Promoting Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Resource-Limited Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa	42
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Chronic Chest Pain—High Probability of Coronary Artery Disease	42
Health for All: A Report of the 2020 Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead Meeting	41
Assessment of US Radiology Residency Program Websites in the COVID-19 Era	41
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Transgender Breast Cancer Screening	39
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Second and Third Trimester Vaginal Bleeding	37
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Routine Chest Imaging	37
Integrative Diagnostics: The Time Is Now—A Report From the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology	36
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Surveillance of Testicular Cancer: 2021 Update	35

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	35
Authors’ Response	33
Radiology Imaging Volume Changes During Discrete COVID-19 Pandemic Waves: Implications for the Delta Variant of Coronavirus and Future Pandemics	32
ACR Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening Are Confusing	32
BI-RADS-0 Screening Mammography: Risk Factors That Prevent or Delay Follow-Up Time to Diagnostic Evaluation	32
Promoting Gender-Inclusive Language in Radiology: Next Steps	31
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Renal Transplant Dysfunction: 2024 Update	31
Applying Implementation Science Principles to Systematize High-Quality Care for Potentially Significant Imaging Findings	30
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Vision Loss	29
Transforming Radiology With AI Visual Chatbot	26
Why Radiology Departments Should Have a Vice Chair for Patient Experience	26
A Holistic Approach to CT Protocol and Dose Management	25
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Incidentally Detected Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule	25
Practical Strategies to Retain Radiologists	25
Total and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Procedures After Lung Cancer Screening in a National Commercially Insured Population: Estimating an Episode of Care	24
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Male Breast Cancer Screening	24
JACR Annual Awards 2025	24
Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: A Leadership Survey	23
Trends in Corporate Acquisitions of Radiology Practices and Imaging Centers Over 11 Years	23
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Pelvic Pain in the Reproductive Age Group: 2023 Update	23
Certainty Amid Artful Ambiguity	22
Board Composition and Corporate Coherence: Lessons for the Radiology Community	22
Limiting Demographic Diversity in Radiology Through the Hidden Curriculum: An Underexplored Influence	22
Assessing the Impact of Patient-Friendly Radiology Reports on Patient-Centered Outcomes Using Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Analysis	22
A Closer Look at the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence: Implications for the Imaging Space	22
A Practical Framework for Promoting Justice-Oriented Innovation in Radiology	22
Diagnostic Accuracy of Cone-Beam CT for Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	22
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Are Organizational Change Management Efforts	22
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chylothorax Treatment Planning: 2024 Update	22
Technical and Administrative Advances to Promote Sustainable Radiology	21
Growth in Nonprocedural Services and Market Dynamics: The Changing Landscape of Interventional Radiology	21
Radiomics Features Extracted From Pre- and Postprocedural Imaging in Early Prediction of Treatment Response in Patients Undergoing Transarterial Radioembolization of Hepatic Lesions: A Systematic Revi	21
Application of the Socio-Ecological Model to Address Recruitment, Promotion, and Leadership Development of Women in Radiology	21
Incidental Detection of Previously Unknown Strokes on Head CT Examinations: An Untapped Opportunity for Secondary Prevention	21
Immediate Access to Radiology Reports: Perspectives on X Before and After the Cures Act Information Blocking Provision	21
Empowering Radiology’s Future: A Proposed Leadership and Innovation Framework for a Radiology Department	21
Interventional Radiology and Health Equity: Disparities in Uterine Artery Embolization Based on Insurance Status	20
RadRounds and RadSim: Delivering Immersive Educational Experiences With Simulated Radiology Encounters for Medical Students	20
Medical Education Research Design	20
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Malignant or Aggressive Primary Musculoskeletal Tumor-Staging and Surveillance: 2022 Update	20
Breast Imaging for Transgender Individuals: Assessment of Current Practice and Needs	20
Focus Issue on Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Radiology: The TRY-Angle Approach	19
Frequency and Clinical Utility of Alerts for Intra-Institutional Radiologist Discrepant Opinions	19
The Antifragile Radiologist	19
To Disclose or Not to Disclose?	19
The Potential for Using ChatGPT to Improve Imaging Appropriateness	19
Publishing a Research Article in a Major Radiology Journal: Time Investment From Conception to Proofreading After Acceptance	18
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Fibroids	18
Unreimbursed Costs of Multidisciplinary Conferences to a Radiology Department: A Prospective Analysis at an Academic Medical Center	18
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Elbow and Forearm Pain	18

Implementation and Uptake of Rural Lung Cancer Screening	18
Value-Based Care in Low- to Middle-Income Countries: Low-Cost, Context-Specific Imaging Technologies to Meet Population Health Needs	18
Accuracy of Financial Disclosures in Radiology Journals	18
Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Examination for Cancer Detection in Medical Imaging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	17
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Reminders and Self-Referrals via Online Patient Portals and Text Messaging to Improve Adherence to Screening Mammography	17
Association of Private Equity and Hospital Consolidation and Negotiated Prices of Radiologic Services	17
The State of AI 2025: Its Capabilities and Roles in Industry, Politics, and Radiology	16
Communication Errors in Radiology: A Single-Center Experience and Development of a Classification System	16
Toward Redefining Adherence: The Impact of Adherence Definition on Lung Cancer Screening Program Benchmarks	16
Budget Neutrality and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Reimbursement Trends for Radiologists, 2005 to 2021	16
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Cerebrovascular Diseases-Stroke and Stroke-Related Conditions	16
The Potential Clinical Utility of an Artificial Intelligence Model for Identification of Vertebral Compression Fractures in Chest Radiographs	16
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM): 2023 Update	16
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Chronic Shoulder Pain	16
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Altered Mental Status, Coma, Delirium, and Psychosis: 2024 Update	16
Radiation Oncology Workforce: Supply and Demand	15
Reply	15
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Acute Hip Pain	15
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Acute Onset of Scrotal Pain-Without Trauma, Without Antecedent Mass	15
Cover 1	15
The Impact of Closed-Loop Imaging on Actionable CT-Detected Breast Findings	15
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Introduction to the JACR Appropriateness Criteria November 2022 Supplement	15
Utilization of Hip or Knee MRI in Patients 50 Years and Older With Atraumatic Pain: An Analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	15
Introduction to Global Health Issue	15
Reply	14
Navigating an Interview in the Midst of Corporatization Talks	14
New Horizons: The Potential Role of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Clinical Radiology	14
Reflections on the Value of a Virtue-Based Culture in Imaging	14
Patient and Clinical Factors Associated With Timeliness of Follow-Up of Incidentally Detected Lung Nodules	14
Did They Really Just Say That? The Private Practice Perspective	14
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm or Dissection-Treatment Planning and Follow-Up: 2025 Update	14
The Art of Personal and Professional Reinvention: Moving Toward “Yes”	13
Education Equity in Radiology	13
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Peer Review: Missed Liver Lesions on Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography	13
“You Always Worry”: Scan-Related Anxiety Among Patients With Metastatic Lung Cancer	13
Should I Stay, or Should I Go? Early Phase Instrument Development of Workforce Movement—A Pilot Study with Breast Radiologists	13
Recent Trends in Diagnostic Radiology Application and Match Rates	13
Current Challenges in Estimating the Pediatric Radiology Workforce and Access to Pediatric Radiology Care in the United States	13
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Epigastric Pain	13
When Artificial Intelligence Models Surpass Physician Performance: Medical Malpractice Liability in an Era of Advanced Artificial Intelligence	13
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Tinnitus: 2023 Update	13
Cover 1	13
Drivers of Ischemic Stroke Hospital Cost Trends Among Older Adults in the United States	13
Transcending Language Barriers: Can ChatGPT Be the Key to Enhancing Multilingual Accessibility in Health Care?	13
Performance Analysis of a Radiation Oncology Educational Podcast	13
Limited Added Value of Pelvic Ultrasound After Negative CT Abdomen Pelvis for Emergent Gynecologic Pathology	12
Task of Leadership	12
Of Prompt Engineers and Babel Fish	12
Reimbursement for Artificial Intelligence Software as a Medical Device in Radiology	12
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Introduction to the JACR Appropriateness Criteria November 2023 Supplement	12
Cover 1	12
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Introduction to the JACR Appropriateness Criteria November 2024 Supplement	12
Facility-Level Variation Underlying Low Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval in the United States	12
The Road Map for ACR Practice Accreditation for Radiology Artificial Intelligence	12
Association of Average Cyst Diameter Versus Single Maximum Diameter of Pancreatic Cysts to Cyst Volume and Impact on Screening Guideline Classification	12
Expanding Access and Equity in Breast Cancer Screening Through Legislative Action	12
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain-Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease	12
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Incidentally Detected Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule	12
The Effectiveness of Spaced Learning, Interleaving, and Retrieval Practice in Radiology Education: A Systematic Review	12
Assessing the Utilization of Self-Scheduling for Diagnostic Mammography at a Multisite Academic Institution: A Retrospective Cohort Study	12
Improving Workflow Efficiency at an Outpatient MRI Imaging Facility: A Case Study	12
Table of Content	12
Anatomy of a Major Ransomware Attack	12
Re: “The Changing Landscape of Interventional Radiology: Growth in Nonprocedural Services and Market Dynamics” by Hussain et al	12
Cover 1	12
A Coordinated Approach to Implementing Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in a Rural Community Hospital	11
Justice and Innovation in Radiology	11
Evidence-Based, Prior Authorization in the Electronic Health Record: A Better Path Forward	11
Fleischner Society Guideline Recommendations for Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Nodules and the Probability of Lung Cancer	11
Five Years Later: Impact of a Focused Women in Radiology Program	11
Imaging Reports Authored by Nonphysicians	11
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Low Back Pain: 2021 Update	11
The Future Is Now: How Technology and Entertainment Are Transforming Education in the Artificial Intelligence Era	11
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging of Facial Trauma Following Primary Survey	11
Emerging From Behind the Workstation	11
Why You Should Consider a Multispecialty Medical Practice	11
Policy and Process Considerations for the Updated Joint Commission Fluoroscopy Sentinel Event Definition	11
Cover 1: (CMYK)	11
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Workup of Pleural Effusion or Pleural Disease	11
Is the Sixth Edition of BI-RADS Lexicon Going to Be Stigmatization Free?	11

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Dyspnea-Noncardiovascular Origin: 2024 Update	11
US Radiology Resident Perceptions of Current Well-Being Programming: A Case Study	11
Innovation Grants to Advance the Careers of Clinical Radiology Faculty	11
Assessment of Student Perceptions of Aspects of a Career in Radiation Oncology	10
Implementation of a Semistructured Clinical Event Documentation Tool for Acute Adverse Contrast Reactions	10
Efforts to Optimize Performance Assessment at Prostate MRI	10
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Tinnitus: 2023 Update	10
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Acute Respiratory Illness in Immunocompromised Patients	10
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Orbital Imaging and Vision Loss-Child	10
Radiologists’ Perceptions of the 21st Century Cures Act	10
TOC	10
Missed Screening Mammography Appointments: Patient Sociodemographic Characteristics and Mammography Completion After 1 Year	10
Reply	10
Joint Commission’s Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) Process	10
Using Divergent Thinking Processes to Identify Breast Cancer Screening Barriers	10
A Hands-Free Approach With Voice to Text and Generative Artificial Intelligence: Streamlining Radiology Reporting	10
Embracing Appreciative Inquiry in Radiology to Enhance Performance	10
Making Medicine a Better Public Trust: Lessons for Radiology	10
Usability of Hospital Price Estimators for Lumbar Spine MRI	10
Patient and System Factors Associated With Completed Follow-Up of Probably Benign (BI-RADS 3) Breast Imaging Findings	10
AI in the Era of GPT: Transforming the Future of Work and Discovery	10
Best Practices for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Medical Imaging	10
Using Machine Learning to Predict Adherence to Recommended Imaging Follow-Up	10
Maintenance of Certification in Radiology: Eliciting Radiologist Preferences Using a Discrete Choice Experiment	10
Leveraging the Power of Social Media for Radiology Education: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges	10
Leveraging Large Language Models to Enhance Radiology Report Readability: A Systematic Review	10
More Signal, Less Noise: The Electronic Residency Application Program Supplemental Application in Radiology Match	9
The Persistent De Facto Diagnostic Radiology Fellowship Requirement Means That There is No Workforce Crisis	9
Patient-Centered Radiology Communications: Engaging Patients as Partners	9
Creating a Cyberattack Plan for Radiology Operations: A Practical Pediatric Perspective	9
A Portable and Inexpensive Model for Ultrasound-Guided Procedure Training in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	9
American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable Introduction for JACR Lung Cancer Screening Issue	9
Development of a Competency-Based Radiology Clerkship Using Categorical and Statistical Analysis of Assessment	9
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Central Venous Access Device and Site Selection: 2022 Update	9
Advancing Culture Change in Radiology Through Communication: The Value of Large- Versus Small-Group Discussions	9
Training and Experience Requirements for Authorized Users of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals (10CFR35.390): A Critical Update	9
Cybersecurity Strategies for Radiology Leaders From A Private Practice Perspective	9
Incidentally Detected Adrenal Nodules on Lung Cancer Screening CT	9
Transforming Health Care Landscapes: The Lever of Radiology Research and Innovation on Emerging Markets Poised for Aggressive Growth	9
The Growing Tension Between Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology	9
Cover 1 (special issue cover style)	9
Patient-Centered Care: Radiologists Advocate to Protect the Patient-Physician Relationship	9
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Cerebrovascular Diseases-Aneurysm, Vascular Malformation, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	9
Bridging the Gap Between Radiology Reports and Patients: Further Considerations on the Patient-Facing Radiology Artificial Intelligence Tool RadGPT Study	9
ChatGPT-4 Assistance in Optimizing Emergency Department Radiology Referrals and Imaging Selection	9
Insurance-Based Differences in Treatment Patterns for Uterine Fibroids	9
Humanized Health Care: Human-Centered Design in Screening Mammography	9
Balancing Artificial Intelligence Risks and Benefits in an Evolving Legal Environment	9
Opportunistic Screening for Coronary Artery Disease: An Untapped Population Health Resource	9
ACR Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Before Change in US Preventative Services Taskforce Eligibility Criteria: 2014 to 2021	9
Medical Physics 3.0 and Its Relevance to Radiology	9
Reply	8
Ultrasound Surveillance of Small, Incidentally Detected Gallbladder Polyps: Projected Benefits by Sex, Age, and Comorbidity Level	8
Performance of Artificial Intelligence Models in Predicting Responsiveness of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
Imaging Pregnant or Potentially Pregnant Patients With Ionizing Radiation: Navigating a Changing Medicolegal Landscape	8
Rethinking Iodine to Drive Sustainable Radiology	8
The End of CMS’ Appropriate Use Criteria Program	8
Understanding Provider Cost of MRI for Appendicitis in Children: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis	8
Spaced Repetition Learning in Radiology Education: Exploring Its Potential and Practical Application	8
Artificial Intelligence and Its Effect on Radiology Residency Education: Current Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions	8
Large Language Model Use in Radiology Residency Applications: Unwelcomed but Inevitable	8
Low-Cost Low-Field MRI Has Arrived: What Does It Mean for Radiology?	8
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Soft-Tissue Masses	8
Quality and Reliability of YouTube Videos on Uterine Fibroid Embolization	8
Gender-Based Disparity in Acute Stroke Imaging Utilization and the Impact on Treatment and Outcomes: 2012 to 2021	8
Impact of a Deep Learning Model for Predicting Mammographic Breast Density in Routine Clinical Practice	8
The 2021 ACR/RBMA Workforce Survey: Practice Types, Employment Trends, and Hiring Needs	8
Large Language Models for Global Health Clinics: Opportunities and Challenges	8
JACR Expert Panel: Artificial Intelligence in Radiology Residency Training	8
Use of Large Language Models to Predict Neuroimaging	8
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Osteonecrosis	8
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Management of Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease: 2024 Update	8
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Newly Diagnosed Palpable Scrotal Abnormality	8
Value of Second-Opinion Interpretation of Outside-Facility Breast Imaging Studies to a Radiology Department and Cancer Center	8
When Confidence Overpowers Competence: The Dunning-Kruger Effect in Radiology	8
Myth Busted! Dispelling Myths Surrounding Pediatric Radiology as a Career	8
Less Versus More Intensive Surveillance of Pulmonary Nodules Detected Incidentally or by Screening: A Survey of Radiologist Beliefs About Guidelines Implemented in the Watch the Spot Trial	8
Emerging Value-Based Care Payment Mechanisms to Reduce Health Inequities: The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Model	8
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Disease Monitoring of Rectal Cancer	8
Can Artificial Intelligence Cure Baumol’s Cost Disease?	8
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Ataxia-Child	8
Artificial Intelligence Integration Into Residency Training: How, What, and When?	8
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Tracheobronchial Disease	8
Clinical Follow-up in Patients With Moderate or Severe Allergic-Like Reactions to Iodinated Contrast Material	7
AI in Action: A Road Map From the Radiology AI Council for Effective Model Evaluation and Deployment	7
Association of Child Opportunity Index 3.0 With Imaging Missed Care Opportunities in Ambulatory Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Examinations	7
Prevalence of Cannabis Use Among People Who Smoke Cigarettes and Are Scheduled for Lung Cancer Screening	7
Reply	7
Impact of a Same-Day Breast Biopsy Program on Disparities in Time to Biopsy for Patients With Serious Mental Illness	7
Utilization of Arterial and Venous Thrombectomy in the United States: A 6-Year Evaluation of Medicare Claims	7
Using Artificial Intelligence Chatbots as a Radiologic Decision-Making Tool for Liver Imaging: Do ChatGPT and Bard Communicate Information Consistent With the ACR Appropriateness Criteria?	7
Cover 1	7
Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear-Wave Elastography for Breast Lesion Characterization in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging After Total Knee Arthroplasty: 2023 Update	7
Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: Performance of ChatGPT-4v and GPT-4o on Diagnostic Radiology in-Training (DXIT) Examination Questions	7