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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Transgender Breast Cancer Screening	155
Patient-Friendly Summary of ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Chest Pain-Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome	141
Exploration of the Relationship Between the Subcomponents of Burnout Throughout Radiology Training	129
Response	111
Practical Strategies to Retain Radiologists	75
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Chronic Chest Pain—High Probability of Coronary Artery Disease	72
Humanizing Radiology Appointment Education to Improve Patient Experience	61
Authors’ Response	55
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	54
Cover 1	52
Table of Contents	52
A Holistic Approach to CT Protocol and Dose Management	52
Authors’ Response	51
Medical School House Rock: Cohort and Case Control Studies	47
Advanced Practice Provider Procedures Commonly Performed in Interventional Radiology: Medicare Volume Trends From 2010 to 2021	45
Matching the Message to the Audience—Understanding What Your Customer Needs to Hear	44
Trends in Corporate Acquisitions of Radiology Practices and Imaging Centers Over 11 Years	41
Whole-Body Overdiagnosis: Perils of Whole-Body MRI	40
Integrative Diagnostics: The Time Is Now—A Report From the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology	40
Transforming Radiology With AI Visual Chatbot	38
ACR Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening Are Confusing	37
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Pelvic Pain in the Reproductive Age Group: 2023 Update	36
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Second and Third Trimester Vaginal Bleeding	34
Assessment of US Radiology Residency Program Websites in the COVID-19 Era	34
Why Radiology Departments Should Have a Vice Chair for Patient Experience	34

Applying Implementation Science Principles to Systematize High-Quality Care for Potentially Significant Imaging Findings	33
The Current State of Artificial Intelligence and Its Intersection With Radiology	32
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Incidentally Detected Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule	32
Promises and Perils—The Debate Over Competency-Based Education in Radiology	32
Health for All: A Report of the 2020 Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead Meeting	31
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Are Organizational Change Management Efforts	30
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Routine Chest Imaging	29
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Surveillance of Testicular Cancer: 2021 Update	28
Determinants Associated With Longitudinal Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening: A Retrospective Analysis of Claims Data	28
The Importance of Promoting Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Resource-Limited Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa	28
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening Based on Breast Density: 2024 Update	27
Radiology Imaging Volume Changes During Discrete COVID-19 Pandemic Waves: Implications for the Delta Variant of Coronavirus and Future Pandemics	27
Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: A Leadership Survey	26
Total and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Procedures After Lung Cancer Screening in a National Commercially Insured Population: Estimating an Episode of Care	26
BI-RADS-0 Screening Mammography: Risk Factors That Prevent or Delay Follow-Up Time to Diagnostic Evaluation	25
Patient Photograph Association With Radiologist Recommendations for Additional Imaging	25
Promoting Gender-Inclusive Language in Radiology: Next Steps?	25
Accuracy of Financial Disclosures in Radiology Journals	25
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Malignant or Aggressive Primary Musculoskeletal Tumor-Staging and Surveillance: 2022 Update	24
Problem Identification and Intervention Development in Addressing Systemic Discrimination	24
Publishing a Research Article in a Major Radiology Journal: Time Investment From Conception to Proofreading After Acceptance	24
Value of the New General Radiologist in Private Practice	24
RadRounds and RadSim: Delivering Immersive Educational Experiences With Simulated Radiology Encounters for Medical Students	24
Focus Issue on Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Radiology: The TRY-Angle Approach	23
Technical and Administrative Advances to Promote Sustainable Radiology	22
Medical Education Research Design	22
To Disclose or Not to Disclose?	22
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Anorectal Disease	21
Implementation and Uptake of Rural Lung Cancer Screening	21
Unreimbursed Costs of Multidisciplinary Conferences to a Radiology Department: A Prospective Analysis at an Academic Medical Center	21
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM): 2023 Update	20
A Practical Framework for Promoting Justice-Oriented Innovation in Radiology	20
Breast Imaging for Transgender Individuals: Assessment of Current Practice and Needs	19
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	19
Immediate Access to Radiology Reports: Perspectives on X Before and After the Cures Act Information Blocking Provision	19
Board Composition and Corporate Coherence: Lessons for the Radiology Community	19
The Antifragile Radiologist	19
Limiting Demographic Diversity in Radiology Through the Hidden Curriculum: An Underexplored Influence	19
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Elbow and Forearm Pain	19
Value-Based Care in Low- to Middle-Income Countries: Low-Cost, Context-Specific Imaging Technologies to Meet Population Health Needs	19
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Fibroids	19
Diagnostic Accuracy of Cone-Beam CT for Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	19
The Potential for Using ChatGPT to Improve Imaging Appropriateness	19
A Closer Look at the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence: Implications for the Imaging Space	19
The Changing Landscape of Interventional Radiology: Growth in Nonprocedural Services and Market Dynamics	18
Budget Neutrality and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Reimbursement Trends for Radiologists, 2005 to 2021	18
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging of Mediastinal Masses	18
Application of the Socioecological Model to Address Recruitment, Promotion, and Leadership Development of Women in Radiology	18
Assessing the Impact of Patient-Friendly Radiology Reports on Patient-Centered Outcomes Using Artificial Intelligence Sentiment Analysis	18
Empowering Radiology’s Future: A Proposed Leadership and Innovation Framework for a Radiology Department	18

Radiologist Variation in the Rates of Follow-up Imaging Recommendations Made for Pulmonary Nodules	18
Frequency and Clinical Utility of Alerts for Intra-Institutional Radiologist Discrepant Opinions	17
Shifting Spine Interventional Pain Injections From the Hospital to a Clinic Setting: Increased Efficiency and Decreased Health System Costs	16
Impact of Time Awake and Hours Slept at Night on Radiologists’ Mammogram Interpretations: Why We Must Not Burn Out on Radiologist Burnout	16
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Cerebrovascular Diseases-Stroke and Stroke-Related Conditions	16
When Artificial Intelligence Models Surpass Physician Performance: Medical Malpractice Liability in an Era of Advanced Artificial Intelligence	16
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Epigastric Pain	16
Incidental Detection of Previously Unknown Strokes on Head CT Examinations: An Untapped Opportunity for Secondary Prevention	16
The Art of Personal and Professional Reinvention: Moving Toward “Yes”	16
Did They Really Just Say That? The Private Practice Perspective	16
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Tinnitus: 2023 Update	16
Reflections on the Value of a Virtue-Based Culture in Imaging	16
Solutions for Cybersecurity Threats Facing Radiology Practices	16
Performance Analysis of a Radiation Oncology Educational Podcast	15
The Effectiveness of Spaced Learning, Interleaving, and Retrieval Practice in Radiology Education: A Systematic Review	15
Reply	15
Current Challenges in Estimating the Pediatric Radiology Workforce and Access to Pediatric Radiology Care in the United States	15
The Potential Clinical Utility of an Artificial Intelligence Model for Identification of Vertebral Compression Fractures in Chest Radiographs	15
Should I Stay, or Should I Go? Early Phase Instrument Development of Workforce Movement—A Pilot Study with Breast Radiologists	15
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Acute Hip Pain: 2025 Update	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	14
Reply	14
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Introduction to the JACR Appropriateness Criteria November 2022 Supplement	14
Patient and Clinical Factors Associated With Timeliness of Follow-Up of Incidentally Detected Lung Nodules	14
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Incidentally Detected Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodule	14
New Horizons: The Potential Role of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in Clinical Radiology	14
Navigating an Interview in the Midst of Corporatization Talks	14
The Impact of Closed-Loop Imaging on Actionable CT-Detected Breast Findings	14
Radiation Oncology Workforce: Supply and Demand	14
Cover 1	14
Drivers of Ischemic Stroke Hospital Cost Trends Among Older Adults in the United States	13
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Nontraumatic Aortic Disease	13
Addressing Burnout: A Model-Based Approach	13
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain-Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease	13
Improving Patient Care in Radiation Oncology: Redefining the Role of the Clinical Medical Physicist	13
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Altered Mental Status, Coma, Delirium, and Psychosis: 2024 Update	13
Transcending Language Barriers: Can ChatGPT Be the Key to Enhancing Multilingual Accessibility in Health Care?	13
In Response	13
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Low Back Pain: 2021 Update	13
Leveraging the Power of Social Media for Radiology Education: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges	13
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Peer Review: Missed Liver Lesions on Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography	13
Reply	13
Evidence-Based, Prior Authorization in the Electronic Health Record: A Better Path Forward	13
Women Up! Time for Gender Equity to Be Part of the Radiology Practice	13
Innovation Grants to Advance the Careers of Clinical Radiology Faculty	12
Cover 1	12
Cover 1: (CMYK)	12
US Radiology Resident Perceptions of Current Well-Being Programming: A Case Study	12
Justice and Innovation in Radiology	12
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Workup of Pleural Effusion or Pleural Disease	12
Why You Should Consider a Multispecialty Medical Practice	12
Image Gently: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Analysis of Radiation-Related Data to Improve Pediatric Radiography	12
Policy and Process Considerations for the Updated Joint Commission Fluoroscopy Sentinel Event Definition	12
Association of Average Cyst Diameter Versus Single Maximum Diameter of Pancreatic Cysts to Cyst Volume and Impact on Screening Guideline Classification	12
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Introduction to the JACR Appropriateness Criteria November 2023 Supplement	12
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging of Facial Trauma Following Primary Survey	12
Five Years Later: Impact of a Focused Women in Radiology Program	11
The Future Is Now: How Technology and Entertainment Are Transforming Education in the Artificial Intelligence Era	11
Improving Workflow Efficiency at an Outpatient MRI Imaging Facility: A Case Study	11
Seamless Integration of Artificial Intelligence Into the Clinical Environment: Our Experience With a Novel Pneumothorax Detection Artificial Intelligence Algorithm	11
Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Recruitment and Hiring	11
Maintenance of Certification in Radiology: Eliciting Radiologist Preferences Using a Discrete Choice Experiment	11
A Hands-Free Approach With Voice to Text and Generative Artificial Intelligence: Streamlining Radiology Reporting	11
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Introduction to the JACR Appropriateness Criteria November 2024 Supplement	11
The Road Map for ACR Practice Accreditation for Radiology Artificial Intelligence	11
Fleischner Society Guideline Recommendations for Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Nodules and the Probability of Lung Cancer	11
Patient and System Factors Associated With Completed Follow-Up of Probably Benign (BI-RADS 3) Breast Imaging Findings	11
Imaging Reports Authored by Nonphysicians	11
Task of Leadership	11
Assessing the Utilization of Self-Scheduling for Diagnostic Mammography at a Multisite Academic Institution: A Retrospective Cohort Study	11
Emerging From Behind the Workstation	11
A Coordinated Approach to Implementing Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in a Rural Community Hospital	11
A Prospective Applicant’s Outlook on Radiology in Light of Artificial Intelligence	11
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Central Venous Access Device and Site Selection: 2022 Update	10
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Suspected Retroperitoneal Bleed	10
Spaced Repetition Learning in Radiology Education: Exploring Its Potential and Practical Application	10
The Persistent De Facto Diagnostic Radiology Fellowship Requirement Means That There is No Workforce Crisis	10
Efforts to Optimize Performance Assessment at Prostate MRI	10
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Orbital Imaging and Vision Loss-Child	10

Cover 1 (special issue cover style)	10
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	10
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Cerebrovascular Diseases-Aneurysm, Vascular Malformation, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	10
Development of a Competency-Based Radiology Clerkship Using Categorical and Statistical Analysis of Assessment	10
Making Medicine a Better Public Trust: Lessons for Radiology	10
Advancing Culture Change in Radiology Through Communication: The Value of Large- Versus Small-Group Discussions	10
Embracing Appreciative Inquiry in Radiology to Enhance Performance	10
Best Practices for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Medical Imaging	10
Joint Commission’s Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) Process	10
A Portable and Inexpensive Model for Ultrasound-Guided Procedure Training in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	9
Transforming Health Care Landscapes: The Lever of Radiology Research and Innovation on Emerging Markets Poised for Aggressive Growth	9
Pediatric Emergency Imaging Studies in Academic Radiology Departments: A Nationwide Survey of Staffing Practices	9
Multidisciplinary Approach in Teaching Diagnostic Radiology to Medical Students: The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Virtual Educational Model	9
Insurance-Based Differences in Treatment Patterns for Uterine Fibroids	9
Disproportionate Use in Minor Trauma Is Driving Emergency Department Cervical Spine Imaging: An Injury Severity Score–Based Analysis	9
Use of a Commercially Available Clinical Decision Support Tool to Expedite Prior Authorization in Partnership With a Private Payer	9
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Acute Respiratory Illness in Immunocompromised Patients	9
Opportunistic Screening for Coronary Artery Disease: An Untapped Population Health Resource	9
Patient-Centered Care: Radiologists Advocate to Protect the Patient-Physician Relationship	9
Incidentally Detected Adrenal Nodules on Lung Cancer Screening CT	9
Understanding Provider Cost of MRI for Appendicitis in Children: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Analysis	9
Implementation of a Semistructured Clinical Event Documentation Tool for Acute Adverse Contrast Reactions	9
Humanized Health Care: Human-Centered Design in Screening Mammography	9
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Tinnitus: 2023 Update	9
Using Divergent Thinking Processes to Identify Breast Cancer Screening Barriers	9
Using Machine Learning to Predict Adherence to Recommended Imaging Follow-Up	9
AI in the Era of GPT: Transforming the Future of Work and Discovery	9
More Signal, Less Noise: The Electronic Residency Application Program Supplemental Application in Radiology Match	9
Disrupting the Childcare Industry: Support for Early Career Radiologists and Our Leadership Pipeline	8
Man Versus Machine? Radiologists and Artificial Intelligence Work Better Together	8
The End of CMS’ Appropriate Use Criteria Program	8
Medical Physics 3.0 and Its Relevance to Radiology	8
Large Language Models for Global Health Clinics: Opportunities and Challenges	8
Use of Large Language Models to Predict Neuroimaging	8
Patient-Centered Radiology Communications: Engaging Patients as Partners	8
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Radiologic Management of Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding: 2021 Update	8
Low-Cost Low-Field MRI Has Arrived: What Does It Mean for Radiology?	8
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Post-Treatment Surveillance of Bladder Cancer: 2021 Update	8
Retrospective Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Leveraging Free-Text Imaging Order Entry to Facilitate Federally Required Clinical Decision Support	8
No Surprises Act: Legal Challenges and Implications for Radiology	8
Different Reading Speeds	8
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Soft-Tissue Masses	8
The 2021 ACR/RBMA Workforce Survey: Practice Types, Employment Trends, and Hiring Needs	8
ChatGPT-4 Assistance in Optimizing Emergency Department Radiology Referrals and Imaging Selection	8
Assessment of Student Perceptions of Aspects of a Career in Radiation Oncology	8
Missed Screening Mammography Appointments: Patient Sociodemographic Characteristics and Mammography Completion After 1 Year	8
Society of Abdominal Radiology Disease Focused Panel Survey on Clinical Utilization of Incidental Pancreatic Cyst Management Recommendations and Template Reporting	8
Quality and Reliability of YouTube Videos on Uterine Fibroid Embolization	8
Impact of a Deep Learning Model for Predicting Mammographic Breast Density in Routine Clinical Practice	8
Value of Second-Opinion Interpretation of Outside-Facility Breast Imaging Studies to a Radiology Department and Cancer Center	8
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Stage I Breast Cancer: Initial Workup and Surveillance for Local Recurrence and Distant Metastases in Asymptomatic Women	8
Current Procedural Terminology Code 76145—Background and Implementation of the First Diagnostic Medical Physics Code	8
Training and Experience Requirements for Authorized Users of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals (10CFR35.390): A Critical Update	8
Usability of Hospital Price Estimators for Lumbar Spine MRI	8
Emerging Value-Based Care Payment Mechanisms to Reduce Health Inequities: The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Model	8
Pediatric Radiologist Workforce Shortage: Action Steps to Resolve	8
Large Language Model Use in Radiology Residency Applications: Unwelcomed but Inevitable	8
The Growing Tension Between Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology	8
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Rideshare Services on Radiation Therapy Completion and Patient Outcomes	8
Evaluating Trends in Screening Mammography Volumes at a Tertiary Academic Institution During the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Hidden Curriculum and the Demographic Stoicism That Keeps Women and Minorities Away From Radiology: A Mixed-Methods Study of Medical Students	7
Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear-Wave Elastography for Breast Lesion Characterization in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Interventional Oncology: Cost Measurement and Cost Variability for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Therapies	7
Practical Tips for Creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: Experience From a Multicenter, Academic Radiology Department	7
Ultrasound Surveillance of Small, Incidentally Detected Gallbladder Polyps: Projected Benefits by Sex, Age, and Comorbidity Level	7
Patient Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Radiology	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
Radiology at the Helm of Value-Based Care Transformation: From Stewardship to Leadership	7
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Imaging of the Axilla	7
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging After Total Knee Arthroplasty: 2023 Update	7
Deep Neural Networks Predict the Need for CT in Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Corroboration of the PECARN Rule	7
Myth Busted! Dispelling Myths Surrounding Pediatric Radiology as a Career	7
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Tracheobronchial Disease	7
Impact of a Same-Day Breast Biopsy Program on Disparities in Time to Biopsy for Patients With Serious Mental Illness	7
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Ataxia-Child	7
Gender-Based Disparity in Acute Stroke Imaging Utilization and the Impact on Treatment and Outcomes: 2012 to 2021	7
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Newly Diagnosed Palpable Scrotal Abnormality	7
Radiology in the Era of Value-Based Healthcare: A Multi Society Expert Statement From the ACR, CAR, ESR, IS3R, RANZCR, and RSNA	7
Building and Scaling a Platform Business in Health Care	7
Estimating Catchment Populations of Global Health Radiology Outreach Using Geographic Information Systems Analysis	7
Assessing Laterality Errors in Radiology: Comparing Generative Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing	7
Reply	7
Predicting Patient Demographics From Chest Radiographs With Deep Learning	7
A CT Scan of Our Earth: The Radiology Department’s How-To Guide for Addressing Planetary Health	7
Imaging Pregnant or Potentially Pregnant Patients With Ionizing Radiation: Navigating a Changing Medicolegal Landscape	7
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Pulsatile Abdominal Mass, Suspected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	6
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Chronic Hand and Wrist Pain: 2024 Update	6
Employing a Nudge: Designing a Partially Automated Workflow to Solve the “Plain Film Problem”	6
Cover 1	6
Patient-Friendly Summary of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	6
Hiding Waldo	6
First Do No Harm	6
Pursuing Imaging Equity—Overcoming Barriers, Finding Opportunities	6
Organizational Characteristics and Smoking Cessation Support in Community-Based Lung Cancer Screening Programs	6
Expanding Access to Screening Mammography With Walmart	6