Contrast and Clarity with the JACR
Episodes
31. The Great Radiology Migration: From Hospitals to Home Offices
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the dream of remote radiology becomes a nightmare for practice culture?Tune in as Maddi and Jeff are joined by Ivan DeQuesada, MD an...
30. The New Readout Reality *CME Available*
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How has the traditional radiology resident readout evolved in the post-pandemic era?In this week's episode, Maddi and Jeff are joined by Shanna Ma...
29. The Pass/Fail Paradox: When Leveling the Field Tilted It
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When USMLE Step 1 went pass/fail, the goal was to lower stress and level the playing field. Instead, it may have just moved the goalposts. In this wee...
28. The Leaky Pipeline Fix: Building a Stronger Future for Women in Radiology
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Women make up half of the medical school graduates, but only a quarter of radiology residents. In this episode, Maddi and Jeff are joined by Amy Patel...
27. Beyond the Balance Sheet: Investing in the Future of Radiology *CME Available*
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As health systems and radiology practices continue to consolidate, education often ends up as collateral damage. In this episode, Charlotte Taylor, MD...
26. Phishing in the PACS Pond: Radiology and Cyberdefense
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when hackers meet PACS? Nothing good for patient care. Join us this week as Maddi and Jeff get insight from Po-Hao Chen, MD, MBA and Chri...
25. Labor Unions and Radiology Residencies
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do labor unions really change the residency experience - or just the perception of it? This week, Maddi and Jeff explore radiology residents' pers...
24. Lung Story Short: Increasing LDCT Screening in Primary Care *CME Available*
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can multidisciplinary teams improve lung cancer screening? What are the primary barriers to lung cancer screening and how can they be addressed? I...
23. The "S Modifier" and Optimizing Incidental Adrenal Findings
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are radiologists following the playbook on what to do next when there is an incidental adrenal nodule on a lung cancer screening CT? Maddi and Jeff in...
22. The Scan-demic: Unpacking the Environmental Impact of Inappropriate Imaging *CME Available*
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inappropriate medical imaging results in low-value, excess imaging - but what about the environmental impact?Maddi and Jeff sit down with Gregory Cava...
21. From Incidental to Instrumental: Staging Hepatic Fibrosis Smarter
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The incidental finding of hepatic steatosis on imaging may present an avenue for opportunistic screening, leading to more efficient identification of ...
20. Beyond the Image: Unlocking Hidden Value in CT Scans
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what additional screening measures could be implemented by utilizing information from routine CT scans? In this episode, Maddi ...
19. Decoding MIPS Performance: A Radiologist's Guide
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is the largest pay-for-performance program that links reimbursement to performance of Medicare clinici...
18. Revamping the Radiology Residency (Part 3/3) *CME Available*
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the last installment of this three part series about re-imagining the radiology residency! In this episode, Fatima Elahi, DO guest co-host...
17. Revamping the Radiology Residency (Part 2/3) *CME Available*
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of Revamping the Radiology Residency! Fatima Elahi, DO joins Maddi and Jeff again to discuss competency-based education and its feasibility for...
16. Revamping the Radiology Residency (Part 1/3) *CME Available*
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you could build your own radiology residency from theground up, what would be the key ingredients you would include? In this episode, Jeff and Madd...
15. Leadership Perspective of AI *CME Available*
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do academic radiology chairs view the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in practice and how do they intend on implementing it in their departmen...
14. AI-Generated Personal Statements *CME Available*
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now that large language models (LLMs) are widely available, how do radiology program directors view their use among residency applicants to craft thei...
13. Planning for the Future: Radiology Workforce and Imaging Utilization
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the projections for the radiologist workforce and imaging volumes in the future? Maddi and Jeff interview Eric Christensen, PhD and Jay Parik...
12. Imaging Price Transparency and Impact on Patient Decision Making
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does imaging price transparency impact downstream patient decision making to receive recommended care? In this episode, Jeff and Maddi interview Gelar...
11. Unreimbursed Costs of Multidisciplinary Conferences
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the overall costs to a radiology department to adequately staff multidisciplinary conferences (MDCs)? Jeff and Maddi discuss the challenges a...
10. NPPs in Interventional Radiology
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Maddi and Jeff revisit the use of nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in interventional radiology. Will Lindquester, MD and Matt ...
9. ED-Radiology Imaging Dashboard
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can an imaging dashboard improve communication between the emergency department and radiology as well as cut down on the number of phone calls? Maddi ...
8. NPPs in Radiology and Patient Safety
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the last installment of NPPs in radiology series, Maddi and Jeff interview Sharon D’Souza, MD, MPH for her insights into nonphysician practitione...
7. NPPs and Disruptive Innovation
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of a three-part series, Maddi and Jeff continue to discuss nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in radiology. Richard Duszak, M...
6. Nonphysician Practitioners and Imaging Interpretation
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of a three-part series, Maddi and Jeff explore nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in the field of radiology. In this first episode...
5. Patient Access to Radiology Reports
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Maddi and Jeff discuss their thoughts on direct patient access to radiology reports in electronic medical records, and how radiologis...
4. Recent Trends in Radiology Resident Education
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Maddi and Jeff discuss upcoming changes to radiology residency with the re-introduction of oral certifying board examinations and the...
3. Global Heath & Virtual Multidisciplinary Team Meetings
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can virtual multidisciplinary team meetings be used to promote global health and empower residencies that lack teaching resources? Maddi explores ...
2. Medical 3D Printing and the RSNA-ACR 3D Printing Registry
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Maddi and Jeff explore current medical 3D printing trends and get a chance to discuss the RSNA-ACR 3D Printing Registry with Kenneth ...
1. Whole Body MRI & Challenges in Radiology
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Maddi and Jeff debate the use of whole body MRI screening, inspired by the published opinions of Daniel Sodickson, MD, PhD and ...
Introducing Contrast and Clarity with the JACR
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the inaugural episode of "Contrast and Clarity with the JACR," where Maddi and Jeff invite you to explore the dynamic world of r...