Dear AuntMinnie member,
We’re subbing for Erik Ridley this week (Don’t worry. He’ll be back next week). But we have an interesting collection of stories that made our top 10 this week.
Interventional radiology (IR) is in the spotlight this week, with Doximity’s annual Physician Compensation Report showing that the specialty topped all others with 10.8% compensation growth in 2025. The report also highlights radiology’s high demand, ranking in the top 10 for most recruited specialties and most in-demand locum tenens specialties.
Find out what else the report uncovered in our coverage, which was the most highly viewed story this week on AuntMinnie.com.
Next up, survey results out of Cincinnati Children's Hospital indicate that clinical faculty experienced the highest rates of work-related stress and the lowest job satisfaction at 41%. The study, which included 290 radiology department employees, noted that system-level issues like excessive workload and inappropriate order prioritization cause the most stress.
We’ve also released a new episode of the Women’s Imaging MinnieCast. In episode 16, Associate Editor Amerigo Allegretto spoke with Azadeh Elmi from the University of California, San Diego Health about research she and colleagues led on breast imaging AI. They found that radiologists’ expectations of AI’s downstream impact on breast cancer detection may outweigh actual performance. You can find this and our other podcast offerings on the AuntMinnie Podcast Network.
Among other news out of the week, a former Philips Medical Systems engineer was found guilty of conspiring to steal the company's x-ray technology trade secrets for a Chinese competitor. And a University of Chicago team in its study of 400,000 malpractice cases found that radiology claims are more likely to involve diagnostic errors, result in severe patient outcomes, and generate higher indemnity payments.
The deadline for the nominations period of the Minnies, our annual awards program recognizing excellence in radiology, is almost upon us. If you haven’t submitted your nominations yet, please do so here by August 31.
Please see below for our other top stories of the week.
1. Interventional radiology tops compensation growth in 2025
2. Radiology faculty most stressed, least satisfied
3. Former Philips engineer convicted of x-ray trade secret theft
4. Malpractice suits tied to diagnostic errors, rising costs
5. Radiology Partners to acquire Everlight Radiology in $1 billion deal
6. MRI detects ARIA in 21% of real-world donanemab patients
7. Podcast: Where do MRI accident reports go?
8. What independent clinics need to know before buying a CT scanner
9. CT reveals progressive growth pattern in incidental lung nodules
10. Radiotherapy access could address gynecological cancer disparities
Amerigo Allegretto and Will Morton
Associate Editors
AuntMinnie.com
