Official Publication of the American College of Radiology
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The official journal of the American College of Radiology, JACR informs its readers of timely, pertinent, and important topics affecting the practice of diagnostic radiologists, interventional radiologists, medical physicists, and radiation oncologists. In so doing, JACR improves their practices and helps optimize their role in the health care system. By providing a forum for informative, well-written articles on health policy, clinical practice, practice management, data science, and education, JACR engages readers in a dialogue that ultimately benefits patient care.


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Original Articles
critical review

Editor-in-Chief
Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, @ruthcarlosmd
Deputy Editor
Christoph I. Lee, MD, MS
Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA, @ChristophLeeMD
Associate Editors
Richard Duszak Jr, MD
Health Services Research and Policy, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, @RichDuszak
C. Matthew Hawkins, MD
Practice Management, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, @MattHawkinsMD
Pamela W. Schaefer, MD
Training and Education, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Reed A. Omary, MD, MS
Leadership, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, @ReedOmary
Caroline Chung, MD
Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, @ca_chung
Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD
Physics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, @mmahesh1
Pia M. Sundgren, MD., Ph.D.
International, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
K. Elizabeth Hawk, MS, MD, PhD
Young Physicians, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Radiology Partners, El Segundo, California, @HawkImaging
Amy Patel, MD
Digital Media, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, @amykpatel
Andrea Borondy Kitts, MS, MPH
Patient Perspective, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, @findlungcancer
Safwan S. Halabi, MD
Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA, @SafwanHalabi
Editorial Board
Bibb Allen Jr, MD
Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
Jacqueline A. Bello, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, @JBelloMD
Lincoln L. Berland, MD
University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, @linkberland
James A. Brink, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, @JimBrinkMD
Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, @asset25
Julianna M. Czum, MD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, @JuliannaCzumMD
Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Howard B. Fleishon, MD, MMM, FACR
Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Johns Creek, Georgia
Benjamin L. Franc, MD
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California
Danny R. Hughes, PhD
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, @economeer
Stella K. Kang, MD, MS
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
Arun Krishnaraj, MD, MPH
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, @AKrishnarajMD
Johnson B. Lightfoote, MD, MBA
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, California
Alan H. Matsumoto, MD
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, @DrGMcGinty
Courtney Coursey Moreno, MD
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Alexander Norbash, MD, MS, FACR
UC San Diego, San Diego, California, @alexnorbash
Pari V. Pandharipande, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
James V. Rawson, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, @Jim_Rawson_MD
Ammar Sarwar, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Ezequiel Silva III, MD
South Texas Radiology Group, San Antonio, Texas, @zekesilva3
Timothy L. Swan, MD
Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
William T. Thorwarth, Jr., MD
American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia
Hanna M. Zafar, MD MHS
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Senior Managing Editor, ACR Press
Lyndsee S. Cordes
American College of Radiology, 1891 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA 20191 email: lcordes@acr.org
Senior Managing Editor, J&J Editorial, LLC
Laura Simson
JACR Founders
E. Stephen Amis, Jr, MD
Harvey L. Neiman†, MD
Bruce J. Hillman, MD
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus