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Low back pain is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal ailments in the United States. Intraosseous radiofrequency ablation of the basivertebral nerve is an effective and durable therapy for low back pain and can be offered to patients who have chronic low back pain of greater than 6 months of duration, failure to respond to noninvasive therapies for 6 months, with either Modic Type I or Type II changes at L3–S1. This article reviews the anatomy and physiology, patient selection, technique, and evidence regarding basivertebral nerve ablation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rationale and Objectives: In 2000, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education created a 360-degree feedback toolkit intended to provide residents with frequent feedback from both their peers and attending supervisors to address any deficiencies prior to graduation. At our institution, resident evaluations of faculty directly impact faculty pay and promotion. We aimed to evaluate attending physician's attitudes toward 360-degree feedback systems, specifically related to resident performance., Materials and Methods: Attending radiologists in a single-institution radiology residency program answered a 10-question survey regarding their views on 360-degree feedback systems. Fisher's exact tests were used to compare proportions., Results: Seventeen of 24 (71%) attending physicians completed the survey. Of the respondents, 71% indicated that resident evaluations of attendings had an impact on job promotion and/or salaries; 65% indicated an impact on teaching quality; and 41% indicated an impact on their job security. All (100%) attendings indicated they felt comfortable giving positive written resident feedback, while 65% felt comfortable giving negative written feedback (P = 0.018). All (100%) attendings indicated they were comfortable giving positive verbal resident feedback, while 71% were comfortable giving negative verbal feedback (P = 0.044)., Conclusions: Attendings were less comfortable giving negative written and verbal resident feedback than positive feedback. Most attendings believed that negative resident evaluations of attendings had an impact on their pay and promotion. Attendings may be more willing to provide honest feedback to residents in a 360-degree system that does not link resident evaluations to faculty pay and promotion., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gauge radiology trainee perceptions regarding the fellowship selection process and survey their perceived level of preparedness and desire for a fellowship-oriented lecture., Methods: A survey, approved by Association of Program Coordinators in Radiology (APCR) was distributed via e-mail to all APCR members for distribution to their residents., Results: A total of 98.6% (n = 261) of residents plan to pursue a fellowship. The most popular fellowships are interventional radiology, body, musculoskeletal, and Neuro. For fellowship information, residents believe that fellowship directors in their field of intent were the most reliable (76%), followed by fellows (65%). Only approximately 50% of residents felt somewhat strongly that they were preparing for their fellowship application correctly. Lastly, 44% of residents (n = 94) replied extremely likely to attend a lecture series given by fellowship directors, and 36% (n = 77) said somewhat likely., Conclusion: This survey demonstrates that most trainees plan to pursue fellowship training. Residents ranked certain resources as more important in fellowship selection, such as fellowship directors and fellows. Lastly, there is a high interest in a lecture series that would bring together fellowship directors and residents that are interested in that particular fellowship., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)