Lincoln Berland

Body Imaging Radiologist. Interest in incidental findings. Professor Emeritus @UABRadiology. Amateur photographer. Opinions are solely my own.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

COVID wastewater levels are VERY HIGH – some places as high as 2021. 1,000 COVID deaths last week! You can still avoid COVID without draconian measures. Read my 10-part essay at https://t.co/z1CPFAJ1jI.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

@fitterhappierAJ I applaud your educating on this important technique. I have posted a 10-part series with a novel perspective on practical ways to prevent getting COVID. Go to https://t.co/xikvhVH4qn. Click "see all" and start at the bottom with Part 1. Pass it on if you like it.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

@thats_bone Original article: Pandharipande PV, et al. Rethinking Normal... JACR 2016;7:765-767. Reply: Berlin L. Re: Rethinking Normal… JACR Vol 13:1025. Image shows hodgepodge of angry responses on ACR Engage. Needless to say, I disagree with them.

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@thats_bone At least one lawyer and multiple radiologists. Theories included negligence, and violating patient autonomy, among others. Somebody said it would violate the Constitution!!? I agree with your approach. But, responding was a long and frustrating exercise.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

@leroyjenkins6 @thats_bone It’s not as easy as it might seem, but I think people are working on that.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

I have now published Parts 1-4 (of 10) of my new series: Your first personal, practical guide to avoid getting COVID (maybe again?). I think that some things in this might surprise you. Go to https://t.co/xikvhVHCfV.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

I have written a 10-part essay - personal and practical guide on avoiding COVID. Find it on Substack. This is different from what you have seen before. https://t.co/vWtgghXGL2

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

Have you seen enough eclipse photos yet? The one with the greenish tinge in the left upper corner shows a refraction ghost image with the crescent inverted L to R. The other is through the clouds near our maximum here in Birmingham, AL.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

Hungry, hairy hatchlings

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

Hairy hatchlings (and one straggler)

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

Today is our annual brief encounter with a combined flock of migrating red-winged blackbirds and robins. They usually hang around for only 1-2 days. Does anyone know why they always appear together?

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

#SolarEclipse Odd photographic phenomenon. This is from the solar eclipse this past Saturday, 10-14-23. Of course, you see the sun through the trees, but also a reversed refracted green ghost image showing the crescent (inverted left to right).

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

@Caroline31314 @FriedbergEric @rstraxMD @elainea_smith @VChernyakMD @nakoontz @DarelHeitkamp @asset25 @LoriDeitte @MankowskiGettle @JokerOracle All I can say is that they seem to like it that way and don’t have any problems getting in and out.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

Can Mommy tell them apart?

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

@woojinrad @peteratmsr @radiology_rsna @sethmhardy @Applied_Rad Automation bias rules. Unfortunately, my experience in medicine and life suggests that most people just want AN answer. They don't care if it's the RIGHT answer.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

@ScottTruhlar @sethmhardy @woojinrad The ABR needs to hear that changing the Cert Exam to orals in 5 years is not enough. They think that residents like the Core and that it does its job! They really believe that!? @kurtschoppe Stop teaching to the test if the test is not authentic!

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

Headline: “ChatGPT's radiology board success has experts rethinking resident education.” '“Teach to test” inhibits residents' ability to grow cognitively.' Welcome comments, but not news: https://t.co/ElqCkGfZ9K Education and assessment are inextricable!

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

5/5 But why were we really in #NorthCarolina? To see our family's newly minted PhD in English graduate from @chapelhill_unc - Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Winnik Berland @nicwinnik!!

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

1/5 Why did we go all the way to the #NorthCarolinaZoo from #BirminghamAL - to see #Giraffes ? Go to the end of the thread to find out.

[Lincoln Berland @linkberland]

4/5 Just chillin' at the #NorthCarolinaZoo. They say nature is good for the psyche!