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#InterventionalRadiology.

Anthony N Hage1, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick1, Brian Jeffers2

  • 1Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR
|February 4, 2018
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The #IRad hashtag on Twitter is rapidly growing, with increasing user engagement and discussions focused on interventional radiology topics. Medical professionals and organizations are the primary participants in this online community.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Interventional Radiology

Background:

  • Social media platforms like Twitter are increasingly used for professional communication and knowledge sharing.
  • Understanding the dynamics of online communities is crucial for assessing their impact on medical fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the interventional radiology (IR) Twitter network using the #IRad hashtag.
  • To analyze user engagement, content, and network structure within the #IRad community.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 61,055 tweets from 5,704 users between January 2015 and October 2017 using Symplur Signals.
  • Inclusion of activity metrics, content analysis, user characteristics, engagement, and network analysis.

Main Results:

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  • Significant growth in #IRad hashtag usage, with a 124% increase in tweets and 76% in users over the past year.
  • Commonly discussed topics included embolization, ablation, and stent placement, with trending discussions on specific embolization techniques.
  • High engagement rates observed, with retweets (65.4%) and mentions (82.6%) dominating interactions; physicians and organizations were the most active authors.

Conclusions:

  • The #IRad hashtag demonstrates rapid growth and increasing adoption within the interventional radiology community.
  • The network primarily consists of medical professionals and organizations, indicating its importance as a platform for professional discourse in IR.