RT Book, Section
A1 Elsayes, Khaled M.
A1 Oldham, Sandra A. A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1115256965
T1 Preface
T2 Introduction to Diagnostic Radiology
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071801805
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115256965
RD 2024/04/19
AB Recent  growth  in  the  field  of  diagnostic  radiology  has  dramatically  increased  the  complexity  of  this  field.  Diagnostic  imaging  has  become  widely  available  and  plays  an  increasing  role  in  clinical  diagnosis  and  therapy.  However,  in  most  practices,  miscommunication  between  radiologists  and  other  physicians  occurs  frequently  mainly  because  physicians  often  are  not  completely  familiar  with  the  role  of  radiology  in  patient  care.  This  misunderstanding  leads  to  the  ordering  of  incorrect  imaging  studies,  duplication  of  orders,  unnecessary  requests  for  follow-up  imaging,  too  many  exam  orders,  and  other  problems.  In  addition,  inappropriate  use  of  imaging  is  increasing  because  referring  clinicians  are  often  unsure  what  tests  to  order  and  when.  These  problems  are  costly  and  can  delay  diagnosis  and  therapy  (thus  decreasing  patient  throughput)  and  expose  patients  to  unnecessary  ionizing  radiation.  Appropriateness  criteria  for  imaging  tests  are  available  but  are  not  widely  known  or  easily  applied  by  nonradiologists,  who  also  may  interpret  images  incorrectly.  Furthermore,  nonradiologists  who  do  not  have  a  good  knowledge  about  radiology  often  cannot  communicate  well  with  radiologists.