"Radiology is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals."
The use of imaging techniques to diagnose and treat diseases and injuries.
Anatomy: Understanding the human anatomy, including bones, organs, muscles, and other structures to identify anatomical abnormalities in Radiology images.
Physiology: The study of human body functions and how different systems within the body work together.
Pathology: The study of abnormal conditions in the body that cause disease or injury, which involves understanding the causes, mechanisms, and symptoms of various diseases.
Radiographic positioning and techniques: Knowledge about proper techniques in producing Radiology images, choosing the right position and angle, and complying with safety standards.
Radiographic interpretation: Diagnosis and evaluation of Radiology images to identify abnormalities, fractures, and other skeletal and muscular disorders.
Diagnostic Imaging Modalities: Understanding different imaging modalities such as x-ray, MRI, CT scan, ultrasound, and their strengths, limitations and advantages.
Image Evaluation and reporting: Identifying, evaluating and interpreting the images and providing detailed results and recommendations to other medical professionals.
Radiology safety procedures: Understanding safety protocols and radiation protection, minimizing exposure, and adhering to procedures to reduce any potential harm.
Ethics and Law in Radiology: Understanding the legal and ethical guidelines that govern the practice of Radiology, keeping patient confidentiality, and ethical standards.
Radiation Protection: Understanding the adverse effects of radiation exposure on the body, ways to minimize exposure, and techniques that help radiology personnel reduce radiation exposure.
"It includes all imaging modalities, including those that use no electromagnetic radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging), as well as others that do, such as computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET)."
"Interventional radiology is the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies."
"The radiologist is a medical doctor who has completed the appropriate post-graduate training and interprets medical images, communicates these findings to other physicians by means of a report or verbally, and uses imaging to perform minimally invasive medical procedures."
"The nurse is involved in the care of patients before and after imaging or procedures, including administration of medications, monitoring of vital signs, and monitoring of sedated patients."
"The radiographer, also known as a 'radiologic technologist' in some countries, is a specially trained healthcare professional that uses sophisticated technology and positioning techniques to produce medical images for the radiologist to interpret."
"The modern practice of radiology involves several different healthcare professions working as a team."
"It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiation)."
"Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) use no electromagnetic radiation."
"Computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine including positron emission tomography (PET) use electromagnetic radiation."
"To diagnose diseases and guide their treatment."
"The radiologist communicates these findings to other physicians by means of a report or verbally."
"The radiologist uses imaging to perform minimally invasive medical procedures."
"The nurse is involved in the care of patients before and after imaging or procedures, including administration of medications, monitoring of vital signs, and monitoring of sedated patients."
"The radiographer produces medical images for the radiologist to interpret, while the radiologist is a medical doctor who interprets these images."
"Depending on the individual's training and country of practice, the radiographer may specialize in one of the above-mentioned imaging modalities or have expanded roles in image reporting."
"The radiographer uses sophisticated technology and positioning techniques to produce medical images."
"Interventional radiology involves the performance of usually minimally invasive medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies such as computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, and nuclear medicine."
"Radiology uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals."
"The radiographer produces medical images for the radiologist to interpret."