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Radiology in Medical Practice

Radiologists are the medical doctors specialize in treating diseases and injuries using radiology(medical imaging),procedures such as Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, X-rays, nuclear medicine etc.
Based on their specialization they are classified as:
·         Interventional radiologists
·         Diagnostic radiologists
·         Radiation oncologists

Interventional Radiologists:
These radiologists are the doctors   who diagnose patients using invasive techniques such as MRI, X-rays. They carefully guide the instruments into the body through small incisions for the targeted treatment. These treatments are for those medical conditions such as stroke, cancer, uterine fibroid, less pain and recovery rime when compared to traditional surgeries.


Diagnostic Radiologists:
The use of variety of  imaging procedures to access and diagnose the patient’s condition of the body. The doctor who sent you for testing i.e. radiologist plays an important role in our health by acting as an expert by choosing proper exam in operating the equipment. The diagnostic radiologists may also specialize in these sub specialties.
  •          Neuroradiology
  •          Pediatric imaging
  •          Emergency radiology
  •          Chest radiology
  •          Mammography radiology
  •          Head and neck radiology


Radiation Oncologists:
These are highly trained radiology doctors who prescribe each cancer treatment plan. They use
  •          Radiation therapy to treat cancer
  •          Monitoring patient’s progress
  •          Appropriate quality care treatment
Radiation oncologists receive extensive training regarding safe use of radiation to treat disease, and managing side effects caused by radiation.


Future role of Radiology in Healthcare:
The rapid evolving changes in healthcare are administered with advances imaging.Radiology has been distinct medical specialty with unique challenges. The origin of radiology significantly became difficult in image capturing. Despite pressure in early 1990’s image interpretation technique was developed. Therefore radiologists became experts in image capture technology, advances in healthcare technology which continue to drive and be driven by radiology.

Reasons for Radiology with Special Interests:
  •          Diseases are not always regulated to one system
  •          Radiology is a 24/7 specialty
  •          The majority of illness is due to few common disorders.
  •          Integrated nature of radiology specialization should not be lost.


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