Physician Focus, January 2008: Medical Images: The Specialty of Radiology
Medical Images: The Specialty of Radiology
CT’s, PET-scans, MRIs, mammograms, and body scans are much-used terms in medicine today. They are part of the language of radiology, the medical specialty of diagnosing and treating disease and injury by using medical imaging techniques. Spurred by rapid advances in technology, radiology allows us to see deep inside the body, revealing information that we could only dream of gaining just a few years ago.
The questions this program will examine include: How do these tests work? What exactly do they show? How definitive can they be in diagnosing conditions? Are they safe for patients? And where does the specialty of radiology fit into the care of patients?
Guests:
Phyllis Kornguth, M.D., Chief, Belkin Breast Imaging Center, Boston Medical Center, Past President, Massachusetts Radiological Society, Radiologist, Boston Medical Center; and
Max Rosen, M.D., Radiologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Past President, Massachusetts Radiological Society, Associate Professor, Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Host: James F.X. Kenealy, M.D., MetroWest ENT Associates
Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.
Listen to the podcast (Length 14:53) (This will open your computer’s default media player in a new window)
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