The Impact of Radiology in the Medical Profession
Sir William Cecil Dampier once stated, "Great discoveries are made accidentally less often than the populace likes to think" (382). Radiology is one of these great discoveries that has had a major impact on the medical profession. Along with other forms of medical imaging, radiology has changed how diseases can be measured, managed, diagnosed, and treated. The various modalities of radiology provide for clearer and more efficient results, less invasiveness and quicker recovery times, and less costly ways to diagnose and treat patients.
Each modality of radiology has different imaging capabilities, which provides for clearer and more efficient results. Imaging modalities have varying complexities that contribute images of different anatomical detail and sensitivity. The modalities show different aspects of the body, which allow for clarity of diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mammography, x-rays, positron emission tomography (PET), and ultrasound are the most common radiology exams. Each type provides different ways of diagnosing, monitoring, and screening the body for disease or illness (Levy). After medical images are taken, they …show more content…
Medical imaging is a way for healthcare professionals to view the inside of the body, without even making an incision (LLC). Diagnostic radiology procedures can be performed without surgery, blood loss, or any of the related risks. Even when interventional radiology is used to guide other procedures, such as: inserting catheters, wires, and other small tools, smaller incisions can be made (Levy). Patients who receive radiology procedures are usually treated as out-patients or day cases, whereas the alternative surgical procedure would require hospitalization (Faulkner). This ability decreases the amount of complications and increases the rate of patient
Sir William Cecil Dampier once stated, "Great discoveries are made accidentally less often than the populace likes to think" (382). Radiology is one of these great discoveries that has had a major impact on the medical profession. Along with other forms of medical imaging, radiology has changed how diseases can be measured, managed, diagnosed, and treated. The various modalities of radiology provide for clearer and more efficient results, less invasiveness and quicker recovery times, and less costly ways to diagnose and treat patients.
Each modality of radiology has different imaging capabilities, which provides for clearer and more efficient results. Imaging modalities have varying complexities that contribute images of different anatomical detail and sensitivity. The modalities show different aspects of the body, which allow for clarity of diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), mammography, x-rays, positron emission tomography (PET), and ultrasound are the most common radiology exams. Each type provides different ways of diagnosing, monitoring, and screening the body for disease or illness (Levy). After medical images are taken, they …show more content…
Medical imaging is a way for healthcare professionals to view the inside of the body, without even making an incision (LLC). Diagnostic radiology procedures can be performed without surgery, blood loss, or any of the related risks. Even when interventional radiology is used to guide other procedures, such as: inserting catheters, wires, and other small tools, smaller incisions can be made (Levy). Patients who receive radiology procedures are usually treated as out-patients or day cases, whereas the alternative surgical procedure would require hospitalization (Faulkner). This ability decreases the amount of complications and increases the rate of patient