Nonradioloigst physicians aren’t qualified to perform advanced clinical image interpretations, study finds – Health Imaging

Radiologists interpreted 99.29% (17,698,360) of CT exams, while nonradiologists read 0.71% (125,937). And of the 4,512,627 MRIs performed, radiologists read 99.04% of those, while their nonradiologist peers interpreted 0.96%. Similar disparities were found among PET and nuclear medicine studies, with cardiologists interpreting about 3% of all advanced imaging exams.

The researchers acknowledged that physicians in other specialties, such as surgery, may gain a certain level of imaging knowledge during residency and through other educational means, but these avenues dont typically offer enough to complete clinical image interpretations.

We have shown that physicians in specialties other than radiology or cardiology have very limited involvement in advanced imaging in hospitals, the team concluded. Our data therefore support the assertion that, aside from cardiologists, no other medical specialty provides sufficient education for their trainees in advanced imaging to justify allowing them to interpret these studies in practice, except under carefully controlled circumstances.

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Nonradioloigst physicians aren't qualified to perform advanced clinical image interpretations, study finds - Health Imaging