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00 - Unfamiliar Terminology - Translated
00 - Unfamiliar Terminology - Translated
As with any medical specialty, there are certain terms and disease entities that seem almost specific to that realm of medicine, constituting a kind of insider knowledge that appears somewhat obscure to those outside that sphere. This is a problem commonly encountered in medical imaging, i.e. diagnostic radiology, a specialty that now plays an integral part in the screening and diagnosis of a great number of diseases and conditions. Radiologists perform studies such as plain film radiography (XR), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine (NM) and mammography, but when they interpret the results, there are many incidences where terms -- or perhaps even medical conditions -- discussed in their report are unfamiliar to the referring physician. This scenario can result in confusion and frustration, with a potential adverse effect on patient diagnosis and treatment.