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radiology

The study of electromagnetic radiation, radioactive substances & sound waves & the application to prevention, diagnosis & treatment of disease. Evidence-based guidelines to assist referring clinicians in making appropriate imaging or interventional radiology consults for specific clinical conditions may be found in reference [2].

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electromagnetic radiation radiography (roentgenography) radiologist

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adrenal imaging bone length study cardiac imaging carotid imaging gastric mucosa imaging interventional radiology intestinal imaging neuroimaging nuclear medicine orthodontic cephalogram percutaneous transhepatic cholangiopancreatography postmortem imaging radiation oncology radidopharmaceutical renal function study radiology of Alzheimer's disease spleen imaging testicular imaging

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medical specialty

References

  1. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, FA Davis, Philadelphia, 1977
  2. Beaman FD, von Herrmann PF, Kransdorf MJ, et al; Expert Panel on Musculoskeletal Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria suspected osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, or soft tissue infection (excluding spine and diabetic foot). J Am Coll Radiol. 2017;14:S326-S337. PMID: 28473089
  3. American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria http://www.acr.org/quality-safety/appropriateness-criteria