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As a patient I don't think I've ever even talked to any radiologist that actually analyzed my imaging. Most of the times my family or I have had imaging done th
by vel0city 1y ago
As a patient I don't think I've ever even talked to any radiologist that actually analyzed my imaging. Most of the times my family or I have had imaging done the imaging is handled by a tech who just knows how to operate the machines while the actual diagnostic work gets farmed out to remote radiologists who type up an analysis. I don't even think the other doctors I actually see ever directly talk to those radiologists.
Is this uncommon in the rest of the US?
- theOGognf 1y agoNo, that is the norm. Radiologists speak with their colleagues the most, and patients rarely
- stevenbedrick 1y agoIt really depends on the specifics of the clinical situation; for a lot of outpatient radiology scenarios the patient and radiologist don't directly interact, but things can be different in an inpatient setting and then of course there are surgical and interventional radiology scenarios.