Radiol Bras. 2017 Mai/Jun;50(3):V While thinking about the aspects that I consider relevant to the positive impact that teleradiology applications on the Internet have and the opportunities that they offer for better practice in our specialty, I decided to begin researching the phenomenon of social networks, a contemporary context into which we are all inserted, not only as doctors but also as ...

The authors discuss the ways in which a single, cohesive, on-site radiology group adds value to both the processes of patient care and the success of the hospital. The value-added services fall into 6 categories: (1) patient safety, (2) quality of the images, (3) quality of the interpretations, (4) service to patients and referring physicians, (5) cost containment, and (6) helping build the hos...

Developments in oral and maxillofacial radiology affect almost every aspect of dentistry: some change the legal framework in which Canadian dentists practise; some re-emphasize established standards of care, such as the dental radiologist's mantra, ALARA (using a dose that is as low as reasonably achievable) and viewing images in reduced ambient lighting. Developments in the legislation that re...

1 From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 789 Howard Ave, TE 2, New Haven, CT 06520-8042. From the 2002 RSNA scientific assembly. Received February 2, 2003; revision requested April 21; revision received July 12; accepted August 22. Address correspondence to A.K. (e-mail: arjun [email protected]). © RSNA, 2004 Implementation of an International Telerad...

s identified through the search strategy were entered in Reference Manager and were grouped into ten subject areas: Paediatric telehealth First Nations telehealth Geriatric telehealth Tele-homecare Tele-mental health Teleradiology and Tele-ultrasound Renal Dialysis telehealth Rural & Remote telehealth Telerehabilitation It was decided that the subject areas of teleradiology and tele-ultrasound ...

BACKGROUND Accessibility to secondary health services is not always easy for patients who live at a great distance of hospital. In these circumstances, transferring diagnostic tools and treatment options to primary care could prove beneficial for patients. To do so, the quality of medical care and the costs and benefits of the approach need to be assessed. However, the patient perspective is eq...