Radiologists Attempt to Decrease Claustrophobia During CT Scan by Removing Machine’s Outer Coverings
In an effort to increase patient satisfaction during imaging studies, a group of radiologists recently began scanning patients in a CT scanner with the...
Medical Student Disappears in Search of Mysterious Codman Triangle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arun Matthews, a 3rd year medical student has been reported missing from his third floor library cubicle since the early hours...
Radiologist Misses Right Lower Lobe Pokémon on Chest X-Ray
IOWA CITY, IA – Reports from the radiology reading room at Mercy Hospital indicate that veteran radiologist, John Hoskins, completely missed a Pokémon in...
Pathology and Radiology Reports Recommend Correlation with Each Other, Endless Loop Ensues
BOSTON, MA – The ICU team of a local area hospital had struggled for days with an increasingly slow EMR for one particular patient.
“At...
Fancy Medical Terms and What They Really Mean
Nurses and doctors use fancy words to communicate and sound smart before patients, families and each other. Having spent most of his adult life...
Radiologists Captivated by Ultrasound-Guided CT & MRI
OAK BROOK, IL - Though the summer is coming to an end in 2015, there is already a huge buzz for the “101st Scientific...
Success! IR Embolizes Aorta to Prevent Future Bleeding
NEW YORK, NY - The Interventional Radiology (IR) team at New York Medical Center (NYMC) successfully embolized a patient's aorta today in an effort...
My RAD Girlfriend: Episode 1
My RAD Girlfriend is a medical cartoon strip written by a boyfriend of a radiologist. These jokes and situations can be enjoyed across all healthcare. Enjoy!
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Area Radiologist Squirms When Flight Attendant Asks If ‘Anyone Onboard is a Doctor’ on...
Dr. Stan Lee’s flight from Boston to Paris became decidedly less comfortable when a frantic call came over the PA system looking for urgent...
This Day in Medical History: Roentgen Invents Clinical Correlation
THIS DAY IN MEDICAL HISTORY, 1895 - Did you that today on November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (also spelled Roentgen) not only produced and...