Young radiologists, professional challenges pose difficulties for ultrasound

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- Too few younger practicing radiologists are prepared to embrace ultrasound and push it to its clinical limits, according to Prof. Lorenzo Derchi, a professor of radiology at the University of Genoa in Italy.

They can perform the most common examinations, but insufficient attention is given to the advancement of the modality in areas like contrast enhacement, volume ultrasound, and musculoskeletal ultrasound. And new examination techniques are often introduced in clinical practice by nonradiologist clinicians, he told ECR attendees at Saturday’s special focus session on the present and future direction of ultrasound.

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