The skills of a quality radiologist are a combination of education, experiences, and a thorough understanding of disease and disease conditions as they are presented in diagnostic studies. Their ability to provide an accurate interpretation is premised on the assumption that all radiographers are performing procedures according to established protocols and procedures. If two technologists perform the same x-ray study differently, the impact upon the radiologist would be what?

What will be an ideal response?


The expected images would present a potential conflict with his/her pattern recognition expectations. The variance of the expected image should be the result of the patient's condition exclusively, and not the variance in procedural techniques used by the radiographer.

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